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If you love barbecue and you love Scouting, come out to the 13th Annual Henry Shelor District BBQ Cook-Off! This is an official South Carolina Barbecue Association Competition, and there will be live bands on stage and Scouts helping out everywhere at the American Legion Fairgrounds in Sumter.
Friday, March 21, 2025, features a Wing Ding Cook-Off.
Saturday, March 22, 2025, features BBQ cook teams from all over the country showing off their skills with the best BBQ! Come out and join the fun!
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Start Here for Your Next
Summer Adventure!
Reserve a spot for your Troop at Camp Barstow 2025. Below are the four sessions to choose from. Enjoy the ease of signing up for our Bundle programs!
Have older Scouts looking for a bigger adventure!
Camp Barstow is looking for Summer Camp Staff.
Staff members are 15 years of age and up. Some positions do have age requirements. See the link below for our 2025 Camp Staff Application.
Staff Week – June 1-7
Session One – June 8-14
Session Two – June 15-21
Session Three – June 22-28
Session Four – June 29 – July 5
Click here to start your Adventure! Join our Barstow Staff!
Click here the 2025 Virtual Summer Camp Show for Camp Barstow
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Join Scouts Across the Nation in the Clean Waterways Initiative
Conservation and Environmental Stewardship are core components to the Scouting programs. Join Scouts from all over the USA this year beginning on Earth Day to help clean our rivers, streams, canals, lakes, beaches, and more!
Scouting for Clean Waterways provides service project opportunities for Scouts of all ages. Will your unit contribute to a cleaner environment in 2025?
Learn More Here
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2025 Guide to Advancement offers clarifications and updates.
The Guide to Advancement 2025, the latest version of the one true official source for all things related to advancement in every Scouting America program, has recently been released.
As with every previous revision of this important document, all the changes were made based on feedback from volunteers from across the country, along with the help of a team of more than 20 people from across the Scouting spectrum tasked with identifying the most important issues.
Learn More Here
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Is it time to review your unit's Annual Health and Medical Records?
Congratulations! You have been given the responsibility of managing your unit’s Annual Health and Medical Records (AHMRs). This Safety Moment will help you review the unit’s AHMR—even if your knowledge of medicine is limited to basic first aid.
Read More Here
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Hosting a Spring Recruitment Event?
Did you know that Scouting America has a marketing hub designed to help units with visual resources, branded assets, and customizable marketing materials to support their local efforts!
Visit the Scouting America Brand Center for on-demand access to everything you need to create your own print, and digital marketing assets.
Click Here to Visit the Scouting America Brand Center
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Report Your Unit's Collection Efforts!
If your Unit helped collect canned items for the 2024-25 Scouting for Food campaign, please log how many items, how much they weighed and how many of your Scouts participated.
Report your unit collection information here!
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Join us for Fellowship!
March 8-10, 2025
Join us at Camp Coker for fellowship and to prepare for Conclave! Games, activities, training sessions, service projects, and friendly competitions await!
Registration closes March 3
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Merit Badge University
March 29, 2025
River Bluff High School, Lexington
Members of Scouts BSA have the opportunity to focus on and complete one merit badge during this exciting event! A variety of badges will be offered to suit different interests. Sessions run from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM, with a lunch break. The cost is $20 per Scout, including lunch and patch.
Register Here
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Cub Scout Families:
Join the Quest for Adventure!
Get ready for an unforgettable weekend adventure at Camp Barstow! Dive into a world of fun, thrilling games, epic quest events, target activities, and breathtaking nature.
Soak up the sun by day and sleep under a blanket of stars as we explore the great outdoors through the Project Learning Tree.
Click here to register for Pack Quest!
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Cope and Climbing Training
April 11-13, 2025 at Camp Barstow
This course has you working on the basics to be able to help one of the council's Climbing/COPE Directors run the Climbing tower and/or COPE course during events. Knots, belaying, climbing, and just hanging around are what's in store!
Register Here
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University of Scouting
(for all Scout Leaders and Parents)
March 29, 2025
River Bluff High School, Lexington
Scout leaders and parents are invited to enhance their skills through a variety of 30-minute training sessions offered throughout the day. Sessions begin at 9:30 AM, following the Scouts' Merit Badge start and end at 2:30 PM. Open to all Cub Scout, Scouts BSA, and Venturing leaders. Takes place during the MBU. You do not have to have Scouts registered for MBU to sign-up. Check the course listings to see available topics. Most classes are single-session, while some may run longer.
Cost is $15 per leader, including lunch. Pre-registration is required to ensure accurate session and lunch counts. Register Here
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Youth Protection Training Policy...
Stay Trained to Stay Active!
A continuous valid Youth Protection Training (YPT) certification 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.
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An Important Note from the IWC Religious Relations Committee
The Committee meets via Zoom on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:30 PM. If you would like to join us, please contact Dan Wagner, Committee Chair at carolyndan@gmail.com or Tara Holdberg, Staff Adviser to the Committee, at Tara.Holberg@scouting.org
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Volunteers Needed to Help Make
Scouting More Accessible
The Adaptive Scouting Committee is seeking volunteers to help ensure that Scouts and Scouters are aware of ways to include youth with any type of need in Scouting and to help make our programs and facilities more accessible. The committee provides education, support, and resources to accommodate
Adaptive Scouting needs. Learn more here.
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The Indian Waters Council proudly serves these 19 counties:
Bamberg, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Fairfield, Florence, Horry, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Marlboro, Marion, Orangeburg, Richland, Saluda, Sumter, and Williamsburg.
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