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Silver Beaver Applications

It is that time of year again! Do you know a registered Scouter who has exceptional character and provided distinguished service in the Council? Then consider nominating them for the Silver Beaver Award. Nomination forms can be found here and must be submitted to the Findlay Service Center. The submission deadline has been extended to January 4th!

Popcorn Seller Club Event

Congratulations to all of the Scouts who sold at least $800 in this year's popcorn sale and made it into the Sellers Club!...[Read more]

Scouter's Conference

Celebrating our accomplishments and planning for our future.

New this year is the Scouters Conference, which will include a Council Key 3 meeting, Council Coordinated Meeting, District Committee Workshop and the Council Annual Meeting and Recognition Luncheon and Executive Board Meeting. A spouse’s program is being planned in addition. The Council Annual Meeting will take place during the Annual Recognition Luncheon, where this year’s class of Silver Beavers will be presented. Registration for all these events will available soon on www.BlackSwampBSA.org.

Council Annual Meeting

You are invited to The Black Swamp Area Council Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, February 16, 2019, (please note, new date) 12 noon...[Read more]

Required Minimum Distribution

Still need to take your Required Minimum Distribution?

If you are at least age 70 ½, have an IRA, and plan to donate to charity this year, one consideration may be to make a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) from your IRA. This action...[Read more]

Black Swamp Area Council Statement on Recent BSA News

We understand that you may have heard the news reports regarding the National Council, Boy Scouts of America's financial position...[Read more]

Partially completed position-specific training won’t carry over into 2019

When the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, it won’t just mean the end of 2018. It’ll also mean the end of any partial progress made toward position-specific training for Cub Scout leaders and Boy Scout leaders. (These courses, and many more, are found at the BSA Learn Center on My.Scouting.org.) The courses are being updated, and the new versions will launch on Jan. 2, 2019. The new courses...[Read more]

Pinewood Derby Rules

Here are the official 2019 Pinewood Derby rules. On your mark, get set, have fun!...[Read more]

Klondike Derby Registration is Open!

Excitement is mounting in anticipation of the Black Swamp Area Council Klondike Derby to be held January 19, 2019 at Camp Berry...[Read more]

Incident Reporting and Accident Insurance Information

Keeping Scouts safe is everyone’s job!  Now what to do when and an accident or near miss occurs. To help determine if a report needs to be filed please use this...[Read more]

Order of the Arrow Official Arrow of Light and Crossover Ceremonies

The National Order of the Arrow Committee after months of collaborative work with ceremonialists and lodge leadership representatives announces the following policy change. This policy change will apply to ALL Order of the Arrow lodges and chapters...[Read more]

Toledo Walleye Scout Nights

Calling all scout units! The Toledo Walleye have lined up three fun-filled dates exclusively for scout groups to enjoy...[Read more]

Rocket Into Scouting Membership Growth

Big shout out to Chinquapin District and Exploring for exceeding their year-end membership goal...[Read more]

SCOUT ME IN and serving today’s families

Charter organizations have been visited and many units will be serving the whole family this fall. 'Scout Me In' will be the membership marketing campaign for this year’s recruitment. There are some great resources to help aid your unit's recruitment efforts. Please check out https://www.scouting.org/familyscouting/ for some excellent marketing materials. Here you will find anything from social media posts, flyers, stickers, videos and more! It’s a must see!

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...[Read more]

Expeditions: High Adventure News

See the high adventure base news from the Boy Scouts of America...[Read more]

DISTRICT NEWS

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Findlay National Scout Shop

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

Lima Scout Shop

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