Bechtel Corporation will be partnering with the Georgia-Carolina Council, Boy Scouts of America on December 11^th to provide 3 STEM based Merit Badges including Electricity, Engineering, and Space Exploration. Forty-five Scouts will have the opportunity to earn one of these 3 Merit Badges during the 8-hour session at the new Georgia-Carolina Nature and Adventure Center.  

“The opportunity to work with Bechtel Corporation professionals to bring world class instruction in these exciting areas is a great benefit of being a Scout. We are deeply grateful to Bechtel Corp for their financial support as well as their professional support of time and talent” noted Scout Executive Dan Rogers. He then added, “As we develop the Nature and Adventure Center, we will be looking to partner with more local businesses to provide mentoring opportunities to the young men and women involved in Scouts BSA programs. This is a win-win as businesses can volunteer and mentor young people while the Scouts get first class learning opportunities from the leaders in our community.” 

For information on how you can volunteer with the Georgia-Carolina Council, or to join Scouting as a youth member, please contact Ron Bane at (706) 733-5277.  

The Georgia-Carolina Council serves more than 1,300 area youth and 600 adult volunteers in 16 local counties, including Richmond, Columbia, and Aiken. Nearly 350 new families from the area have joined the council Scouting program in 2021. 

For more information or to coordinate additional media coverage, please contact Rebecca Stiles, Executive Assistant for the Georgia-Carolina Council, at (706) 733-5277 or [email protected].