Welcome to the Sacred Springs District
Scout Jam 2010
Scout Jam 2010 is the Capitol Area Council's celebration of 100 years of scouting. It will be held October 8-10 at the Travis County Expo Center and should be one of the most memorable events in the history of scouting in the Capitol Area Council. Hundreds of units will participate in events ranging from fishing and climbing to electric guitar and simulated flight. From the youngest to the oldest scouts, everyone will find exciting activities at Scout Jam. You can visit the Scout Jam Website at www.scoutjam2010.org to learn more, to register your unit, and to sign up for the Scout Jam Newsletter.
Air Cub World
Air Cub World is proud to announce that its Google Group is available. You can view information about the program, the 2010 - 2011 schedule and the first two Flights of the year: Flight 104, Parent/Leader Weekend and Flight 201, 100th Anniversary Patch Weekend. Visit the Air Cub World website at http://groups.google.com/group/air-cub-world/web.
District Chairman's Message:
You can visit our calendar page for additional meeting times and dates.
Scouting Matters…
Boys that are in Scouting for 5 years (even non-consecutive years) have a high school graduation rate of 91% vs. a rate of 65% for the general population.
In our 15-county Capitol Area Council, which serves approx. 21000 Scouts, about 1/3 are considered “at-risk”.
In Bastrop, Hays, Travis and Williamson counties, 21% of households are single mothers with children under age 18.
An African proverb says: "It takes a village to raise a child." Scouting can be the village!
In the past year, the Capitol Area Council has:
Trained nearly 2,000 new leaders.
Commissioned more than 300 Eagle Scouts.
Donated more than 64,800 hours of community service.
Collected more than 83,000 lbs of food for local food pantries.
Served more than 6,000 at risk youth.
Given rank advancements to more than 10,00 boys.
Enrolled nearly 3,000 new Cub Scouts.
Enrolled more than 2,000 Cub Scouts and families in the Cub Scout Outdoor Program.
Hosted more than 1,200 campers at Cub World.
Dist. Chairman: Chip Sparks
Dist. Commissioner: Olan Kelley
Dist. Executive: Nathan Kramer