Each of these sites include a "unit locator" to help you find a pack, troop, team, crew, or ship holding meetings close to you. All you need is your ZIP code! Try it out right now and join the adventure.
You can also contact us at 412-325-7940 or visit the Council Service Center at 1275 Bedford Avenue, Pitsburgh, PA
Don't Miss the 2nd Annual 12 Points Bike Ride Sunday June 1, 2008
The 12-Points Bike Ride lets Scout youth and their families learn more about the meaning of Scout law while gaining a deeper appreciation of different religious faiths. The Ride is open to all Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Venture Crews, and their families.
At each stop, a member of the Clergy will discuss one of the 12 points of Scout law, describe the basic theological tenets of their religion, and point out interesting architectural and historical aspects of their House of Worship. The ride will end with a picnic dinner. More>>>
FREE SAFETY INSPECTION Tuesday 5/27 through Thursday 5/29 for Ride participants! Pittsburgh Pro Bicycles - CALL 412-567-4936 for more information about safety inspections. No inspections the day of the ride!
“A picture is worth a thousand words,” as the saying goes, and it could be worth even more to the Cub Scout, Boy Scout or Venturer who wins the 2008 Summer Camp Photo Contest sponsored by the Greater Pittsburgh Council. The theme is “It’s a Scout’s Life.”
Each summer, nearly 7,000 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturers participate in Resident Camp at Heritage Reservation, Advancement Camp at Camp Twin Echo, or Day Camp at various locations in southwestern Pennsylvania. Hundreds of Scouts bring cameras to record memories that will last the rest of your life. Why not win a prize while you’re at it? More>>>
Click image to learn more. Wellness Badge to teach Scouts about Healthy Habits
In partnership with UPMC Health Plan, the Greater Pittsburgh Council has launched a new wellness program to help Scouts and their families make good food choices and benefit from physical fitness.
Part of the program initiative Scouting for Healthy Habits… Healthy Living, the council teamed with experts at UPMC Health Plan to publish a Wellness Badge Handbook for every registered Boy Scout, with accompanying Parent Guides. As many as 1,000 Boy Scouts are expected to earn the badge in 2008.
The handbook includes sections on family health history, forming healthy habits, goals for wellness, and nutritious and easy-to-make camping recipes.
Scout for Healthy Habits...Healthy Living was developed in 2006 to respond to the worsening societal issue of child obesity. Physical fitness always has been a big part of Scouting at all age levels; keeping “physically strong” is an integral component of the Scout Oath.
The goal of the Wellness Badge is to help Scouts understand that good health is an active, lifelong process of learning about and making better choices. Are you a member?
Welcome to the Greater Pittsburgh Council Website. Be sure to click on the My GPC-BSA link. Here you will be able to subscribe to your district's calendar and receive updates on district events and activities. Many exciting features will be available as we learn and develop this web site. This site is designed to be kept up to date with new content, news and other information.
Still Time to Sign Up for the Pinewood Derby World Record at Kennywood
If you have ever raced a Pinewood Derby car, wished you had, or simply want an excuse to go to Kennywood, then you’ll want to clear your calendar for this Sunday, May 18!
The Greater Pittsburgh Council is planning to establish a world record for the most Pinewood Derby cars racing at one time. Cars will be raced on at least 70 lanes of track in Pavilion 5 on May 18, which also is Motorsports Day at Kennywood. Check-in begins at 12:30 p.m., race time is 1:30 p.m.
We are in need of Pinewood Derby tracks and racers. Passes for the event are $18. Contact Darla DiGiovanni the Scout office at 412-471-7973.
See you at Kennywood…and don’t forget your car!
As dedicated BSA volunteers, you understand the importance of keeping our youth safe in the Scouting program. To ensure Youth Protection, our organization has conducted criminal background checks on all new volunteers since April 2003. Because some volunteers have been continually registered in the program before April 2003, some have not had a criminal background check. In the next few moths, we will be communicating with those volunteers on this issue.
Volunteers who have not had a background check will receive a letter from our Chief Scout Executive, Bob Mazzuca, recognizing them as valued volunteers and explaining the need for criminal background checks and our continued youth protection efforts. The letter will explain the need for consent to conduct a criminal background check and direct volunteers to a new Web site (www.bsacbc.org) where volunteers can authorize and provide information needed to conduct a CBC.
To learn more about the Volunteers and Background Checks program, click here. Greater Pittsburgh Council Launches Strategic Long Range Plan . . . Your Input Needed
We’d like you to meet Johnny. He just joined the Tiger Cubs, and is excited about Scouting. But what kind of program will he take part in as he climbs the ranks on the way to becoming an Eagle Scout and future leader? We want to provide the best possible experience as he walks the Scouting trail.
Greater Pittsburgh Council is gearing up for an exciting 2008 as we develop a new Strategic Long Range Plan that will guide and shape our entire operation over the next five years. As we approach the Boy Scouts of America’s centennial year in 2010, there never has been a more crucial time to examine the impact Scouting has on our communities, families and young people. More>>>>
We are glad that you have decided to visit our web site. This web site is always being updated and changed. Feel free to contact the council webmaster at info@gpc-bsa.org if you have any suggestions for content or forms to be included on the site. We are beginning to train the district webmaster, so they can help keep the district news current and relevant to their own units.
