The HARFORD District Terry Koontz, District Executive: 410-338-1700, ext. n/a The Harford District of the Baltimore Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, serves all of Harford County. Harford is rich in Scouting tradition and provides the youth of our community with an opportunity to challenge them both intellectually and physically. We are also the home of Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation. For more information e-mail: harford@baltimorebsa.org SCOUTING UNITS IN HARFORD DISTRICT (updated 12/03/99) Type Unit: Age Served: #Units Membership Tiger Cubs 1st Grade Cub Scouts/Webelos Grades 2-5 44 2628 Boy Scouts/Varsity Grades 6-12 39 1090 Venturing Grades 9-12 7 471 TOTALS 90 3765 ADULT LEADERSHIP Trained adult volunteers serving as unit leaders, committee members, commissioners, district committee members, and merit badge counselors number, conservatively, 2,000 adults. EAGLE SCOUTS The Harford District proudly presented the Eagle Scout Badge, Scouting's highest honor to 50 boys in 1999. The Eagle Scout projects done by each candidate have benefited churches, schools, county parks, senior centers, communities, and centers for disabled persons. OUTDOOR CAMPING Over 475 Boy Scouts attended a week-long summer camp in 1999. Over 200 Cub Scouts and Webelos took part in Cub Scout Day Camp in 1999. 4 adult Scouters in the district were awarded the District Award of Merit in 1998. SPECIAL EVENTS SPONSORED BY THE HARFORD DISTRICT Scouter Fast Start Training Scoutmastership Fundamentals Cub Scout Leader Basic Training Webelos Leader Outdoor Training Scouting for Food Campaign Den Chief Training District Recognition Dinner Good Scout Award Event Spring Camporee Fall Camporee Cub Scout Day Camp Icicle
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