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| The Summit Bechtel Reserve | The Boy Scouts of America Push Adventure To The Next Level |
Imagine you're a Boy Scout or Venturer and you've just been offered a chance to go mountain biking, whitewater rafting, mountain climbing, rappelling and kayaking.
Your probable response: Where do I sign up?
All of those activities and more will be part of the 2013 National Jamboree.
When: July 15 -24, 2013
Where: The Summit Bechtel Family National Scouting Reserve, Beckley, West Virginia
The council will be sending a large contingent. The group will tour Washington, D.C., and Virginia before the Jamboree.
Read more... We hope you, your Scouts, parents and leaders will have a safe and enjoyable holiday season.
--Greater St. Louis Area Council,
Boy Scouts of America
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| Scouting for Food - Time Lapse Photography |
P.S.: Our Scouts collected more than 1.8 million canned goods during November's Scouting for Food. Here's a time-lapsed video from the St. Louis Area Foodbank that shows the warehouse filling up during last year's collection.
You are welcome to join our conversation on The Duffle Blog about how we can improve the Scouting for Food drive as we enter our 28th campaign.
New Materials For Cubmasters 
A new series of meeting plans centered around Cub Scouting's 12 core values is available. The materials are based around various themes to enhance the pack meeting.
The plans--containing several pages of program suggestions, stories, puzzles, and more--are compiled into a downloadable PDF file. They are being rolled out between now and next May. The first three, centered around the values of cooperation, responsibility, and citizenship, are already online.
Read more...
New Eagle Scout Service Project Book
Eagle Scout rank requirement 5 has been reworded. To support that change, a new Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook has been created. Through Dec. 31, 2011, Scouts have a choice to use either the new workbook or the one it is replacing. Scouts whose Eagle Scout service project has already been approved by the council or district under the former wording of requirement 5--and using the former workbook--should continue with the same workbook. If their project has not yet been approved by the council or district, they may elect to use the revised requirement 5 and the new workbook.
Starting Jan. 1, 2012, Eagle Scout candidates--unless they have already submitted a plan for approval by the council or district under the former requirement--will be expected to fulfill the revised service project requirement 5 using the new workbook.
New: Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook, No. 512-927 (PDF)
Old: Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook, No. 512-927 (PDF)
Applications Accepted For Adams Award, Recognizing Eagle Scout Service Projects
The National Eagle Scout Association established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award to recognize valuable
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| Glenn A. & Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award |
service of an exceptional nature by a Scout to a religious institution, a school, community or other entity. The award recognizes the Scout for his Eagle Scout leadership service project, which is part of the requirements for earning the Eagle Scout Award. Each local council will choose a council-level winner, and from that pool, each region will pick a region-level winner.
Download Adams Award Nomination Form (PDF)
(Council nominations should be sent to Greater St. Louis Area Council, B.S.A., c/o Public Relations, 4568 West Pine Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108)
When's Your Troop Going To Camp?The Boy Scout summer camp lottery is complete and troops are beginning to plan for a week of fun in 2012. Click on the links below to find out when your unit is going to camp, or learn when and where other troops are going.
2012 Summer Camp Lottery Results By Troop (PDF)
2012 Summer Camp Lottery Results By Camp (PDF)
