Scouting in South Carolina

Scouting in South Carolina has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.

Early history (1910-1950)

In 1914, the BSA gave local councils the power to ban African Americans from Scouting. Until 1974, some southern councils of the Boy Scouts of America were still racially segregated. The Old Hickory council did not integrate until 1974.

Scouting in South Carolina today

There are six Boy Scouts of America local councils in South Carolina.

Blue Ridge Council

Coastal Carolina Council

www.coastalcarolinabsa.org/

Georgia Carolina Council

Main article: Scouting in Georgia

Council office located in Augusta, Georgia, includes districts in South Carolina and Georgia.

Indian Waters Council

Palmetto Council

Pee Dee Area Council

Main article: Pee Dee Area Council

The Pee Dee Area Council covers 11 counties in northeastern South Carolina.

Girl Scouting in South Carolina

As of January 2007 there are five Girl Scout council offices in South Carolina; however, Girl Scouts is in the process of realigning councils mostly by merging old councils.

In addition two councils headquartered in other states serve girls in South Carolina.

Girl Scouts of South Carolina - Mountains to Midlands

Will cover Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Lexington, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Sumter, and Union counties in the north-west of South Carolina. It should serve about 15,000 Girl Scouts. The merger should be effective on May 1, 2007.

Camps:

It will be made up of the following current councils:

Girl Scout Council of The Congaree Area, Inc. Columbia, South Carolina

Girl Scouts of The Old 96 Council, Inc Mauldin, South Carolina

Girl Scouts of The Piedmont Area Council Spartanburg, South Carolina

Girl Scouts of Eastern South Carolina

Council area: Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Darlington, Dillon, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Orangeburg and Williamsburg counties.

Girl Scouts of Eastern South Carolina (GSESC) began operations in January 2007 following the merger of Girl Scout Council of the Pee Dee Area, Inc. and Girl Scouts of Carolina Low Country. The council serves over 15,000 girls and 3,000 adults across an eighteen-county region. Its service centers are located in Florence, South Carolina and North Charleston, South Carolina.

GSESC also administers two camps: Camp Low Country in Cordesville, South Carolina and Sandy Ridge Girl Scout Program and Training Center in Bennettsville, South Carolina. Each offers year-round activities as well as a summer resident camp.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.palmetto-bsa.org/Council/tabid/53/Default.aspx

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