Message From Your President
Welcome
Fellow Eagle Scouts,
I
am honored and humbled to be your President. The Eagle Scout Association of
Greater St. Louis is celebrating 75 years of serving the Scouts of the Greater
St. Louis Area Council this year. The mission of the ESA follows the
ethical values of the Boy Scout Oath and Law. We are a Brotherhood of Eagle
Scouts that serve our Scouts through service projects, camp improvements and
trail to Eagle support. Our members continue to give back to Scouting for what
Scouting has bestowed upon them. We are servant leaders with a goal of helping
Scouts succeed in the Boy Scout program. Future Eagle Scouts will become the
distinguished leaders of tomorrow. We are a social organization, and plan
various activities to promote fellowship, team building and friendship.
Founded
in 1947, the Eagle Scout Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and
our membership dues cover our operating expenses. 100% of our fundraising
proceeds are returned to BSA related programs of the St. Louis Area Council. These include Eagle Scout project grants, the
NYLT program through Camp Sakima improvements and the Wood Badge program by
providing a grant for coffee for the program and air conditioning Sverdrup
lodge. The Eagle Shotgun Range at S-F was funded and built by the ESA and
provides both skeet and trap shooting for an enhanced BSA shotgun program.
Merit Badge Make-Up Day is an excellent example of the ESA providing
an opportunity for Scouts to move forward on the Eagle trail. Scouts can
complete partial merit badges from summer camp at this annual event.
The ESA has a strong relationship
with Shawnee Lodge. We actively seek Cheerful Service opportunities
at Fall Reunions and Spring Conclaves. Our leadership team has recently
approved Section Conclave scholarships for youth Arrowmen. These scholarships
are offered to youth Arrowmen from every lodge in the Greater St. Louis
Area Council. Our continued support of the OA helps provide a better
experience for the scouts.
The Eagle
Scout Association supports the entire Greater St. Louis Area Council
through is support of the Council wide annual Eagle Scout Recognition Dinner.
The dinner is a Council event that honors every scout that earns the Eagle
Scout rank from the previous calendar year. ESA provides volunteers for the
event and purchases a table to show our strong support for Council. In addition
to the support of the annual dinner, ESA underwrites the cost of the Eagle Kits
given to the scouts when they complete their requirements for Eagle.
We invite all Eagle Scouts to join our organization and become involved to help
continue to support GSLAC and the scouting movement. Although being an Eagle Scout is a
requirement for membership we welcome everyone in our efforts for fundraising
and service. Please continue to support our major fundraising events, our
Trivia Night and annual Golf tournament and reach out to your Eagle friends and
encourage them to join this awesome group of Eagle Scouts. Here’s
to another 75 years of service to the Scouting program!!! Please
join me in building a brighter future for the scouts of the Greater St.
Louis Area Council.
"Once
an Eagle, Always an Eagle!!!"
Yours in
Scouting,
Gerhard
Glassl
President,
The Eagle Scout Association of Greater St. Louis
Membership Options:
Annual
Membership $20 or Life Membership $300