2011 COUNCIL OFFICERS 2011 EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS President Jim Ingraham Steve Barham Steve Elliott Jeffrey Maddux Jesse Shockley Chairman of the Board Ron Eytchison Jim Barrott Tom Gavin Kevin Martin John Stanbery Chairman Emeritus Jeff Norwood Dennis Bauld Dorothy Grisham Carrington Montague Ross Statham Commissioner Warren Diegel Matt Bell Trevor Hamilton Mignonne Pearson Matt Stovall Jason Bowling Carolyn Hickerson Stephen Ratterman Bob Summitt Legal Counsel Jay Elliott Treasurer Mark Caldwell Paul Jacobs Barry Rich Steve Taylor Mark Neighbors Neil Carriker Paula Kleine Dawn Robinson Jonathan Turner Assistant Treasurer David Smith Bill Clegg Ed Lawrence Don Robinson Mike Webb VP-District Operations David Bales Richard Clinton Phil Ledbetter Dan Saieed Gregg Whalen VP-Endowment Frank Hughes Linda Derrick Steve Ledbetter Jack Sample Dennis Wolfe VP-Finance/Administration Roger Tuder Russ Eagle Barry Ligon Martin Schrodt Bruce Zeiser VP-Membership Lanny McNabb VP-ProgramS 2011 Karl Hebert VP-Properties Jimmy Wardlaw VP-Marketing Phil Cox VP-ScoutReach James Miller ANNUAL REPORT VP-Strategic Planning Bill Leonard

NATIONAL COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE Ron Eytchison

2011 ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS Jerry Adams Chuck Fleischmann Robert Neal Joe Anderson Cynthia Grimes C.A. “Red” Parks

Phil Ball Sam Hargrove Mary Richardson Printed under license from the Boy Scouts of America. All rights reserved. Richard Buhrman Connie Hay Manuel “Manny” Rico Robert Clark John Jewell Kit Rushing Robert Coddington Ruby Key Harry Tate Alan Derthick Nelson Long Tom Edd Wilson

CHEROKEE AREA COUNCIL STAFF Karon Arnold Adrian Hackett Executive Assistant & Office Manager Assistant Scout Executive Rosella Beckmann James Hulgan Accounting Specialist OCOEE SENIOR DISTRICT EXECUTIVE Kevin Beirne Ryan Ivey SENIOR DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Mission SENIOR District Executive Dee Browning Phillip Jones Registrar Mountain & ScoutReach SENIOR Buford Campbell District Executive Skymont Property Superintendent Natalie McMasters Ciara Crowther Program Director MOUNTAIN SENIOR DISTRICT EXECUTIVE Stephanie Morris Nicole Denney FINANCE SPECIALIST Receptionist Diana Rausin Ginger Farmer John Ross District Executive scout Shop Manager Scott Fosse Scout Executive

THE PURPOSE OF SCOUTING THE SCOUTING MISSION To provide an educational program for boys and To serve others by helping to instill values in young adults to build character, to train in the young people and, in other ways, to prepare responsibilities of participating citizenship, them to make ethical choices during their lifetime and to develop personal fitness. in achieving their full potential.

Cherokee Area Council, Bsa Printed under license from the Boy Scouts of America. All rights reserved. 6031 Lee Highway | Chattanooga, TN 37421 423-892-8323 | CherokeeAreaBSA.com A United Way Member Agency The values we strive to instill are based on those found in the Scout Oath and Law. 2011 FINANCIAL STATEMENT 2011 Day of Scouting Partners

The Scout Oath Revenues* We would like to thank our Day of Scouting Partners for their generous gifts that On my honor I will do my best to do my helped provide Scouting programs, camps and services to our youth and volunteers FRIENDS OF SCOUTING $387,074 duty to God and my country and to obey for one or more days in 2011. SPECIAL EVENTS $19,901 the Scout Law; to help other people at all (4) Anonymous First Tennessee Tranco Logistics times; to keep myself physically strong, FOUNDATIONS & TRUSTS $31,382 Jerry V. Adams Foundation TVA & TVA Volunteer mentally awake, and morally straight. SPONSORSHIPS/GIFTS-IN-KIND $84,644 Eric Buchanan Hamico Inc. Grants UNITED WAYS $491,220 & Associates HuschBlackwell United Way of Bradley THE SCOUT LAW SALE OF SUPPLIES (Scout Shop) $85,909 Caldwell Foundation Jewell Memorial County A Scout is: Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, PROGRAM PROMOTION Hardwick Caldwell Foundation United Way of Greater Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Chattanooga (Popcorn Sale) Product Sales $120,000 Mark Caldwell Krystal Company Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Rever- United Way Designating INVESTMENT INCOME $879 CFC Designating Jeffrey S. Norwood Contributors CAMPING REVENUE $554,207 Contributors NRA Foundation Building Blocks for Raising Unum – Volunteer & SCOUTING’S IMPACT IN 2011 ACTIVITY REVENUE $153,346 Chattanooga Coca-Cola Weldon F. Osborne Healthy Children and Youth Matching Gifts OTHER INCOME $40,169 Bottling Co. Foundation Volkswagen Group - Chattanooga Shooting Publix Supermarkets 6,836 registered youth members served. What Are Developmental Assets? TOTAL INCOME $1,968,731 Chattanooga Supplies Regions Bank 1,702 registered adult volunteers. Since its creation in 1990, Search Institute’s framework of Chattanooga Times Developmental Assets has become the most widely used approach EXPENSES* Southern Champion Tray 20% of Scouts are from a low income family. Free Press to positive youth development in the United States. Grounded in YOUTH SERVICES, CAMPS & Over 110,000 service hours were performed by volunteer leaders extensive research in youth development, resiliency, and prevention, ACTIVITIES $1,679,238 and youth. the Developmental Assets represent the relationships, opportunities, COUNCIL MANAGEMENT $138,125 59 young men achieved the rank of Eagle Scout – giving more and personal qualities that young people need to avoid risks and FUNDRAISING & SUPPORT than 6,785 hours of service to benefit their community. to thrive. RELATIONS $70,035 2,245 The Power of Assets Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts achieved one or more rank — Studies of more than 2.2 million young INSURANCE $35,049 advancements. people in the United States consistently show that the more assets NATIONAL SERVICE FEE $22,974 2,723 Boy Scout Merit Badges young people have, the less likely they are to engage in a wide range were earned exposing young men to of high-risk behaviors and the more likely they are to succeed. Assets TOTAL Expenses $1,945,421 potential career and hobby interests give power to all young people, regardless of their gender, economic status, family, or race/ethnicity. DIFFERENCE IN REVENUE for life. & EXPENSES $23,310 1,987 In a 2011 survey of our Scouts, our young men indicated that Boy Scouts participated in a *2011 Unaudited Figures The Cherokee Area Council qualified long-term summer camp at Skymont Scouting has helped them build foundational assets in their lives. for the Siver Council Award in 2011. Scout Reservation or other Scout camp. These assets instill values of education, honesty, and responsibility. Youth empowered by these assets demonstrate an increased sense 938 Cub Scouts and their family of purpose and respect, as displayed through providing service to Program Youth adults units/Groups members participated in a day, twilight, others in their communities. Webelos resident or Cub family camp. Cub Scouts The Gap — The average young person experiences fewer than half 3,367 714 94 Over 1,950 Scouts and their family of the 40 assets. Boys experience three fewer assets than girls (17.2 Boy Scouts 1,209 730 75 members participated in the Annual assets for boys vs. 19.9 for girls). Venturers 638 77 26 Salute to Our Veterans by placing The Results Explorers more than 59,000 U.S. flags at the — Our Scouts possess an average of 35 of the 40 127 71 10 Chattanooga National Cemetery for building blocks of healthy development which indicates they are Learning for Life 1,495 25 5 the Memorial Day weekend. “Thriving” (assets of 30 or more). By building Developmental Assets, Districts & Council 85 Scouting helps youth grow up healthy, involved, responsible, and be $285 provides a year-round Scouting experience for a youth. more caring of others and our communities. TOTALS 6,836 1,702 210 April 27, 2011 Tornadoes More about Developmental Assets at Search-Institute.org. In the weeks following the April 27, 2011 tornadoes and severe storms, thousands of Scouts and their families responded (just SKYMONT SCOUT RESERVATION Skymont Scout as they have been trained to do) with bottled water, food, debris REACHING OUT TO AT–RISK YOUTH Reservation includes more than 2,400 acres on the edge clean-up and search efforts. It is estimated that our Scouts and their of the Cumberland Plateau near Altamont, TN. Since The purpose of the Council’s ScoutReach program is to include its opening year in 1973, Skymont has been an outdoor families provided over 3,000 hours of service for their neighbors and at-risk youth in a traditional community program with positive our communities. One Eagle Scout project included the replanting of learning classroom and Scout camping destination to role models emphasizing community service, leadership, civic over 85,000 young men and women. More information trees throughout the Ringgold area to help replace the thousands of responsibility, teamwork, skill development, self discipline and the trees lost to the storm. about Skymont’s programs and property is available values expressed in the Scout Oath and Scout Law. at Skymont.org.