Welcome to the Des Plaines Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America
The Des Plaines Valley Council serves the youth of 42 communities located southwest
of Chicago, IL. We hope you will be able to find the information you need on this
site. Any problems, questions, or comments should be directed to
dpvc147@scouting.org.
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Activity Pictures
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2009 Scout Trip
To Japan
Century of Values
Tour Visits DPVC
Tall Grass Day Camp
Recent Web Entries
- Merit Badge Academy: Merit Badge
Information Sheets, 3/13/10
- Merit Badge Academy, 3/13/10
- 2010 National Boy Scout Jamboree
Information
- 6th, 7th, and 8th Centennial Highlight of
Scouting Milestones posted
- 5th Centennial Highlight of Scouting
Milestones posted
- Scout Day: White Sox
vs. Marlins, 5/22/10 (Updated)
- Pow Wow Cub
Scout Leader Training, 11/13/10
- Merit Badge
Counselor Orientation, 1/19/10
- Annual
Wood Badge Dinner, 4/28/10
- Voyageur Trace Klondike
Derby, 2/13/10
- Pack 80 earns first Excellence in Training
Award of 2010
- 2009 Scout Trip to
Japan: Report and Pictures
- 4th Centennial Highlight of Scouting
Milestones posted
- Cub Scout Leader
Specific Training, 2/16/10
- 2010 Camp Staff Application
- IIT Engineering
Fair, 2/20/10
- Nuclear Science
Merit Badge Class, 2/13/10
- Learning for Life Newsletter,
January 2010
- Twin
Lakes Cub Scout Winter Blast, 2/6/10
- Twin
Lakes District Recognition Dinner, 1/27/10
- Council Annual
Recognition Banquet, 2/18/10
- Updated Twin Lakes Race to
Cub Scouting Laps
- Happy
Holidays from the Joint Venture Scout Adventure Camp
- Friends of Scouting
Presentation Request Form
- Updated: Excellence in Training
Awards
- Updated Tall Grass Race to
Cub Scouting Laps
- Updated Voyageur Trace Race
to Cub Scouting Laps
- Updated Tall Grass Race to
Cub Scouting Laps
- President's Corner #6, 12/16/09
- Learning for Life Newsletter,
December 2009
- On-line Training for Explorer Adult Leaders
- VFW Scholarship
Applications for Wood Badge due 3/31/10
- Friends of Scouting Kick Off,
1/14/10
- 2010 Weekend in
Illinois Parent and Leader Guide
- 3rd Centennial Highlight of Scouting
Milestones posted
- Updated Twin Lakes Race to
Cub Scouting Laps
- Updated Tall Grass Race to
Cub Scouting Laps
- Cybernews December 4, 2009
- Join The Nationwide 100th
Anniversary Audio Kick-Off Rally!
- 2010 Summer Camp Discount Coupons
- 2010 Campership Applications
- 2010 Boy Scout Camp Information
- 2010 Cub Scout Camp Information
- Celebrate
Scouting Postage Stamp announced
- World Jamboree,
July 27, 2011 thru August 7, 2011
- Den Chief
Training, 1/16/10
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News Flashes
- Silver Beaver Recipients: Congratulations to this year's Silver Beaver Award
recipients, who were nominated and selected by their Scouting peers:
Karin H. Anderson, Michael E. Kilgore, Greg A. Pechous, and Bruce W. Torgler. They will be honored at the
Council's Annual Banquet on February 18, 2010.
- Congratulations to the recipients of the President’s Award for 2010.
The following recipients have distinguished themselves through their continuing efforts for Scouting: Karen Gleason, Michael Hornung, Gary Watt, and Pack 149 in Lemont.
They will be honored at the
Council's Annual Banquet on February 18, 2010.
- Nominate a Leader Deadline extended to 4/2/10
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- Congratulations to Race to Cub Scouting Winners:
- Pack 39 won the Voyageur Trace Circuit with 15 laps
- Pack 80 won the Tall Grass Speedway with 25 laps
- Pack 687 won the Twin Lakes Raceway with 25 laps
Each of these winners has won a sheet cake for their blue and gold banquet!
- Excellence in Training: Congratulations to Pack 80 - Tall Grass District, chartered by American
Legion Post 80 in Downers Grove, for becoming the council's first unit
in 2010 to earn the Excellence in Training Award for having 100% of
their direct contact leaders fully trained. Pack 80 is a repeat winner having earned in 2009 the Excellence in
Training Award flag streamer for having 75% of their direct contact
leaders fully trained.
- Historical Highlights #7, February 8, 1910
The
Boy Scouts of America is incorporated in the District of Columbia by
W. D. Boyce. Founding members include:
Daniel Carter Beard,
Ernest Thompson Seton, and
James E. West.
Events Scheduled for the Next 30 Days
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