SCOUTING FOR FOOD
BUSTS THE FOOD BANKS

In the spirit of serving others, the Boy Scouts of America has lead the way for a century.  To help celebrate Scouting's 100th anniversary in February 2010, the Great Smoky Mountain Council wants to "bust the food banks" of East Tennessee.

We need Scouts from every charter organization to help collect food in February to help make the 2010 Scouting For Food campaign the best ever.  Collecting over 200,000 maybe even 300,000 non-perishable food items is possible, if we work together for the various food pantries throughout the Council.

The plan is this:  food collection bags will be distributed early; contact the manager of a grocery store and ask if you can reserve time for February 6; arrange to collect food that day at the store - just like we sell popcorn. People WILL give, if we ask.  Another tactic is distributing food bags in your neighborhood asking friends and family to help fill them up. Then, on February 13, the bags will be collected either at the Council office or at designated areas throughout our Council Districts.

Help make the 2010 Scouting for Food Campaign the best ever.

2010

A Year of Celebration, A Century of Making a Difference

In February 2010, the Boy Scouts of America will celebrate 100 years as an organization. The Boy Scouts of America and Great Smoky Mountain Council are preparing events of celebration for all to enjoy.

Locally, the council will keep you informed through the council website and The Scouter e-magazine publications. Also, the Great Smoky Mountain Council Centennial Committee has a website to aide in the celebration of the 100th year of service in 2010. Drop by http://www.everythingscouting.org/ for additional events and ongoing projects.

Nationally, check out http://scouting.org/100years for information on 100th Anniversary service projects and  events related to A Year of Celebration will take place from September 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010.

National Jamboree 100 Years of Scouting
Great Smoky Mountain Council CSP and OA Patch Set. Limited Edition! 

CSP IS $5.00
OA SET IS $15
COMPLETE SET IS $20
LIMITED QUANTITY’S AVAILABLE
To place order fill out order form and return to the scout office.

Internet Advancement Process

Internet Advancement allows you to enter youth advancements, awards, and merit badges and perform the following actions:

• Select members from your existing roster,
• Review, update, or add ranks, merit badges, and/or awards,
• Access an online Review Unit Roster feature and the Unit Advancement Summary,
• Print an Advancement Report with a Unit Awards Summary to assist in purchasing.

Click [Here] for more information on the Internet Advancement processing.

Internet Re-charter

Go to our Internet Re-charter section for information and links on Re-chartering

BSA Online Learning Center

The site provides a variety of materials, from quick references to complete courses, all designed to help members improve leadership skills and deliver a quality program. These courses can help adult leaders deliver quality Scouting experiences to youth. A log-in is required, however anyone may create a user account and view the courses. Registered members of the BSA may provide their member numbers (as part of the user profile) to receive credit.

Courses include:

1. Youth Protection Training
2. Safety Afloat
3. Safe Swim Defense
4. Leader Fast Start

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Council and District Activity Refund Policy

The Great Smoky Mountain Council will process refunds for fees paid by the standard policy in place for all District and Council activities, unless otherwise published.  The request methods, time limits, eligibility rules, amounts refunded and refund methods are described in the published policy.  Please read the established policy listed below:

• Standard Refund Policy
  This is the standard policy in place for all District and Council activities, unless otherwise published.
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• Council Summer Camp Refund Policy
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Council Offers Online Ordering

Through an agreement with national BSA Supply's new Retail eCommerce program, we are able to offer you the convenience of online ordering. Watch for our Council eCommerce logo.

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