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Give to East Texas Scouting
Registration fees cover a fraction of what it costs to deliver Scouting across 17 counties. The rest comes from families, alumni, businesses and communities here at home.
Coming up · 2 November 2026
B.S.A. Tenderfoot Golf Classic
A four-person scramble at Hollytree Country Club in Tyler, benefiting Scouting across the East Texas Area Council. Registration and lunch from 11am, shotgun start at noon.
Sponsorships run from $250 to sponsor a hole up to $5,000 for the executive package, with team entries at $800. Proceeds go to membership services, background checks and insurance, affordable camps and camporees, the running of Camp Pirtle, and adult leader training.
Flyer & sponsorship levels (PDF) (opens in a new tab) Call to enter
Where the money goes
Ways to support
Friends of Scouting
The council's annual giving campaign. It underwrites camp maintenance, leader training, background checks, insurance and the professional staff who serve the districts.
Popcorn
The autumn sale is how most Scouts earn their own way to summer camp. Buying from a Scout at a storefront sends money straight back to that unit and to the council.
Camp cards
A spring fundraiser of discount cards for local businesses. Scouts keep a share of every card sold, which for many families covers camp outright.
Camp Pirtle
The G.W. Pirtle Scout Reservation has served Scouts since 1964 and carries the running costs of any working camp — roofs, waterfront, dining hall, ranges and vehicles. Gifts directed to the camp are handled through the camp's own site.
How to give
Online giving runs through the council's event and donation system. For Friends of Scouting pledges, memorial gifts, gifts of stock, or including Scouting in your will, speak to the council directly — those are handled personally rather than through a web form.
Council giving & events (opens in a new tab) Call 903-597-7201
Please confirm before you give. This is a volunteer-run site and cannot accept donations itself. Make gifts directly to the East Texas Area Council, and contact the service center to confirm that a link or campaign is current.