MOBILE AREA SCOUTS GEARING UP FOR SUMMER OF SERVICE IN THE COMMUNITY
William Bryant, The Mobile Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America
For more than a century, Scouting has been serving communities. Now, Scouts across the nation are embarking on a Summer
of Service to help our communities. Scouts in Mobile, Baldwin, Washington and Clarke counties are gearing up to tackle
service projects, both big and small.
“Service comes in all shapes and sizes, and after the separation we’ve had in the past year the Mobile area needs our help.
Scouting has a long history of serving the community with projects that leave a positive, lasting impact. Many of our Scouts
have earned the Eagle Scout rank, which required them to complete a leadership service project in the community,” said
William Bryant, Scout Executive and CEO.
In the last year, the Mobile Area Counsel has given back to area counties with projects, drives and service activities including
providing food for 10,000 families through Scouting for Food Drive. Led by young men and women across the community,
these projects have given over 40,000 hours back to our community.
Scouts across the country are embarking on as part of the Summer of Service, a national initiative to give back to our
communities. Service is an integral element of Scouting and comes in many forms, but a special focus is being placed on:
1. Health and wellness including learning and teaching CPR, organizing neighborhood blood drives, making and
2. The environment including taking a trash bag and gloves on walks to pick up trash, building bird houses,
planting a rooftop garden and committing to using fewer plastic bags.
3. Neighbors in need including doing a chore for someone who cannot do it themselves, collecting school supplies
for children in need, organizing a food drive for the food insecure or donating face coverings and hand sanitizer to
4. Our communities including writing “thank you” notes to service members; first responders; or healthcare
workers, taking treats to a local fire station, or volunteer at a community center.
Scouts give back to their communities every day in ways big and small, Summer of Service amplifies that with the
#SummerOfService. The Mobile Area Counsel is encouraging service requests. Service submissions can be made to
https://www.scouting.org/summerofservice/.
The Mobile Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America has over 3,500 youth, parents and volunteer members involved in the
Scouting program in Mobile, Baldwin, Washington, and Clarke counties. The Council strives to instill values in young
people to prepare them to make ethical choices over their lifetime and to achieve their full potential based on the Scout Oath
and Scout Law. For more information, call (251) 476-4600 or visit www.bsamac.org.