Istrouma Area Council



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CAMP CARDS ARRIVE IN FEBRUARY!
CARDS ARE GOOD THROUGH 12/31/2015
Camp Cards are Discount Cards that local businesses in your area have donated to the Boy Scouts to help you and your Scouts raise money to go to camp. Each District has their own card with individualized deals respective to the areas they serve. Each card is sold for only $5.00 and you don't have to pay anything upfront to order cards to sell. Just tell us how many you think you can sell and we will get you some. $2.25 per card stays with the Scout so he can pay his way to go camping! The rest gets turned into the Council in April to pay for the cards and improve Avondale Scout Reservation.
SUPER SIMPLE!
EventApprox Cost# Cards
Unit Trailer$3,695.001642
Jamboree (2013)$1,650.00733
Philmont (2015)$1,600.00711
Summer Camp$280.00124
Cub Holiday Camp$185.0082
Winter Camp$185.0082
Day Camp$90.0040
ScoutFest$20.009
Boy Scout Camporee$15.007
Cub Scout Cub-o-Ree$10.005

CLICK HERE TO ORDER SOME FOR YOUR UNIT

(NOTE: AN AVERAGE SCOUT CAN SELL AT LEAST 10 CARDS)
"PISACHI" - UNIVERSITY OF SCOUTING





IAC - Blue & Gold Placemat Order

The Istrouma Area Council is providing Cub Scout Packs with free placemats for use at Blue & Gold Banquets. ALL orders must be submitted via this online form. The placemats are available now, and requests will be fulfilled on a first-come, first-served basis. Act fast - there is a limited supply - once our initial supply is gone, that's it.

CLICK HERE to order your unit's placemats
&
CLICK HERE to let us know when your Blue & Gold/Court of Honor/Awards Banquet is

2014 GLENN A. AND MELINDA W. ADAMS NATIONAL EAGLE SCOUT SERVICE PROJECT OF THE YEAR AWARD

DEADLINE IS JANUARY 21, 2015

In 2009, 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 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 year, local councils select a council-level winner, and from that pool, each region selects a region-level winner. A national winner is then selected from the four regional finalists.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE NOMINATION FORM

 

CALL TO ACTION FOR THE

NATIONAL EAGLE SCOUT SERVICE PROJECT OF THE YEAR &

SILVER BEAVER AWARD NOMINATIONS

 

The Istrouma Area Council Selection Committees request nominations for the 2015 National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year and Silver Beaver Awards.  These prestigious awards are the highest form of recognition that a local Council can bestow on its Eagle Scouts and adult volunteers for service.  The 2015 recipients will be recognized at the: 

 

Istrouma Area Council Recognition Reception

Sunday, March 1, 2015

2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Catholic Life Center

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

 

Take advantage of this great opportunity to ensure that those deserving are recognized for their dedication and outstanding service to our Council.  Please nominate someone today who is worthy of receiving these awards.

 

Nomination forms can be obtained at the Council Office or by visiting www.iac-bsa.org.  For the Silver Beaver nomination, an individual may be nominated only by his or her Scouting peers.  Self-nominations are not accepted.  It is extremely important that each nomination contains complete and accurate information about the nominee.

 

Nominations must be submitted by:

 

Silver Beaver - January 9, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.


 

&

 

Eagle Project of the Year - January 21, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. 

 

either through mail,


  Silver Beaver Selection Committee

Istrouma Area Council

9644 Brookline Avenue

Baton Rouge, LA 70809

by fax,

225-926-7552

or by email submission:

Dayna Gremillion - Office Manager

Dayna.Gremillion@scouting.org

 

Todd Conner - District Director

Todd.Conner@scouting.org

 

 

CLICK HERE to download the Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Nomination Form

&

CLICK HERE to download the Silver Beaver Nomination Form
COUNCIL RECOGNITION RECEPTION
Istrouma Area Council
Recognition Reception

Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge

1800 South Acadian Thruway, Baton Rouge

Sunday, March 1, 2015
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.


 

The Istrouma Area Council, Boy Scouts of America serves 13 parishes in Louisiana and Wilkinson County in Mississippi, to include more than 7,500 youth and more than 3,000 adult leaders. This Annual Recognition Reception serves as the premier event to recognize our achievements and accomplishments from 2014. This event promises to be the biggest and best yet.


 

Tickets are $25.00 per Adult & $15 per youth (younger than 15)


 

More information can be found by visiting www.iac-bsa.org

 

 

CLICK HERE to reserve your tickets now!




WILDERNESS FIRST AID
- ONLY 1 COURSE LEFT -
CLICK THE LINK ABOVE TO REGISTER

 

 
JAN15January 2015

The Council Office will be closed on January 1st & 2nd
The Baton Rouge Scout Shop will be closed on January 1st only
ORDER OF THE ARROW BANQUET
Quinipissa Lodge #479
Lodge Banquet
Saturday, January 3rd, 2015
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
St. Luke's Episcopal
8833 Goodwood Blvd, Baton Rouge
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Come join the Lodge in fellowship as we recognize individual and Lodge accomplishments
from 2014. Help us kick off our year-long Centennial Celebration of the Order of the Arrow.
CLICK HERE to register for the banquet.
OFFICE CLOSED

The Office will be closed on January 19
"PISACHI" - UNIVERSITY OF SCOUTING
FEB15February 2015
C.O.P.E. WEEKEND
C.O.P.E WEEKEND AT AVONDALE SCOUT RESERVATION
FEBRUARY 6 - 8, 2015
CONTACT EJ MOORE BY EMAIL (ERICJ.MOORE@SCOUTING.ORG)
TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR THIS TEAM BUILDING EXPERIENCE
ONLY $10.00 PER PERSON FOR THE WEEKEND
VALENTINES DAY

MARDI GRAS

The Office Will be closed on February 16th & 17th
MAR15March 2015
COUNCIL RECOGNITION RECEPTION
Istrouma Area Council
Recognition Reception

Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge

1800 South Acadian Thruway, Baton Rouge

Sunday, March 1, 2015
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.


 

The Istrouma Area Council, Boy Scouts of America serves 13 parishes in Louisiana and Wilkinson County in Mississippi, to include more than 7,500 youth and more than 3,000 adult leaders. This Annual Recognition Reception serves as the premier event to recognize our achievements and accomplishments from 2014. This event promises to be the biggest and best yet.


 

Tickets are $25.00 per Adult & $15 per youth (younger than 15)


 

More information can be found by visiting www.iac-bsa.org

 

 

CLICK HERE to reserve your tickets now!



MERIT BADGE DAY

OA SERVICE DAY

MARCH 14, 2015
A NIGHT OF CHARACTER
 
Avondale District (AV)AV
District Executive: Jacqueline Moore
Next Roundtable: January 8th at 6:30 p.m. - St. John the Baptist
District Calendar: CLICK HERE
February 20, 2015 - District Banquet
March 13, 2015 - Cub Family Weekend
Bogue Tuchenna District (BT)BT
District Executive: Dorothy Garcia
Next Roundtable: January 8th at 6:30 p.m. - St. Timothy's UMC
District Calendar: CLICK HERE
January 8, 2015 - Recharter Training
January 31, 2015 - District Banquet
February 28, 2015 - District Pinewood Derby
March 14, 2015 - Scout Sabbath
Chappepeela District (CH)CH
Temporary District Lead: Dorothy Garcia
Next Roundtable: January 8th at 7:00 p.m. - Ponchatoula First Baptist Church Gym (325 E Pine St.)
District Calendar: CLICK HERE
Cypress Chauve District (CC)CC
District Executive: John Goudeau
Next Roundtable: January 13th at 7:00 p.m. - Oak Grove Baptist Church
District Calendar: CLICK HERE
January 13, 2015 - Recharter Turn-In
January 10, 2015 - Adult Recognition Award Applications/Forms are Due
February 27, 2015 - Webelos Woods
March 10, 2015 - District Awards Banquet
March 21, 2015 - Cub Olympics (tentative)
March 27, 2015 - Outdoor Leader Skills, with BALOO Training Included, for Cub Scout & Boy Scout Leaders
Sewell-Eagle District (SE)SE
District Executives: Todd Conner & Rachel Stoner
Next Roundtable: January 15th at 7:00 p.m. - St. George Fire Department Conference Center
District Calendar: CLICK HERE
January 15, 2015 - Recharter Turn-In
January 30, 2015 - District Banquet
Tunica District (TU)TU
District Executive: David Harris
Next Roundtable: January 8th at 7:30 p.m. - First United Methodist Church, Denham Springs
District Calendar: CLICK HERE
February 12, 2015 - Adult Recognition Award Applications/Forms are Due
February 20, 2015 - IOLS Training
March 21, 2015 - Cub-O-Ree
March 27, 2015 - Boy Scout Camporee