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1 boy scouts of america in florida today

1.1 alabama-florida council
1.2 central florida council
1.3 greater tampa bay area council
1.4 gulf coast council
1.5 gulf stream council
1.6 north florida council
1.7 south florida council
1.8 southwest florida council
1.9 suwannee river area council

boy scouts of america in florida today

there 9 boy scouts of america local councils in florida. in addition, florida national high adventure sea base of bsa located in islamorada, florida.

alabama-florida council

alabama-florida council serves scouts in alabama , florida, council office located in dothan, alabama.

oa lodge: cowikee lodge #224

central florida council

central florida council serves scouts in orange, osceola, seminole, lake, brevard, volusia , flagler counties. headquarters located in apopka, florida, , primary scout camp camp la-no-che in paisley.

oa lodge: tipisa lodge 326

greater tampa bay area council

the greater tampa bay area council newest council in florida , formed merger of gulf ridge council , west central florida council on may 1, 2016.

greater tampa bay area council serves youth in citrus, hardee, hernando, highlands, hillsborough, pasco, pinellas, polk, , sumter counties. 4 main scout camps camp brorein in odessa, camp soule in clearwater, flaming arrow scout reservation in lake wales, , sand hill scout reservation in brooksville. there 2 smaller facilities @ bigfoot wilderness camp near dade city, , camp alafia in lithia. scout offices in tampa , seminole. [1]

oa lodge: timuquan lodge

oa lodge: seminole lodge #85

gulf coast council

gulf coast council #773 serves scouts in florida , alabama, council office located in pensacola, florida. council s name refers gulf coast of united states.

oa lodge: yustaga lodge #385 patches can seen here.

gulf stream council

gulf stream council council of boy scouts of america in southeast florida headquarters in palm beach gardens. council serves youth in eastern portion of south florida broward/palm beach line north brevard/indian river county line , west eastern portions of highlands, glades , hendry counties.

oa lodge: aal-pa-tah lodge 237

north florida council

the north florida council encompasses 17 counties of northeast florida. through 7,000 volunteers council serves on 57,000 youth in on 850 units. north florida council owns, maintains , operates 2 camps: st. johns riverbase @ echockotee on doctors lake in orange park, , camp shands near hawthorne.

oa lodge - echockotee lodge

south florida council

the south florida council, in south florida , serves boy scouts of america in broward, miami-dade, , monroe counties. has 3 camps: camp elmore in davie, camp sawyer in florida keys, , camp everglades in everglades national park.

oa lodge: o-shot-caw lodge 265

southwest florida council

southwest florida council serves collier, lee, charlotte, manatee, sarasota, , parts of desoto , hendry counties. has 2 properties: price-sanders scout reservation in charlotte dr. franklin miles camp , camp gannett, , camp flying eagle in manatee.

southwest florida council chartered in july 1969, , based on membership , units, ranks 46th out of 306 councils in united states. southwest florida council geographic area divided 4 districts include charlotte, collier, desoto, hendry, lee, manatee, sarasota counties. council has executive board of volunteers , staff of professionals.

council accomplishes mission making program available chartered organizations; existing organizations have compatible goals. these groups include religious, educational, civic fraternal, business, labor, , governmental bodies. council supports chartered organizations providing materials , facilities, such camps. chartered organizations organize packs , troops. (source — swfl council website)

recent highlights

in 2007 southwest council:

awarded centennial council achieving excellence in providing quality program growing youth population in southwest florida recognized national quality learning life council achieved 11 consecutive years of membership growth serves on 32,000 boys , girls, in charlotte, collier, desoto, hendry, lee, manatee , sarasota counties had 117 young men attained rank of eagle scout has 4,000 active volunteers , on 390 units engaged in program increased attendance at: merit badge camp-outs, summer day-camps, camporees , @ philmont scout reservation 15,000 campers used our 2 camp facilities including special needs youth , community groups provided on 15,000 community service hours collected 100,000 lb (45,000 kg) of food through scouting food campaign represented 12 scouts , scout leaders @ world jamboree in london, england friends of scouting fundraising campaign netted largest amount in council s history achieved balanced budget youth sold on 7,700 cases of popcorn @ retail value of on $480,000 of that, 1,600 cases shipped deployed troops in on 40 countries

council website [2]

oa lodge: osceola #564, website [3]

suwannee river area council

lake talquin, viewed wallwood scout reservation on north shore, looking southwest, october 2007.

the suwannee river area council, active 1924 present, encompasses 13 counties in north florida , south georgia. council service center , central headquarters in tallahassee, florida. on past 90 years or so, suwannee river area council has offered traditional scouting programs @ several camps. first camp orchard pond, located near tallahassee. orchard pond small camp, having 4 campsites during entire lifetime. used 1927 1947, when sold. council moved summer camp operations camp semialachee, located on west side of moore lake south of sr 20 on silver lake road west of tallahassee. semialachee got name indirectly union of seminole , apalachee , 2 primary groups of native americans in united states north florida region. camp semialachee kept until 1965, when camping moved wallwood scout reservation, located south of quincy, florida. land new camp donated dr. charlie k. wall , wife margaret gift scouting. buildings , equipment donated various community leaders, scouters, , organizations. dedication of wallwood came in 1964, buildings constructed in 1965, , first camping season summer of 1966. wallwood covers on 500 acres (2.0 km) of land bordered on 1 side branch of lake talquin. camp offers variety of scouting programs, including cope, opportunities other civic organizations. there 2 camping faciliies @ wallwood reservation - camp nea mathla , camp tom matherly.

oa lodge: semialachee lodge #239