Boy Scouts of America – Greater Pittsburgh Council
Fact Sheet
Contact info: Council Headquarters- Flag Plaza, 1275 Bedford Avenue (Uptown, next to Mellon Arena) Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Local spokesman- Bob De Witt – office: (412) 325-7992- cell: (412) 913-2846 / home: (412) 635-0473 Email: bdewitt@bsamail.org Local: www.gpc-bsa.org. National HQ- Dallas, TX.www.scouting.org.
At a Glance: The Boy Scouts of America is the nation's leading youth program of character development and values-based leadership training, having served more than 110 million young people since its founding in 1910. Currently more than 3.2 million youth and 1.2 million adults are active in Scouting through chartered organizations.
Serving more than 48,000 youth and led by 11,000 adult volunteers, the BSA Greater Pittsburgh Council:
- Offers fun and adventure
- Helps instill lifetime values and develops ethical character as expressed in the Scout Oath and Law
- Trains young people in citizenship, service and leadership
- Serves our communities and families with a program built on timeless values
Council Leadership: Professional: Scout Executive- Alf Tuggle. Volunteers: Chairman of the Board- J. Brett Harvey, Chairman, CONSOL Energy. President- Tom Sterling, Sr. VP, Human Resources and Business Services, U.S. Steel Corp. Commissioner- Steve DeWick, Court Docket Administrator, Buchanan Ingersoll.
Mission Statement
To prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.
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Scout Oath |
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Scout Law – A Scout is: |
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On my honor I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country
and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight. |
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-Trustworthy
-Loyal
-Helpful
-Friendly
-Courteous
-Kind |
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-Obedient
-Cheerful
-Thrifty
-Brave
-Clean
-Reverent |
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Programs:
-Cub Scouts is a family-centered program that develops ethical decision-making skills for boys in the first through fifth grade, or who are 7 through 10 years old. Activities emphasize character development, citizenship training and personal fitness.
-Boy Scouts is for boys age 11 through 17, or who have completed the fifth grade. The program revolves around a boy-led troop. The boys take on leadership positions to plan troop activities, run meetings, plan adventures while learning skills that will last a lifetime. The highest rank of Eagle Scout is achieved by just four percent of all Scouts.
-Venturing is a high-adventure program for young men and women who have completed the eighth grade and are 14-20 years of age, designed to provide positive experiences through youth-run activities that help them pursue their special interests, grow by teaching others, and develop leadership skills.
-Learning for Life, a subsidiary of the Boy Scouts of America, is a K-12 classroom-based program that helps youth learn social and life skills, assists in character development and promotes positive values.
The Value of Scouting: It is easier to build a boy than to repair a man.
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