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The Hunt is on for 2021!

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Grab your fellow scouters and earn more points

Like all good Scouts we can read the trail for clues and signs. We can read a map and find true north with a compass.  If you have mastered these basic Scout skills and you like having fun then join us on Saturday, January 16, 2021 for the Alamo Area Council Great Scavenger Hunt!

Based on over 200 different fun filled clues, questions, and puzzles this scavenger hunt will take you and your team all over the Alamo Area Council and everywhere in between. Each item, location, or question you find or solve for you and your team find will be worth points. Each of the 205 questions or clues require a simple picture or short video that your team will need to take once you have found it or figured out the clue that brought you there – Wherever there is! The Great Scavenger Hunt is meant to be a group event. You can sign up as a family, Den or Patrol. You can even sign up the whole Pack, Troop, Crew or Ship. There is no cost to participate in the Scavenger Hunt and registration is already open at:

https://mycouncil.alamoareabsa.org/Event/12034/Register

Here is how the Scavenger Hunt will work. Once registered the Council will send out instructions on how to set up a simple Dropbox account so you can record and then send in all your pictures or videos you will shoot while on the Hunt. The list of 205 clues will be sent to each family or team on Friday, January 15, 2021 at 7pm. On Friday night, you and your team are welcome to do all th research and planning you feel you need to lay out your Saturday on the Hunt. The race will start on Saturday, January 16 at 8am and run through 6pm that afternoon. The list is designed to be so far-flung and so diverse it will be all but impossible to find, solve, or go to all 205 clues. Therefore, we are giving all participating teams Friday night to plan for their own schedule and lay out their own plans for the Hunt itself. The list of clues and questions range from Bear Creek all the way down to Elmendorf and then back up to Canyon Lake. Not only does the list take you to different locations, it also covers everything from Scout Skills and Lore to Council trivia. It even has four different service projects built into it!

So once again, come join the family friendly, COVID safe first big Scouting event of 2021, the Alamo Area Great Scavenger Hunt!

For more information contact:

Ted Borcherding

Field Director

210-386-5251

Ted.borcherding@scouting.org

https://mycouncil.alamoareabsa.org/Event/12034/Register

Baseball Scout Night at Nelson Wolff Stadium

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Come join us, Saturday, August 1st, as we cheer on The Flying Chanclas de San Antonio Baseball team at Nelson Wolff Stadium for some fun summer tradition. Tickets include access to all you can eat HEB tailgate (one-hour before game), seating for an exciting Texas Collegiate League game, a newly designed Commemorative Scout Night Patch, and parking pass. 

The San Antonio Missions will be hosting the Texas Collegiate League (TCL) team, The Flying Chanclas de San Antonio, that consist of the college athletes that live in and around San Antonio. This is a wooden bat league and most of these players are right here from our hometown!

The league comprises 10 total teams made up of active college players (rising sophomores to seniors) from different colleges and universities across the nation. Four teams already affiliated with the TCL include the Acadiana Cane Cutters (Lafayette, LA), Brazos Valley Bombers (Bryan-College Station, TX), Texarkana (TX) Twins and Victoria (TX) Generals. Joining the league in 2020 are five MiLB organizations, including Double- A Amarillo (two teams), Frisco and Tulsa, and Triple-A Round Rock and San Antonio, which will play as the Flying Chanclas.

By purchasing a ticket to this game the purchaser agrees to follow the safety and health guidelines set forth by stadium staff. Wolff Stadium can operate at 50% capacity, this number could increase contingent upon State Reopening Guidelines.

In order to keep our fans, employees, players, and coaches safe we ask that you follow social distancing practices throughout your visit to Nelson Wolff Stadium. Seating will be general admission style. At the conclusion of the pre-game activities we ask that as you find seats in the upper bleacher area you leave 2 seats in between your party and another. We also ask that unless part of your party you do not sit directly behind or in front of other parties. We will have ushers available to assist in seating as needed by fans. We want to provide an exceptional experience for you and your families and are excited to continue our partnership with the Alamo Area Boy Scouts!

REGISTER TODAY!

Details of Eagle Extensions Due To Corona Virus Challenges

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The Alamo Area Council Advancement Committee has developed procedures to help youth members apply for an extension for Eagle requirements if the Corona Virus inadvertently impacted their ability to complete them before their 18th birthday. The procedures follow guidelines published by the National Council BSA. Normally extensions to complete Eagle requirements after the 18th birthday can only be granted by the National Council and that still is the policy. However, local councils are allowed to grant up to a three month extension for Eagle requirements if the need is because of Corona Virus concerns. The deadline to apply for these extensions is 9/30/20.

Click on the link below to see the PDF containing AAC procedures and the required information form, National Guidelines on non Corona Virus related extensions, and the National Guidelines of Corona Virus related extension requests.

Extension Request

NEW EAGLE BOARD EXTENSION DETAILS FOR THE INAUGURAL CLASS OF SCOUTS BSA

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The coronavirus pandemic is having a direct impact in many Scout’s ability to continue on their trail to Eagle – especially having completed all their requirements prior to the boards of review that are to be held from 10/1-31/2020.

Because the BSA wants all girls who joined in 2019 and wish to be a part of the Inaugural Class of female Eagle Scouts to have the benefit of such an experience, and after carefully considering recommendations from stakeholders, including feedback from volunteers and professionals, they will be extending the period for boards of review from 10/1/2020 – 1/31/2021. To further support the Inaugural Class, all boards of review will be dated with the same date by the National Service Center.

While this notice discusses the Inaugural Class of female Eagle Scouts, the lengthening of the Eagle Boards of review window is applicable to all Scouts who were granted the Inaugural extension, regardless of gender.

If you would like to read the original text on the one time extensions on the BRYAN ON SCOUTING blog please follow the link below:

https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2019/01/31/temporary-transition-rules-give-new-scouts-bsa-members-the-chance-to-earn-eagle/.

 

 

 

 

 

Scout Youth Honored at Bexar County Brunch 2020

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  • Left ft to right: Jonathan Largoza, Alex Kubon, Gabriel Harper, Jim Syring, and Tyler Syring

Community leaders and Scout supporters gathered Thursday, February 13, 2020, to hear youth and adult members of the Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area Council share their stories, including a keynote from Eagle Scout, Jim Syring, newly appointed President of Property and Casualty Insurance Group at USAA. Others were honored for their outstanding achievements and saving lives. Valero Energy Corporation hosted this annual fundraising and recognition event, Give the Adventure Bexar County Brunch, for the last six years.

“The goal of the Scouting Movement is to teach our youth to have good judgement and a good head on their shoulders by experiencing positive outdoor adventures. So please ‘Give’ to help fund the tradition of adventure and character development for all boys and girls,” said Michael de los Santos, Scout Executive, Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area Council.

Tyler Syring with Scouts BSA Troop 18 and Gayle Hende of Scouts BSA Troop 346 emceed the brunch; announcing many special honorees. Eagle Scout Jonathan Largoza of Troop 346 was honored with the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award for his support of a senior community.

  • Jonathan Largoza receiving the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award
  • Co-Emcee’s Tyler Syring and Gayle Hende

Conor Ferguson of Troop 285, Stephen Chapman, Clayton Gillen, and Massone Sirianni of Troop 111 were honored for their significant acts of service that demonstrate unusual heroism and skill in saving or attempting to save another’s life.

  • Conor Ferguson receiving the Medal of Merit
  • Clayton Gillen, Stephen Chapman, and Massone Sirianni (not pictured)
    with their Scoutmaster, Robert Collier and Council Key 3 Leadership

Presentation of colors was be led by Eagle Scout Alex Kubon with Scouts BSA Troop 208. Alex was recognized for completing ALL 138 merit badges Scouting has to offer.

  • Alex Kubon receiving all 138 Merit Badges with Webelos Scout, Gabriel Harper who gave the invocation for the brunch

This annual event helps support Scouting programs and camps council wide.

To support Scouting, donate online at www.GiveTheAdventure.org or text GIVEADVENTURE to 41444.

On My Honor – To Be Prepared -January 2020

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In the picture from left to right are: 
Robert Collier, Jr. (former Scoutmaster, Troop 111)  Massone Sirianni (Eagle Scout)  Clayton Gillen (Life Scout)  Jake Chapman (Life Scout). All from Troop 111 in Kerrville sponsored by Notre Dame Catholic Church.

The Alamo Area Council is proud to announce the selection of three members of Troop 111 of Kerrville to be recipients of Meritorious Action Awards. Stephen Chapman, Clayton Gillen and Massone Sirianni will receive National Certificates of Merit for their actions during a Troop outing.

The Troop was hiking at Colorado Bend State Park and after 11 miles of hiking with the air temperature reaching 106°, Mr. Robert Collier, the Scoutmaster, stumbled and then fell. Immediately, Stephen, Clayton and Massone dropped their packs and ran to his aid. They noted that he was sweating profusely and that his skin was hot to the touch.

The three scouts quickly decided that Massone would stay with Mr. Collier while Stephen and Clayton would go to end of the trailhead and look for help. Massone propped up Mr. Collier with his bed roll, erected a tarp near a tree for shade, and kept him lying still and offered him water to keep him from further danger.

The others were able to flag down a pick-up truck and asked to use their cell phone to call 911. After linking up with Texas Park and Wildlife rangers (TPWD), they directed them to the location of Mr. Collier and Massone.

TPWD transported Mr. Collier to the trailhead where they were met by EMS who determined that time was of the essence and called for a helicopter to take Mr. Collier to the hospital in Temple, Texas.

Mr. Collier has since made a full recovery and is looking forward to future hiking adventures.

The Council Advancement Committee awarded the recognition due to the youth showing a significant act of service of an exceptional character. The three members of Troop 111 responded quickly and worked together to help overcome a challenging situation.

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