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Don't Miss Out on Parent & Pal!

Did you know that there is still one more camp left this summer? The last camp of the summer is Parent and Pal – August 12th and 13th. It is not too late to attend!! Don’t miss out on the best fun of the summer. Dinosaurs and Dragons will be roaming Camp Berry for the weekend. Lots of special activities are scheduled along with the regular cub scout activities. And with Balloon Fest happening the same weekend, you may even see some hot air ballooons fly over camp! Bring the whole family!!! You have until August 4th to register on-line. Don’t miss out on the FUN!!!! I hope to see you there. 

Questions???  Contact Cindy Roberts – cynthia.roberts82261@gmail.com

Click here to register!

2017 National Jamboree Patches are Here!

The time has come! Get your 2017 National Jamboree patch set before they're gone!...[Read more]

42 days still Lift Off; Membership Champions Needed

This year's 'Rocket Into Scouting' night is September 14th across all of Northwest Ohio. We are collaborating with Erie Shores Council to help better maximize marketing and awareness for families to come out and join Scouting. How your unit can prepare? It’s time to start identifying your unit's Membership Champion for this year. We will be having our membership kickoff at roundtable August 8th for Old Sycamore District and August 10th for Chinquapin, Great Oaks, and Arrowwood Districts. Membership Champions help participate in school open house nights, help market Scouting in your community and school, attend the September 14th kickoff, follow up with families and promote Scouting. Please submit your Membership Champion's contact information to your District Executive. This is one of the most fun and important roles to help grow Scouting in your unit!

Membership and Popcorn Kickoff

Each unit needs at least two (2) representatives to attend the two break-out sessions that take place at the same time. Information will be shared about this Fall's annual Popcorn Sale and this Fall's Join Scouting Recruiting campaign. An added percentage bonus of popcorn sale is incentive to having a unit leader at each breakout...[Read more]

Online Registration Is Here

This year, units will have the opportunity to accept new youth applications into your unit. Units can also invite people to register within your unit. Additional information will be coming through the month of July. Key unit leadership such as committee chair, charter organization representative, and cubmaster/scoutmaster will have access to online registration. All this will be done through your my.scouting.org account.  For additional information, please see http://www.scouting.org/onlineregistration.aspx

Do You Need Training?

Are you wondering where you take training? Look no further...[Read more]

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...[Read more]

Popcorn Sign Up Still Open

Units interested in selling popcorn, who have not yet signed up, now is your time to get registered.  Just click the link http://prpopcorn.com/ and register, that’s it! Popcorn kickoff will be held August 8th for Old Sycamore District and August 10th for Chinquapin, Great Oaks, and Arrowwood Districts. 

Rocket Into Scouting Membership Champions Needed

Can you believe it’s already July? This year's 'Rocket Into Scouting' night is September 14th across all of Northwest Ohio. We are collaborating with Erie Shores Council to help better maximize marketing and awareness for families to come out and join Scouting. How your unit can prepare? It’s time to start identifying your unit's Membership Champion for this year. We will be having our membership kickoff at roundtable August 8th for Old Sycamore District and August 10th for Chinquapin, Great Oaks, and Arrowwood Districts. Membership Champions help participate in school open house nights, help market Scouting in your community and school, attend the September 14th kickoff, follow up with families and promote Scouting. Please submit your Membership Champion's contact information to your District Executive. This is one of the most fun and important roles to help grow Scouting in your unit!    

Online Registration Is Coming

This year, units will have the opportunity to accept new youth applications into your unit. Units can also invite people to register within your unit. Additional information will be coming through the month of July. Key unit leadership such as committee chair, charter organization representative, and cubmaster/scoutmaster will have access to online registration. All this will be done through your my.scouting.org account.  For additional information, please see http://www.scouting.org/onlineregistration.aspx

Cub Scout Rank Addendums

As of December 2016, addendums were added to the Cub Scout ranks advancements. These addendums are free and can be downloaded and printed...[Read more]

Lions Program

Training will be available at the August Roundtables.

Cub Scout Packs – The Lions program is coming to kindergartens this fall. Key unit leaders have received the Lion overview in the mail in March. Packs need to evaluate and decide if the unit is going to participate in Lions Program this fall. Units participating in the Lions program will need to recruit their Lions Guide and have them attend August’s roundtable for Lion Guide training. A Lion Guide is a registered position within the Pack. Volunteers cannot dual role positions (current cubmaster, den leader, or committee member cannot dual role in this position). Please fill out the Lion commitment form and Lion overview. 

Download the Lions Program Overview here.

Download the Lions Program Request Form here.

See a mom's account of what it means to be a lion here.

The way Scouts earn Eagle Palms is about to change

Eagle Palms are bronze, gold and silver awards presented to young men who earn five, 10, 15 or more merit badges beyond the 21 required to become an Eagle Scout...[Read more]

Whitewater Rafting BSA award just around the bend

The best part about whitewater rafting with your Scout troop or Venturing crew: every seat is in the splash zone...[Read more]

AmazonSmile

Do you love the convenience of shopping online at Amazon? Why not give back when you order!

AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service but Amazon will donate 0.5% of qualified purchases back to the Black Swamp Area Council when you shop at smile.amazon.com. Giving back is easy! When you go to smile.amazon.com, select Black Swamp Area Council, Boy Scouts of America as your charitible organization and Amazon will do the rest!

Toledo Mud Hens Scout Experience

Come join the Mud Hens interactive learning program created just for Scouts...[Read more]

Northern Tier 2018

Northern Tier, one of BSA’s National High Adventure Bases, provides exciting opportunities to explore the vast Boundary Waters of northern Minnesota and southern Canada.  Black Swamp Area Council is looking to send a crew(s) – each crew consists of 6 scouts and 2 adult leaders – to Northern Tier in 2018...[Read more]

Hike 100 Challenge

The North Country National Scenic Trail, generally known as the North Country Trail or simply the NCT, is a footpath stretching approximately 4,600 miles from Crown Point in eastern New York to Lake Sakakawea State Park in central North Dakota, passing through the seven states (New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota)...[Read more]

2018 High Adventure Trek Opportunities

Check out the upcoming High Adventure opportunities...[Read more]

Waypoints: High Adventure News from the Boy Scouts of America

To view the latest news on high adventure bases, click here.

GEARING UP

Findlay National Scout Shop

The current promotions for the Findlay Scout Shop...[Read more]

Lima Scout Shop

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ARROWWOOD

CHINQUAPIN

EXPLORING

GREAT OAKS

OLD SYCAMORE

ORDER OF THE ARROW

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