Starting in January 2017, we will honor a Scout of the month from the Palmetto Council. We are blessed to have over 4,500 young people in our Scouting programs. We want to highlight their success stories. Please nominate a youth from your unit using the below form.
NESA Banquet Postponed to February 25, 2017
Scouting Parents, Eagle Scouts, Sponsors, and Guests;
Many of you have inquired about predicted unsafe weather conditions in regards to the 2017 Eagle Scout Recognition Banquet scheduled for Saturday evening. Our NESA committee has worked to evaluate options that maintain the excitement of the event as well as keeping everyone safe during their travels. Our team has decided to postpone the Eagle Banquet until February 25th at Grace Lutheran Church in Rock Hill, SC. Thank you for being patient with us during this process. Please plan to attend on the rescheduled date. We will release additional updates when information is available.
Yours in Scouting,
Palmetto Council NESA Committee
Joshua Bouldin Selected as Senior Development Director
TO: Palmetto Council Executive Board, Volunteers, Staff, and Members
FROM: Greg W. Leitch, Scout Executive / CEO
We are proud to announce the addition of Joshua Bouldin to the Palmetto Council staff effective January 16, 2017. Joshua will serve Scouting as the Senior Development Director where he will support direct support initiatives such as annual giving, grant development, major gift cultivation, and special event fundraising. He will work closely with the Vice President of Finance and the district campaign chairs to provide the necessary financial resources to grow Scouting programs throughout the Upstate area.
Joshua is an Eagle Scout from the Palmetto Council and a graduate of Winthrop University. He has served on the York District Commissioner staff and Eagle Board of Review team. Joshua served on the staff of Wood Badge courses SR-992 and SR-1019. He is completing a successful assignment as Territory Manager with the BSA Supply Group where he supported sales budgets of over $8.5 million.
Please join me in congratulating Joshua and his family as they undertake this exciting new adventure.
Save the Date...Greenville Drive Boy Scout Night
NEW Palmetto Council Calendar Launched
The Palmetto Council is pleased to reveal a new calendar feature to palmettocouncil.org that will provide a better experience for our Scouts, Scouters and Staff. We have combined our previous .pdf print calendar and our web based calendar under one umbrella. The calendar has five sub-calendars that will allow volunteers to filter by district, council, oa or all events. Volunteers can now sync the calendar that pertains to their needs/interest to their mobile device or email calendar. The new calendar also allows users to print any time frame they would like. As events are added to the calendar, they will automatically appear if you sync the calendar.
This new feature was implemented as part of a S5-549-16 Beaver's Wood Badge Ticket!
To view the calendar, click HERE!
To learn how to sync the calendar, click HERE!
New Office Hours
The Palmetto Council Service Center and Scout Shop will be extending the service center hours during the week to better serve working Scouting families and volunteers. Beginning on January 3, 2017 our new hours will be as follows:
Palmetto Council Service Center:
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Palmetto Scout Shop
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Sunday: Closed
Scouting for Food Hours/Pounds Due by Monday at 5:00 pm
All units are encouraged to submit their Scouting for Food service hours and pounds by Monday at 5:00 pm. Units who submit their hours will receive patches for their participating Scouts. Reporting helps us share the impact of the SFF campaign to our local communities. Thank you for your support of Scouting for Food. Thanks to our Scouting family, thousand of people will benefit for your service this winter.
Silver Beaver Nominations Due December 1st
SILVER BEAVER AWARD NOMINATIONS DUE DECEMBER 1st: The Silver Beaver Award was introduced in 1931 and is a council-level distinguished service award of the Boy Scouts of America. Recipients of this award are registered Scouters who have made an impact on the lives of youth through service given to the council. The award is presented as part of the Palmetto Council Volunteer Recognition Banquet held each January. The nomination form is available HERE and must be submitted to the council service center no later than December 1, 2016. Click HERE for a list of Palmetto Council Silver Beaver recipients.
Scouting for Food Details Published
Click HERE to visit the 2016 Scouting for Food website to find the SFF dates, Leader's Guide, promotional poster and reporting site.
Welcome our new Exploring Assistant, Ms. Verhonda Crawford
Verhonda will work as part of the Multi-Cultural Markets team part time to help rapidly grow our Career Emphasis Exploring program. Verhonda is pursuing her MBA at Gardner-Webb and is a member of the Chesnee City Council. She has served for the last three years as the Marketing Coordinator for the National Beta Club. She is a 2014 graduate of Leadership Spartanburg.
We are excited to have her expertise in building programs for high school students!
