2012
ANNUAL REPORT
M E C K L E N B U R G C O U N T Y C O U N C I L , BOY B O YSCOUTS S C OOF U TAMERICA S OF AMERICA
MECKLENBURG COUNTY COUNCIL, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
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Council Highlights 277 Scouts earned the Eagle Award in 2012 10,032 Merit badges earned 5,817 Total youth advancements earned 1,752 Cub Scouts attended day camps, resident camps and special needs camps
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John Sequeira ioner Council Commiss
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2,244 Boy Scouts, Venturers and adults attended long-term summer camp 227 Youth served in our nationally recognized Scouting Through Soccer programs 27,700 Service hours invested back into our community just through Eagle Scout projects $40,330 Donated locally to send popcorn to our military and their families around the world 255,675 Pounds of food collected during the Scouting for Food Good Turn program in 2012 3,600 Registered adult volunteers
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Camp Grimes—1,200 acres open for the year-round program located at the Mecklenburg Scout Reservation in the beautiful South Mountains
By the numbers
Belk Scout Camp—286 acres open year-round for camping, training, and programs, located 30 minutes from Charlotte
Scouting Programs:
Upkeep and maintenance for both camps
Cub Scouting
Facilities and Camps • Two full-service camps:
• Council Service Center—Located near downtown Charlotte, houses administrative offices, and meeting rooms • Official Scout Shop—Located in the Council Service Center, offers a complete line of uniforms, insignia, camping items, advancement, and many other Scouting related items
Activities and Programs for Fun and Learning • Scouting for Food—Good Turn for America • Trailblazer Adventure Day • Boy Scout Summer Camp • Cub Scout Day Camp • Webelos Resident Camp • District camporees
4734 Cub Scouts/ 120 Packs
Boy Scouting
3536 Boy Scouts/ 117 Troops
Venturing
644 Venturers/ 43 Crews
Exploring
1056 Explorers/ 29 Posts
Learning for Life 1479 Youth/ 14 Groups
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491 985 544 549 526 471
Tiger Cub Bobcat Wolf Bear Webelos Arrow of Light
543 420 390 346 275 277
Tenderfoot Second Class First Class Star Life Eagle Total ranks earned :
5,817 Total merit badges earned :
10,032
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Leadership Dinner
Auction
John R. Belk served as the 2012 Leadership Dinner Chairman. Anna Nelson, Chairman of The Spangler Companies and Tom Nelson, Chairman, President and CEO of National Gypsum Company were the distinguished honorees for the annual leadership dinner. Danny Morrison, President of the Carolina Panthers was the keynote speaker.
This year’s auction was held at Mercedes Benz of Northlake. Paul Stein and his committee organized the Holiday Party themed auction. A special thanks to Hendrick Automotive Sales for hosting the event.
Good Scout Luncheon 2012 was the inaugural Good Scout Luncheon. This will be an annual event that recognizes individuals who exemplify the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Three individuals were recognized as “Good Scouts” in 2012. Bishop George Battle, Doug Herbert and Brent McKnight were the first class of Good Scouts.
Golf The council held its 22nd annual golf tournament under the leadership of Rone Reed. The tournament was held at The Peninsula Club. Nineteen teams participated and competed for the prestigious John M. Belk Memorial Cup.
Sporting Clays The council held the 10th annual sporting clay shoot at The Fork Farm. Under the leadership of John Bond, a record 31 teams participated making this the most successful shoot in its history.
Camp Card John Mahaffey gave support and leadership to the third annual camp card sale. Over 36,000 cards were sold. Units earned more than $104,000 from the sale to support their summer camp programs.
Popcorn This year’s sale was led by Anthony Aldrich. Scouts sold popcorn in person as well as online. Over $40,000 in donated popcorn was sent to our military and their families stationed around the world.
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Over 255,000 Pounds Collected Locally!
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Makes a Arjun Gupta, recipient of the first annual Mecklenburg County NESA (National Eagle Scout Association) College Scholarship Award. “Cold mornings, toes numb as you try to get the stove to work. It’s even worse when your hands must handle the freezing metal poles to break down your campsite so that you can get to hiking another 5 miles with 40 pounds on your back.” The scene just described sounds miserable, but it was times like those where Scouting forged Arjun’s character. He discovered his limits were far beyond what he had previously thought. How bad can spinach be when specks of dirt in one’s food is a routine occurrence? When you’ve spent a night on a mountain with nothing but two trash bags as a blanket and no dinner for the wilderness survival merit badge, sleeping on the floor of the spare room just isn’t as much of a problem anymore. Arjun says, “The overnighter was the longest night of my life, but the lessons I gained epitomized Scouting’s impact on my character: Scouting has instilled in me a sense of rugged individualism, of tolerating and even enjoying myself despite discomfort. That’s a skill I’ll use forever.”
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2012 council officers Benton S. Bragg, President Joseph W. Grier, III, President Elect Henry A. Harkey, Past President John Sequeira, Commissioner J. Ronald Martin, Treasurer David F. Brawley, Assistant Treasurer
B. Palmer McArthur, Attorney G. Mack Patterson, Vice President/Program Ken May, Vice President/Membership Joseph W. Grier, III, Vice President/Administration William A. Nichols, Vice President/Properties Robert R. Marshall, Vice President/Special Initiatives
George MacBain, Vice President/Finance Stern Dixon, Vice President/District Operations Daniel “Chipp” Bailey, Vice President/Exploring Steve Jegier, Vice President/PR & Marketing Mark A. Turner, Scout Executive
executive board Anthony A. Aldrich Scott H. Angel Daniel “Chipp” Bailey William B. Barnhardt George E. Battle, Jr. C. Vance Beck John D. Bond, III Staton E. Boyette, Jr. Benton S. Bragg Robert E. Branan David F. Brawley Richard C. Carter, Jr. Chris Corbitt William B. Cornett Laura Corsig Charles T. Davidson Cutter Davis
Stern Dixon Arthur J. Gallagher Peter S. Gilchrist, III E. Blake Graeber, III Jessica Graham Joseph W. Grier, III Jim Griffith Preston Griffith Pete Harden Henry A. Harkey Frank Headen Victor O. Holloway Steve Jegier George MacBain John H. Mahaffey J. Ronald Martin Robert R. Marshall
Ken May B. Palmer McArthur David M. McDonnell Bob McLaughlin Ivan Mothershead Michael E. Munley Stan Nester William A. Nichols, Sr. William A. Nichols, Jr. R. Stephen Pace Peter B. Pappas Richard F. Parker G. Mack Patterson Eugene C. Pridgen F.C. Proctor Perry Quick Rone Reed
advisory council Eric Andreozzi William M. Barnhardt N. Craig Bass Thomas M. Belk Andy Brincefield Thomas L. Burgess C.S. Clardy C.S. Clardy, Jr. Derick Close Steve Crump W. R. Cuthbertson
Edwin A. Dalrymple Pablo de la Canal Henry Donaghy Charles Fonville William H. Fox, Jr. Peter C. Gorman Ben Hawfield Bill Higgs Bill R. Kelley Marshall Larsen Thomas R. Lawing, Sr.
Bill Macurda G. Dodson Mathias Joel L. Moser Tom Nelson Thomas F. O’Brien Ralph Pitts Carlos E. Sanchez Herbert H. Sparks Steve Westphal Norris R. Woody
Richard B. Reiling Arthur D. Ringwald Bill Rose Judith H. Schulte John F. Schultze John Sequeira John O. Skelton Alan Simonini Paul D. Stein Paul A. Stroup, III Stuart Tucker Edwin H. Wadsworth Barry Weiss Landon R. Wyatt Jeffrey M. Yoh Beth Zeiss P. Anthony Zeiss