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Welcome to El Dorado District
Serving the Communities of Pollock Pines, Camino, Somerset, Pleasant Valley, Placerville, El Dorado, Diamond Springs, Cool, Georgetown, Lotus, Shingle Springs, Rescue, Cameron Park, El Dorado Hills, Latrobe, and Folsom
Reporting service hours can be down through this Journey to Excellence page. Please log your hours which benefits your unit, our district and our council. Thank you!
Download our 2011-2012 District Program Calendar
updated 2/16/2012
Camp Card 2012
The 2012 Camp Card initiative is designed to help Scouts earn their way to a camp experience. Scouts participating in this program will earn 50 percent commission, $2.50 for each $5.00 Camp Card they sell. Cards will be distributed at Roundtable and the Scout office starting April 2nd. The sale will end on May 25th. The Sale is RISK FREE, simply return unsold cards. Follow our link for more information and to sign up. There's only a limited number of cards being ordered - once they're sold out we are not ordering more. Don't miss out!
Roundtable Program Highlights - 3rd Thursday of Each Month
Boy Scouts in April - Ham Radio
Curious about Ham Radio? Watch this YouTube clip to gain a better understanding of the benefits of earning an amateur radio license. Then come join us in April to learn all about ham radios!
Cub Scouts in April - Recruitment Training
Need more Scouts and families in your pack? Want to grow Scouting in your local community? Come to our recruitment training in April to learn about all the FREE materials & resources plus tips and tricks you need to know to be successful!
Recruitment of Cub Scouts
It's that time of year again where we do a big push for new Cub Scouts to join Scouting. Please visit our Cub Scout recruitment page for all the information you need to put on a successful recruitment. Items included on the page: Marketing materials request form (all materials are free), school and district flyer policies and phone numbers, and best methods and practices to a successful recruitment.
Adult Leader Training
Every Scout deserves a trained leader! Don't you agree? Please visit our district training page which is contstantly being updated with the latest training news. Need the dates for that upcoming training? Need more information on what makes a trained leader or advanced training like Woodbadge?
Friends of Scouting - $55,957 raised towards our $97,500 goal
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The 2012 giving season under the leadership of Stuart Stackhouse, Friends of Scouting Chairman, is in full swing. A presenter will be at your upcoming Blue & Gold or Court of Honor to talk about Friends of Scouting and encourage your family to make donation in support of Scouting. Interested in helping raise money in support of Scouting? Please contact Stuart at s_stackhouse@comcast.net or Brian Casper at bcasper@gecbsa.org.
Eagle Scout Advancement
Are you ready to start your Eagle Scout Service Project? First step, come to our Life to Eagle Seminar at every monthly Roundtable (except May).
Folsom & El Dorado Hills Scouts should contact Ken Davis - (916) 353-2861 or lzuplift@juno.net.
El Dorado County Scouts should contact Eric Miller at (530) 626-5118 or ericvmiller48@gmail.com or Larry Hyde at (530) 676-5957. Of course, you can call any one of these three volunteers.
A very special thank you to Allan Smith for his many years serving on our Advancement Committee. Allan, thank you for help in the success of hundreds of Eagle Scouts.
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