Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts of America 100th Anniversary Celebration

The Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts 100th Anniversary celebration drew scouts and supporters from all around Houston for a celebration of a lifetime, honoring a century of service. Elected officials, astronauts, Distinguished Eagle Scouts and Harry E. Bovay, Jr. were on hand to honor the Boy Scouts.

2010 Historical Merit Badges

For the 100th Anniversary Celebration, four vintage merit badges are being released during the

Centennial Year only to give Boy Scouts the hands-on opportunity to experience the exciting past of

BSA. These merit badges closely resemble the original designs, however, they carry a shiny gold thread border to be immediately identifiable as a 2010 Historical Merit Badge. These badges, first offered in 1911, can be traced back to the origins of the BSA and the original merit badge requirements are used whenever possible. The badges are: Carpentry, Pathfinding, Signaller, Tracking.

All can be used towards rank advancement. The requirements are posted at www.scouting.org/100years and must be completed by December 31, 2010.

2010 Day Camp

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To Commemorate 100 years of Scouting, the Sam Houston Area Council has issued a special Centennial Edition of the Council Shoulder Patch (CSP). You may purchase the CSP for $5.00 each from Registration Services at the Cockrell Scout Center. If you choose to have the CSP mailed to you, an additional charge will be added for shipping and handling.

Order now and be one of the first to wear the Special Edition CSP.

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Eagle applications

Effective August 1, 2009, the national office will no longer accept Eagle applications prior to the 2009 printing. The new Eagle Scout application (512-728) can be found on scouting.org. http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/512-728_web.pdf.

Online Tour Permits
Unit leaders are now able to submit local and national tour permits electronically.

2009 Unit Recharter
Unit recharters are due no later than the 15th of the month in which the current charter expires.

The Value of Scouting- Click the link below to learn more about Scouting's positive impact   

Square Knot Notes
Attention leaders and Commissioners!  Council Commissioner, Stan Stanley and his team, are providing a helpful tool- "Square Knot Notes" that includes many helpful ideas.  The team also produces the Commissioner's Corner. (Updated 3-1-2010) The March edition is now available.

Quiénes Somos? Vale la pena!

We encourage all Eagle Scouts to go to our new web site to read more about the Gathering of Eagles event and learn how to get more involved.

Community Service with the Rockets
For select games Feb 20 - Mar 27 (See details for game list)

The Rockets want Scouts for THE GREEN TEAM, a new recycling effort during home games. Looking for a community service project that has great exposure? Dates are during school breaks or weekends with check-in starting at 5:30. See details on the program and sign up by clicking "more...".

Scout Fair 2010
"An Adventure of a Lifetime"

Saturday, April 24, 2010
Reliant Arena
11:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Sign Up online to Participate

Lemonade Day
May 2, 2010

Sam Houston Area Council, BSA is proud to be a Community Partner for Lemonade Day 2010 – an annual city-wide event sponsored by Prepared 4 Life (P4L) designed to teach youth how to start, own and operate their very own lemonade business. Lemonade Day brings together the business and volunteer sectors of our community to focus on preparing youth for entrepreneurship, leadership and a responsible life! Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts can learn how to set goals, find investors, select their site, build a stand, purchase supplies, make healthy products, advertise, serve their customers, account for sales, open a bank account and give back to their community. They will learn how to run their own company and in the process, gain essential leadership skills that are core Scouting values.

Book it for your Unit: May 2, 2010

More at www.LemonadeDay.org

SHACJam Centennial 10-8-10 Camping Adventure
October 8-10

The 2nd largest BSA event in 2010, second only to the National Jamboree will be held right here in our Council at the Texas World Speedway near College Station. Boy Scouts Troops and Venturing Crews will have a two-night event filled weekend. Webelos may participate in a visitor overnight program on October 9th. Cub Scouts and families are invited to visit on Saturday.  More Info.  Questions: 10810@shac.org

Philmont Expedition Registration for 2011
Registration is open now!

Does your unit want a chance to hike in the mountains of northeastern New Mexico at Philmont Scout Ranch in 2011?http://www.samhoustonbsa.org/Home/Camping/PhilmontExpedition/

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