MTCBSA 2020 Annual Report

The mission of the Middle Tennessee Council, Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

Dear Friend of Scouting: 2020 was a tumultuous year, but the Middle Tennessee Council emerged from it stronger and more resolute in our commitment to provide the best experiences for young people of any youth serving organization in the country. We are blessed with outstanding leaders, volunteers, supporters and staff who work together to provide an exceptional foundation on which our Scouts, ages 5 – 21, can learn, grow and succeed.

COVID-19 disrupted unit meetings and activities and cancelled traditional summer camp. Membership numbers were down due to the closure of schools, churches and other chartered organization locations. These challenges did not stop Council staff and volunteers from responding creatively with ways to keep youth engaged through new program delivery models such as Merit Badge Days at Boxwell and Cub Scouts at your Doorstep that were very successful.

The Friends of Scouting Campaign raised $2,491,032 for the ongoing efforts of the Council to provide the highest quality programs to our youth. We are grateful to Jay Hollomon and all the district volunteers who made this effort a success.

Council events continued to provide substantial support. We were able to hold the annual Clay Shoot before the pandemic restrictions took effect. Chaired again by Rick Archer, the event raised $75,898 and provided youth the opportunity to participate at one of the best shooting facilities in Middle Tennessee. The annual Extravaganza auction went live online in 2020 and was outstanding, raising $99,332, a record in the history of the event. We are grateful to Hank Ingram for his leadership. The Golf Classic raised $52,597 and was chaired by Eric Strickland. The Campaign for Boxwell Reservation continued its momentum with funds raised by December 31, 2020 totaling $6,474,496. New shower houses, Skilled Trades Center and the Boxwell Veterans Gateway in honor of the 100th Anniversary are all underway. We thank Harris Haston for continuing to lead this effort.

2020 marked the 100-year anniversary of the founding of the Middle Tennessee Council. Many of the special events that were planned throughout the year were moved to 2021. We look forward to holding the signature Jamboree at Boxwell over the weekend of September 24th. We hope to see you there.

We are grateful for the participation of every member of our Scouting family and for the encouragement and support received in 2020.

Sincerely,

2020 Council Leadership

Dr. John Bright Cage President Jack B. Turner Chairman of Trustees

Carl Haley Jr. Chairman of Board

Carolyn Rambo Treasurer

Vice Presidents Summer Bryan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administration Greg Cashion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Camping Fant Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . District Operations John H. Roe Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Endowment George B. Stadler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finance Pete Williston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manpower Dan Mohnke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marketing Ron Shafer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Membership Robert Guisinger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Program Clay Bright. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Properties Howard Gentry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scoutreach J. B. Baker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Projects Steve Blackmon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Projects Andrew W. Byrd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Projects William R. DeBerry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Projects Sharon Gentry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Projects Trey Harwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Projects Harris Haston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Projects Teresa Kingery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Projects Joe Russell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Projects Ken Weaver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Projects Cy Fenton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STEM

Kevin Monroe Assistant Treasurer

Karen Bengtson Council Commissioner

Jack Stringham and Robb Harvey Council Attoneys

Program Chairs Linda Stinson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activities Ian Romaine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Training John Harney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Latimer Reservation Tony Turner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parish Reservation Justin D. Crosslin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advancement Dr. Jim Felch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health & Safety Don Haynes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Venturing Roy D. Alexander. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boxwell Reservation Don Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grimes Canoe Base Joe N. Steakley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audit Youth Board Members Rodney Bakken. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodge Chief Connor MaGuirk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boatswain Ella Burk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Venturing President National Council Representatives Karen Bengtson Dr. John Bright Cage Justin Crosslin Trey Harwell

Sherry McGugin Carolyn Rambo Ken Weaver

2020 Excutive Board Members Tim Acree Tom Adkinson Roy D. Alexander Michael Anastasi Rick Archer DeVan D. Ard, Jr. Howie Arnold J. B. Baker Tom Baker *Rodney Bakken Michael Baron Craig Becker Sam Belk Karen Bengtson Blaine Bishop Chad Blackburn Steve Blackmon W. P. Bone, III William Braddy III Jeff Bradford Alex Brandau Tyler Brandes Clay Bright Lattie N. Brown Matt Brown Stuart Brunson Summer Bryan John S. Bryant Mark Buchanan Tod Burnham Ella Burk *Eric Burk *Dan Burval

Andrew W. Byrd John Bright Cage Ray Capp Greg Cashion Glenn Childers John Chobanian Bill Cody *Rodney Cohen Russ Connelly Dan Cook Jeff Cook Robert E. Corlew, III J. B. Cox Justin D. Crosslin Jerry Deal William R. DeBerry Dan Dellinger Steve Dix Duane Dominy Tom DuBois Jim Dyer John Eakin Mark Emkes Pete Ezell *Todd Falk Jim Felch Cy Fenton Harry Fisk Robert Flack Sam O. Franklin, III Mark Freeland Kent Freeman Gil Fuqua, Jr.

*Matt Gardner John Garland David Garrett Armando Garza Howard Gentry Sharon Gentry *Landon Gibbs Jeff Gordon Mark Green Mike Greene Robert Guisinger Bill Hagerty Carl Haley Woody Hall John Harney Howard Harris Robb Harvey Aubrey B. Harwell, Jr. Trey Harwell Harris Haston Don Haynes Scott Heard Todd Henry Waymon L. Hickman *William B. Hickman James Hildreth David Hill Damon T. Hininger *Mike Hodges Jay Hollomon Dale Humphrey Hank Ingram Julius Johnson

Bill Ketron D. J. King Teresa Kingery Tab Kirkland Hunter Kitchens Paul Kleine-Kracht Kurt Kowalski John Lancaster John Langsdon Jim Larson John W. Lea Nancy Leach Jim Lehman Joe Lester Bart Liddle Kim Looney Randy Lowry Ron Lustig Scott Lynn *Bob Mackie Connor MaGuirk Kenny Major Robert D. Massey *Lonnell Matthews *Brad McAlister Hill McAlister Robert A. McCabe, Jr. Sherry McGugin *Chris Meidl Don Miller *Dan Mohnke Kevin Monroe Reggie Mudd

Roland Myers Richard Olszewski Mike O’Malley Larry Papel *Gary Parkes John Pearce Andrea Perry M. Lee Peterseim Clay Petrey Gail Plucker Cary W. Pulliam David Raiford Carolyn Rambo James A. Reed *Jason Ricciardi John Richardson John H. Roe, Jr. Ian Romaine Joe Russell Craig Salazar Dexter Samuels Gary D. Sasser Ron Shafer Patrick Sheehan *Jerry Shelton Chip Smith Fant Smith Jerry Smith Rick Smith Montee Sneed Chris Snoddy James W. Spradley, Jr. George Stadler

Lelan Statom Joe N. Steakley Linda Stinson *Randy Street Laquita Stribling *Eric Strickland Jack Stringham Charles Sueing *Nathan Summar Hoover Sutherland Hugh C. Tanner Jack B. Turner Tony Turner Steve Underwood Bob VanCleave *Tom Von Weisenstein *Andrew Wall Ken Weaver *Philip Welker James G. White, II Pete Williston Ward Wilson Charles Womack *Douglas Wong Walt Wood

* New Board Member

13,008 Scouts were mentored by 4,438 youth protection trained adult volunteers in 512 neighborhood centered units .

272 Scouts BSA youth achieved the rank of Eagle 6,103 rank advancements were achieved by Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA 8,660 merit badges were earned as youth learned new skills, sports, crafts, science, trades and explored future career opportunities.

Scoutreach

Scouting works to ensure that all youth have access to life-changing programs.

1,118 at-risk, underserved youth from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds in inner-city Davidson County were engaged in programs that add value and opportunity to their lives.

$216,443 was invested in the Scoutreach program in 2020.

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

Scouting understands the need for people trained in fields that will keep our country a leader in the world.

427 STEM Scouts in 34 labs, including 222 underserved youth in 25 labs in the

Scoutreach emphasis area, were able to learn, discover, question and explore while having fun and engaging in hands-on STEM activities as a team. 2020 was the sixth year of the STEM program in the Council, one of the best in the nation.

$139,074 was invested in the STEM Scouts program in 2020.

Cub Scouts .................................. 8,166 Scouts BSA .................................. 3,874 Venturers ........................................ 197 Explorers ......................................... 344 STEM Scouts .................................. 427

512 Cub Scout Packs, Scouts BSA Troops, STEM Scout Labs, Explorer Posts and Venturing Crews chartered to churches and community organizations: Cub Scout Packs ............................ 227 Scouts BSA Troops ......................... 196 Venturing Crew ................................. 27 Exploring Posts ................................. 28 STEM Labs ....................................... 34

2020 Council Map

MTC, BSA owns and operates four camping facilities: Parish Reservation at Rock Island, Grimes Canoe Base on the Buffalo River, Boxwell Reservation on Old Hickory Lake, Latimer Reservation on the Cumberland Plateau.

Each camp provides a unique outdoor experience, but all offer opportunities for Scouts and families to explore, learn, have fun and make memories that will last a lifetime.

Programs to meet the COVID Challenge We hosted our first ever Virtual Campout. Scouts throughout the Council participated at home with fun STEM projects, cooking in Dutch ovens, tying knots, setting up tents and learning about GERMS. We reached over 10,000 people, had over 40,000 engagements on our posts and averaged 1,350 views per post.

We created “Cub Scouts at Your Doorstep”, a virtual program for Cub Scouts and Cub Dayz at Boxwell. 1,019 Scouts participated in activities from home with materials and tutorial videos shipped to them and through a CDC compliant program at Boxwell.

We created “Merit Badge Days”, a safe CDC compliant program offering for Scouts BSA youth. 1,934 Scouts came to Boxwell and earned merit badges through this program.

Traditional Camp Program followed CDC Guideline 1,659 Participants at Latimer year-round program.

1,672 Participants in Grimes Canoe Base float days.

As of December 31, 2020, the Campaign for Boxwell Reservations had secured $6,474,496 in gifts and pledges toward the $10.6 million goal. Due to restrictions brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, a decision was made to split out the maintenance reserve endowment portion of the original $12 million goal to be raised in a Phase II campaign.

Even though traditional in-person summer camp had to be cancelled due to the pandemic, capital projects were not slowed down. w Two new shower houses have been completed and construction was begun in December 2020 on a third. w Construction on the new 100th Anniversary Gateway camp entrance was begun in December 2020.

It will include an area to recognize veterans and current members of all branches of the United States Armed Forces who attended Boxwell as Scouts and leaders. w Funds were secured in 2020 to begin the construction of a new Skilled Trades Center that will be open for summer camp 2021 and will allow Scouts to earn merit badges in areas such as welding, automotive maintenance, welding and electricity. w Gifts and pledges continued to be received for the future demolition of the Stahlman Dining Hall that will be rebuilt as the Aubrey B. Harwell, Jr. Leadership Center at Camp Stahlman.

2020 Scouts of the Year

Many of our Scouts are today leading the nation, voyaging in space or working on the next scientific breakthrough. Most importantly, they are adults who learned valuable skills as Scouts and today are good citizens with high values. Each year, the Middle Tennessee Council selects local Scouts who have achieved something special or acted heroically. This year we are happy to announce the following four as our Scouts of the year.

Maxwell Tindell Cub Scout Pack 273

Rithwik Narayandas Scouts BSA Troop 8

Taylor Bell Scouts BSA Troop 2019

Tyler Grant Explorer Post 112

Community Service 36,680 hours of community service were logged by Scouts and leaders amounting to over a $1 million investment in Middle Tennessee. These service

hours included a school supply drive after the Middle Tennessee tornados and a special food drive to support food bank shortages from the COVID pandemic.

1,328 Scouts and volunteers in MTC collected over 25,000 pounds of food items for the Scouting for Food drive. Held each February, the event helps support local food pantries across the Council.

Scouting Investments Statement of Operations - Year Ending December 31, 2020 Income

Total Support and Revenue: $4,815,755

Expenses

Total Support and Revenue: $4,944,047

7.7% 33.8%

82% 45.3%

11.5%

5%

13%

1.7%

wFriends of Scouting (Net).........................................$2,184,968 wSpecial Events, Investment Income & other............$1,624,359 wScout Shop & Product Sales.......................................$551,973 wCamping and Activities................................................$371,796 wUnited Way...................................................................$82,659

wProgram Service..................................................... $4,054,118 wFundraising Support................................................... $642,726 wManagement & General............................................. $247,203