East TN Venturing & Sea Scouts

05/11/2026

We express our gratitude to Julie Dalton for her years of service as Scouting America’s Venturing Program Committee Chair and the Venturers & Advisors she has impacted positively.

We are pleased to announce that Rick Bausher has been selected as the next Chair of the National Venturing Program Committee. Rick serves on the National Membership Committee, is an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Distinguished Commissioner Service Award, and Venturing Leadership Award.

Rick has contributed to several key program initiatives. Rick’s depth of experience, proven leadership, and membership engagement knowledge will help support and grow Venturing across the country.

Rick and Julie have begun the leadership transition process with Rick to become the Venturing Program Committee Chair on June 1. Please join us in congratulating Rick on his new role as he furthers the goals and values of Venturing across Scouting America.

05/05/2026

We’re continuing to experience an unexpected outage with our website due to a hosting provider update that has impacted multiple sites across their servers.

Our team is actively working alongside our provider to restore access as quickly as possible. We appreciate your patience as we navigate this situation and will share updates as soon as service is restored.

In the meantime, if you need immediate assistance, please reach out to us directly - we’re here to help.

Thank you for your understanding and for being part of the community.

05/05/2026

The Older Youth Programs National Reception will be held on May 13th at the National Annual Meeting at 6:00pm CT, exact location with online streaming details to be updated on this post and our social media platforms in the coming days!

Update: The Older Youth Program National Reception will be held at the National Annual Meeting, in-person, at 6:00pm CT, in Majestic Rooms 4 & 5 of the 37th Floor Central Tower. For those who would like to watch online, the streaming link will also be added here, streamed on YouTube, and likely Facebook when available: https://www.youtube.com/

Please join us in celebrating the achievements from this year locally to nationally for Venturing and Sea Scouts, and welcome the next group of officers!

04/15/2026

This past weekend, a panel of Venturers from across the country met to select the 2026-2027 National Venturing President. We are excited to announce the selection of Shreemann Patel to lead the National Venturing Officers’ Association. Shreemann will begin his term on June 1st, 2026.

Shreemann Patel is a Summit Award recipient and Eagle Scout from Crew 2010 which is part of Hinsdale, Illinois in the Pathway to Adventure Council. He served as the Territory 6 VOA President and serves on the National Induction Experience Committee for the Order of the Arrow. He is currently studying Public Health and Political Science at Johns Hopkins and is passionate about taking a data-driven approach to strengthen Venturing while increasing visibility for Venturers. He is always happy to meet new Venturers and is excited to work with others within and across programs!

04/13/2026

Some awesome getting some well-deserved recognition!

04/10/2026

Please join us April 15th at 7:30 central time for the Venturing Program Webinar! This month we will be ”De-mystifying Venturing’s Tier Levels”. Bob Avey, CST 12 Advisor, and Ella Ozier, CST 6 Advisor will be discussing how one adventure can be different tiers for the members of your crew

Register in advance for this webinar: https://scouting-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_V-PyftnQR6esPgvtR5QyCQ #/

03/31/2026

March 2026 has been a remarkable month for Venturing and Sea Scouting in the Council, marked by several notable events. We commenced the month with our Spring Sea Scout Regatta at Camp Buck Toms, which brought together scouts from four ships across the Council to demonstrate their skills. The Council recognition banquet was a highlight, as we honored five Summit award recipients, presented three Venturing Leadership Awards, and bestowed two Sea Scout Leadership Awards. The month concluded on a high note with Luke Williams successfully passing his Quartermaster Bridge of Review. Thank you to everyone who worked to support our programs this month!


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02/24/2026

Every year, Councils across the State of Tennessee send scouts to Nashville for our annual report to the state. We had 11 scouts report this year: 1 Venturer, 1 Explorer, 4 Cub Scouts, and 5 Scouts BSA members.

We are so glad to have had Kelly Johnson be our representative for Senior Scouting!
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02/18/2026

Help us celebrate our latest Venturing Summit Awards recipients: Hadassah Hall, Kelly Johnson, and Matt Nine.

Congratulations to each of you!!

02/08/2026

With Sea Scouts BSA – We just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

02/08/2026