Is your Outdoor Ethics Guide engaged? Are they proactive in developing a culture of making responsible outdoor choices that reduce the impact of Scouting activities on the environment? Are they helping the members of your unit to be like Bigfoot and practice the 7 Principles of Leave No Trace?

To help the Scout that holds this troop position of responsibility (which does count for the leadership requirement for Star, Life and Eagle ranks) use the following link to access a treasure chest of activities, games, and other resources.

You may contact Bill or Donna Collins with questions or for more information:

wtcoll1@gmail.com or donnalcollins@gmail.com

If you have an active registration in a District, Council, Executive Board role, or are an official Merit Badge or NOVA Counselor, you need to renew your registration each year- even if you hold a position as a unit leader and you are paying your membership fees through the unit. However, you only need to pay one set of membership fees annually. Merit Badge and STEM/NOVA Counselors do not pay a registration fee.

For District and Council positions, please renew your registration here.

Merit Badge or STEM/NOVA Counselors, please renew your registration here.

Complete your renewal by December 15th. Non-Unit Registrants and Counselors

will also receive an email directly from the Council to remind you to renew.

As recognition for submitting their charters by November 30^th, select Cub Packs are receiving Free Pinewood Derby cars and qualifying Scouts BSA Troops and Venturing Crews are receiving Free TAC lunch containers for all the youth on their 2022 Charter.

See the list of units here. Items are being shipped directly to a unit representative. Pinewood Cars are being shipped in December. The Troop/Crew containers are custom items so area now being manufactured and will be shipped to TAC before being sent out to qualifying units. A February delivery is expected.

The official recharter site is still open. If you have not completed your charter, you still can. Contact Council Commissioner Jeff Arter or your District Executive for assistance.

55 Individual Scouts will receive prizes for their fundraising efforts and success...... at no cost to their units.

While details for Scout-a-thon 2022 have yet to be finalized, every unit should consider participating in this fundraising opportunity. It can be great fun, and as you can see, a great opportunity to raise money.

Watch the Scout-a-thon page of the website for more information.

Support the Combined Federal Campaign - Transatlantic Council is Agency #42498