2012 ANNUAL REPORT

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICAM E C K L E N B U R G C O U N T Y C O U N C I L , B O Y S C O U T S O F A M E R I C A

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Council HighlightsScouts earned the Eagle Award in 2012

Merit badges earned

Total youth advancements earned

Cub Scouts attended day camps, resident camps and special needs camps

Boy Scouts, Venturers and adults attended long-term summer camp

Youth served in our nationally recognized Scouting Through Soccer programs

Service hours invested back into our community just through Eagle Scout projects

Donated locally to send popcorn to our military and their families around the world

Pounds of food collected during the Scouting for Food Good Turn program in 2012

Registered adult volunteers

277

10,032

5,817

1,752

2,244

227

27,700

$40,330

255,675

3,600

A word from our Key 3:

The Mecklenburg County Council’s programs continued

to develop character and teach leadership skills to more

than 12,000 youth in 2012. They join previous generations

of Scouts who attribute their success in life to the lessons

they learned in Scouting.

Young people join Scouting because it’s fun and exciting.

Many times, it’s only after the Scouting experience is over

that Scouts and families look back and see how it shaped

their life.

In the following pages, you will find the story of youth

members who excel in learning, leadership, adventure

and service. As you read about their experiences,

remember there are thousands of other youths just like

them who are learning, growing and preparing for their

future. We pledge to continue providing the vision,

leadership and resources for Scouts today and

tomorrow.

Benton Bragg

Council PresidentMark Turner

Scout ExecutiveJohn Sequeira

Council Commissioner

Activities and Programs for Fun and Learning• Scouting for Food—Good Turn for America

• Trailblazer Adventure Day

• Boy Scout Summer Camp

• Cub Scout Day Camp

• Webelos Resident Camp

• District camporees

Bythe numbersScouting Programs:

Cub Scouting 4734 Cub Scouts/ 120 Packs

Boy Scouting 3536 Boy Scouts/ 117 Troops

Venturing 644 Venturers/ 43 Crews

Exploring 1056 Explorers/ 29 Posts

Learning for Life 1479 Youth/ 14 Groups

Facilities and Camps• Two full-service camps:

Camp Grimes—1,200 acres open for the year-round programlocated at the Mecklenburg Scout Reservation in the beautiful South Mountains

Belk Scout Camp—286 acres open year-round for camping,training, and programs, located 30 minutes from Charlotte

Upkeep and maintenance for both camps

• Council Service Center—Located near downtown Charlotte, houses administrative offices, and meeting rooms

• Official Scout Shop—Located in the Council Service Center, offers a complete line of uniforms, insignia, camping items, advancement, and many other Scouting related items

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Tiger CubBobcatWolfBearWebelosArrow of Light

TenderfootSecond ClassFirst Class StarLifeEagle

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Advancement

Total ranks earned :

5,817

Total merit badges earned :

10,032

Sources of Income

Expenses

16%

Supp

ort S

ervices 1% National Council Support

83% Direct Program services

Project Sales and Foundations

Scout Shop

Investments and other Revenue

United Way

Product Sales (Popcorn and Camp Card)

Camping and Activities

Friends of Scouting and Special Events

3%

5%

6%

8%

15%

30%

33%

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Leadership DinnerJohn R. Belk served as the 2012 Leadership Dinner Chairman. Anna Nelson, Chairman of The Spangler Companies and Tom Nelson, Chairman, President and CEO of National Gypsum Company were the distinguished honorees for the annual leadership dinner. Danny Morrison, President of the Carolina Panthers was the keynote speaker.

Good Scout Luncheon2012 was the inaugural Good Scout Luncheon. This will be an annual event that recognizes individuals who exemplify the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Three individuals were recognized as “Good Scouts” in 2012. Bishop George Battle, Doug Herbert and Brent McKnight were the first class of Good Scouts.

GolfThe council held its 22nd annual golf tournament under the leadership of Rone Reed. The tournament was held at The Peninsula Club. Nineteen teams participated and competed for the prestigious John M. Belk Memorial Cup.

Sporting ClaysThe council held the 10th annual sporting clay shoot at The Fork Farm. Under the leadership of John Bond, a record 31 teams participated making this the most successful shoot in its history.

AuctionThis year’s auction was held at Mercedes Benz of Northlake. Paul Stein and his committee organized the Holiday Party themed auction. A special thanks to Hendrick Automotive Sales for hosting the event.

Camp CardJohn Mahaffey gave support and leadership to the third annual camp card sale. Over 36,000 cards were sold. Units earned more than $104,000 from the sale to support their summer camp programs.

PopcornThis year’s sale was led by Anthony Aldrich. Scouts sold popcorn in person as well as online. Over $40,000 in donated popcorn was sent to our military and their families stationed around the world.

Thank you for your

support!

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Scouting For Food Good Turn Program

Scouting For Food is Mecklenburg County Council’s community

stewardship project aimed at addressing the problem of hunger in the

community in which we live and work. Since 1985, the Mecklenburg

County Council has collected thousands of pounds of food. 2012 was

no exception. Thousands of Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and volunteers

collected a record 255,000 pounds of food. The food collected goes

to Loaves & Fishes, who operates nineteen food pantries in Mecklenburg

County. Loaves & Fishes provides a week’s worth of nutritious groceries to

families facing short-term financial crisis.

Del Whittaker, Chairman of Scouting for Food states, “Who are the real

winners here? The people we help feed are the beneficiaries, but the

winners in anything like this are the young men who are out there

collecting food and distributing bags. They’re living the basic tenets of

the Boy Scouts. Do your best, help others, and do a good turn daily. It’s

what we teach day in and day out.”

Over 255,000 Pounds Collected Locally!

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Makes aArjun Gupta, recipient of the first annual Mecklen-burg County NESA (Nation-al Eagle Scout Associa-tion) College Scholarship Award.

“Cold mornings, toes numb as you try to get the stove to work. It’s even worse when your hands

must handle the freezing metal poles to break down your campsite so that you can get to hiking another 5 miles with 40 pounds on your back.” The scene just described sounds miser-able, but it was times like those where Scouting forged Arjun’s character. He discovered his limits were far beyond what he had previously thought. How bad can spinach be when specks of dirt in one’s food is a routine occurrence? When you’ve spent a night on a mountain with nothing but two trash bags as a blanket and no dinner for the wilderness survival merit badge, sleeping on the floor of the spare room just isn’t as much of a problem anymore. Arjun says, “The overnighter was the longest night of my life, but the lessons I gained epitomized Scout-ing’s impact on my character: Scouting has instilled in me a sense of rugged individualism, of tolerating and even enjoying myself despite discomfort. That’s a skill I’ll use forever.”

Anders Hare, a junior at

Mallard Creek High, chose

to focus his Eagle Scout

project on our ever-increas-

ing need for donated bikes.

Anders successfully

completed our adult

mechanics class to learn

how to repair bikes. He then

shared that knowledge,

educating 14 of his fellow

scouts. They, in turn, used that knowledge to

refurbish 16 bikes for the Re-Cyclery. They

replaced pedals, tires, tubes, seats and grips,

lubed chains and cleaned the bikes. At the same

time, Anders organized a TFKC bike drive that

brought in 21 donated bikes, significantly filling our

Re-Cyclery pipeline. Thank you, Anders, for your

great work in the community!

Scouting Difference!Eagle Scout William Bratton Cato of Troop 72 in Cornelius has won the 2012

competition for the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) Eagle Scout S cholarship, sponsored by the SAR’s Mecklenburg Chapter. He received an SAR Eagle Scout Scholarship

Program medal and $250

scholarship check from the SAR. William has been

in Scouting for 8 years and passed his Eagle Board

of Review last June. He has served as Assistant

Senior Patrol Leader for his Troop and attended

Scouting’s National Jamboree in 2010. He is an

academic honor student at the Cannon School,

active in many areas including varsity football,

track and student government. William has also

served for two years as President of the Martha

Bratton Society, Children of the American

Revolution. Congratulations William!

2012 council officers

executive board

advisory council

Benton S. Bragg, PresidentJoseph W. Grier, III, President ElectHenry A. Harkey, Past PresidentJohn Sequeira, CommissionerJ. Ronald Martin, TreasurerDavid F. Brawley, Assistant Treasurer

B. Palmer McArthur, AttorneyG. Mack Patterson, Vice President/ProgramKen May, Vice President/MembershipJoseph W. Grier, III, Vice President/AdministrationWilliam A. Nichols, Vice President/PropertiesRobert R. Marshall, Vice President/Special Initiatives

George MacBain, Vice President/FinanceStern Dixon, Vice President/District OperationsDaniel “Chipp” Bailey, Vice President/ExploringSteve Jegier, Vice President/PR & MarketingMark A. Turner, Scout Executive

Anthony A. AldrichScott H. AngelDaniel “Chipp” BaileyWilliam B. BarnhardtGeorge E. Battle, Jr.C. Vance BeckJohn D. Bond, IIIStaton E. Boyette, Jr.Benton S. BraggRobert E. BrananDavid F. BrawleyRichard C. Carter, Jr.Chris CorbittWilliam B. CornettLaura CorsigCharles T. DavidsonCutter Davis

Stern DixonArthur J. GallagherPeter S. Gilchrist, IIIE. Blake Graeber, IIIJessica GrahamJoseph W. Grier, IIIJim GriffithPreston GriffithPete HardenHenry A. HarkeyFrank HeadenVictor O. HollowaySteve JegierGeorge MacBainJohn H. MahaffeyJ. Ronald MartinRobert R. Marshall

Ken MayB. Palmer McArthurDavid M. McDonnellBob McLaughlinIvan MothersheadMichael E. MunleyStan NesterWilliam A. Nichols, Sr.William A. Nichols, Jr.R. Stephen PacePeter B. PappasRichard F. ParkerG. Mack PattersonEugene C. PridgenF.C. ProctorPerry QuickRone Reed

Richard B. ReilingArthur D. RingwaldBill RoseJudith H. SchulteJohn F. SchultzeJohn SequeiraJohn O. SkeltonAlan SimoniniPaul D. SteinPaul A. Stroup, IIIStuart TuckerEdwin H. WadsworthBarry WeissLandon R. WyattJeffrey M. YohBeth ZeissP. Anthony Zeiss

Eric AndreozziWilliam M. BarnhardtN. Craig BassThomas M. BelkAndy BrincefieldThomas L. BurgessC.S. ClardyC.S. Clardy, Jr.Derick CloseSteve CrumpW. R. Cuthbertson

Edwin A. DalrymplePablo de la CanalHenry DonaghyCharles FonvilleWilliam H. Fox, Jr.Peter C. GormanBen HawfieldBill HiggsBill R. KelleyMarshall LarsenThomas R. Lawing, Sr.

Bill MacurdaG. Dodson MathiasJoel L. MoserTom NelsonThomas F. O’BrienRalph PittsCarlos E. SanchezHerbert H. SparksSteve WestphalNorris R. Woody