Join Us for National BSA Family Fun Fest, August 8, 2020
What is Family Fun Fest? It's a national open house for Scouting. Think National Camp-In with all the fun and engagement, along with a strong message of "learn more about what Scouting has to offer."
The event will be broadcast on Facebook Live, and we'll be engaging our audiences real-time with #FamilyFunFest. Marketing prior to the event will engage our current membership and encourage them to invite a friend to join them for the event.
Transatlantic Council Chartered to deliver Scouting in its assigned Territory
Transatlantic Council (TAC) of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is chartered to deliver the Scouting program in an assigned geographic area. TAC exists to serve the communities in that territory.
Our territory has been defined by BSA as four of the six regions of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)-- Africa, Arab, Eurasia, and Europe. TAC refers to the Arab Region as the Middle East and the Eurasia Region as Central Asia. https://www.scouting.org/international/resources/22-333/
TAC will often open its programs and activities to Scouts and leaders who are registered "out of council". Examples include Camp Alpine, Camp Avantura BSA, and the Normandy Camporee.
Virtual units in TAC have been created to primarily serve our Lone Scout families in rural or remote areas within the TAC territory identified above.
Any youth or adult who lives or has moved outside of the TAC territory and seeks to register or recharter in Transatlantic Council--is encouraged to register with Boy Scouts of America in the local council that serves their local community.
Exceptions can be made for youth or adults who are TAC alumni seeking to continue unparalleled Scouting.
Program Supply Center Update
Our inventory counting has been completed..... thanks for your patience while we completed that task. We are now once again taking and fulfilling orders.
Most importantly for you, our valued Scout Families, we have identified inventory that we want to move quickly and have reduced prices and posted them in our Clearance section of our website. www.councilstuff.com/802 We will continue to add items to this section in the weeks and months ahead. So start your bargain shopping!
Fall Recruiting
How do new families moving to your town find Scouting programs for their children? One way is to make flyers or messages using images found at the BSA Brand Center and adding your recruiting QR code found on Invitation Manager at www.my.scouting.organd distribute them via email, Facebook, Community Affairs offices, school messaging systems, Instagram, or other social media.
Another great way is simply word of mouth. Let people know that Scouting is everywhere, and people can join at any time. Challenge your existing families to recruit one new family this fall!
Personnel Updates
July 31 we said good-bye to Elizabeth Ryan who has served as our Program Supply Manager. Elizabeth is moving to Germany, following her new husband's career opportunities. Thank you Elizabeth for your service to TAC. You will be missed.
Please join us in welcoming Allison Gunsch. Allison joins the team as our new Program Supply Center Manager. Her energetic personality will be a great addition to the team, and we look forward to her doing a great job in meeting the needs of the Program Suppply Center operations.
Contact with the Program Supply Center remains through the email address;
