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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!
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The success of our Scouting program can be attributed to many factors. The quality of our programs and facilities are due in large part to the financial support of our Scout families and leaders.
The council's Friends of Scouting campaign is our annual fundraising drive. More than 23 percent of our programs and services are funded by Friends of Scouting.
Please welcome our volunteers to your Blue & Gold Banquets and other gatherings as they share the Scouting story and ask for your financial support. Your contribution will help tens of thousands of young people receive a program that can change the course of their life and career.
Want to see how Scouting is "Building Better People?" Click on the arrow on the video icon to view the council's Friends of Scouting video.
Thanks to all who help teach our Scouts valuable lessons each week throughout our council.
--Greater St. Louis Area Council,
Boy Scouts of America
 Silver Beaver Nominations Due Thursday, Jan. 31
Nominations for the Silver Beaver award are due Thursday, Jan. 31. Take a moment and nominate an outstanding adult volunteer leader from your unit or district for this prestigious award. Read more...
Start Planning Your Camp Experience!
 Parents are starting to plan the family schedule and are filling up new 2013 calendars. Find out when your troop or crew is going to summer camp and make sure your Scouts, parents and leaders have blocked out that week for summer fun. The following links provide the unit number, camp, campsite and date for this year's adventures.
Download the list By Unit or By Camp.
 Eagle Candidates Now Have Their Own Camp New this summer is Eagle Trail Camp, a specialty camp that focuses on helping Scouts prepare to attain the rank of Eagle Scout. Some merit badges required for Eagle Scout are offered along with assistance on planning the Eagle Scout Service Project. Scouts can sign up individually or in a troop.
Read more...Specialty Camps Offer Fun & Excitement
The council offers specialty summer camps for Boy Scouts, Venturers and Explorers. Click on the links to learn more...  Horse Camp: Spend a week learning everything there is to know about horses. Activities include swimming, skeet shooting, campfires and, of course, horseback riding. Ranger Program: This is the ultimate experience at camp! Each day, campers backpack to a different location at S bar F Scout ranch where they can blacksmith, take a sweat in a sweat lodge, climb on the ropes course, shoot a black powder rifle and swim in the Little St. Francis River. Catholic Adventure Week: During this week, campers experience their faith while participating in high-adventure and other activities. Swift Base: In addition to the standard Swift programs, consider Sailing & Fishing Adventure, Shooting Sports & STEM and Wilderness Survival, Climbing, Search & Rescue.
Enhance Skills At Wood Badge, National Youth Leadership Training Courses
 Wood Badge is advanced training for adult leaders in all Scouting programs. The course is designed to enhance contemporary leadership skills and develop highly effective Scouters. Interested? Attend the annual Wood Badge dinner at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 25, at the Emerson Center at Beaumont Scout Reservation.
Download a Wood Badge Dinner Flyer (PDF)
 National Youth Leadership Training is a week-long training course that provides youth leaders with an opportunity to enhance their leadership skills while living by the Scout Oath and Law in an exciting outdoor environment. Scouts who earn the NYLT shield are prepared to meet the challenges ahead and are better prepared to work with adult leaders. Read more...
Download a Boy Scout NYLT Participant Application (PDF)
Download a Venturer NYLT Participant Application (PDF)
Want Your Scouts To Attend Philmont?
 An unforgettable high-adventure experience awaits Boy Scouts and Venturers at the Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico. Youth members can attend Philmont as part of the council's contingents. The deadline for submitting registration forms is Friday, Feb. 1. Read more...
Download a 2014 Philmont Lottery Form
A Few Spots Remain For Jamboree
 The National Jamboree opens on July 15 at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia and runs through July 24. The Boy Scouts of America designed and built this high adventure base to offer whitewater, climbing, zip lines, mountain biking and more. Troop equipment and tents are provided.
More than 100 youth members are registered and a few spots remain.
Register for the National Jamboree
Already registered? Make online payments
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Leader Tip
Chopstick Relay
Separate boys into two or more groups. Line them up at one end of the room with a bowl filled with various objects. At the other end of the room, place another bowl on a chair for the boys to carry the objects to. The first boy on each team uses chopsticks to pick up one object out of the bowl. He may only use one hand to pick up the object. He then races to put his item in the other bowl. If he drops the item, he goes back and the next boy gets his turn.
Note: Boys might have a hard time handling chopsticks. If that's the case, consider using only cotton balls in the bowls, as they will be easier for the boys to pick up.
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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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