December Scout Shorts

As membership recruitment continues strong, here are helpful recruitment and registration resources...

Download Council Recruitment Guide Here

See Membership Fees Here

Learn About New Re-Registration Process Here

Explore the BSA Brand Center Here

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

Winter Camp at Camp Barstow

December 20-23

Winter Camp gives Scouts a way to have fun at the start of their holiday break with members of their troop and Scouts from other troops. Enjoy a variety of advancement opportunities including Eagle required Merit Badges. Sign up for a different badge each day. Some badges are grouped so you can earn more than one a day. You can sign up as a troop or individual. Scouts must have two leaders from their troop attend with them.

Click here to sign up for Winter Camp!

Other Upcoming Activities

For Scouts and Leaders

Check out the Indian Waters Council website at www.indianwaters.org for more upcoming activities.

Save the date for these great activities.

Wilderness First Aid Training, January 18-19, 2025 Camp Coker

Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation, February 15-16, Camp Barstow

Merit Badge University, Saturday March 29, 2025

University of Scouting, Saturday, March 29, 2025

Mental Health First Aid Training

Saturday, December 7

Seven Oaks Presbyterian Church in Columbia

Our Scouts are faced with many different challenges each day. We want to ensure that all of us have resources that can help us keep them safe. This training is designed for all Scouting Leaders and parents who support our Scouts (ages 12-18). This course covers critical topics such as anxiety, depression, and substance use, providing participants with the tools to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and assist young people in crisis. This training is for adults and is free. The training go from 8:30am-4:00pm on December 7. There will be other opportunities for this training coming soon in other areas of our council.

Sign up for this training here TODAY!

BSA Changes to Range and Target Activities

Became Effective in September

These changes affect where Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA and Venturers can take part in range activities...they can now only take place at BSA-Approved or Commercial sites. There are also some changes to advancement and program offerings. For more specifics on these changes, click HERE.

Scouting For Food

Scouts and leaders of the Indian Waters Council are planning for their annual Scouting for Food campaign in the month of February to benefit local food pantries. No one should ever go hungry and the reality is, more families are having a tough time feeding their family.  Food pantries are always in need of food to restock their shelves.

Each unit should plan to deliver door hangers on the first Saturday and then collect donated food the following Saturday and deliver it directly to local food pantries. 

There are two times that units will be collecting food:

Horry County (Myrtle Beach area)

Saturday December 7 - Place door hangers out in community

Saturday December 14 - pick up donated food and deliver to food pantries

Midlands Area (Columbia, Lexington, Cayce, Camden, Lugoff, Orangeburg)

Saturday, February 1 - Place door hangers out in community

Saturday, February 8 - pick up donated food and deliver to food pantries

Report your unit collection information here!

NEW Expired Youth Protection Policy for Indian Waters Council

Attention Unit Leaders

A continuous valid Youth Protection Training (YPT) is required to keep membership active. Multiple reminders are emailed out starting 90 days before the expiration of YPT. After your YPT expiration date, if any adult has not renewed their YPT, their membership will be suspended until the YPT has been renewed.

UPCOMING LEADER TRAINING

December Scout Shop & Office Hours