February 21, 2024 | Greater Los Angeles Area Council, BSA

Join us at Summer Resident Camp!

Don't miss the chance to take on this thrilling adventure! Be sure to secure your Troop's spot early to fully immerse yourselves in everything this exceptional camp has to offer. Together, let's make 2024 a year of unforgettable memories at Hubert Eaton Scout Reservation's Camp Bighorn!

Join the Camp Staff!

Do you have a passion for camp? Are you looking for a summer job? Join us at Summer Resident Camp! The days will be sure to be filled with Scouting fun and adventure!

Welcome to the Board

Professionally, Bill Drewes is Senior Vice President at Kidder Mathews, the largest privately held commercial real estate services firm on the West Coast with 20 offices and 900 professionals. Bill is a licensed commercial real estate appraiser involved with their valuation practice for the greater Los Angeles metro area.

Bill is a long-term Scout BSA volunteer and recreational boater. He is a Silver Beaver award recipient and currently Chair of the Cabrillo Beach Youth Waterfront Center steering committee. Bill was the founding Unit Leader (Skipper) of Sea Scout Ship 1992 in San Pedro. He has also volunteered for over 20 years in the Orange County Council, on a Unit level, with both Ship 936 of Dana Point, one of the largest Sea Scout programs in the nation, and Pack / Troop / Crew 12 of San Juan Capistrano.

Bill lives in San Pedro, City of Los Angeles, California with his wife, Snowy. They are blessed with four adult children. Their three girls were teenage Sea Scouts and their son was in Scouting from Tiger to Crew, including earning Eagle Rank.

Welcome to the Board Bill!

Welcome to the Board

Paul firmly believes that social justice must include health equity and wellness. He currently serves as the Board Chair for UMMA Community Clinic, a Federally Qualified Health Center serving the residents of South Los Angeles and the surrounding communities. Previously, he had the good fortune to support UMMA’s expansion of services as Development Chair from 2005 to 2015.

As an avid camper but somewhat reluctant hiker, he can be found on Fridays and many weekends with his Scouts wearing different hats as Pack 329’s Cubmaster and as Scoutmaster for SGPUMC Troop 286. Paul loves to cook and always ensures the Pack is well-fed while at camp. As SM, he helps guide the Scouts and helps make it a successful program for Scouts to learn and grow as a Scout-led Troop. He currently serves as an El Camino Real District Vice-Chair and assists Scout units as they journey to success.



During weekdays and sometimes on weekends, Paul supports his community service activities with a day job in Pasadena as a trial attorney specializing in complex litigation, business, and civil rights. With the active and amazing support of his family, he can give his time and expertise to the community. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Social Ecology from the University of California, Irvine, in 1990, his J.D. from Boston University in 1993, and his M.P.H. in Health Law from Boston University in 1994.

Welcome to the Board Paul!

Orienteering and Geocaching

Merit Badge

March 2 & 3, 2024

Professional level map and compass training for Scouts orienteering and geocaching merit badges. Register now while space remains.

Short Term Camp

Administrator Training

Saturday, March 9, 2024

Why should you take Short Term Camp Administrator training? Each short-term camp must have a short-term camp administrator. This person is responsible for ensuring that the planned camp complies with the NCAP Short-term Camp Standards. This means walking the property to ensure that it is appropriate for the event; ensuring that paperwork is filed and any written BSA approvals are completed and obtained through the council; confirms facilities and program are safe and in good order before starting operation; and that appropriate health, safety and sanitation provisions are made. This individual also ensures that all activities at the short-term camp comply with the applicable BSA National Camp Standards.

The Hidden Support System

Los Angeles City Fire Department Post 2157 Explorers alongside their families on family day. Families got to tour the station and see what their Explorers have been up to since joining their post. Our Explorers are wonderful individuals, and we wish them all good blessings, but we want to also take a moment to recognize the families that stand behind them as they ride this journey. The families of our Explorers go often unrecognized, but they deserve some of the limelight too as they make them lunches, drive them around to late meetings, offer them advice, give words of encouragement, listen to them vent about their frustrations, cheer them on at competitions, and the list goes on about the hidden support they offer our Explorers.  

Would you like to earn your Alumni Award?

There is a Scouter recognition knot that many Scouters may earn that you might not have heard of, but it has been around for several years.  This knot is called the Alumni Award.  There have only been 10 people who have earned this award in the Greater LA Scouting Council.  This recognition is to encourage Scouters to reach out to Scouting alumni to get them reconnect with Scouting at the local, regional, and national levels.  The award recognizes registered Scouters who help unregistered alumni rejoin the program.

Are you looking for Training?

Check out our training calendar! We have everything you may need to accomplish an outstanding Scouting year. Upcoming trainings include Adult Leaders Backpack Training, and Wilderness and Remote First Aid just to name a few.