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Scout Youth Honor Fallen Heroes During Flags at Fort Sam

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                       

For more information contact:

Angel Martinez
Communications/Marketing Director
(210) 394-9915 Cell/Text
angel.martinez@Scouting.org
www.AlamoAreaBSA.org

SCOUT YOUTH HONOR FALLEN HEROES DURING FLAGS AT FORT SAM

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (May 24, 2019) – Nearly 1,000 local Scout boys and girls will spend Memorial Day Friday showing appreciation for men and women who served the nation by placing American flags at the headstones of fallen service members. Scouts, Young Marines, active, reserve and retired servicemen and women, VFW and American Legion members, corporate citizens like HEB and USAA, and anyone else wishing to pay their respects are invited to join the Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area Council at this annualcommunity event. Mediais invited to see Scout boys and girls in action from 5-6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 24th atFort Sam Houston National Cemetery located at 1520 Harry Wurzbach Rd, San Antonio, TX 78209.

“The Alamo Area Council is proud to see our youth do a ‘good turn’ and pay respects to the armed forces as part of our duty to the community,” said Michael de los Santos, Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area Council (BSA). “Duty to God and Duty to Country play essential roles in the traditions of the Boy Scouts of America.”

“The term ‘good turn’ comes from the Scouts BSA slogan “Do a Good Turn Daily,” and means to do a special act of kindness, big or small towards an individual or the community,” said Angel Zuniga Martinez, PR Director for the local Boy Scouts of America.

Every year, Boy Scouts of America youth and volunteers across the country do service projects together as one way to keep their promise to help other people. While a Scout youth should do his or her best to help other people every day, a group service project like placing flags at Fort Sam Houston help youth learn to work together and do something that’s good for community.

The opening ceremony will begin promptly at 5 p.m. at the Assembly Area located on the east side of the cemetery near the administrative offices. Plan to arrive by 4 p.m. due to high attendance and heavy traffic.

For details or to register your participation, visit www.FlagsAtFortSam.orgor contact the Alamo Area Council staff advisor for Flags at Fort Sam by emailing FlagsatFortSam@AlamoAreaBSA.org.

About the Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area Council

The Alamo Area Council, BSA headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, serves a 13 county area imparting the Scouting program to over 18,000 youth and 5,000 volunteer adults in South Texas. The Boy Scouts of America continue to prepare young people for life by providing the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training, utilizing outdoor activity, citizenship, and sports fitness. The Alamo Area Council manages over 1,280 acres of outdoor adventure for boys and girls from 5-20 years of age at three premier camps – Bear Creek Scout Reservation, Mays Family Scout Ranch, and McGimsey Scout Park. Learn more at www.AlamoAreaBSA.org.

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Thorlo Sock Sale Starts May 5th

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When Jim Throneburg invented the Thorlos brand in the early 1980s, he dreamed of two new guiding possibilities:

  1. Sustainability of the company beyond his own lifetime.
  2. Being the best in the world at foot protection.

As a result, we at THORLO shifted our primary focus from the sock business to the relationship business. Our official vision and mission became all about Sustainable Relationships, and the Thorlos brand experience was born.

Scouts Carry American Flag during 2019 Battle of Flowers Parade

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Every April, downtown San Antonio becomes the site of a citywide celebration – the Battle of Flowers® Parade.  Since 1891, the women volunteer members of the Battle of Flowers® Association have produced a parade to honor the fallen heroes of the Alamo and to commemorate the victory at the battle of San Jacinto.

Join us as we celebrate Texas history!

The Battle of Flowers appreciates the Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area Council youth in helping carry the big United States flag each year within the parade.

The Alamo Area Council is supporting The Battle of Flowers Parade this year with Scouts to hold and parade the “United States Flag” on Friday, April 26th during Fiesta week in San Antonio.  We will be walking the U. S. Flag (20 x 50 feet) along the 2.6-mile route of San Antonio’s largest day parade.

    • Must be at least twelve (12) years of age to participate in the parade
    • Must wear a complete Scout Uniform including Scout shorts or Scout long pants (i.e., no blue jeans or other pants).  Scouts without the Official Scout uniform will not be allowed in the parade.  
    • Recommend that you wear sunblock and a Scout hat for sun protection.
    • Parents or Scout Leaders will need to deliver and pickup their Scouts before and after the parade.  Delivery time is 7:50 a.m., at the intersection of Broadway and Grayson Street. 
    • The parade starts at 9:30 am about 50 feet East from the drop-off point, under McAllister Freeway (U.S. Hwy 281) at Grayson Street. The pickup point (at the end of the Parade) is at the South East corner of Martin and Santa Rosa at approximately 2:00 p.m.  (Time varies based on the flow of the parade. You may not be able to drive right to this intersection.) 

The First Aid Stations along the parade route will provide cups of water.  A small daypack (book bag) with a water bottle is a good idea.  Parents must sign the Parade Release Form below from the Battle of Flowers Association for their Scout (under 18) to participate: 

2019_bof_release_indemnity_agreement_participantsDownload

For more information, visit www.AlamoAreaBSA.org/BattleofFlowers or contact Fiesta Staff Advisor Michelle Chapman at Parade@AlamoAreaBSA.org or by cell 210-464-8936

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Merit Badge University Spring 2019

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Scout works on his Electronics Merit Badge during MBU class!

May 18, 2019

A one day event hosted by the Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area Council, for Boy Scouts in the 6th-12th Grade or ages 11-17 to earn up to four merit badges to help with their path to earn their Eagle Scout rank and serve our community.MBU Flyer Information – Click Here

Troop Contact Registration: March 18

Scout Registration Opens: April 1

For more information, please contact John Haines

Or Visit the dedicated MBU page at http://www.alamoareabsa.org/MBU

Look over the available merit badges in “real-time” by clicking on the ACTIVITIES tab found within the event calendar after clicking on the RED registration button below:

Click Here to Register!
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