Good News! IF you’ve ever wanted to stand on top of a mountain at the biggest Scout Camp in the World! Your chance has just appeared on the horizon… Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico is calling, and we are announcing our 2021 Council Contingent Trek formation and anticipate a late-June 2021 departure for…
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JOIN THE 2020 PHILMONT COUNCIL CONTINGENT Click here for more information or contact Jeff Smith – Council High Adventure Committee Chair and Philmont Ambassador Sal Porto – Philmont Ambassador Jeremy Twachtman – High Adventure Council Adviser
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Dear Volunteer Scouters, The programs of the Greater Tampa Bay Area Council continue to develop the Character and Leadership skills of many thousands of young people. The good that Scouting creates is because of the work you do. As we expect you know, the Boy Scout program began in the United States in 1910. Almost…
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Jim Rees Scout Executive Start Date: January 1st, 2018. Jim began his Scouting career in 1991 as a District Executive in Evangeline Area Council in Lafayette, Louisiana, before serving that Council as a Field Director. In 2001,became the Director of Field Service in East Carolina Council in Kinston, North Carolina. In 2004, he returned to…
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The BSA’s board of directors has unanimously approved welcoming girls into our Cub Scouts program and delivering a Scouting program for older girls that will enable them to advance and earn the highest rank of Eagle Scout. The historic decision comes after years of receiving requests from families and girls. The BSA evaluated the results…
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New Cub Scout families might not know a den leader from a den chief or a Wolf from a Webelos. And you know what? That’s perfectly fine. But you can help them get them acquainted with this life-changing program for boys by sending them some or all of the links below. Read more on Bryan…
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Today’s parents can do it all online. With a few taps on their tablet, they can buy school supplies, sign up for soccer or hire a babysitter. And, more and more these days, they’re finding out about Scouting online, too. Today’s parents want, and expect, to learn more about the BSA through a simple-to-use, nicely…
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The Greater Tampa Bay Area Council is partnering with United Way Suncoast to study the impact that Scouting has on the academic success of boys in Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties. Similar studies have been conducted by DIME, Inc. showing boys in Scouting have consistently higher academic achievement and better behavior than comparable boys not in…
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