We’re off to a great start with Fall recruitment in the Great Southwest Council! Thank you very much for all your hard work during the last couple of weeks.
Many Packs need a few more Cub Scouts in specific Dens to be able to offer a quality program. We’d like to help you find those youth. Let us know if we can talk to school principals, make flyers or deliver posters.
We’re also offering an incentive for your Pack. If your Pack has more registered Cub Scouts at the end of this September than it had on December 31, 2018, you’ll qualify for admission to a Cub Scout Shooting Sports Day (check with your District Executive for the December 31, 2018 total). We’ll offer participants archery, BB guns, a hot dog lunch, and a patch. There are three opportunities for scheduling purposes: Oct. 12, Nov. 9, and Dec. 14. the event will be from 10am to 1pm at the Council office (5841 Office Blvd NE)..
Let’s grow our Packs and make Cub Scouting available to all families!
Looking for a Cub Scout Pack? Click HERE for a list of schools, contact information and Join Night dates.
Cub Scout Adventure Day, Saturday, September 21 @ Scout Office
Please Welcome our Merit Badge Sponsors!
New to the Great Southwest Council are Merit Badge Sponsorships. These businesses and groups are Scouting supporters that will also provide opportunities for Scouts to earn merit badges related to their occupational field or interest(s).
The first few are:
Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Railroad - for Railroading Merit Badge
DKD Electric - for Electricity Merit Badge
Davis Kelin Law Group - for Law Merit Badge
Facebook - for Digital Technology Merit Badge
McCormack Consultants - for Entrepreneurship Merit Badge
If you or your company would like to become a Merit Badge Sponsor, contact your district executive or Randy Saunders, randy.saunders@scouting.org for more information.
Thank you to these Scouting supporters!!!
Scouting for the Whole Family... Scouts BSA Girl Troops Launched!!!
The BSA’s mission is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
Our priority is to bring the benefits of Scouting to more youth while remaining true to our mission.
As of February 1, there are now Scouts BSA Troops open for girls ages 11-17 to join. Contact us to find a nearby Troop or to get assistance starting one for girls in your neighborhood (505) 345-8603.
Click HERE to learn about exciting summer programs available for Scouts BSA girls at Gorham Scout Ranch.
Friends of Scouting - Give ONLINE Today... NEW BUTTON!!!
Please take a moment to support the Great Southwest Council through our annual giving campaign. All donations stay locally to support Scouting in the Great Southwest Council!
New for 2019... the Gondola Patrol! The Gondola Patrol is the Great Southwest Council's recurring gift club. Become a member by contributing $15 per month via your credit or debit card. Click HERE to complete the pledge card. Send to or drop off to the Scout Office to join today.
We need your help!
Council President, Dr. Stephen Christiansen requests our members to let us know if you are aware of potential Scout supporters in the community. Please click here for more information.
Safe Scouting: BSA Incident Reporting
Timely, clear, concise, and complete incident reports allow for an appropriate response and an opportunity for analysis while promoting continuous improvement of our programs. You can now report incidents, near misses, and youth protection / membership infraction incidents to your local council or enter them yourself.
For information on reporting an incident, including report forms, click HERE
Leaders Guide for Scouts BSA Summer Camp and NEW Frank Rand High Adventure is now available. Click HERE for Leaders Guide.
Reservations are also open for 2020 Summer Camp Season. Click HEREfor more information.
NEW NEW NEW!!! Merit Badge Adventure Camp is a weekend program at Gorham Scout Ranch. Scouts arrive on Friday evening, take a merit badge class or adventure activity on all day Saturday, and go home on Sunday morning (or Saturday night). Meals are provided in the Lodge prepared by the camp’s kitchen crew. Troops sleep in canvas tents at our campsites. These amenities are time savers for Troops looking to maximize on merit badge coursework or activity time. Weekends start in August. Click HERE for more information and to register.
Wood Badge 2019
September 22-27, 2019
Philmont Scout Ranch
Click HERE for more information and to reserve your spot in this special course today!
SILVER BEAVER NOMINATIONS DUE OCTOBER 4
The Silver Beaver Award is a Council-level award
presented to volunteers with distinguished service.
Nominations are due to the Council office by
October 4, 2019.
Click HERE for the nomination form (nominations
must be made using this form), and HERE for the
writing guide (a tool helpful for putting together a
nomination deserving of the candidate).
How to Report Service Hours
As your unit completes the recharter process, please take the time to complete the Journey to Excellence scorecard. You can submit this form with your recharter to the Scout Office.
One of the Journey to Excellence measures is to complete service projects and report the service hours. This can be done so online. Click HERE for instructions.
Partnership for Scouting
Click HERE for the 2019 Partnership Report as of early July 2019. The report has been updated from the April version to include Friends of Scouting contributions, beef jerky sales, and year-to-date totals for any Gondola Club donations connected to a specific unit. The next update will be in August with final camping data. Be sure to plan to become a Partnership unit in 2019 in order to take advantage of the benefits you earn for 2020, including the insurance fee rebate and pinewood derby cars for Packs. If there are any questions about the data listed, please contact Randy Saunders, randy.saunders@scouting.org; or Dale Balmer, dbalmer8@comcast.net.
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