Support the Gulf Ridge Council

Invest in Scouting

The Boy Scouts of America is the nation's foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training. In the future, Scouting will continue to offer young people responsible fun and adventure, instill in young people lifetime values and develop in them ethical character as expressed in the Scout Oath and Law, and train young people in citizenship, service and leadership. There are numerous ways to invest in Scouting. Investments that can benefit youth today, as well as into the future.

Friends of Scouting

Each year parents of Scouts and community members in the Gulf Ridge Council are asked to contribute to the annual Friends of Scouting campaign. This campaign is an essential component of the funding efforts for our council, raising over 21% of the council`s annual income.

Popcorn Sales

The Gulf Ridge Council conducts a Popcorn Sale that allows each Scouting unit the opportunity to earn funds to provide an "Ideal Year of Scouting" to their youth.

Council Endowment Programs

The endowment fund is one of the best ways to ensure our council continues to offer the outstanding program it now has and also grow to meet the needs of the youth and communities that we serve. Gifts are made to the endowment fund by a donor through a charitable contribution above and beyond an annual FOS contribution. Many donors give to the endowment fund through a bequest, planned gift arrangement, or one of the Heritage Society programs. Only the interest off the endowment is used by the council. The principal is never touched; therefore, an individual’s gift to endowment is permanent.

Memorials

Boy Scout License Plate

Do you have a Scouting license plate on your car? If not, fix that problem, and head to your local licensing bureau for a Boy Scout of America license plate! All the money raised off of these plates goes straight back into the program, so you know you’ll be supporting something great in your community. You could send a boy to summer camp just by having a license plate. For more information, contact the Department of Motor Vehicles, or call the Council at (813) 872-2691 and we will help you.

Words to Live By

Cub Scout Promise
"I promise to do my best
To do my duty
To God and my country
To help other people
And to obey the Law of the Pack"

Boy Scout Oath
"On my honor, I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country
and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.