TAC Connection - Scout-a-thon, Wood Badge, Scouters Annual Conference and more.

TAC Connection

July 20 th, 2022

A periodic communication to our Scouting Families

Wood Badge - Adult Leader Training - This week at Camp Freedom in Oberdachstetten, Germany.

Dozens of adult leaders are gathered this week at Gilwell Field to improve their leadership skills and share ideas for strengthening their Units, Districts, and Council. They're brainstorming ideas, making connections, and having a great time!

(This patrol seems to be having some fun!)

July 31 Deadline for special room rates at Roma Scout Center for the Scouters Annual Conference!

The 2022 Scouters Annual Conference (SAC) and Council Recognition Dinner will be the October 7-9th weekend in Rome Italy at the Roma Scout Center.

The Roma Scout Center has special room rates for SAC. These special rates are in effect until July 31st and booked through the SAC registration site. On August 1st, rooms revert to the Center’s standard rates and booked through the Roma Scout Center directly.

Do you have a course or program you'd like to teach? Contact Event Chair Marilee Bisoni and let her know!

We look forward to seeing everyone in October. Remember- All Roads Lead to Rome!

“So You Want to be a Medical Doctor?” Virtual Youth Conference

The ‘So You Want to be a Medical Doctor?’ Virtual Youth Conference is a free, international program offered via Zoom. The conference provides opportunities for

Boy Scouts to experience a virtual reality medical simulation, followed by an anatomy and physiology lesson. Next, Boy Scouts will participate in a question and answer session with medical doctors, and a seminar detailing action steps Scouts BSA can take towards becoming a doctor. Scouts will then take home a sample action plan to help them reach this goal. Scouts will receive a certificate of participation.

Learn more and register:

https://mppacademy.org/virtual-youth-conference/

Seeking Scouts for Online Roundtable Ceremonies

Your TAC Commissioner Team, in an effort to consolidate and improve upon the multiple District Roundtables across the Council, have formed a Consolidated Council Roundtable (CCRT) working group. In planning the agenda, we are in need of unit/youth volunteers to lead the opening of each CCRT session in reciting the Pledge, Scout Oath and Law. These Council Roundtable sessions are all virtual and held quarterly on Aug 31, Nov 30, Feb 22, and May 31. Interested Scouts can contact either the Council Commissioner, Jeff Arter, at tac.c.commish@gmail.com, or ACC Jerry Beck at jerry.e.beck@gmail.com.

Scout-a-thon 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 Program Fees, Camp Registration, make Program Supply Center purchases or cover other activity costs.

Join in the fun here: https://tac-bsa.org/donate/scout-a-thon/

Questions? TAC-ServiceCenter-802@scouting.org

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