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Unparalleled experiences for more youth.Unparalleled experiences create value, enthusiasm, robust growth and retention of program participants.

It is the mission of the Boy Scouts of America, Mid-America Council to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout oath and law.

On my honor I will do my bestTo do my duty to God and my countryand to obey the Scout Law;To help other people at all times;To keep myself physically strong,mentally awake, and morally straight.

A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.

Parents will say Scouting in Mid-America Council offers their family fun and adventurous things to do. This fun and adventure will help their son or daughter develop leadership skills and values important to good citizenship and service to others.

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Daniel E. Hunt Stephen J. McCollister Tom L. Whalen

Jeffrey BaldwinSteve BartlettPat BolerJames CzyzJames T. DaughertyScott EriksonEd FitzgeraldBob Foley

Mike GawleyTim HarrisonPat HensleyGary HontsRobert S. HowardMike KozlikWayne LallmanDon Nagel

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CHAIRMAN..........................................................Glenn A. FosdickVICE CHAIRMAN......................................................Harold J. Daub, Jr.COUNCIL COMMISSIONER...................................H. Daniel SmithDISTRICT OPERATIONS CHAIR...............................Lonnie J. JanecekSCOUT EXECUTIVE/PRESIDENT..............................Eric A. Magendantz SECRETARY/LEGAL COUNSEL...............................Robert L. FreemanTREASURER...........................................................Drew J. BlossomFUNDRAISING CHAIRMAN....................................Terry J. McClainSUPPORT SERVICES CHAIRMAN............................Duncan J. MurphyNOMINATING CHAIRMAN....................................W. Gary GatesPROGRAM CHAIRMAN............................................Christopher H. Hawkins

Dan OwensJeff PasserJohn PhelpsCynthia PrestwoodJohn RickertScott RobertsonRick SandersDoug Smith

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Thank you for your personal commitment to Scouting in our communities. It takes time, energy, money and passion from thousands of volunteers and supporters to make Scouting in our area so worthwhile, and the Scouts appreciate it.

At the Mid-America Council, our mission is to prepare young people to make ethical choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. It is our vision to provide unparalleled programs for more youth. Unparalleled

experiences create value, enthusiasm, robust growth and retention of program participants.

Parents will say Scouting in the Mid-America Council offers their family fun and adventurous things to do. This fun and adventure will help their son or daughter develop leadership skills and values important to good citizenship and service to others.

We expect the Mid-America Council to be among the best in the B.S.A., to improve the quality of our program yearly and to create a positive atmosphere for our Scouts. Each of the nearly 300 councils in America, probably consider themselves among “the best in the B.S.A.,” but the real measure is how those in our community who are not involved in our program perceive us and how other councils and our national organization regard us.

When others see the Mid-America Council as an innovator, a pacesetter, and as an example that they strive to emulate, then we have attained

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Message from our Scout ExecutiveMessage from our Scout Execf

success. Winning awards and acclamations is not our mission; however, they are the inevitable by-product of being consistently profi cient in the accomplishment of our mission and vision. If we truly succeed, our Scouting program will provide our members with advantages that will help them today and in the future.

As we achieve our mission, vision and promise to parents, we will fi nd it easier to recruit quality volunteers and employees, as well as attract more young people anxious to join Scouting. It will be easier to attract fi nancial resources for our cause. The attainment of our vision will require some positive changes and will be the result of a progression through the logical steps of a mutually agreed upon and strategic long-range plan. It is imperative for all elements of our council to “buy in” to our plan and to support its implementation in order to ensure its success.

As you look at the accomplishments in this year’s annual report, I want to remind you that you are an important part of our success. Your involvement provides our community with future leaders, making it a great place to live and work. Your role is crucial to the success of the youth in our community and the entire Scouting program. Thank you for your continued support.

Yours in Scouting,

Eric A. MagendantzScout Executive / President

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Prepared. For Achievement.The Council serves 25,351 youth.

Cub Scout Rank Advancements Bobcat: 2,299 Tiger Cub: 1,222 Wolf: 1,256 Bear: 1,270 Webelos: 938 Arrow of Light: 753

Boy Scout Rank AdvancementsTenderfoot: 659Second Class: 551First Class: 523Star: 416Life: 429Eagle: 332Merit Badges: 13,865

Prepared. For Leadership. 332 young men earned their Eagle Scout rank.

1,505 young men learned life-saving skills.

7,428 adults registered to lead our Scouts.

Prepared. For Outdoors.4,439 Cub Scouts experienced the great outdoors at day camp.

3,444 Boy Scouts went to a week long camp.

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Cub ScoutsFor boys in fi rst through fi fth grade. This program focuses on family and neighborhood involvement through learning activities and fun.

12,555 youth served

Boy ScoutsFor boys in sixth through twelfth grade. This program encourages peer leadership roles, as well as numerous outdoor activities.

6,087 youth served

VenturingA co-ed program for those between the ages of 14 and 20. Venturing evolves around high adventure outdoor activities.

3,381 youth served

ExploringCareer Exploration program for young men and women ages 14-20 who join clubs at area businesses to learn about their career fi elds.

1,243 youth served

Learning for Life Programs designed to support schools and community-based organizations. These co-ed programs focus on character development and career education.

2,085 youth served

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Prepared. For Community Service.Youth and volunteers from all areas of the Council collected 461,023 food items during the 2011 Scouting for Food drive. The food collected provided 270,131 meals for those in need in our communities.

In 2011, our Scouts, Venturers, Explorers and adult leaders performed over 57,763 community service hours, which is worth $1,233,817.68 in improvements to our service area.

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The Mid-America Council provides the Scouting program to under served inner city and rural youth through our Multicultural Market program. In 2011, 3,258 boys participated. This program encourages character building, morals, ethics and provides a safe, fun environment for youth. The Mid-America Council encouraged literacy by making Boys’ Life magazine available to over 300 Scouts in this program.

Seventy Multicultural Markets units are supported by the Mid-America Council through community-based organizations. The Mid-America Council invested $216,236 in direct support of these units. This covers the cost of program expenses, like uniforms, books, camp scholarships, Boys’ Life Magazine, staff salaries, registration fees, and more.

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Total Youth = 3,258Tigers = 79Cubs = 513Webelos = 637Boy Scouts = 596Venturing = 498Learning For Life = 935

Total Units = 70Packs = 36Troops = 21Venture Crews = 13

Total Volunteers = 176Commissioners = 10Committee Members = 35Unit Scouters = 13122

Cub Scouts Participating in Cub Camp = 163Wakonda = 146Shooting Sports = 17

Boy Scout Camp Participants = 55 Week Long Camp at Cedars = 55

Advancements = 877 Cub Advancement = 629 ranksScout Advancement = 70 ranksMerit Badges Earned = 178

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We broke ground on a new storm shelter/trading post at Camp Cedars. Arnell Petrzilka shared her personal story each week at summer camp. Arnell and her husband, Brian, lost their son, Ben, and his friends Aaron, Josh and Sam, in the tornado that struck Little Sioux Scout Ranch on June 11, 2008. We are dedicated to increasing awareness and doing everything possible to keep our Scouts safe.

The new shelter will be located northeast of the swimming pool, across the road and facing The David Scott Family Cabin. The lower level of the trading post will serve as a storm shelter and medical facility, and has the capacity to hold up to 500 people during a storm.

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Shelter & Camp DevelopmentShelter & Camp Develop

It is important to us to make sure that Camp Cedars will always be a safe place for our Scouts and Scouters. Individuals and troops that are able to make a $500 gift, or more, towards this shelter, will be acknowledged on the Wall of Honor in the lobby.

The dream of this shelter became a reality when George Haddix of the GFH & SAH Foundation pledged a matching grant gift of $250,000 towards the project. Due to the overwhelming support of our Scouters, we met this match in just four short months. That brought the Mid-America Council to approximately 60% of our goal. The David Scott Family Foundation made a gift towards the end of our fundraising efforts of $250,000 which put us at 95% of our goal and allowed us to begin construction in the fall of 2011. We plan to have the new shelter completed in time for the 2012 camp season.

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2011 Silver Beaver RecipientsThis award is presented by the Council for distinguished service to young people and is among the most prestigious of all awards.

Laura Collings Council Bluffs, IA Donald Jones Bellevue, NE David C.McBreen Omaha, NEGaylord Mussman Fremont, NE Jeffrey Neary Merrill, IAPhil Rossbach Omaha, NE

Thomas D. Schnepel Treynor, IATrudy J.Seng Merrill, IA George “Bill” Steele Bellevue, NE William “Bill” Stott Omaha, NE Susan E. Witty Omaha, NE David Workman Jr. Omaha, NE

Sheryl Oakman has been active at the regional level since her appointment to the Central Region Camp Visitation Team in 1998. She has also been the instructor for the Resident Program at the Regional Camping School for the past seven years. Sheryl is presently the Central Region Training Chair, where she is responsible for promoting adult volunteer training in local councils as one of the cornerstones to quality programs and youth retention.

On the National level, Sheryl was a seven-year member of the task rorce responsible for creating the “Program Helps” booklets for the Cub Scout Program. She was a member of the Program Committee of the National Cub Scout Committee,

Roger J. Wozny Omaha, NE

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Walter Scott, Jr., the former CEO of Peter Kiewit Sons’ Inc., is a distinguished Eagle Scout, has served as chairman of the Mid-America Council and was a co-founder of the council’s Heritage Society endowment fund.

In 2010, he was a major donor to the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve through the Suzanne and Walter Scott Foundation. The foundation’s $25 million donation will create the Scott Scouting Valley at the 10,000-acre site in West Virginia.

Scott funds more than 150 academic scholarships at Hastings College, Creighton University, Colorado State University, and the University of Nebraska system. He also donates to many civic projects and has long been a supporter of the Henry Doorly Zoo, where the Scott Aquarium bears his name.

“Our country and its young people need great leaders and visionaries like Walter Scott,” said Bob Mazzuca, Chief Scout executive of the Boy Scouts of America. “The Silver Buffalo Award recognizes the immeasurable impact he has made on generations of young people.”

serving as Chair for the Tiger Cub Scout Book. She is presently the Chair of Cub Scout Publications for the Program Content Committee, and is on the Volunteer Development Committee.

Her involvement at the Mid-America Council had a major impact on the our Cub Camping program. As a James E. West Fellow, Sheryl has contributed her time, talents and personal fi nancial resources to further the development of the outstanding outdoor programs for the Cub Scouts.

Her outstanding efforts at the Unit, District, Council, Regional and National level, her work - both professional and volunteer throughout her community, and church service achievements made her an ideal candidate for the Silver Antelope Award.

2011 Silver Buffalo

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Fundraising EventsFundraising Eveni i

The 41st annual Omaha Boy Scouts Golf Invitational, presented by Mercedes-Benz of Omaha, was held August 22 and raised over $66,000. The event took place at Omaha Country Club. Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management and SAC Federal Credit Union were sponsors.

Congratulations to the following golfers whose foursome won fi rst place at this year’s event: Ed Delashmutt, Angie Quinn, Judy Duffy and Henry Lenczynski. This year’s event boasted 128 golfers.

Co-chairing the event were Cynthia Prestwood, of Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management and Gail DeBoer, of SAC Federal Credit Union.

For more info, visit, www.mac-bsa.org/golf.

The 10th annual Sporting Clay Tournament raised $32,000. This event is made possible by the sponsorship of Werner Enterprises, Inc. The event Chairman was Scott Robertson, President of UltraAir.

The Shoot Out was held on September 9 at Werner Valley Shooting Fields. The event had 30 shooters participating in six different events that included: trap, fi ve stand and pistol. Congratulations to Tim Holland, Jim King, Dwight Mulch, Larry Smith and Scott Young whose team took fi rst place at this year’s event.

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The James E. West Fellowship Award is a national recognition for individuals who contribute $1,000 or more in cash or securities to their local council endowment trust fund. The award is named after the fi rst Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America who exemplifi ed Ralph Waldo Emerson’s observation that “an institution is the lengthened shadow of one man.” Those who are recognized by the James E. West Fellowship Award will cast their own “Lengthened Shadow” as they help ensure the Scouting legacy for the future generations of young people and create the fi nancial stability of the program in the twenty-fi rst century for their local council.

James E. West

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Endowment Program

To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Heritage Statue dedication, members of the Board of Trustees and current Heritage patrons gathered at the Holland Performing Arts Center. The life-size Bronze “Heritage” statue sits across the street in the Central Park Mall at 13th & Douglas Street in downtown Omaha. Heritage patrons are individuals or corporations that have committed their support to the Mid-America Council’s Endowment fund through a minimum donation/pledge of $100,000. These commitments can be made in any of the following forms: an outright gift, a bequest, by making the council the owner/benefi ciary of a life insurance policy or other planned giving vehicles.

It was a very special evening with honored guests: renowned sculptor and creator of the Heritage Statue: Herb Mignery and his wife Sherry; original founders of the Heritage program: Charles “Mike” Harper and Walter Scott, Jr. and Past president of the National Boy Scouts of America: John Gottschalk in attendance. The evening was hosted by John P. and Anne Nelson of The SilverStone Group. The following individuals were inducted into the Heritage Society that evening: John K. & Lynne Boyer Family Foundation; Michael W. Howard; Terry & Linda McClain; Judge William Riley & Norma Riley. Each family received a desk size replica of the Heritage Statue as well as their name placed at the base of the statue in Central Park Mall and on the Wall of Honor in the Durham Scout Center.

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Sherry Mignery, Mike Harper, Herb Mignery

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In 2011, the Mid-America Council raised $5,104,735. The following chart shows the amount of money raised in each category to support our Scouting program. These funds help provide the Scouting program to 25,351 youth in 58 counties in Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota.

In 2011, the Mid-America Council’s expenses were $5,467,792. The following chart shows the amount of money spent in each category to support our Scouting program. 83% Program12% Fundraising4% Management1% National Fees

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These fi gures are as of December 31, 2011 and are unaudited.

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ConAgra Foods Foundation

The Nebraska Medical CenterThe Scoular FoundationSuzanne & Walter Scott FoundationMarvin A Bartling EstateSunderland FoundationParker Family Foundation

Charles WilsonAnne Batchelder FoundationJohn S. & Mae L. Burk Memorial FoundationMercedes-Benz of Omaha

Becker Residual TrustDiVenturesGallupGilbert & Martha Hitchcock FoundationLewis E. May TrustLiberty LabsMutual of OmahaNorthStar Financial Peter Kiewit Sons’ Inc.

Gregory SmithArthur VogelRoger PentzienJohn GottschalkJoseph MogliaBruce GrewcockMichael BennettAlegent HealthBPIBank of the West

Major Donors

The Council raised $1,426,815 million through the “Friends of Scouting” annual giving campaign.

Nearly $3.5 million in popcorn was sold by Mid-America Council Scouts through participation of 404 units.

Friends of Scouting & Popcorn

Gifts include endowment, Friends of Scouting, and capital donations.

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Bellevue UniversityChildren’s Hospital & Medical CenterCoxCox ClassicFrank P. & Nancy B. Smith Charitable Foundation Inc.Gold Key Homes Inc.HDR, Inc.Hunt Charitable TrustJacobs Engineering FoundationMammel Family FoundationPacifi c Life FoundationPinnacle BankRambo Associates Inc.Red Coach InnSecurity National BankSilverStone GroupUS BankValmont Industries Inc.Waste ConnectionsWoodmen of the WorldFirst National Bank of OmahaJames Young John P. NelsonGordon & Joy Watanabe Family Charitable FundMerrill Lynch Global Wealth Management SAC Federal Credit Union

$2,500+Ed BatchelderWilliam DanaDebra DurhamDavid EdwardsGlenn A. FosdickPhillip GundersonSamuel HenkelvigJ. Barry LoughridgeRandall MuellerDaniel NearyJeffrey PasserLarry PearsonKenneth StinsonAAA NebraskaArcher Daniels Midland CompanyCentris Federal Credit UnionChandler Family FoundationCirco EnterprisesCornhusker Motor Club FoundationDeloitteDyno Oil CompanyGood NeighborsGraham Tire CompanyGregg Young ChevroletHalman Construction Inc.KMPGLamp Rynearson & Associates Inc.Lindsay ManufacturingMidlands Community FoundationNorth Sioux City Council No Frills SupermarketsPhysicians Mutual insurance Company Red Giant Oil Co.

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Sid Dillon Chevrolet Buick Pontiac Inc.Wells Fargo Bank NebraskaMichael & Marcia DeFreeceW. Pat ClarkeAmeritas Investment Corp.

Gift-in-Kind Donations Rotella’s Italian BakeryTyson FoodsWright Printing CompanyErvin and Smith AdvertisingSpecial Olympics National GamesLeach Camper SalesFraser Stryker Law

The Mid-America Council offers our most sincere apologies if we missed recognizing someone on this list.

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