Southwest Florida Council serves Charlotte, Collier, Lee, Manatee, Sarasota and parts of DeSoto and Hendry counties. The Southwest Florida Council was chartered in July 1968, and based on membership and units, it ranks 46th out of 306 councils in the United States[citation needed]. The Southwest Florida Council is a geographic area divided into four districts: Alligator, Manatee, Panther, and Two Rivers. The council has an executive board of volunteers and a staff of professionals.
The council accomplishes its mission by making its program available to chartered organizations; existing organizations that have compatible goals. These groups include religious, educational, civic fraternal, business, labor, and governmental bodies. The council supports chartered organizations by providing materials and certain facilities, such as camps. The chartered organizations organize the packs and troops.[2]
The Southwest Florida Council consists of four localized districts:
Alligator District
Manatee District
Panther District
Two Rivers District
Campsedit
Price-Sanders Scout Reservationedit
The Price-Sanders Scout Reservation (PSSR) is a section of land one mile wide and two miles deep (1280 acres), located at the northeast corner of the Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area. The land has been rented from the Florida FWC since the council was founded in 1968. Since then, approximately $2 million has been invested by the council into the site.[3]
Dr. Franklin Miles Campedit
Dr. Franklin Miles Camp, or Camp Miles, is the primary camp located on the Price-Sanders Scout Reservation. The camp has numerous resources, including "a central dining hall, individual troop campsites, a health lodge, a trading post, archery, rifle and shotgun ranges, a chapel by the lake, and ecology lodge, a central heated shower facility, a training lodge, a swimming pool, [and] a boating island for aquatics." The camp also contains a COPE Course and climbing wall.[4] There are nine troop campsites, named after Native American tribes: Apache, Cherokee, Mohawk, Calusa, Seminole, Delaware, Delasioux (named for being between Delaware and Sioux), Sioux, and Miccosukee.[5]
Camp Gannet / Cub Scout Family Campedit
Camp Gannet (more commonly known as the Cub Scout Family Camp) is a Cub Scout campground. It features a circle of twelve campsites surrounding a central shower and bathroom building. Five of these sites have water and electric hookups for RVs. The camp shares many resources with its parent camp, Camp Miles, including the swimming pool and ranges.[6]
Osceola Lodge 564 is one of eight Order of the Arrow Lodges in Section E-5 formally known as S-4 (all of Florida except the Panhandle, and south Georgia). Osceola Lodge was founded in 1968.
^"Conceptual Management Plan for Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area" (PDF). Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. p. 5. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
^"Camp Miles". Southwest Florida Council. Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
^"Map of Camp Miles". OpenStreetMap. OpenStreetMap Foundation. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
^"Camps and Camping". Southwest Florida Council. Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
southwest, florida, council, serves, charlotte, collier, manatee, sarasota, parts, desoto, hendry, counties, chartered, july, 1968, based, membership, units, ranks, 46th, councils, united, states, citation, needed, geographic, area, divided, into, four, distri. Southwest Florida Council serves Charlotte Collier Lee Manatee Sarasota and parts of DeSoto and Hendry counties The Southwest Florida Council was chartered in July 1968 and based on membership and units it ranks 46th out of 306 councils in the United States citation needed The Southwest Florida Council is a geographic area divided into four districts Alligator Manatee Panther and Two Rivers The council has an executive board of volunteers and a staff of professionals Southwest Florida CouncilOwnerBoy Scouts of AmericaLocationFort Myers FloridaCountryUnited StatesCoordinates26 5827801 81 8762809Founded1968Scout ExecutiveCharles Vonderheid 1 Websitehttp www swflcouncilbsa org Scouting portal The council accomplishes its mission by making its program available to chartered organizations existing organizations that have compatible goals These groups include religious educational civic fraternal business labor and governmental bodies The council supports chartered organizations by providing materials and certain facilities such as camps The chartered organizations organize the packs and troops 2 Contents 1 Organization 2 Camps 2 1 Price Sanders Scout Reservation 2 1 1 Dr Franklin Miles Camp 2 1 2 Camp Gannet Cub Scout Family Camp 2 2 Camp Flying Eagle 3 Osceola Lodge Order of the Arrow 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksOrganization editThe Southwest Florida Council consists of four localized districts Alligator District Manatee District Panther District Two Rivers DistrictCamps editPrice Sanders Scout Reservation edit The Price Sanders Scout Reservation PSSR is a section of land one mile wide and two miles deep 1280 acres located at the northeast corner of the Cecil M Webb Wildlife Management Area The land has been rented from the Florida FWC since the council was founded in 1968 Since then approximately 2 million has been invested by the council into the site 3 Dr Franklin Miles Camp edit Dr Franklin Miles Camp or Camp Miles is the primary camp located on the Price Sanders Scout Reservation The camp has numerous resources including a central dining hall individual troop campsites a health lodge a trading post archery rifle and shotgun ranges a chapel by the lake and ecology lodge a central heated shower facility a training lodge a swimming pool and a boating island for aquatics The camp also contains a COPE Course and climbing wall 4 There are nine troop campsites named after Native American tribes Apache Cherokee Mohawk Calusa Seminole Delaware Delasioux named for being between Delaware and Sioux Sioux and Miccosukee 5 Camp Gannet Cub Scout Family Camp edit Camp Gannet more commonly known as the Cub Scout Family Camp is a Cub Scout campground It features a circle of twelve campsites surrounding a central shower and bathroom building Five of these sites have water and electric hookups for RVs The camp shares many resources with its parent camp Camp Miles including the swimming pool and ranges 6 Camp Flying Eagle edit Camp Flying Eagle was founded in 1929 Camp Flying Eagle is located in near Bradenton Florida citation needed Osceola Lodge Order of the Arrow editOsceola Lodge 564 nbsp OwnerSouthwest Florida CouncilFounded1968Websitehttp www osceola564 org nbsp Scouting portal Osceola Lodge 564 is one of eight Order of the Arrow Lodges in Section E 5 formally known as S 4 all of Florida except the Panhandle and south Georgia Osceola Lodge was founded in 1968 Chapters 7 Hvlpatah Tastanagi Chapter Oscen Tustenuggee Chapter Tukosee Mathla Chapter Yaha Hajo ChapterSee also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scouting in Florida Scouting in Florida Boy Scouts of America Southwest FloridaReferences edit SWFL Council Staff Directory Southwest Florida Council Boy Scouts of America Retrieved 18 February 2016 Home Conceptual Management Plan for Cecil M Webb Wildlife Management Area PDF Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission p 5 Retrieved 18 February 2016 Camp Miles Southwest Florida Council Boy Scouts of America Retrieved 18 February 2016 Map of Camp Miles OpenStreetMap OpenStreetMap Foundation Retrieved 18 February 2016 Camps and Camping Southwest Florida Council Boy Scouts of America Retrieved 18 February 2016 Oscelola 564 External links edit Memories of Sunnyland BSA Council Osceola Lodge Website Southwest Florida Council Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Southwest Florida Council amp oldid 1109757587 History, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
