Community Service

The national Boy Scout organization's "Good Turn for America" initiative addresses three critical areas of need in our society: hunger, homelessness and poor health. The Boy Scouts have collaborated with The Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity, the American Red Cross and thousands of other community organizations, focusing the power of volunteerism on community issues.

Please log your service hours

Did your pack, troop, or crew participate in the Scouting for Food Drive? Don't forget to log in your service hours on the Good Turn for America website and count them toward your Journey to Excellence points.  The final numbers are still being calculated, however we can report that our council scored Gold on Journey to Excellence Service: Community Service for 2011 with 47,409 being reported so far! Way to go!

Questions? Please contact Michele Duvall at Michele.duvall@scouting.org or 610-696-2900 ext 15. Visit www.goodturnforamerica.org.

Click here to report your unit's service hours.

 

Service Project Information
Enter Journey to Excellence service hours here:
First Time User Click Here
Returning User Click Here
Tips for Success

If your unit has misplaced or does not know its code to enter these hours contact Michele Duvall at michele.duvall@scouting.org or 610-696-2900 ext15

Community Service Opportunities
Click here for a list of community service project ideas.

National Service Partners
Looking for ideas on service projects for your 100th Anniversary activities? Check out opportunities available through some great organizations with which Scouting plays an active role.

• Support Nothing But Nets by using the service toolkit for the 100th Anniversary.
• Cell Phones for Soldiers : Show your support for our brave service people through this simple phone collection program.
• Arbor Day Foundation : As part of the 100th Anniversary Generations Connection program, join Scouts all over the country as they plant "living legacies" of Scouting's commitment to supporting youth and their families.
• For more ideas on how your unit can serve the Salvation Army, read this brochure.
• The Red Cross offers service opportunities in preparedness and disaster relief.
• Participate in park interpretive programs, resource management workshops, and volunteer clean up of parks.
• Preserve America's Waterways: BSA and other youth organizations have taken a challenge to give back 1 million service hours preserving our nation's waterways.

Scouts at Work Signs

• "Scouts at Work" community service signs let everyone know the Scouts are busy within their communities!
• Ask your District Executive or Community Service Chairs for a sign to use when a Scout unit or Eagle Scout is engaged in a community service project