On December 7, 2022, the Arrow of Lights from Pack 374 visited a Town Council meeting in Smyrna, TN, and opened the meeting with the pledge of allegiance. The Scouts stayed for the hour-long meeting where they were able to observe how the Town Council operates and hear some of the proposals and issues that were brought to the Town Council to be voted on. After the meeting, Smyrna's Mayor, Mary Ester Reed, remained in the Council chambers and spoke to the AOLs about her role as Mayor and how they could continue to be good citizens in the community. She also took questions from the Scouts that they had prepared to ask. The girls from this AOL den plan to join a new Female Troop, Troop 167, that will begin in Smyrna in January of 2023, and look forward to working more with the Town Council to make the Community of Smyrna even better than it already is.

Always visit the Middle Tennessee Council Health and Safety page for instructions: www.mtcbsa.org/healthandsafety

Timely, clear, concise, and complete incident reports allow for an appropriate response and an opportunity for analysis while promoting continuous improvement of our programs. You can report incidents, near misses, and youth protection / membership infraction incidents yourself through our website.

Frostbite

Serious injuries can occur when it’s cold and you spend time working, playing, or sleeping outside, particularly if you are wet or your clothes are wet or too tight. Scouts should be instructed to inform an adult as soon as possible if they are at an event, winter camp, or troop campout and start experiencing any of the symptoms in this Safety Moment.

General Information

There are four degrees of severity from the cold, ranging from frost nip to frostbite. The extent of the injury will depend on the individual’s length of exposure, outside temperature, wind chill, and how the exposure is treated. Linked below from the University of Utah Health Burn Center* are frostbite severities and descriptions of the identification and severity of injury, characteristics, prevention, and treatment guidelines.

For More Information click HERE.

2022 Scouts BSA Winter Camp

2023 WEBELOS Winter Weekend

The scholarship will be for one academic year and the applicant must reapply each year and must meet the qualifications as outlined in 1-4 to remain eligible to apply.

• The applicant must be a staff member of the Middle Tennessee Council’s Scout Camp located at Boxwell Scout Reservation. The staff member must be employed by the Middle Tennessee Council, BSA for the entire summer camp season of their application.

• The applicant must be an undergraduate student in good standing at an accredited college or university and maintain a 2.5 grade point average. The applicant must also be obtaining their first undergraduate degree.

• Scouters who are in graduate school are not eligible for the scholarship.

• Recipients must sign a contract for employment before Summer Camp. They must also successfully complete employment at Boxwell the summer prior to receiving the scholarship funds in the Fall.

Commissioner Service in the Middle Tennessee Council strives to help each unit be the best it can be- and our commissioners deserve the very best tools to help them succeed in the ever-changing world of Scouting. The College of Commissioner Science takes all commissioners beyond the basic training, further developing critical leadership, coaching and communication skills. This year, the College of Commissioner Science will be held on Saturday, January 21, 2023, from 7:45am to 4pm at Labry Hall, Cumberland University, Lebanon, TN. The last day to register is January 11, and the cost of the event is $35.00. Join us this year for updated degree programs and advanced studies!

Also, we are excited to announce our Keynote Session Speaker is the 11th BSA National Commissioner, Ellie Morrison. Ellie will be talking about “The Importance of Connections”.

For more information, please contact midtnccs@gmail.com .

The 2023 Middle Tennessee Council’s Scout Card Sale will begin on February 20, 2023 and run through April 21, 2023. This $5.00 Scout card will help your Scouts earn their way to camp and the unit will earn 50% commission on every Scout card sold! 

The Council will sell five different Scout cards for 2023 depending on the location of your Scout unit: Nashville Area, Clarksville, Columbia/Lawrenceburg/Pulaski, Cookeville/McMinnville, Murfreesboro, and Tullahoma.

Please click HERE to learn more, and to register your unit for this year’s sale.

The Middle Tennessee Council of the Boy Scouts of America is excited to coordinate another Council- wide food collection drive on Saturday February 11, 2023. Collected materials will benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank and local agencies across the Middle Tennessee area.

The 2023 Scouting for Food campaign will collect non- perishable food items. Units need to print promotional materials. Units are encouraged to place promotional door hangers at least a week prior to the collection date on February 11. Then on February 11, Scouts will fan out to collect the donations and bring the donations to agencies located in their counties. If you need help printing door hangers or selecting an agency, please visit www.mtcbsa.org/ScoutsBSAOpportunities/Scouting-For-Food.

The Eagle is the pinnacle of the Scouts BSA program. Eagles show what they have learned through a service and Leadership project.  This project does so many things for the community.  This Award recognizes valuable service of an exceptional nature by an Eagle Scout candidate to a religious institution, a school, community or other entity through completion of an Eagle Scout project. 

JOIN US FOR THE SCOUTING ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME!

Now is the time to register! You may be asking how do you begin?  Click HERE to begin your journey to the National Jamboree!

To make payment, please visit the Middle Tennessee Council, Click HERE.

For more information or questions, please contact:

MTC Council Contingent Leader - Roland Myers at rolandmyers@gmail.com       

Or

MTC Council Contingent Advisor - Vance Lackey at vance.lackey@scouting.org

Save the Date

Eagle Scout and Volunteer Recognition Reception - Sunday, April 30, 2023, starting at 1:30 p.m. at Lipscomb University - Allen Arena.

Mark your calendar!!! Once again, Middle Tennessee Council is proud to recognize our 2022 Class of Eagle Scouts at our annual Eagle Scout and Volunteer Recognition Celebration. We will honor those Scouts that earned the rank of Eagle Scout during the 2022 calendar year. Scouts should wear their field uniform (also known as a Class A uniform) or a suit and tie. For all others, business casual appropriate attire. For questions, please contact our Eagle registrar, Cheryl Leach by email at Cheryl.Leach@scouting.org or by calling the Scout Service Center at 615-383-9724.  

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