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Prepared. For Adventure.

My Fellow Scouts and Scouters, It was a long, cold winter but now the snow is finally melting – for the last time this year, we hope – and we are busy getting ready for summer camp! This summer is set to provide many experiences for Scouts of all ages to try new activities, learn new skills, and make new friends. There is still time to sign up for one of the more than 20 regional day camps; this summer’s theme is CSI: Cub Scout Investigators. Camp William B. Snyder is getting ready for an out-of-this-world experience with SPACE CAMP, and with Goshen Scout Reservation offering their Venturing program and new STEM opportunities all summer long, there are many exciting camping opportunities right here in our own Council.

Like many of our units, this is the time of year when the Council recognizes our members for their outstanding accomplishments. This spring we will honor our newest Eagle Scouts, Quartermasters and Venturing Silver Award recipients at the annual Eagle Career Day on Saturday, May 31, 2014.

Before that, we will recognize the 2014 Silver Beaver and NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award classes at the Council Court of Honor on April 3. These youth and adult leaders truly represent the best of what Scouting has to offer. We are proud to have them representing us in the local community and thankful for their tireless service.

And speaking of dedicated service, I am pleased to introduce our new council president, Bob Wood.

Bob previously served as the vice president for membership and was officially elected to his new role at our annual business meeting in February. My heartfelt gratitude also goes to our outgoing president, Hugh Redd, who distinguished himself so well in working with our Council that he has been asked to serve as the next president for the Northeast Region. Hugh’s efforts have created a Scouting legacy that will last for generations to come, one that Bob will now help grow.

To paraphrase a popular TV show, winter is leaving. Let’s get ready to have a great Scouting summer!

Yours in Scouting,

Les Baron Scout Executive/CEO

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The Scouter Digest SPRING

Vol 53 Issue 2

2014

Published by National Capital Area Council Boy Scouts of America

Cub Scouts learn electronics at the General Dynamics STEM lab at Camp William B. Snyder

9190 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20814-3897 301-530-9360

Robert D. Wood Council President

Ed Yarbrough

Council Commissioner

Les Baron

Scout Executive

Aaron Chusid Editor-in-Chief

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Alisha Stewart Editor

Nicholas Murphy Graphic Design/Layout

Capital Comments/ E-source

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Around the Council

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Development

11 Endowment 13

2014 Board Members

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Camp William B. Snyder

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Goshen Scout Reservation

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Outdoor Adventure

20 Exploring 21 Venturing 22 Training 23 STEM 26

Eagle Scout Awards

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Religious Emblems

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Commissioner’s Corner

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Council Map

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District News & Views

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Council Calendar

Closings

Marriott Scout Service Center April 18 Good Friday

(Scout Shops open) May 26 Memorial Day

7 #ScoutMarchMadness Contest 12 On the Trail at Lenhok’sin

Local Scouter tells about famous hike

15 Meet the Goshen Squad

2014 Print Schedule

Summer Edition – Jul/Aug/Sep 2014 Articles Due: Friday, May 30, 2014 In Mailboxes Tuesday, August 1, 2014 Fall Edition – Oct/Nov/Dec 2014 Articles Due: Friday, August 29, 2014 In Mailboxes: Wednesday, October 1, 2014

24 STEM: Bottle Rockets!

A fun experiment to try at home or a unit meeting 29 Meritorious Award Recipients 35 Local Sea Scouts to Represent Region at National Event 43 Arawak Lodge Update

www.Facebook.com/NCACBSA

On the Cover Congratulations to the winner of our spring photo contest Davey Graziano!

Supported by Friends of Scouting, The Scouter Digest advertisers, and the Combined Federal Campaign.

Photo credit: Erin Henderson Graziano

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Around the Council New Hike Launches Memorial Day Weekend The History of Scouting Trail’s (H.O.S.T.) Baden-Powell Hike (“B-P Hike”) is scheduled for Memorial Day weekend. The inaugural launch of this 7.2 mile hike takes place May 24-26, combining elements of treasure hunting, challenges, history and community service.

The B-P Hike is the second of three major hikes organized by the Council’s History & Archives Committee. It will start near the FDR Memorial and visit the Lincoln Memorial, WWII Memorial, U.S. Capitol, and part of the 1913 women’s suffrage parade route. All hikers will receive an American flag to place at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in tribute to all our U.S. servicemen, past and present.

NCAC units that register for the hike will receive special B-P Hike medals modeled after the actual medals given to Boy Scouts for their heroic efforts in coming to the aid of the women attacked during the suffrage parade. Hikers will also receive a commemorative participation patch and the “DC landmarks and their connections with Scouting” guide after successfully completing

the hike’s challenges.

Also available this year are the 5.9 mile Colin Livingstone Hike, now recognized

by BSA’s National Council, and the 2.5 mile History Hike. These are the only hikes in the country completely devoted to Scouting history. Last year more than 3,000 participants registered to be part of the inaugural Livingstone Hike. As part of their hike, Scouts picked up 24,000 pieces of trash throughout the city, shared more than 18,000 photos, and participated in 65,000 Scout Historical Challenges.

This year, over 5,000 participants from units from ten different states are expected to be a part of these three hikes. To sign up, visit www.NCACBSA.org/HOST for registration. If you would like to volunteer as a staff member, visit www.NCACBSA.org/HOSTstaff to indicate you area of interest. Questions regarding registration can be sent to Mark Crotzer at HOST.BSA.Info@gmail.com or by calling 240-501-6820.

NCAC Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Lincoln Memorial Groundbreaking

Wednesday, February 5 marked the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln Memorial. At the 1914 groundbreaking, the first four Washington, D.C., Eagle Scouts—Norris Gaddess, Greame Smallwood, Fred Reed and Denslow Eggleston—served as the official honor guards. For the centennial, the Park Service invited the Boy Scouts to commemorate the event at the wreath laying for President Lincoln’s birthday.

Scouts represented those honor guards with the presentation of a special flag and wreath in front of approximately 200 guests.

The descendants of two of the original Eagle Scouts were present, as well as Scoutmaster John LeMon and Eagle Scout Jourdan Wooden who represented Scouting today. Mr. P-B, Scout Historian, represented the original Eagle Scouts wearing an original, full 1914 Boy Scout uniform.

All three are members of Troop 100, the oldest troop in Washington, D.C. Also in attendance was Craig’s father, Mr. Bill Harmon, dressed in a 1952 uniform, and the Hon. Congressman Chris Collins of the U.S. Scouting Caucus.

Change in Unit Registration Status Effective January 1, 2015, any unit that has not re-registered by its expiration date will be immediately dropped from the BSA’s membership reporting. This differs from the current lapsed period where a unit’s membership remains in effect for 60 days in council membership totals. This change will not have any impact on units that turn in their charters on time.

NCAC is reviewing current office procedures and staffing to ensure all carters are processed within the new time frame. More details will be provided as they are made available.

Follow Up from BSA’s Report to the Nation “On Monday, I was honored to meet with nine youth delegates and their leaders from the Boy Scouts of America. Coming from cities across the United States, they travelled to Washington, D.C., to present the organization’s annual “Report to the Nation” to top U.S. officials. Luckily for me, that list included the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. I pleased to receive their report, hear their stories, and I admire their collective commitment to America’s youth.

“I was also happy to present the delegation with a customized “Chairman’s Own” Pinewood Derby race car made for me by Max and Ben Lawson of Boy Scout Pack 1195 in nearby

Manassas, Va. The car features my coin and my signature. I call it the JFR - The Joint Forces Racer. I asked 9-year-old Webelos Scout Edwin Tout, of Sandy Hook, Conn., to accept the car and race it at the next National Derby in honor of the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Good luck Edwin! Keep making us proud.”

- U.S. Army General Martin E. Dempsey 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff http://www.Facebook.com/#!/GENDempsey The Chairman gave the car to a Webelos from Newtown, CT. The Scout was one of the survivors of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary and lost three den mates to the violence. He was amazed and grateful for the gift.

CONNECTION. COMPLETE. With the Voice of the Scout (VOS) survey already out, your voice can be heard by simply completing the survey. We look forward to your comments and support and if you and your family love Scouting rate us as a “10.” If there is an opportunity for improvement, give us a fair rating, like a “7”, and detail your suggestions in the comments section. We ask that you do not give Scouting a “0” because someone forgot snacks

for a Den meeting. We do read the comments and pass them along to the appropriate parties that can make a difference.

To confirm your email is in the Scouting database, your Unit Leader or Committee Chairperson can verify the it on My.Scouting. org in addition to other resources that update all contact information. Thank you again for your feedback—it is truly a gift.

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The Scouter Digest Top Popcorn Sellers

Why Sell Trails’ End Popcorn?

2013 was a great year for Popcorn sales and we want to thank everyone who was a part of making it such a success. As you may know, the Washington Nationals Popcorn Sales Recognition game will be April 27, as the Nats face the San Diego Padres (current game time 1:35pm).

Congratulations to the “Top 12 Selling Scouts” from the Fall 2013 Popcorn Sale Scout Kendall S. Kurt W. Brendan P. Elias P. Dennis M. Joshua I. Wyatt S. James D. Matthew M. Noah B. Ryan S. Peter D.

Unit Pack 789 Other 100 Pack 301 Pack 867 Troop 161 Other 100 Troop 796 Troop 581 Pack 71 Other 100 Pack 684 Troop 35

District Western Shore White Oak Colonial Colonial Piedmont Potomac Appalachian Trail Bull Run Goose Creek Seneca Old Dominion Occoquan

Total Sold $13,054 $12,001 $11,014 $8,307 $7,026 $6,750 $6,420 $5,299 $5,298 $5,200 $5,069 $5,019

Pack 1189 in the Occoquan District will represent the Council by serving as the color guard at the National’s Popcorn Sales Recognition Game.

Congratulations to the “Top 10 Selling Units” from the Fall 2013 Popcorn Sale

• Over 70% of the purchase price goes to support local Scouting programs • An exclusive fundraiser for Scouts for over 30 years • A turn-key program; no upfront money, no leftover product, order just what your Scouts sold • A Council-supported prize program • Two ways of selling: face-to-face or online • Scouts can earn their own way in Scouting with just one fundraiser a year!

What’s in it for the Unit?

• Your unit can earn up to 41% in commission and prizes • In 2013, units averaged almost $7,300 in sales!

• Pack 1189 in Occoquan District sold more than $52,000!

• Scouts averaged just over $6.00 in commission per package sold • You’d have to sell 12 candy bars to equal the commission from one sale of Trail’s End Popcorn • Your unit can earn enough money in a couple of weekends with one fundraiser to fund your entire year of Scouting programs.

Where Does the Money Go? Unit Commission 35%

Prizes 6%

Product Cost 30%

Council Revenue 29%

Reinvesting in Scouting

The revenue the National Capital Area Council receives from the popcorn sales helps support Scouting programs, including summer camp and day camp, improvements at the Goshen Scout Unit District Face-to-Face Online Total Reservation and Camp William B. Snyder facilities.

Pack 1189 Occoquan $52,128 $1,025 $53,153 For more information please visit our website at www.NCACBSA.org/Popcorn Pack 867 Colonial $47,696 $463 $48,159 or email Kevin.Bradley@Scouting.org Pack 1203 Western Shore $40,613 $936 $41,549 Pack 301 Colonial $32,235 $4,877 $37,112 Pack 118 Colonial $35,384 $1,106 $36,490 Pack 278 Appalachian Trail $32,820 $1,508 $34,328 Pack 684 Old Dominion $30,581 $1,004 $31,585 Pack 1483 Goose Creek $28,899 $43 $28,942 Pack 1540 Powhatan $28,050 $473 $28,523 Pack 501 Occoquan $28,164 $320 $28,484

The top 12 Popcorn sellers will be on the field right before the game and will also have the chance to meet a Nats player.

In total, we had 111 Scouts qualify as “Top Sellers” by selling $2,500 or more, which is fantastic! For their hard work, these sellers earned a free week at a NCAC summer camp, qualified for a college scholarship account from Trail’s End, and received other great prizes.

Changes to Fees for LDS Non-Unit Registrants In the past, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints who serve in stake positions and have registered as nonunit registrants, like unit commissioners, district committee members, district or council members at large, or council executive board members, may have had their annual BSA registration fee submitted directly to the local stake for payment to the council.

With the new arrangement between the LDS Church and the BSA, there is an annual fixed fee paid directly from the LDS Church headquarters to the BSA National Council that covers unit registrations. The fee does not cover the non-unit registrant fee for members of the LDS Church.

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Those individuals who are registered only as non-unit registrants need to either pay the annual $24 registration fee or be encouraged to register in their home ward Scouting unit as a Committee Member (Code MC) or Unit Scouter Reserve (Code 91U), and then multiple register in their non-unit registrant position. Many of these individuals are already registered in this manner. This practice should be encouraged to continue.

Non-unit registrants who are multiple registered will continue to have access to volunteer tools like MyScouting Tools and the JTE Dashboard. In addition, commissioners continue to have access to the Unit Visit Tracking System and to be counted as commissioners in the JTE metrics and on the Objectives Progress Report.

For more information, please contact Membership Resources at 800-888-4705.

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The Scouter Digest #ScoutMarchMadness Photo Contest Thank you to everyone that participated in the first-ever #ScoutMarchMadness photo contest. Over 3,000 votes were casted and Davey Graziano, a Cub Scout representing Pack 614 in Alexandria, VA. was the big winner with 1,002 votes! The winning photo was taken at Davey’s first STEM event at the General Dynamics Lab at Camp Snyder.

There were so many amazing photos submitted—check out the #ScoutMarchMadness Sweet 16 submissions. Keep those cameras close—the next photo contest launches next month!

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Development

A Scout is thrifty

Gathering of Eagles on Capitol Hill for BSA’s Report to the Nation Congressman Pete Sessions welcomed 100 Gathering of Eagles members, NCAC’s local Eagle Scout alumni group, to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, February 26. The exclusive reception was in conjunction with the Boy Scouts of America’s Report to the Nation along with the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA), BSA’s Chief Scout Executive Wayne Brock, and the nine youth delegates chosen to present the Boy Scouts of America’s annual “Report to the Nation” to top U.S. officials.

Local Eagle Scouts, young and old, had the chance to meet with this year’s delegates who

traveled from cities across the United States, including NCAC’s very own Eagle Scout Andrew Bonney and 9-year-old Webelos Scout Edwin Tout, of Sandy Hook, CT. Congressman Sessions, who hosted the guests, is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award and a member of the National Eagle Scout Association’s national committee and the executive board of the Circle Ten Council of the Boy Scouts of America. In 2008 he was also inducted as a Vigil Honor Member of the Order of the Arrow.

Highlights from the 2013 Report to the Nation

1. Scouts spent a total of 6,093,410 nights camping during 2013.

2. The BSA has more than 2.6 million youth members and more than one million adult volunteers in more than 280 local councils throughout the United States and its territories.

6. More than 7,900 volunteers serve more

than 19,750 youth annually on military

bases around the world.

7. 56,841 Scouts earned the rank of Eagle

Scout in 2013.

8. The BSA has awarded more than

3. During 2013, Scouts across America

recorded 17,042,938 hours of service

to their communities.

4. Put those hours of service against the

national volunteer-hour value of $22.14

and that’s more than $377 million worth

of service in 2013.

100,000 Presidential Active Lifestyle

Awards to Scouts completing a 60-day

fitness challenge.

9. The number of STEM-related merit

badges was increased to 61.

10. 1.1 million Scouts attended high

5. Scouts and Scouters collected millions of pounds of food through Scouting

for Food.

adventure camps in New Mexico,

Minnesota, and Florida.

34th Annual Boy Scout Golf Classic

2014 Eagle Career Day

Monday, June 23, 2014

On Saturday, May 31, Gathering of Eagles (GOE) will host an Eagle Career Day for Eagle Scouts who are current youth members as an opportunity for them to explore different fields and make connections with leaders, many of whom are also Eagles, in an industry or career field they are interested in pursuing.

Manor Country Club

Each youth selects their top three fields of interest and are matched with one to two adult Eagles in each field to spend 20 minutes at a table and learn about their workplace and industry. Distinguished Eagle Scout and former President of Boy Scouts of America Norm Augustine will keynote the event. Following the event, all youth Eagles will have the opportunity to request a worksite visit to spend a few hours or a day observing someone in their field of interest. The Eagle Career Day committee will pair interested youth with an adult Eagle mentor in their field of choice.

Prizes & Games

How to Register Eagle Scouts who are youth members can go to www.NCACBSA.org/ECD. Those interested in being mentors should go to www.

NCACBSA.org/ECDMentor.

All Eagle Scouts through the age 21 are encouraged to participate. Mentors from a variety of businesses, social and civic organizations are needed to help familiarize youth with his/her workplace and industry.

There is a $10 fee for youth to participate. Mentoring is a volunteer position; and there is no charge. Table sponsorships are also available. The event will be located at The Universities at Shady Grove (9630 Gudelsky Dr, Rockville, MD) from 2 to 4pm.

Format

Private members-only club, 2010 Maryland Open

Four-Person Full Scramble – Morning / Afternoon Split Shotgun Starts.

Golftastic Giveaways

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14901 Carrolton Road Rockville, MD 20853

• Adidas Tour Golf Shoes • Cutter and Buck Weather Tec Jacket • Callaway Razor HL Hybrid Golf Club • …and much more!

• Five chances to win a luxury vehicle or $100,000 cash prize • TaylorMade putters awarded for the longest drive, straightest drive and closest to the pin contests in morning and afternoon flights • Gift cards redeemable at Manor Country Club’s pro shop for 2nd and 3rd place

6:45 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.

Morning round check-in and breakfast Morning round shotgun 8:00 a.m. start 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Morning round luncheon and award Afternoon round check-in and luncheon 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Afternoon round dinner and award

Afternoon round shotgun start

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Name________________Title_____ Firm_ ______________

 $ 30,000 - Underwriter  $ 25,000 - G uardian  $ 12,500 - Patron  $ 7 ,500 - B enefactor  $ 5,000 - F oursome  $ 2 ,500 - T wosome  I cannot attend, but I am pleased to enclose a $ _____________ contribution to National Capital Area Council, BSA.  Please contact me regarding sponsorship of auction or giveaway item(s).

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NOTE: $500 per person is not tax deductible per IRS regulations.

Mail, Fax or Email to: National Capital Area Council, BSA | Attn: Denise Dolan 9190 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814 Tel: 301-214-9110 | Fax: 240-395-0610 | Denise.Dolan@Scouting.org

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The Scouter Digest NCAC Honors Congressman John Dingell (D-MI), Longest Serving Member of Congress On Tuesday, April 29, NCAC will honor Congressman John Dingell (D-MI), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and Dean of the House of Representatives, with the 2014 Energy “Good Scout” Award.

A former Boy Scout and Scoutmaster, Congressman Dingell understands the power of Scouting. Colleagues, friends and supporters in the energy industry are invited to join NCAC at the event. Support of the award luncheon will help fund and grow local Scouting programs for youth, ensuring that every child who wants to be involved in Scouting has the opportunity to do so.

Congressman Dingell demonstrates true Scout Spirit through his leadership. As President Obama has said, Congressman Dingell is one of the most influential leaders of all time. He has built a legendary career with honor and integrity both in congress and in the energy industry.

He has shown great tenacity serving our country and the American public for nearly 60 years and received accolades for his untiring efforts addressing our nation’s energy challenges and his commitment to finding the best solutions for America’s energy future.

It is an honor for NCAC to celebrate this distinguished leader who exemplifies the ideals of the Scout Oath and Law. The event will be held at the American Gas Association (400 North Capitol St. NW #450, Washington, DC). Contact NCAC event coordinator Michelle Lynch at Michelle.Lynch@Scouting.org or 301-214-9151 for more information or with questions.

NCAC Joins America’s Charities Community First

NCAC is pleased to announce our new partnership with Community First - America’s Charities of Greater Washington, D.C. America’s Charities’ local federation, Community 1st, addresses a diverse range of social concerns and needs here in the greater D.C. area and supports some of the community’s most respected charities, including Catholic Charities, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Make-A-Wish and Habitat for Humanity.

The organization began less than five years ago when a group of Washington-area charities banded together to raise money without the local United Way. It worked and Community 1st continues to exceed their workplace fundraising goals and lessen the gap between them and United Way of the National Capital Area (UWNCA).

Following a board vote in August 2013, UWNCA decided to sever ties with the Boy Scouts of America, National Capital Area Council. While UWNCA no longer supports us, our many other United Way partners continue to support great Scouting programs in their communities. To see a list of all local federations who support our NCAC visit www.NCACBSA.org/WorkplaceGiving.

What’s Different?

UWNCA has removed our Council name from their partner agency listing for all workplace giving campaigns in both the private and public sectors, including the Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area (CFC) and employee giving campaigns at local businesses such as Dominion, Freddie Mac and ExxonMobil. It is important to note is that donors can still writein our name (Boy Scouts of America, National Capital Area Council) and we will receive their donations. The only real difference is are no longer listed as a partner agency.

Who Are Our United Way Partners?

Rappahannock United Way, Piedmont United Way, United Way of Frederick County, United Way of Calvert County, United Way of Charles County and United Way of St. Mary’s County.

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What Can You Do?

America’s Charities also holds many local giving campaigns in the workplace throughout the greater DC area. If you have a company that is interested in learning more about America’s Charities and Community First, please direct them to Michelle Lynch at WorkplaceGiving@Scouting.org.

And remember: if you don’t see us listed in your workplace giving campaign, just write us in: Boy Scouts of America, National Capital Area Council.

To learn more about America’s Charities’ Community 1st, please visit www.charities.org.

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Thanks to United Way of Frederick County U n i t e d Wa y o f Frederick County granted NCAC funds to help support Pack 1998, chartered to the Elks Lodge on Willowdale Drive, and the youth it serves at Hillcrest Elementary in Frederick, MD. The support from the local United Way helped NCAC reach and recruit new youth, including five new boys who joined the pack.

completing their advancement to the next level of Cub Scouts. They are also getting ready for their first pinewood derby and summer camp! The pack’s Cubmaster, Shawn Matlock, grew up in an underserved African-American community and knows first-hand the life changing experiences that the Boy Scouts offer.

For that reason he volunteers his time to make a difference for the underprivileged children of his community.

Since September, these boys have made new friends and learned many things in Cub Scouts. They have attended three meetings per month and have participated in many exciting activities, including hikes, visits to the local Fire Department and a local farm, one campfire outing, rocket building, a father-son baking competition, and they dressed as elves and walked in the Kris Kringle Procession and went Christmas Caroling at a local nursing home. The boys of Pack 1998 have all earned their Bobcat badge and are moving towards

Pack 1998’s outreach efforts have now been extended to Lincoln Elementary. To accommodate transportation, the pack rotates their meeting location between Waverly Elementary, Hillcrest Elementary and Lincoln Elementary every week.

The Community Foundation Supports NCAC

that serves high-need children and their families in Stafford County.

NCAC is proud to have been selected by The Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region as a recipient of grant funding to support Scouting in the Olde Forge neighborhood of Fredericksburg, VA. The new funding will help grow and sustain Cub Scout Pack 317 which serves underprivileged youth in the Olde Forge community, giving them the opportunity to experience the positive impact and educational benefits of Cub Scouts regardless of their home life or financial situation.

There are five adult volunteers who assist Pack 317; all were recruited from the local community and are members of Stafford County Christian Church where the pack’s meetings take place. Volunteer leaders also participate in a tutoring program with Stafford Junction, a faith-based nonprofit organization

The Cub Scouts of Olde Forge are very excited about Scouting. Their Cubmaster, Lance Deffenbaugh, borrows the bus from Stafford Junction and drives into the rough Olde Forge neighborhood every Tuesday night to pick up the boys and drive them to their weekly meeting. Even on rainy nights, the boys are at the playground where the bus picks them up 30 minutes early so they will not miss the meeting.

Their enthusiasm has made an impact on pack leaders and the local community, including a number of older boys in the Old Forge neighborhood who were inspired to join Boy Scouts.

Cub Scouting has made a huge difference in these young boys’ lives. NCAC thanks The Community Foundation for its support of local youth in Scouting!

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Endowment

Living and giving

Memorial & Tribute Fund Donor: In Honor of: George and Sara Yergey Bamber Grady The Families of Troop 447 Don English Scoutmaster Troop 447 Robert H Zepp Eldon Lanning James Lee, Jr Fordham Lee & James Lee, Sr. Jeffrey C Baker Harry Thiele Scoutmaster, Yoakum, TX Linda F Hill Henry Ruempler Paul Evan Black Ivan Waldorf Cathy Phan Ivan Waldorf George P Goldsmith Ivan Waldorf Benjamin Overby Ivan Waldorf Gail A Lieberman Ivan Waldorf Terry Ditmar Hahn Ivan Waldorf Raymond B Ogden Ivan Waldorf Eric Wyatt Rasmussen Ivan Waldorf Thomas Charles Kennedy Ivan Waldorf Deborah Louise Franklin Ivan Waldorf Lynn Marie Hamilton Ivan Waldorf James Charles Hardter Ivan Waldorf Henry Roger Mastroni Ivan Waldorf

Donor: John T Christian James Ervin Smith Matthew Lawrence Beyers Kurt Brandenburg Gordon D Henley Kenneth N Nelson Paula Sind Prunier Forrest and Janet Horton Geoff Thomas Alv and Geraldine Youngberg Thomas H Locraft Capt Robert L Dise Philip and Evelyn Melberg Mr. and Mrs. John R Goff Kiwanis Club of Bull Run Brian McGuire George and Alison Birsic Kristin Chioma Anonymous Donor: Clarence E Sumner Brian McGuire

James E. West In Memory of: Ivan Waldorf Ivan Waldorf Ivan Waldorf Ivan Waldorf Ivan Waldorf Ivan Waldorf Kelsey M. Prunier Matthew Horton Richie Thomas Shawn E. Youngberg Stephen Marriott

Brian, Nancy & Hayden McGuire The Birsic Family

Donor: Marilyn C Toole Robert Templin Marc Janoff Robert Templin Howard Greene Howard Greene Howard Greene Sharon Hall Terrence Severson Michael Mittel

“Boy Scouts of America has had a positive impact on my family for three generations and counting.”

My Father… Wasn’t the kind of man who could talk about his emotions with my brother

and me, but through Scouting everyone in our old troop made the connection that he cared for us Scouts and shared himself with all in our formative lives. Scouting helped translate his feeling of love and honor in a very special way.

My Son… Nowadays, meaningful connections are hard to realize in our lightning-fast

Bradford P. Datson Ed Mordue Hayword Jackson Greene James Greene Jessie Greene Michael and Brian Healy Paul A. Wilbur, Troop 1548 William Sansone

Donor:

In Memory of:

Rodney B Colen Alan Hawk

Diane Kaufman Eagle Scout Ellis Leroy Hawk, Jr. Eldon Lanning Eldon Lanning Eldon Lanning Eldon Lanning Eldon Lanning

Joan ODonnell

Julane Sorenson John E. Benedict In Memory of: Scoutmaster Jay Vernon Eric Einhorn Michael McGuire Carolyn Hammack

Create your Scouting legacy today!

In Memory of: BEdward C. Toole III

Donor: Melissa Newman Sharron Turner Genevieve Morelli Ross Dino Linda Johnson John M Lass Thomas E Fenstermacher George Daniel Willingmyre Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Tilden Mrs. David McQuilliam Denise and Steve Williamson Nancy Hanson Fidel P. Macan Virgie & Ron Richmond Joan Petry Doris Suarez Joan Plumb Charlotte J Knipling Helen M Chang Mr. & Mrs. Delbert Davenport

In Memory of: Eldon Lanning Eldon Lanning Eldon Lanning Eldon Lanning Eldon Lanning Eldon Lanning Eldon Lanning Eldon Lanning Eldon Lanning Eldon Lanning Mark Waugh Mark Waugh Mike A. Bowers Mike A. Bowers Mike A. Bowers Raymond Douglas (Doug) Smith, Jr. Teresa Herr Thomas Wade Jernigan Wade Jernigan Wade Jernigan, Troop 740

SAVE THE DATE - MAY 3, 2014

Annual Donor Recognition & Re-Dedication Ceremony On Saturday, May 3, 2014, NCAC will hold its annual celebration to re-dedicate The Alice S. Marriott Patio and The Robert & Dee Leggett Endowment Garden at the Marriott Scout Service Center in Bethesda, Maryland. This annual tradition brings together donors who have dedicated financial support to the Council’s endowment fund through gifts of $1,000 or more. Members of The James E. West Fellowship, The Heritage Society, The 1910 Society and The Founders Circle are encouraged to attend and be acknowledged for their generosity, which will ensure Scouting remains strong for the youth of today and tomorrow.

multi-dimensional lives. My son grew up relating Scouts to family, love, and self-reliance, bound with the spirits of Grandpa, Uncle (Eagle ‘90), Dad (Eagle ’78) and himself (Eagle ’13).

The event is open to the entire NCAC Scouting community. Invitations will be sent to all endowment donors.

That is why I have chosen to give back to the Boy Scouts with my first donation in honor of my father, brother, and my son. True legacy connections between generations are so hard to make given the pace of change and the rapid technological expansions. Scouting has successfully crossed our generations, focuses us on the important, and shares a brotherhood with a perpetual mission we can love and build upon. Simply put, it helped us focus our love for one another.

For more information on NCAC’s endowment or about this event, contact Denise Dolan at 301-214-9110 or Denise.Dolan@Scouting.org.

Perpetuating our family’s Scouting legacy through a James E. West Fellowship Endowment gift is the right thing to do. We hope it will benefit others and strengthen Scouting, as BSA has strengthened our lives.

Jim Lee, Jr. (Eagle ’78) Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 152/Associate Advisor Crew 976

Double the impact of your Scouting legacy!

New for 2014: All gifts made this year will be matched by the Cecil and Irene Hylton Foundation - up to $2.5 million.

Denise.Dolan@Scouting.org www.NCACBSA.org/Endowment

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A Scout’s Perspective On the Trail at Lenhok’sin

By Taylor Moore a member of NCAC Crew 27

For the past three summers, I have attended the Goshen Scout Reservation (GSR), in Goshen, Va. There are six camps located within the Goshen Scout Reservation; the one we attend, Camp Bowman, runs a Venturing Program throughout the summer.

Goshen is technically a Boy Scout camp and with the exception of my Venture Crew, some Sea Scouts, the American Heritage Girls, and a few others who get a camp to themselves for a week, Goshen only admits Boy Scout Troops and Cub Scout Packs (usually Webelos).

So, you can imagine, we’re a bit of an odd bunch, warranting more than a few strange looks at base camp. One Scoutmaster even made the mistake of telling our Advisor that he didn’t think girls should be at Scout Camp! That night we proved him wrong and took home the ‘honor oar’ for best performance on inspection that day—nuff said! (I guess he was scared of the competition). Not only do we kick the Boy Scouts butts, we also gain an outdoor experience and took classes to help us earn our Outdoor Bronze, Venturing Gold, and Venturing Silver Awards. We learned so much about Goshen, which encompasses over 4,000 acres of mountainous terrain surrounding Lake Merriweather.

It has more hike-able land than both Philmont and The Summit.

In fact, until The Summit was donated, GSR had been selected as the National Jamboree Site for the Boy Scouts! But I digress; this story isn’t about Bowman, or base camp, this is about the trail. After two years of attending Bowman, I thought it might be fun to try something else. Katie, our former Crew President and a close friend of mine, told me about the Lenhok’sin trip she would be running.

She informed me that the trip would be a week-long, 50 mile trek within and outside of the Goshen reservation. After some not-so serious consideration, I agreed. So along with Katie, four other members of my Venture Crew and three of our advisors, I traversed through rain, desperation, and mild starvation over the course of six days.

Lenhok’sin Or, what you do with those skills from base camp!

Yes, mild starvation—did I mention that teenagers are always hungry? The first day of the hike was cruelly ironic with nice, warm weather and easy hiking conditions. Pete, our Crew Advisor, told us that getting enough sleep was essential to our hiking performance so there was no established wake up time.

At first, it sounded like a pretty sweet deal, but we soon learned that making camp and dinner in the dark while exhausted was 12

not a good combination. Poor planning would prove to be detrimental in the days to come, but it did make the lessons we learned stick. On the first day, we didn’t have any of those concerns. We hiked at a slow pace, took frequent breaks, and, most importantly of all, it was relatively dry. I believe we hiked well under ten miles that day, nowhere near as far as we should have gone with the nice weather, but we had no idea what was on tap for the rest of the week. The second day came along with rain that continued the next four day. The thing about four consecutive days of rain is that it seeps into everything, even if you have it covered by five layers. Not only does it dampen all of your belongings, it also dampens your mood. I could blame the pitiful food rations or the extra miles added on to make up for our slack distance the day prior, but none of that would have really gotten to me had it not been for my wet socks.

If you do not take away else from this article as a novice hiker, I cannot stress just how crucial it is that you pack more than two pairs of socks, and, for the love of the Great Scoutmaster of all Scouts, put those socks in a plastic bag.

You can thank me later. Also, if you are anything like me, bring as much moleskin as possible—you’re going to need a ton of it.

The third day was probably the worst. By this time, I think I had about four or five blisters on my poor feet and was almost hungry enough to “pull a Katniss” and catch my own dinner for the night. Fortunately, we stopped by the campsite in Bowman where the rest of our Crew was residing and raided their plentiful bear box.

By this time the rain had stopped and it was a good thing because we staged out of Bowman with only day packs for the steepest, most challenging terrain of the week. Nine miles that started with a 1,300 feet ascent in a mile and a quarter of trail, then 900 feet of it in the last half mile.

That evening as we limped back into Bowman, the rain came back in full force. We picked up our full packs and departed from Bowman, and their bear box, for a four mile excursion to our next campsite.

As you can imagine, I was seriously contemplating throwing off my pack and marching right back to Bowman and staying there for the rest of the week but I figured I’d look weak and like a quitter. I may be a lot of things, but I am not a quitter and if I could last those first few days, I could survive three more. Even if I was forced to crawl the rest of the way, by The Great Scoutmaster of all Scouts, I was going to finish this trip. Sometime during the next two days, the rain went away, the sun came out, and we all took an easy day. On our resting day, we hung out all of our wet things (i.e. everything) to dry in the glorious sunshine and finished our service project. In order to receive the 50 miler award, we had to complete a six hour service project of our choosing.

Luckily for me, there were some fallen trees in a meadow close to our makeshift campsite. Katie and I decided we could saw the trees into smaller pieces and move them out into the woods, away from where they might be a hindrance to other campers and the brush pile we created would provide cover for small animals. This was great for me as I would not have to do much walking (a task becoming increasingly

difficult due to my blistered feet). The less-blistered members of our expedition, however, thoroughly cleaned two filthy hunter’s campgrounds of trash and broken glass as well as several miles of trails. Back at the timber falls in the meadow, we were close enough to camp to make sure that everyone’s belongings stayed high and dry and thankfully the rain stayed at bay for the whole day.

For the first night that week, we all had dry sleeping bags. I think that spending the night in a dry sleeping bag did wonders for all of our attitudes, so much so, we were all ready to finish the final, and most strenuous, leg of our trip. On our two last full days of hiking we did about over 20 miles across two mountain peaks. The rain returned, but not quite as hard as it had bombarded us before. As a way to pass time and keep our minds off of our empty stomachs, we played ‘categories’ (a game I was particularly good at).

That final stretch was probably one of the hardest things I have ever done; steep terrain, on and off trail, navigating with topographic maps and a compass (That darn Advisor would only look at his GPS when he wasn’t sure where we were!). I may have tried hard to keep my mind off of it, but I still had about six blisters on both of my feet, blisters that all of the moleskin in the world wouldn’t heal. Despite all of this, my perseverance paid off. By Friday night we had hiked a consecutive 57 miles and hiked five of the major local mountain peaks.

Unfortunately, they do not make 57 miler awards, so we settled for the 50 miler. The Lenhok’sin staff rewarded us with a grand barbecue where I may or may not have inhaled two hamburgers. Most importantly, that was the first night in six days that I had a chance to shower. Our Crew Advisor, Pete, had prohibited any and all “smellables,” including deodorant. So, as I’m sure you can well imagine, I was filthy.

I have never in my 16 years of life felt something as amazing as the shower I took that night. It was like standing under the tears of The Great Scoutmaster of All Scouts for ten minutes. Did I mention that Pete had zero blisters—even more of a stinker! So what’s the moral of the story and what did I learn from all of this? Maybe I should never go on a six day hiking trip with no deodorant?

No, not quite. Always be prepared? Too cliché. If nothing else, I gained a tremendous sense of accomplishment. Hiking 57 miles with a full pack in mountainous terrain over six days is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. But looking back on it now, I think I could do it again hopefully with minimal blisters next time (broken-in shoes) and better packing.

I guess, what I’m trying to say is, at least I tried and succeeded, but I would have never gained anything if I had not tried. If I had quit, I would have let all of my crew members and myself down.

The fellowship is my reward and the journey was my challenge. Now I know I have new limits and I’m way more capable than I ever thought I was!

Congratulations

2014 - 2015 National Capital Area Council Officers

Mr. Robert D. Wood Council President

Mr. Les Baron Scout Executive

Mr. Edwin R. Yarbrough Council Commissioner

The NCAC “Key 3”

Mr. Eric Rasmussen Treasurer

Mr. David C. Nagel VP Learning for Life

Dr. Michael L. Bourke Youth Protection Champion

Mr. W. Scott Gray IV VP Outdoor Adventure

Mrs. Nicole Smith General Counsel

Mr. Hugh Redd Chairman of the Board

Mr. James E. Mitchell III Mr. Scott M. Smith VP Program Impact VP Strategic Resources

Mr. David N. Parker Dr. James S. Wilson Dr. James E. Smith VP Finance Impact VP Marketing/Communications VP Mission Impact

Mr. Peter C. Forster VP At-Large

Mr. Kenneth P. Davis VP Administration

Mr. William B. Snyder VP At-Large The Scouter Digest April - June 2014 13

Camp William B. Snyder Camp Snyder is “Out of This World!”

The 2014 theme for Camp Snyder is SPACE CAMP! Scouts will explore an undiscovered planet to learn about its plant and animal life, construct space stations, practice firing their lasers (BB guns), collect geological samples, and, finally, construct a rocket to take them back home. As in previous years, each camp will have a balance of “just for fun” activities along with opportunities to work on pins, belt loops, achievements, electives and activity badges during their stay. Activites for all camps include many camp favorites, such as:

• BB guns • archery • boating • fishing • model building • woodworking • rocket launches

• STEM related activities • nature and ecology projects • geology • outdoor skills • ..and many more!

Premiere outdoor programs The “Big 4” Questions

Here are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions:

1. Will my Cub Scouts attend Camp Snyder with the pack or with our family?

Scouts may attend with a Parent, Den or Pack but must be supervised by an adult.

2. Our pack is splitting leadership responsibilities between several adults; do we need to pay seperately for each of them?

Several adults may share the cost of camp as long as they are not attending at the same time.

3. How do I register for Camp Snyder?

4. Can I share a tent with my son at resident camp?

For more information visit the Camp Snyder website at www.GoToSnyder.org and click on “Summer Programs.”

Camp William B. Snyder Prices

Adventure Days (Day Camp) Cub Resident Camp Webelos Resident Camp

Adventure Days Day Camp

Register by: April 15 $180 $195 $230

Adventure Days sessions run Monday through Thursday, 9am-4pm. The program offers different activities each day and is open to Tiger, Wolf, Bear and Webelos Scouts. Scouts may attend as a pack, den or family. Lunch is provided and included in the cost.

Session 1 July 7-10 Session 2 July 14-17 Session 3 July 21-24 Session 4 July 28-31

Camp William B. Snyder 6100 Antioch Road Haymarket, VA 20169 571-248-4904 14

Participants may register via mail, email, phone, fax, in person or online. See the bottom of the page for contact information.

Parents may bring their own tents in order to share a tent with their son at resident camp.

May 15 $200 $215 $250

Register or Pay after June 15 $220 $235 $270

Cub Scout Resident Camp

Cub Resident Camp sessions run from Thursday at 6pm to Sunday at 9am, with an optional Friday morning check-in. The program is open to Cub Scouts of all ages and includes overnight camping, making it a great introduction to Boy Scout camp. Participants sleep in 4-person wall tents with cots and platforms.

Meals are provided Friday, Saturday, and Sunday breakfast at the camp dining hall.

Session 1 July 10-13 Session 2 July 17-20 Session 3 July 24-27 Session 4 July 31-August 3

Adults** $20 $85* $50

Webelos Scout Resident Camp

Webelos Resident Camp runs from Sunday at 6pm to Friday at 9am. Webelos Scouts will camp overnight – just like when they become Boy Scouts – to get a full summer camp experience in a shorter timeframe.

All meals are provided Monday through Thursday, and Friday breakfast.

Session 1 August 3-8 Session 2 August 10-15

Reggie Cahoon Program Director Reggie.Cahoon@Scouting.org

Eileen Walters Business Manager Eileen.Walters@Scouting.org

Josh Clements Camp Ranger Josh.Clements@Scouting.org

www.GoToSnyder.com www.Facebook.com/CampWBSnyder

Goshen Scout Reservation Goshen Squad

By Blake Morgan, one of the youth members of the Goshen Squad As OA members, we are charged to promote camping to the troops we visit during election time. With that in mind, when Gary Carroll, camp director at Goshen Scout Reservation, asked what we could do to promote Goshen and increase participation among NCAC Scouts, the Powhatan Chapter responded.

Gary offered to host a few members at Goshen for a week so they could visit each camp, eat its food, talk to the camp’s participants, interview the staff, and experience first-hand exactly what they would be promoting. On July 28, the self-titled “Goshen Squad 2013” – a contingent of four youth and two adults – left Northern Virginia to go to Goshen Scout Reservation.

While visiting, many insights were gained about all of the camps. The first thing we

realized was that it does the camps a disservice to distinguish them merely by their dining options. Clearly the dining facilities are important part of making a decision of where to lodge, but each camp has different characteristics suit a troop’s individual needs.

To make an informed decision, all of those distinctions need to be taken into account when choosing a camp.

Overall, all the camps had great shooting sports, well-run aquatics, and a very knowledgeable staff to support all of the programs. Each camp also had specific features that stood out.

Camp Bowman offers black-powder shooting and places a large emphasis on Scoutcraft and shooting sports. They are also the only camp that offers patrol cooking, and the program is built to emphasize that method.

Camp Olmsted has a program specifically built around relaxing and enjoying summer

Goshen Squad youth pose at entrance to Goshen Scout Reservation.

Premiere outdoor programs camp called Kulturekraft. Olmsted also has a program that offers a taste of Lenhok’sin for older Scouts. They return to their troops in the evening so leaders do not need to worry about losing their most experienced youth leaders.

Along with that, they have a tech center with an extremely knowledgeable staff that offers many of the STEM merit badges.

Finally, Camp Marriot offers a Trail-to-Eagle program to help older Scouts attain the rank of Eagle and a recreation area with checkers and foosball. The entire reservation also offers a COPE course and climbing program for the Scouts.

Regardless of which camp you are at, the best feature is always the staff. They are close-knit, love what they are doing and you can sense the feeling of family that exists between all of them. This loyalty extens to all the Goshen camps. When the staff was questioned about camps they do not work at, they all spoke positively about the other camps

Bob Dise earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1939 and has been actively involved in Scouting since. He served as a Captain in the Navy while concurrently filling troop roles including Committee Chair, Scoutmaster, ADC, District Chair and Executive Board Member. He has also been the Committee

Goshen Scout Reservation 340 Millard Burke Memorial Hwy Goshen, VA 24439 540-997-5773

Chair for the Council’s contingent to the World Jamboree and has been a member of the Council’s Advancement Committee. In his work with the Advancement Committee, Bob travels to Goshen every summer to instruct the merit badge instructors on proper procedure in assessing that Scouts have gained the life skills they need before they are awarded a merit badge.

In 1981, John Le Mon entered Scouting as an adult leader for his two sons. He remained active in their Scouting careers until ultimately signing on to be the Scoutmaster of Washington D.C.’s Troop 100 in 1997.

Garry Carroll Camping Director Gary.Carroll@Scouting.org Philip Barbash Assistant Director of Goshen Philip.Barbash@Scouting.org

and were not hesitant to point out their amazing characteristics so troops can make informed decision about where to go.

Goshen. It’s got mountains, it’s got rivers, it’s got woods that give you shivers, but it sure would be prettier with you. For more information about the Goshen Squad trip, email Powhatan.OA@gmail.com.

Goshen Squad prepares chicken fingers for lunch at Camp Bowman.

John L. Wolfgang Lifetime Achievement Award and the Robert M. Hanson Friends of Goshen Award This past December, the National Capital Area Council and Goshen Scout Reservation were pleased to present the John L. Wolfgang Lifetime Achievement Award and the Robert M. Hanson Friends of Goshen Award to Bob Dise and John Le Mon, respectively.

Goshen Squad cleans up after a delicious Camp Marriott roast beef dinner.

His tenure, 16 years, is the longest of any who has served in the Washington D.C. District. Under John’s leadership, Troop 100 has signed up to attend Goshen for 19 years in a row.

They have also provided numerous staff members and culminate the week with a large feast. John is an avid supporter of the Patrol Method and of Patrol Cooking at Summer Camp.

We would like to congratulate both Bob and John for their amazing achievements and thank them for their dedication to Scouting and to Goshen Scout Reservation.

Come work at Goshen!

If you are over the age of 21 and have an interest in aquatics, shooting sports, high adventure, caving, or rock climbing, please contact Gary Carroll at Gary.Carroll@Scouting.org or by calling (301) 633 5456.

Goshen Scout Reservation provides a unique opportunity for leadership in a safe and fun environment.

Come show your skills and knowledge while leading our Scouts and Staff. Internship seekers are welcome to apply also!

Calicoe Richir Camping Administrator Calicoe.Richir@Scouting.org 301-214-9155 www.GoToGoshen.org www.Facebook.com/GoshenNCAC The Scouter Digest April - June 2014 15

Outdoor Adventures Crew B at Northern Tier National High Adventure Base

By Randy Witter Former Scoutmaster, T1523 Asst Scoutmaster, NTier x2, Sea Base x2, Philmont x1, Via Ferrata x2 (that’s a tease--look it up) I want to go back. That always seems to be the theme when we complete our high adventures. In 2013 we sent two crews to Northern Tier, one to Sea Base Scuba, one to Sea Base OutIsland Adventure, and a few Scouts went to the Jamboree. What I have found is high adventure is our own “Field of Dreams” - if you plan it, they will come.

So how do you get your high adventure going? Create the opportunity. Learn about the existing high adventures or create your own. The internet makes that easy. High adventures are life changing opportunities for both Scouts and Scouters. Seriously, where else in the world can you scuba dive for a week with all gear provided, room and board, divemasters, and a 46 foot dive boat for about $950 per person? Once committed, you have to plan to make it happen. High adventure planning has to start 1.5 years out. We already have treks planned for Philmont this summer, Sea Base for another out-island adventure in 2015, and, come November, we’ll be putting our name in for Philmont 2016. If you do high adventure every year (and you should), you will have two high adventures in work almost all the time. And for leaders in the military, did you know you can go on permissive temporary duty (i.e. not burn your vacation) for these treks?

Our troop is now twice as big. Participating Scouts and Scouters bring home stories and stoke a fire in their friends. And adults as well! We needed eight adult leaders to run our four high adventures last summer, and filled every spot. Join the fun for life, with all that encompasses. High adventure is a central component to health, living, experience, adventure, and vitality.

For updates and further information please visit www.NCACBSA.org/HighAdventure. www.NCACBSA.org/HighAdventure

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Sea Scouting & Aquatics Notes from your NCAC Aquatics Committee Local Sea Scout unit named “Ship of the Year” Float Plans

This is the time of the year that many units start planning for river float trips. Any boating activity requires proper planning to ensure a safe and enjoyable trip. A float plan is a required planning document per BSA’s Safety Afloat guidelines. The float plan should be completed well in advance

of the trip and should be filed with various authorities, including the local council office.

That can be done by attaching the float plan document to the Tour Plan. A sample float plan form can be found in BSA No. 34346 Aquatics Supervision – A leader’s guide to youth swimming and boating activities.

Lifeguard Training Do you want to get a cool lifeguard job this summer? Then you will need lifeguard certification training. Completing this course in May and June will earn you both BSA and American Red Cross Lifeguarding certifications. The prerequisite swim test is on May 18. The course is then held on June 7&8 and June 14 & 15 (both weekends). You must be at least 15 years old to complete the course and must be a strong swimmer. The deadline for registration is May 12 so register soon by visiting www.NCACBSA.org/Aquatics.

Aquatics Safety Training BSA has an enviable water safety record since all leaders are required to have Safe Swim Defense and Safety Afloat Training before conducting any swimming or boating activities. Both these training courses are available online at Scouting.org. Each of these training courses covers the BSA policy governing water activities. The hands-on, in-water training that is highly recommended for qualified supervisors of water activities are Swimming and Water Rescue and Paddle Craft Safety training. Paddle Craft Safety training is being offered on April 26 at Camp William B. Snyder. Swimming and Water Rescue training is being held on June 28, also at Camp William B. Snyder. Register for these classes at www.NCACBSA.org/Aquatics.

Pre-Camp Swim Classification Tests Units should be ramping up for a summer full of safe and fun aquatics activities. In support of your unit program, NCAC is providing an opportunity for your unit to conduct pre-camp swim classifications at the Camp William B. Snyder pool. On June 8, you can bring your youth to the Camp Snyder pool and have BSA-training aquatics personnel conduct your swim classification tests. The unit leader will be issued a roster designating the appropriate BSA swim classification (swimmer, beginner, or nonswimmer) for each individual tested.

Preregistration is required, see www.NCACBSA.org/Aquatics for details.

Scuba BSA

Scuba BSA is an introductory scuba experience where Scouts and leaders get introduced to the sport of scuba diving in a safe, clear pool environment. This is an introductory, try-it scuba experience. It does not result in certification training for diving on your own and is not the BSA Scuba Diving merit badge. Many people decide to go on and take a certification course after earning the Scuba BSA award. The cost is only $25 for the session (including use of all the scuba gear). Scuba BSA is being offered at Camp William B. Snyder on Sunday, June 15. Find more information and register at www.NCACBSA.org/Aquatics.

Sea Scout Ship 100 (SSS Dominion) from Gainesville was recognized on January 11 as the “Outstanding Sea Scout Ship of the Year” for the National Capital Area Council.

“The award came as a surprise to the local Scouts who were unaware that the ship had been nominated, particularly given that the unit is less than two years old,” troop officials said in an email. The senior youth leader of the ship, boatswain Ryan Stark, received the plaque from the NE Regional Commodore Steve Nichols. Also present to receive the award were the ship’s boatswains, mate Griffen Hedrick, purser Michael Kennedy, storekeeper Aidan Wiecki and yeoman Zachary Skiles.

Highlights of the ship’s activities for the past year included the christening of their flagship, the SV Benjamin Chase, which attracted hundreds of Scouts. The boat was named for two Cub Scouts killed in the 2012

Sandy Hook tragedy. Also, the group piloted a new “midshipman” program for younger Boy Scouts interested in sailing and powerboating.

Ship 100 was founded in 2012. The Sea Scouts began in 1912 as an extension of the Boy Scout of America aimed at training young men and women in water safety, boating, navigation, lifesaving, marine environmental safety, citizenship, physical fitness and faith.

In March, the Scouts will support “extension crews” to support Scouts in the Berryville area who want to learn about seamanship.

The Scouts have planned to sail to Tangier Island this summer and will take a weeklong tour of Cape Code and the islands in 2015. For more information about Ship 100, contact bsaship100@gmail.com or visit www.tinyurl.com/ship100.

(As printed on InsideNOVA.com, Tuesday, January 28, 2014)

Sea Scouts Awards Dinner Recognizes Local Youth and Volunteers

On January 11, about 150 representatives from Sea Scout Ships around the National Capital Area Council (NCAC) gathered in at the American Legion in Fairfax to celebrate another great year in the best kept secret in the BSA—Sea Scouting.

The annual awards dinner began with a Sea Scouts ceremony known as “Landship,” which captures a 100-year tradition as selected adults and Scouts board a ceremonial ship deck, executing the traditional “double salute” and mast as they boarded the Landship. Joel David, acting as Officer of the Deck, opened the ceremony, as Skipper Dan O’Neill of Ship 191, Commodore Doug Yeckley of the National Capital Squadron, and Steve Nichols, representing Northeast Region as Vice Commodore, were saluted with bells and sideboys. Scouts from Ships 191 and 548 arrived in their dress blue uniform—a modified version of the U.S. Navy “crackerjack”.

Skipper Tom Ballew began the awards with the traditional “Order of the Monkey’s Fist” to the Ship 1942 Committee Chair, humorously noting that her diligent work did not actually make her a “salty rogue” as the order described.

The Regional and Council leaders presented the awards as follows: • Outstanding Ship of the Year: Sea Scouts Ship 100 (SSS Dominion) of Gainesville,Va. presented to Boatswain Ryan Stark.

• The Wardroom Award: Sea Scouts Ship 7916 (SSS Blue Heron) of Woodbridge, Va. in recognition of their rebirth in 2013, with the appointment of a new Skipper and numerous new Sea Scouts. The award was presented to Skipper Emeritus Shay Seaborne.

• Outstanding Boatswain of the Year: Dakoda Price of Ship 548 (SSS Sea Eagle) of Lusby, Md. Boatswain is the Sea Scout equivalent of a Boy Scout Senior Patrol Leader or Venturing President.

• Outstanding Sea Scout of the Year: Philip Whittlesey of Ship 1942 (SSS Dragonlady) of Arlington, Va.

• Outstanding Skipper of the Year: Skipper Dan O’Neill of Ship 191 of King George, Va.

• Outstanding Sea Scouter of the Year: Mate Monique Wong of Ship 1942 (SSS Dragonlady) of Arlington, Va.

• The Commodore’s Award was presented: Mr. Don Correll of Ship 361. Mr. Correll was noted for his many years running the Galley to feed hungry Sea Scouts at the Sea Scout Regatta each May. The Sea Scouts Regatta is an annual, regional friendly competition among Sea Scout Ships.

The evening concluded with a presentation from Mr. Al Richards who, after explaining to the very youthful Sea Scouts what “Super 8” was as they curiously surveyed the movie projector, regaled the crowd with tales of sailing around the earth, and delivering yachts across the Atlantic. Mr. Al Richards is a generous Sea Scout Supporter as the Yard Manager at Solomons Spring Cove Marina.

After the dinner, Sea Scouts were treated to a movie and ice cream party courtesy of the host Ship, SSS Dragonlady and the attention quickly turned to a busy winter schedule as Sea Scouts continue their training and fun both locally and at numerous regional events. NCAC Scouts will gathered for training at Catoctin Mountain park in February, followed soon after by the Northeast Regional Bridge of Honor in Bridgeport, N.J. In between these activities, Scouts continue to complete various winter maintenance and repairs before they and their boats go “back to sea” in just a few weeks.

To learn more about Sea Scouting, visit www.NCACBSA.org/SeaScouts The Scouter Digest April - June 2014 17

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Exploring MCPAW EXPLORER POST 7315

By Explorer Post 7315 Co-Presidents Kaitlyn Ambush and Caroline O’Connell As members of Veterinary Explorer Post 7315, we are proud to say that our post is off to a great start! We are very fortunate to be founding members of our new post, the only veterinary Explorer post in the entire Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Our involvement in the post gives us a great variety of activities to do and experiment with. On February 28, our post members volunteered to be tour guides at the pre-ribbon cutting reception at MCPAW. We were also tour

guides for the public grand opening on March 1, which was a true honor and privilege. Being able to walk through the doors of this stateof-the-art facility was just mesmerizing! It is very exciting for us to be able to volunteer at MCPAW, working with animals and getting valuable experience with veterinary care. We are very fortunate to have such a wonderful and involved Post Advisor who takes the time to help us plan all our events.

Explorer Post 7315 is off to an amazing start and we cannot wait to see how our Post will expand and improve in future!

IMPACT! Preforming Arts Explorer Post IMPACT! Post 1711 (Inspiring Mentoring Positive Activists Called Teens) is a youth performance ensemble of high school students, and the first theatre and performing arts post in National Capital Area Council. These youth identify, research, explore and tackle real-world issues, and then, in a theatrical setting packed with thought-provoking dramatic skits and rhythmic dance, invite audiences to ask the questions “what is the problem?” and “how can we make a difference?” With theatre as the medium, IMPACT! Inspires audiences to “act” towards a positive change. This engaging, informative, and entertaining teen performance post uses theatre arts to learn and teach the skills of conflict resolution, violence prevention, tolerance, leadership development and activism. To learn more visit www.TheFinestPerf.org.

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Venturing

Venturing Base Camp Bowman

By Anastasia “Spot” Illinger, Crew 27, NCAC Being one of the first girls to attend a Boy Scout camp is a daunting endeavor. People tend to stare when I say I’m part of BSA and tend to point out the obvious that I am, in fact, a female. Sometimes, I feel like an abnormality, a divergence from the norm and society’s expectations. But sometimes I feel strong, like when I finished my first element in C.O.P.E. (Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience), or when I spent the night in the middle of the woods in a lean-to I built. Or when I stood before my crew as they presented me with my Outdoor Bronze Award. I felt independent and confident. Going to Goshen helped me realize what I could do. As one of the guinea pigs for the Venturing program at Goshen, it was a bit of an adventure for us all.

We all went to Camp Post for C.O.P.E. every morning for a week. The course lives up to the “Challenging” part of its name.

By employing a series of games with low and high ropes elements, the C.O.P.E. experience requires teamwork and an exploration of each individual’s skill sets in order to complete the challenge. No two C.O.P.E. sessions are the same as each set of people will have something new to offer. After each challenge, the group meets to talk about what was good, what went wrong, and how they could improve. The whole experience seeks to challenge you personally with the support of your team.

The first few days start with teambuilding games to help get you accustomed to the people in your C.O.P.E. session. Some of the puzzles you face also start you thinking outside the box, which will be important later on in the low ropes courses.

For the record, cooking was one of my favorite parts. Camp Bowman provides Scouts the opportunity to cook their own meals, and using a Dutch Oven is a bit more challenging task than I expected. I’ve made several undercooked meals as well as burned a couple dishes, but, after some practice, the outcome was very satisfactory. Unlike some of the other requirements, this one is unique in that you are able to clearly see (and taste) your accomplishments. The three Dutch Oven dishes, a bread, a dinner, and a dessert – all are delicious! Another requirement had us cooking without utensils, requiring a bit more creativity and producing varying levels of success. By making four dishes, you directly reap the fruits of your labor. Even after receiving my Outdoor Bronze Award, I’m still enjoying the benefits of this requirement when my friends work on these requirements for their own awards.

When it comes to orienteering, I will be the first to admit that I am a hopeless navigator. But, with the help of this requirement, at least I won’t be reading the map upside-down. In addition to taking Orienteering merit badge classes, we had several other Venturing-unique tasks set before us. We participated in the Bowman orienteering scavenger hunt, and also worked on navigating with a GPS. The catch? You have to find your location at night, making it far more disorienting. Even though I had to redo my night navigation, I am now more confident that I won’t get lost on a hike any time soon.

Out of all the requirements, I found wilderness survival the most interesting. Throughout the week of the merit badge class, we learned wilderness first aid, how to build shelters, and ways to signal for help. The highlight of this requirement is the wilderness overnights, where you spend two nights (nonconsecutive) in a shelter you build yourself completely out of natural materials. On the overnight with the camp, we hike into the woods to a place called Chamber’s Hollow. Yes, it is as ominous as it sounds. But we had a fun time listening to ghost stories and building shelters. This was another big boost to my confidence level because I was terrified of the idea of being in the woods at night, and spending two nights away from camp was a real achievement for me.

NCAC Even if you decide not to pursue your Bronze, I would strongly encourage any Scout to get the Tot’n Chip and Fireman Chit recognitions.

Knowing how to properly handle knives, saws, and hatchets is essential to any Scouting experience. Working with fire and knowing how to build and light one with the available resources is core knowledge that has also helped me outside of Scouting. Both were very quick classes, but have helped me so much.

Our Crew goes to Bowman for two weeks every summer and I love it. Now that I have my basic camp skills down, I can enjoy activities like water skiing, the mile swim (in open water), archery and riflery. Just the setting of the Goshen Scout Reservation is incredibly beautiful and it is an honor and a privilege to be able to enjoy the outdoors in the NCAC manifestation of God’s great creation. I can’t wait to go back this summer and I’m really looking forward to using my base-camp skills in Japan during the 2015 World Jamboree. I was in Sub Camp ‘F’ for the 2013 National Jamboree and the significant international presence (over 30 countries were represented) really whetted my appetite for Japan where 161 nations will convene just a little over a year from now. If you are a Venturer, I hope to see you at Bowman this summer and in Japan in 2015!

About the author: Anastasia ‘Spot’ Illinger is in her third year with National Capital Area Council’s Crew 27. She is currently one of four crew leaders (equivalent to patrol leaders) and has been to the Summit twice – in 2012 for the ‘Shakedown’ and in 2013 with Crew F508 for the 2013 National Jamboree as one of the first 1,000 young women to fully participate in the BSA National Jamboree. Spot is also a Girl Scout and has almost completed both her Girl Scout and Venturing Gold Awards. She hopes to finish Venturing Silver by the end of 2014. Anastasia will be at Goshen Scout Reservation for 2 weeks this summer at the Bowman Venturing Base Camp with the rest of her crew and loves her Venturing!

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Young Americans’ Challenge Bronze Award On November 1, 2013, Angela Staffone’s book detailing her challenges pursuing the The Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) Young Americans’ Challenge Bronze Award, was officially approved

by NCAC. The DofE Bronze Award was presented to Angela on January 14, 2014 at the Catoctin Mountain District (CMD) roundtable by the new commissioner Bill Desmond. She is the first youth to receive the DofE in the CMD and the first female Council-wide.

This award is recognized in over 40 countries. It is for youth ages 14-25 and has four sections that require persistence and determination from the individual.

To complete the Community Service requirement, Angela organized and updated architectural files in the Wentworth Institute of Technology Alumni Library.

For Special Skills, her goal centered on improving concept

development skills by creating architectural models. She produced 11 models in a time span of three months and noted consistent improvements in skill and speed.

To complete the Physical Recreation requirement, Angela attended and passed the Firearms safety course and qualification test to be on the college’s rifle club and also worked on lowering her heart rate and improving her breathing control to better her scores.

Lastly for Adventurous Journey, Angela and members of Crew 394 went on a discovery bicycling trip to learn about the correlation between the Antietam Battlefield and the C&O Canal. The team completed the preliminary training that was required to prepare for the discovery adventure and conducted research prior and during the journey; afterwards, Angela compiled the information into a short research paper.

Angela has been a member of Crew 394 for eight years and has earned two Bronze awards, Gold, Silver, Ranger and Etz Chiam. She has also been awarded the Trust award and a Council Venturing Leadership Award. She acts as an adult advisor to her Crew while attending Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA as an architecture student.

April 4-6, 2014 Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation 402 Blue Mountain Road, Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972

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GAME TRAVELER PHENOMENON 2014 Co-hosted by:

Northeast Region Area 6 Venturing Officers’ Association Hawk Mountain Council Venturing Officers’ Association Come to Game Traveler, the 2014 Phenomenon! Be a character in a live action video game, play games through time, and become the hero of your own adventure! Get ready for friends, fun, and a PHENOMENAL weekend!

For more information and to register go to: www.ne6venturing.org

$45 tent camping $55 cabin camping

Cost includes food, lodging, flush toilets, showers, an event patch, and all entertainment/activities

What to Expect: Quidditch Egg Wrestling Tomahawks Ultimate Frisbee Caveman Golf Climbing Costume Contest Shooting And much more!

QUESTIONS? CONTACT: Brenna Leary, NER Area 6 VOA President at: area6@nerventuringbsa.org Catherine Pressler, NER Area 6 VOA Advisor at:

Participants are encouraged to bring a canned good to be donated to the Schuylkill County Salvation Army.

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Training Powder Horn 2014 Join us for the NCAC 2014 Powder Horn Training course! This four-day course is designed to help a troop, team or crew by exposing older Scouts, Venturers and adult leaders to fun, challenging, and – above all – safe outdoor and high-adventure activities, introducing the resources needed to successfully lead youth through similar activities. Course presenters are expert outdoor high

National Youth Leadership Training NYLT is NCAC’s presentation of the National Youth Leadership Training program. Impeesa’s objective is to equip young people with leadership skills to help them succeed in Scouting and in life. The course brings together Scouts from all over the Council to learn and practice leadership techniques in a risk

adventure consultants. Powder Horn is not a certification event. It is for any youth or adult interested in receiving information and resources needed to run a high-adventure program with their unit. The course will run August 21-24, 2014 at Camp William B. Snyder. Details for registration and cost will be forthcoming. If you have any questions please contact Dave Post by emailing NCACPowderHorn2014@gmail.com. free, Scout-friendly environment.

The course uses the Boy Scout program as a model that allows attendees to see how leadership skills fit into the Scouting program, but the leadership skills learned are applicable to all Scouting programs. For more information visit www.NCACBSA.org/NYLT2014 Course Dates: June 22-28 July 13-18 July 27-August 2

SAVE THE DATE - POW WOW 11/15/14 Wood Badge 2014 Wood Badge is advanced Scout leader training started in 1919

by Lord Baden-Powell, founder of Scouting and Wood Badge’s first director. It came to America in 1948 and in recent years has been updated to reflect current BSA policies and programs.

Incorporating the best instruction techniques available, Wood Badge has become the most advanced leadership training course in Scouting! The course will be at Camp William B. Snyder and run over two weekends: September 4-6 and October 9-11. Registration will go on line in May 2014.

University of Scouting 2014

One Venturer’s Experience at University of Scouting - ILSC(Y)

By Arian Taginya, Crew 27 University of Scouting, held at Hayfield Secondary School, was a big hit this year! Lots of people showed up to improve their knowledge of Scouting, review things they had already learned and to learn something new. Most people in the crowd were Cub Scout and Boy Scout leaders. Everyone there seemed to have a smile on their face as they had a blast learning new and different things.

I’m very new to Venturing and I attended the University of Scouting to take advantage of the Introduction to Leadership Skills for Crews (ILSC) training it offered. I wasn’t alone; we had nearly 30 Venture Scouts in the room with nine from my crew alone! I was expecting ILSC to be a little boring and only cover basic knowledge. But, when I stepped into the classroom everybody was very welcoming and very kind. My crew (Crew 27) took two vans to the event. After the training, only three of our crew’s 28 members would be lacking ILSC training. The majority of the crew had been trained over the preceding two years.

At the beginning of the course, we all introduced ourselves, then we started talking about different positions in our crews, what responsibilities they have, and how they relate to the positions on the committee. I learned that my crew is a bit unusual and because it is so large, it is divided into four ‘minicrews, which are like patrols in a Scout troop. Each ‘mini-crew’ has a crew leader and an assistant who report to the crew president.

Next we played a game where teams have to evenly balance a piece of wood with each person using only one finger. The game showed us how important cooperation was in accomplishing team tasks. What we mostly talked about was team building and listening. In another game, people had to draw something that one person was describing. Some of the drawings were pretty outlandish and did not resemble the drawings of other Venturers who had heard the same description and showed just how important clear communication can be.

My favorite part of the experience was doing a memorization game that involved picking a potato, memorizing its appearance and naming it. After describing it to the rest of the ILSC class, I put my potato in a bag with all the others. The facilitator then poured them on the ground and each player had to find their spud. What I think will be useful in the future is knowing how to be a good leader and how to point people in the right direction. I would definitely recommend ILSC to new Venturers. If people want to learn more about Venturing they should check it out. Overall, it was a fun experience and I really enjoyed it, I’m glad I went!

About the Author Arian Taginya is a new Venturer in Crew 27 of Potomac District, National Capital Area Council (NCAC). He really enjoys Venturing and took the responsibility to organize the crew’s annual trip to the NCAC University of Scouting. He is looking forward to earning his Outdoor Bronze Award while attending the Venturing program at Goshen Scout Reservation’s Camp Bowman this summer when his crew attends for two weeks.

Hula Hoop Teamwork Challenge

By Rip Lee, Colonial District

The purpose of the exercise at University of Scouting was building teamwork. The objective was to lower the hoop to the floor while each participant held it with only one finger. This task proved more difficult than it looked. The movement of the hoop was dependent on the movement of each participant. In order to lower the hoop, each person had to move in unison. Sometimes the rate at which I lowered my supporting finger was different than those of the other participants and the hula hoop seemed to defy gravity and remain suspended in air. The apparent senstation that the hoop was floating was unexpected and entertainingly bizzare. Eventually, through teamwork and communication, the group was able to get the hoop to the floor.

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Don Durbin Program Director Don.Durbin@Scouting.org

Margee Egan Program Specialist Margee.Egan@Scouting.org www.NCACBSA.org/Training

STEM

Science | Technology | Engineering | Mathematics

STEM at School

The council has several STEM Explorer Posts set up at schools across Prince George County. Every month the students are able to engage in a new hands-on activity. Now they have become rocket scientists. Students were given paper, tape and scissors and asked to design and build an air rocket that would soar from one end of their cafeteria to the other. Students have also been building robots out of Legos. The rest of this year will be spent programming robots to navigate courses.

USA Science and Engineering Festival

The NCAC STEM team will be participating in the nation’s largest STEM Expo in Washington, D.C., on April 26-27 at the Washington Convention Center.

Over 750 exhibitors gather at the USA Science and Engineering Festival to showcase and promote hands-on STEM education. If you are an inventor, entrepreneur, hobbyist or just have an interest in science and engineering, this is the place to explore what resources are available.

Youth and adult volunteers are needed to staff the booth. If you are interested in volunteering, send an email to STEM@NCACBSA.org.

Please include your contact information and you will be contacted to coordinate you availability.

Lego Robotics at the General Dynamics STEM Lab @ Camp William B. Snyder

Cub Scout Pack 759 STEM Blue and Gold Banquet

By Kevin Hopson, Assistant Cubmaster Pack 759 During the Scouting Anniversary Week in February, Cub Scouts hosted a “birthday party” for their annual Blue and Gold Banquet. The theme of the banquet was Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in honor of the Scouts’ advancements in the BSA STEM Nova Program. This year, the banquet emphasized STEM in the context of the current advancement programs and gave Scouts an opportunity to explore relevant skills and experiences and to be recognized for their achievements.

About 90 guests were in attendance and the room and tables were decorated with articles and information related to STEM fields. Dave Johnson opened and ended the program with a skit about the special invention of Professor and Inventor, Dr. Plop of the Mighty Ingenious Tech (MIT), played by Assistant Cubmaster and Supernova mentor, Kevin Hopson. Thomas Evers, a former Cub Scout leader and currently a volunteer at the Rockville Science Center and his son Thomas Jr., a STAR Scout of Boy Scout Troop 463 of the Holy Cross Church in Bethesda, Md. talked about technology, robotics, and the upcoming U.S. Science and Engineering Festival in April in addition to managing robotic hovercraft rides to entertain the Scouts and their families.

Special recognition was given to fifth-grade Webelos Edward Lin, Camden Mazzeo, and Forrest Milner. Edward and Camden were recognized for their completion of the Arrow of Light Award, the highest award in Cub Scouting and Forrest for his completion of the requirements for the Dr. Charles H. Townes Supernova Award. A formal recognition their achievements is scheduled for the March 7th Pack Meeting.

All Scouts were recognized for their popcorn sales and Pamela Piontek was recognized for outstanding contributions over the past two years as the Pack’s “Popcorn Kernel” in charge of organizing and managing the popcorn sales. The Scouts sold about $21,000 in popcorn and raised over $2,300 in military donations for popcorn and snack treats to be shipped to U.S. troops through Operation Popcorn! These popcorn sales fund all pack activities.

Cub Scout Pack 759 is an interfaith, multicultural unit chartered by AUMC in Ashton, Md. and has been recognized by the BSA as a Journey to Excellence Gold Unit since 2011. If you would like to know about this unit, visit www.ashtonchurch.org/contact759.html

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Bottle Rocket!

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 1 sheet of cardstock  Scissors  Tape  Pencil

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 Tape  Water bottle  1/2 inch PVC pipe

Science: The air that is pushed out of the water bottle and into the rocket creates a force called thrust, which propels the rocket forward.The fins of the rocket work like airplane wings and help create a force called lift on the rocket.

The fins help stability the rocket during flight.

The nosecone is pointy to help reduce the drag force on the rocket. Having a pointy rocket is like diving into a pool instead of belly flopping. If you put too much tape on your rocket, it will be too heavy and the force of weight will pull it down.

For more experiments visit ncacbsa.org/STEM

Eagle Scout Awards The National Court of Honor has awarded the Eagle Scout rank to the following young men whose certificates have been returned to our office between December 16, 2013 and Feb. 27, 2014.

LEGEND: E=Post, P=Crew, R=Ship, S=Troop, T=Team

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Adams, Nathan Christopher Adams, Seth Joseph Aland, Benjamin David Alder, Kevin Edward Aljuride, Zackary Amadeo, Anthony C Ammon, Chase Allen Anderson, Zachary Taylor Armm, Samuel Shepherd Arndt, Turner James Arnold, Jack Perry Atkinson, Roberto M AuBuchon, Alan Michael Aucoin, Tyler Joseph August, Zachary Carson Auman, Luke Franklin Bachman, Daniel Edward Ballard, William Joseph Barcalow, Davis Hancock Barr, Spencer James Barrett, Neil Augustus Bartholow, Jacob Eric Bartolomei, Isaac Ephraim Bastian, Jared Golden Bavisotto, Charles Emery Beach, Jackson Chul Bednarek, John Francis Beller, John Paul Benavides, Andrew Connor Berhane-Meskel, Leul Girma Berry, Steven James Berryman, Geoffry Alan Bethke, Charles Maximillian Beyers, Noah Jacob Bhandari, Pourash Bingham, Cole Bruce Bishop, Matthew Allen Blackburn, Matthew Kemp Blauer, Wyatt Woodbury Bloem, Jordan Bodgan, William Thomas Bookbinder, Jeremy Booren, Conner Nathaniel Bostian, Trevor Jacob Boyce, Cameron David Boyd, John Thomas Brennan, Conner Wynfield Broadwater, Austin Vaughn Brown, Trent Hawthorne Brunk, Bradley Steven Buckmaster, Brett Alan Burgess, Bryan Valentine Burnett, Reece Jervie Bush, Joshua Charles

Cabrera, Orlando Luis Caccivio, David Michael Cahoon, Collin Alfred Cain, Timothy Joseph Calcagno, William Frank Capron, Joshua Steven Carmichael, Sean Stephen Carr, Benjamin David Carrington, Bryce Cather, William Edgar Chartier, Christian Daniel Chester, William G Child, Wyatt Orion Cloninger, Kevin Andrew Cocker, Joshua John Coia, Albert Collins, Connor Jon Comitz, Eric Thomas Horton Conrad, Nathaniel Randolph Crawford, Robert Matthew Crisp, Eric James Cummings, Joshua Ralph Cummings, Luke Gregory Czapko, Travis George Dalton, William Patrick Davis, Scott Tyler Dawson, John Michael De Pena, Jonathan Leonard Del Toro, John Paul DiBartolomeo, Frank M Dills, Jack Austin DiMarzio, Evan Alexander Dirndorfer, Joseph Aaron Dodds, Luke Edward Dorsey, Erik Mikal Dudash, Cody Alan Duffett, IV, Benton Samuel Dzaran, Christopher John Dzielinski, Zachariah Tyler Eckert, David Barton Edwards, Skylar Justin Edwards, Robert James Elarde, Justin Michael Elliott, Kevin Charles Erickson, Jonathan Alexander Erickson, Michael Edward Feiring, Parker Douglas Fitzgerald, Matthew Charles Ford, Dan Muca Forinash, Samuel Glenn Fouse, James Logan Franklin, Peter Henry Frodge, Ryan Monroe Gingrich, Jakob Christian

Gleason, Robert Joseph S738 Goeglien, Timothy Carson S1107 Goldberg, Nathan Rhodes S160 Goldsmith, Joshua Abraham S1717 Golub, Daniel John S1070 Goss, Matthew Lane S1140 Goze, Caleb Paul S711 Grant, Mary Alice P574 Green, Robert Laurence S447 Green`, William Andrew S447 Grenier, Samuel Allen P662 Griese, Andrew Herman S688 Griffin, Devin Bradford S63 Grisez, Alexander Preston S1066 Grundy, Brady Robert S1083 Hafer, Riley Michael S422 Hall, Kole Joshua James S176 Hall, Jr., Patrick B S91 Hanford, Patrick Allen S1145 Hannahs, John Gregory S14 Hardtke, William Patrick S913 Hargrove, Matthew Alexander H. S645 Harlan, Joshua Logan S189 Harris, Chandler Wayne S1070 Hayes, Spencer David P533 Hearney, John Thoms S1369 Heffner, Chase Wesley Shane S279 Heffron III, Robert W S1559 Hellstern, Cameron Braun S1577 Helton, Matthew Kevin S1110 Hendershot, Seth Garman S1792 Hensel, Pascal Fabian S987 Herbert, Andrew Joseph S961 Hershey, Brian Jacob S1145 Herzog, Trent Michael S427 Highley, Robert Charles S682 Hineman, Travis D. S1167 Hinton, Stephen Robert S10 Hitchcock, James Bruce S961 Hoff, Casey P574 Hoffpauir, Eric Alexander S1325 Hohl, John Carter S869 Holcombe, John Tanner P1945 Holmstead, Eli Jeffery S1300 Holt, Noah Einar S163 Holt III, Richard Jamard S913 Hubner, Gerrit Will T828 Hueskes, Manfred Hou Ming S1076 Ingram, Ammon Fonnesbeck Lee S940 Iyer, Vijay Ganesh S1313 Janson, Garrett Hans S648 Jennings, Westley Oaks S940 Jesionowski, Henry Eli S1158 Jobson, Austin Neil S1530

Johnson, James Garrett Johnson, Cannon Kendell Johnson, Ammon August Johnson, Dallin Duane Jones, Taylor William Jones, Matthew Carson Jordon, William Wakefield Kaelin, Thomas James Kanellis, Nicholas Joseph Kapoor, Akhil Karony, Braden John Keller, David Edward Kennedy, Connor Williams Kenny, Sean Joseph Kenny, Patrick Ambrose Kieber, Timothy Jay Kiel, Bryan Matthew Kiley, Michael Charles Kinnaman, Jay Frederick Kirk, Connor Adair Kloman, Jacob Russell Kocher, Michael Ross Kogut, Andrew Alan Koo, Kyo Min Koss, Robert James Krein, David Taylor Kyle, Emmett Louis Lallish, Ryan James Lambert III, Roger W LaPilusa, Chase Matthew Larmour, Zachary John Lawrence, Joseph Daniel Lee, Fordham Anders Lent, Andrew Michael Lewis, Zachary David Lieberman, Nicholas Lincoln, Phillip Joseph Lincoln, Todd Arthur Loughner, Geoffrey Scott Ludovico, Andrew Phillip Lukasiak, Gabriel Matthew Lynch, James Charles Lyons, John Winship Lyttek, Karl Eugene Mack, Jordan Avery Malloy, Sean Eng Martin, Dean Ivan Feather Martin, Blake Bernard Martinez, Jonathan Alexander Mason, Daniel M. McCombs, Joshua David McConvey, Nathaniel James McDermott, John Thomas McDonald, Mitchell Kincaid

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S487 S487 S1853 S1023 R1115 S1070 S500 S1168 S1202 S688 S1998 S165 S118 S1113 P976 S51 S111 S1140 S1390 S1577 S648 S1070 S1115 P1374 S1128 S1449 S680 S414 S688 S1347 S420 S581 S1109 S489 S856 S1321 S1347 S1518 S743 S241 S420 S1200 P748 S270 P1109 S1657 S628 S1283 S688 S214 S347 S104 S1853 T940

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Stanley, Michael Lewis S180 Starost, Kyle Alexander S4316 Stauffer, Hunter Ryan S2215 Steensma, Matthew Thomas S177 Stephenson, Benjamin Luke S198 Stewart, Garrett Edward S13 Sukhee, Naransukh P141 Tagg, Maxwell Allan P533 Taylor, Collin Phillip S1421 Tembo, Chiti Nyayani Alexander S146 Tessier, Pascal Devillauchamps S52 Thomas, Trayson James P921 Tignor, David John S1425 Tolbert, John W S1104 Toloczko, Ian Carlyle S673 Trejo, Elias Isaac P825 Uecker, Garrett Timothy S1369 Vallaster, Andrew Grayson S1515 Van Bloem, Benjamin Thomas S1998 VanderWeele, Andrew Addison S249 Varner, Mark S104 Vu, Phu Hoang S968 Wallace, Robert David S961 Walter, Aidan L S50

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S1363 T777 S673 S149 S1195 P330 S457 S480 S1070 R1942 S167 S457 S1518 S1785 S171 S150 S1533 S982 S55 S152 S600 S204 S980 S1760

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Religious Emblems

A Scout is Reverent

For a complete list of religious awards, including chartered partners, go to www.NCACBSA.org/ReligiousEmblems.

Ad Altare Dei Argauer, Philip Barreda, Marc Baumann, Carl Birch, Joseph Bookwalter, Jonathan Borman, Luke Bragley, Ryan Chioma, Alexander Chioma, Andrew Ellis, Anthony Ellis, Brandon Engelhardt, Matthew Farmer, Nicholas Finn, Mick Fiume, Matthew Gearing, Robbie Gogal, Brendan Gogal, James Graffam, Aidan Han, Paul Hemmingson, Luke Josephs, Alexander Karpovich, Joseph Meyer, Alexander Minihan, David Molina, Claudio Murphy, Michael O’Donohue, Peter Quiterio, Sean Randazzo, David Ryan, Collin Saied, Nick Savino, RJ Schaad, Dominic Simmons, Thomas Smith, Tommy Snyder, Holden Sprinkle, Matthew Susco, Christopher Tabash, Christian Tabash, Sebastien Testwuide, Will Topping, Christopher Topping, David Verfurth, Garrett Warsocki, Benjamin Warsocki, Timothy Wilcomb, Conaill Wright, Giovanni Wunderly, John Cross and Flame Pugh, Isiah God & Church Adams, Nathan Adams, Seth Antippas, Mark Branch, Jack Branch, Nicholas Foster, Jacob Hom, William Marquardt, Paul Nelson, Charles Stafford, Devin Trought, Barry Ward, Jordan Worley, Joshua

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God & Family Artz, Johnathan Custer, Edwin Dean, Emory Garrison, James Gunter, Joshua Hedeguard, Robert Kenny, Christoph Kenny, Stephanie Latta, Parker Machen, Hank Smith, Brenden Steinbach, Steven Weatherhead, Ben Yetton, Evan God & Life Adams, Nathan Adams, Seth God & Me Stafford, Kelsey Beers, Camden Beers, Soren Bel, Jeremy Cronkite, Benjamin Cronkite, Nathan Galvan, Frankie Gunter, Matthew Harrell, David Jimenez, Dominic Kovatch, Billy Leach, Ronan Lewis, Edward Machen, Shane McLean, Edgear McLean, Graham Misiano, Thomas Porter, Matthew Semenick, William Shaw, Matthew Shultz, Daniel Spaulding, Brandon Steinbach, David Trimble, John Guardian Angel Apostol, Jack Ballone, Liam Belokonev, Andre Black, Aidan Bocock, Thomas Bruce, Charlie Buckreis, Charlie Catts, Joseph Champney, John Chase, Matteo Chavez, Alex Cline, Albert Coker, Christopher Coleman, Benjamin Cooper, Zachary Crocker, Jeffrey Danaher, John Delacourt, Peter Draper, William Drenning, Mathew Duffey, Connor Fitzgerald, William

Fitzmaurice, Jacob Fleisig, Isaac Frazier, Benedict Fucci, Nicholas Garber, John Gordils, Aaron Gorsuch, Ryan Graham, Brooks Gregory, John Gunning, Luke Hansen, Tyler Hardy, Nicholas Henry, Matthew Hunter, David Irisari, Alex Jacobs, Dominic King, Austin Konstanty, Peter Kristiansen, Nolen Langone, Stevie Lewis, William Lyons, Sean MacPhail, Lucas Malich, Nicholas Matter, Joaquin McConville, Ronan McLaughlin, Lukas Miller, Roman Mills, Chris Mull, Brady Murphy, Finnian Myers, Blake Powers, Donovan Racek, Andrew Reid, Austin Robinson, Mark Rotter, Zachary Rowe, Daniel Schulte, George.

Scott, Duayne Sheehan, Joseph Shiells, Aidan Short, Camden Shunk, Gregory Stidham, John Stier, Ryerson Tammany, Ethan Tanis, Vincent Tunks, Philip Tyson, Brandon Valenzuela, Andreas Valleskey, Iain Vasicek, Evan Vine, Adam Vine, Sean Waggoner, John Wolfer, Andrew Wolfer, Charles Yohey, Nicholas Zanone, John Light of Christ Abrials, Nathanael Ackerman, Nicholas Adusei-Poku, Michael Albrigo, Thomas Alexander, William Allwerdt, Soren

Balagta, Kevin Campbell, Simon Carlitho, Alexis Catts, Johnathan Cerniello, Julian Cesario-McKeon, Finnegan Childress, Caleb Clark, Matthew Coleman, Jonathan Cordell, John Corrigan, Joseph Daghita, John Danner, Robert Deas, Alex Drummond, Liam Dugas, Kellan Dumas, Evan Federico, Robert Fletcher, Kevin Frakes, Henry Fugate, Eliot Garcia, Alexander Garcia, Zachary George, William Ginty, Noah Gonnella, Joseph Griffin, Cavan Hall, Michael Han, Vincent Harvill, Robert Hicks, Griffin Holliday, Thomas Ilaria, Alexander Ilaria, Nicholas Iyob, Joabb Jakubek, Gabriel Jeong, Ethan Jones, Alex Kersey, John Kladakis, Adrian Landivar, Esteban Landrum, Andrew Laptad, Carter Laun, John Lauretti, Daniel Lavery, Colin Lombardo, Daniel Long, Paul Loyko, John Maguire, Brendan Malich, Zachary Marisa, Kurt Martinez, Favio McKenney, Stefan McPeak, Patrick Meer, Maximilian Mulhern, Thomas Muller, James Nako, Edward O’Neill, Thomas Orosco, Mark Parada, Santiago Pearce, Andrew M. Pezzutti, Aidan Quaile, Jonathan Ramos, Matthew Reese, Fredric Reilly, Thomas

Richey, John Robinson, Colin Rowe, Daniel Rush, Liam Scheeler, Xavier Schulte, George Schweikert, Richard Shook, Michael Suchanek, Nicholas Swingle, Michael Teets, Fisher Teets, Hunter Tembrina, Michael Tessier, Luke Tocci, Luca Turner, James Valenzuela, Andreas Varghese, Brian Vine, Aidan Vine, Sean Warner, Gabriel Weiss, Tyler Wertz, Tucker Westley, Matthew Whitehouse, Nicolas Wolfer, Andrew Woolf, William Parvuli Dei Allegro, Franco Allwerdt, Reilly Beckman, Andrew Brymer, James Byers, Daniel Calamug, Albert Calamug, Andrew Cassidy, Ryan Chadwick, Benjamin Chaves, Benjamin Claeys, Joseph Constandy, Max Cook, Jonah Cristi, Benjamin Dalrymple, Gerald Davis, Zachary Deshazo, Justin Dixon, Andrew Drummond, Daniel Duckworth, Thomas Dwyer, Aidan Dye, Cristofer Ellis, Ashton Felmlee, John Ferguson, Nicholas Ferraro, Vincent Fitzmaurice, James Gallagher, Liam Gannon, Andrew Gassner, Ian Gomez, Matthew Gorsuch, Hunter Hansen, Matthew Hostetter, Hudson Hunt, James James, Daniel Kellogg, Liam Kersey, William Kromer, Samuel

Layton, George Lemm, Jace Lizarralde, Alejandro Long, Patrick Lumley, Tobias Luther, Cole Malanga, Luke McBurney, Logan McNiff, Sean McSorley, William Mokrzycki, Finn Moloko, Benjamin Moloko, Maximilian Murphy, Cormac Murphy, Dylan Nako, Simon Palotay, Luke Pezzutti, Abraham Reusch, Nathan Reynolds, Patrick Rhodes, Lewis Robinson, George Rossi, Thomas Rubio, Alexander Scalsky, Shane Scheeler, Maximilian Seoh, Simon Simoni, Joseph Smedley, Michael Smith, Thomas Spillan, Pete Steska, Nicholas Swingle, Patrick Tammany, William Terry, Ethan Toole, Roan Trainer, Peter Tully, Cole Tury, James Vierow, Matthew Vitkovitsky, Daniel West, James Wilcoski, Thomas Williams, Ian Young, Peter Youtz, Tristin Pope Pius Bower, Mary Foos, Lisa Kirby, Sandra Tipton, Ashley St. George Brantley, Christopher Brantley, Michele Campbell, Stephanie Jones, Freeman Meiers, Sean Richardson, Stephen

Meritorious Award Recipients

Dakota Armijo Pack 64 Medal of Merit

While getting ready for school, Dakota witnessed his father injure himself while removing a hatchet from its sheath. Quickly, Dakota retrieved a first aid kit to apply powder and gauze to stop the bleeding.

Hunter Hamilton Troop 1547 National Certificate of Merit

Hunter, a school crossing guard, witnessed a kindergarten student running into a busy intersection before the adult crossing guard on duty had fully stopped traffic.

Acting quickly, Hunter pulled the student to safety.

Jorge Orellana

Kassian O’Keefe Wellington Froelich

Noah Zolt

Troop 90 National Certificate of Merit

Troop 1325 Honor Medal

After witnessing a 15 foot branch fall onto a tent while out camping, the three Scouts rushed to clear the tent where they unexpectedly found a fellow Scout pinned under the branch. The three quickly assembled to remove the branch and carried the Scout to safety. After it was recommended the Scout be taken to a local hospital for x-rays, all three Scouts accompanied him along with the Scoutmaster for support.

Noah was playing in his yard when he discovered three people in a capsized canoe. He and his friend asked Noah’s mother to call 911, put on life jackets, and paddled their kayaks out to help the boaters. Noah took charge and assisted them back to shore.

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Commissioner’s Corner NCAC COMMISSIONERS EXCEL IN 2013 NCAC had the distinction of earning Journey to Excellence Silver level in a year of many challenges and changes in the nation’s Scouting program. We’re proud of a program that continues to be financially sound, strong camps, over 20,000 volunteers serving over 50,000 young men and women in the DC Metropolitan area – the largest youth organization in the area.

Ed Yarbrough

Council Commissioner

The NCAC Commissioner team played a prominent role in achievement of that performance, and everyone should be proud of their achievements, making the difference between Bronze and Silver Council JTE. Two things drove that: NCAC achieved Bronze in the Voice of Scouting (VOS) email saturation evaluation criteria during the rechartering process (which triggered the Council to get Bronze in VOS with 55% of all adult members having valid emails

in Scoutnet), and there was an amazing effort by everyone that made our unit visitation service record to the Gold level. Several individual Districts have been recognized for their Gold level visitation achievement at the District level.

Here’s the best news: NCAC’s 77%+ retention rate is the best in the entire country. We’ve been among the leaders all year. In Les Baron’s State of the Council report, he specifically acknowledged the contributions of the “High Energy Commissioner Team” of NCAC. That actually does describe this team just about perfectly.

Many thanks to all your efforts from a grateful NCAC, and with all that accomplished in a challenging year, think what you all can accomplish in 2014!

District Journey To Excellence Results

In addition to NCAC’s Silver level JTE performance, Districts are also honored for their performance. Here are this year’s results: Goose Creek (Silver), Mattaponi (Silver), Occoquan (Silver), Old Dominion (Gold), Patriot (Silver), Piedmont (Bronze), Western

Gold UVTs Special Recognition It’s already been pointed out that NCAC earned Gold in the JTE criteria of visiting units.

Driving that performance were a number of Districts who achieved Gold as well. The Region has created a special recognition for District attaining this distinction. The 2013 winners were: • Appalachian Trail - Chris Bohanan • Aquia - Jorge Roca • Chain Bridge - John Brown • Colonial - Joe Pallone • George Mason - Shawn Ireland • Goose Creek - Kurt Struder

Shore (Gold), Washington DC (Bronze), Appalachian Trail (Gold), Aquia (Gold), Catoctin Mountain (Gold), Potomac (Gold), Prince Georges (Bronze), Seneca (Silver), Zekiah (Gold), Bull Run (Silver), Chain Bridge (Gold), Colonial (Silver), George Mason (Gold), Powhatan (Silver), and Sully (Silver).

The NCAC Areas (Mountain West, Maryland North, Maryland South, Virginia South) were all Silver except for Virginia Central that earned Gold! Congratulations to everyone to their achievements in a year of many changes.

Each District’s Key Three was recognized for their efforts at the Commissioner Conference and at the Council Court of Honor.

New Commissioners

Every year there are changes in our top flight team of 23 District Commissioners. We welcome the following District Commissioners, recommended by their Districts to be the top-serving volunteer for unit service in their District: Drew Mrenna (Piedmont) succeeding Bill Johnson, Tad Yergey (Bull Run) succeeding Matt Messenger, Michael McKinney (Western Shore) succeeding Paul Sikorski, Bill Desmond (Catoctin Mountain) succeeding Russ Ingram, and Mike Saunders (Potomac) succeeding Joe Shakelton. We wish all our accomplished commissioner veterans, now moving on to other roles in Scouting many thanks for their great leadership.

COMMISSIONER TOOL KIT COMING SOON National BSA is ‘doing their best’ to improve their on line computer tools to best serve the volunteers, to put more information, better information, and more timely information for leaders to provide good Scouting programs.

Efforts to institute the my.scouting.org replacement for myscouting.org and BeAScout. org to give Council, District, and Unit Key Three leaders access to training, camping, advancement and membership data tailored to their needs are well underway.

Recently, National BSA introduced the District-level Journey to Excellence Dashboard to help measure and manage District Operations, adding to the Council Dashboard capabilities already in operation. Right behind those tools are volunteer-recommended IT tools to improve our commissioner unit

service management and analysis process.

Many features are in development in a staged rollout to help unit commissioners better assess the performance of the units they serve in a collection of programs and features called Commissioner Toolkit.

We are fortunate to have ACC for New-Unit Service Dom Bee serving on Regional development team, and three experienced District Commissioners Jae Engelbrecht (Patriot), Joe Pallone (Colonial) and Jim Stewart (Old Dominion) are on the national team of Commissioner Toolkit Beta Testers. The Toolkit shows a lot of promise and we are confident our four commissioners will ‘wring out all the bugs’ for the rest of us to us regularly.

• Old Dominion - Jim Stewart • Patriot - Jae Engelbrecht • Potomac - Joe Shakelton • Seneca - Jim Hardter • Western Shore - Paul Sikorski and Michael McKinney • Zekiah - Diane Fisher All of them were recognized at the Northeast Region Area 6 Key Leader Workshop and at the Commissioner Conference.

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Repeat Performance We are always proud of our experienced senior leadership team of District Commissioners and Assistant Council Commissioners, especially when they are able to represent the Council at the Regional or National level. Our ACC for Roundtables (Virginia) George Costigan has been selected again to teach the National BSA Roundtable Commissioner Service course at the prestigious Philmont Training Center. We’re proud of you George!

Ed

National Capital Area Council Service Areas Map of Council Service Areas & Districts

National Capital Area Council, Boy Scouts of America

Contact Information

Marriott Scout Service Center 9190 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20814-3897 301-530-9360 www.NCACBSA.org www.BeAScout.org www.Facebook.com/NCACBSA

St. Croix P.O. Box 71 Christiansted, St. Croix, VI 00821

St. Thomas P.O. Box 272 St. Thomas, VI 00804

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Montgomery Potomac

A Gold Level District District Chair - Peter Minderman (c) 301-461-7053 (h) 301-738-7943 MindermanP@gmail.com Commissioner Mike Saunders (h) 301-468-9268 msaunder@verizon.net District Director - Don Kilgore (w) 301-214-9133 (c) 301-379-9816 Don.Kilgore@Scouting.org District Executive - Kent Sneed (w) 240-395-0602 (c) 513-551-9262 Kent.Sneed@Scouting.org

Seneca

A Gold Level District District Chair Rev. Kenneth Nelson (c) 301-367-0012 KennethNelso@gmail.com Commissioner - James Hardter (c) 301-349-0023 JHardter@msn.com District Executive - Ivan Waldorf (c) 919-931-0050 Ivan.Waldorf@Scouting.org District Executive - Jonathan Malloy (c) 240-395-0610 Jonathan.Malloy@Scouting.org

A Gold Level Service Area Serving Montgomery County

Potomac District

With A Little Help From Our Friends If you have not already, please consider supporting the NCAC’s Potomac District and its 3,559 local Scouts in 2014. With the support of friends like you, Potomac District was once again recognized as a 2013 Gold Level District in the Boy Scouts of America’s Journey to Excellence program.

Other 2013 highlights included the district ending the year with 3,559 registered youth in 101 units, showing growth over 2012 in both areas. We also had an 80 percent youth retention rate and served 12 percent of our total youth market share, exceeding the Council averages.

Our Klondike Derby had over 1,000 Scouts and family members participate in a weekend of overnight camping at Little Bennett Regional Park in Clarksburg, MD, making us once again the largest winter camporee in the state. Not to mention, our day camp at Fourth Presbyterian School had 150 Cub Scouts attend, and 646 Boy Scouts attend summer camp or a high adventure base—many at our own Goshen Scout Reservation. Scouts also completed

16,822 community service hours in 2013 and collected over 50,000 pounds of food for local Montgomery County Food banks in our annual Scouting For Food drive. Finally the Potomac District proudly awarded 7 Scouts with the Medal of Merit for heroic or lifesaving actions, and 73 Scouts earned the rank of Eagle. Thank you to everyone who has already made a donation to the Friends of Scouting campaign in 2014. If you haven not already, I hope you will consider making a gift in 2014. For those who would like to have a Friends of Scouting pamphlet mailed to them directly please feel free to call or e-mail me directly. Remember payments can be made over the course of the year. To donate now, visit www.NCACBSA.org and click the “Donate” button and be sure to designate Potomac District and the unit you’re associated with if applicable.

Thank you again for your support, and all you do for local youth!

Yours in Scouting, Donald S. Kilgore, Potomac District Director Cell: 301-379-9816 E-Mail: Donald.Kilgore@Scouting.org

Sign-Up for the Potomac District Newsletter

Potomac District now has a weekly email newsletter focusing on events and training of interest to packs, troops, and crews. To sign up, send your email address to PotomacDistrictNewsFlash@gmail.com or text POTOMACDISTRICT to 22828, then answer the prompt.

White Oak

District Chair - Marvin Arthur (h) 301-622-4523 Chairman@WhiteOakDistrict.Org Commissioner Richard (Rick) Manteuffel, PhD (c) 301-525-5542 (h) 301-482-0460 Commissioner@WhiteOakDistrict.Org District Director - Walt McKee (c) 301-461-3719 Walt.Mckee@Scouting.org District Executive - Carlos Salazar (c) 410-608-4360 Carlos.Salazar@Scouting.org (Hablo Espanol)

Report to the State

Clinton Hammett (w) 240-395-0609 (c) 301-653-0340 Clinton.Hammett@Scouting.org

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The Potomac District is proud to announce a fundraiser in partnership with Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt from July 7 go to support the National Capital Area Council for anyone that says the word “Scouting” at checkout.

Menchie’s frozen yogurt is a good source of calcium as it is made with fresh milk from their California dairy, and their California cows have not been treated with artificial growth hormones. Menchie’s also has gluten-free, vegan, and no high fructose corn syrup option and is also certified Kosher by the National Yogurt Association.

What better way to cool off in the summer by supporting Scouting and eating some delicious frozen yogurt at the same time!

Menchie’s is open from 11am-9pm Sunday through Thursday and 11am-10pm Friday and Saturday, located at 5550 Norbeck Road in Rockville, Md. Please contact Kent Sneed at Kent.Sneed@Scouting.org with any questions.

The Potomac District was also proud to have Sindhu Chidambaram from Medical Exploring Post 1984 out of Suburban Hospital in Bethesda. Sindhu is in her second year with the Medical Explorer Post and was recently elected officer. “Not only has this program helped me reinforce my love for science, it has helped expand my passion for biology into a passion for service. I believe that Exploring is important because it helps bridge the gap between students and the professional world,” said Sindhu.

A Gold Level District

Field Director

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Legislators from across the State of Maryland joined Boy Scout officials on February 17 as they delivered the Boy Scouts of America Report to the State of Maryland.

State Delegates and Senators gathered to witness Boy Scouts of America professionals, volunteers, and youth report on the impact Scouting makes in Annapolis at the Maryland State House, House of Delegates. The day started off with a tour of the United States Naval Academy by two distinguished Eagle Scouts Midshipmen and the presentation consisted of written reports as well as testimonials from Cub Scouts, Boys Scouts, Ventures, Explorers, and Eagle Scouts.

The National Capital Area Council had two youth speakers both from the Potomac District, which is the second largest district in Council. Katie Kahkonen of Venturing Crew 27 spoke about what Scouting means to her.

“I have had leadership opportunities at unit, district, and national jamboree levels, but I discovered that it’s not the titles that are important in life but rather the adventures experienced, the friends made, and the lessons learned,” Katie said.

Following the Report, Scouts and their families where invited to a reception hosted by the Senators in the Senate Building to hear from a handful of elected officials i n cluding the Senate President Mike Miller and Lt. Governor Anthony Brown.

Participating Councils included the National Capital Area Council, Mason-Dixon Council, Del-Mar-Va Council, and Baltimore Area Council.

District News & Views

Seneca District

STEM Activities at Day Camp? Nothing New in the Seneca District The number one question coming from parents and pack leaders alike to Seneca Cub Scout Day Camp Director Deb Franklin risks is “So, what kind of STEM activities is your camp doing this summer?” She simply smiles because she has always done STEM activities at her Damascus, Md. day camp.

The new darling of education and employment, STEM (Science-TechnologyEngineering-Math), has been deeply rooted in Scouting for decades, and remains a

mainstay in all of Deb’s day camp programs.

Franklin, herself, is a science teacher, so there is no doubt that she is well-prepared.

Secondly, Seneca District is the home NIST, Lockheed-Martin, Medimmune, and a host of other STEM-related organizations and as a result, a number of their professionals volunteer as leaders in district units. Lastly and most importantly, Franklin really has only to fine tune her already well-developed STEM lesson plans for her day camp.

White Oak District

“Even archery is STEM related,” she reminds her staff, most of whom are returning from previous years. “It teaches observation, trajectory and velocity with measurable results. And that’s how science works. Not to mention that it’s also fun.” A couple of years ago, one of her stations taught a principle of physics where Scouts measured how much pressure it took on the sides of a cardboard box to maneuver objects across a short distance. Add that her Nature, Scout

Skills, and Crafts stations and Scouts learn scientific principles while having a good time at day camp.

So what about this year? What will the Seneca day camp do? Deb Franklin smiles and says, “We have lots of possibilities, and our Scouts will learn while playing.” The Damascus Day Camp has limited space due to the size of the facility, so be sure to register as soon as possible—it will fill up fast.

White Oak District Merit Badge Day On President’s Day, Monday, February 17, Scouters and senior youth leaders in the White Oak District hosted a Merit Badge Day at the Church of Christ at Manor Wood to give Scouts the opportunity to earn merit badges that might not be otherwise readily accessible. Scouts were able to go online, review what merit badges were offered and register there.

Merit badges earned by the dozens of participating scouts that day included Architecture, Pets, Indian Lore, Cinematography, Plumbing and Citizenship in the World. It was a full day program, divided by lunchtime during which a hearty lunch of hot dogs, chips and drinks was served.

The event was led by District Advancement Chair John Wnek, District Chairman Marvin Arthur, Theresa Garcia Parks, Guilford Queen, Jim Lehman, Jim Kassman, and other adult and youth leaders in White Oak District.

Scouts on the Slopes – Cub Scout Pack 96 Winter Event Once again, the Scout families, leaders, and guests of Cub Scout Pack 96 of The People’s Community Baptist Church in Silver Spring, Md. took to the slopes of Whitetail Resort in Mercersburg, Pa. This annual event, held since 2004, allows Scouts to experience snow sports and gives everyone the opportunity to relax and make new

friends. Many Cub Scouts participated in Kid’s Mountain Camp, a supervised program for two half days of ski and snowboard lessons, while others chose Ollie Alley, a program designed for young skiers and snowboarders. During the trip, Cub Scouts had the opportunity to earn the Snow Ski and Board Sports Belt Loop and Pin, while

Boy Scouts had the opportunity to earn their Snow Sports Merit Badge, as Whitetail has an onsite merit badge counselor. In the end, every Scout received a patch.

Overall, it was a fantastic trip with plenty of food, fellowship, phenomenal activities.

Even the bus driver, a seasoned snow

boarder, enjoyed the trip. Many thanks goes to Mrs. Mary Carson, Cubmaster, and Ms. Sheri Melvin, former Scout leader, for providing snacks and beverages. Special thanks also to Mr. Derek Walker, Den Leader/Pack Coordinator for organizing and leading the skip trip and to Mr. Paul Chin, the Treasurer, as well.

Scout Sunday Tony Brown Assistant Scoutmaster / Assistant Troop Committee Chair Troop 96’s Color Guard opened The People’s Community Baptist Church’s Scout Sunday program with precision, led

by Eagle Scout Color Guard captain Randall Staples. The Welcome was given by Wayne Allen and the procession into the main sanctuary was led by eight Eagle Scouts followed by the remaining Cub and Boy Scouts. During the reading of the history of Scouting, given by Christian Brown, the eight Eagle Scouts— Michael Brown, Jordan Myers, Jared Myers, Randall Staples, Kellen Tildon, Jonathan Brown, Tim Rice and Khai Fletcher—were asked to stand and be recognized.

Christian also shared that Troop 96 had recently celebrated their 34th Eagle Scout and 20 plus years of Scouting. Clinton Hammett, Montgomery County Field Director, introduced by Dana Myers, the Chartered Organization representative, and read some reflections of his own on Scouting and assured that Montgomery County’s growth in Scouting will be attributed to the success of Troop 96. Following Scout Sunday several Scouts displayed their Eagle Projects, for

observation and discussion.

One future Eagle Scout in particular, Ian Napoleon, is traveling to Nigeria to help prevent infant deaths due to Malaria, a life threatening blood disease ravaging SubSaharan Africa and many other tropical countries.

Roughly 125 people came through the Norwood Center to support their projects and shared how valuable these young men’s involvement is not in just our local communities but around the world. Moved by the day’s events, many parents expressed interest in their sons joining Scouting. The program concluded with the announcement that Troop 96 is the first ministry of The People’s Community Baptist Church to adopt-a-road in Montgomery County, which they will proudly care for during the course of the year.

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Mountain West Appalachian Trail A Silver Level District

Sully District

District Chair - Rick Rogers (h) 301-371-4744 RSRogers4@gmail.com

District Executive - John Boyd (c) 240-422-0706 John.Boyd@Scouting.org

Catoctin Mountain A Gold Level District

District Chair - David Place (h) 301-712-6888 david.place@crew270.com Commissioner - Russ Ingram (h) 240-344-0516 WIngram@Bechtel.com District Executive - Mychal Tamillow (c) 540-376-5540 Mychal.Tamillow@Scouting.org

A Gold Level District

District Chair - Priscilla Martinez (c) 703-662-8984 Chairman@goosecreekdistrict.org Commissioner - Kurt Struder (c) 703-999-7948 Kurt.Laing.Struder@gmail.com District Director - Peggy Durbin (c) 540-359-5335 Peggy.Durbin@Scouting.org District Executive-Andrew Eacker (b) 301-214-9167

Powhatan

A Silver Level District District Chair - Michael Dudzik (h) 703-956-6544 mcdudzik@yahoo.com

Sully District Klondike Derby Sully District held a wet and chilly Klondike Derby on January 10-11, 2014. Troops arrived Friday evening to set up camp on the soggy fields at NCAC’s Claude Moore Farm in Ashburn, VA. The steady rain did not dampen the Scout Spirit throughout the day on Saturday, where 10 troops and one pack competed in the Klondike.

Patrols tested their Scout skills at Klondike challenge stations, including sled inspection, build and use a rope stretcher, air rifles, fire building, orienteering, first aid, a “nuclear rocks” problem solving station, knots and lashing, and two-man log sawing. Additional competitions included the annual sled race on Saturday afternoon and a chili cook-off Saturday evening.

Overall, 19 patrols, 115 Scouts, and 40 Scouters participated in the Derby.

Commissioner - Chris Bohanan (h) 301-371-5106 ChrisLaurie3@hughes.net

Goose Creek

A Silver Level Service Area Serving Western Fairfax, Loudoun and Frederick Counties

With the intermittent rain throughout Friday and Saturday, and the dropping temperatures on Saturday, the Derby had an early conclusion to ensure overall safety of the Scouts. We

were very proud of everyone’s perseverance in less than ideal conditions! Winners of the competitions were as follows: Klondike Derby 1st: Troop 7369, Invisible Patrol (91 out of 100 points!)

2nd: Troop 1826, Hillbilly Hand

Fishers Patrol

3rd: Troop 1547, Rattlesnakes Patrol Sled Race 1st: Troop 682, Narwhals Patrol 2nd: Troop 893, Panthers Patrol 3rd: Troop 1104, Real Men Don’t Need

Wheels Patrol Chili Cook-off 1st: Troop 7369, Invisible Patrol 2nd: Troop 682, Narwhals Patrol 3rd: Troop 1547, Rattlesnakes Patrol

Sully District extends a special thank you to the troops who planned, set up, and ran the Klondike Stations, to Order of the Arrow members for supporting the district staff, and to volunteers from ExxonMobile for judging sleds, running the hot-chocolate and coffee station, and setting up the fire building station and sled-race course.

We’re hoping for snow next year!

Goose Creek District

Top Popcorn Seller Matthew Melvin From day one, when the popcorn sales were announced and the prize sheets were given out at the pack meeting, Matthew Melvin set his goal and was determined to meet it. An electric scooter was the goal and he knew he would have to sell $3,500 of popcorn to get it. Matthew worked diligently going door to door for the vast majority of his nearly 200 individual sales. He enjoyed meeting a lot of different people who live in the neighboring area and he gained a whole lot more than what he had set out to obtain.

After reaching his first goal with about a month left to go, he decided to keep it going and he aimed for the $5,000 level, not even knowing about the extra prizes he would qualify

for. So it was quite the surprise when he found out he would be recognized on the field at the Washington Nationals game on April 27th, and an even bigger surprise when he found out that he won an iPad Air for being one of the top 10 sellers in the Council.

Of course, even more importantly, he gained a lot of confidence in himself as he learned and practiced many new skills throughout the entire process. Learning to graciously accept “no” for an answer, learning the importance of staying organized, following up and keeping track of orders and money are all very important. And lastly, he certainly learned that dedication and hard work truly pays off!

Commissioner - Bill Stringham (h) 703-727-3001 billstringham@hotmail.com Field Director - Roger Chatell (c) 860-373-6588 Roger.Chatell@Scouting.org

Sully

A Silver Level District District Chair - Bill Schoonmaker (h) 703-830-2218 SchoonyScouter@hotmail.com Commissioner - Keel Ross (w) 703-473-8372 Keel_Ross@msn.com District Executive - Greg Brown (c) 570-847-3828 Greg.Brown@Scouting.org

Field Director

Roger Chatell (c) 860-373-6588 Roger.Chatell@Scouting.org

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Scout Sunday Troop 572 from Potomac Falls, Va., participated in a Scout Sunday Mass with their chartered organization, Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church. The Scout Sunday Mass is held annually to celebrate the anniversary of Boy Scouts. Attending the mass in addition to the Boy Scouts were Cub

Scout Pack 1871, various Girl Scout troops and the American Heritage Girls. Scouts from each organization participated, serving as altar servers, lectors, ushers and gift bearers. A record number of Scouts attended, so many that they didn’t all fit in the picture!

Father William Schierer welcomed all Scouts during his homily, recited the oaths from each organization and talked with the Scouts

about how to live that oath to become closer to God. Father William Saunders , Pastor of Our Lady of Hope, has supported their efforts over the years. The troop has 18 Scouts who earned their Catholic Ad Altare Dei medal and six who were awarded the Pope Pius XII medal, the highest religious award in Catholic Scouting. Troop 572 celebrated their ten year anniversary in 2012.

District News & Views Powhatan District Troop 913 Eagle Alumni Breakfast Troop 913 in Herndon, Va., held its Second Annual Eagle Alumni Breakfast in December and had 28 Eagle Scouts in attendance.

Troop 913 has been chartered by St. Joseph church since 1996 and celebrated the awarding of its 50th Eagle Badge to Christopher Knoll in June of 2013.

That milestone was quickly shattered by numbers 51-53: Jacob Schofield, Patrick Hardtke and Richard Holt.

Webelos Scout sets track record and wins Pinewood Derby The 2014 Powhatan District Pinewood Derby was held on Saturday, February 8, at Pender United Methodist Church in Fairfax, Va. More than 97 Scouts participated in the race, representing 27 packs throughout Powhatan District. The overall winner, Brandon Chan, a Webelos Scout from Pack 159 in Herndon, broke a track record with a speed of 232 mph.

The event also included Concourse judging,

featuring some very creative car designs, and a bake- off competition.

For more information on the Powhatan District Pinewood Derby, contact Craig Kendall, Pack 1540 Committee Chair, at CKendall@financialii.com. To learn more about the Powhatan District, visit us online at www.NCACBSA.org/Powhatan.

Appalachian Trail District BSA Religious Emblem Program

In the fall of 2013, Pack 277 of Brunswick, Md., began promoting the BSA Religious Emblem Program to their Cub Scouts.

Under the guidance of the pack’s chartered organization representative and unit religious emblem coordinator, over 80% of the pack’s members have earned the emblem of their faith or are actively working towards their emblem.

They were recognized for their achievements at this year’s Scout Sunday celebration, and one special adult leader was recognized for her commitment and leadership in guiding the Scouts’ development in faith.

From Left to Right: Bev Boranko Charter Organization Representative for Troop 277, Rev. Katie Bishop, Megan Cronkite Unit 277 Religious Emblem Coordinator.

Pack 277’s chartered organization, New Hope United Methodist Church (NHUMC), recognized Cub Scouts that had completed the Protestant religious emblem program.

Receiving their God and Me medals on Scout Sunday were Tigers Nathan Cronkite, Soren Beers Jeremy Bel, William Semenick and Graham McLean; Wolf Cubs Shane Machen and Edgar McLean; Bear Cubs Camden Beers, Matthew Gunter, Matthew Porter,

Ronan Leach and Daniel Shultz. The McLean boys are part of Pack 51. Webelos Emory Dean, Joshua Gunter, Christoph Kenny, and Ben Weatherhead received their God and Family medals. Congratulations also goes to Boy Scout Stefan Kenny of Troop 277 who earned the God and Family medal. Additional congratulations go to Boy Scout Hank Machen who received his God and Church medal in 2013 and to Bear Cub Ben Cronkite who also received the God and Me medal in 2013.

The pack’s efforts to present a strong religious emblem program would not have happened without the support and guidance from Reverend Katie Bishop. As the head pastor of NHUMC, Reverend Bishop has been counseling youth in the Programs of Religious Activities with Youth (P.R.A.Y.) for many years.

In January, she enthusiastically led 30 youth in grades 1-3 through the God and Me Program.

Many of these youth celebrated their faith and achievements with Reverend Bishop on Scout Sunday. The pack would like to thank Reverend Bishop for her commitment to our youth and her support of Scouting’s religious emblem program. Reverend Bishop herself

received an award on Scout Sunday: the Building Faith in Youth Award. The community of parents and NHUMC leaders continue to provide opportunities for faith development in their Scouting youth. In the future, the pack and their chartered organization will expand the program to their Boy Scout troop.

From Left to Right: Boy Scout Second Class Hank Machen and Bear Ben Cronkite display their religious knots and medals.

Catoctin Mountain District Chesapeake Flotilla Sail-Off

Catoctin Mountain District congratulates Ben and Mercedes for their third place finish at the Chesapeake Flotilla Sail-Off, part of the Northeast Region (NER) Sailing Championships. Ben and Mercedes (known as Mercedes-Benz by their competitors) are Sea Scouts from Ship 59 in Catoctin Mountain District, and will be one of the five teams representing NER at the William I. Koch Cup this summer in Long Beach, Ca. The Koch Cup is the World Scout Sailing Championship, with an international field of Scout sailors. Ship 59 is Skippered by Brian Groover and charted by the YMCA of Frederick County.

The NER Sailing Championships were started in 2002 by former Commodore Bruce Johnson.

In the past only one regional championship was held, but in 2013, two Regional Championships were held, the first hosted by the New England Flotilla on August 16-18 at Brewers Pilots Point Marina in Westbrook, Ct., and the second hosted by the Chesapeake Flotilla on September 6-8, at Tall Timbers Marina

in Leonardtown, Md. In each of the regional championships, Sea Scouts participated in a series of races using FJ Sailboats over two consecutive days. The NCAC Wardroom is part of the Chesapeake Flotilla. Skipper George Kain coordinated Commodore Steve Nichols officiated. the Chesapeake Flotilla event and Flotilla Below is the list of the top five finishers from the NER Sailing Championships: NE 131 (1) Adian D. / Goossen B. MD 1942 (2) Philip W./ Henry W. NE 441 (3) Andrew B. / Isabelle R. MD 1115 (4) Michael L./ Alexander L. MD 59 (5) Ben G. / Mercedes M. Good Luck to all the Scouts at the Koch Cup! The Scouter Digest April - June 2014 35

Virginia Central

A Gold Level Service Area Serving the city of Alexandria, Eastern Fairfax and Arlington Counties

Chain Bridge A Gold Level District

District Chair - Jon Etherton (h) 703-893-0545 Jon@EthertonandAssociates.com Commissioner - John Brown (c) 703-201-1304 J_BrownJr@verizon.net District Executive - Michael Lee (c) 703-606-3036 Michael.Lee@Scouting.org

Colonial

A Gold Level District District Chair - Dominic Caridi (h) 703-360-9206 dscscouting@aol.com Commissioner - Joe Pallone (h) 703-765-4861 JoePallone@verizon.net District Executive Stephanie Bailey (c) 972-965-9722 Stephanie.Bailey@Scouting.org

George Mason A Gold Level District

District Chair - Kent Webber (h) 703-938-8141 KWebber10@gmail.com Commissioner - Shawn Ireland (w) 202-366-5787 (h) 703-591-2433 Shawn.Ireland@marad.dot.gov District Executive - Tara McGhee (c) 251-610-0336 Tara.McGhee@Scouting.org

Old Dominion A Gold Level District

District Chair - Holly Brown (h) 703-690-2899 Brown.HollyH@verizon.net Commissioner - Jim Stewart (h) 703-913-4765 VA6Stewart@cox.net District Executive - Joseph Guida (c) 571-305-3140 Joseph.Guida@Scouting.org

Patriot

A Gold Level District District Chair - Jack Campbell wjcampbell1@verizon.net Commissioner - Jae Engelbrecht (c) 703-503-0770 Jae.Engelbrecht@gmail.com Senior District Executive Sean Tucker (w) 301-214-9167 Sean.Tucker@Scouting.org

Field Director

Sue Hart (c) 301-448-0656 Susan.Hart@Scouting.org

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Chain Bridge District Life to Eagle Seminar

By David Christensen, Chain Bridge Advancement Chair On Saturday, January 25, the Chain Bridge District held its annual Life to Eagle Seminar at Charles Wesley United Methodist Church in McLean, Va. Over 80 Life Scouts, parents, and district Scouters learned about how to navigate the Life to Eagle process.

The seminar included presentations on required merit badges, the Eagle Scout Service Project, the Eagle application package and the Eagle Board of Review. Life Scouts also had an opportunity to ask questions and receive advice from a panel of recent Eagle Scouts. The panel (shown left to right) consisted of Antonio Vazquez (Troop 1128), Philip Whittlesey (Ship 1942), Miles Kelley (Troop 106), Charlie Bavasotto (Troop 1128), Marc McDonald (Troop 667), Daniel Bachman (Troop 111) and Ian Havasy (Troop 1128). They provided a “Scout’s-eye” view of the path to Eagle, and many attendees said it was the best part of the seminar. The seminar also

included a break-out training session for unit Eagle advisers and coaches, and all attendees received a CD containing the Chain Bridge District Life to Eagle Guidelines, plus electronic versions of required forms, workbooks and other documents. Scouts who could not attend the seminar may download these documents from the CBD website group pages.

Life to Eagle seminars have been successfully offered by Chain Bridge District and its predecessors, as well as districts throughout the Council, for many decades.

Literally thousands of Scouts, their families and their volunteer leaders have navigated the Trail to Eagle with the benefit of such programs. The proud tradition is now carried on by many Life to Eagle graduates.

Patriot District

District News & Views Old Dominion District Colonial District

All Districts Invited to the Second Annual Patriot District Spring ScoutStrong5K at 2015 Camporee Camp Snyder “Put the boys in and may God forgive me for the order.” With those words, Confederate Major General and former United States Vice President John C. Breckinridge directed the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) Cadets to deploy for battle at New Market, Va. The Union Army was advancing and a dangerous gap had developed in the center of the Confederate battle line. The cadets surged forward, went around the Bushong farmhouse, plugged the Confederate Army’s line and helped repulse the Federal assault. Some of the cadets were only 15 years old. Next, when the Confederate forces advanced, the cadets surged into the Union line, helping to force the Federal troops to flee. The cadets captured two cannons in their assault. The Battle of New Market was the last Confederate victory in the Shenandoah Valley.

Patriot District is recruiting all NCAC districts to enlist interested troops and crews and join us in re-enacting this famous Civil War battle at next year’s Spring camporee. Plan now to join 2,000 Scouts and Scouters as we re-enact the Civil War battle of New Market on April 17-19, 2015. Scouts will be the participants in the re-enactment of the battle, participating as either Union or Confederate soldiers. During the camporee Scouts will: • Camp on the battlefield • Re-enact the Battle • Participate in a Civil War “Grand Review” where each troop will be announced and parade in front of the reviewing stand.

• Visit the battlefield museum •Tour the Bushong farmhouse and supporting buildings • Walk the battlefield • Train as a Civil War soldier Additionally, Scouts will attend a camporee opening ceremony and an evening campfire directed by the Order of the Arrow.

Scouts will be able to attend an outdoor church service with several hundred other Scouts. There will be Protestant, Catholic and Jewish services. On Friday evening, there will be a camporee staff, senior patrol leader and Scoutmaster cracker barrel.

Come join us again on April 5 for another day of excitement and exercise at Camp William B. Snyder! Check in begins at 9 a.m., race begins at 10a.m.

There will be a regular 5k for runners and walkers, as well as a one-mile non-competitive course. Age categories include 10 & under, 11-13, 14-18,-12-29, 30-39 and 40 & up.

Medals will be given for first through third place males and females in each category.

Online registration is opening soon and will be announced on council webpage. Stay tuned!

Klondike Derby Recap While many spent their winter shivering and complaining about the “polar vortex”, we decided to make the best of it and throw the most exciting Klondike Derby in recent memory!

Over 425 youth and adults from multiple districts made the epic journey to Harper’s Ferry, WV, and braved freezing temperatures to learn new skills and earn gold.

Thanks to the KOA Kampground once again for hosting and a huge thanks to the volunteer staff that made this event such huge success!

Colonial District’s Annual Merit Badge Jamboree Scouts from 36 troops and teams earned merit badges at Colonial District’s annual Merit Badge Jamboree on February 9, including nine units from other districts.

The Catholic Diocese of Arlington’s Bishop Ireton

High School in Alexandria hosted over 350 Scouts who earned over 500 merit badges and made progress towards 100 more.

Thirty-three merit badge counselors offered 28 different merit badges,

including several of the least frequently offered badges, including Search and Rescue, Stamp Collecting, Journalism, Public Health, Dog Care and Architecture, each of which is earned by fewer than 4,000 scouts nationwide each year.

George Mason District Spotlight on Pack 1111 Last summer, when Tony moved here from Korea, becoming a Cub Scout in Pack 1111 was the very first thing he decided to do.

Despite his late start in Scouting, he made a full commitment to finish the requirements of the Arrow of Light and on Thursday, February 27, Tony earned his Arrow of Light badge in and bridged over to his troop.

He is a 5th graders and has trained in Taekwondo earned a black belt when he was only eight years old.

Tony is also an avid soccer player and serious downhill skier.

Brothers Complete Bugling Merit Badge via Skype Eric and Sean Grapin from Troop 345 in Vienna, Va., started working on the Bugling merit badge in the spring of 2013 after they bought an inexpensive pair of bugles from an Army surplus store. After months of practice, a few lessons here or there, and a pair of new and improved bugles, they found a merit badge counselor in Durham, NC. Jeff Pitts, an accomplished Bugler in his own right, is one of a very few Bugling merit badge counselors nationally. In fact, only 613 Scouts earned this merit badge nationwide in

2012. Rather than plan an expensive trip down to North Carolina, Mr. Pitts’s son Joshua came up with a more efficient idea: why not just meet via Skype? After navigating the setup procedures, Eric and Sean plugged in and met their merit badge counselor for the first time. While there were tonal limitations to using Skype, both counselor and Scouts agreed the meeting was a success. The brothers couldn’t wait to head to the post office to mail a pair of blue cards for their counselor to sign that very day.

The camporee will be organized by district.

Each district will be given a place on the battlefield for their troops to camp. The camporee is also open to Venturing crews and Explorer posts.

Troops will register through their districts.

Spaces at the camporee will be awarded on a first-come-first-served basis. District representatives should notify Joe Casey by email about their interest to participate.

His e-mail is jmccasey@verizon.net and his phone number is 703-455-9050. Final camporee registration and payment will take place in 2015. The cost for the camporee is $20 per participant.

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Virginia South Aquia

A Gold Level District District Chair - Sven Rundman (c) 703-973-9323 DistrictChair-AquiaNCAC@cox.net Commissioner - Jorge Roca (c) 540-270-3027 rocajf@cox.net District Executive - James Larounis (c) 215-983-5732 James.Larounis@Scouting.org

Bull Run

A Gold Level Service Area Serving Prince William, Stafford, Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania, Fauquier and Culpeper Counties and, Fredericksburg City

Aquia District

Aquia Winter events

Aquia District Dinner Aquia District held a successful district dinner on March 22 recognizing our 2014 District Award of Merit honorees – Julie Klocek, Russell Patishnock, and Terry Schneider.

Their leadership at the district and unit level was demonstrated by their roles as the Family Friends of Scouting coordinator, long-time Scoutmaster and Crew Advisor, and Day Camp Director, respectively.

These three were joined by many dedicated Scouters in helping Aquia District achieve JTE Gold over the past few years.

In addition, Scouters from around the district were recognized with the Outstanding Unit Leader and District Committee Service certificates. A wonderful evening of fellowship was had all.

A Gold Level District District Chair - Shawn Landry (h) 703-753-1390 shawn.landry@gbe.net Commissioner - Tad Yergey (w) 703-754-3720 TadYergey@verizon.net Field Director - Phillip Duggins (w) 301-214-9115 (c) 540-220-9904 Phillip.Duggins@Scouting.org

Mattaponi

A Silver Level District District Chair - Bob Deaderick DeadLaw@verizon.net Commissioner - Randy Wilson RDWSportsman73@hotmail.com District Executive - Marvin Mills (c) 434-284-3513 Marvin.Mills@Scouting.org

Occoquan

A Silver Level District District Chair - Alonso Zamora (c) 703-496-5100 Alonso@b-thrifty.com Commissioner - Stanley Mushaw SMushaw@comcast.net District Executive - Ben Hazekamp (c) 608-751-9840 Ben.Hazekamp@Scouting.org

Piedmont

A Bronze Level District District Chair - Kathy Kulick kakulick@comcast.net Commissioner - Drew Mrenna commissionerdrew@gmail.com District Executive - Michael Perry (c) 703-661-6223 Michael.Perry@Scouting.org

Field Director

Phillip Duggins (w) 301-214-9115 (c) 540-220-9904 Phillip.Duggins@Scouting.org

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Over the past few months, Aquia has held a number of super events. The district’s training team held a great Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills and two outstanding events – the annual Wimporee and Merit Badge Day. The Scouts and Scouters had a terrific time camping in very cold weather (with snow) at the Wimporee, and many merit badges were earned by the Scouts at the Merit Badge day. We also cannot forget the annual Ten Commandments Hike. Over 100 scouts, Scouters and family members participated in this annual religious event.

Bull Run District 2014 Bull Run Spring Camporee: Trout Fishin’!

Bull Run District will host their second biennial Trout-O-Ree Spring Camporee the weekend of April 25, at Graves Mountain Lodge, Syria, Va. Come on out to Trout Town, also known as the Graves Mountain Lodge, and catch a mess o’trout! You will access to – count ‘em – two stocked streams and two stocked ponds alive with rainbow trout, brook trout, brown trout and even some golden trout. Our Trout Town General Store will have ice, bait, fishing supplies and other gear for your convenience.

We have a team of Fishing merit badge counselors ready to coach your Scouts, help clean their catch, and sign slightly damp blue cards. All patrols will be competing for the

grand prize in our Trout Town Fishing Derby with trophies for our mightiest anglers. The Mayor of Trout Town is hosting a council fire that we expect will be visible from the International Space Station. And we are going to have the ultimate Order of the Arrow tap out ceremony! For current OA members and the newly tapped out, there will be a special OA cracker barrel at the riverside log cabin.

Webelos: We want you at the Trout-ORee! You will have a full Webelos program including the Fishing Derby, Fishing belt loop and activity badge, Outdoorsman activity badge (required for Arrow of Light), and the Passport to Fishing patch.

Zombies Invade Camp William B Snyder On January 17-19, 2014, zombies were sighted in Northern Virginia. Boy Scouts were advised to seek shelter at the Emergency Zombie Survival Area at Camp William B. Snyder in Haymarket, Va. In preparation for a potential Zombie invasion Scouts built fires, lashed barricades, practiced their shooting skills with BB rifles and archery. They ran obstacle courses and hiked the perimeter of the camp. While training, the Scouts collected the ingredients for a zombie cure to increase their chances of survival if and when the zombies arrived.

In the late morning hours of Saturday, the camp was infiltrated by a small but pesky band of roving zombies.

The zombies did their best to infect as many Scouts as possible but in the end the Boy Scouts were triumphant. The cold was just too extreme for all but the most hearty of Boy Scouts.

Many thanks to all the Scouts and Scouters who came out and attended the Winter Camporee.

Special thanks to the Venturers from Crews 1372 and 617 who were our Zombies.

Parents: Lodge accommodations are available for those adults who want a weekend in the woods, but are less inclined to sleep on the ground. Contact Graves Mountain Lodge at 540-923-4231. Let them know you are with Scouts and would like a lodge room at the special rate. See www. gravesmountainlodge.com for more info on other accommodations. And consider participating in the Sunday morning Five Minute, Five Dollar Fishing Fight to the Finish.

Proceeds help pay for the event and you get a great prize, plus bragging rights!

Spend the day or the weekend, but don’t miss the thrill of the greatest catch of your life!

District News & Views Mattaponi District

Scouts help with 19th Annual Luminaria Scouts in the Mattaponi District are beginning to prep for the 19th annual Luminaria on May 24, which will be held from 8-11 p.m. at the at the Fredericksburg National Cemetery. Over 15,300 candles will light the cemetery honoring those who have given their lives for their country. Both packs and troops will team up with other organization, such as the Girl Scouts, Friends of Fredericksburg Area Battlefield, and the National Park Service, to man such a large event. Scouts assist in folding of each bag, filling them with sand, and lighting the candles.

The event is an experience to remember. We look forward to honoring all those who serve our nation at this year’s 19th Annual Luminaria.

Occoquan District Scouter Receives St. George Cross for Excellence in Helping Youth Explore their Faith

Naomi Iber, a Den Leader for Pack 1189 out of Dumfries, Va., was recently awarded the St. George Cross within the Anglican Church of North America for her service to the Scouting Program and her enthusiasm in supporting the Program of Religious Activities with Youth (P.R.A.Y). Through her work in the pack as well as Troop 189, Naomi has consistently been a proponent for the P.R.A.Y. program, encouraging Scouts to explore and mature in their faith. Over the past six year, Mrs. Iber has actively engaged Scouts through leading several classes to help Scouts receive their religious emblems. As an Anglican, she has led classes at her local church, All Saints’ Church; however, she has reached beyond her denomination to reach all the Scouts she serves. Mrs. Iber, in recent years, has reached out to Scouters at Covenant Presbyterian as well as the local VFW Post in Woodbridge, Va., to give all Scouts an opportunity to grow in their faith. As part of her message to youth, Naomi is a proponent of community service and shares with her Scouts how service should be a part of your everyday life, not just something you participate in when you’re at Scout meetings. Through her work, Naomi has opened new doors to her Scouts, through providing creative ways to serve the community. Whether her Scouts are laying wreaths at Quantico National Cemetery, working to

feed the homeless at a local shelter or cleaning up a Park, Naomi emphasizes the importance of community service as a part of showing your faith.

Piedmont District

running, woods for walking, wetlands and a Native American tipi – a perfect setting for discovering nature, Scoutcrafts and more!

We will include STEM programs in our camp stations. It is exciting to be able to combine our traditional camp activities such as BBs and archery, fishing, nature crafts and Scout skills with the added splash of science, technology, engineering and math, teaching our Scouts to observe on more than just one level while having fun all the while. Friday will be extra fun with slingshots and water balloons! Then we will have a great picnic

Piedmont District Day Camp for Cub Scout Investigators Annie Campeol Piedmont District Cub Scout Day Camp Director This year’s Piedmont District Day Camp is scheduled for June 16-20 at Verdun

Adventure Bound in Rixieville, Va. The theme is sure to be a great one: Cub Scout Investigators. What could be more fun than a bunch of Cub Scouts exploring the great outdoors, “investigating” all that it has to offer?

Verdun Adventure Bound (VAB) is a dynamite facility which specializes in challenge, adventure and fun. Located just outside Warrenton, Va., this 80+ acre facility is the ideal setting for Cub Scout camp. It offers a huge variety of outdoor program areas, including a lake for fishing, fields for

Just like she shares with her Scouts, service shouldn’t stop when you leave the meeting, and it doesn’t for Naomi. Throughout her life, Mrs. Iber has been a positive influence in every community she has touched. Mrs. Iber served for 13 years as the Associate for Christian Education at St. James Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Va., before her family moved to All Saints’ Church, where she has taught Sunday school for 2nd to 5th graders. Naomi has also been active in All Saints’ Vacation Bible School, which goes out into the community to provide a program that meets the needs of their neighborhood. Through her work in her Pack and her community, Naomi has exemplified what it means to be a leader in the Boy Scouts, striving to be a role model and figure that can share values and develop character in our young men and women. Through her cheerful attitude and gentle leadership, Naomi has been very successful at sharing her joy of service to “God and Country” with her Scouts, fellow Scouters and her community at large, and for that we thank you.

with a final ceremony, songs and skits to entertain the scout parents & families.

I have been attending day camp in Piedmont District for 12 years, taking one son all the way from Tiger Cub to Webelos then starting again with another. Day Camp at Verdun Adventure Bound has been one of our best memories and I’m very excited to now be camp director and help make great memories for other Cub Scouts and their families. It is sure to be an AWESOME time!

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Washington, DC/Maryland South Prince George’s A Silver Level District

District Chair - Philip Nichols (w) 301-952-3907 C.Philip.Nichols@gmail.com Commissioner - LeRoy Parham (h) 301-782-4920 LParhamJr@yahoo.com District Executive - Stephen Allen (w) 301-214-9189 (c) 571-345-6852 Stephen.Allen@Scouting.org District Executive - Philip Barbash (w) 301-214-9189 (c) 202-253-6323 Philip.Barbash@Scouting.org

Washington, DC A Silver Level District

District Chair - Ron Marchessault (c) 202-320-3834 RMarchessault12@aol.com Commissioner - Phil Jackson (c) 202-678-2652 PhilJoanJackson@aol.com District Director - Jennifer Coke (w) 301-214-9116 Jennifer.Coke@Scouting.org District Director - Dan Mullin (w) 202-285-9911 Dan.Mullin@Scouting.org

A Silver Level Service Area Serving Washington, DC, Prince George’s County, and Southern Maryland

Washington DC District Cubs for Jesus: Fun for All

On December 7, 2013, Cubs for Jesus was hosted by the NCAC Protestant Committee on Scouting at the Groveton Baptist Church in Alexandria, Va. Senior and junior members of the committee delivered a program on “Miracles of Water” in costume to the ten Cub Scouts and one Girl Scout in attendance.

Participants rotated through four areas: The Baptism of Christ, The Wedding in Cana, Calming of the Waters & Walking on Water, and The Miraculous Catch of Fish. The day also included storytelling, crafts, activities, “experiencing a miracle,”” taking home a miracle activity,” door prizes, patches, and more. All are invited to attend the 2014 Cubs for Jesus set for December 6, 2014 with the theme “The Nativity.” For information, email mecastles@yahoo.com .

District of Columbia Council Members visit Pack Blue & Gold Banquets DC Councilmember Mary Cheh of Ward 3 visited the Pack 61 Blue and Gold Banquet while DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie of Ward 5 visited the Pack 98 Blue and Gold Banquet. The Cub Scouts enjoyed meeting their elected representatives, while celebrating Cub Scouting over a good meal.

Western Shore

Eagle Scout Courts of Honor in January and February Three new Eagle Scouts were presented their medals at troop Courts of Honor ceremonies to kick off 2014. Congratulations to Tucker Hemphill, Troop 61, chartered to The Palisades Community Church; Justice Boston, Troop 1869, chartered to Campbell A.M.E. Church; and Alexander Grimaldi, Troop 380, chartered to St. Peter’s Catholic Church.

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A Silver Level District

District Chair - Nick Adams (h) 410-535-4557 Nick.Adams@verizon.net Commissioner - Paul Sikorski (h) 410-326-9424 Pskidm13@yahoo.com Senior District Director Wes Haynes (c) 301-943-8376 Wes.Haynes@Scouting.org

Zekiah

A Silver Level District District Chair - James Thomas Jim.Thomas@mtc-mc.us Commissioner - Diane Fisher dfisher401@yahoo.com District Executive - Geoffrey Thomas (c) 301-861-6461 Geoffrey.Thomas@Scouting.org

Asst. Director of Field Services James Hamlin (w) 301-214-9130 (c) 301-512-7314 James.Hamlin@Scouting.org

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Scout Sabbath

In celebrating the anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America, many units participated in a Scout Sunday or Scout Sabbath service at their house of worship.

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A Tiger Cub from Pack 380 does his part at St. Peter’s Catholic Church on Scout Sunday.

Three DC Middle Schools start new STEM Explorer Clubs A couple of Washington, DC middle schools have started the first three Learning for Life Explorer clubs based on the STEM fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

Each club will be visited once a month by a local expert in the field learning about the exciting developments being made in these

areas with hands-on activities. Several dozen volunteer presenters have been recruited for the new Explorer Club Stem program.

The participating schools are Friendship Blow Pierce Junior Academy PCS, Kramer Middle School and Perry Street Prep PCS. The council new STEM Van will also be lending program support.

Merit Badge University attracts over 200 Boy Scouts The brothers of Alpha Phi Omega, Zeta Mu Chapter, at The Catholic University of America, conducted the 3rd Washington DC District Merit Badge University in February.

Dozens of Merit Badge topics were taught and explored throughout several buildings on the campus.

Scouts take part in Chemistry Merit Badge activities, led by chemistry majors at the Catholic University of America

District News & Views Western Shore District

Summer Camp at Camp Marriott This past summer, Troop 430 attended beautiful Camp Marriott for summer camp.

Troop 430 rotates camps every year so that our Scouts have numerous experiences during their Scouting experience.

Pack 1806 Thinks Outside the Box!

I don’t know about you, but one of the things I remember most as a Cub Scout is the Pine Wood Derby.

I remember the excitement of the race, the fun of being with friends, the thrill of winning and losing, and I remember it being in the local school cafeteria, sharing the experience with our neighbors—and that’s what Pack 1806 out St. Nicholas Lutheran Church in Huntingtown, Md. experienced on January 25. Not only did the Scouts get to experience the excitement of the competition, they had the opportunity to share it with the community. Early Saturday morning they set up their track at the Calvert Senior Center.

The seniors not only sat on the side lines and cheered for every car that raced by, but they were judges and helper. They worked the tables and helped however possible. At the end of the day, some Cubs were able to achieve electives but every Cub did their good turn daily. Congratulations to Pack 1806 for making lifelong memories for young and old by thinking outside of the box. I hope that this will be a start of a new trend of engaging the community for all Scouts.

Zekiah District

Our first duty is to God

Lord Baden-Powell once said “The Scout, in his promise, undertakes to do his duty to his king and country only in the second place; his first duty is to God …. In the Scouts, each form of religion is respected and its active practice encouraged and through the spread of our brotherhood in all countries, we have the opportunity in developing the spirit of mutual good will and understanding.” Just think, this legacy left to the Boy Scouts by Lord BadenPowell pre-dated and outlasted the League of Nations and predated the United Nations and

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Samuel Zehring, Michael Curley, Tyler Zehring, Crew Schneider, Bruce Bauer, Carson Kyle and Henry Covell

still continues today. On March 1, the Zekiah District held its first annual nonsectarian interfaith Ten Commandments Hike in Forest Park located in Waldorf, Md. The Hike (4.8 miles plus an extra 0.2 miles for those needing a 5 mile hike to earn the rank of 2nd was a “game with a purpose” that permitted Scouts and their families to learn about other faiths, the history of how their neighbors’ faiths came to our community, and the Ten Commandments.

The Scouts hiked to five places of worship: St. Thomas The Apostle Russian Orthodox Church (pictured above); Forest Park Baptist Church (charter organization for Troop 424); Calvary Chapel Church (with half of a 1960s

Prince George’s District

Marketing Volunteer Joins District Committee

We would like to welcome Troy Brown, the newest member of our District Committee. Troy comes to us from Pohanka Automotive Group where he works as a marketing executive and will serve as our districts’ Marketing Vice Chair. He brings his expertise, enthusiasm, and desire to help the youth of our District and we are fortunate to have him on board.

Congratulations to PG District Award of Merit awardees

These volunteers were honored for demonstrating excellence and service to their units and our District at the Prince George’s District Dinner in February at the American Legion Youth Camp in Cheltenham. The awardees are: Robert “Bob” Barton, longtime Scouter and former District Chairman Elissa Lee-Brown , Assistant District Commissioner and committee member for Troop1237.

Dr. Cathleen Hapeman, longtime volunteer and Committee Member for Troop 224 Deborah Parham, Committee Chair for Troop 1237, Crew 1237, and Pack 1014 William B. Thomas, longtime Scoutmaster of Troop 224

The best is yet to come…

This year promises to be one of the best in Prince George’s District. On the horizon is our week of

mystery and intrigue, better known as District Day Camp taking place June 23-27 at Mt. Oak Church.

Also be on the lookout for amazing spring and fall camporees. And Shhh!…don’t tell anyone there are also rumors of rockets launching in our future. This is going to be a great year for Scouting!

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This was our year to attend Goshen and the Scouts voted to attend Camp Marriott because of the merit badges that were being offered and the use of the patrol cooking method. Due to our lack of experience with patrol cooking and Camp Marriott’s heater stack option, we approached the camp about doing a combination of the two. Our goal was to give the Scouts the experience of patrol cooking without taking away from their camp experience, so we did heater stacks for breakfast and patrol cooking for dinner and it could have not been more successful for our Scouts and leaders.

By doing heater stacks in the morning, we were able to have patrol time and get Scout off to their merit badge classes without the scrambling to get ready. In the evenings, we patrolled cooked. The first night, you would have thought that the Scouts had never gone camping before, but by the second night the patrols started to work together.

As the week went on, the organization and creativity of the meals was quite impressive. Thanks to the Camp Marriott’s flexibility this past summer, Troop 430 had a great experience with our dining. By combining the cooking options, we were able to introduce patrol cooking at summer camp without overwhelming our Scouts and leaders. Our Scouts have said that they will do patrol cooking again, especially if we can do it much like we did at beautiful, Camp Marriott.

Volkswagen beetle car sticking through the church’s wall – Cub Scouts really like that); Good Samaritan Presbyterian Church; and Life Stream Church of the Nazarene. At each stop on the Hike, Scouts listened to a brief a history of the place of worship’s faith and how their faith came to our community and also participated in a Scout-lead discussion on two of the Ten

Commandments. Former Scoutmaster and parent of an Eagle Scout, Deacon Steve Hall (pictured above on the left), closed with the following prayer: “Lord, we thank You for this opportunity to learn that although people are of different faiths, people who pray to You in different ways and in different places can, nevertheless, live in peace with one another.”

Cub Scout Pack 759’s STEM Blue and Gold Banquet The theme of the banquet was Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in honor of the Scouts› advancements in the BSA STEM Nova Program. This year, the banquet emphasized STEM in the context of the current advancement programs and gave Scouts an opportunity to explore relevant skills and experiences and to be recognized for their achievements.

About 90 guests were in attendance and the room and tables were decorated with articles and information related to STEM fields. Dave Johnson opened and ended the program with a skit about the special invention of Professor and Inventor, Dr. Plop of the Mighty Ingenious Tech (MIT), played by Assistant Cubmaster and Supernova mentor, Kevin Hopson. Thomas Eversand his son Thomas Jr. talked about technology, robotics, and the upcoming U.S. Science and Engineering Festival in April in addition to managing robotic hovercraft rides to entertain the Scouts and their families.

Forrest Milner. Edward and Camden were recognized for their completion of the Arrow of Light Award, the highest award in Cub Scouting and Forrest for his completion of the requirements for the Dr. Charles H. Townes Supernova Award. A formal recognition their achievements is scheduled for the March 7th Pack Meeting.

All Scouts were recognized for their popcorn sales and Pamela Piontek was recognized for outstanding contributions over the past two years as the Pack›s «Popcorn Kernel» in charge of organizing and managing the popcorn sales. The Scouts sold about $21,000 in popcorn and raised over $2,300 in military donations for popcorn and snack treats to be shipped to U.S. troops through Operation Popcorn! These popcorn sales fund all pack activities.

Cub Scout Pack 759 is an interfaith, multicultural unit chartered by AUMC in Ashton, Md. and has been recognized by the BSA as a Journey to Excellence Gold Unit since 2011. If Special recognition was given to fifth-grade you would like to know about this unit, visit www.

Webelos Edward Lin, Camden Mazzeo, and ashtonchurch.org/contact759.html.

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St. Thomas District Chair - David Zumwalt (h) 340-719-1809 DZumwalt@zhiservices.com Commissioner - Leroy Claxton (w) 340-776.9750 Leroy@vitelcom.net

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Arawak Lodge Update

Scouting Anniversary Month on the Islands

It was with great anticipation that the newly constituted Arawak Chapter of the Amangamek Wipet Lodge held their first Ordeal on the weekend of January 17. Chief of the Lodge Davis Kellogg joined the first Chief of the Arawak Lodge Virgin Islands Council (circa 1965), Mr. Miguel Nico, at a wonderful ceremony of Brotherhood and Ordeal induction to “bridge” our new Arawak Area/Chapter. Ceremonies for 13 Ordeal inductions and eight Brotherhood conversions were held.

February is a big month on St. Croix. The Annual Virgin Islands Agriculture and Food Fair is held during the Presidents Day weekend. This is the largest event of cultural significance in the Virgin Islands, the local equivalent of a state fair. As usual, Scouts were in attendance. Troop 7227 led

by Scoutmaster Toby Tobias were out in full force and were joined by Troop 7271. The Scouts set up a jamboree-style camp with a gateway and also constructed a monkey bridge and tower.

They arranged three cooking sites and enjoyed a delicious meal of arroz con pollo on Saturday.

It was a fantastic moonlit evening of fellowship at Camp Howard Wall on St. Croix during which we elected our new chief, Mr. Michael Brooks of Troop 7227, a vice chief for St. Thomas, Mr. Marcus Norkaitis of Troop 7020, and a vice chief for St. Croix, Mr. Rueben James of Troop 7271. Many patches were given out and traded and our new Arawak Chapter Transition lodge flap was distributed.

Mr. Kellogg was joined on the trip down from Maryland by Vice Chief Tye Raffensperger, former Chief Andrew Widman, Lodge Advisor Rick Ahlberg, and Associate Advisor Art Widman. Six members and two advisors from St. Thomas were also among the 35 members in attendance.

During the morning, we were visited by Governor John de Jongh who stopped to chat on his way to the opening activities and walked around the camp to meet each boy and to watch as they demonstrated their lashing skills. District Executive Michael Dow spent the entire weekend at a display tent and walking the grounds, chatting with families.

In St. Thomas, February was also an activity-filled month. Units there plan a number of events each year to celebrate Scouting Anniversary Month, the most prominent activity being the youth parade which was attended by all packs, troops and crews on St. Thomas. Five local school bands, the Junior ROTC, the Seventh Day Adventist Pathfinders and their band, and two majorette groups also took part.

During the month, leaders gathered one evening at the Scout Center for the annual rededication ceremony. This has always been a revitalizing event. Leaders also represented BSA at the Man-Up Conference for Teenage Boys in January, sponsored by the University of the Virgin Islands. In coming years we expect to play a more active role in this conference.

We enjoyed the Chief’s visit and members learned much from their visitors. The weekend was too short and it was a big sacrifice for our visitors who were forced to spend an extra day on sunny St. Croix because of the snow storm in the northeast, but at least they had the opportunity to spend time on our COPE course with their fellow Arrowmen.

Popcorn Sales Troop 7227 made a valiant effort to launch popcorn sales as a fundraiser on St. Croix last fall and were pleasantly surprised at how successful their first effort was particularly, after suffering numerous shipping problems, which resulted in their product arriving extremely late. Nonetheless, they redoubled their efforts and managed to sell most of their order, making a small profit.

Virgin Islands District Executive Michael J. Dow, Sr. (w) 340-277-2655 (c) 340-774-2752 Michael.Dow@Scouting.org

There were a number of unsold bags and the “Boom Squad,” as they are called, knew exactly what to do with them. They chose to share their surplus popcorn with the children at the Queen Louise Home. This home was created more than a 100 years ago to care for severely physically handicapped children in the Virgin Islands and is operated by the Lutheran Social Services. Recently, this patrol of new Scouts – along with Patrol Leader Andrew Peacock, Senior Patrol Leader Michael Brooks, Scoutmaster Tobias, and Assistant Scoutmasters Chris Brooks and Doug Capdeville – visited the home to take the popcorn and meet the kids.

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Inaugural National Capital Area Sporting Clays Tournament May 13-14, 2014 TOURNAMENT INFORMATION Camp William B. Snyder, Haymarket, VA Four Shooters per team shoot 100 targets at 12 stations each

TOURNAMENT FORMAT Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Reception & auction preview at 7:00 PM

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 Clay Shoot Four Shooters per team shoot 100 targets at 12 stations each

PRIZES Prizes for the top shooting teams and individuals will be presented at the conclusion of each flight.

Each shooter will receive shells and ear protection.

Shooting glasses will be available.

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Sponsorships available from $1,500 - $15,000 Individual Team - $800 Individual Shooter – $300

Contact Michelle Lynch at 301-530-9360 or online at NCACBSA.org/ClayShoot

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Cub Scout Investigator: Day Camp

Joi n us at one of more than 20 regional Cub Scout Day Camps held between June and August 2014

Activities

Camps offer many traditional Scouting activities like archery and BB guns, crafts, nature study, games, and fishing.

The program is not specifically achievement-oriented, however Scouts have many opportunities to earn belt loops, pins, and other awards.

Online Registration

Online registration will begin mid-February, 2014. Each Tiger Cub must have an adult partner attend camp with them, and one additional adult is required for every five boys to escort the “investigators” through camp.

To register for day camp contact your Pa c k Co o r din a to r. Not sure who that is? Ask your Cubmaster or Committee Chair. Registration fees include a camp T-shirt, patch, water bottle, and all the supplies needed for a week of fun! Please note some camps’ fees may be different - check the website at w w w .NCA CBS A .o r g /Da yCa mp .

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Want FREE registration?

Adult parents serving full-time on camp staff get one free registration for their Cub Scout! Registered Scouts aged 14 or over who serve full-time on camp staff get a $75 credit to Goshen Scout Reservation!

Have questions?

Contact your District Executive or District Day Camp Director for more information.

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