Sedona AZ (February 21, 2014) – Boy Scouts of America’s outdoor Scout-O-Rama, on University of Phoenix grounds, will attract 12,000-15,000 youth and family members on Saturday, February 22, from 9:00 in the morning until 3:00 in the afternoon.

Some of the activities planned for Scout-O-Rama include Dutch-oven cooking, knots and lashing, push carts, monkey bridges, water rockets, zipline and more. Families and outdoors enthusiasts are invited to participate in Scout-O-Rama for just $5. Families that include a uniformed Scout enter for free.

According to Ty Page, Grand Canyon Council Program Director, “The lifelong values and basic survival skills these young boys learn are bound to shape who they are for years to come. We foster the values of leadership and personal responsibility, but also, we encourage Scouts to help others along the way. It’s going to be a great day!”

The Grand Canyon Council of the Boy Scouts is one of the largest organizations serving youth in the state of Arizona, even including some areas in New Mexico. In total, this council includes some 22, 000 registered adult leaders and more than 48,000 kids, engaging in educational activities and learning to become the future leaders.

Chartered by Congress in 1916, Boy Scouts of America provides boys and young adults an effective educational program designed to build desirable qualities of character, to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship and to develop in them personal fitness. The Grand Canyon Council currently serves nearly 50,000 youth throughout Arizona. Its vision is to prepare young people for productive adulthood through collaboration with other community organizations.

To learn more about the 2014 Boy Scout Scout-O-Rama event, visit GrandCanyonBSA.org/SOR.

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