The Thunderbird District serves western Polk County including Bartow, Fort Meade, Kathleen, Lakeland, and Mulberry.

District Roundtable Meetings

7:00 p.m. on the 1st Thursday of every month

First Presbyterian Church
Higginbotham Family Scout Building
175 Lake Hollingsworth Dr.,
Lakeland, Florida 33801

District Committee Meeting

7:00 p.m. on the 2nd Thursday

Hosted

  1. on zoom -> ID : 953 399 2090
  2. in-person -> August/ December

Zoom link is emailed to all District leaders, others contact Hary Nair for meeting login

District Key 3

Field Director Jeremy Twachtman
District Commissioner David Lane
District Chair Hary Nair

District Committee

Position Volunteer
Activities Chair Angel Lovelace
Advancement Chair Jimmy Keifer
Camping Chair David Lane
Council Board Member Todd Parrish, Esq
Finance Chair Robert Thorn
Communications Chair
Membership Chair Leigh Rigmaiden
Nominating Chair Michael Roberson
Popcorn Kernel Angel Lovelace
Program Chair
School Night Chair Ron Kaufmann
Training Chair Ameé Bailey

Commissioners

Position Volunteer
Assistant District Commissioner Vacant
Roundtable Commissioner Vacant
Unit Commissioner David Lane
Unit Commissioner Andrew Klaber
Unit Commissioner David Torres

District Staff

Position Professional
Sr. District Exec  Victoria Moran
Field Director Jeremy Twachtman
Director of Field Service Travis Emery

Upcoming District Events

Flight to Honor Welcome Home Celebration

Event Location: Sun ‘n’ Fun side of Lakeland Airport,

3890 Laird Ave., Lakeland, FL

Event Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Event Time : 6:45pm onwards
Attire: Field Uniform (Class-A)
The Mission 10 Veterans are returning home from a trip of a lifetime visiting memorials in D.C. Let’s give them a Hero’s welcome they deserve!!

Come early to enjoy balloon animals, face painting, food trucks, band and Honor Guard.

Note: The evening can extend in time depending on flight arrival times, so bring a lawn chair to sit in.

Scouting Expo at Joker Marchant Stadium

Event Location: Joker Marchant Stadium

2301 Lakeland Hills Blvd., Lakeland, FL

Event Date: May 24, 2025
Event Time : 3pm onwards
Attire: Field Uniform (Class-A) for presentation tables, or Activity shirts (Class-B) for attendance
After the last year’s successful Scouting expo event, Tigertown is opening their gates to welcome Scouts again this year. Every Unit is welcome to represent themselves for purposes of recruitment. Council & District will also participate in various levels to help with the recruitment efforts. Please coordinate your activities through the District Activities Chair – Angel Lovelace

Trainings Strengthen Scouting

Train Your Leaders...

Every Scout Deserves a Trained Leader…

Send your leaders to these Upcoming Classic Trainings. Wood Badge Courses fill in pretty quickly due to limited offerings and enrollment per year, so reserve your spot and help your unit Leaders fulfill their purpose in Scouting journey. Scholarships available in some cases.

Register here for the next Wood Badge Offered in our Council

Let Us Train OUR Youth...

Trained Scouts become Better Leaders!!

A formal training and consistent mentoring is all it takes to lead a youth to become a world class leader. Let’s help the cause and send our Youth to these amazing trainings within our GTBA Council and at National opportunities. National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) is one of those opportunities.

Register your Youth for Winter NYLT here

NAYLE – A training beyond NYLT 

National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE) is an exciting program where young men and women enhance their leadership skills through team building, ethical decision-making, problem solving and service to others. NAYLE is a very special experience. The week concludes with a closing challenge for each Scout to use what they’ve learned in service to others. Scouts must be 14 but not yet 20 years old, hold a unit leadership position, and have completed NYLT. Register for upcoming NAYLE by Clicking on the image.

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Ready to Join?

If you are ready to become a part of the Scouting experience then please use the button below to find a Scouting unit near you.

If you have additional questions please call 813-872-2691, ext 101.

Please note: National Scouting fees are non-refundable.

Have questions or feedback about this page? Last updated April 22, 2025

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Hary Nair

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