Golden Empire Council

The Golden Empire Council (GEC) is a California-based nonprofit affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America and its Western Region, Area 4. The council serves a large section of Northern California, primarily the Sacramento Valley and the northern Sierra Nevada. Its boundaries range north to south from Redding to Elk Grove and west to east from Vacaville to Pollock Pines. Its council headquarters and service center is located in Sacramento. The council also operates a field office in Chico. Scout Shops selling BSA merchandise are located in both Sacramento and Chico.[1]

Golden Empire Council (#047)
OwnerBoy Scouts of America
HeadquartersSacramento, California
CountryUnited States
Founded1917
Website
gec-bsa.org

The Golden Empire Council serves over 17,000 youth members as of 2018.[2]

History

The Golden Empire Council was founded in 1910 as the Sacramento Council. The council changed its name to the Sacramento Area Council in 1933, and to Golden Empire in 1937. In 1927, the Kit Carson Council (#46), founded in 1924, merged into the council. In 1969, the Tahoe Area Council (#048), founded in 1924, merged into the council. In 1992, the Mount Lassen Area Council (#036) and Buttes Area Council, both founded in 1924, merged into the council. The Mount Lassen Area Council had absorbed the Mount Shasta Area Council (#037), founded in 1923, in 1926.

Organization[3]

GEC is organized into 12 separate districts that cover 16 different counties, each supported by a professional District Executive and volunteer leadership.

Camps[4]

GEC owns and operates four camp properties: Camp Winton, Camp Lassen, Camp Robert L. Cole, and the NorCal Adventure Area.

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See also

References
  1. GEC Website
  2. MyBSA Employee Database
  3. GEC Website Districts page
  4. GEC Website Camping Page
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