In a little over a week TAC will be hosting the Normandy Camporee which will take place 19 to 21 April. This will be the 11th camporee hosted by TAC. The Normandy Camporee, along with other projects over the years, has earned TAC a special recognition by the French Republic as one of the official […]
Author: Jeff Arter
Messengers of Peace Award Program
Messengers of Peace is a recognition program for Scouts and Scouters who engage in service projects inapproved categories that make “a positive change in your community”. Recognition is a ring-shapedpatch that is worn around the purple World Crest emblem on the Scout uniform. It has been around forabout a decade, and is now available in […]
Cub Scout Program Updates Announced
It’s official! The Cub Scout program will be updated for the 2024-25 program year. Over the past several years the National Cub Scouting Committee has identified four areas to improve the Cub Scout program to ensure that it is fun, simple, and easy. These updates are based on feedback from over 23,000 parents and Cub Scout leaders […]
National BSA Annual Membership Fees Update
2024 Annual Membership Fee Update Effective March 1, 2024, the BSA will eliminate the $25 one-time joining fee for new program participants in Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing and Sea Scouting.
Commissioner Education and Training
Yesterday I spent the day attending a virtual College of Commissioner Science hosted by 3 councils, the Cradle of Liberty Council, the Washington Crossing Council, and the Garden State Council. Courses were offered for the Bachelor, Master, and Doctorate level tracks along with several sessions on Continuing Education. Attending a College of Commissioner Science, either […]
Getting Ready for Summer Camp!
Coping with Anxiety Many of our TAC units are preparing to leave on their summer camp adventure by attending either Camp Alpine in Kandersteg, Switzerland or Camp Avantura in Veli Joze, Croatia. For some of our scouts, it may be their first summer camp and they are more than a little nervous or anxious, not […]
Changes in BSA National Membership Fees
The following is from the National Service Territory. To preserve its mission, the BSA has had to take some extraordinary steps over the past three years to reposition the organization for the future. The BSA has streamlined its professional staff and volunteer structure, reducing costs throughout the movement while maintaining essential services to support the […]
Commissioner Service – Friends and Counselors to Unit Leaders
Did you know that Commissioner Service is our Scouting movement’s longest running service to unit leaders, going back to 1911 when local councils first formed, and the most dedicated volunteers and staff worked to start and sustain units across the country through many local councils of varying geographical areas. Those adult Scouters that serve as […]
BSA National Memorial
During my recent trip to the United States, I visited our nation’s capital. While walking back to the National Mall from the White House, I happened to stumble upon the National BSA Memorial. I didn’t know this was here. Dedicated on November 7, 1964, the sculpture sits on “The Ellipse” in Washington D.C., location of […]
3 R’s – Recruiting, Registration, Recharter
Recruiting and Registration A new School year means new families moving into areas covered by TAC units. This results in many TAC Scouting communities have an influx of potentially new Scouts and Scouters as well as transferring families. We need to keep pushing for new recruitments and new units in September and October so that […]
