Please help us welcome Charlie Aman to the East Texas Area Council.  Charlie was born in Raleigh NC and is an avid N.C. State Wolfpack fan. He attended in NCSU for 2 years after high school. After several years working for the YMCA and in the swimming pool construction industry, Charlie graduated from NC A&T, with a degree in Sports Science. He has been active in Alpha Phi Omega and Gamma Rho Nu Fraternities. Charlie likes playing golf and kayak fishing. He is engaged to Jami Shaw of Kilgore Texas and they are getting married in May.

Charlie served on National Camping School faculties for Aquatics and Program as well as Cub Scout Camp. He has also served on summer camp staffs at Camp Cherokee (NC), Camp Tuscarora (NC), Camp Old Indian (SC), and Camp Pirtle (Aquatics Director 2011).  

As a Professional Scouter, Charlie has helped lead the Torhunta District, Tuscarora Council to 2 straight years of Gold level JTE scores. During his tenure the Family FOS program has increased as well as total popcorn sales. The district has had an overall increase in membership over the past 3 years and has a net gain of 2 units over that same time period. Charlie will assume his new responsibilities on January 2, 2014.  If you would like to visit with Charlie, please email him here.

Each January, all district and council committee members gather at the Key Scouter Conference (KSC) for the purpose of learning more about their responsibilities, reviewing the status of their campaign progress, setting goals for the year and covering key issues and upcoming events. This is the most important councilwide meeting of the year for the leaders of our districts and our council. This meeting provides the opportunity to hit the reset button and refocus our operations and create solutions to current issues.

The Scouting Operation Summit is scheduled for January 25th at First United Methodist Church in Henderson. This event will be different from the regular Key Scouter Conference in that ALL adult scouters are invited to attend. Topics to be discussed are recruiting, retention, program, sustainability, unit strength, and new units. Please click here to register.

This forum is much broader than the KSC. It will impact not only the upcoming year but will help us build our Council membership plan moving forward.

Due to the extreme importance and impact of this Scouting Operations Summit, the Key Scouter Conference will not take place this year. PLEASE contact all of your scouting friends and make firm plans to attend the SOS.

In Scouting,

Gene Stewart, Jr.

VP of Program, ETAC