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MEDIA CONTACT:
Joe Mueller, Director of Public Relations
(314) 256-3030; Cell: (314) 603-9983
jmueller@stlbsa.org
Visit SCOUTING IN THE NEWS for links to stories on Scouts and leaders in the Greater St. Louis Area Council.
2010
MEDIA ADVISORY-Boy Scout To Receive Heroism Award For Rescuing Man Who Fell Through Ice In Meramec: ST. LOUIS (Jan. 15)--A Boy Scout who rescued a man who fell through ice and into the Meramec River last year will receive a Heroism Award during a National Court of Honor Ceremony on Wednesday during the Greater St. Louis Area Council’s Friends of Scouting Kickoff Dinner.
Watch video interview with Joshua Newsham at scene of rescue...
MEDIA ADVISORY-70-Foot High Platform For Eagle Nesting Box To Be Raised In Memory Of Boy Scout Leader, Employee: ST. LOUIS (Jan. 13): A former Missouri American Water employee and Boy Scout leader who built nesting boxes to improve eagle habitat throughout St. Louis County and helped many boys become Eagle Scouts will have two nests dedicated in his memory during Eagle Days at the Chain of Rocks Bridge.
2009
NOVEMBER
MEDIA RELEASE-2 Millionth Eagle Scout Is Honorary Grand Marshal Of 2009 AmerenUE Thanksgiving Day Parade; Scout Will Lead Service Project On Friday At Animal Protective Association: ST. LOUIS (November 24, 2009)—Anthony Thomas, who in May was selected to be the 2 millionth Eagle Scout in the 99-year history of the Boy Scouts of America, will be the Honorary Grand Marshal in the AmerenUE Thanksgiving Day Parade in St. Louis. Thomas, 16, is from Lakeville, Minn., and a junior at the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, Minn. He joined Cub Scouts at age 7 and is a member of the Northern Star Council’s Troop 471, chartered to Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Burnsville, Minn. Adopted from Korea, Anthony volunteers as a camp counselor for Korean adoptees and spent part of his summer in New Orleans helping with the ongoing cleanup from Hurricane Katrina.
MEDIA RELEASE-Scouting For Food Campaign Gathers 2.1 Million Cans In 25th Annual Drive: (NOVEMBER 21, 2009) ST. LOUIS — More than 30,000 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturers helped the needy on Saturday as they collected 2.1 million cans of food during the 2009 Scouting for Food drive, sponsored by Wells Fargo Advisors. The Greater St. Louis Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, collected more than 41 million cans of food during the 25-year history of the drive.
MEDIA RELEASE-Rising demand puts greater pressure on Boy Scouts' 25th annual Scouting for Food Campaign: ST. LOUIS (November 10, 2009) – With the demand for food pantry assistance continuing to increase due to the area’s high unemployment rate, the Greater St. Louis Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, is urging residents throughout Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois to help needy families by contributing what they can during the 25th annual Scouting for Food drive, which will be held Saturday, November 14, and Saturday, Nov. 21.
MAY
MEDIA ADVISORY-Scouts Decorate Graves at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Before Memorial Day (PDF): ST. LOUIS -- (May 21, 2009) - Approximately 4,000 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturers on Sunday will decorate each of the 172,000 graves at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery with an American Flag during the 60th annual Memorial Day “Good Turn.”
FEBRUARY
MEDIA RELEASE-National Council Announces Report to the Nation Participants from St. Louis (PDF): ST. LOUIS, Mo. – (February 17, 2009) – For the first time, two youth from the same council will be part of the delegation selected to present the Boy Scouts of America’s annual Report to the Nation in Washington, D.C. Eagle Scout Jack O’Neill, 19, and Amanda Vogt, 19, hold two of Scouting’s highest national youth offices while representing the Greater St. Louis Area Council.
MEDIA RELEASE-Two St. Louis Youth, Elected As National Officers, To Present BSA's Annual Report To President Obama (PDF): ST. LOUIS (Feb. 18, 2009)—Two 19-year-old youths from St. Louis are scheduled to meet President Barack Obama and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as members of the Boy Scouts of America’s Report to the Nation delegation in early March. Jack O’Neill, National Chief of the Order of the Arrow, and Amanda Vogt, National Venturing President, will attend as the BSA’s top youth officers. They will arrive in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 28 and spend five days meeting government leaders and touring a variety of government facilities and landmarks.
JANUARY
MEDIA ADVISORY-Cub Scout To Receive Heroism Award (PDF): ST. LOUIS (JAN. 12, 2009)--A Cub Scout who realized his cousin was drowning and pulled him to safety will receive a Heroism Award during a National Court of Honor Ceremony on Wednesday. Zach Heatley, a member of Cub Scout Pack 531, chartered to the Kratz Elementary School PTO in the Ritenour School District, will be recognized at the conclusion of the Greater St. Louis Area Council’s Friends of Scouting Kickoff Dinner.
2008
NOVEMBER
MEDIA ADVISORY-Scouting For Food Campaign Gathers 2.2 Million Cans (PDF): ST. LOUIS (NOV. 22, 2008)--More than 30,000 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturers helped the needy on Saturday as they collected 2.2 million cans of food during the 2008 Scouting for Food drive. The collection was 6 percent larger than last year’s drive. The Greater St. Louis Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, collected more 37 million cans of food during the 24-year history of the drive.
SEPTEMBER
MEDIA ADVISORY-Local Youth Returns to Attend Annual Camping Event as National President of 250,000-Member Group (PDF): ST. LOUIS (SEPT. 17, 2008)--Two years after her election as vice president of the Greater St. Louis Area Council’s Venturing program, Amanda Vogt will return as National President of the program when she visits the Fall Fun Rally this weekend at Beaumont Scout Reservation.
AUGUST
MEDIA ADVISORY-Deposki Triplets To Receive Eagle Scout Awards (Aug. 15, 2008) (PDF): ST. LOUIS--Triplets Timothy, Matthew and Daniel Deposki will each be presented with the Eagle Scout Award at a Court of Honor ceremony at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 17, at Our Lady of Providence Catholic Church, 8866 Pardee Rd.
Right Click on link to download photograph of Daniel, Matthew and Timothy Deposki-Triplets Each Receive Eagle Scout Award (JPG-470K) Photograph courtesy of Deposki Family)
MARCH
MEDIA ADVISORY-Scouts Plan To Equal Largest One-Day Volunteer Effort In Mo. State Parks System (March 31, 2008) (PDF): LESTERVILLE, Mo.,--More than 400 Boy Scouts will plant trees, blaze new trails and perform other restoration projects at Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park on Saturday, April 5, 2008. The Scouts also will be working on other projects in the surrounding area.
2007
NOVEMBER
MEDIA RELEASE-Scouting For Food Campaign Gathers 2.07 Million Cans In 23rd Annual Drive (November 17, 2007) (PDF): More than 30,000 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturers helped the needy on Saturday as they collected 2.07 million cans of food during the 2007 Scouting for Food drive.
JUNE
MEDIA RELEASE-Eckelkamp Receives Silver Buffalo Award (June 21, 2007) (PDF): L.B. Eckelkamp Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank of Washington, received the Boy Scouts of America's highest recognition--the Silver Buffalo Award--at the National Council's Annual Meeting in Atlanta on Friday, June 1, 2007.
MAY
MEDIA ADVISORY-Cub Scout Receives Heroism Award For Using Evacuation Plan To Save Self, Mother During Fire (May 17, 2007) (PDF): Wolf Cub Scout Ryan Corbett will receive a heroism medal for using an evacuation plan--developed at a Scout meeting--to save himself and his mother before their home was engulfed in flames last year. The presentation will be made during a National Court of Honor Ceremony at the Greater St. Louis Area Council's Annual Meeting and Recognition Dinner on Wednesday, May 23, at the St. Charles Convention Center.
MEDIA RELEASE-Venturer Selected President of Central Region (May 15, 2007) (PDF): Amanda Vogt will be introduced as the incoming Central Region Venturing President and be presented with Lindenwood University's Boy Scout scholarship during the Greater St. Louis Area Council's Annual Meeting and Recognition Dinner on Wednesday, May 23, at the St. Charles Convention Center.
2006
February
MEDIA RELEASE-Report to the State (Feb. 2, 2006) (PDF): Spelling Bee Champ, Now Eagle Scout, Joins Venturing Officer To Present Missouri Boy Scout Report to Governor Blunt.
March
MEDIA ADVISORY-Scout to Meet President Bush (March 1, 2006) (PDF): C.J. Suber, a Boy Scout from Troop 30o at Webster Groves Presbyterian Church, will meet President Bush as a member of the Boy Scouts of America's Report to the Nation delegation on March 4 to 8 in Washington, D.C.
May
MEDIA ADVISORY-Girl Scouts Join Boy Scouts In Placing 128,000 Flags At Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery (May 28, 2006) (PDF): Approximately 4,000 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts on Sunday will decorate each of the 128,000 graves at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery with an American Flag during the 56th annual Memorial Day Good Turn.
MEDIA ADVISORY-Cub Scout To Receive Heroism Award For Saving 4-Year-Old Sister From Drowning (May 31, 2006) (PDF): Joseph Howard, a 7-year-old Cub Scout, receives a Heroism Award during a National Court of Honor at the Greater St. Louis Area Council's Annual Meeting and Recognition Dinner.
November
Scouting for Food Media Information
MEDIA RELEASE-2006 Scouting For Food Gathers 1.9 Million Cans(Nov. 18, 2006) (PDF): More than 30,000 Scouts collected 1.96 million cans during the 22nd annual Scouting for Food Good turn.
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