Come be a part of this wonderful museum. Help make the history of the Mid-America Council come alive. We will be having a meeting of the museum committee on Saturday May 17, 2008 at 10 am in the museum at the Durham Scout Center. If you have ideas of how to make this history come alive or just have a love of the museum and all that it has to offer please come and join us. Call Sue Baldwin at 402-431-9BSA or email
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if you plan to attend. If you are interested but that date does not work in your schedule call or email that you are willing to be on the museum committee.
Please send photos of Scouts and Scouters in action to Jeff Quandt,
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to be used in the presentation at the Council Awards Reception.
The Silver Beaver Award is presented by the Council for distinguished service to young people and is among the most prestigious of all awards. Since Boy Scout leadership is overwhelmingly volunteer, the Boy Scouts of America recognizes the need to acknowledge the invaluable services that men and women render to youth.
Come join us at Chili’s on the 1st Tuesday of each month beginning June 3rd. Chili’s will donate 10% of your total bill, before tax, to the Boy Scouts, Mid-America Council all day. Wear your uniform or bring in this flier to qualify
The BSA announced that the next Jamboree is scheduled in 2010 to coincide with the 100th birthday of the Boy Scouts of America! Visit our Jamboree page for more information.
The Soaring Eagle District of the Mid-America Council, Boy Scouts of America is pleased to announce that TD AMERITRADE has become their District Sponsor. We appreciate their support of our program and their assistance will help to ensure that the over 4,000 Scouts in the western Omaha Metro area will take part in Scouting. Boy Scouts helps youth to develop skills which allow them to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetime by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.
Cabela’s (LaVista, NE) & Chalco Hills Recreation Area (camping)
COST:
$10.00 per person by 5/1/08; $20.00 after 5/1/08; Families get in free
Contact Arli Hasbrouck for more information at
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or 402-514-3022. Download the registration form
NEWS: Kwahadi Dancers will be performing during Webelos Camp at Camp Cedars August 1-3
Ahoy, mates! "PIRATES" is the theme for Cub Day Camps and "EXTREME OUTDOORS" for Cub Overnights in 2008. Get the Leaders' Guide and learn more about camping dates, activities and how to order this years' T-shirt!
This year you can register and pay online for all of the Mid-America Council Cub Scout Day Camps, Fun w/ Sons, Resident Camps, and other specialty Camps.Click here to go to the online registration site.
The Mid America Council has reservations for a council contingency to Philmont in 2009. We have 10 crew positions leaving June 27, 2009, and returning July 9, 2009. Applications are now available online or at the Durham Scout Center and must be accompanied with a $100 deposit when turned in. Selection of the crews, crew leaders and trip sponsors will happen soon, so don’t delay. For more information email Dave Sinsheimer at
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or call Arli Hasbrouck at 431-9272. Preview Philmont Scout Ranch online.
Philmont is offering a total of 15 NAYLE Scholarships to the Central Region in 2008 to help Scouts with limited means attend the NAYLE course. The course fee for 2008 is $320 per person and the scholarship is for $200 per person. If you would like to send a Scout to the NAYLE training at Philmont this summer, but needs assistance to attend, turn in their names to Dan Hayes.
Venturing Crew 297 has plans again to build a house for Habitat for Humanity of Omaha. But the members of 297 aren’t enough; we need EVERONE’S help. If you are 16 and over, and can work on a house, we want YOU! You need not be in the Omaha metro area to be a part of the process. Service hours, leadership experience…great college application builder…everything is possible with this project. Download the flyer for more information or contact Jason Cruse,
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and sign up to be a part of the project.
The Outdoor Channel is currently in production on a Scouting related TV show, Scouting TV. Set to air in the Spring of 2008, this show will highlight Scouts, Scouting values, and of course the fun we have. One of the features will be “Do One Daily” which will focus on a unit as they conduct a service project. This feature is the perfect opportunity for Scouts to show all the great service they provide – all done in a home-movie style. Learn more about Scouting TV.
The national Boy Scout organization's "Good Turn for America" initiative addresses three critical areas of need in our society: hunger, homelessness and poor health. The Boy Scouts have collaborated with The Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity, the American Red Cross and thousands of other community organizations, focusing the power of volunteerism on community issues. For more information please contact Erin McGuire at (402) 431-9BSA or via email at
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Come join us at Chili’s on the 1st Tuesday of each month beginning June 3rd. Chili’s will donate 10% of your total bill, before tax, to the Boy Scouts, Mid-America Council all day. Wear your uniform or 
The Soaring Eagle District of the Mid-America Council, Boy Scouts of America is pleased to announce that TD AMERITRADE has become their District Sponsor. We appreciate their support of our program and their assistance will help to ensure that the over 4,000 Scouts in the western Omaha Metro area will take part in Scouting. Boy Scouts helps youth to develop skills which allow them to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetime by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.
NEWS: Kwahadi Dancers will be performing during Webelos Camp at Camp Cedars August 1-3
The Mid America Council has reservations for a council contingency to Philmont in 2009. We have 10 crew positions leaving June 27, 2009, and returning July 9, 2009. 
Venturing Crew 297 has plans again to build a house for Habitat for Humanity of Omaha. But the members of 297 aren’t enough; we need EVERONE’S help. If you are 16 and over, and can work on a house, we want YOU! You need not be in the Omaha metro area to be a part of the process. Service hours, leadership experience…great college application builder…everything is possible with this project. 
The Outdoor Channel is currently in production on a Scouting related TV show, Scouting TV. Set to air in the Spring of 2008, this show will highlight Scouts, Scouting values, and of course the fun we have. One of the features will be “Do One Daily” which will focus on a unit as they conduct a service project. This feature is the perfect opportunity for Scouts to show all the great service they provide – all done in a home-movie style. 
The national Boy Scout organization's "Good Turn for America" initiative addresses three critical areas of need in our society: hunger, homelessness and poor health. The Boy Scouts have collaborated with The Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity, the American Red Cross and thousands of other community organizations, focusing the power of volunteerism on community issues. For more information please contact Erin McGuire at (402) 431-9BSA or via email at
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Process ranks and awards for packs, troops, teams, crews, ships and posts. Units can now submit advancement for unit youth members online.
