Helping Local Youth Grow Through Outdoor Adventure & Leadership Experiences
Scouting Today: More Than You Might Expect
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Outdoor adventure: camping, hiking, survival skills, backpacking
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Leadership development for boys and girls
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STEM, engineering, and career-focused programs
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Service projects that benefit local communities
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Confidence-building experiences outside the classroom
No Child Should Be Left Out Because of Cost
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Camperships & scholarships provide access for families in need
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Donations ensure financial barriers don’t limit participation
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Support helps expand access across the region
What Your Support Makes Possible
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Camp experiences for local youth
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Leadership training opportunities
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Outdoor skills development
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Program expansion for both boys and girls
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Maintenance and improvement of camps and facilities
Your Gift Makes a Direct Impact
Your support helps local youth experience outdoor adventure, leadership development, and life-changing Scouting America programs - regardless of financial circumstances.
Choose a level that reflects your support:
$25 – Helps introduce a young person to outdoor adventure
$50 – Supplies for outdoor activities and program materials for our urban program, Scout Reach
$100 – A complete Scout uniform for a youth participant in need
$150 – Provides a youth a full year of scouting through Scout Reach
$200 – Supports a full week of summer camp experience for a scout
$500+ – Expands access and helps fund multiple youth opportunities
Every Gift Matters
Whether you give $25 or $500+, your support helps open the door for a young person to participate in Scouting America.
Every contribution strengthens access to outdoor experiences, leadership growth, and community service opportunities in our region.
Friends of Scouting is an opportunity for families, alumni, businesses and community groups to support Scouting America. Your investment will help ensure every child we serve receives the lifelong benefit Scouting America provides.
LIFELONG BENFITS OF
SCOUTING
A study by Harris Interactive indicates that youth with at least five years of Scouting are more likely to:
1: Go to College.
2: Earn Higher Annual Household Income
3: Highly Value Relationships
4: Enjoy Strong Lasting Friendships.
5: Consider the Needs of Others First.
6: Assume Leadership Roles.
WHY GIVE?
Your investment helps transform parents into Scout leaders, kids into Scouts, and troops into families. 100% of your gift will benefit our local communities and help us serve more that 3000 Scouts annually.
HOW WE INVEST IN YOUTH
The companies listed below make an impact on Scouting in Northeast Indiana!
American Legion Post # 7
American Legion Post #49
AMI Investment Mngt Inc
Annie's Publishing
Berne Ready Mix
Bixler Insurance, Inc.
Bluffton Optimist
Bluffton Rotary Club
Campbell & Fetter Bank
Citizens Telephone Company
Community State Bank
Decatur Optimist Club
Decatur VFW Post 6236
Dependable Metal Treating, Inc.
Don R Fruchey Inc
Ep Graphics
First Bank of Berne
First Bank of Berne ( Bluffton )
First Bank of Berne ( Decatur )
First Federal Savings Bank
Fleming Excavating, Inc.
Flint & Walling
Fort Wayne Metals
Hiday Motor Sales
Hossinger Refrigeration
Jansen Family Dentistry
Kendallville Iron & Met Inc
Kintz Insurance
Kiskakon Lodge Order of the Arrow
Kiwanis Club/John Chapman
Knights Of Columbus # 7839 Corpus Cristi Council
National Oil & Gas
Noble County Disposal
Portland Breakfast Optimist Club
Portland Evening Optimist
Quick Tanks, Inc.
Reeve Insurance Group
Riverstone Dental
Sprunger & Sprunger Attorney's At Law
Tim Didier Meat Markets Inc
United Way of Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, Jay and Wells