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1 SCOUTING IN. ORANGE COUNTY . Prepared for Life. It's more than just a slogan. It's the promise that SCOUTING makes to nearly 20,000 young people in and around ORANGE COUNTY . Your support enables Scouts to experience once-in-a-lifetime adventures that prepare them for the challenges of the future. SCOUTING builds leaders. It teaches them to seek out challenges and lead others in overcoming them. Many Scouts achieve more by the age of 18 than some people do in a lifetime. Former Scouts sit on the boards of global corporations, walk the halls of the White House, and have been known to occasionally go hiking on the moon. The lessons youth learn in SCOUTING prepare them for their lifelong journey to improve themselves and their CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT communities. & LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS. For more than 100 years, SCOUTING leaders have helped 19,739 build character and conviction: one badge at a time, one challenge at a time, and one adventure at a time.

2 SCOUTING provides life-changing experiences that cannot Total Youth Served be found with any other youth organization, and the ORANGE COUNTY Council is dedicated to bringing these 9,056 Cub Scouts experiences to more youth for generations to come. 8,478 Boy Scouts 1,065 Venturers 1,140 Explorers We are pleased to report that ORANGE COUNTY Council, BSA has been 284 Cub Scout Packs recognized by The ORANGE COUNTY Register as a Top Work Place for 2017.. 331 Boy Scout Troops 130 Venture Crews We are proud that our council team members consistently record high levels 47 Explorer Posts of satisfaction and engagement in these types of surveys. It is something that both our staff leaders and volunteer leaders work hard to foster every day in our effort to provide quality SCOUTING program to young people and their families. COMMUNITYIMPACT.

3 Do a good turn daily. That's the Scout slogan. It is also the philosophy of the nearly 10,000 adult volunteers who run the SCOUTING program in ORANGE COUNTY . Their dedication to service powers the SCOUTING movement and sets the example for our Scouts to go out and improve our communities. In 2017: Scouts of More than ORANGE COUNTY 41,000 182,000. Pounds of Food was Provided Over Collected through Hours of Service SCOUTING for Food to the Community EAGLESCOUTS. For more than 100 years, the Eagle Scout rank has been the highest achievement in all of SCOUTING . Presidents, astronauts , and business leaders count themselves among the brotherhood of Eagles. This year, 722. exceptional young men gave more than 123,880 hours of service back to our communities through their Eagle Scout projects. Only 7% of Scouts complete the required 21.

4 Merit badges, an extensive service project, and the board of review required to earn the rank. 722 ORANGE COUNTY Scouts Earned the Rank of Eagle in 2017. CAMPINGPROGRAMS. SCOUTING is many kids' first introduction to the great outdoors, and most importantly, a lesson on their place in it. Outdoor adventure is the promise we make when a child joins SCOUTING . Camping is how we fulfill that promise. NEWPORT SEA BASE. The Newport Sea Base is a youth aquatic center for boys and girls. With a commitment to developing character, our desire is to inspire a love for the marine environment in the hearts of youth. 9,231 2,712. CAMPER DAYS YOUTH SERVED. 2,548 334. Merit Badges STEM PARTICIPANTS. Earned irvine ranch OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER. The Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center features half-day through five-day academic and recre- ational programming.

5 Our hands-on approach to outdoor education allows participants to explore the outdoors while developing creativity, leadership skills and a respect for the environment. 45,382 5,234. CAMPER DAYS YOUTH SERVED. 1,300 1,571. Merit Badges STEM PARTICIPANTS. Earned OSO LAKE SCOUT CAMP. Oso Lake Scout Camp is an open camp facility surrounded by O'Neill Regional Park with fishing, boating, shooting sports and more! 5,550 4,561. CAMPER DAYS YOUTH SERVED. over 5,000 volunteer Campmaster service hours ORANGE COUNTY COUNCIL. KEYLEADERSHIP. EXECUTIVECOMMITTEE BOARD of REGENTS. John Hovanesian, JOHN NORMENT George Argyros Founder CHAIRMAN of the board VICE CHAIRMAN Membership IMPACT. Arnel & Affiliates Harvard eye associates TRANSACTIS. MICHAEL HARRISON. MARK ENGSTROM WILLIAM BAKER PARTNER. executive vice chairman VICE CHAIRMAN-OUTDOOR ADVENTURES Trico realty deloitte & touche llp BAKER & BAKER.

6 JOHN hOVANESIAN, Gregory M. beck DENNIS HARDIN OPHTHALMOLOGIST. COUNCIL Commissioner VICE CHAIRMAN strategic alliances HARVARD EYE ASSOCIATES. Beck and Christian, APC HARDIN HONDA. dAVE JANES. PARTNER. Jeffrie A. Herrmann DANIEL WHELAN, PhD. JANES CAPITAL PARTNERS. PRESIDENT/SCOUT EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIRMAN-TEchnology ORANGE COUNTY Council, BSA ken KHACHIGIAN. STEVEN BRADLEY SENIOR PARTNER. pATRICK bRENDEN VICE CHAIRMAN volunteer relations BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK. VICE CHAIRMAN-Exploring EIS. city councilman Parker Kennedy mARK wILLE Chairman of the Board First American Corporation TERRY ADAMS COUNCIL treasurer VICE CHAIRMAN FUNDRAISING & Certified Public Accountant Tom Larkin DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES Vice Chairman SA RECYCLING deborah harrington TCW Group, Inc. assistant treasurer JEFFREY WALBRIDGE FIRST BANK Thomas V. McKernan VICE CHAIRMAN-INVESTMENTS Chief Executive Officer O'Melveny & Myers LLP dave braun Automobile Club of assistant treasurer Southern California tom ling comerica bank VICE CHAIRMAN marketing Rob NEAL.

7 Advantage, inc. MANAGING PARTNER. FRANK RUBINO, HAGER PACIFIC PROPERTIES. ADVISOR. Jeffrie A. Herrmann President/Scout Executive ORANGE COUNTY Council, BSA.