Scouting America Troop 5529 - Shalimar, FL

09/23/2026

⭐ FREE EVENT Open to the Public!
📍 Destin–Fort Walton Beach Rigdon Center
🗓️ 10/10 @ 10 AM
Join us for the America 250 Heritage Festival & Scout Expo! 🇺🇸
See live reenactments, living history, blacksmiths, food trucks, live music, and hundreds of Scouts from across Northwest Florida and South Alabama. 👀
There's still time to enter your best nature photographs in the Photo Contest! 📷🖼️
Scouting Units, you can camp October 9th-11th. Follow the link for more info and unit registration ⚜️
https://gulfcoastcouncil.org/america-250-heritage-festival

Free living history and Scouting expo in Fort Walton Beach, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. Reenactments, blacksmiths, food trucks, live music, Cub Scout games.

09/22/2026

Enjoying our time at the Women in Science Conference tonight! Thank you Emerald Coast Science Center!

09/15/2026

09/11/2026

This weekend!

08/27/2026

Congratulations to our two newest Eagle Scouts!!

06/22/2026

So proud of you kiddo!

05/19/2026

EAGLE SCOUT: Reagan Cornish has moved more times than most people her age can count. The 17-year-old daughter of an Air Force family has lived in Hawaii, New Mexico and twice in Northwest Florida, uprooting her life each time her father, Chris Cornish, received new orders.

But if there’s one thing all that moving has taught her, it’s how to walk into a new place and find a way to make it better.

On Saturday, Cornish and a group of volunteers gathered at the Fresh Start for Children and Families campus in Fort Walton Beach to plant a butterfly garden, install a 100-gallon water barrel and build a fence around exposed AC units near the organization’s playground and community center — all part of her Eagle Scout project.

“I’ve become very passionate about this project, and I’m so excited to help make Fresh Start a more welcoming space,” Cornish said.

Fresh Start provides transitional and affordable housing for families working to get back on their feet. The organization’s campus includes temporary housing, paid apartments, a community garden, a playground and a small preschool classroom for children whose parents can’t afford daycare.

Cornish said she discovered that roughly half of the outdoor space near the community center wasn’t being used because chicken wire had been put up to keep children away from the AC units. By building a proper fence around the units, her project will open that space back up for families.

The butterfly garden itself will border much of the fenced-in area around the community center, playground and garden. Cornish selected native plants suited to Northwest Florida’s sandy soil and climate, particularly in light of the recent drought the area has been working through.

Full story: https://getthecoast.com/fort-walton-beach-teen-builds-butterfly-garden-at-fresh-start-for-eagle-scout-project/

04/22/2026

Magic is coming to Niceville, and it is more than just a show! A full day of live performances, interactive fun for families, and an evening dinner experience will take over the Niceville Community Center on May 16, all in support of local scouting programs.

From a hands-on magic show for kids and families to a full-stage performance with dinner and a social hour, this one offers something for everyone while helping build leadership and confidence in local youngsters.

Details at Niceville.com, Where Our Community Comes First.

Read more here: https://niceville.com/magic-shows-dinner-fundraiser-set-for-niceville-may-16/

We appreciate our Community Partner, Midbay Veterinary Hospital, for helping us celebrate community while keeping pets healthy.

Gulf Coast Council, Scouting America

04/01/2026

Thank you to Chief Jacobs of the Shalimar Police Department for speaking with us tonight about drug safety and awareness!