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Rocket Into Scouting - Thursday, September 8

Just hours until lift off! Boy Scouts Launching Scouting Membership Drive

ALL SYSTEMS GO!

The Black Swamp Area Council has purchased rockets with Friends of Scouting dollars to be used as a promotional item for all new Scouts who sign up on Sept. 8. Parent orientation guides, yard signs, school fliers, posters, and other items can be used to help promote the upcoming membership sign up night.

Have you asked your friends and neighbors about joining Scouting?  NOW is the time to ask them and invite them to your Join Scouting Night! It can be the best choice their family makes.

            

The Boy Scouts of America – Black Swamp Area Council - are launching their Annual Cub Scout Membership Drive in September. Now is the time to join the fun and excitement of America’s foremost youth program for boys. A sign-up night will be held on Thursday, Sept.r 8 at locations throughout the 13 county service area (see BELOW for list for locations).

Cub Scouting is for boys in the first through fifth grades. Scouting combines outdoor activities, sports, and academics in a fun and exciting program that helps families teach ideals such as honesty, good citizenship, and respect.

At the Sept. 8 sign-up night, boys will have an opportunity to meet other Scouts and receive a free Rocket.  The Rockets will then be launched at a special event on Saturday, Sept. 17 (starting at 9 am) at Camp Lakota (Defiance) and Camp Berry (Findlay).  Parents will learn more about the local unit’s activities and how Scouting can benefit their child. 

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE JOIN SCOUTING LOCATIONS FOR THE AREA:

Cub Scout sign-up nights for Hancock and Seneca County are scheduled at the following locations on September 8 at 7PM unless otherwise noted

  • Northview Elementary
  • Lincoln Elementary
  • Wilson Vance Elementary
  • Van Buren Elementary
  • Mt. Blanchard United Methodist Church
  • Vanlue Community Park
  • Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Arcadia
  • Good Hope Lutheran Church, Arlington
  • St. Michael’s the Archangel, Sept. 12th @ 6:45pm
  • Jacobs Primary School
  • Liberty Benton Elementary
  • Chamberlin Hill Intermediate
  • McComb Church of Christ
  • Mohawk Elementary
  • New Riegel Elementary
  • Seneca East Elementary
  • Tiffin Middle School
  • Old Fort Elementary, Bettsville
  • St. Wendelin Church, Fostoria
  • St. Patrick’s Church, Bascom

If you don’t see a location near you, please come Sept. 8, between 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. to the Findlay Scout Shop, 2100 Broad Ave., Findlay. Our Scout representatives can connect you with a local group and get your Scout registered.

 

Cub Scout sign-up nights for Van Wert, Putnam and Paulding County are scheduled at the following locations on Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted

  • Antwerp Elementary School
  • Fort Jennings Church Basement September 11th, 7:30pm
  • Glandorf St. Johns Parish Center (Scout Room)
  • Kalida Elementary School
  • Leipsic Meeting room above FLR office on Belmore St. September 8th, 4-6pm 
  • Middle Point at Lincolnview Elementary
  • Oakwood Community Park September 8th, 6:30pm
  • Ottawa at the Ottawa Scout House September 8th, 6pm
  • Ottoville in the Parish Center (Scout Room)
  • Paulding at St. Paul Lutheran Church September 10th, 2pm
  • Payne at the American Legion September 20th, 7pm
  • Van Wert Pack 31 at the First United Methodist Church
  • Van Wert Pack 35 at the First Presbyterian Church

 

Cub Scout sign-up nights for Auglaize and Mercer County are scheduled at the following locations on Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted

  • Wapak Library
  • St. Paul’s UCC in New Bremen
  • St. Mary’s Primary school yard
  • Mary of Help Christian Church in Ft. Recovery
  • Celina Primary and Intermediate School yard
  • Waynesfield Schools Playground
  • McDonalds in Wapak, Celina and St. Marys
  • Holy Trinity Church in Coldwater, September 12th
  • 4 Seasons Park Pond in Minster, September 12th

If you don’t see a location near you, please come Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. to one McDonald’s in Wapak, Celina or St. Marys. Our Scout representatives can connect you with a local group and get your Scout registered.

 

Cub Scout sign-up nights for Allen and Hardin County are scheduled at the following locations on Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted

  • Allen East Community Center
  • Bath Community Room (old school library)
  • Ebenezer Mennonite Church
  • Elida Elementary
  • Gomer Congregational Church 
  • St. Gerard’s Catholic
  • Lima Scout Shop, 7-8:30 p.m.  
  • Shawnee United Methodist Church (use north entrance
  • Shawnee Alliance Church
  • St. John’s Church of Christ, Kenton Sept. 15, 7 p.m.

If you don’t see a location near you, please come Sept. 8, between 7-8 p.m. to the Lima Scout Shop, 752 W. Robb Ave., Lima. Our Scout representatives can connect you with a local group and get your Scout registered.

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Troops are also encouraged to take part in Rocket Into Scouting. Connect with your local Cub Scout Park or District Executive to have a recruitment night on Sept. 8 as well.

The Black Swamp Area Council serves more than 7,000 Scouts.  In 2015 the council contributed over 23,855 service hours, which impacted our local communities.  We proudly report that 101 Boys earned the rank of Eagle Scout, and, 1,104 Cub Scouts attended day camp, parent weekends, and resident camp with 473 parents.  

For more information about Scouting, visit www.beascout.org or call the Boy Scout office at (419) 422-4356.

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