Photos from the "Mission Impossible" Spring Camporee at Lake Benbrook are up at the district's photo sharing site: http://tonkawa.smugmug.com

If you have photos from this or other District events in the past, send an email to the webmaster ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) and we will send you a login to allow you to upload photos.

NEW ONLINE TOUR PERMIT DEMO LINK

When compared to the former tour permit process, the new plan will no longer require signatures or approvals. Rather, as the plan is completed online, the required prerequisites for that type of trip or activity will be displayedFor the past three months, the Tour and Activity Plan demo has been available for testing on MyBSA. National received much positive feedback, and based on your input, they are making enhancements before the application goes live. It will take some extra time to deliver this improved system; therefore, the Tour and Activity Plan will now be fully available for use beginning May 10, 2012. All details of the new plan will remain the same except for this change in date.

The 2012 Tonkawa District Awards Banquet will be held next Thursday, April 26th, 6:15 p.m., at the LDS building on Stapleton in Flower Mound. Come enjoy a time of great fun and fellowship with your fellow Scouters -- all registered adult Scouters are invited.

Hosted by Lewisville City Councilman (and new District Vice-Chairman) T.J. Gilmore, the event will feature recognition of significant contributions at the unit and district levels, as well as an uplifting message from our new District Chairman, Steve Woodland.

The dinner is free, but you must RSVP by Friday, April 20th, to District Executive Cody St. John at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . If you are coming, please download the RSVP form; you may also download the District Dinner Program.

Please see the 2012 Texas Youth Camp Requirements from Longhorn Council. http://www.longhorncouncil.org/uploads/bd/bd2e852e-01e4-4175-988d-749f07ace7a6.pdf. These requirements affect all long-term camps, including Day Camp, Resident Camp & Boy Scout Summer Camp.

The Tonkawa District Roundtable has moved to the LDS meeting house at 1100 Stapleton Blvd.

Directions to the Meeting House are here.  See you at Roundtable!

Each year the District holds an annual awards banquet to honor some of its members who have excelled or gone above and beyond in their positions.

Please use the nomination form for the District awards to be presented at the Annual District Dinner. The nomination form should be used for all of the awards listed. In most cases, one recipient will be named for each award. Exceptions are the Bridge Builder award, where one recipient can be named by each unit in the district, and the District Award of Merit, where than can be a maximum of four recipients this year. Nominations must be returned by the established deadlines, either at Roundtable or by mail.

Committees will be formed to review the nominations. These committees are generally composed of past award winners. If you are interested in serving on one of the committees, please ask at Roundtable.

 2012 Award Form  (Form must be email or turn-in by Apirl 12th Roundtable) 

Please review the requirements and then nominate using the Nomination Form. You can review each award, its requirements and in most cases, previous recipients here.

Other awards that are presented at the banquet include:

• Scoutmaster Award of Merit
• Silver Beaver Award

Questions? Please contact the District Advancement Chair.