NCAC Annual report 2014

NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA COUNCIL, BSA

2014 ANNUAL REPORT

The Boy Scouts of America offer one of the best programs in the country for instilling the importance of civic service into young people, and we have the results to show for it. Our Scouts are out there every day learning to serve others, whether that means holding the door, picking up trash, or even serving in our nation’s military. People know everywhere – and especially here in National Capital Area Council – that the Scout uniform is a sign of strong character and commitment to others.

In 2014, our Scouts performed 426,813 hours of service – 8.78 hours per Scout – with an estimated value of $10,700,000 to local communities. On top of that, our annual Scouting for Food drive collected over 736,000 pounds of food for local food banks.

“In Boy Scouts you are trained to just respond. I didn’t think about anything, I just did it.”

Edward “Chip” Zawislak Huntingtown, Md. Received the Honor Metal With Crossed Palms for his heroic efforts during the 2013 Navy Yard shooting.

From tying knots and pitching tents to writing computer programs and leading their friends in community service projects, Scouts are learning lessons every day that they will use throughout their lives.

Scouting is more than just another after-school activity. Scouting helps young people develop new skills and self-confidence that prepare them for academic success. S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) has always been part of our program, and that emphasis has grown stronger. In 2014, Scouts earned 17,350 S.T.E.M. merit badges – including Programming, Digital Technology, Robotics and Game Design – learning skills that will lead to future careers and hobbies. Local Scouts earned 358 Nova Awards and 71 Supernova Awards, challenging new awards that expose Scouts to a wide range of S.T.E.M. fields.

S.T.E.M. Lab at Camp William B. Snyder Cub Scouts learned about renewable energy by experimenting with solar cells and building a solar-powered oven at one of Camp Snyder’s monthly S.T.E.M. activities.

Prepared. For Adventure

Many of the most important parts of Scouting take place in nature, our great “outdoor classroom.” Attending Scout camp helps young people test new skills, build stronger relationships, and develop a positive sense of self-worth and usefulness through serving others.

In 2014, more than 15,800 of our Scouts attended Scout camp, many at one of NCAC’s own camp properties: Goshen Scout Reservation in Goshen, Va., Camp William B. Snyder in Haymarket, Va., and Camp Howard M. Wall in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Goshen set a 15-year attendance record with 7,070 (5,181 youth; 1,889 adults) campers, 3,736 Cub Scouts attended one of 25 day camps (including two in the U.S. Virgin Islands), and Camp Snyder served 15,963 youth and leaders throughout the year.

Photo courtesy of Dan Glass Photography

High Adventure National Capital Area Council had more Scouts participate in a high adventure trek at one of the four national high adventure bases than any other Council in the country.

Photo courtesy of Dan Glass Photography

In 2014, our Council achieved Gold on Journey to Excellence, the National benchmarking and goal-tracking program. Here are some highlights of that journey: “Good Scouts” in Action

• 1,325 new Eagle Scouts – a new Eagle every 6 hours!

Vincent Napoleon (left), 2014 Attorney of the Year, with his son, Eagle Scout Ian Napoleon.

• 17 Venturing Silver Award recipients & 1 Quartermaster • Received the President’s Marketing Award for Multicultural Marketing • Opened a new Scout Shop in Springfield, Va. • $3.6 million popcorn sale – the largest in the country • 2.96 unit-to-commissioner ratio

Executive Board Mr. David W. Barringer Mr. Karl Bauknight Mr. Robert A. Bedingfield Ms. Sue Boland Mr. O. Ray Bourland Dr. Michael L. Bourke Mr. Stephen J. Caldeira Hon. Louis E. Caldera Rev. Dr. Robert Chance Mr. Charles P. Charpentier Mr. Clarence Crayton, Jr. Mr. Michael A. Daniels Col. Kenneth P. Davis, USA (Ret.) Ph.D. Ms. June L. DeHart Mr. Dan R. Dixon Col. David T. DuHadway, USAF Mr. Jonathan L. Etherton Mr. Peter C. Forster Ms. Catherine Gangsaas Mr. Jack N. Gerard Mr. John H. Graham Mr. W. Scott Gray IV Mr. Dennis M. Gurtz Mr. Ronald T. Harrison Mr. Guy M. Hicks CAPT Forrest Horton (Ret.) Mr. Paul Huey-Burns Mr. Perry N. Ives Mr. Freeman Jones Mr. Daniel Kotter Mr. Garry W. Lewis Mr. Michael K. Lowman Dr. Kevin B. Marvel Hon. John Mason Mr. Thomas J. McKeever, Jr.

Advisory Committee Mr. Kim A. McLeland Mr. James E. Mitchell Mr. John B. Montgomery Mr. David C. Nagel Judge C. Philip Nichols, Jr. Ms. Julia L. O’Brien Mr. David N. Parker Mr. Michael N. Pocalyko Mr. Benjamin Press* Ms. Kelsey Prunier* Mr. Eric W. Rasmussen Mr. Hugh Redd Mr. Joseph A. Reyes Mr. William E. Roberts Dr. John R. Rotruck Ms. Rebecca T. Sczudlo Mr. Gary Silversmith Dr. James E. Smith, Ph.D. Ms. Nicole Smith Mr. Scott M. Smith Mr. William B. Snyder Mr. Paul Schott Stevens Mr. Morgan H. Sullivan Dr. James T. Sundeen RADM William G. “Woody” Sutton, USN (Ret.) Mr. Nhan Thanh Vo Maj. Gen. Craig P. Weston, USAF (Ret.) Mr. Gary W. Wilson Dr. James S. Wilson Mr. Gary W. Winch, Jr. Mr. Daniel A. Witt Mr. Dexter E. Wood, Jr. Mr. Robert D. Wood Mr. Edwin Yarbrough *Youth member

Mr. Robert E. Ackerman Ms. Alexandra Armstrong Mr. Peter A. Arntson Mr. Norman R. Augustine LTG Joe N. Ballard COL Michael J. Barron, USA (Ret.) Mr. Carl T. Berquist Mr. R. Thomas Buffenbarger Mr. Lynn C. Chapman Mr. Carl D. Cox Dr. Charles N. Davidson LTG Russell C. Davis, USAF (Ret.) Mr. Edward G. Feddeman Mr. Gerard T. Gabrys Mr. Patrick W. Gross Mr. William R. Hairston Mr. Frederick F. Hillenbrand III Mr. Robert F. Kelleher Mr. J. Randall Minchew COL Charles H. Mitchell, USA (Ret.) Mr. Kenneth J. Moore Mr. William D. Murphy Mr. José F. Niño Mr. Daniel Palenscar Mr. Phillip Ramsey Dr. Jorge Ribas Mr. Charles J. Roy Mr. Robert G. Sterne Mr. Johon C. Tuck Mr. Thomas E. Watson Jr.

INCOME (in thousands) Sale of Supplies (Net) $486 – 5%

Investments $217 – 2.2% Camping Revenue $3,059 – 31.5%

Special Events (Net) $1,086 – 11.2% CFC/Foundations $309 – 3.2% Other Revenue $644 - 6.6% Friends of Scouting (Net) $1,632 – 16.8% Activity Revenue $807 – 8.3%

Product Sales (Net) $1,461 – 15.1%

Total Income: $9,701

For Year Ending 12/31/2014 (unaudited)

EXPENSES (in thousands) Charter & National Service Fee $102 – 1%

Management & General $651 – 6.4% Fundraising $1,536 – 15.1%

Program $7,885 – 77.5%

Total Expenses: $10,174 For Year Ending 12/31/2014 (unaudited)

District Chairs

Honorary Committee

Mr. Nicholas A. Adams, Jr. Western Shore District Mr. Marvin L. Arthur, Jr. White Oak District Mr. Weldon J. “Jack” Campbell, Jr. Patriot District Mr. Dominick S. Caridi Colonial District Mr. Robert H. Deaderick, Jr. Mattaponi District Mr. Michael C. Dudzik Powhatan District Mr. Jonathan L. Etherton Chain Bridge District Ms. Kathryn Kulick Piedmont District Dr. Shawn M. Landry Bull Run District Mr. Ronald Marchessault, Jr. Washington, D.C. District Ms. Priscilla Martinez Goose Creek District Dr. Peter A. Minderman, Jr. Potomac District Rev. Kenneth N. Nelson Seneca District Judge C. Philip Nichols, Jr. Prince Georges District Mr. David S. Place Catoctin Mountain District Mr. Roy S. “Rick” Rogers IV Appalachian Trail District Mr. Sven J. Rundman Aquia District Mr. James W. “Bill” Schoonmaker, Jr. Sully District Mr. Dean K. Stinson III Old Dominion District Mr. James S. Thomas Zekiah District CAPT Kent S. Webber, USN (Ret.) George Mason District Mr. Alonso Zamora Occoquan District Mr. David Zumwalt Virgin Islands District

Mr. Ronald L. Adolphi Mr. Thomas J. Donohue Mr. Louis A. Holder BG Karl R. Horst, USA Mr. John E. Katzenmeyer RADM Patrick J. Lorge, USN Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick Hon. Colin L. Powell ADM Carlisle A.H. Trost, USN (Ret.) GEN Larry D. Welch, USAF (Ret.) Hon. Togo D. West, Jr.

On the Trail to Goshen Goshen set a 15-year attendance record with 7,070 campers. In 2016, we will celebrate GSR’s 50th anniversary.

Photo courtesy of Dan Glass Photography

Membership Last year we served 48,612 youth and 1,647 units in 2014, with a 79.1% youth retention rate, one of the best in the nation!

Our Council has 21,149 registered adult leaders for a 2.29:1 youth-to-leader ratio.

Program

Members

Units

Cub Scouts Boy Scouts Varsity Venturing Sea Scouts

24,727 20,319 589 1,952 132

643 680 91 261 16

Total Traditional

46,998

1,584

Exploring

1,594

62

TOTAL

48,612

1,647

My Fellow Scouts and Scouters,

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Yours in Scouting,

nt Robert D. Wood, Council Preside

r Ed Yarbrough, Council Commissione

Les Baron, Scout Executive/CEO

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BSA Mission The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. Scout Oath On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.

Scout Law A Scout is Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent.