August 11, 2014     

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Council Service Centers 
MacArthur Service Center 
4568 West Pine Blvd. 
St. Louis, MO 63108-2193 
Phone: 314-361-0600 or
800-392-0895 
FAX: 314-361-5165 
Hours: Monday-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-Friday, 
9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Ritter Service Center 
3000 Gordonville Rd. 
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703-
5008 
Phone: 573-335-3346 or
800-335-3346 
FAX: 800-269-7989 
Hours: Monday-Friday, 
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Southern Illinois Service 
Center 
803 East Herrin St., Herrin,
IL 62948-0340 
Phone: 618-942-4863 or
888-942-4863 
FAX: 618-942-2367 
Hours: Monday-Friday, 
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; 
First and third Thursday of each
month, 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. 

 

 

 

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School Night Brings New Members

School Night to Join Scouting gives you the opportunity to showcase your unit during your school's open house. Show potential members the fun you're going to have and sign them up that night! Click here for recruiting resources.

 

 

Show New Scouts The
Fun You Have Planned 
Welcome new Scouts to your unit with
a fun-packed program. All of your Scouts will enjoy activities planned for the rest of the year. The council's Program Guide provides a wide range of information to help your unit assemble a great calendar of activities.
View the 2014-15 Program Guide PDF.

 

 

Scouts Can Earn Free Camp & Prizes

Each Scout can earn this Zoom Zooka by selling
only $600 in popcorn!

From Popcorn Sales 

Would your Scouts like to win cool prizes and earn free summer camp? Sign up your Scouts now to sell popcorn.  

     Show 'N' Sell and Take Order begin Sept. 1. Money raised by units through popcorn have been used toward badges and advancement costs, special events, and pack and troop equipment. Click here for more information or here to sign up. 

 

Sign Up For Pre-Ordeal Aug. 23   
A Pre-Ordeal sleep-out is an opportunity for Order of the Arrow candidates whose troops camped out-of-council this year or could not complete the Pre-Ordeal at summer camp.null
     Note: The sleep-out is NOT a requirement for attending the fall reunion, as was previously stated.

     The Pre-Ordeal sleep-out is Aug. 23-24, 7:30 p.m. Saturday through 7:30 a.m. Sunday, at the council ring at Beaumont Scout Reservation. Scouts should be dressed in their Boy Scout uniform and bring a sleeping bag, flashlight, water bottle, and medical forms. Overnight adult supervision is required. A separate camping area will be established for adults not participating in member induction. Click here to register.

  

Sail Aboard Haunted Pirate Ship 

Aaarrrggghhh!

The annual Fall Fright Fest is just two months away! On Oct. 11, Cub Scouts and their families will see Cub World turned into haunted camp with an evening of enjoyable activities.  

     Troops, crews, and/or ships are needed to decorate and staff the Pirate Ship. Older Scouts, ages 15-21, are also needed to act as chaperones for groups on the trail.

    Contact Kim Coleman to get on board. 

 


Celebrate Past, Explore Future
At Fall Fun Rally
 
The theme of the 2014 Fall Fun Rally is "250 Years of Adventure," corresponding with the 250th anniversary of St. Louis. One of the city's founders was Rene Auguste Chouteau, only 14 years old at the time -- making him old enough to be a Venturer! So be like Chouteau and participate in adventurous events from the past, present, and future.
     The Fall Fun Rally takes place Sept. 26-28 at Beaumont Scout Reservation, and registration is under way. Click here for more information or visit Facebook

  

 
Take A Trip Of A Lifetime To The World Jamboree 
The 2015 World Scout Jamboree Registration System is now live. More than 30,000 Scouts and leaders from 161 countries will converge on Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi, Japan, for the 23rd World Scout Jamboree. Don't miss out on this memorable Scouting experience.


 

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