SRAC - General Information Tallahassee, Florida is home to the Suwannee River Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, which serves nearly 4,000 youth in North Florida and South Georgia. Chartered in 1927, the Suwannee River Area Council has been serving the Big Bend area for over 70 years. With over 1400 adult volunteers, the Boy Scouts have provided approximately 145,600 man-hours of service to young people in the community. The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to train young men to be responsible citizens who are physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.
Scouts learn leadership, teamwork, self-esteem and service to others.
This mission is achieved through the method of Scout camping in patrols. Depending on what age a boy is, he will join a pack, troop or post of his choice.