The Great Falls Council maintains 2 Service Center locations to better serve you. We continue to carry advancement and limited uniforming items at both locations. There is also a National Store located at the Buffalo Office. You can also get your Scouting materials online at Scout Shop, the BSA National Online Store. https://www.scoutshop.org/
Elmira Service Center: Please press the buzzer for Great Falls Council and state your name.
Hours of Operation:
Elmira: Monday through Friday from 9:00AM to 4:00PM
Oakfield: Wednesday 11AM – 7PM, Friday 9AM – 5PM, 2nd & 4th Saturday 9AM – 3PM
Use of Unit Accounts:
Please Note:
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- You can not purchase any item by Unit account at the National Scout Store.
- Use of a Unit Account is specific to a Service Center.
- Elmira Service Center is for Eastern & Western District Units
- Oakfield Service Center is for Great Trails, North Star, Voyageur & Whitetail District Units
For Advancement items:
Send a copy (pdf) of your Advancement Report/Purchase Order (available in Scoutbook Plus) to:
Elmira : Click here (don’t forget to attach the file(‘s)).
Oakfield: Click here (don’t forget to attach the file(‘s)).
This can not be a link. You must attach your pdf file or scan or photo image of the advancement report.
The Council can not and will not click on any link sent in.
Someone will get in contact with you shortly regarding availability and/or timeframes.
We will also give you the total cost. You can pay via Unit Account, Credit Card, or Check
You can pick it up at the office you submitted to when it is ready or discuss other arrangements with staff.
Shipping maybe an option ($5 minimum shipping fee)
For Event Registration:
The Great Falls has online event registration and payment setup for all events. These are accessible through the Council Calendar.
If you choose to use paper registration, you can email in (Click here) or mail in (use the address above) your registration.
If emailing remember to include the registration form filled out and how you would like to pay for it.
FAQ
Where do I buy my uniforms and patches?
We will carry the most commonly sold sizes of uniforms and the necessary patches during the recruitment season. Once they sell out, we will not be carrying them during the rest of the year. You would need to order them online at Scoutshop.org or at the National Store in Buffalo
Where do I buy advancement and awards?
We will still be carrying limited quantities of these items. If you need more than 1 or 2, you will need to order them through the Service Center. All orders will need to be paid for in advance.
Will you be selling Handbooks and Merit Badge Books?
Handbooks will be maintained in minimal quantities. We have found that many Scouters are using Scoutbook, digital purchase through Kindle, and other internet resources instead of purchasing handbooks.
BSA has already announced that they are no longer printing Merit Badge Books and they will be available only through digital download at Scouting.org
What services will be offered?
We will still be offering the same services that the Scout Store has always provided: processing applications, event registration and payment, facility rentals, recharter processing, production of recruitment fliers, etc.