Buckeye Council, Boy Scouts of America

Boy Scouts of America’s core values have remained steady throughout the organization’s nearly 100-year history.

“Traditional family values have been the mainstay of Scouting,” said David P. Truax, Scout executive, Buckeye Council. “Buckeye Council, Boy Scouts of America continues to focus on preparing young people to make ethical choices over their lifetimes and instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.”

The council is a nonprofit agency chartered by the National Council, Boy Scouts of America to administer the educational outdoor Boy Scouting program in Carroll, Columbiana, Holmes, Stark, Tuscarawas and Wayne counties in northeast Ohio and in northern West Virginia.

More than 10,000 Scouts and 3,500 volunteers are involved in 354 programs. According to Truax, summer camping programs are among the most popular in Ohio, with more than 5,200 attending this past summer.

The Buckeye Council Executive Board is led by William Schauer, council president, and Stephan Wilder, council commissioner, and consists of 53 volunteers from across the six counties. The board is fiscally responsible for all council Scouting activities and programs, assuring that Boy Scout program standards are carried out at the local level.

Buckeye Council,

Boy Scouts of America

WHO: Buckeye Council, Boy Scouts of America

WHAT: Scouting

BOARD MEMBERS: Executive committee: William Schauer, Schauer Insurance Group, president; Scott Allen, Whitaker-Myers Insurance Group, vice president, Wooster operations; Laurence Bove, Walsh University, vice president, membership; Darryl Dillenback, consultant, vice president of finance; Phil Francis, Huntington Bank Alliance, assistant treasurer; Michael Gruber Zollenger, D’Atri, Gruber & Thomas, legal counsel; Karl Henley, FirstMerit Bank Akron, vice president, program; Damon Keller, General Commercial Marketing, Sebring Council treasurer; Bob Rownd, Rownd Financial Partners, vice president, fund development; Bill Rownd, retired, vice president, properties; Stephan Wilder, North Canton Police Department, Canton Council commissioner.

PROCEEDS: Benefit Scouting programs including Scoutreach, a program to reach “at risk” urban youth; two Scout camp operations; assistance to support needy youth with camp scholarships and program assistance; full-service Scout Service Center providing membership recruiting, volunteer management and program delivery.

DONATIONS: Buckeye Council, Boy Scouts of America, 2301 13th St. NW, Canton, OH 44708.