Thunderbird District

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

(in view of the holidays, July Roundtable will be held on 10th)

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

on zoom -> ID : 953 399 2090
in-person -> June/ December

July – there will be NO District Committee meeting.

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

District Key 3

Sr. District Exec	Victoria Moran
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

Follow Thunderbird District Facebook Page for Activities and updates

Upcoming District Events

July Roundtable

Location: First Presbyterian Church, Scout Building (South Parking lot)

175 Lake Hollingsworth Dr., Lakeland, FL 33801

Event Date: July 10, 2025

Event Time : 7pm onwards

Attire: Field Uniform

Topics of Discussion :

Adults : Popcorn Fundraising Details

Youth : Sales tips and Safety during popcorn season

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.

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.

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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Are you looking for more information about joining a Scouting program in the Thunderbird District? Visit www.beascout.org to search for programs near you!

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