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TAC Connection
December 9, 2020
A periodic communication to our Scouting Families
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2021 Friends of Scouting Kickoff 
The 2021 Friends of Scouting (FOS) Kickoff took place on 2 December. District and board volunteers met online to share ideas.
To date, $22,853 has been committed towards raising $240,000 by 28 February 2021.
This effort supports stronger camp programs, engaged volunteers, insurance coverages, program supplies, membership and advancement records, trained staff, and much more.
You can take part in FOS by making your gift or pledge now.
To receive the Zoom invitations for the January or February online FOS meetings, please send a message to thomas.jansen@scouting.org
Supplemental Online Training & Information Sessions Launched
The Training Committee of the Transatlantic Council is pleased to offer a new monthly series of supplemental trainings/information sessions for adult leaders. The sessions are free and will run in two "rooms" with four different trainings throughout the day. The sessions will be offered through the Zoom video platform. Participants are free to attend one or all sessions. The first session is December 12. The Zoom link to the course will be provided in your registration confirmation message.
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Room 1
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Room 2
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0900
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Journey to Excellence - A Powerful Planning Tool
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Local Nationals Background Checks
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1015
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Friends of Scouting
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Charter Organization Representative Training
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1130
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Journey to Excellence - A Powerful Planning Tool
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Local Nationals Background Checks
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1245
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Friends of Scouting
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Charter Organization Representative Training
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Leadership Spotlight
Audrea Rackley serves as the Barbarossa District Training Chair, just  coming on board in the last month or so. She is from Texas and has lived in Germany since 2008 first in the Grafenwoehr area and then moving to the KMC area. Her Scouting background started with the Girl Scouts and then when her son became a Tiger Scout, she moved into the Cub Scout Program.
When Scouts BSA welcomed female members, Audrea stepped up to help form a troop for girls and became the Scoutmaster. She has participated in Wood Badge and is an Leave No Trace (LNT) Trainer. She has earned the Den Leader Training Award, Scouter Training Award, Barbarossa Knight Commander, Barbarossa Knight Guardian and Barbarossa Knight Squire. Audrea is excited to take on this new roll in Scouting.
If you are in the Barbarossa District and needs assistance with completing your training, Andrea can be reached at audrea.rackley@gmail.com
Service Center / Program Supply Center Calendar
The Brussels Service Center and the Program Supply Center will be closed the following days
- December 24-28, 2020 for Christmas
 - January 1, 2021 New Year's Day
In addition, the Program Supply Center will be closed the following days for end of inventory:
- December 21, 2020 through January 10, 2021
The last day to submit orders is December 18 at 17h00 CET. Any orders received after this time will be fulfilled and shipped after the Program Supply Center opens again on January 11, 2021.
Reminder- District/Council and Non-Unit Registration Renewals due December 15
If you hold a District, Council, or other non-unit position, it is time to renew your registration for the 2021 Scouting year.
What is a Non-Unit Registrant? It is anyone who holds a registration solely outside of a pack, troop, crew, or ship unit leader position. This could include members of a District Committee or Unit Commissioner Staff. It also includes Merit Badge Counselors. All these positions are required to renew their registrations each year and pay their BSA and TAC fees, just like a unit leader. (If you are solely a Merit Badge Counselor, there is no registration fee.)
Please renew your registration here. If you hold multiple registrations in Transatlantic Council, make sure you select all the positions that apply to you. Please complete your renewal by December 15th. Non- Unit Registrants and Counselors also received an email directly from the Council to remind you to renew.
Remember that all adult leaders must also have a signed
on file with the BSA. If you don't have one, complete the Background Authorization form and upload it to this site by December 15th so that your registration can be processed.
Recharter Rewards 
Those units who submitted and paid for their 2021 Charters via the Internet Recharter app by November 30th, are receiving recognition items for their Scouts. 38 Packs are receiving free pinewood derby cars and 52 Scout Troops receive free runners packs. Cars will begin shipping from the USA and Belgium in December and the runners packs will be shipped once they arrive from the manufacturer.
 There are a number of units who have not yet completed the charter process. If your unit needs help or has not started, contact your District Commissioner or Council Commissioner Scott Hooper at tac.c.commish@gmail.com. Units who are not chartered can't process advancements and are not covered under the BSA insurance programs.
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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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