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Camp Card 2020 Sales Season Extended

Dear Alamo Area Scouting families, In accordance with the Stay Home / Work Safe Order from the City of San Antonio and Bexar County, the Council’s Camp Card in-person sales are suspended until further notice. We understand that Camp Card sales are crucial for some units and youth to participate in Scouting programs year-round. To […]

Advancement Through This Challenging Era of Scouting

The Alamo Area Council along with all units are moving into a new era of Scouting. As we adjust to the challenge of keeping our youth and families engaged everyone is moving to online technology to deliver the program. The staff has recently contacted most units and it is amazing how fast units have […]

Our New Normal

We’ve all heard the phrase ‘it’s hard to see the forest past the trees’, and this could not be more true in these trying times. With so much going on in our community, our state, our nation and in the world it’s easy to get lost in the isolation that is our new normal. But […]

Project Aguila Takes It To Online

Well hey there, Christopher here, your Scout Service Coordinator, here to tell you that WE ARE STILL HERE! Coming at you on Facebook, on YouTube, on Twitter, on LinkedIn, and on Instagram! We are taking Scouting to a whole other level! What’s it called? Scouting At Home! Your one stop shop ( well, with links to […]

Mesquite District is Scouting At Home

Well hey there, Christopher here, your new Scout Service Representative, here to tell you that WE ARE STILL HERE! Coming at you on Facebook, on YouTube, on Twitter, on LinkedIn, and on Instagram! We are taking Scouting to a whole other level! What’s it called? Scouting At Home! Your one stop shop ( well, with […]

Alamo Area Council Response to Coronavirus COVID-19

Alamo Area Council UPDATED Response to Coronavirus COVID-19 as ofMonday, March 23, 2020 Dear Alamo Area Council, Due to updated developments regarding COVID-19 through the State of Texas Governor’s Office, Bexar County in coordination with San Antonio Mayor Nirenberg’s 5th Declaration of Public Health Emergency, and nationally through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the […]

A Scouter’s Message on Leadership during Coronavirus

The Scouting movement has helped provide a moral foundation to Americans through a Great Depression, a Great Recession, two World Wars, multiple “Military Actions”, and many more crises. These times and the ability for those in the U.S. to overcome them is what define us, not the tragedy and conflict of the current events. I […]

Prevent the Spread of Germs

SUMMARY We’ve all caught some kind of infection, or sickness, from someone else. These illnesses are known as communicable or contagious diseases because they are spread from one person to another. They may occur when a healthy person becomes infected through contact with a sick person or by touching something that a sick person has […]

Largest Campout in 13-county Area Welcomes Scout Jamboree Spirit

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFor more information,contact: Angel Martinez, PR Director (210) 394 9915Angel.Martinez@Scouting.orgLARGEST CAMPOUT IN 13-COUNTY AREA WELCOMES SCOUT JAMBOREE SPIRIT Campout brings together over 1,500 youth and adults for fellowship and adventure. SAN ANTONIO, Texas (February 28, 2020) – The Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area Council hosts their 4th annual, technology-themed weekend camping […]

Distinguished Eagle Scout Jack Richmond Joins Great Scoutmaster of all Scouts

“Almighty Father, as we grieve the loss of Distinguished Eagle Scout Jack Richmond, help us to remember his involvement with Scouting. Show us how he lived the Scout Oath and Scout Law. We ask that you comfort us as we will miss his friendship and fellowship. Amen.” This is the Scout prayer that came to […]

A Letter from Past Good Scout Award Honoree Bill Greehey

As a past recipient of the Good Scout Award and Advisory Board Member of the Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area Council, I am proud to announce that the 38th Annual Good Scout Award will honor an exceptional couple, Carlos and Malú Alvarez. The “Good Scout” Award is an annual award presented to individuals who […]

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