Eagle Empire District Central Florida Council Boy Scouts of America

05/11/2026

Free Tree, bring your id! Dr P. Phillips Community Park

05/02/2026

Free event, great day trip for a den/pack, or a service hour opportunity.

04/17/2026

Congratulations to our Eagle Empire Silver Beaver recipients! 🦅 🦫

🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 Nell Colbert Class of Silver Beavers! 🎉

Scouting America Central Florida Council is proud to recognize this outstanding group of volunteers for their exceptional service and dedication to Scouting and youth in our community:

👏 Michael Armbruster, Ed.D. – Council Supporter
👏 Heather Mancuso – Timuqua District
👏 Hank Minor – Eagle Empire District
👏 Brian Noe – Eagle Empire District
👏 Gordon Tyson – Eagle Empire District
👏 Evan Yaros – Narcoossee District

Thank you for your unwavering commitment to shaping future leaders and making a lasting impact. Your service truly embodies the spirit of Scouting! 🦅👏

Be sure to register for the banquet at councilbanquet.cflscouting.org — we look forward to celebrating together!

04/16/2026

Roundtable is April 23, at Camp Ithiel, 2037 Hempel Ave Gotha FL 34734. Please sign up for the free awards banquet:
https://scoutingevent.com/083-EagleEmpireDistrictBanquet2026

01/28/2026

Unit Leaders,
This is your last chance to attend the Virtual Kickoff tonight to get full commission and tomorrow is the deadline for initial Camp Card orders!

GET READY TO 🍄⭐ POWER UP, SCOUTS! ⭐🍄

The 2026 Camp Card preview is HERE — and this is our strongest line-up ever! 🚀
✔️ Reusable, family-friendly favorites
✔️ High-value one-time “star power” offers
✔️ Local + regional brands families already love
✔️ Designed to make selling easier and faster for Scouts
📸 See the card above for what’s included!
🌌 More value. More confidence. More success.
2026 is a SUPER STAR Camp Card year! ⭐🚀

UNIT LEADERS ONLY COMPLETE BELOW:
👉 Virtual Kick-off ~ Tonight, January 28 from 7:00-8:00pm
Required for FULL Commission:
https://form.jotform.com/253487178842167
👉 Place initial order by January 29
Order now: https://www.jotform.com/253155399002152
👉 2026 Blue Ribbon Requirements COMING SOON
Camp Cards will be part of the criteria

01/16/2026

☕ Coffee for a Cause at Foxtail Coffee 💙
I had Foxtail Coffee today and rounded up!

☕ Coffee for a Cause at Foxtail Coffee 💙

We’re honored to be a Coffee for a Cause recipient . When you buy coffee at Foxtail Coffee Fans, you have the option to round up your purchase at checkout until January 31st. That extra change can go toward organizations like ours, helping support the youth and families we serve throughout our community.

It’s a simple way to turn your daily coffee run into meaningful impact — just a few cents at a time can help fuel leadership, service, and opportunity.

01/15/2026

All wound up? Relief is ready & waiting at Roundtable (adult leader assistance & idea fest), Thursday January 15, 7-8:30 pm at Camp Ithiel, 2037 Hempel Ave, Gotha, FL 34734. This is a monthly mtg for den leaders, cubmasters, scoutmasters and every adult leader in Scouting America.

12/10/2025

Support & a new perspective is ready & waiting at Roundtable (adult leader assistance & idea fest), Thursday December 11, 7-8:30 pm at Camp Ithiel, 2037 Hempel Ave, Gotha, FL 34734. This is a monthly mtg for den leaders, cubmasters, scoutmasters and every adult leader in Scouting America.

11/07/2025

Support is ready & waiting at Roundtable (adult leader assistance & idea fest), Thursday November 20, 7-8:30 pm at Camp Ithiel, 2037 Hempel Ave, Gotha, FL 34734. This is a monthly mtg every 3rd. Thursday for den leaders, cubmasters, scoutmasters and every adult leader in Scouting America.

11/01/2025

Excellent adult leader training:

Dear Scouting Leaders,

The Central Florida Council has a proud tradition of offering Scouting America’s premier adult leadership training, Wood Badge, twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall. We’re excited to share that applications are now open for Wood Badge Course Directors for our 2027 courses. It’s a great chance to lead our council’s premier adult leadership training course and invest in the next generation of Scouting leaders.

We invite dedicated Scouters with strong training experience, a servant leader’s mindset, and a passion to develop the trained leaders our scouts deserve to apply.

To be considered for this role, applicants must:

• Have received the Wood Badge recognition.
• Have served on the staff of a Wood Badge course as a troop guide and either one additional required Wood Badge staff role or in an adult National Youth Leadership Training role as a course director, Scoutmaster, or assistant Scoutmaster.
• Be enthusiastic, open-minded, flexible, people-oriented, and committed to implementing a Wood Badge course in a positive manner.
• Be a role model and well-respected Scouter with significant Scouting America leadership experience who exemplifies the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
• Have extensive experience in several Scouting programs as either a volunteer Scouter or a Scouting America professional.
• Have demonstrated the ability to train, to counsel, and to perform the specific skills, duties, and responsibilities of the assigned position.
• Have served in no more than four Wood Badge courses.

To apply, please submit a cover letter sharing why you’re interested in serving as Course Director and how your experience and leadership have prepared you for this role, along with your Scouting resume outlining relevant Scouting roles, Wood Badge staff experience, and other leadership and training service. Please email your application materials to [email protected] by Friday, December 12, 2025.

Thank you for all you do for Scouting, and for considering this important leadership role. We’re excited to hear from enthusiastic candidates who are ready to help carry forward our council’s Wood Badge legacy.

Yours in Cheerful Service,

Yiorgos A. Bakamitsos
Wood Badge Course Coordinator
Central Florida Council