capital campaign
Generations before us had the vision to secure property and develop camps far beyond their needs. It is now our turn to secure Scouting's future. With the development of our area, if we do not secure additional property soon, it will become impossible to do so. We must look decades ahead and ask ourselves: "Where will they camp?", "How will they experience the outdoors?", and "Who can they count on?" Our capital campaign theme is "Investment in Character." Contributions to this effort are investments in character.
Growing Membership
The population in the four counties we serve (Salt Lake, Tooele, Summit, and south Davis) is growing. Continued growth is projected, reaching over 2 million people in the next 40 years. The membership in the council is growing along with the four counties we serve. Membership is expected to exceed 100,000 in 2020.
Our Camps at Capacity
Camp is an essential component of Scouting, for weekend activities as well as summer adventures. Nationally, councils are camping about 57% of their Scouts. Our camping capacity has not increased to match our growth. We are currently able to camp about 30% of our youth on our properties. Without additional development, the percentage we can serve will drop to 16% in another 30 years.
Campaign Time Line
Our campaign is three-stage. Our objective is to begin securing lead gifts in the third quarter of 2006. Major gifts will begin in the second quarter of 2007 followed by the universal or community gifts in the fourth quarter of 2007. Naming opportunities are available for all major projects.
Campaign Publications
Capital Campaign Brochure - Overview and summary of the Investment in Character capital campaign
State of the Council 2006 (889kb pdf) - Annual report of council accomplishments in 2006.
Fact Sheet: Traditional Scouting (766kb pdf) - Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, and Venturing with traditional sponsors.
Fact Sheet: Scoutreach (1.5Mb pdf) - Scoutreach serves Scouts from low-income and ethnic families.
Fact Sheet: Learning for Life (769kb pdf) - Learning for Life is the BSA's in-school character education subsidiary.
Capital Presentations
Capital Campaign PowerPoint Presentation (7.1Mb pdf) - PowerPoint overview of the entire campaign. Large download, be patient.
Current Facilities -- Before & After (3.2Mb pdf) - PowerPoint overview showing multiple upgrades of physical facilities. Large download, be patient.
Property Potential Sheets
New Council Service Centers (2.6 Mb pdf)
Bear Lake Aquatics Base (500kb pdf)
Mill Creek Canyon (617kb pdf)
Camp Steiner (538kb pdf)
East Fork of the Bear (600kb pdf)
New Tooele County Scout Ranch (876kb pdf)
Discuss your investment with the Development team of the Great Salt Lake Council.
Kay Godfrey, Director of Support Services kgodfrey@bsamail.org
Chuck Hedrick, Development Director chedrick@bsamail.org
David Kunz, Development Director dakunz@bsamail.org
Lisa Boren, Administrative Assistant lboren@bsamail.org
(801) 582-3663