Crossroads of America Council
Crossroads of America Council (#160) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Country | United States | ||
Founded | 1972 | ||
President | John T. Thompson | ||
Council Commissioner | John R. Wiebke | ||
Scout Executive | Joseph E. Wiltrout | ||
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Website www | |||
Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, the Crossroads of America Council ( #160) serves Scouts and Scouters in Central Indiana. It was initially formed when Central Indiana Council, Delaware County Council, Kikthawenund Council, and Whitewater Valley Council merged in 1972. Recently, in the past decade, Wabash Valley and Crossroads of America were merged to form the new Crossroads of America Council, serving 25 counties in Indiana, extending from the Illinois state line to the Ohio state line. As of the end of 2012, the council served more than 36,000 youth thanks to more than 9,000 volunteer leaders.[1]
History[]
The council maintains Scout offices in Indianapolis, Muncie, and Terre Haute.
The Crossroads of America Council has also served as home of the Crossroads of America Scout Band. Founded in 1917 by "Chief" F.O. Belzer as a camp band, this band has grown into a concert band that has traveled throughout the United States, Canada and England representing the Boy Scouts of America and the Crossroads of America Council for 102 years. The Bands annual summer tour takes it to as many scout camps as it can for the enjoyment of those scouts at camp.[2]}
Districts[]
- Bear Creek District,[3] serving Fayette, Franklin, Rush, Shelby, Union, Wayne and southern Randolph counties
- Del-Mi District,[4] serving Hamilton and Tipton counties
- Golden Eagle District,[5] serving Blackford, Delaware, eastern Henry, and northern Randolph Counties
- Hou Koda District,[6] serving southwestern Marion county and Hendricks county
- Northeast District,[7] serving northeast Marion county and northwestern Hancock county
- North Star District,[8] serving northwestern Marion county, and southeastern Boone county
- Pathfinder District,[9] serving southern Marion county and Johnson county
- Pioneer District,[10] serving east central Marion County and southeastern Hancock county
- Sakima District,[11] serving Madison county, and western Henry county
- Sugar Creek District,[12] serving Boone, northern Hendricks, Montgomery, and Clinton counties
- Wabash Valley District,[13] serving Clay, Vigo, Sullivan, southern Vermillion, Parke, and Putnam Counties
Camps[]
The council currently operates seven camps:[14]
- Ransburg Scout Reservation[15] - Bloomington
- Camp Belzer[16]- Indianapolis
- Camp Kikthawenund - Frankton
- Camp Krietenstein - Center Point
Order of the Arrow[]
The Crossroads of America Council is served by Jaccos Towne Lodge #21, Order of the Arrow. It is also home to Firecrafter, a local Scouting service fraternity. Central Indiana Council was not home to a lodge of the Order of the Arrow until the merger of the councils in 1972.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Crossroads of America Council".
- ^ "Scout Band". Archived from the original on April 22, 2001.
- ^ "Bear Creek District".
- ^ "Del-Mi District".
- ^ "Golden Eagle District".
- ^ "Hou Koda District".
- ^ "Northeast District".
- ^ "North Star District".
- ^ "Pathfinder District".
- ^ "Pioneer District".
- ^ "Sakima District".
- ^ "Sugar Creek District".
- ^ "Wabash Valley District".
- ^ "Rentals".
- ^ "Ransburg Scout Reservation".
- ^ "Camp Belzer".
External links[]
- Local councils of the Boy Scouts of America
- Youth organizations based in Indiana