As an ending to a wonderful year of service to the Scouting Program, the ESA had its Holiday Luncheon, located at the elegant Gatesworth Center in Clayton. Ron Jennings was nice enough to take some photos of the event.
   The ESA was in charge of one of the Trading Posts at the ScoutQuest 100 event held in Forest Park this year. Roger McFarland sent us a couple of photos from the event.
   The Annual May Meeting was a wonderful time to reestablish lost friendships and to enjoy a wonderful barbeque meal from Big Grill BBQ. We congratulated the winners from the year, three scholarships and one raffle winner. And we welcomed the new president for the organization. To see all the fun that was had, please click here for the photos.
   A cloudy day at the golf course won't keep the Eagle Scouts away. We have photos from Bruce Bollinnger capturing many of the hard working staff and players out on the course. Click here for the photos.
Chapel    The Spring Service Project included cleaning up the Beaumont Chapel and the Council Ring areas. Roger McFarland was nice enough to send us a collage from the day's hard working individuals. Click here to see it. Thanks for all the hard work everyone!
   The Eagle Scout Association hosted the Eagle Scout Reception at the Emerson Center at Beaumont. We started off 2010 by welcoming 185 Scouts to the rank of Eagle Scout. Photography was provided by Kabance Photography. You can view and order photos from the event by clicking here.

Additional photography by ESA member Bruce Bollinnger can be seen here.
   As a wonderful ending to this year, the Eagle Scout Association celebrated with its Annual Holiday Luncheon at the wonderful Gatesworth. After a filling lunch, we were entranced with Kevin Cummins end of year report and Amanda Vogt, National Venturing President. Photos provided by Roger McFarland are here. Happy Holidays to all.
Silver Beaver Award    During the 2009 Thanksgiving Parade "Christmas in St. Louis", the Boy Scouts were asked to walk in recognition of their 100 Years of Scouting. The 2 Millionth Eagle Scout, Anthony Thomas, was the Honorary Grand Marshal. We have photos from Kevin Cummins here. Happy Holidays to all.
Silver Beaver Award    On Nov 7th, the Eagle Scout Association reroofed the Russ Hart Pavilion at S-F Scout Ranch. The work included replacing rotted truss members, installing new roof decking where required and putting down a new roof. The asphalt shingles, tar paper and roofing nails were donated by the Kirberg Company. Volunteers included, John Bild, Mike Burns, Greg and Joshua Cooksey, Tom Daugherty, Jeff Kendal, Rich Koch, Cory Lamb, Roger McFarland and Lucinda and Mark Weaver. Here are some photos from Roger McFarland.
Silver Beaver Award    The ESA helped serve dinner to the new members of the Order of the Arrow. After a hard day of work, the pulled pork sandwiches, chips, and ice cream tasted wonderful. Here are some photos from Roger McFarland.
Silver Beaver Award

   We would like to recognize four members of the ESA who received the Silver Beaver Award this year at the Council's Annual Meeting on May 28, 2009. These members are Bruce Bollinger, Chuck Caverly, Tom Coscia and Kevin Cummins. Congratulations gentlemen!

Here are all the Silver Beaver Award recipients as well as James Grossman, Silver Antelope Award recipient.
Silver Beaver Award
   The Eagle Scout Association recognizes James Grossman, a life member and past president of the ESA who received the Silver Antelope Award this year at the National Council's Annual Meeting on May 20, 2009.  The Silver Antelope Award is presented upon action of the Regional Executive Board of one of the BSA's four Regions for service to youth within the Region or for outstanding longtime service to youth by a registered Scouter residing within that Region.  Congratulations Jim!
   As another year passes, we welcome as our new president Kevin Cummins. We also want to thank Big Grill BBQ for the wonderful meal we all enjoyed at the Annual Meeting. Photos of the event are here.
   On April 18th, we helped Beaumont with some landscaping work to make the entrance to the campground more appealing. With lots of help from the membership, we got a lot accomplished. Please check out these photos from Kevin Cummins here.
Photo used with permission from Jackie at Kabance Photo Services    The ESA helped congratulate over 500 new Eagle Scout recipients who went all the way in their mission of service to the Greater St. Louis Area Council and the Scouts of the program. We want to thank Kabance Photo Services for taking the photographs for us. You can view and order photos here.
Roger McFarland also took some photos here.
   Larry "the Question Master" Heyman set up and ran another successful Trivia Night this time held at Prince of Peace's Cafeteria. We had a large crowd and a lot of fun this year. Can't wait for the next one... If you wanna see what all the talk is about, click here for photos
   With the help of almost 100 counselors, the ESA helped 465 young scouts complete merit badges that they began this summer at Summer Camp. Thank you to all that helped this year. You can see photos of the event here.
 The ESA once again moves forward with a new year and a new president to lead us. At the ESA Annual Meeting, Roger McFarland was sworn in as the next president and his new Board of Directors was introduced. You can see pictures of the event here.
 The ESA helped the look of Beaumont by rebuilding a retaining wall behind the activity center at Cub World. It was a very good day for this project, photos are here.
 The ESA celebrated Valentine's Day with a wonderful dinner for the ESA couples and their friends. Larry Knopfel was nice enough to share his photos with us here.
 We recently were asked into service for the Beaumont Scout Reservation and helped clean up a drainage issue behind the Trading Post. Photos can be seen here.
As the hot summer starts to come to an end, the many scouts who have ventured into the heat of summer camp need to finish their merit badges. So the ESA invited all these scouts to Beaumont for the day to help where we could. We have photos of the event here.
We all celebrated another year gone by with the ESA Annual May Meeting 2007 at Vago Park. Pictures of the fun are here.
The Eagle Scout Recognition was held Sunday January 7th at the Beaumont Dining and Education Facility (formerly Wright Lodge). Eagle Scout Ted Kremer gave the address to the Eagle Class of 2006. Congratulations were also delivered by Scout Executive John Primrose. Each Scout had their name read by Steve Silverstein as they approached the podium to receive their Eagle Lapel Pin. After the event refreshments were served and many Scouts had their photograph taken with John Primrose and ESA President Mark Weaver. Then the ESA pitched in to help with the clean-up. It was an incredible event and a true pleasure to see so many Eagle Scouts have the opportunity to be recognized.
The ESA recently did some refurbishing work on the Beaumont Trading post. The pictures are here
The ESA served up another successful OA Fall Reunion this year, serving over 1000 scouts. Click here for a larger picture
 
On August 12th, the ESA helped run another successful Merit Badge Makeup Day.
For a quick look at the activity, Click here
Congrats to John F. Bild and Bob Palmer for their Silver Beaver Award. These gentlemen received their awards on May 31, at the 2006 Annual Meeting.
For pictures of the Annual Meeting 2006, Click here.