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For More Information, Contact: Leah
Beal at 573-449-2561 x209 lebeal@bsamail.org Great Rivers Council Boy Scouts of America 1203 Fay Street Columbia, MO 65201 http://www.bsa-grc.org/press Fax: 573-874-6846 |
Saint
Charles, Missouri – March 15, 2003
On Saturday, March 15, members
of the Cupbord Creek Corps attended the Three Flags Transfer Ceremony in St.
Charles, a signature event of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial.
Members of the Cupbord Creek Corps posed beside the replica of Lewis
& Clark’s keelboat at the St. Charles boat yard. The youth are among
BSA’s Lewis & Clark Bicentennial re-enactors. During the day they met
several members of the Discovery crew, and helped work on the replica boats.
The recently formed Venture Crew
1804, Cupbord Creek Corps, affords Boy Scouts and Venturers between the ages of
14 and 21 an opportunity to make history during the national Lewis & Clark
Bicentennial celebration.
As an important aspect of its
signature Lewis & Clark Bicentennial commemoration, the Great Rivers Council
of the Boy Scouts of America has formed the Cupbord Creek Corps, which is
sponsored by the Discovery Expedition of St. Charles.
The St. Charles men are the official re-enactors of the Lewis & Clark
expedition, and will trace the entire waterway portion of the 1803-1806
expedition east of the Rockies.
The arch in St. Louis—the
gateway to the west, symbolizes the historical significance of the original
expedition. At St. Louis in the
spring of 1804, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark enlisted crew
members into President Jefferson’s Corps of Discovery, and left in their boats
from St. Charles, to follow the Missouri River west through what is now the
Great Rivers Council, BSA.
In the only arrangement of its kind in the nation, Scouts in the Great Rivers Council who will be 18 by the 28th of May, 2004, and who have trained with the St. Charles Corps and are authentically outfitted, will be qualified to go aboard the Corps of Discovery boats and to enlist in the official Discovery Expedition, if they desire to do so. Scouts who will not be 18 by that date can still go through training and be recognized for their accomplishment.
The Discovery crew will offer
training for Venturers during a campout in St. Charles on the weekend of May
17-19, 2003.
On Memorial Day weekend, May
28-30, 2004, the Great Rivers Council will host a huge encampment at
Cupbord Creek, near Jefferson City, where the Corps of Discovery crew, on the
path of their epic journey, will join them.
The event, which will include an Indian village, authentic period
crafters, and many exciting activities, will be opened to the public on Saturday
afternoon, May 29, 2004.
A second BSA encampment will be
held with the Discovery Corps on the following weekend at Franklin Island, the
next stop on Lewis & Clark’s historic odyssey.
For additional information or to
obtain a Venturing application, contact the Great Rivers Council office at
1-800-Scout Law.
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For More Information,
Contact:
David
A Nolle at 573-449-2561 x202
dnolle@bsamail.org
Great Rivers Council
Boy Scouts of America
1203 Fay Street
Columbia, MO 65201
http://www.bsa-grc.org
Fax:
573-874-6846
For Immediate
Release – April 04, 2003
Construction
begins today on a new rifle range at the Hohn Scout Reservation near Laurie,
Missouri, thanks to the National Rifle Association Foundation.
Saturday, March 28, Scout executive Doug Callahan and Finance Director
David Nolle were presented with a check for $22,500 by NRA Foundation Vice
President Brenda Potterfield, Columbia Friends of NRA chapter treasurer
Jill Baxter, and NRA Field Representative Gregg Pearre.
“Attendance at the Hohn Scout Reservation increased from 218 Scouts in 1992 to 554 in 2002. We needed more space and better facilities. The Friends of the NRA were able to make that happen.,” said Doug Callahan. In addition to the increased number of Scouts able to learn firearms safety and to experience rifle and shotgun shooting in a safe outdoor environment other local organizations such as local police departments and hunter education classes will be able to utilize these facilities.
Friends of NRA
is an exciting grassroots fund-raising program that fosters community
involvement, raises money and gives 100% of the net proceeds to qualified local,
state and national programs. All Friends of NRA donations benefit The NRA
Foundation, with half allocated to fund projects within the state where the
money was raised. The NRA Foundation uses the other half to fund similar
projects with a national scope. Friends of NRA committee volunteers are
appointed to a State Fund Committee and make recommendations for local grant
funding. To date, The NRA Foundation has funded more than 3,400 state fund
grants for a total of $8.6 million, including but not limited to: youth firearms
safety and education programs; hunter education; range development and
improvement; support materials for training classes; women's safety classes; and
wildlife conservation efforts. Recognizing that America's young people represent
the future of the shooting sports, State Fund Committee grants frequently target
youth programs such as the Boy Scouts of America, allocating more than 50% of
grant monies to this important area.
The
purpose of the Boy Scouts of America—incorporated on February 8, 1910, and
chartered by Congress in 1916—is to provide an educational program for boys
and young adults to build character, to train in the responsibilities of
participating citizenship, and to develop personal fitness.
Scouting serves boys age 8 to 21 and girls age 14 to 21.
To volunteer, sign your child up for Scouting or to take advantage of
these new facilities contact 800-726-8852.
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Note to Editor: Additional Friends of NRA information: http://www.nrafoundation.org/friends/
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Left to Right: Jill Baxter, David Nolle, Douglas Callahan, Brenda Potterfield