Editing Scouting in Florida (section)

===Southwest Florida Council===
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'''Southwest Florida Council''' serves [[Collier County|Collier]], [[Lee County, Florida|Lee]], [[Charlotte County, Florida|Charlotte]], [[Manatee County|Manatee]], [[Sarasota County|Sarasota]], and parts of [[DeSoto County, Florida|DeSoto]] and Hendry counties.  It has 2 properties: the Price-Sanders Scout Reservation in Charlotte with the Dr. Franklin Miles Camp and Camp Gannett, and Camp Flying Eagle in Manatee.

''''"The Southwest Florida Council was chartered in July 1969, and based on membership and units, it ranks 46th out of 306 councils in the United States.  The Southwest Florida Council is a geographic area divided into four districts that include Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hendry, Lee, Manatee, Sarasota Counties. The Council has an executive board of volunteers and a staff of professionals."''

''"The Council accomplishes its mission by making its program available to chartered organizations; existing organizations that have compatible goals. These groups include religious, educational, civic fraternal, business, labor, and governmental bodies.  The Council supports chartered organizations by providing materials and certain facilities, such as camps. The Chartered Organizations organize the packs and troops." (Source&nbsp;— SWFL Council Website) ''

Recent Highlights

In 2007 The Southwest Council:

Awarded Centennial Council for achieving excellence in providing a quality program to a growing youth population in Southwest Florida
Recognized as a National Quality Learning for Life Council
Achieved 11 consecutive years of membership growth
Serves over 32,000 boys and girls, in Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hendry, Lee, Manatee and Sarasota Counties
Had 117 young men attained the rank of Eagle Scout
Has 4,000 active volunteers and over 390 units engaged in the program
Increased attendance at: merit badge camp-outs, summer day-camps, camporees and at the Philmont Scout Reservation
Almost 15,000 campers used our two camp facilities including special needs youth and community groups provided over 15,000 community service hours
Collected almost {{convert|100000|lb|abbr=on}} of food through the [[Scouting For Food]] Campaign
Represented by 12 Scouts and Scout Leaders at the World Jamboree in London, England
The Friends of Scouting fundraising campaign netted the largest amount in the Council's history
Achieved a balanced budget
Youth sold over 7,700 cases of popcorn at a retail value of over $480,000
Of that, 1,600 cases were shipped to deployed troops in over 40 countries''

Council Website [http://www.swflcouncilbsa.org]

OA Lodge: Osceola #564, website [http://www.osceola564.org]