Girl Scouts Hornets Nest Council

Founded in 1964, Mountain Top Youth Camp, also known as MTYC, is a nonprofit organization that offers various programs for youths. Its facility includes an assembly room, dining hall, mountainside decks and shacks, Spring-fed swimming pool and cabins. The organization offers summer camps that include activities, such as rappelling, volleyball, hiking, basketball and tetherball for lower, middle and higher-grade students. MTYC organizes special events, such as autumn luncheons and local church and Labor Day weekend retreats. It also conducts various recreational activities that include swimming, softball, challenge courses, canoeing, campfire skits, and arts and crafts. The organization employs nurses, counselors and speakers. It is located in Pinnacle, N.C.

Piedmont Council BSA is a youth leadership development organization that offers a variety of scouting programs for youths. It organizes fundraising events and offers training programs. It is a part of the Boy Scouts of America, which is a nonprofit organization that provides scouting programs for youths through its affiliate councils. It offers educational programs for boys and young adults between the ages of 7 and 20 to build character, train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship and develop personal fitness. The organization operates six programs: Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, Webelos Scouts, Boy Scouting, Varsity Scouting and Venturing. Volunteer adult leaders serve at all levels of scouting in more than 300 nationwide councils. The Boy Scouts of America publishes two magazines: Boys' Life and Scouting. The organization s national council is supported largely through annual registration fees paid by all members, charter and service fees paid by local councils, and income from the sales of Boys' Life and Scouting magazines. Piedmont Council BSA maintains a location in Gastonia,