This annual guide has everything you need to know about the coming program year to help plan exciting activities for your unit.
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to see photos of events around the council!
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Council History Book
" The Spirit Within" covers the council's history from 1976 to 2012 in a 110-page, full-color, hardbound book containing hundreds of photos and stories of the past 35 years. Order your copy today for $35.
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 Support Scouting While You Shop!
Help support Scouting using Amazon Smile! To use this program, pick GSLAC as your designated organization. When you do, a portion of each purchase is donated to GSLAC to help our council grow!
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Add Wood Badge To Your Scouting Skills
 Curious about Wood Badge? Attend the Wood Badge Informational Dinner with a sponsor at 6 p.m. on Feb. 22 at Beaumont Scout Reservation. Ask anyone with Wood Badge beads to sponsor you. Enjoy a fine meal, hear about Wood Badge traditions, and meet the 2016 staff to get your journey started. Read more...
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 Lead A Troop To The Jamboree
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 STEM Has Something For Everyone!
Learn more about STEM here.
Feb. 27: STEM UNIVERSITY
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Special Day Recognizes Protestant
Scouts And Scouters
Do you have a Scout or Scouter in your unit who has received a Protestant Religious Award since January 2015? They are invited, along with their parents or guardians, to attend the 2016 Greater St. Louis Area Council Protestant Religious Award Recognition Day on March 13 at Beaumont Scout Reservation. RSVP to Ken Etter by March 8.
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It's Not Too Late To Sell Camp Cards!
Earn funds for summer camp, uniforms, or unit equipment. Units participating in the Camp Card sale earn 50 percent commission ($2.50) for each $5 Camp Card sold. This program is risk free; return unsold cards by April 8. The sale continues through March 31 so there is still time to sign up! Contact Ben Brennecke to place your order.
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Summer Camp Highlights
A Scout's Year
It's another cold day, but warm days at summer camp are in sight. Register now for Boy Scout, Venturing, and Webelos week-long summer camps as well as Parent & Pal and Cub Scout Resident Camp. Sign up today! |
NYLT Will Graduate No. 5,000 This Summer!
 Register now for National Youth Leadership Training and you could be the 5,000th participant graduating this summer! NYLT provides outdoor training for male and female Scouts, improving their leadership skills while following the guidelines of the Scout Oath and Scout Law. The Pack & Paddle course is an outpost adventure program. Click here to register or here for more information.
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 | MERIT BADGE SKILL CENTERS -- Upcoming merit badge skill centers include Scuba Diving (Feb. 17), Citizenship in the World (Feb. 20), Personal Fitness (March 6 or April 16), Horsemanship (March 10, 12, 19, April 2), Archaeology (March 26), Stamp Collecting (April 2), Rock Climbing & Rappelling (ongoing).
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| POWDER HORN -- This outdoor high-adventure resource management course is offered every other year. The next Powder Horn courses are scheduled for April at Beaumont Scout Reservation and May at S bar F Scout Ranch. Click here to register.
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| ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT -- The 25th Eagle Scout Association Golf Tournament is on April 18 at Old Hickory Golf Club. If you don't golf, sponsor a hole or donate a raffle prize! Proceeds fund improvement projects at GSLAC camps. Contact Jeff Kendall for more information or to assist the golf committee. Register here.
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Greater St. Louis Area Council, Boy Scouts of America | 314.361.0600 | 800.392.0895 4568 West Pine Blvd. | St. Louis, MO 63108 christine.dieckmann@scouting.org | stlbsa.org The Greater St. Louis Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, is a United Way Agency.
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