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Apr 21	Scoutmaster Orientation Meeting #2 Join Camp Leadership for both Camp Berry and Camp Lakota at the Scoutmaster Orientation Meeting. This is an opportunity to get updated news...
Apr 28	2018 Council Pinewood Derby
May 9	Planned Giving Seminar Preparing for the Future The Boy Scout motto is Be Prepared and the Boy Scout movement helps to prepare young people for Life. ...
May 11	Scoutmaster and Asst. Scoutmaster Specific Training Training will be held at Camp...
May 12	Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS) Click here to view the flyer. The training will be held at Camp...
May 30	Golf Classic 2018 Boy Scout Golf Classic is May 30 On Wednesday May 30, the 19th Annual Boy Scout Golf Classic tees off to benefit the Black...
May 31	2018 Popcorn Early Bird Registration Commit your unit to selling popcorn before May 31st to receive the 1% Early Registration Bonus. Register your unit here to earn...
Jun 3	National Youth Leadership Training 2018
Jun 9	Council Philmont Trek - Contingent is FULL Wait-List ONLY

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Learn more about Family Scouting and Den Leader Recruiting!
Cub Packs this fall will be able to serve girls grades k-5. In preparation, we are asking packs to begin to identify incoming den leaders. Click here to read more...
Planned Giving Seminar, Wednesday May 9th
The Boy Scout motto is Be Prepared and the Boy Scout movement helps to prepare young people for Life. Where the economy is going and how changes in the tax code are going to affect individuals and organizations are important questions. The Boy Scouts of America, Black Swamp Area Council is hosting a continuing education seminar and donor seminar on Wednesday, May 9th at the City Club, 144 S. Main St., Lima.
NEW! Community Service Award
The Black Swamp Area Council, BSA is pleased to announce a new Community Service Award...
Boy Scout Golf Classic is May 30
The 19th annual Boy Scout Golf Classic tees off May 30 at the Findlay Country Club to help benefit the Scouts in the community ...
District and Council Pinewood Derby Info
Pinewood Derby season is upon us!...
Don't Miss the 2019 World Jamboree
The 2019 World Jamboree will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico and will be held at the Summit in West Virginia on July 21-August 2 2019...
Campership Applications Now Live!
The campership online applications are now available...
BSA Expands Programs to the Entire Family
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...
Membership Fee Increase
Please see this important message in regards to the national membership fee increase.
Unit Committee Training Pack and Troop
The Executive Board of the Black Swamp Area Council adopted a training requirement for adult volunteers in the council in 2012. Those training requirements are being phased in over a number of years. The goal of the training is to enhance the programs offered to our youth members so that more of them will stay in Scouting. Since the implementation of the training requirement, year over year the council has had an increase in youth retention...
Do You Need Training?
Are you wondering where you take training? Look no further...
Training Schedule 2018
A leader in Scouting is considered fully trained and entitled to wear the Trained leader emblem when he or she has completed the training courses for their position...

Black Swamp Area Council
2100 Broad Avenue, Findlay Ohio
(419) 422-4356