TAC Connection - Mobile Trading Post, Scout-a-thon Opportunity, and more!

TAC Connection

August 10th, 2022

A periodic communication to our Scouting Families

Summer camp season is winding down...

Camp Avantura BSA has just wrapped up for the season, with hundreds of merit badge completions, many newly IOLS trained leaders and great memories all around by both attendees and our amazing staff.

We are already plotting some big additions for next year but if you can’t wait that long, get registered for your next big adventure at Camp Kenya!

The Mobile Trading Post is Coming to You!

This fall we will be piloting a new service to select Scouting communities where there are larger populations of Scout families.

We will be “taking the show on the road” with the intent of visiting communities and providing the opportunity for Scout families to visit with us, try on uniforms, and secure those updated handbooks or other Scouting supplies.

September 16-18 - OA Fall Fellowship - Oberdachstetten, Germany
September 23-25 - Stuttgart Family Camp - Stuttgart, Germany
October 1 - Scouting Community Event - Paris, France
October 7-9 - Scouters Annual Conference - Rome, Italy
October 11 - Scouting Community Event - Vicenza, Italy
October 12 - Scouting Community Event - Geneva, Switzerland
October 13 - Scouting Community Event - Basel, Switzerland
October 21-23 - Mayflower Fall Camporee - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Other Scouting Communities have expressed interest in hosting an event and stop on the Fall tour of the Mobile Trading Post, however plans have yet to be confirmed as of this date. If you have an interest in hosting a stop, please contact Chris.Wolfe@scouting.org

New Recruitment Marketing Kit Available

For your fall recruiting season, this campaign kit gives anyone charged with marketing Scouting a step-by-step guide. This easy-to-use guide provides strategies and simple, effective tactics proven to grow Scouting.

While some approaches in the guide may not work in every community, there are many good ideas that will. Be sure to use and share this guide with anyone who is charged with marketing Scouting in your local community.

http://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/Recruitment/Recruiting%20Campaign%20Kit_2022-1.pdf

Other recruitment resources - https://www.scouting.org/recruitment/

Unit Fundraising Opportunity

All Scouting units can use additional financial resources in the fall as the new program year kicks off. Consider participating in the Transatlantic Council Scout-A-Thon to assist your unit with raising money for this years' program costs.

Simply put, the Scout-A-Thon is a fun way to help raise money for your unit, taking advantage of a free prize program and online event infrastructure provided by the council. Every dollar you raise goes directly to your Unit and can be used to pay for things like Overseas Council Fees, Program Fees, Camp Registration, or other activity costs.

Don’t miss this opportunity and sign up here: https://tac-bsa.org/donate/scout-a-thon/

Questions? TAC-ServiceCenter-802@scouting.org

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