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| Three Fires Council's Mission and Vision |
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Our Mission Statement
The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.
The B.S.A. 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;
Train young people in citizenship, service, and leadership;
Serve America's communities and families with its quality, values-based program.
2009 Annual Report Summary - Three Fires Council, Boy Scouts of America 2009 was an exciting year for Scouting in the Three Fires Council. Youth membership and program availability continue to grow! Read more on the 2009 record and highlights! >> Click Here << to view the 2009 Three Fires Council, BSA Annual Report.
Origin of Our Three Fires Council Name In the early 1800's, Shabbona was a principal chief of the Ottawa, Potawatomi, and Chippewa group of tribes which banded together to form "The Three Fires." Shabbona camped briefly in a large grove one-half mile south of Shabbona, IL. He fought with the British in the War of 1812 and later helped the settlers of northern Illinois by warning of Indian uprisings during the Winnebago outbreak. In the Black Hawk War, Shabbona alerted pioneers to impending Indian raids and offered to lead an attack against the Sauk and Fox Tribes.
The name Three Fires Council pays tribute to the Native Americans who once populated this area, as well as taking inspiration from the idea of working together as a new council, drawing strength from the foundations created by the former DuPage and Two Rivers councils, and looking ahead to the future as the Three Fires Council.
The name was suggested by a Webelos Cub Scout in 1992. The council strip was designed by Rick House.
These 7 patches are from a commemerative patch set created in 1989 for a fundraiser for the Two Rivers Council, to represent the councils which merged to eventually form the Two Rivers Council, which later merged with the DuPage Area Council to form the Two Rivers - DuPage Area Council, later to be renamed the Three Fires Council. The councils shown above, and the dates of their existence, are as follows:
If you have any information regarding any of these councils, we'd love to hear from you. Please use our Contact page to send us anything you might have about any of the councils that now make up the Three Fires Council.
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