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.
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Friends of Scouting Wrapping Up The Council's annual fundraising campaign concludes next week. Friends of Scouting provides 29 percent of the Council's funding. Last week, the Family Friends of Scouting campaign surpassed its goal. We thank all who participated and helped our Scouting programs continue to help our youth members.
Do you know someone who benefited from Scouting as a youth? Do you know a former leader or a parent of a Scout who had an outstanding Scouting experience? You're welcome to forward this message to them with your personal invitation to become a Friend of Scouting.
Thank you for delivering the promises of Scouting to tens of thousands of youth members throughout our council.
--Greater St. Louis Area Council
Boy Scouts of America
22 To Receive Silver Beaver Award
The Silver Beaver Award is the highest honor a Boy Scout council can bestow on an adult volunteer leader. It recognizes outstanding service to Scouting and the community. During ScoutQuest 100 - the council's celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America - 22 adult volunteers will receive this award on Saturday, June 5.
Join us on June 4-6 at Forest Park for ScoutQuest. The ScoutQuest 100 website has information you and your Scouts and leaders need to enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime event. Information on camping, fees, parking and more.
ScoutQuest Jeopardy: Play the game that tests your knowledge of all of the activities planned for ScoutQuest. Download the PowerPoint file and watch your Scouts and Venturers compete and have fun before the event.
The council will launch a new website in the coming weeks. The council conducted extensive research to determine a strategy and a system that will best serve our Scouts, parents, leaders, staff and the general public. Visitors to the new site will notice a number of changes. Read more...
Dad & Lad, Mom & Me Overnights Open For Entire Pack To Attend
Dad & Lad and Mom & Me overnights are open to all Cub Scouts. (Previously, it was restricted to graduating second graders.)
"Cub Scout Celebration" is the theme for day and evening camps this summer. Get your Cub Scouts organized for camp at a park near you. Read more... Download a Pack Registration Form (PDF) Grizzly Adventure Camp:Enjoy the special features of Camp Grizzly Cub World during this camp at Beaumont Scout Reservation.
Want A Scout-Run Troop? Countless parents and Scoutmasters witness a transformation that takes place when a Boy Scout returns from a week of National Youth Leadership Training. Boy Scouts enjoy a week at the S bar F Scout Ranch while learning fundamental leadership skills. They learn how the Scout Oath and Law develop their character, which is the foundation of leading by example. More... Download an NYLT Registration Form (PDF) View NYLT video on YouTube...
Leader Tip:
Make A Banjo Box
Materials: Shoe box, scissors, rubber bands,pencils Cut a hole in the top of a box. Tape the top to the box. Stretch several rubber bands around the box and over the hole. Try rubber bands of different sizes and thicknesses. Slip a pencil under the rubber bands at each end. As different sizes of bands are used with different degrees of tightness, the resulting sounds will be different. Give the Cub Scouts plenty of opportunity to experiment before they settle on the sounds they want for their banjos. Source: Cub Scout Program Helps, May, 2010 (PDF)
Parent Tip:
Pressure Vs. Principle
Teaching your teens to do the right thing isn't a game. Or maybe it should be. Read more...Source: Scouting Magazine
Quick Clicks
Invitations:Units are invited to attend a wide variety of events and activities throughout our community. Many organizations offer Scouts free or reduced-cost admission for events and programs. Opportunities to Serve: Nonprofit and charitable organizations welcome collaboration on service projects with Scout units.
Cub Scouts can save $5 on all 
The Silver Beaver Award is the highest honor a Boy Scout council can bestow on an adult volunteer leader. It recognizes outstanding service to Scouting and the community. During 
Join us on June 4-6 at Forest Park for ScoutQuest. The 
Countless parents and Scoutmasters witness a transformation that takes place when a Boy Scout returns from a week of 
