The Target and Range Sports Committee is offering the following training for the second half of the year. All training is at Boxwell.

NRA Basic Shotgun: May 17, 2024

NRA Shotgun Instructor Course: May 17-19, 2024

USA Archery Level 1 Instructor "On-Line" Course: August 3, 2024

For over 100 years, Scouting programs have instilled in youth the values found in the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Today, these values are just as relevant in helping youth grow to their full potential as they were in 1910. Scouting helps youth develop academic skills, self-confidence, ethics, leadership skills, and citizenship skills that influence their adult lives.

While various activities and youth groups teach basic skills and promote teamwork, Scouting goes beyond that, and encourages youth to achieve a deeper appreciation for service to others in their community.

Always remember to log any and all service hours. To help you learn how to log the hours, here is a link to a video that shows you how to enter service hours (Activity logs).  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT4fvG5_5GI

Thank you for your service to our communities!! 

Saturday, May 25, 2024

We invite and encourage you to take part in a special day of flag placement come Memorial Day, to honor those who served in our nation's armed services and are now laid to rest. Many of these heroes gave their lives for our freedom while in active duty.

Our veterans, both living and deceased, deserve our utmost respect and thanks for all they do, and have done to make this country what it is today. This is a great way to show that appreciation, so please join us in placing flags on the graves of soldiers who so sacrificially served.

This is an admirable and honorable event that we as Scouts are proud to help in any way! Please register your unit and number of particpants so we can order patches for you. We will put over 50,000 flags out on Memorial Saturday at over 10 cemeteries across the Council. We will also send out a link after Memorial Day to detail the specific number of participants! The patches will be ready in the fall.

The Middle Tennessee Council is excited to host E-Shift, the first Exploring Competition in the Middle Tennessee area!  

June 14-16, 2024

This competition will see our Police and Fire Explorers get dispatched to different locations in the Sumner County area, where they will respond to simulated calls. 

We are excited to see our First Responder Posts compete! We are also calling for VOLUNTEERS from the Scouts BSA and Venturing programs! Earn 12 volunteer hours by being one of our actors for our many competition events! All volunteers are being offered a free t-shirt, free lodging, and free food on Saturday.

If you have any questions, please contact Andrew Weisbrot at 772-285-9160 or Andrew.weisbrot@scouting.org 

We still have plenty of specialty license plates available! Click the button below to purchase yours.



We look forward to seeing our specialty plates all over the state of Tennessee.

What is NYLT? National Youth Leadership Training is an exciting, action-packed, six-day program designed to provide youth members with leadership skills and experience they can use in their home units and in other situations demanding leadership of self and others. The course centers around the concepts of what a leader must BE, what he/she must KNOW, and what he/she must DO. The key elements are then taught with a clear focus on HOW TO.

This summer is a great time to have fun with your Scouting friends! We are thrilled to invite you to join us at Adventure Camp this summer. With our theme of Outdoor Adventure, your Scout will have fun and create lasting memories in the great outdoors. They will also get to earn some new adventure requirements and electives while exploring nature on a hike, or learning new skills. There will be something for your Cub Scout to enjoy. We can’t wait to see families come together and have fun at one of our local Adventure Camps. Visit our website by clicking on the button below for more information, dates, times, locations and registrations.

REGISTRATION IS OFFICIALLY OPEN!

What to Expect: Resident Camp at Boxwell Reservation-Cubworld offers a unique, family, fun camping experience for you and your Scouting Family. We are sure you will leave with unforgettable family memories of Cubworld with your Scout.

All you need to bring is your gear; we will provide the program, food, tent, cot, mat, and an exciting experience!

Session 1 June 10-12

Session 2 June 14-16

Session 3 June 21-23

Session 4 June 24-26

Session 5 June 28-30

Summer Camp is just around the corner, and we have made some major changes this year at Boxwell. We have added a new first-year Scout Program called Brownsea, changed our class schedule, added woodwork at skilled trades as well as two new shooting sports programs at camp called the Davy Crockett and action archery. This year’s theme is Olympic Games, let’s see which troops bring home the GOLD. All information such as the program guides, schedule changes, and merit badge selections can all be found online by clicking on the "Register HERE" button below.

If your troop has not committed to going to summer camp at Boxwell, please go to the website to find more information at https://www.mtcbsa.org/scoutsbsasummecamp.

Also, if your troop is not going to our Summer Camp, you can still attend! Go online to fill out the form and select your classes. If you have fun at camp during your week there and want to come back, you can. Just go to the website and fill out the form. See you at camp!

Want to join our team at Boxwell Reservation? We are still in need of Lifeguards, Aquatics Directors, Shooting Sports Directors, Director of the of our new Brownsea program, Instructors in Brownsea, Shooting Sports, Skilled Trades, STEM and Cubworld instructors. We also need a food truck driver and kitchen helper.

Plenty of spots are still available for Summer Camp Staffing in 2024. Go to our website and sign up today! https://www.mtcbsa.org/campstaffopportunity

The Middle TN Council Cope and Climbing Committee provides a unit level training program for climbing and rappelling. The program requires two weekends to complete. At the end of the first weekend you will qualify to receive your Climbing Instructor Level I trained card (valid 1 year). Then coming to a second session and helping provide instruction, and exhibiting proficiency in the taught skills, will qualify you to receive your Climbing Instructor Level II card (valid 3 years)

It's great to hear that the Volunteer Adult Service Crew, known as the ROUND TUIT program, is starting up again. This program involves adult volunteers who lead projects at three of our Council properties: Boxwell, Grimes, and Parish. Here are the important details for each property:

Boxwell Reservation is the third Saturday of every month. Please contact Larry Green at lgreen519@aol.com



Parish Reservation Camp Tubb is the first Saturday of every month. Please contact David Rodgers at Elitehiker@yahoo.com

Grimes Canoe Base is the fourth weekend of every month. Please contact Kevin Treadwell at grimescanoebase@gmail.com