Contact: Katryn Conlin, Communications Director
651-385-6364, [email protected]
For Immediate Release
MSC Southeast will host third annual Boy Scouts of America Sugar Loaf District Merit Badge Fair on September 30
Winona, MN (September 20, 2017) --- For the third year running, Minnesota State College Southeast will host the Boy Scouts of America Sugar Loaf District Merit Badge Fair. This year's Merit Badge Fair takes place on September 30, 2017 at MSC Southeast, Winona campus, 1250 Homer Road, Winona. Registration begins at 7:30, and the day begins with a Flag Ceremony by the Order of the Arrow at 8:00 am.
The day-long Boy Scout Merit Badge Fair is an opportunity for Boy Scouts to work on merit badges, as they further their goal of achieving the Eagle Scout award. Scouts from all around southeastern Minnesota will participate in the event. Full and half-day classes will be offered by Minnesota State College Southeast instructors and others in several areas of expertise, including:
• Automotive Maintenance
• Chemistry
• Citizenship in the Nation
• Citizenship in the World
• Crime Prevention/Fingerprinting
• Electronics/Electricity
• Fire Safety
• First Aid
• Plant Science
• Programming
• Public Health
• Public Speaking
• Radio
• Salesmanship
• Truck Transportation
• Welding
• Woodwork
For further information, go to http://www.gamehavenbsa.org/ or contact David Echlelard at [email protected].
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About Minnesota State College Southeast
Minnesota State College Southeast is a two-year technical and community college that prepares students for a lifetime of learning by providing education for employment, skill enhancement, retraining, and transfer, to meet the needs of students and the community. The Winona campus opened in 1949, merging with the Red Wing campus in 1992 and updating its name to Minnesota State College Southeast in 2016 with the change of mission to offer both technical training and the associate of arts degree. Minnesota State College Southeast is a member of Minnesota State. For more information, visit www.southeastmn.one.