2015 Scouting for Food Drive will be held Saturday, January 31st. Click here for details.

Earn your way to camp with 2015 Camp Cards. Click here for details.

Join other scouts for a day of fun at Amazing Jake's on Saturday, January 31st. Click here for details and to register.

Come enjoy an exciting opportunity with your fellow Scouts at one of four Harlem Globtrotters Scout Night on 2/5 in Prescott Valley, 2/6 in Flagstaff, 2/7 in Phoenix and 2/8 in Glendale! Click here for more information.

Scout-O-Rama - February 28, 2015, University of Phoenix Stadium. Please put February 28th on your calendars to participate in Scout-O-Rama. Check out these great Scout-O-Rama videos from 2013 and 2012 on YouTube: http://youtu.be/bbJ8RjYrmz4 (2013) or http://youtu.be/BZvjlSGASfE (2012)

Phoenix Suns Scout Night will be held on March 13th. Play in the Gorilla Greenhouse, eat pizza and meet the Suns Dancer! All included in the ticket price. Click here for details and to purchase tickets.

Visit the Commemorative Air Force Airbase AZ! All uniformed Scouts enter free of charge! Click here for more information about the museum.

The home of the largest butterfly atrium in the United States, Butterfly Wonderland invites Arizona’s Scouts and Leaders to experience the wonders of more than just butterflies! Click here for details.

A World of Musical Journeys field trip program at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) provides a unique, multifaceted museum experience to youth groups in Arizona. Click here for details and discount pricing.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2014 Glenn A and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout service project of the year. Click here for details.

Game Design Merit Badge Thank you to the Microsoft Store in Scottsdale for sponsoring the Game Design Merit Badge clinics. Click here for details and to register.

Robotics Merit Badge Thank you to the Microsoft Store in Scottsdale for sponsoring the Robotics Merit Badge clinics. Click here for details and to register.

Golf Merit Badge Clinic is being offered by The First Tee Phoenix. Click here for date and details.

  CS Golf Belt Loop/Pin Clinic is being offered by The First Tee Phoenix. Click here for date and details.

Metalwork Merit Badge Thank you to the Sheet Metal Workers International Association for sponsoring these clinics. Click here for dates and to register.

Nuclear Science Merit Badge Thank you to APS Energy Education Center for sponsoring this clinic. Click here for details and to register.

Sustainability Merit Badge Clinic Thank you to PlanetDonate.org for sponsoring the Sustainability Merit Badge this year. Click here for dates and to register.

Plumbing Merit Badge Thank you to the Pipe Fitters Union Trades and Local 469 for sponsoring the Plumbing Merit Badge this year. Click here for details and to register.

Welding Merit Badge Thank you to the Pipe Fitters Union Trades and Local 469 for sponsoring the Welding Merit Badge clinic. Click here for details and to register.

Have Fun Earning the Aviation Merit Badge February 21st. Click here for details.

Have Fun Earning the Stamp Collecting Merit Badge (2 Workshops) February 21st OR 22nd. Click here for details.

Rifle Boy Scout Sessions will be held at Heard Scout Pueblo. Click here to register.

Archery Boy Scout AM Sessions will be held at Heard Scout Pueblo. Click here to register.

  Archery Cub Scout PM Sessions will be held at Heard Scout Pueblo. Click here to register.

National Youth Leadership Training is an intense, 6 day, outpost adventure outdoor leadership training experience for youth troop leaders age 13 or older and 1st class.

The council is now accepting applications for the Council Alumnus of the Year Award. This is the Scouting Alumni Association’s highest council recognition. Click here for the form.

How can you earn the Alumni Award Knot? Click here for details.

The Grand Canyon Council has over 19,000 Scout Alumni. We want to invite you to join the FUN at our recently created alumni committee. Please join us by logging on to: http://www.grandcanyonbsa.org and clicking on Alumni in the upper right corner.  Fill out the survey and tell us how you would like to help. Alumni not only include scouters, but ANYONE who has been affected positively by scouting. The committee meets the first Tuesday of each month at the Council at 7:00 pm. Contact Sheldon Allred at gccalums@gmail.com or 602-741-8949. Like us on Facebook here.

Join the Grand Canyon Council Alumni Association and get involved today.
Commemorative Alumni Patches

Are you a large unit or a group of units that need items from the Scout Shop? We can set up a recruiting event or stay open late one night to uniform your unit. Contact Cassandra Doris at the scout shop for more information.

Council Service Center & Scout Shop
2969 N. Greenfield Rd, Phoenix 85016
(602) 955-7747

Mesa Scout Shop
1061 N Dobson Rd, Ste 109, Mesa 85201
(480) 926-0345

Safford Field Office & Scout Shop
301-A West Main St, Safford 85546
(928) 428-1976

Yuma Field Office & Scout Shop
1950 W. 3rd St, Yuma 85364
(928) 782-1896

Flagstaff Field Office & Scout Shop
2224 E. Cedar Ave, Flagstaff 86004
(928) 774-0685

Check out our page for up-to-date information.
(You don't need to join Facebook to see our page!)

Scouting for Food 2015:
With the Super Bowl coming to Arizona this year we decided to partner with other local organizations to make our Food Drive bigger than ever. For 2015 the Food Drive will begin on Saturday, January 24 with Packs and Troops starting to pass out flyers that day and conclude with the food being picked up on Saturday, January 31st, the day before the Super Bowl. A national organization called the “Souper Bowl of Caring” has joined with us to help fight hunger in Arizona. They have helped us partner with the Arizona Cardinals, Arizona Interfaith Movement, The Association of Arizona Food Banks, The Society of St. Vincent De Paul and food banks such as United Food Bank and St. Mary’s Food Bank. Units that participate will need to report their food donation pounds, hours and location on our reporting website in order to receive a patch. Last year we collected over 250,000 pounds of food, let’s make this year even better. The website is www.grancanyonbsa.org/food

Larry Abbott, Scout Executive

Wilderness First Aid training is available on two dates. Click here for details.

Trainer's EDGE is designed as a replacement for Train the Trainer Courses and Trainer Development Conference. This course will give you a better understanding of the training process. Click here

The primary purpose of the Wood Badge experience is to strengthen Scouting in our units, districts, and local councils, by training adult leaders. Click here

Level 2 Archery Instructor Training will be held February 14 at Heard Scout Pueblo. Click here to register

2015 Commissioner Conference will be held March 14th. Click here for details.

The Leave No Trace Trainer Course will be held on March 20-21, 2015 at the Heard Scout Pueblo. For more information click here.

NRA Certified Rifle Instructor Course will be held March 13-15 at Heard Scout Pueblo. Click here to register

NRA Certified Range Safety Officer Course will be held April 4th. Click here for details and to register

Powderhorn will be held April 15th-18th. Registration opens soon. Click here for details.

  Registration is open for Cub Scout Spring Day Camp! Click here for details.

  Registration is open for Cub Scout Summer Day Camp! Click here for details.

  Registration is open for R-C Cub Scout Adventure Camp! Click here for details.

  Registration is open for Camp Geronimo! Click here for details and to register.

  Registration is open for Camp Raymond! Click here for details and to register.

  Registration opens March 1st for Trail to Eagle Camp at Raymond! Click here for details and to register.

All camp staff interviews will be held March 7th at Heard Scout Pueblo. Click here to register for an interview.

The Leader's Downhill Meeting will be held March 7th at Heard Scout Pueblo. Click here for details.

The Grand Canyon Council will be taking 7 Troops and 1 full Crew to the 2017 National Jamboree and you can be part of the adventure. Click here for detail and to register.

PROGRAM - The GCC's Program Department has created a “Google Group” list that you can join to get current information on program changes at both the National and Council levels. To join: http://www.groups.google.com. You can also try emailing grandcanyonbsa-program+subscribe@googlegroups.com. If you have problems, email ehiser.BSA@gmail.com with your name and email address and he will add you directly.

Eagle Scout Kits for Kids Project. Click here for flier and Click here for program kit information

The Salvation Army and the Boy Scouts of America are working together to address the problem of hunger in our nation - one volunteer, one family, one community at a time. Click here for more information.

With the introduction of the new Supernova awards comes a fresh opportunity for volunteer positions. Supernova Mentors must be 21 or older and be subject matter experts in a STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) field. Click here to apply.

Special awards are available through the National Court of Honor for Scouts who have shown Lifesaving and Meritorious actions and skills. Leaders should be aware of any events of their Scouts which merits such actions as described in the criterion for these awards. Click here for form.

From July 28 to August 8, 2015, more than 30,000 Scouts and leaders from 161 countries around the world will converge on Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi, Japan, on reclaimed land in southwestern Japan for the 23rd World Scout Jamboree. Click here for more details. Click here for brochure.

Get a Boy Scout License plate!
The Grand Canyon Council will receive $17 for each plate that is purchased. Get yours now!

For information on Planned Giving and Endowment Programs of the Grand Canyon Council click here.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department recognizes Scouts for accomplishing the rank of Eagle by offering a discounted annual Youth Combination Hunting and Fishing License.

Council Calendar - If you are looking for more activities for your scouts or training for adult leaders please see the council calendar. Click here.

We want to share with our communities how many hours Scouting gives back to the public. Please help us by recording your community service hours at the following link!  Link to record service hours: https://servicehours.scouting.org/UI/Security/Login.aspx Link for new user instructions: https://servicehours.scouting.org/includes/files/popHelp.htm#firsttimeusers