The Miccosukee District covers all areas north of 54th avenue in St. Petersburg to the Pasco County Line.
For more than 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. The Boy Scouts America has several divisions which cover programs in all age groups. We are bound and follow guidelines set forth by Boy Scouts of America’s National Office. To learn more about a unit near you, please visit beascout.org
District Commissioner Frequently Asked Questions…
- How to I find the BSA ADULT Application?
- How do I find the BSA Youth Application?
- What are the current 2022/2023 fees for Scouting? (AS OF 8/1/2022) **UPDATED AS OF 6/22/22**
- A: New Rates are as follows.
- $75 Youth Fee (plus $33 GTBAC Program Service Fee) = $108 (up from $105 previously)
- $45 Adult Fee (plus $21 GTBAC Program Service Fee) = $66 (remains the same)
- $100 Charter Fee
- Scout Life subscription will increase to $15
- New Member joining fee $25 (One Time)
- If someone joins our unit outside of recharter, how much should we pay?
- A: New Member Fee = $25.00
- A: Youth Prorate Amount Per Month = $9.00/Month (as of the date signed on application)
- A: Youth Scouts Life Prorate Amount Per Month = $1.25/Month (as of the date signed on application)
- A: Adult Prorate Amount Per Month = $5.50/Month (as of the date signed on application)
- Can I transfer adults from unit to unit?
- A: Not yet, this is not a feature of the national system yet. (stay tuned) COR’s can however login to my.scouting.org and move existing adults around in their positions. IE you can make a Committee Leader an Assistant Scoutmaster.
- If someone joins mid-year, when does application proration kick in?
- A: The month of the application goes through the day the app is signed until the end of December, so if someone joins your unit in June, Count June through December so that would be 7 Months. if someone joins in November, it would be 2 months.
- I heard you can transfer scouts between units now, how do you do that?
- I heard you can also CHANGE leadership positions at any time, where is this?
- I want to change the Cubmaster position in My.SCouting.org before recharter, can I do that?
- I heard there were some new recruitment materials, can you show them to me?
- Someone told me that there is a ‘recruitment in a box’ kit that I can get from council, is this true?
- A: Yes there is. There is a whole kit. Let Charles Love know you are interested and he can give you the details.
- What is the new Council Program Fee?
- A: As of January 1, 2022 council will charge $33 per Scout and $21 per Adult Leader.
- Where do I get the Fundraising Money Earning Application for 2022?
- We have a new COR, what paperwork do I need?
- A: For the COR you need the Adult App + CBC along with prorated payment for the adult.
- We have a new Executive Officer at our Charter, what paperwork do you need?
- A: For the new EO, You will need to fill out a new unit form https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/524-402_wb.pdf – Fill out as much as you can and give to your Commissioner. This says new unit form, but its also used to add a new Executive Officer. Also, please include a letter from the charter explaining the change.
- How to I promote someone from a Committee Role to a different role?
- A: Use the Position Manager in My.Scouting.Org – Only the COR (or COR Delegate) can change key positions while Committee Chair can change other roles.
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BSA Applications – Please Read!
All Scouting Events. All participants in all Scouting activities. complete Part A and Part B. Give the completed forms to your unit leader. This applies to all activities, day camps, local tours, and weekend camping trips less than 72 hours. Update at least annually. Part A is an informed consent, release agreement, and authorization that needs to be signed by every participant (or a parent and/or legal guardian for all youth under 18). Part B is general information and a health history
Going to Camp? A pre-participation physical is needed for resident, tour, or trek camps or for a Scouting event of more than 72 hours, such as Wood Badge and NYLT. The exam needs to be completed by a certified and licensed physician (MD, DO), nurse practitioner, or physician assistant. If your camp has provided you with any supplemental risk information, or if your plans include attending one of the four national high-adventure bases, share the venue’s risk advisory with your medical provider when you are having your physical exam. Part C is your pre-participation physical certification
Prescription Medication. Taking prescription medication is the responsibility of the individual taking the medication and/or that individual’s parent or guardian. A leader, after obtaining all the necessary information, can agree to accept the responsibility of making sure a youth takes the necessary medication at the appropriate time, but the Boy Scouts of America does not mandate or necessarily encourage the leader to do so. Standards and policies regarding the administration of medication may be in place at BSA camps. If state laws are more limiting than camp policies, they must be followed. The AHMR also allows for a parent or guardian to authorize the administration of non-prescription medication to a youth by a camp health officer or unit leader, including any noted exceptions.
Merit Badge Counselors
Recently National has made a change to merit badge counselors (MBC) and how they work in Scoutbook. You can no longer just say someone is a Merit Badge Counselor in Scoutbook, it MUST come from national, though council into Scoutbook, not the other way around (like it used to be). MBC’s need to be registered with a separate set of paperwork outside of your unit’s charter. This is a yearly process. This notice was posted in September of 2020 @ https://discussions.scouting.org/t/upcoming-scoutbook-mbc-actions/185362 it discusses the change.
To Register or Renew your existing registration, you need to do a few things…
New for 2022. If you are going to renew your exiting registration, please see 2022 Merit Badge Counselor Renewal Form (tampabayscouting.org)
Update your BeAScout PIN Info
Updating your BeAScout.org pin is simple, and it’s a good way to make sure your information is current — that it doesn’t list last year’s Cubmaster or meeting time, for example. Access to update your pin is available to all unit leaders, including committee members in a unit. If you need help with your pin, please contact Charles Love.
To update your pin:
- Go to My.Scouting.org
- In the drop-down menu, go to your Unit. (You must be listed as a Key 3)
- Click into “Organization Manager” and from here you can update your info.
- For Cub Scout packs: You’ll also want to go to Organization Manager and identify your pack’s gender: all-boy, all-girl or a mix of all-boy dens and all-girl dens. Under Organization Manager, find the settings tab and scroll to the bottom of the page. The default is Boys Dens, but you can change that. Be sure to enter an effective date or it will not update the pin.
Council Camps
Camp Alafia is a primitive camp near Lithia and east of Tampa in Hillsborough County. The property, located at 5453 Lithia Pinecrest Rd., Lithia 33547, is bounded to the west by the Alafia River and contains several campsites beneath an oak canopy.
In 2012, the Council secured a grant that allowed the opening of the roads and nature trails. In addition, five more camp sites were opened up as well. The 500-acre camp is a primitive campground, ideally suited for Boy Scouts seeking a high adventure experience 30 minutes from south Tampa. Here, they can learn survival skills such as how to build lean-to shelters, eat off the land, and work together with others. With no potable water nor sanitary facilities, planning ahead is a must!
Camp Brorein is the Council’s oldest camping facility. Situated on more than 80 acres of land, surrounded by two lakes and blessed by the shade of many Live Oak trees, Camp Brorein provides the ideal camping experience for all. The camp features bouldering, climbing and rappelling walls, a new waterfront area for lake swimming and boating plus a shooting sports range for BBs, slingshots and archery.
Other amenities include a full stocked trading post, new bathhouse facility, stage area with flag pole, a fire ring and an open air chapel. Camp Brorein Introduction Booklet
Camp Soule is comprised of 53 acres of pristine wilderness, located in the heart of Clearwater. It offers protected trees, wildlife and beauty. The camp has primitive campsites, Adirondacks, and a new Hammock site! Camp Soule boasts a dining hall, chapel, trading post, field sports, bb and archery range, a zero depth walk-in swimming pool and a campfire ring. Camp Soule is used for short-term camping, family camping, training, day camps and various other activities.
The 677-acre camp is known for pristine wilderness and three clear spring-fed, natural lakes, so if it is swimming, boating or fishing – Flaming Arrow has a lake for that! Amenities include lake swimming, boating, climbing and rappelling and COPE courses. It has a shooting sports facility that supports Archery, BBs, rifle, shotgun and pistol. There are several types of campsites to choose from including primitive sites to Adirondacks. Most sites boast a bathhouse, running water, electricity and a screened pavilion. There are several lodges, a trading post and a full dining hall on camp.
Flaming Arrow is the location for the Council’s resident Summer Camp and Winter Camp programs.
Sand Hill is the largest council camp with 1,300 acres. The camp has 11 sites with pavilions, bathrooms, water and electric as well as 2 primitive sites. It has an impressive shooting sports facility to include archery, rifle, shotgun and pistol. The camp as swimming pool as well as a full dining hall. Most sites have ample shade. There is a boating area for canoeing. If you are looking for a camp with room to stretch your legs, Sand Hill is the camp for you.
Big Foot Wilderness Camp is NOT owned or maintained by the council – it is available to Scouting units through an agreement with the State of Florida–Southwest Florida Water Management District.
Through an agreement with the State of Florida–Southwest Florida Water Management District, Big Foot Camp is available for Scouting units. It is situated in a 30,000 acre wilderness preserve and has a 1,200 square foot cabin, with lights and indoor plumbing, two wood stoves for heating, an outdoor shower for Scout use, a troop campfire area, and patrol campsites. There’s a 5-mile loop trail starting and ending at the cabin, which is perfect for completion of a second class 5-mile hike requirement. This loop intersects with a portion of the Florida National Scenic Trail extending approximately 25 miles in a northerly direction and 10 miles in a southerly direction. Big Foot Camp offers a great camping and hiking experience in a rustic wilderness setting.
Big Foot Wilderness Camp is NOT owned or maintained by the council, so please be prepared as the roads and cabin may not be up to the standards of our other properties.
Note – Big Foot Wilderness Camp is only available to one unit at a time and is subject to blackout dates due to hunting season. Reservations for Big Foot can only be taken after the hunting season blackout dates are set, so any reservation made more that 3 months out is not confirmed and is subject to being canceled or moved.
2021/2022 Recharter Information
Last Updated 12/5
Recharter is live! We are going to target to have all charters posted by 11/30. When it comes to the recharter process, take everything you know – and throw it away! This year it’s all-new. This process is new, totally new, very different than previous years. Your Key3 or a Key3 Delegate will have access. No more access codes!
Once you log in, on the upper right, click the logo and you can pick the unit you wish to review. Then to get into the recharter system, click into the recharter menu. From here you can follow the prompts to remove people, promote people, etc. remember, you have to be a Key3 or a Key3 Delegate to access this. Your COR can go into position manager and make someone a Key 3 Delegate. The District Commissioner (Charles Love) can also help assign someone as a Key3 Delegate.
To access the system, go to https://advancements.scouting.org/recharter
Internet Rechartering FAQ (https://www.scouting.org/…/FAQs-Internet-Recharter-2.0.pdf)
Recharter Video & User Guide (https://www.scouting.org/resources/internet-rechartering/)
FAQs
- WIll UMC (United Methodist) units need to charter? Yes updated 12/18 – Posted from Council Commissioner “Please allow me to try to fully explain the situation with units chartered to our long time and honored partners-the United Methodist Church here in the Greater Tampa Bay Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. The BSA National Council and the United Methodist Church have agreed to extend all existing charters until 31 March 2022. This creates a unique situation for such units in our Council. Despite the fact that all these charters are extended, the individual memberships of all adults and youth in these units expire on 31 December 2021. This means that the Key 3 must use the New Internet Rechartering system to renew these individual memberships. Use of the system does not affect the charter situation and the signature of any Key 3 member or of a Key 3 delegate does not impact the charter situation in any fashion. It is only an acknowledgment that the individuals listed on the rechartering package are actually members of the unit and that the adults are approved as leaders. No costs are incurred by the Chartered Organization and no modifications are made to the existing charter. Key 3s—please get your packets submitted,”
- WHat if my fees are wrong? **There was an issue back in October with some fees. If your fee’s are still showing wrong, please submit the charter anyway, and when it comes to the payment say ‘Pay At Council’ and then cut a check based on what you believe to be true using the pricing in item 4 below. You can also get with Kyle Molldene (813) 955 0860 to give him your check, he is local to our area now.
- Who do I contact for questions related to the Recharter – Charles Love – charlesjlove@outlook.com
- Will Merit Badge Councilor Renewals be a part of the Recharter? No – Remember you have to do this YEARLY, yes really. Please collect all MBC Renewal applications and provide them to your Unit Commissioner, if you do know who is assigned to your unit, please email Charles Love. The Form can be printed here
- Can you remind me of the correct fees? Yes!
- Scouts without Scouts Life = $105.00
- Scouts WITH scouts Life = $117.00
- Adults = $66.00
- New Scout Fee = $25.00
- Charter Fee = $75.00
- Admin/CreditCard Fees = TBD (Pay by check to save money)
If you need any assistance, let me know. I will do my best to help you
Charles Love – charlesjlove@outlook.com
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District Roundtable Meetings (Updated 6/22) – Come join your fellow Scouters to learn the tips and tricks to help your unit run better and give your Scouts the best experience possible. Open to all leaders and interested adults. Roundtable is each month on the 2nd Thursday of the month at Camp Soule. Additional info (if any) will be posted on the District Facebook Page @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/201331701481. For other questions about roundtable, please contact the District Commissioner, Charles Love.
District Committee Meetings – The monthly Miccosukee District Committee Meeting is a monthly gathering to review all District events, activities and plans in support of our Units. This meeting is normally held on the 1st Wednesday of the month Online via Zoom unless otherwise scheduled by the District Key 3. All Miccosukee District Chairs, committee members, nominating committee and interested Adult Leaders are invited to attend. We encourage (1) representative from each Unit visit our District Committee meeting! For questions about Miccosukee District Committee, please contact Kyle.Molldene@scouting.org
Order of the Arrow, Osceola Chapter Meetings – See Uh-To-Yeh-Hut-Tee Lodge for information on the lodge schedule and events.
Incident Report
In the event you need to file an incident report or need to review the insurance policy, please see below.
Remember, the name of our Organization is STILL Boy Scouts of America. The old ‘Boy Scout’ Program is now called Scouts BSA. You can still call it a Troop, it’s just not a Boy Scout Troop, it’s a Scouts BSA Troop. For detailed info, please visit https://www.scouting.org/familyscouting/
Once each calendar year a troop or team may conduct an election within their unit to select scouts (up to age 21) and nominate adults for membership in the Order of the Arrow. In order to be eligible for election, a Scout must have:
- achieved the rank of First Class
- participated in 15 days/nights of camping in the past 2 years (must include but may only count one long term resident camp under the auspices of the BSA)
- the recommendation of their Scoutmaster
Click here to request an election for your unit!
If you have any questions, please contact Chris Schwab (727) 278-4705 or Travis Baldwin (813) 999 5841
Scouts BSA Female Troops
Scouts BSA Troop 135G. 431G, and 10G are the only all-female Troops in our District.
Troop 0135 Heritage United Methodist Church
Troop 0010 First Presbyterian Church of Dunedin
925 Louden Avenue
Dunedin FL 34698
Contact: Elinor Fox
Phone: (727) 647-3365
Email: tgfox1@verizon.net
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