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TAC Connection
October 28, 2020
A periodic communication to our Scouting Families
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TAC GAME PLAN  TAC has a new Game Plan! This strategic plan will guide us in pursuit of Unparalleled Scouting. It has been shaped by the council's officers, district chairs and commissioners, executive board, and staff; and was adopted by the full board this month. The TAC Game Plan will help us all stay focused on our five key aims: Geography, Inclusivity, Sustainability, Normandy, and Generosity. The full text is below. Here is a link to a pdf version suitable for printing, forwarding, and hanging on your wall Click Here. These are the words that we will live by. Please take them to heart. And share how you can help TAC be successful in our Game Plan. OUR VISION: Unparalleled Scouting OUR IMPACT: We deliver top-quality BSA experiences, with unique geographic opportunities, to open the outdoors, teach skills, encourage service, develop leaders, and instill values to youth across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia. OUR REACH: 50 countries - and growing; All youth ages 5 up to 18; Those who serve their country; A diverse range of families and communities; The BSA's emissary to World Scouting OUR AIMS |
Geography
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We will serve the largest districts in the BSA -
reaching more communities, bringing them closer together, and deepening their engagement
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Inclusivity
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We will welcome and inspire an ever-growing number of girls, and serve the most diverse council in the BSA
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Sustainability
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We will set the gold standard in Scouting for efforts to
improve human impacts upon the planet
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Normandy
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We will produce the premier camporee in the world,
on to the D-Day 100th anniversary and beyond
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Generosity
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We will grow TAC's operating and endowment funds,
to improve our present and secure our future
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T L H F C K O C T B C R
70th Anniversary Patches Sale Begins November 1
 To celebrate TACs 70 th anniversary, special commemorative Council Shoulder Patches (CSP) have been designed. The first 2 have been available on our website for some time, and November 1st the sales window opens for the 3rd, numbered, limited editions.
The one-of-a-kind CSPs with platinum metallic border to mark the occasion will be available November 1st. Each are INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED, with the unique number part of the embroidered design, making each patch a one-of-a-kind piece of history. Only numbers 01 - 70 have been made.
Once the item goes live on our website, be sure to place your order fast. The numbered pieces (6-69) will be delivered in the order that they are purchased! (No special requests)
Patches 01-05 and 70 will only be available in framed sets available via auction (see details below).
Auction kicks off our 70th Anniversary Year
The Transatlantic Council will launch on November 1 it's first on-line  memorabilia auction to kick-off the 70th Anniversary Celebration.
There are a variety of items and experiences available for bid.
New items for consideration to be in our auction are donated daily, so be sure to check the site regularly to not only increase your bid for the exclusive 70th Anniversary CSP sets, but also to make sure you don't miss other great items like a Certificate for Adventure at the Summit Bechtel Reserve, or a homemade quilt featuring images from the Norman Rockwell collection.
Achieving Unit Growth during a Pandemic
With chartered organizations - primarily schools & religious institutions - preventing in-person meetings, how can your unit be recruiting in communities all over Transatlantic Council?
Cub Scout Family Pack 808 located in Hamburg, Germany engages with various expat and Mom groups on Facebook and the local American Club of Hamburg to advertise planned virtual "Coffee Clutch - Parent Info Sessions".
The response from the community has been immediate and overwhelming! Unit Leaders were contacted by prospective families and using the on-line registration system, Pack 808 grew 20% in youth membership!
Chartered organization representative Jerry Beck said "Don't be afraid to get your unit name out there, by any means available and tell your Scouting story. Families in your area need to hear from unit leaders. Embrace technology. Plan to participate in virtual community events or plan your own activity and invite members of the community."
Our communities need the TAC Unparalleled Scouting programs. Smile and whistle through this pandemic and Scout on. Our youth are counting on us!
2021 Recharter are Due November 30th
 A friendly reminder that all 2021 Charter Renewals for all packs, troops, and crews are due by November 30 th through the Internet Rechartering site.
Check that all youth and adults are currently active in you unit appear on your roster in my.scouting.org.
Before you finish the final step and push the SUBMIT button, you can continue to add new youth and adults to your roster. If any new applicants are missing, have them register online through your unit's custom link before you submit charter renewal. However, once you hit Submit, new applicants can't be added till your charter is processed by the National Council.
The preferred method to pay the recharter fee and OCF is via e-check. There is no fee to use the e-check method. You can also pay with credit card, but you will be assessed a service fee by the BSA. Charters will not be submitted for processing until the 2021 fees are received
2021 Charter Codes were emailed to the "Key 3" of unit in the beginning of October to be able to access the recharter site. If you need your code again or need help, your Unit Commissioner, District Commissioner, and District Executive are great resources to help you through this process. Additional information is also available at your District Roundtable and on the council's Annual Rechartering page.
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Transatlantic Council, Boy Scouts of America|
US ARMY Garrison Brussels
Unit 28100, Box 24
APO, AE 09714
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Leuvensesteenweg, 13
1932 Zaventem, Belgium
TAC-ServiceCenter-802@scouting.org
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