MINSI TRAILS COUNCIL 502 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
PO BOX 20624, LEHIGH VALLEY, PA 180020624 www.minsitrails.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: PREPARE OUR YOUTH TO MAKE ETHICAL AND MORAL CHOICES BY TEACHING THEM THE VALUES OF SCOUTING.

COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT - PRINCIPAL GROUP ACTIVITY INCLUDES VARIOUS CAMPING PROGRAMSOUR SUCCESS AS A YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATION IS BEST MEASURED BY THE SUCCESS OF OUR SCOUTS. DURING 2019, WE HAD 213 SCOUTS ACHIEVE THEIR EAGLE SCOUT RANK. THESE 213 SCOUTS GAVE BACK TO THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH THEIR EAGLE SCOUT SERVICES PROJECTS, CONTRIBUTING OVER 45,000 HOURS IN COMMUNITY SERVICE. THAT'S SERVICE; THAT'S ACHIEVEMENT; AND THAT'S SUCCESS.MINSI TRAILS COUNCIL SERVES MORE THAN 9,400 YOUTH IN SIX COUNTIES CARBON, LEHIGH, LUZERNE, MONROE AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND WARREN COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY. FOR 2019, OUR COUNCIL WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA AS A GOLD COUNCIL, THE HIGHEST RANKING FOR A SCOUT COUNCIL, PLACING MINSI TRAILS COUNCIL AMONG THE TOP 10% IN THE COUNTRY. OTHER KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: - OVER 5,000 SCOUTS ADVANCED IN RANK AND EARNED 9,100 MERIT BADGES DURING THE YEAR - NEARLY 11,000 SCOUTS CAMPED IN OUR THREE NATIONALLY-ACCREDITED COUNCIL CAMPS AND CAMPER SATISFACTION SCORES WERE AMONG THE HIGHEST EVER - SCOUTS COLLECTED OVER 160,000 POUNDS OF FOOD DURING OUR ANNUAL SCOUTING FOR FOOD CAMPAIGN TO HELP FILL LOCAL FOOD BANKS - EXPANDED OUR SCOUTREACH URBAN SCOUTING PROGRAM, ADDING NEW SCHOOLS AND SERVING NEARLY 1,200 AT-RISK, DISADVANTAGED YOUTH - GREW OUR CAREER-BASED, CO-ED EXPLORING PROGRAM BY ADDING NEW EXPLORER POSTS AND SERVING MORE YOUTH WITH THIS MUCH-NEEDED PROGRAMSCOUTING IS ABOUT BUILDING CHARACTER, INSTILLING LEADERSHIP SKILLS, CREATING ENGAGED CITIZENSHIP, AND ACHIEVING SUCCESS FOR YOUTH WHILE HAVING FUN IN A GREAT OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE. DURING 2018, SCOUTING PROGRAMS EXPANDED TO BETTER SERVE ENTIRE FAMILIES BY OFFERING CUB SCOUTING TO GIRLS, AND IN 2019 GREW TO INCLUDE GIRLS IN THE SCOUTS BSA PROGRAM. BOTH WILL REMAIN SINGLE-GENDER PROGRAMS WITH SEPARATE PACKS, DENS, OR TROOPS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS SO THAT ALL YOUTH HAVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERSHIP. WHILE GIRLS HAVE BEEN PART OF THE BSA'S COED VENTURING AND EXPLORING PROGRAMS FOR DECADES, EXPANDING ITS CUB SCOUT AND SCOUTS BSA PROGRAMS TO GIRLS WILL ALLOW SCOUTING TO BETTER SERVE TODAY'S FAMILIES. WITH A SOLID MISSION AND VISION, MINSI TRAILS COUNCIL IS MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE FOR ALL OUR YOUTH.# OF INDIVIDUALS SERVED : CUBS 5,140 SCOUTS 2,866 VENTURERS 281 EXPLORERS 850 TOTAL 9,137

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