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Front Yard Food Drive – A Good Turn!

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A Scout is helpful – do a Good Turn Daily…a Scout is kind – strive to save and protect… During tough times, we as Scouts come together. We live by the Scout Oath and Law, and we come together to make a difference in our community and in the lives of others.

That’s why the Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area Council is pleased to introduce our first ever, “Front Yard Food Drive” May 29th through May 31st.

On behalf of your local Food Bank, we have set up a food drive to help fill the need in our community during this unprecedented time of uncertainty. We are asking all Scouts to participate by placing a large plastic bin (or box) at the end of your driveway. Download our “Front Yard Food Drive sign” below and add it to your bin to encourage your neighbor’s to give non-perishable food items. We’ve also created a family letter to send to your HOA, or local community leaders.

Once you have a full bin, take a photo of yourself in full uniform with your bin, and send it to
Adventure@AlamoAreaBSA.org using the #AACFrontYardFoodDrive. Then drop it off curbside at the Council office on Monday, June 1, 2020 between 10 am and 2 pm. Together we will share some joy across our community!

*If the San Antonio Food Bank is not in your area, please download the “Local Food Bank” flyers.

Front Yard Food Drive – Family Sign – San Antonio Food BankDownload
Front Yard Food Drive – Family Letter – San Antonio Food BankDownload
Front Yard Food Drive – Family Sign-Local Food BankDownload
Front Yard Food Drive – Family Letter-Local Food BankDownload

GOOD SCOUT AWARD BEING PRESENTED TO CARLOS AND MALÚ ALVAREZ

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information contact:
Angel Martinez, PR Director
(210) 394-9915
Angel.Martinez@Scouting.org

GOOD SCOUT AWARD BEING PRESENTED TO CARLOS AND MALÚ ALVAREZ

Alamo Area Council BSA will honor the Alvarez’s at Good Scout Luncheon on March 11th

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (March 6, 2020) – The Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area Council will honor business leader and philanthropists, Carlos and Malú Alvarez, at their 38th Annual Good Scout Luncheon on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. The largest special event of the Alamo Area Council BSA will be held at the Norris Conference Center in the Red Oak Ballroom, 618 N.W. Loop 410 #207, San Antonio, TX 78216. The media is invited to attend the luncheon and the pre-luncheon reception that begins at 11:15 a.m.

“In recognition of the importance that leadership plays in our mission and community, the Council is honored to present the 2020 Good Scout Award to Carlos and Malú Alvarez, whose leadership and values reflect that of Scouting’s Program,” said Michael de los Santos, Alamo Area BSA Chief Executive.

The “Good Scout” Award, chaired this year by Barbara Gentry, is an annual award presented to individuals who exemplify the ideals of the Boy Scouts of America as expressed in the Scout Oath and Law. Recipients are chosen for their outstanding contributions to the community, as well as the respect and esteem in which they are held by their friends and colleagues. Started in 1982, this prestigious local award will list past Good Scout Award Honorees including majority Spurs owner, Peter Holt, former President, George W. Bush, General Colin Powell, Governor Rick Perry, and Spurs legend, David Robinson.

Carlos is a true visionary who is one of our city’s greatest business leaders. He is Chairman and CEO of The Gambrinus Company, which he founded in 1986 when he moved from his native Mexico with his family to San Antonio. He is responsible for bringing Corona Beer to the U.S. and developing Corona into one of the most successful global beer brands. In 1989, he acquired what at the time was a little-known, ailing brewery in Shiner, Texas, and transformed Shiner Bock into Texas’ best-selling craft beer.

“Carlos and Malú have established themselves as leaders in our community through their tremendous support of a very wide range of charitable and civic causes to which they have given generously of their time and money,” said Bill Greehey, Chairman of the Board of NuStar Energy L.P. and 2001 Good Scout Award Honoree.

Carlos and Malú are passionate about education, particularly scholarship funding. They have contributed to educational institutions across the U.S., including every major university in San Antonio. They are leading supporters of San Antonio-area organizations like the United Way, the Tobin Center for Performing Arts, Texas Public Radio, and Haven for Hope. Carlos serves on the Boards of Davidson College, Davidson, NC, the University of Texas Chancellor’s Council Executive Committee, the World Affairs Council of America, and National Public Radio – both in Washington D.C. Carlos was inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame in 2010 and awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2011.

For more information and a list of past honorees, visit www.AlamoAreaBSA.org/GoodScoutAward or email GoodScout@AlamoAreaBSA.org or contact Courtney Bukowski at 210-296-7623.

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 17,000 youth and 4,000 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 fitness. The Alamo Area Council manages over 1,500 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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Scouting for Food 2020 Feeds San Antonio Area Youth

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information contact:

Angel Martinez, PR Director
(210) 394-9915 Cell
www.AlamoAreaBSA.org

SCOUTING FOR FOOD 2020 FEEDS SAN ANTONIO AREA YOUTH

Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area Council youth collect food for the San Antonio Food Bank

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (February 21, 2020) – Scout boys and girls of the Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area Council deliver thousands of paper bags, donated by H-E-B and sponsored by USAA, filled with nonperishable food items collected from the local community. Bag pickup and delivery begins Saturday, February 22, 2020, from 8:00 a.m. until 1 p.m.  Media is invited to see the Scouts in action at one of the drop off locations – BSA’s Main Service Center located at 2226 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio, TX 78213.

Scouting for Food has been a tradition in the National Boy Scouts of America since 1985. “It warms our team at the Alamo Area Council to see the Scouts give back to those in need in their own communities,” says Michael de los Santos, Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area Council.

The Scouting youth are participating in Scouting for Food, the largest one-day food drive for the National Boy Scouts of America.  The Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area Council (BSA), partnering with the San Antonio Food Bank, feed food insecure youth by collecting filled bags on Saturday, February 22, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and then bringing the food items to designated drop-off points throughout the region. Since relaunching the Scouting for Food partnership with the San Antonio Food Bank in 2013, the local Scouts have raised over 60,000 pounds of food. A Scouting for Food event is also planned in the Fall of 2020.

The San Antonio Food Bank reports 1 in 4 children in Bexar County alone are food insecure, with nearly 40% of the Food Bank’s emergency food recipients being children.  Scouts hope to have an impact on these startling numbers by contributing to Scouting for Food.  For event details, visit www.AlamoAreaBSA.org/ScoutingForFood.

Drop Off Locations

Should you not receive a bag in your neighborhood but still wish to participate, please bring nonperishable food items to any of the following drop locations on Saturday, April 21, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Look for the San Antonio Food Bank truck in the following locations:

  • Boy Scouts of America Alamo Area Council Offices – 2226 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio, TX 78213
  • Scoutreach Service Center, 8503 S. Zarzamora St, San Antonio, TX 78224
  • San Antonio Food Bank – 5200 W Old US Highway 90, San Antonio, TX 78227
  • St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry – 1145 Broadway, Kerrville, TX 78028
  • Hill Country Family Services Food Pantry – 118 W. Ad Vogt, Boerne, TX 78006

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 17,000 youth and 4,000 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 fitness. The 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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