Major Volunteering Opportunity

Dick Meijaard, who served as Chair for the Normandy Camporee 2022, has once again agreed to serve as Chair for the 2024 event.

To build a sustainable leadership model for the Normandy Camporee 2024 as well as camporees of the future we are looking for candidates for the role of Vice-Chair. 

Our ideal candidate needs to be flexible in working hours (by the way, he or she must have a lot of those hours available) and able to give leadership in both the preparation phase, as well as the execution phase of the camporee. He or she can handle pressure and has experience with working in an international environment. 

If you have an interest in serving in a Vice-Chair role for the Normandy Camporee 2024, please contact Dick Meijaard at TAC-NormandyCamporee-802@scouting.org.

Is your unit ready for a high adventure?

The four national high adventure bases are calling! A high adventure trek takes planning though, so your unit will want to learn more here:

·    Philmont Scout Ranch

·       Florida Sea Base

·       Northern Tier

·      Summit Bechtel Reserve

Each high adventure base offers their own unique and varied experiences but they take planning and preparation – start planning now for the years ahead!

Are you interested in leading or joining a council contingent? Let us know on our TAC High adventure interest form here:  https://247scouting.com/forms/802-TAChighadventure

Have you planted a tree?

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The 2^nd best time is now” (Chinese proverb)

Everyone loves trees – whether walking through a forest on a hike or catching some shade on a warm Summer day. But did you know they’re essential to our planet’s ecosystems, protect biodiversity & are an important part of combating climate change? Trees not only reduce air pollution and provide us oxygen, but also sequester about a ton of Greenhouse gases over their lifetimes. That’s why TAC’s sustainability plan includes trees . We’ve already planted hundreds & aim to get more than 4000 in the ground by our 75^th birthday in 2025. If your unit would like to take part, please get in touch Andrew Wright or Dan Waterman.

Peace Light 2022

The Austrian authorities have decided that the 2022 Peace Light Ceremony will once again be an in-person event with international delegations in attendance. The Peace Light Service will be held on Saturday, December 10th, 2022 at 2pm, at the Neuottakring Parish Church, Familienplatz, 1160 Vienna Austria. The Peace Light will be carried by various Scouting delegations of neighboring countries for distribution in their home countries. If you would like to be the leader or a member of the TAC delegation team, please email the TAC Peace Light coordinator at tac.c.commish@gmail.com before 15 Oct.

Accident and Sickness Coverage

Accident and sickness insurance coverage for Scouts and Scouters furnishes medical reimbursement within the policy amounts of death, accident, or sickness.

These plans and policies are excess of all other available sources of medical insurance or other healthcare benefits. If there is no additional primary insurance or healthcare plan, these policies generally pay as primary coverage, subject to the plan limits and terms.

Scouts and guests who are being encouraged to become registered Scouts and volunteers are automatically insured while in attendance at a scheduled activity. Other guests are not covered.

For more info, visit https://www.scouting.org/health-and-safety/gss/gss10/