Boys today have a wide variety of options for spending their time. In Circle Ten Council, Unit, District and Council level volunteers are committed to delivering your child a high quality, safe and fun-filled program that challenges our youth both intellectually and physically.
Scouts today learn lessons about life and the value of being a person of character and integrity. When you stop and think about it, Scouting is unlike any other youth program. Scouting fosters the development of the whole person and offers youth the opportunity to participate in activities that will help launch them on a successful course for life.
Circle Ten Council's geographic area is comprised of 12 counties including Grayson, Collin, Hunt, Dallas, Rockwall, Rains, Kaufman, Van Zandt, Ellis, Henderson and Navarro in North Texas and Bryan County in Oklahoma. Approximately 36,000 young people participate in the council's Scouting program on an annual basis and more than 14,000 adult volunteers dedicate their time and energy to make this program a success. Scouting units are chartered to approximately 1,000 community organizations such as schools and churches.
Our council is divided into 18 geographic districts. If you do not know which district you live in, please click the District Services tab in this section. If you are interested in joining Scouting and would like more information, please click on the Join Scouting tab in the Program section.
Circle Ten Council Program Highlights -- 2004
- 2004 Annual Report Editorials
Click here to view the Editorial Section of the 2004 Annual Report.
- 2004 Annual Report Programs
Click here to view the Program Section of the 2004 Annual Report.
- 2004 Annual Report Financials
Click here to view the Financials Section of the 2004 Annual Report.
- Circle Ten earned the prestigious National Quality Council Award.
- The council achieved “Balanced Growth” showing an increase in Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, Venturing and traditional units.
- Scouting’s annual “Good Turn” project - Scouting for Food was successful in collecting approximately 400,000 cans of food for distribution in North Texas and Southern Oklahoma.
- Over 800 young men earned the rank of Eagle Scout.
- Approximately 6,000 Learning for Life students attended Character Camp at Camp James Ray and Camp Wisdom.
- Over 6,800 Scouts attended a long term Summer Camp.
- Over 300 Scouts attended Merit Badge College.
- Circle Ten Scouts planted over 14,000 trees at our council camps during the annual Tree Plant Weekend.
- The Scout Show held at Dallas Market Hall was attended by over 21,000 people.
- Over 600 adult leaders attended the day-long Cub Scout Leaders Pow Wow, the council’s largest single-day adult leaders training experience.
- The COPE course at Camp Wisdom, which teaches teamwork and leadership skills utilizing a series of ropes challenges, was experienced by over 3,400 Scouts, leaders and other individuals.
- Approximately 4,300 boys attended a District Day Camp, Dad and Lad, Mom and Me and Webelos Camp.
- Approximately 200 Camperships were awarded to low income Scouts.
- Over 8,500 new boys joined Scouting during the School Night for Scouting and Round-up programs during the fall.
- Nearly 1,300 adults became new volunteer leaders in the fall.
- Circle Ten Council’s Order of the Arrow Mikanakawa Lodge received the prestigious Spirit Award at the National O.A. Conference.
- 15 troops were formed for the 2005 National BSA Jamboree to be held at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia.
- The annual Friends of Scouting (FOS) Campaign raised nearly $2.3 million in cash donations.
- The assets of the Circle Ten Boy Scout Foundation grew to $28,657,843.
- The annual Trails End Popcorn sale topped the $3 million mark. This level of sales resulted in $1.1 million for the council budget and $1.1 million for units in the form of commissions and prizes.
- The new Circle Ten Web site (www.circle10.org) won the National Marketing Excellence Award and has greatly improved the council’s ability to serve volunteers more effectively.
