| The Fort
Hamilton District is one of 14 districts in the Dan Beard Council,
chartered by the Boy Scouts of America. The Dan Beard
Council services the Greater Cincinnati area including five
counties in southwest Ohio and seven in Northern Kentucky.
The Fort Hamilton District is the largest district in the council
and covers the southern half of Butler County.
Our boundaries are the Indiana state line (west), Hamilton
County line (south), Warren County line (east), and a zigzag line
that is about even with Beissinger Road and going north of New
Miami and south of Trenton and Monroe.
We are part of Service Area 1, which covers the northwest
part of the council and also includes Black Wolf, Great Miami,
Shawnee, and Whitewater districts. See the
map
showing
the various districts in the council.
Fort Hamilton has:
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86 units
- 53% Cubs
- 32% Boy Scouts
- 15% Venturing
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enrolling 3,358 youth
- 67% Cubs
- 28% Boy Scouts
- 5% Venturing
{December 2004 data} |
Mission
The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to serve others by
helping to instill values in young people and, in other ways, to
prepare them to make ethical choices over their lifetime in
achieving their full potential. The values we strive to
instill are based on those found on the Scout Oath, Law, Motto,
and Slogan.
Fort Hamilton's mission is to support the purpose of the Scouting
program as it was established in America in 1910 to help young
people grow into capable, responsible, and well-rounded citizens.
Our programs result in strengthening our entire community (both
youth and adults) through leadership and example by instilling
skills and self-confidence in our participants and molding them
with our history of kindness, bravery, honesty, and our all-out
pursuit of excellence.
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| "Scouting is really the embodiment
of community pride; it's a wonderful community asset that
must be encouraged and perpetuated." |
-- Ben Nelson,
Governor of Nebraska
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