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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.
West County Service Center
11481 Page Service Dr.
St.
Louis, Mo. 63146-3529
Phone: (314) 994-9469
FAX: (314) 994-9623
Hours:
Monday through Friday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Ritter Service Center-Cape Girardeau
3000
Gordonville Rd.
Cape Girardeau, Mo. 63703-5008
Phone: (573)
335-3346 or (800) 335-3346
FAX: (800) 269-7989
Hours: Monday
through Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Southern Illinois Service Center-Herrin
803 East
Herrin St., Herrin, Ill. 62948-0340
Phone: (618) 942-4863 or (888)
942-4863
FAX: (618) 942-2367
Hours: Monday through Friday: 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
June through August: Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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The Greater St. Louis Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, is a United Way agency.
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Greetings!
 Cub Scout leaders with decades of experience and knowledge are preparing to share their best ideas and methods during the Cub Scout Leader Pow Wow on Saturday, Nov. 5, at Seckman High School. Online registration will close on Tuesday, Nov. 1.
Thanks for your commitment to helping our young people learn and grow each week.
--Greater St. Louis Area Council,
Boy Scouts of America
Scouting For Food Set For Nov. 12, 19
The largest single-day canned food drive in our community teaches the values of citizenship and service to our youth members and helps thousands of families in our region. Scouts will distribute bags on Saturday, Nov. 12, and return the following Saturday, Nov. 19, to collect the bags filled with canned goods. Remember these important steps:  Recruit enough adults to help. Youths need supervision, especially when on busy city streets and rural highways. Good supervision and discipline prevent many injuries.- 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.
- Review your unit's assigned territory. Each unit should have an assigned area. Please cover only your unit's assigned territory.
Each year, our Scouts, parents and leaders collect enough food to assist approximately 500 pantries throughout our region with a four-month supply of food. Read more...
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Leader Tip:
Hand Wrestling
Each wrestler advances his right foot and places the outside of it against the outside of his opponent's right foot. They straighten arms and grasp hands. At the word "go," each wrestler tries to knock the other off balance by pulling, pushing or twisting. The player who first moves either foot or touches the floor with his hand or body loses.
Tips: If a player starts early, intentionally or otherwise, he has a tremendous advantage. To avoid this, use the following commands: Position: Take your position, clasping hands loosely.
Grip: Grip tightly without bending arms.
Pull: Start wrestling.
Play this game in a large room or outside.
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Parent Tip
Help Scouts weigh 'right' from 'wrong'
Kids strengthen morals when they face ethical decisions in learning environments. Scouting is a great atmosphere for testing and teaching values. Read more...
Source: Scouting Magazine
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Quick Clicks
Invitations: Scouts are invited to visit attractions or take part in various programs throughout our community. Many organizations offer Scouts free or reduced-cost programs.Opportunities to Serve: Nonprofit and charitable organizations welcome collaboration on service projects with units.
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Each year, thousands of parents and adult volunteer leaders and 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.