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In partnership with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, select groups of young people from Scouting’s programs designed and built research experiments that will be sent to the International Space Station in 2017!
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Local Scouts and adult volunteers contributed $4.7 million worth of community service in 2016. The Scout pictured above started a diaper drive when he was just 5 years old after learning that many people struggle to afford this basic necessity and has grown the drive every year.
6,592
SCOUTS ATTENDED CAMP
23,688 YOUTH MEMBERS
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We sent 45 Scouts from at-risk neighborhoods in Chicago’s inner-city to the Bechtel Summit Reserve in West Virginia for a week of adventure.
The presentations were aimed at exciting students about careers in science, technology, engineering and math fields while motivating them to achieve academic success.
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Scouts have opportunities to build friendships around the corner and around the world. Local Scouting families hosted 63 international Scouts from Hong Kong, Ethiopia, and Mexico for a weekend of sailing and sightseeing in Chicago before they traveled to the Michigan International Camporee.
17,375
MERIT BADGES EARNED
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Explorer Post 49, also known as Vector Robotics, earned the right to compete in the International Marine Advanced Technology Education Competition in June at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. The Explorers and the underwater remote operated vehicle (ROV) they designed and built competed fervently against 38 teams representing 16 countries.
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ADULT VOLUNTEERS
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SCOUTING CHANGES LIVES
Explorer Tyler was one of 10 Scouts chosen
Eagle Scout Kyrie spent hundreds of hours
Boy Scout Rory loves learning new skills through
Venturer Lillian received the national
Eagle Scout Noah has been heavily involved with
Eagle Scout Christian earned the 2016
nationwide to represent the Boy Scouts of America in Washington, D.C. to hand-deliver the BSA’s 2016 Report to the Nation: an annual report to our nation’s leaders detailing Scouting’s impact on communities across the country. Tyler is the National Youth Representative for Law Enforcement Exploring and a local Explorer with Post 2950 run by the Lansing Police Department. He plans to pursue a career in law enforcement.
the merit badge program and camping with his friends, but his most meaningful Scouting experience happened closer to home. One day Rory saw his sister chocking and in distress so he quickly preformed the Heimlich maneuver, a skill he learned in Scouting, and successfully dislodged the food she was choking on.
STEM programs in Scouting. He recently returned from a prestigious research program developed by a famed Eagle Scout explorer. There, Noah worked alongside scientists and engineers on board the ship Nautilus where he studied ocean mapping technologies and helped design, build, program, and track ocean drifters in the Eastern Pacific. Noah aspires to become a member of an R&D team that programs robots for applications with real-world impact.
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organizing a winter clothing drive for the Pacific Garden Mission in the South Loop as part of the community service project required to become an Eagle Scout- the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America. He is a senior at the De La Salle Institute in Chicago where he maintains a 4.8 GPA. Kyrie received a Chick Evans Scholarship to attend the college of his choice and is currently prospecting schools with exceptional engineering programs.
Outdoor Inspiration Award from Adidas Outdoor in recognition of her efforts to inspire other young people to engage in outdoor activities. She became a certified angling instructor in 2014 and has been sharing her fishing skills and love for the sport ever since. Lily is president of her Venturing crew based in Crete, IL and leads all Venturing Scouts in Chicagoland.
Congressional Award Gold Medal- the highest award Congress presents to youth. The Gold Award requires recipients to complete 400 hours of public service, 200 hours of personal development activities, and 200 hours of physical fitness activities, among other challenging tasks. Christian attends Brown University where he plays Division I water polo.
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14,586 Cub Scouts 7,540 Boy Scouts 447 Venturers 864 Explorers 251 Learning for Life
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION Our new Diversity and Inclusion Department will work with charter partners to start units in economically challenged neighborhoods in the south and west sides of Chicago and in Northwest Indiana to give all young people the opportunity to benefit from Scouting, regardless of their circumstances.
Shaping the workforce of tomorrow by engaging and mentoring youth age 14 through 20 in career and life-enhancing opportunities. • 58 Exploring Units • 22.7% growth in Exploring •11 new Exploring Posts including Welding at Oak Forest High School, Skilled Trades at IBEW Local Union 134, Health at Roseland Hospital and MacNeal Hospital •G.O. Exploring - new Girls Outdoor junior exploring program for youth in grades 6 - 8 •Peggy and Steve Fossett Foundation - Helped support the 22.7% growth in Exploring •Collins Engineers, Inc. - Sponsored a ‘Quad Copter Show and Do’ at the Career Exploring Day at the University of Illinois at Chicago •Johnson Family Make the World a Better Place Fund - Focused on impacting youth who need critical career-development skills
STEM Scouts helps girls and boys in 3rd through 12th grade learn about science, technology, engineering and math through creative, hands-on activities, field trips and interaction with STEM professionals. Older STEM Scouts have the opportunity to publish their work through an online, peer-reviewed journal. • 218 STEM Scouts in 19 Labs • Labs at each level: Elementary, Middle, and High School • 7 new STEM Scout Labs including British International School of Chicago Lincoln Park, Iroquois Community School, and Chicago Hope Academy • 147.7% membership growth in STEM Scouts • 90% growth in STEM Scout Labs
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Financials
Camp Locations Boy Scout Camp Locations Camp Napowan N4789 24th Avenue Wild Rose, WI 54984
Owasippe Scout Reservation 9900 Russell Road Twin Lake, MI 49457
Cub Scout Camp Locations Owasippe Scout Reservation 9900 Russell Road Twin Lake, MI 49457
Camp Betz 3858 Snow Road Berrien Springs, MI 49103
Adventure Camp 4492 S Knoll Road Rochelle, IL 61068
Cub Scout Day Camps Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana locations
PTAC Centers for Scouting Des Plaines Valley Center for Scouting 811 W. Hillgrove Avenue La Grange, IL 60525 (312) 421-8800
Northwest Suburban Center for Scouting 617 E. Golf Road Suite 101 Arlington Heights, IL 60005 (312) 421-8800
Robert J. Welsh Center for Scouting 8751 Calumet Avenue Munster, IN 46321 (312) 421-8800
www.PathwayToAdventure.org
Steve Fossett Center for Scouting 1218 W. Adams Street Chicago, IL 60607 (312) 421-8800
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The Boy Scouts of America program is an ongoing adventure that delivers life-changing experiences, teaches a powerful set of real-life skills, and develops fundamental qualities that help more than 105,126 youth mentored by 32,972 registered adults in Illinois become Prepared. For Life.®
54,625 Cub Scouts
105,126
26,998 Boy Scouts 2,990 Venturers
YOUTH SERVED
4,128 Explorers 16,385 Learning for Life
Prepared. For Service. Illinois Scouts recorded
619,018
hours of community service.
Prepared. For Learning. The Nova Awards program stimulates
STEM learning through fun activities developed in partnership with organizations like NASA.
78,805
MERIT BADGES
WERE EARNED, including 9,943 in STEM-related fields.
Prepared. For Adventure.
17,985
Illinois Scouts attended summer camp programs throughout
the state.
THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA WILL PREPARE EVERY ELIGIBLE YOUTH TO BECOME A RESPONSIBLE, PARTICIPATING CITIZEN AND LEADER WHO IS GUIDED BY THE SCOUT OATH AND SCOUT LAW.
Prepared. For Leadership.
1,765
Scouts in Illinois earned the EAGLE
SCOUT AWARD during 2016.
219,943 nights
spent camping.
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