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SOUTHERN REGION

2010 ANNUAl REpORT

2010 Annual Report

Southern Region

Boy Scouts of America

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Southern Region Annual LuncheonNational Annual Meeting Manchester Grand Hyatt

San Diego, CaliforniaFriday, May 27, 2011

11:20 a.m. Doors Open

11:30 a.m. Opening Video

11:34 a.m. Opening Comments David Weekley Regional President

11:35 a.m. Pledge of Allegiance David Frolander Regional Venturing President

11:38 a.m. Invocation Don Combs Regional Boatswain

11:40 a.m. Meal Service

12:20 p.m. 2010 Regional Review David Weekley Regional President

12:25 p.m. Council Awards/Recognition • Centennial Quality Councils • Distinguished LFL Councils • OA National Camping Awards

• Major Gifts Award

Joe Domino Regional Commissioner

Dwayne Fontenette Regional OA Chief

Allen Brown Regional Finance Impact Chairman

12:40 p.m. Business Meeting • Nominating Committee Report • Election of Board and Advisory Board Members • Election of Executive Committee

Doug Mitchell Nominating Committee Chairman

12:50 p.m. Regional Director’s Challenge Ponce Duran Regional Director

12:55 p.m. Silver Antelope Awards Ceremony John Mihm Silver Antelope Chairman

1:15 p.m. Closing Video

32010 Centennial Quality Councils

Area 1 Louisiana Purchase Monroe, LA

Choctaw Area Meridian, MS

Pine Burr Area Hattiesburg, MS

Gulf Coast Pensacola, FL

Area 2 Norwela Shreveport, LA

Texas Trails Abilene, TX

Golden Spread Amarillo, TX

Circle Ten Dallas, TX

East Texas Area Tyler, TX

Longhorn Hurst, TX

Area 3 Capitol Area Austin, TX

Buffalo Trail Midland, TX

Bay Area Galveston, TX

Sam Houston Area Houston, TX

South Texas Corpus Christi, TX

Three Rivers Beaumont, TX

Alamo Area San Antonio, TX

Concho Valley San Angelo, TX

Rio Grande Harlingen, TX

Area 4 Central Florida Orlando, FL

Gulf Ridge Tampa, FL

North Florida Jacksonville, FL

West Central Florida Seminole, FL

Area 5 Georgia-Carolina Augusta, GA

Coastal Empire Savannah, GA

Daniel Boone Asheville, NC

Mecklenburg County Charlotte, NC

Central North Carolina Albemarle, NC

Piedmont Gastonia, NC

Palmetto Spartanburg, SC

Coastal Carolina Charleston, SC

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Distinguished Learning for Life CouncilsSouth Florida CouncilMiami Lakes, FL

Southwest Florida CouncilFort Myers, FL

Piedmont CouncilGastonia, NC

Capitol Area CouncilAustin, TX

Bay Area CouncilGalveston, TX

2010 Centennial Quality Councils (continued)Area 6 Shawnee Trails Owensboro, KY

Lincoln Heritage Louisville, KY

Cherokee Area Chattanooga, TN

Great Smoky Mountain Knoxville, TN

Chickasaw Memphis, TN

West Tennessee Area Jackson, TN

Middle Tennessee Nashville, TN

Yocona Area Tupelo, MS

Area 7 Occoneechee Raleigh, NC

East Carolina Kinston, NC

Tidewater Virginia Beach, VA

Shenandoah Area Winchester, VA

Heart of Virginia Richmond, VA

Area 8 Ouachita Area Hot Springs, AR

Westark Area Fort Smith, AR

Quapaw Area Little Rock, AR

Arbuckle Area Ardmore, OK

Cherokee Area Bartlesville, OK

Last Frontier Oklahoma City, OK

Indian Nations Tulsa, OK

Area 9 Greater Alabama Birmingham, AL

Black Warrior Tuscaloosa, AL

Atlanta Area Atlanta, GA

Flint River Griffin, GA

Central Georgia Macon, GA

Northwest Georgia Rome, GA

Northeast Georgia Athens, GA

Okefenokee Area Waycross, GA

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Risk Management Project Winners$500 RecipientsCentral Florida CouncilApopka, FL

Cimarron CouncilEnid, OK

Daniel Boone CouncilAsheville, NC

Flint River CouncilGriffin, GA

Golden Spread CouncilAmarillo, TX

Indian Nations CouncilTulsa, OK

Mecklenberg CountyCharlotte, NC

Middle Tennessee CouncilNashville, TN

Northwest TexasWichita Falls, TX

Old North StateGreensboro, NC

Quapaw Area CouncilLittle Rock, AR

West Central Florida CouncilSeminole, FL

$750 RecipientsCentral North Carolina CouncilAlbemarle, NC

Gulf Ridge CouncilTampa, FL

2010 Order of the Arrow National Service Award RecipientsThe Order of the Arrow is pleased to announce the selection of eight lodges for the National Service Award. Established in 1999, the National Service Award recognizes two lodges in each region that have performed outstanding qualitative and quantitative service for their council. The following lodges are being recognized for their 2010 accomplishments.

Mikanakawa LodgeCircle Ten CouncilDallas, TX

O-Shot-Caw LodgeSouth Florida CouncilMiami Lakes, FL

2010 E. Urner Goodman Camping Award RecipientsThe E. Urner Goodman Award was established in 1969 as a tribute and testimonial to the Order’s founder. Its purpose is to encourage and challenge Order of the Arrow members and lodges to increase their effectiveness in promoting and increasing Scout camping in each council. Awards are presented to two outstanding lodges in each region annually. The following lodges are being recognized for their 2010 accomplishments.

Nawakwa LodgeHeart of Virginia CouncilRichmond, VA

Wa-Hi-Nasa LodgeMiddle Tennessee CouncilNashville, TN

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2010 NESA Scholarship Recipients$20,000 Mabel and Lawrence S. Cooke Academic Scholarship

Michael Talmadge SmithAlpharetta, GA

$3,000 NESA Academic Scholarship

Michael Patrick BobinskiRock Hill, SC

Tanner Scott ClarkSaint Cloud, FL

Andrew William EdelmanKaty, TX

Christopher Michael MolnarGreensboro, NC

David Victor SeitzDallas, TX

Brett Hunter ShirleyLittle Rock, AR

Samuel Ray StrawbridgeFayetteville, GA

$2,500 Mabel and Lawrence S. Cooke Academic Scholarship

Alexander James DeleskySanford, FL

Austin Joel EganSaint Cloud, FL

Logan Andrew MeyerDallas, TX

Tyler Colby NagaiRichmond, TX

Alan Christopher SmithMontevallo, AL

Abhishek Joseph ThumatyDuluth, GA

Paul Martin Travis Jr.Enid, OK

$1,000 Hall/McElwain Merit Scholarship

Sean Michael BaileySaint Marys, GA

Austin Levi BurdickFlint Hill, VA

Tyler John BurdickFlint Hill, VA

Andrew Felipe Borda CabalFlowery Branch, GA

Daniel Beaufort Causey IVDarlington, SC

George Thomas Cooper IIILittle Rock, AR

Edward Harlan DixonEdmond, OK

Parry James DraperMascoutah, IL

Matthew Daniel HouckGreenville, SC

Stefon Christian IrbyTulsa, OK

Augustus Rae MaplesLucedale, MS

Macon Chapman McLeanGreenville, SC

Mark Harrison NanneyBradenton, FL

Douglas Austin ParkerCharlotte, NC

Robert Adam ParkinMadison, MS

Jonathan Carey QuisenberryEnterprise, AL

Paul Jeffrey RiveraTallahassee, FL

Nicholas Alexander SchenkLouisville, KY

Jonathan David SmithColleyville, TX

Benjamin David WadeTaylors, SC

Horace Edward Walpole IIIEasley, SC

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2010 Major Gifts AwardsMajor Gifts Awards are presented by the Finance Impact Department to local councils following the processes leading to securing major gifts during 2010.

Alapaha Area CouncilValdosta, GA

Atlanta Area CouncilAtlanta, GA

Central Florida CouncilOrlando, FL

Chehaw CouncilAlbany, GA

Greater Alabama CouncilBirmingham, AL

Indian Nations CouncilTulsa, OK

Mecklenburg County CouncilCharlotte, NC

Piedmont CouncilGastonia, NC

2010 National Endowment Achievement AwardGold MedallionFor permanent, donor-restricted gifts to endowment of $5 million or more.

Circle Ten CouncilDallas, TX

Silver MedallionFor permanent, donor-restricted gifts to endowment of $1 million to $4,999,999.

Indian Nations CouncilTulsa, OK

Sam Houston Area CouncilHouston, TX

Alamo Area Council San Antonio, TX

Bronze MedallionFor permanent, donor-restricted gifts to endowment of $500,000 to $999,999.

Last Frontier CouncilOklahoma City, OK

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Membership/Participation as of December 31, 2010

2009 2010 Gain/Loss

Tiger Cubs 83,732 84,677 1.1%

Cub Scouts 237,706 234,286 -1.4%

Webelos Scouts 197,429 195,217 -1.0%

Total Cub Scout–Age 518,867 514,480 -0.8%

Boy Scouts 226,941 227,599 0.3%

Varsity Scouts 3,815 3,811 -0.1%

Total Boy Scout–Age 230,756 231,410 0.3%

Venturers 67,843 58,738 -13.4%

Total Traditional Scouts 817,466 804,628 -1.6%

Explorers 37,909 36,516 -3.7%

Total Youth 855,375 841,144 -1.7%

Unit/Post Adults 295,836 284,217 -3.9%

Council/District Adults 12,237 11,255 -8.0%

Total Adults 308,073 295,472 -4.1%

Total Learning for Life Curriculum-Based Participants at December 31, 2010 = 323,290

Units/Groups as of December 31, 20102009 2010 Gain/Loss

Cub Scout Packs 13,761 13,264 -3.6%

Boy Scout Troops 11,013 10,722 -2.6%

Varsity Scout Teams 584 570 -2.4%

Total Boy Scout–Age Units 11,597 11,292 -2.6%

Venturing Crews 4,242 4,032 -5.0%

Total Traditional Units 29,600 28,588 -3.4%

Explorer Posts 1,912 1,749 -8.5%

Total Units/Posts 31,512 30,337 -3.7%

Total Learning for Life Curriculum-Based Groups at December 31, 2010 = 1,423

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Southern Region Finance Facts2008 2009 2010

Direct support

Friends of Scouting 58,105,277 54,641,814 55,985,847

Project sales 710,973 623,797 515,234

Special events 9,624,790 9,303,147 10,219,097

Legacies and bequests 1,453,276 1,623,031 1,377,185

Foundations and trusts 4,588,851 4,799,551 4,703,326

Other direct 4,515,678 2,954,918 3,274,366

Total direct support 78,998,845 73,946,258 76,075,055

Indirect support

Associated organizations 91,291 91,484 98,290

United Ways 24,016,266 21,948,385 19,963,767

Unassociated organizations 319,264 220,923 226,189

Other indirect 351,255 361,878 327,627

Fees and grants—government 2,247,468 1,284,431 1,212,317

Total indirect support 27,025,544 23,907,101 21,828,190

Revenue

Sales of supplies less costs 4,801,089 4,716,797 5,385,252

Product sales less costs 22,385,874 22,219,204 23,015,525

Investment income 10,528,541 8,401,092 9,419,129

Gain/loss on investments -268,241 36,106 17,182

Camping revenue 31,455,865 34,189,339 35,629,437

Activity revenue 17,928,722 19,131,685 36,831,801

Other revenue 7,362,732 7,168,692 8,033,222

Total revenue 94,194,582 95,862,915 118,331,548

Total support and revenue 200,218,971 193,716,274 216,234,793

Total expenses 200,449,250 193,933,854 212,877,748

Operating Fund

Assets 66,629,657 77,520,299 67,006,953

Liabilities 27,005,996 37,903,516 27,879,425

Capital Fund

Assets 411,732,784 419,606,184 454,857,112

Liabilities 36,917,465 38,331,699 42,939,140

Endowment Fund

Assets 261,662,528 298,571,674 346,103,956

Liabilities 820,657 693,986 805,586

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Silver Antelope AwardThis is awarded to registered Scouters who are of exceptional character and have given noteworthy service to youth under the jurisdiction of the regional committee.

Robert M. BaldwinMount Pleasant, SC

John FinchGoodlettsville, TN

David BieglerDallas, TX

James A. FlattHuntsville, AL

Richard Paul BraggaHenrico, VA

Charles T. Harbin IIISugar Land, TX

Ronald CollinsNash, TX

David WeekleyHouston, TX

Silver Buffalo AwardThis is awarded to persons who give noteworthy and extraordinary service to youth. This award is Scouting’s highest commendation of the invaluable contributions that outstanding Americans make to youth. The service must be national in scope and can be independent of, or directly through, the Boy Scouts of America.

Marshall E. Hollis, Pharm. D. Ripley, MS

W. Scott Sorrels Alpharetta, GA

2011 Biennial Scoutmasters’ Recognition ProgramNominated by the local council president, Scout executive, area, and region as among our very best, the following Scoutmasters are attending the 2011 National Annual Meeting as guests of the Boy Scouts of America. They are being recognized for their dedicated service to the youth in their communities. Funding for this program is provided by a generous endowment established by past BSA Presidents Charles M. Pigott and Norton Clapp.

Ed Buchanan Broken Arrow, OK

John Dearing Tuscola, TX

Kirk Frazier Hattiesburg, MS

Richard Luna Corpus Christi, TX

Joe Donald Marion Hendersonville, TN

Joe Murphy Marietta, GA

Michael Ross Combine, TX

Phillip Triplett Raleigh, NC

Degas A. Wright Lithonia, GA

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Three-Year Membership GrowthAbilene, TX Albemarle, NC Amarillo, TX

Ardmore, OK Asheville, NC Atlanta, GA

Augusta, GA Austin, TX Beaumont, TX

Birmingham, AL Charleston, NC Charlotte, NC

Chattanooga, TN Corpus Christi, TX Dallas, TX

Fort Smith, AR Fort Worth, TX Florence, SC

Galveston, TX Gastonia, NC Greensboro, NC

Griffin, GA Harlingen, TX Hattiesburg, MS

Hot Springs, AR Houston, TX Irving, TX

Jackson, TN Jacksonville, FL Jefferson, GA

Kinston, NC Lafayette, LA Little Rock, AR

Louisville, KY Lubbock, TX Macon, GA

Memphis, TN Midland, TX Mobile, AL

Nashville, TN Owensboro, KY Pensacola, FL

Raleigh, NC Richmond, VA Rome, GA

San Antonio, TX Savannah, GA Shreveport, LA

Spartanburg, SC Tampa, FL Tupelo, MS

Tuscaloosa, AL Valdosta, GA Virginia Beach, VA

Waycross, GA Winchester, VA

Southern Region Professional StaffPonce DuranDirector

Jeff HuntDeputy Regional Director

Phillip CranfordArea 1 Director

Rob HofmannArea 2 Director

Dave BaurArea 3 Director

Brian SindersArea 5 Director

Robert KeenerArea 6 Director

John MortonArea 7 Director

Marcal YoungArea 8 Director

John MeeksArea 9 Director

Patrick WeddingAssociate Regional Director/Support

Sam ThompsonDepartment Manager

DeeDee JohnsonTeam Leader

Kathy FranksSenior Administrative Assistant

Melissa TerrySenior Secretary

12 You Can Make an Impact

• Organize a new Scouting unit.

• Become a James E. West Fellow ($1,000) or provide one for a key volunteer or professional.

• Recruit a new volunteer.

• Take a chartered partner institution head to lunch.

• Send a Cub Scout, Boy Scout, or Venturer to camp.

• Help retain a Scouting unit.

• Mentor a Scout or volunteer in your council’s ScoutReach program.

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