Cupbord Creek Corps attends Three Flags Transfer Ceremony

Friends of NRA donate $22,500 to build local Boy Scout Camp Rifle Range

Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) Tax Credits 10/25/2001


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Shown left to right are Derek Biddle of Rocheport, Brian Edwards of Mokane, Elliott Ambrose of Jefferson City, and Kelly Stevens of Hermann.

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

 

Cupbord Creek Corps attends Three Flags Transfer Ceremony

 

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

  

Laurie, MO - Friends of NRA donate $22,500 to build local Boy Scout Camp Rifle Range

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