| News for Scouting leaders,
parents, and the communities
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October 10, 2008
To supplement, not replace, the Duffle Bag newspaper |
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Training Courses
Leader Outdoor Experience: Adult Cub  Scout leaders can learn to provide a safe and memorable outdoor experience during this supplemental training. It helps leaders provide a well-rounded program both indoors and outdoors. More...
Venturing: The Central Region Venturing Committee is conducting two training  conferences on Oct. 24-26 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo.:
-KODIAK and KODIAK X Course Director's Conference
-Powder Horn Course Director's Conference Kodiak/Kodiak X are advance leadership courses for Venturers and older Boy Scouts. More... |
MacArthur Service Center
4568 West Pine Blvd. St. Louis, Mo. 63108-2179 Phone: (314) 361-0600 or (800) 392-0895 FAX: (314) 361-5165 Hours: Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Click on the links below for service center information:
West County Service Center
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Make a Donation to Scouting.
The Greater St. Louis Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, is a United Way agency.
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| Greetings!,
 Prepare now for the annual Scouting for Food Good Turn, the largest single-day canned food drive in the Boy Scouts of America. Scouting for Food teaches the values of citizenship and service to our youth members and helps thousands of families in our communities.
Scouts will distribute bags on Saturday, Nov. 15, and return the following Saturday, Nov. 22, to collect the bags filled with canned goods. Remember these important steps:
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Recruit enough adults to help. Youths need supervision, especially when on busy city streets and rural highways. Good supervision and discipline prevents many injuries.
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Pick up your unit's bags. Most were distributed to units at district Roundtable meetings during the first week of October. Contact your district's Scouting for Food participation chairman if you need bags.
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Review your unit's assigned territory. Each unit should have an assigned area. Please cover only your unit's assigned territory.
Thanks to all who fulfill Scouting's promise in our communities.
--Greater St. Louis Area Council,
Boy Scouts of America
--P.S.: Please be generous when asked to  participate in your United Way campaign. The Council receives approximately 19 percent of its operating budget from United Way agencies. More... |
| Get New Program Ideas At
Cub Leader Pow Wow
 The Cub Scout Leader Pow Wow is a one-day conference that provides hundreds of program resources and ideas for your den and pack. The theme for this year's Pow Wow is "Walking with the Dinosaurs." Join us on Saturday, Nov. 1, at Seckman High School in Imperial, Mo., for a full day of enjoyable presentations that will help you deliver a fun and high-quality program for your Cub Scouts. Download a Pow Wow Application (PDF)View photos from last year's event |
Information On Religious Emblems Programs
Each year, thousands of parents and adult volunteer leaders help Scouts earn the religious emblem of their faith. However, many unit leaders often don't have enough information to adequately answer questions about the religious emblem programs of all faiths. The organization Programs of Religious Activities with Youth, or P.R.A.Y., has information on the religious emblems of almost every faith. The PRAY website, http://www.praypub.org, has a complete listing of the awards, workbooks, emblems and other material. Read more on religious emblems... |
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A-B Shareholders Have Chance To Help Scouting
Anheuser-Busch shareholders who wish to make a charitable contribution to the Council can help themselves and a worthy cause at the same time. Read more... |
Popcorn Sale  Provides Firm Foundation For Unit Programs
One annual fundraiser can adequately fill your unit's bank account so leaders, members and parents can spend more time having fun with activities. Here's why Camp Masters popcorn sales succeed:
- Excess inventory associated with other product sales is eliminated along with other risks.
- A 40-percent commission is returned to the unit on the top three high-end products
- Anyone can send $25 worth of popcorn to our country's service men and women in the military
- Web-based ordering saves time.
- Camp Masters' sales incentive program eliminates the task of ordering prizes.
- More information on selling popcorn...
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| Leader Tip:
(Tiger Cub Elective 32)
Materials: Bagel (stale works well), peanut butter, lard or shortening, rolled oats, birdseed, string or twine. Mix peanut butter well with equal parts lard or shortening. Spread peanut butter-lard mixture all over the outside of a bagel. Roll the bagel in a mixture of one part oats and one part birdseed. Tie a string to the bagel. Tie the string to a tree branch or wherever you please. The birds can eat all but the string so there is no mess to clean up.
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Parent Tip:
Getting Children To Cooperate
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Quick Clicks
Invitations: The St. Louis Blues, the Zoo, COCA and many other organizations offer Scouts free or reduced-cost programs. View the Invitations page on the Council website for information on a wide range of activities for Scouts and their units.
Opportunities to Serve: Nonprofit and charitable organizations welcome collaboration on service projects with units. View the Opportunities to Serve page on the Council website for more information. | |
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