Istrouma Area Council Staff Announcement
John Goudeau has joined the Istrouma Area Council team and will be the District Executive lead in Cypress Chauve District.
Contact John at John.Goudeau@Scouting.org
David Breaux has joined the staff and serves part time as our Procurement Specialist to gain assets for Avondale and IAC.
Contact David at David.Breaux@Scouting.org
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Welcome to our new Scouts and Scouters
The Istrouma Area Council membership teams have been actively recruiting new Scouts and Scouters. So far over 800 youth have entered Scouting's ranks. A big THANK YOU to the volunteers involved in making Scouting a reality.
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Registration fee changes
2013 National BSA Transfer fees
From now until December 31, 2013, the customary $1 transfer fee between units has been waived.
2014 National BSA annual registration fee
Effective 1/1/2014 the annual National BSA registration fee will be $24 annually for all Scouting programs and Exploring. For those who join after the beginning of the year, the fee will be prorated at $2 per month.
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Unit Deposit Account changes
Effective September 2013
Many of our Scout units have two custodial accounts held by the Istrouma Area Council. One for registration and one for the Scout Shop. In order to lessen the administrative cost in tracking and auditing these separate accounts will become one.
To learn more about the Unit Deposit Account processes and reports contact Roslyn Davidson or Mary Liotto at 225-926-2697.
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Avondale Scout Reservation (ASR) & Carruth
Camping Permit Changes
Effective September 2013
Due to changes in assignments, the council has made the following changes to assist you in reserving sites at ASR and Carruth.
The Scout Office can receive reservation paperwork and can answer many of your general use questions. For specific questions about current conditions and service projects, call the ASR Camp main phone number (225-683-3489) and leave a message for your ranger staff: EJ or Brad. This is an answer phone that is usually reviewed between 4-6 PM daily except Monday and Tuesday when Camp is normally closed.
The paperwork can be found at www.campavondale.org
You can email permits to Permit@campavondale.org for approval.
During the last camping year (September 2012-August 2013) there were over 24,000 camper nights at ASR & Carruth.
Thank you all for keeping the OUTING is SCOUTING.