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THE STEM VAN GOES TO CAMP WILLIAM B. SNYDER

every event includes a special patch

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Special group pricing at spring family shows!

Washington WizardsFebruary 22, 2014 at 7pm vs. New Orleans Pelicans

March 29, 2014 at 8pm vs. Atlanta Hawks

Monster Jam January 24, 2014 at 7:30pm • Verizon Center

January 25, 2014 at 2pm • Verizon Center($10 Pit Passes Available)

January 25, 2014 at 7:30pm • Verizon Center

Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey CircusMarch 20-23, 2014 • Verizon Center

April 9-20, 2014 • Patriot Center

Harlem Globetrotters March 15, 2014 at 1pm • Verizon Center

March 15, 2014 at 7:30pm • Patriot CenterMarch 16, 2014 at 2pm • Patriot Center

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Prepared. For Adventure.

I am proud to report that, because of friends like you, National Capital Area Council has once again been successful

in delivering the premier youth-leadership development program in the metro DC area. As I write this, the books aren’t

closed yet for the year but here’s what we already know about 2013:

NCAC merged with the U.S. Virgin Islands Council to provide better service and new opportunities to the young

people of that community. Plans are already underway for a camp on two of the three islands this summer and

Scouting membership on the islands has doubled this year!

We completed the much-needed repairs on the Lake Merriweather dam at Goshen Scout Reservation and broke

ground on a new maintenance facility at Camp William B. Snyder. This is in keeping with our Council’s commitment

to provide our Scouts with top-notch facilities.

We started the year with a 78% youth retention rate – well above the national average! That means more than three

out of every four Scouts choose to remain in the program year after year. That is only possible because of the efforts

of our amazing Scouting volunteers.

With reports still coming in, so far we have 1,205 new Eagle Scouts this year. That’s a new Eagle every eight hours!

They led our Scouts in performing more than 131,000 service hours, worth over $2.5 million to our communities.

And speaking of service, the 27th annual Scouting for Food collected over 800,000 pounds of food again this year.

In addition to all of these successes, 15 of our Scouts have been recognized by BSA for heroic or meritorious actions.

Fifteen. Most councils are lucky to get one or two in a year. That tells me our Scouts are truly living by the Scout Oath

and Law.In 2014, our focus is on helping Scouts be Prepared. For Learning. Young people learn much more in Scouting than

tying knots, and we want to be sure we’re giving them every advantage they need to succeed in school…and in life. To

accomplish this we have launched a new STEM program, complete with a full-time staff member, that focuses on showing

youth how much fun and adventure can be found in science and math. The cornerstones of the program are the General

Dynamics STEM Lab out at Camp Snyder, and our new STEM Van, a mobile classroom that brings programs to troop

meetings, schools, and community events.

We have also expanded the scope of Exploring, our career exploration program by introducing new Exploring Clubs for

junior high students. Our fi rst club was formed in Stafford, Virginia, with 70 new members, and three more clubs have

started in Prince George’s County with a focus on STEM careers. Clearly, there is a need for what Scouting has to offer.

We’re also planning a large membership push this Spring because, as teachers will tell you, one of the best paths to

academic success in the fall is keeping kids engaged and active over the summer. That’s one of the things Scouting does

best – provide a benefi cial diversion that gives Scouts real-world experience, reinforcing what they learn in the classroom.

As Lord Baden-Powell said, “We are not a club or a Sunday school class…but a school of the woods.”

All told, 2013 was a challenging year. But now it is 2014 and we have another opportunity to help a new generation of young people join Scouting. To help them go camping for the fi rst time. Help them grow as individuals and leaders. Help them learn to be prepared.

Prepared for adventure.

Prepared for learning.

Prepared. For Life.

Les BaronScout Executive/CEO

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7 Membership

12 Scouts Pay Tribute Local Scouts honor President Kennedy and veterans

15 Meet the Goshen Camp Directors24 STEM: Soda Explosion! A fun experiment to try at home or a unit meeting

29 Meritorious Award Recipients

39 Sea Scouts Christen Ship in Honor of Sandy Hook Tiger Cubs

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White Oak District Executive Carlos Salazar helps leaders at Pow Wow get excited about NCAC’s new Instagram account.

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Scout proudly displays the robot he built during a day of STEM fun at Camp William B. Snyder’s Fall Expo!Photo credit: Nicholas B. Murphy

ClosingsMarriott Scout Service Center January 20 Dr. MLK, Jr. Day (Scout Shops open)February 17 President’s Day (Scout Shops open)

Index 5 Around the Council 9 Development 11 Endowment 12 Scouts Pay Tribute14 Camp William B. Snyder15 Goshen Scout Reservation16 Outdoor Adventure20 Exploring21 Venturing22 Training23 STEM26 Eagle Scout Awards28 Religious Emblems30 Commissioner’s Corner31 Council Map32 District News & Views 46 Council Calendar

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Around the Council

How Can You Support Scouting?

As 2013 quickly comes to an end, please join me in supporting the National Capital Area Council as they get ready for

another exciting year helping our local youth be “Prepared. For Learning.”

As Council President this past year, I have worked with many great men and women of our community and learned that

each of us has a talent to share. Many of us Board members of the Boy Scouts are also peers in our community. We give

back through donated time, services, and especially talent. Volunteering and offering my time, talent, and treasure has

been a very rewarding experience.

I have enjoyed watching our Scouting programs grow in the communities we serve. Throughout the year, the Boy Scouts

have recognized top leaders at award dinners and luncheons, hosted a great golf tournament, and recently brought

together our key supporters at the annual Friends of Scouting recognition dinner. At each of these events, I am reminded

that corporate partners and citizens are essential to the success and growth of the non-profi t agencies in our community.

With the holiday season almost past us, it is important for us to remember that many organizations need our help all

year long, not just in December. Join us in this effort and help the National Capital Area Council continue to address vital

and important issues, including youth character development, leadership training, and learning about service to others.

Visit www.NCACBSA.org and click ‘Support NCAC’ at the top to learn about the many ways you can get involved with

your local council and help build the momentum of Scouting in 2014.

Thank you for your continued passion and support,

Hugh ReddCouncil President

Prepared for adventure.

Prepared for learning.

Prepared. For Life.

NCAC on Instagram: @NCACBSAScouts, parents, alumni and volunteers

now have the opportunity to share cool, inspiring photos and videos while they’re out enjoying Scouting activities using Instagram, a mobile photo application used by over 50 million people across the glob. Think Polaroid meets Twitter— and NCAC is the fi rst Boy Scout council to join. Follow us (@NCACBSA) and share your photos using the hashtag #NCACBSA.

Check out these Instagram pictures of Scouts out and about during the 27th Scouting for Food drive. Thanks to all the parents and volunteers who shared these amazing photos!

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The Scouter DigestBecome a CSI - Cub Scout Investigator

Feast your eyes on the new requirements for Cooking merit badge

SAVE THE DATE:Court of Honor

NCAC invites all volunteers to celebrate and recognize the accomplishments of 2014 Class of Silver Beavers, 2014 Class of NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award (NOESA) and 2013 Council

and District Journey to Excellent Awards.

When: Thursday, April 3, 2014 6:30 pm Reception 7:00pm Dinner & Program 9:00pm Closing Ceremony

Where: Crystal Gateway Marriott 1700 Jefferson Davis Hwy Arlington, VA 22202

Total Face-to-Face Sales - $3.6 million

Total Online Sales - $162,000

Watch for more information to come about the Washington Nationals Popcorn game, Spring 2014

Onl ine Sales are ava i lab le a l l year. For more information on how to create an online sales account please visit our popcorn webpage at www.NCACBSA.org/Popcorn or contact Kevin Bradley at 301-214-9153.

Cub Scouts will sharpen their investigative skills when they attend one of the more than 20 regional Cub Scout day camps being held between June and August 2014. Many offer traditional Scouting activities like archery and bb gun instruction, crafts, nature study and fishing. Though not specifically achievement oriented, Scouts usually earn belt loops, pins, and other achievements while at day camp.

Tiger Cub through Webelos are eligible to attend Day Camp. Each Tiger Cub must have an adult partner attend camp with them and one additional adult per every five

boys is required to escort the adventurers through camp.

Every pack should have a pack coordinator to handle day camp registration. Online registration will begin mid-February. Check with your Cubmaster or committee chair for your pack coordinator’s information.

Adult parents serving full-time on Camp Staff get one free registration for their Cub Scout and youth staff aged 14 or over registered with BSA get $75 Goshen Credit if they serve on staff full-time. Contact your district executive or district day camp director for more information.

The sound of the kitchen timer can only mean one thing: The new Cooking merit badge requirements are done.

This is important: there are two big, separate changes to Cooking merit badge as you know it. The first is that Cooking merit badge will become Eagle-required beginning Jan. 1, 2014. The second is the new

requirements, found below, which become mandatory for Scouts who begin the

merit badge on or after Jan. 1, 2015.

Read the original article from “Bryan on Scouting” online at w w w . N C A C B S A . o r g /

cookingmeritbadge.

Rank Unit District Face-to-Face Online Total

1 Pack 1189 Occoquan $52,145 $1,025 $53,170

2 Pack 867 Colonial $47,511 $463 $47,974

3 Pack 1203 Western Shore $40,543 $936 $41,479

4 Pack 301 Colonial $32,235 $4,865 $37,100

5 Pack 118 Colonial $35,384 $1,054 $36,438

6 Pack 278 Appalachian Trail $31,776 $1,508 $33,284

7 Pack 684 Old Dominion $30,581 $1,004 $31,585

8 Pack 1483 Goose Creek $28,899 $42 $28,941

9 Pack 501 Occoquan $28,103 $319 $28,422

10 Pack 1540 Powhatan $27,679 $473 $28,152

Thank you to all the Scouts and leaders who made 2013 such a great year for our popcorn sale, and congratulations to our top selling units:

Top 2013 Popcorn Sellers

RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY FOROUR MERIT BADGE KNIGHTS!

VISIT WWW.MEDEIVALTIMES.COM/BALTIMORE FOR DETAILS

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Membership 2014NEW FOR 2014: Unit Membership Chairman

Unit Membership Chairman Primary Responsibilities:

Congratulations to the 2013 KUDU Yard Sign Contest Winners!

The unit membership chairman position was created to support packs, troops and crews as they strive to increase and retain members in the Scouting program. The person in this position, along with the other members of the unit, will ensure access to an active, exciting, fun-fi lled and adventuresome program along with association with men and woman of character who care about young people.

Goose Creek District, Pack 905

Catoctin Mountain District, Pack 271Powhatan District, Pack 1504

Meet with the unit leaders and committee monthly to discuss membership goals and retention.

Conduct at least two recruitment/Scouting promotion events per year to ensure unit growth using the peer-to-peer recruitment method.

Distribute membership fl iers to schools and churches in the unit’s area.

Conduct Scouting rallies and boy talks in schools, leveraging council support when needed.

Attend the district’s membership chair training sessions, which will focus on best practices.

Have your unit be involved in the required amount of Adopt-a-School service or community service projects needed for Scouting’s Journey to Excellence score.

Ensure that new youth and adult applications and registration fees are completed and turned into the council service center within one week of receiving the applications.

Work with the unit committee to ensure the unit reaches Scouting’s Journey to Excellence gold status in membership.

Update the unit’s BeAScout pin and follow up with leads.

Have your unit participate in a fall and spring recruitment plan.

Work with the district transition chair to encourage youth to transition to the age-appropriate program as they grow older.

Have an annual customer satisfaction survey done with current Scout families.

For resources, videos and printable documents in support of the Unit Membership Chairman

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To help units turbocharge their Join Scout Night recruitments, the Council purchased thousands of Join Cub Scout” yard signs. The KUDU (Kool, Unusual, Distinctive and Ubiquitous) contest encouraged packs to find creative ways to display their signs and share the pictures on the Council’s Facebook page (www.Facebook.com/NCACBSA). A team of dedicated volunteers - with a good sense of humor - judged all the submissions, and the top three photos are below. Thanks to everyone who entered, and to everyone who put a sign up in their yard!

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On December 12, local attorneys Joanne Young of Kirstein & Young, PLLC and Patrick Regan of Regan, Zambri, Long, and Bertram, LLC were recognized for their leadership in the legal industry and dedication to the local community at the 2013 “Attorney of the Year “Good Scout” Luncheon at the Society of the Cincinnati in Washington, D.C.

Joanne W. Young is a Managing Partner of Kirstein & Young PLLC. She represents clients in commercial, regulatory, antitrust, and litigation matters, with a focus

on the transportation industry. She has recently taken leadership positions on such issues as international privacy, biometrics and antitrust/competition matters. Ms. Young has been elected President of the Washington Foreign Law Society, the Women’s Bar Association, the International Aviation Club, and the International Aviation Women’s Association. She has served on the Wesleyan University Board of Trustees, the Women’s Bar Foundation Board, the Industry Advisory Board of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and the ABA’s Forum on Aviation and Space Law. She is Vice President of the Republican National Lawyers Association and a member of the DC Bar Law Practice Management Steering Committee.

Patrick M. Regan is President and Senior Partner of Regan Zambri Long & Bertram and limits his practice to representing seriously-injured clients in medical malpractice, product liability and other serious personal injury and wrongful death claims. Mr. Regan is board-certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and is licensed to practice in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. He regularly handles cases throughout the United States.

Mr. Regan has been inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, which is limited to

the top one percent of trial attorneys in the country. He is also a Fellow of the prestigious International Academy of Trial Lawyers, a worldwide organization limited to five hundred attorneys by invitation only. A premier trial lawyer, Mr. Regan has been repeatedly recognized as one of the best lawyers in America. Year after year, national legal publications and journals continue to select Mr. Regan as a top attorney in Washington, noting Mr. Regan’s significant verdicts and settlements.

The Good Scout Award recognizes local leaders who exemplify the ideals of the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives. On October 4, 2013, Robert (“Bob”)C. MacKichan, Jr. was presented the 2013 Good Scout Award at this year’s Real Estate and Construction event hosted by Holland & Knight on the PNC Bank Building’s roof terrace, which provided a stellar venue with spectacular views of our nation’s capital.

Bob is a Shareholder with Vedder & Price and leader in the area’s real estate and construction industry on federal real estate matters representing real estate owners, developers and institutional investors that lease or build property for the federal government. Scouting has been a major part of his life since 1961 when, at the urging of his Eagle Scout father, he joined Troop 1 in Pleasantville, NY, and later in the Los Angeles Area Council where he earned his Eagle Scout. He attended the 1964 National Jamboree, served as a Host Corps Delegate at the 1967 World Jamboree and worked on staff for three summers at BSA Camp Emerald Bay on Catalina Island, CA. As an adult leader, he was Scoutmaster of Troop 55 of Great Falls, VA for eight years and was awarded the Scoutmasters Award of Merit. In 2011, he was recognized with the Silver Beaver Award, the highest a local council can bestow upon a volunteer. Currently, he is an Assistant Scoutmaster and Eagle Advisor for the troop.

Local attorney Robert C. MacKichan, pictured right, addresses the audience, after receiving the 2013 Good Scout award, dressed in his vintage “Smoky the Bear hat” that he has owned since he was 12 years old (far right).

Development A Scout is thrifty

DC Attorneys Named 2013 Attorneys of the Year

Character Under Construction Good Scout Award

Joanne Young with her father Col. Mason James Young, Jr.

Patrick Regan (left) with Bruce Klores

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William G. Sutton, CAE, President and CEO of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, has received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the National Eagle Scout Association and the 2013 Financial Services “Good Scout” Award from NCAC. Both awards were presented to Sutton at the Financial Services “Good Scout” Award Dinner held at the Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall in Washington, DC, on Nov. 7.

The Distinguished Eagle Scout Award was established by the National Eagle Scout Association in 1969 to acknowledge Eagle Scouts who have received national-level recognition within their field and have a strong record of voluntary service to their community. Previous recipients include President Gerald R. Ford, astronaut Neil Armstrong, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Senator Richard Lugar and cinematographer Steven Spielberg. More information about the award and a list of recipients is available at www.NESA.org/DistinguishedAward.html.

The “Good Scout” Award recognizes leaders who exemplify the values of the Scout Oath and Law in their personal, professional and civic life. According to National Capital Area Council Scout Executive Les Baron, “These values—trustworthiness, loyalty, doing one’s duty to God and Country—were hallmarks of Woody’s military, association and government career. Woody is an excellent role model for our youth of where perseverance and determination can take you.”

Sutton has held leadership roles in the military, government and association arenas throughout his distinguished career. A former U.S. Navy Rear Admiral with 30 years’ military service, he took the helm of ELFA, the premier trade association representing the $827 billion equipment finance sector, in 2010.

“Scouting is one of our treasured national institutions, and the lessons I learned in scouting have helped me throughout my career, both in the Navy defending this great nation and in business working for our country’s future prosperity,” said Sutton, an Eagle Scout. “I am deeply honored to receive both of these awards.”

Roger Dow, President and CEO of the US Travel Association, received the first-ever Hospitality “Good Scout” Award from NCAC on November 21, 2013. The award was presented to Dow at a luncheon ceremony held at the Fairmont in Washington, DC.

NCAC is proud to recognize Dow for his contributions to the industry and service to our nation’s communities. The “Good Scout” Award recognizes leaders who exemplify the values of the Scout Oath and Law in their personal, professional and civic life. Roger’s commitment to service and citizenship, and his example of leadership, embodies Scouting’s principles and values.

The event was organized by a volunteer event steering committee comprised of industry leaders who gave generously of their time to make the occasion possible. The committee was led by event co-chairs

Dexter Wood, SVP, Global Head, Business & Investment Analytics at Hilton Worldwide; Dawn Sweeney, President and CEO of the National Restaurant Association; and Stephen Caldeira, President and CEO of International Franchise Association. To commemorate the inaugural award, the committee submitted a proposal to BSA’s National Council for the first-ever Travel and Tourism merit badge. The proposed merit badge will be featured in BSA’s January/February 2014 Youth Interest Survey to receive feedback from Scouts across America.

Overall, the event was a huge success and raised over $100,000 to support local youth in Scouting, and it was made possible with the generous support of community and industry partners.

On October 31, 2013, NCAC hosted its fifth annual “Scouting Salutes the Military,” honoring one active duty enlisted member from each of the five Service branches who exemplifies the values found in the Scout Oath and Law. The following exemplary servicemen were recognized for their meritorious service: Sergeant (SGT) Robert D. Keifer (Army), LS2(AW/SW) Leonardo N. Correia (Navy), Senior Airman (SrA) Bradley T. Baker (Air Force), Staff Sergeant (SSgt) James H. Delecki (Marine Corps), and Petty Officer Chad Lyman (Coast Guard).

Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), who is both a Distinguished Eagle Scout and representative from the Senate Armed Services Committee, keynoted the event to celebrate the special bond of service and honor that Scouting and military leaders share. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), also member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, was honored at the pre-dinner VIP reception with the Patriot “Good Scout” Award for his exceptional service to our nation and Boy Scouts of America.

“The five service members honored by the National Capital Area Council embody

some of the most cherished values the Boy Scouts and our military hold dear—honor, loyalty, obedience, reverence, selflessness, and courage,” stated Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL). “These young men represent the very best of our military and, indeed, our country and should be commended for their distinguished service. I am honored to participate in this year’s event and congratulate the Boy Scouts of America and the National Capital Area Council for its leadership and for its commitment to our nation’s youth and our men and women in uniform.”

The Joint Chiefs of Staff and Senior Enlisted Advisors for each Service branch provided candidates for consideration who fit the following criteria: an enlisted (E4-E6) service member who has displayed exceptional meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service, heroic deeds and/or valorous actions.

Scouting Salutes the Military is generously underwritten by General Dynamics, allowing sponsorship and guest participation to have a direct impact on the critical youth programs provided by NCAC.

During the month of September, the governors of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia and the mayor of DC issued a call to action to “feed the hungry and heal the planet” for Day to Serve 2013. NCAC was proud to meet the challenge and partnered with Chesapeake Bay Foundation in Maryland, Groundwork Anacostia River DC, and Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area in Northern Virginia to offer local Scouts exc i t i ng vo lun teer opportunities to participate. Scouts from across the Council signed up to volunteer on www.DaytoServe.org or created their own unit projects to help the community.

A total of 750 Scouts volunteered to help at local health and human service organizations or created their own projects

to help their community. Service projects included roadside, watershed and park cleanup, planting trees, trail building, collecting food for the homeless, raising funds for the needy, and much more!

“We’re grateful for the Boy Scouts’ participation in this important effort across the Commonwealth of Virginia,” said Governor McDonnell. “The Boy Scouts contribute much to our communities and I’m continually

encouraged by their commitment to stewardship.”

Boy Scouts develop their sense of community responsibility and learn the importance of citizenship by participating

in service projects throughout the year. Projects typically include such

services as planting flowers at the community library,

greeting people at the soup kitchen, lowering the flag for the last day

of school and NCAC’s annual Scouting for Food

drive, when Scouts go door-to-door to collect canned and non-

perishable food for local food banks. Day to Serve capitalizes on these lessons

by showing how much can be achieved when a community works together.

To l ea rn more abou t NCAC’s participation in Day to Serve, visit www.NCACBSA.org/DayToServe.

Financial Services Award

Scouts Honor U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow

Fifth Annual Scouting Salutes the Military Event on Capitol Hill

Boy Scouts Answer Governor’s Call to Serve

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Endowment Living and giving

By Anonymous NCAC Donor/VolunteerGifts of Appreciated StockTurning Stock Market Gains into Scouting GoodEverybody wins when you make a gift of appreciated stock to the Boy Scouts of America.It’s simple, smart and rewarding to do:• You can make a gift of appreciated stock to National Capital Area Council.• Your gift qualifi es for a tax deduction based on the full market value of your stock;

plus, you avoid the capital gains tax that would otherwise arise from the sale of this stock.

• With gifts of appreciated stock, your stock market earnings translate into Scouting good, so you get a more rewarding return on the fastest growing stocks in your portfolio.

• Your gift can be placed in any of BSA’s charitable funds. For example, you can use your gift to create a Donor Advised Fund through the Boy Scouts of America in your name or your family’s name.

Who donates gifts of appreciated stock?Giving appreciated stock is a popular vehicle that appeals to a range of givers —

individual investors, families, entrepreneurs, and even groups of friends who have formed investment clubs.

“With the stock market climbing to record levels, it’s extremely likely that there are a number of potential contributors who have appreciated stock that they can donate to charitable organizations,” indicates Jim Wilson. “The gifting of appreciated stocks to a great organization like the Boy Scouts is really a ‘win-win’ situation. The Boy Scouts benefi t from a contributor’s generosity, and the contributor can deduct full fair market value and avoid declaring the capital gain of the assets as income. A great ‘win’ for both sides of the gift.”

It’s a simple, smart way to turn your stock market gains into Scouting good.

As one recent donor said, “In November 2008, I bought six shares of stock for $372. I am now donating them to the Boy Scouts at NCAC. The stock has appreciated to over $1000. I will receive a charitable tax deduction on my federal and state taxes for $1000 and this will save me $330. Everybody wins. The Boy Scouts get a $1000 donation and my tax bill is lowered by $330.”

To turn your stock market gains into a gift for our Scouts, please contact Denise Dolan at Denise.Dolan@Scouting.org.

J.W. “Bill” Marriott, Jr. was awarded National Capital Area Council’s fi rst-ever Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2014 Friends of Scouting Celebration held on December 4 at The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes Marriott’s commitment to the Council and the Scouting program.

Marriott has deeply influenced and significantly contributed to the vision, direction, and growth of NCAC and has faithfully demonstrated a lifetime of servant leadership, and, through daily example, illuminated and reinforced the signifi cance of the values found in the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Throughout his life, Marriott

has exemplifi ed a “spirit of service.” He continues to be a stalwart supporter of Scouting, expanding the Council’s reach in our community. No other supporter in NCAC’s history has made as many institution-changing gifts as Bill Marriott.

Marriott has lived a life guided by the principles of Scouting. He earned his Eagle in NCAC’s Troop 241 in Chevy Chase, MD. He has previously been awarded the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award and the Silver Buffalo, awards given in recognition of exceptional service and accomplishment on a national level.

The evening also honored the memory of Marriott’s son, Stephen Marriott, who passed away earlier this summer after succumbing to a rare mitochondrial disease which had plagued him throughout his life. Jack Gerard, NCAC Vice President-at-Large, spoke at the event and remembered Stephen, saying, “Stephen was an inspiration to us all. He was an Eagle Scout, and the tenacity he demonstrated earning the rank of Eagle was a quality he displayed throughout his career, working his way from cook at a local Roy Rogers to Executive Vice President for culture at Marriott international. Although he obviously worked very hard in his career, he also demonstrated an exceptional commitment to the values of scouting: duty to God, to country and to family, helping other people, and service over self. Stephen left a legacy in our Council, not only through his leadership and example, but also through his generosity.”

Smart Tools For GivingBill Marriott recieves NCAC’s fi rst ever Lifetime Achievement Award

Various Donors Stephen G. MarriottPack 1144 and Troop 1128 Erik Seewald

Toop and Pack 33 David Lanar and Susan TrippAlexandraArmstrongAquia District John and Sharon PatrickJohn Akridge III The Morningstar Foundation Ana Leister Harvey J. LeisterJeffrey Berger The Thomas Scott Family The Freddie Mac Foundation The Scott Family

Memorial & Tribute FundDonor: In Memory of: Donor: In Memory of:John Englander Scott Lynn RobertsonBrent Des Jarlais Scott Lynn RobertsonCarol Laham DaveTML Enterprises Inc Sue Ellen Stover and Wayne Lee StoverDelores Brown Dennis C. KeenerJoyce Harris Dennis C. KeenerKaren Williams Robert VinceJim Whitescarver Mark DanisonLaura Ziegler Mark DanisonJames SmithKevin Cummings Drew FlottDiane andDon Semsel Bill SansoneMary Danison Mark Danison

James E. WestVicki and BradleyJeffers Mark DanisonWayne and SusanBeall Michael A. BowersHarry CroweCommunications Workers of America Manny and JanetTurner Oliveira Michael A. BowersLewis Sorley Jerry H. HuffKen, Michele, Spencer and Erica Weiss; Troop 673 Mark WaughThe Workman Family Mark Waugh

Donor: In Memory of:

Donor: In Honor of:

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Scouts Pay Tribute

On behalf of the National Capital Area Council History and Archives Committee, and the Boy Scouts of America, three NCAC Scouts posted a wreath at President John F. Kennedy’s grave in a short ceremony on Friday Morning, November 22, 2013. It was 50 years ago to the day that the nation’s fi rst President who had been a Boy Scout was shot down. The Scouts carried the 24-inch wreath on a stand, and placed it just in front of the eternal fl ame burning at the Kennedy grave site at Arlington Cemetery. They then saluted the former Honorary President of the BSA for a full 15 seconds. Onlookers and even press photographers took photographs of the sharply dressed young men paying homage to this great man. Gregory Motta of Troop 1717 and Bruce Andersen of Troop 33, both members of the History Committee, brought the young Scouts to participate. Later the Scouts were interviewed by WTOP’s Kristi King. Wreaths were also laid by many heads of state from around the world.

Though he never attained the rank of Eagle, JFK was the fi rst US president to have been a Scout as a youth. The fi rst BSA member to become president was Franklin Roosevelt, who was an adult leader before taking offi ce.

Scouts Lay Wreath Honoring Kennedy’s Grave

Veteran’s Day 2013On November 11, 2013, the Scouts and leaders of NCAC’s Honor Unit paid tribute

to our nation’s veterans and active military members. The Honor Unit hiked to several monuments to American’s military past, posting wreathes and distributing fl owers to the veterans and military families they met along the way.

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Camp William B. Snyder Premiere outdoor programs

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

Reggie Cahoon Program Director Reggie.Cahoon@Scouting.org

Josh Clements Camp Ranger Josh.Clements@Scouting.org

Eileen Walters Business Manager Eileen.Walters@Scouting.org

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

This spring Camp William B. Snyder will host two Cub Scout family campouts. These campouts are a great experience, allowing Cub Scouts and their families to spend a weekend camping together. There will be a variety of activities on both weekends, ranging from shooting sports, outdoor camping skills, crafts, games, academic and sports belt loops and much more. Each weekend will also feature different activites for families wishing to attend both weekends.

Weekend One: April 11-13, 2014

Weekend Two: May 9-11, 2014

Regis t ra t ion wi l l be open for ind iv idual fami l ies , dens or packs. Families may also choose to join us for just the day if they do not wish to camp. More informat ion and registrat ion can be found onl ine at www.GoToSnyder.org

Thank you to all Scouts and families that came to Camp Snyder for the Fall Expo! The STEM Van was on site with NCAC’s new STEM coordinator, Jacklyn Duff, providing fun-filled and educational science events. Scouts were able to design, build and launch rockets, and to take part in a Lego robotics building challenge. Scouts also learned about archery and other fun camp activities, including the “Boy Scout submarine” and a climbing wall.

This year Camp William B. Snyder will hire between 30-45 summer camp staff that will carry out a wide range of programs and services. Being a member of the camp staff is a rewarding experience as we deliver the promise to hundreds of young Scouts participating in our summer program. Interested app l ican ts shou ld comple te the William B. Snyder Staff application online or contact Reggie Cahoon at Reggie.Cahoon@Scouting.org.

Do you need to know and need to know now? Then join our Camp Snyder Facebook page. Recent scheduling changes, new pictures and general camp information are constantly updated on our fan page. Join us and go social: www.Facebook.com/CampWBSnyder

To better serve the parents and Scouters who live near the western portion of NCAC, Camp Snyder’s camp store has expanded its offerings. Inside you can find many of the same items found in the Scout Shop, including uniforms, books, patches and more. We can also specialorder items and have them available for you to pick up the following week. The store also has a variety of camping equipment, clothing, council patches and craft items. The camp store hours vary, but it is usually open Monday through Friday along with occasional weekends. Save the drive and stop by the Camp Snyder Camp Store for you BSA needs! Check the Camp Snyder website and Facebook page for updates.

Camp Snyder has always provided excellent campsite facilities for units to utilize for their weekend camping program. Starting this year the Ship, Fort, and Big Dig along with all of the pavilions at Camp Snyder are also available for rental. Leaders can utilize these unique features of camp to help enhance their outdoor program or provide an alternate venue for the days programs.

Need it for event space? These themed areas make great locations for special events like birthday parties and banquets. The Camp Snyder Dining Hall also provides a great location and space along with an affordable food service program.

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Goshen Scout Reservation Premiere outdoor programs

Goshen Scout Reservation340 Millard Burke Memorial HwyGoshen, VA 24439540-997-5773

Garry CarrollCamping DirectorGary.Carroll@Scouting.org

Calicoe RichirCamping AdministratorCalicoe.Richir@Scouting.org301-214-9155

www.GoToGoshen.orgwww.Facebook.com/GoshenNCAC

Patrol cooking represents the patrol method in action, and a week of patrol cooking at Camp Bowman is a key ingredient for leadership development success for many troops who choose to return to Camp Bowman year after year. Setting up for another season of excitement, Camp Bowman will continue to offer its newly established Venturing program in addition to a traditional Boy Scout merit badge program. We look forward to delivering an array of merit badge and advancement opportunities through a variety of merit badge classes offered at our fi ve main program areas (Shooting Sports, Aquatics, Handicraft, Nature, and Scoutcraft).

For first year scouts, massive gains in rank advancement as well as the completion of many introductory merit badges will occur through our First Year Camper program which involves participation in all of our program areas, organized by our dedicated first year counselors who work with the scouts in a close knit cohort setting. Older scouts

will also have their hands full with our older boy program “Bowman Vets” which relies on participant interest to determine participation in a variety of adventure activit ies including wakeboarding, mountain boarding, action archery, stand-up paddleboarding, and overnight hikes along Goshen’s mountainous ridgeline.

If a traditional camp schedule is not your preference, we will continue to offer a flexible schedule of open hours to accommodate scouts and adults who wish to go for a swim, boat, or shoot. Come join us for a week of fun and observe your unit’s leadership fl ourish as scouts prepare meals utilizing the patrol method.

Few things beat the smell of fresh cooked breakfast wafting through wood campsites in the morning before an activity packed and adventurous day at Camp Bowman. Please feel free to contact Camp Bowman’s Camp Director Will Eaton for any further information at eatonwill89@gmail.com.

By Sheriff Travis Andross

Camp Ross is gearing up for another rossome summer at Goshen Scout Res-ervation. This year we will offer the classic favorites like swimming, boating, BB gun shooting, archery, tie dye, nature exhibits, fi re building, team building exercises, dodge ball, and much more! We will also have some of our newer favorites like the HUMONGOUS water trampoline, Ross idol hunt, brand new craft project, balloon popping, and more.

This summer’s theme is cowboys and ninjas! So come help Sheriff Andross and his deputies fi gure out why there are ninjas at Camp Ross. Don’t forget your cowboy hats or ninja gear becausethings are sure to get mighty hairy ‘round here.

Our goal at Camp Ross is to give Scouts a fun week and introduction to Scouting. We do our best to meet and exceed this goal for each and every Scout who attends. So what are you waiting for? Sign up today!

This year, we are excited to have a crew of all returning Camp Directors. They have a combined total of over 70 years of Summer Camp experience and will bring that expertise to you and your Scouts.

Will Eaton will be returning to Camp Bowman in the summer of 2014. Will is originally from Montgomery County Maryland and has worked as an Aquatics

Director and Camp Facilities Director. He is currently a teacher in San Francisco, CA. This will be his second summer as Camp Director.

Jonathan Zimmerman will be returning to Camp Olmsted this summer. Jona-than is from Vienna, Virginia and has worked at Camp Olmsted since he was a CIT. He’s been a Commissioner and the Program Director before becom-

ing the Camp Director last summer. He is also working on his Bachelor’s degree at Penn State University. This will be his second summer as

Camp Director.

Ryan Payne was a part of the Scouting unit in his Stake center. Since then, he’s become a fi xture at Camp Marriott and Goshen Scout Reservation. Ryan

has been a Commissioner and was the Assistant Director of Food Service for all of Goshen in previous years. Ryan is returning to his third

year as Camp Director.

Ben Litten, originally from Montgomery County, MD, started working at PMI as an Aquatics Instructor. Since then, he has been the Aquatics Director and

the Program Director. Ben is thrilled to be offering a Superheroes theme for Camp PMI this year. Ben has recently graduated from Towson University

and works with Children with Special Needs outside of Camp. This will be Ben’s fi fth year serving as Camp Director.

Travis Andrus began his Camp career at Camp Bowman as the fi rst “multi-area” instructor. Since then, he’s been a Scoutcraft Director, a Shooting Sports Director, an Aquatics Director and a Program Director. He is already

engaging his staff on this year’s theme at Camp Ross—Cowboys and…. Ninjas?! Travis is currently working on his Master’s Degree in Industrial Organizational Psychology at Radford University. This will be Travis’ third year as Camp Director.

Carl Trocki began his camp career at Camp Bowman in the 1990s. Since then, he’s been a Scoutcraft Director, Program Director, Aquatics Director and Older Boy Program Director. Carl has even been a District Executive in

the National Capital Area Council. Currently, Carl lives in Australia and helps to run a school for paddle boarders. This will be Carl’s second year as Camp Director at Lenhok’sin High Adventure.

Camp Olmsted is unique among the Boy Scout camps on the lake in that it is the only camp that Scouts and leaders receive the experience of eating their meals out of a Dining Hall. Olmsted is also the only camp that offers a climate controlled Tech Center where technology related merit badges are taught. Olmsted’s merit badge program offers a great deal of diversity with roughly 60 badges offered including fundamental summer camp badges such as Wilderness Survival, Swimming, and Rifl e Shooting. This year Olmsted directors worked with the Lenhok’sin High Adventure to recreate the X-Pride program to get older Scouts off the campgrounds and experience the outpost that Lenhok’sin has to offer. Olmsted’s newly redesigned Trailshead program guides fi rst-year Scouts to earning badges while still learning fundamental rank requirements.

For more information about what Camp Olmsted has to offer,check out the website in mid-January for program schedules and activities. If you have any further questions, contact Camp Director Jonathan Zimmer-man at Camp.Olmsted@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you in 2014!

Camp Bowman

Camp Ross 2014

Goshen Scout Reservation is pleased to announce your Camp Directors for 2014!

Camp Olmsted

Travis Andrus began his Camp career at Camp Bowman as the fi rst “multi-area” instructor. Since then, he’s been a Scoutcraft Director, a Shooting Sports Director, an Aquatics Director and a Program Director. He is already

engaging his staff on this year’s theme at Camp Ross—Cowboys and…. Ninjas?! Travis is currently working on his Master’s Degree in Industrial

Carl Trocki began his camp career at Camp Bowman in the 1990s. Since then, he’s been a Scoutcraft Director, Program Director, Aquatics Director and Older Boy Program Director. Carl has even been a District Executive in

the National Capital Area Council. Currently, Carl lives in Australia and helps to run a school for paddle boarders. This will be Carl’s second

Ben Litten, originally from Montgomery County, MD, started working at PMI as an Aquatics Instructor. Since then, he has been the Aquatics Director and

the Program Director. Ben is thrilled to be offering a Superheroes theme for Camp PMI this year. Ben has recently graduated from Towson University

and works with Children with Special Needs outside of Camp. This will be Ben’s fi fth year serving as Camp Director.

Ryan Payne was a part of the Scouting unit in his Stake center. Since then, he’s become a fi xture at Camp Marriott and Goshen Scout Reservation. Ryan

has been a Commissioner and was the Assistant Director of Food Service for all of Goshen in previous years. Ryan is returning to his third

Ryan Payne was a part of the Scouting unit in his Stake center. Since then, he’s become a fi xture at Camp Marriott and Goshen Scout Reservation. Ryan

has been a Commissioner and was the Assistant Director of Food Service

Will Eaton will be returning to Camp Bowman in the summer of 2014. Will is originally from Montgomery County Maryland and has worked as an Aquatics

Director and Camp Facilities Director. He is currently a teacher in San Francisco, CA. This will be his second summer as Camp Director.

Jonathan Zimmerman will be returning to Camp Olmsted this summer. Jona-than is from Vienna, Virginia and has worked at Camp Olmsted since he was a CIT. He’s been a Commissioner and the Program Director before becom-

ing the Camp Director last summer. He is also working on his Bachelor’s degree at Penn State University. This will be his second summer as

Camp Director.

will be Ben’s fi fth year serving as Camp Director.will be Ben’s fi fth year serving as Camp Director.

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Do you want to go to Philmont or Summit in 2014 or know of someone who does but can’t find a crew? The NCAC High Adventure Committee is your answer! Every year we send adults and youth from all over the Council to High Adventure Bases and we still have some room in 2014 for Philmont and Summit!

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

Are you planning on taking a crew to Philmont or Northern Tier for High Adventure? If so, then a Lenhok’sin Trek is a great way to prepare your crew for the challenges ahead! If you weren’t planning on doing a National High Adventure Base Camp, then Lenhok’sin High Adventure is nonetheless a fantastic way for seasoned scouts and scouters to have the opportunity experience high adventure close to home.

Choose from a variety of outposts like the Historical Outposts where you can relive the adventures of a bygone era, while being immersed into the culture and crafts of the period. If adrenaline pumping fun is what you are after, then look no further than the Technical Outdoor Outposts. For a lot of splashing fun with your crew, our Aquatics Outpost boasts a new fleet of Stand-up Paddle-boards to give you that different perspective on the water, and while kayaking you can take-in the breathtaking views surrounding Lake Merriweather. Finally, if you really want to see what you are made of and reach new heights, sign up for the COPE course and see how your crew fairs on the myriad of high element challenges. Crews can also choose to do a One-Day Whitewater Trip on the Upper James River in either: a canoe, kayak or tube.

There are a great variety of outpost options and combinations for your crew to choose from on their trek, not to mention the all the camaraderie of the backpacking experience and the chance to summit the 5 Peaks of Goshen Scout Reservation. Email lenhoksin@gmail.com for more information, and “like” us on Face-book at www.facebook.com/lenhoksin to keep up-to-date with what’s going on at Lenhok’sin.

Troop 111 from Arlington was the top NCAC troop and a very close second overall at the 37th Annual Maryland Scout Orienteering Championships at Broad Creek Scout Reservation a couple miles from the Pennsylvania border on Nov. 2.

Over 20 NCAC troops plus units from PA, NJ, and the Baltimore area contributed 600 Scouts who did training and several orienteering courses,including Score Orienteering, where 16 troops recieved over 800 points, breaking the old record of 11 from 2003. A number of Venturing Crew members and Girl Scouts also took part. Nearly half of the over 900 on site camped at least one night.

Daniel Bachman and Kenneth Worden from Troop 111 finished a close second out of 315 scouts in the older category, edging out two PA scouts in third and two Baltimore area scouts in fourth. Fifth place went to Matthew Halverson and Hollis Ma from Rock-ville’s Troop 1434, seventh to Paul Abel and Aaron Barnes of Gaithersburg Troop 318. Will Hofer of 111 was fifth in the advanced category with a time of 63 minutes for a 4.6 kilometer course as SPL Henry Sault led 111 to the top NCAC showing.

In the younger category, Gemma Roberts and Anna Nowalk from Arlington Girl Scout Troop 5837 in third place were the top finishers out of 247 scouts. Joe Adams and John Simmons from Centreville, VA Troop 30 were seventh. In the overall troop competition, Kensington Troop 439 was 8th, Rockville Troop 1450 9th, and Arlington Troop 648 10th out of 68 units.

The 13th place finisher in the younger category at this event in 1979, Chip Zawislak, now the Wood Badge-trained Scoutmaster of Troop 903 in Calvert County, gave a brief address at the opening ceremony outlining how his scout skills had assisted him greatly when the woman in the hallway in front of him received a stomach wound from the Sept.

16, 2013 Navy Yard shooting. Chip’s moving message urged those present to recognize the value of scout skills including the first aid he did on the building’s roof before the patient was rescued and later recovered.

This event for 2014 will be at Patuxent River Park near Upper Marlboro on Oct. 25 (Oct. 24-26 if you are camping); search on orienteering at www.BaltimoreBSA.org in 2014 for more details (and for full results from 2013) or email DaveLinthicum@earthlink.net.

NCAC’s highly popular and well-run annual Scout orienteering day with instruction for beginners and fun map races will be on March 29, 2014 at Little Bennett Park; see http://www.scoutorienteering.com/events/2014-03-29Flyer_NCAC.pdf or contact Jim Chaplin at jhchaplin@comcast.net.

Public orienteering events (Great Falls, Mason Neck, Wheaton, Greenbelt, Prince Wil-liam Park, Manassas, Rosaryville, Fountainhead, Westmoreland, Leesburg) are listed at http://qocweb.org. That site has a downloadable map for the permanent beginner-intermediate orienteering courses available anytime at Little Bennett Park near Clarksburg (http://www.qocweb.org/content/permanent-courses.)

Since our First Annual Scout Orienteering Championships in 1977 with 62 scouts, there have been 17,065 scouts that have taken part, an average of over 500 scouts per year since 1981.

The trails at Broad Creek that we all used for this event need your help!....Contact a camp ranger about which parts most need hedge shears (briars!) and sawing work.

Recommended for Adult advisors & crew leaders and any group going to Philmont in 2014

In-depth training for adult leaders and their roles in a Philmont Crew

Recommended for Adult advisors & crew leader and all NCAC Units going to National High Adventure Bases in 2014

Camp William B. Snyder, 6100 Antioch Road, Haymarket, VA 20169

High Adventure Committee

Lenhok’sin High Adventure “The Philmont of the East”

111 Excels at MD Orienteering Day

Philmont Crew Fundamentals

January 12, 2014

Outdoor Adventures

Skills Training (all high adventure bases)

March 8, 20148 a.m - 4p.m

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BSA has an enviable safety record when it comes to conducting swimming and boating activities. This is due in large part to the safety guidelines that all lead-ers must follow when conducing aquatics activities. Safe Swim Defense training is required for any leader supervising unit swimming activities. Safety Afloat training is mandatory for supervisors of canoeing, rafting or any boating activities. Both of these must be renewed every two years.

The courses are available online at myscouting.org and will also be offered at

the University of Scouting on February 22. The in-person training offers interaction with a knowledgeable instructor who can answer any of your questions.

BSA has six aquatic activity awards that are not part of the advancement system. These awards are designed to introduce participants to an aquatics activity or, in the case of the Mile Swim award, promote physical fitness. All awards can be earned by either youth or adult members. Several of these awards, like Snorkeling BSA, Scuba BSA and Mile Swim, can be done as indoor programs during the winter season. The boating based awards – Boardsailing BSA, Kayaking BSA and the new BSA Standup Paddleboarding are good summertime activities.

Award requirements can be found at http://www.bsaseabase.org/licensing/sitecore/content/Home/OutdoorProgram/Awards.aspx toward the bottom of the page,the sec-tion looks like this:

BSA Swimming & Water Rescue train-ing provides BSA leaders and older youth with information and skills to prevent, recognize, and respond to swimming emergencies during unit swimming activi-

ties. It expands the awareness instruction provided by Safe Swim Defense training. BSA Paddle Craft Safety training expands Safety Afloat training to include the skills

and knowledge needed for a unit leader to confidently supervise canoeing or kayaking excur-sions on flat water. Both these courses are offered at Camp Snyder on a monthly basis. Reg-istration information is available on www.ncacbsa.org/aquatics.

Safe Swim Defense and Safety Afloat

Aquatics Activity Awards

Aquatics Supervision Courses

This year marked the fourth year for Scuba-Jam. Scuba-Jam is a high adventure activity for Scouts 11 and older located in a quarry in Lake Rawlings,Va. It is great practice for Sea Base with waters teeming with largemouth bass and sunfish you can feed by hand. Underwater attractions activities include a

sunken Blackhawk helicopter, a school bus that are perfect platforms for handstands and you can even play basketball! Other activities include junkyard wars where you are shown a structure made out of PVC pipes on land and you have to reconstruct it from memory in 20 minutes underwater.

Notes from your NCAC Aquatics Committee

The Scouter DigestVA Scuba-Jam 2013

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SCOUTING NEW SALUTETO SCOUTING

EVENT FOR 2014!

BEACH JAM

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SPRING • MAY 16-18, 2014

FALL • SEPTEMBER 12-14, 2014

Beach Jam celebrates scouting with a one-of –a-kind beach camping adventure with Morey’s Piers and the famous Wildwood Boardwalk as a backdrop. Here’s a look at some Beach Jam highlights:

• World Class Amusement Piers filled with exciting rides and attractions

• Camping on Wildwood’s famous beach

• Swap Tent - bring your pins, buttons, crafts and get set to swap!

• Live entertainment

• Beach bonfire

• Delicious catered meals

• Free Boardwalk Tram Rides

FOR INFORMATION VISIT WWW.MOREYSPIERS.COM OR EMAIL US AT BEACHJAM@MOREYSPIERS.COM • 609-522-3900 EXT. 1195

Morey’s Piers is delighted to announce a new scouting event that fea-tures admission to our amusement piers AND beachfront water parks. Mark your troop calendar now for Saturday, July 12, 2014, and plan to enjoy a fun-filled day on the famous Wildwood Boardwalk.

And, as a way to say THANK YOU to scout councils, Morey’s Piers will donate $1 for every registered scout to the council that supports their troop.

Plus, your admission includes a catered luncheon, live entertainment, and a commemorative gift! (You must register in advance to receive your commemorative gift.)

Register by May 31st for the best savings!

JULY 12, 2014

Designed for younger scouts - Cub Scouts, Brownies and Daisies - Beach Bop offers all the fun of Beach Jam wrapped into one day! And as a special bonus, Beach Boppers get to enjoy a splashing good time in Raging Waters water park. Your Beach Bop adventure includes:

• Admission to Raging Waters water park

• Admission to the amusements on Morey’s Piers

• A kid-friendly lunch served in our beachfront catering pavilion (next to Raging Waters)

MAY 31, 2014

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Exploring

Exploring is all about getting hands-on experience with experts in their field. Law Enforcement Explorers from around the Council met on 11/16 at Camp William

B. Snyder to experience first hand what careers in law enforcement are all about. Explorers participated in Domestic Violence investigation drills, tracked speeders

on Antioch Road, learned how the Federal Bureau of Investigation handles evidence and experienced what it means to be a FBI crisis negotiator.

This Explorer is getting a hands-on demnstration on how to discourage drivers from speeding by utlizing radar technology with guidance from real police officers.

Law Enforcement Exploring Event

11/16 – 11/17Camp Snyder

NCAC has started a number of Exploring Clubs during 2013. An offshoot of Exploring, the clubs provide job awareness and career exploration along with plenty of fun to middle school boys and girls; they were driven by the U.S. Department of Education’s call for more career exploration at the middle-school level.

The first Exploring Club in our Council was chartered to the Stafford County School District during the fall of 2013. Presently, it serves 72 eighth grade students and boosts their awareness of career clusters such as business, law enforcement, medical, fire ser-vices and skilled trades. Since then, three more Explorer Cubs have also been started in the Prince George’s District focusing on STEM with supplemental monthly activities to be offered through the NCAC STEM Van and STEM committee.

As more youth become aware of these careers opportunities and Exploring, it is our hope that new Explorer Posts will be started as well. Building relationships between posts and clubs has the added benefit that high school Explorers mentor younger students and, in turn, these middle school students feed the post with new members.

If you are interested in finding out more about Exploring Clubs or how you can start one in your district, contact your District Executive.

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 the council.

Students interested in or looking to pursue a career in television or modern media web, are invited to join the new Explorer Post 1921 hosted by Montgomery Community Media (TV).

Renee Wasco is on the road to her dreams, at the age of 14, she joined Post 1120 Holy Cross Hospital, and in her free time, trained to become an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR).

Students looking to pursue a career in Veterinary Science, Veterinary Medicine, Animal Care and Well-Being are invited to join the new Explorer Post hosted by MCPAW (Montgomery County Partners of Animal Well-Being).

Grant Thomas of Alexandria, Virginia, has been hard at work with the help of the Colonial membership committee to start a brand new unit—a Fire and Emergency Medical Services Explorer Post!

Exploring Now Offers a Middle School Program

IMPACT! Preforming Arts Explorer Post

Televison & Modern Media Explorer Post

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Explorer Post

Veterinary / Pet Care Explorer Post

Fire and Emergency Medical Services Explorer Post

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Venturing

By Lauren Brown, President NCAC-VOA

The cold weather and wind didn’t deter Venturers from visiting the National Mall this November. The NCAC-VOA held their fall event, “Venturers Take Over DC”, with over 40 Venturers in attendance.

The event was a photo scavenger hunt, where teams of six Venturers took pictures of and with crazy and zany landmarks around DC. “Exploring DC was really fun; we got to see more than we usually do on field trips and stuff,” one Venturer said after finishing her trek. Each group was given a list of items to take pictures of, and when they were done the NCAC-VOA officers judged the pictures (each item was assigned 2 points) to find a winner. We would like to give a warm congratulations to Crew 1372 from Bull Run District! All teams did very well, and we plan on using their pictures for promotions in the near future!

Venturers Take Over Washington, DC

Local Sea Scouts participating in the Sea Scout Eastern Seaboard Nygard Memorial Weekend returned as the Regatta Champions for the seventh time this year. The effort and nautical expertise of Ship 1942’s well behaved teenagers was supported by a cast of dozens of parents. Below is Ship 1942’s post-victory photo with Monsignor Brady.

Nygard Regatta

2013 NCAC Powder Horn Resource Course a Great SuccessNCAC held its sixth Powder Horn training

course the weekend of August 22 – 25, 2013. For the first time, Powder Horn was offered to youth, not just adults. During this jam-packed extended weekend at Camp William B. Snyder, NCAC certified 37 adult participants and 8 youth participants, representing 14 NCAC districts, six councils, and three of the four BSA regions (Northeast, Southeast and Central), for the Powder Horn Award.

Powder Horn is a resource course designed to introduce Scouting’s adult leaders, and now youth leaders, to the

program possibilities for their unit. The purpose of this course is to educate the youth and adult leaders about specific high adventure skills, to connect them to resources to deliver those skills, and to get them excited about delivering those skills in an exciting and challenging way to their youth.

Originally based on the Venturing Ranger Award requirements, the course exposes participants to a variety of outdoor/high adventure activities including horseback riding, wilderness first aid, emergency

preparedness, land navigation, leave-no-trace, wilderness survival techniques, ecology, hunting and fishing, lifesaver, mountaineering, orienteering, Project COPE, scuba, shooting sports, and watercraft (kayaks, canoes and small sailing vessels). Each of these activities are conducted by expert consultants who provided the participants with hands-on guidance to help them to plan, conduct, and lead adventurous activities upon their return to their units.

Thanks for a job well done to Course Director Steve Wolf and his able staff: Dave

Post, George Costigan, Ken Davis, John Wolfgang, Bryan Graham, Rich Golling, Nick Tate, Damon Allen, Lee Cass, Carol Cass, Lynn Kaltwasser, Julia Farr and Vicki Crowe.

Thanks as well to the NCAC professional staff for their support, including Reggie Cahoon, Josh Clements, Aaron Chusid, Don Durbin, Margee Egan and Sue Hogan.

The next course is scheduled to be held August 21-24, 2014. Look for registration to open at University of Scouting.

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Marriott Scout Service Center9190 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20814301-530-9360

Don DurbinProgram DirectorDon.Durbin@Scouting.org

Margee EganProgram SpecialistMargee.Egan@Scouting.org

Www.BoyScouts-NCAC.org/training

University of Scouting

Training

The second session of this fall’s Wood Badge began much like the fi rst session – with rain. Fortunately, the rain moved out and we enjoyed a beautiful fall weekend.

From their own feedback as well as the observations made by the staff, it was a mountain-top experience for all. Much was learned and experienced. What started on the opening of the fi rst session as a group of attendees at yet another Council-sponsored training ended as a real troop with real functioning patrols. It was magical!

Besides character development and values, Scouting is all about making memories fi lled with authentic connections.

And now it’s your turn!

Spring 2014May 2 - 4 & June 6 - 8Greg Boyette, Course DirectorFall 2014September 4 - 6 & October 9 - 11Jim Ashe, Course Director

University of Scouting is a supplemental training opportunity for all adult Scout leaders. It is the only time during the year where you can fi nd, all in one place, a wide variety of helpful training opportunities in all program areas (Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venture Scouts, Varsity Scouts, District, and Council). Whether you are new to the program or a veteran of many years, there is always something new to learn at University of Scouting.

• The College of Cub Scouting Science provides a wide variety of courses from pack administration to planning for an outdoor program.

• The College of Boy Scouting Science provides an exciting variety of troop, patrol and outdoor planning supplemental courses to help manage the challenges of a great troop experience.

• The College of Adventure Scouting Science is an interesting combination of courses for those who are wish to learn more about Scouting’s “senior” level programs and the challenges of an active high adventure experience.

• The College of Elective Programs offers many “general studies courses” that cut across all the programs. Just about everything from diversity and special needs to using technology can be found in the Elective Programs.

• The College of Distance Learning offers our Scouters the ability to enrich their understanding of Scouting and its programs while enhancing their skills through an online experience. This College resolves confl icts for our religiously observant Scouters as well as those with personal or professional confl icts who fi nd themselves unable to physically attend the University each year.

• Standalone Courses are those that are BSA national syllabus courses such as BALOO, VLSC(Y), VLSC(A), VCLST, or are courses that lead to certifi cation recognized and/or needed by the BSA. Note that standalone courses may not meet any degree requirements in any College.

All these opportunities are available at the University for learning how to better serve our young people!

Date: February 22, 2014 from 7:30AM to 5:00PM at Hayfi eld Secondary School 7630 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA. Sign-up will be online in January.

Wood Badge 2014 The cost of a college degree—————-$30

Spending the day with 700 of your Scouting friends———————————PRICELESS!!!!

Three colleges support your education and your specific program area: 1. The College of Cub Scout Science 2. The College of Boy Scout Science 3. The College of Adventure (Varsity, Venturing and Exploring) 4. …….as well as Electives (available to all program areas & Colleges)

Tuition: $45.00/*Pre-Register by 2/15/2014 $30

University of Scouting February 22, 2014

7:30 A.M.—5:00 P.M.

Hayfield Secondary School 7630 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA

Early Bird by February 15, 2014

This course is aimed at all adults working with older youth regardless

of program (Venture Patrol, Varsity Scout, Venturing Crew, or Explorer Post).

The target audience are leaders planning

High Adventure treks at back country venues

not supported by BSA infrastructure; however, units

planning to attend High Adventure bases supported by BSA will find this course useful, inasmuch as unit shakedowns will, most likely, take place in venues not supported by BSA infrastructure.

Back Country Outdoor Leader Skills is of-fered by the Council Training Committee as an optional follow-on to the basic course, Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills. Its goal is to provide adult leaders with an overview of such topics as:

•Working with Older Youth•Wilderness First Aid Overview•Personal Hygiene•On-the-trail Tips•Risk Management•Terrain Awareness & Land Navigation•Cooking & Clean-up•Leave No Trace•Leadership Team-building

& Development•Resources•Crew Equipment Needs•Equipment Maintenance•Personal Equipment Needs

Course Fee: $40NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA COUNCIL

C o u r s e o f f e r i n g s

Spring 2014Part 1: Sat 3/15 @ 8 AM–5 PM

Aldersgate United Methodist Church1301 Collingwood Rd, Alexandria, VA

Part 2: Sat–Sun, 4/12–13 @ 7:30 AM

Camp Highroads, Middleburg, VA

Fall 2014 (Sunday Friendly!)Part 1: Sat 9/27 @ 8 AM–5 PM

Huntington, MD

Part 2: Fri–Sat, 10/24–25 @ 7:30 AM

La Plata, MD

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Part 1 CLASSROOM — Addresses ways to effectively work with older youth and covers the detailed preparation and planning that must be done before you go out including risk management. Summarizes the personal and crew equipment used for lightweight camping. Plans are also made for the weekend overnight session.

Part 2 OVERNIGHT — Participants will practice core leader skills for the outdoor program—Leave No Trace, navigation (map & compass plus gPS), terrain awareness, expedition menu planning and food preparation, stove and stove maintenance, wilderness first aid issues, expedition health and hygiene, team building.

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Don’t Be This Guy!

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Help inspire the next generation to explore Mars, developed renewable energy, cure diseases or create revolutionary new technologies. Become a Nova counselor or Supernova mentor. Nova is a new BSA initiative to promote STEM in Scouting. Nova counselors and Supernova mentors are needed in each district to assist Scouts in earning

awards. Nova counselors do not need any previous STEM experience, but must register as a counselor.

The Supernova award i s a super io r achievement and requires the mentor to have a background in STEM. To register, please contact your district’s STEM Coordinator or visit www.NCACBSA.org/STEM for more information.

To promote STEM and the Nova program, a van full of STEM activities is available to visit district events. Youth can participate in hands-on programs such as building rockets, studying DNA, or examining geodes. Please contact your District

STEM Coordinator to set up events with the van.

A minimum of 25 youth are requested for a STEM Van visit. Also check out our STEM page at www.NCACBSA.org/STEM for more information.

The NCAC STEM team will be participating in the nation’s largest STEM Expo in Washington, DC, 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.

During a November Pack meeting, Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts in Pack ??? explored levers.

A lever is a simple machine that makes work easier for use and involves moving a load (resistance) around a pivot (fulcrum) using force (effort).

The Scouts entered the “levers room” to learn about the different classes of levers and how they are used in science, technology and society.

At the end of the activity, Scouts made their own catapults and shot aluminum foil balls around the room. They also discussed possible improvements to their designs and evaluated their machine’s effectiveness with other objects such as crumpled paper balls, marshmallows, pennies and other small objects.Scout Ameen Aloulou in middle, with father Aloulou Fawzi (left) and EIA

Administrator Adam Sieminski (right) at EIA’s event.

STEM Science | Technology | Engineering | Mathematics

The Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) second annual Boy and Girl Scout Merit Badge/Patch Day was a huge success, with 100 Scouts taking part in the October 26 event. EIA and Energy Department volunteers helped with logistics and taught Scouts about energy, electricity and nuclear science. The most popular experiment was the “mouse trap” reactor, which showed Scouts what goes on inside a nuclear power reactor.

To demonstrate nuclear fission, 100 ping pong balls were placed on top of 100 mouse traps inside a clear box. A Scout then dropped a ping pong ball in the mass of mouse traps, creating a chain reaction that set off all traps within two seconds. EIA Administrator Adam Sieminski told the Scouts it was “important that your generation is knowledgeable about energy [because] without energy, our daily lives would involve enormous hardship.”

The General Dynamics STEM Lab had an electrifying grand opening. The General Dynamics lab, located at Camp William B. Snyder, is promoteing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and the Nova program throughout Scouting.

“Fun with Circuits” was held at the lab on December 7 as Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts explored the world

of circuitry. Scouts used LEDs to ready their Arduino spaceship and engage the ship’s hyperdrive. They explored resistance by making music with electronic components and fruit, and built circuits that changed colors based on varying light levels. Cub Scouts worked on the Science is Everywhere Nova Award, and Boy Scouts worked on the Electronics, Electricity, and Programming merit badges.

EIA Teaches Scouts to “Be Prepared” with Energy

Grand Opening of General Dynamics STEM Lab

Nova Counselors and Mentors

Bring the STEM Van to Your District!

USA Science and Engineering Festival

STEM at Pack Meetings

Coke Eruption!Instructions:

Science:

1.2.3.

The following experiments will teach you how to make a soda volcano.

Place the bottle of Coke on the ground outside or in a sink. This will make a mess!

Take off the cap only when ready to add the Mentos. What is happening? This is not a chemical reaction like when

you combine baking soda and vinegar. If you were to open the bottle of Diet Coke and let it sit until it was fl at and then added the Mentos, not much would happen. The reaction is all about the bubbles. When soda is made, CO2 is dissolved into the liquid, which gives it the fi zz. When you open a bottle, you usu-ally see bubbles rise to the top. If you pour the soda into a cup, what do you see? Where do the bubbles form? Do they form in the middle or the sides? Bubbles usually form on the bottom and sides of cups. This is because there are tiny little scratches and imperfections on surfaces of cups. The dissolved gas is all throughout the soda. These little sites give the gas a place to gather, grow, and overcome the weight of the liquid. When the bubbles are large enough, they can rise to the top of the glass. Just like we cannot see all the little scratches on the surface of a cup, we cannot see that the surface of the Mentos is rough. The Mentos gives the dissolved gas a place to form bubbles.

Put at least one Mentos in the soda bottle and get ready to stand back! (You can try to put more than one Mentos in, but if you are not quick enough the reaction will just push the Mentos out of the bottle and you will be soaked.)

Science:Science:

Basic supplies: A bottle of Diet Coke(any size)

A pack of Mentos (any flavor)

Put at least one Mentos in the soda Put at least one Mentos in the soda

STEM Coordinator Jackie Duff showing Council staff how how the experiment is done right! For more experiments visit ncacbsa.org/STEM

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Eagle Scout Awards

Name Unit# Name Unit# Name Unit# Name Unit#

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 Feb. 26, 2013 and Jun. 1, 2013. LEGEND: E=Post, P=Crew, R=Ship, S=Troop, T=Team

Ackerman-Echeverria, Nicholas J. S 1978Adams, Jacob Allen S 893Adusumilli, Teja S 998Allen, Thomas Andrew S 1397Allen, Jr., Mark Christian S 111Anderson, Matthew Clifford S 1115Aramayo, David Carlos S 1400Arnold, Jeffrey Allen S 1429Arunkumar, Apoorva S 1154Bailey, Andrew Kyle S 1158Baker, Jack Leonard S 1865Baker, Noah Ray S 1195Baker, Braden Kye S 1106Baker IV, Homer Floyd S 1131Banfield, Quinn Abinadi T 1183Barry, Ian Michael S 924Beard, Thomas Foscue S 1094Beaty, Ryan G. P 1374Beil, Tyler Anthony S 35Bender, Christopher Vadim S 1365Bennett, Michael Hideki S 1814Best, Calum David S 2215Bielamowicz, Nicholas James S 1916Blackwood, Charles Read S 706Blasz, Gregory Taylor S 152Block, Steven G S 91Bommer, Kent S 1577Boose IV, Donald W S 140Boston, Justice Nakeem S 1869 Blackhawk Bourne, Graham Ryne P 872Bouveron, Conor Martin S 1995Bowlus, Andrew Palmer S 2215Bowman, Nathaniel Patrick S 268Boyle, Michael Patrick S 608Boyle, Sean Patrick S 50Bradfield, Connor William S 111Brodell, Thomas Jarrett S 1066Brodie, Seth Cameron P 1945Bunting, Ian Joseph S 1104Burke, David Milon S 962Campbell, Mark Joseph S 1550Campion, Paul John S 466Canterbury, Garrett Brian S 1115Cardone, Michael Andrew S 2010Carolan, Liam Patrick S 987Carpenter, Ryan James S 581Casasola, Alexander Marker S 100Cerrito, Justin Francis S 1792Cestone, Russell Walter S 856Champ, Aaron Lee S 1195Chun, Matthew S 461Claeys, Brian Stephen S 167Clark, Sean Tomas S 1131Clark, Brendan McPherson S 706Clark, Joseph William S 489Clavelli, Nathan Alexander S 1575Cobb, Spencer Guy S 167Cochran, Andrew Thomas S 325Cohen, Zachary Seth S 20Coleman, Walter James S 1550Colonna, Michael John S 682

Colwell, Maxwell Law S 206Coppock, James Lawrence S 349Cormack, William Girard S 1533Costner, Joseph Gary S 1539Cressman, Andrew Joseph S 1143Crews III, John Grasty S 106Culpepper, Matthew S 157 Alexander Curling, Chase Anthony S 295Cushanick, Scott Nicholas S 581Cute, Connor Benton S 1113Daly, Nicholas S S 152Darron, Henry Lee S 1717deCamp, William Draper S 1313DeGraba, Thomas Dominic S 944Del Vecchio, Andrew Joseph S 1094DellaFera, Andrew P 1195Delpizzo, John Richard S 980Denning, Jared Walter P 1147Dick, Tyler Wayne S 198Dinh, Patrick Vo S 1344Dixon, Kenneth Cooper S 270Dixon, David Tarik S 1657Drake, Richard Snowdon S 152Dubberly, Nathaniel Rulon S 1422Dunning, Michael John Lee S 856Earl, Jacob Stephen P 94Eberly, Alexander Reed S 957Ehreth, Caleb John S 893Einsenhower, Reece William S 1158Epstein, Benjamin S 667Escobar, Vincent Michael S 39Esper, John Reagan S 1101Everhart, David Gardiner S 2970Farnese, Tyler James S 422Farnsworth, Steele William P 1508Farson, David William Francis S 1509Feichtl, Blake Elliot S 682Ferris, Kyle Connor S 859Finn, Kevin Joseph S 106Fisher, Ian Austin S 1539Fisher, Robert Stewart S 869Fisher, Matthew William Durkin S 706Fletcher, Khai Anthony Nicale S 96Floyd, Matthew Scott S 888Flynn, Joseph Arthur S 1577Fox, Robert Hamilton S 1023Francis, Tagg Edwin P 953Freeman, Justin Nathaniel S 403Fried, Joshua Charles S 1137Frizzelle, Robert Thomas S 688Furlong, Benjamin Jude S 666Fusco, Jacob Kim S 781Gallagher, James Daniel S 857Gallagher, Connor A S 1023Gallaher, James Patrick S 63Garcia, Lino Jorge Reynes S 628George, Brennan Kelly S 1430Gianopoulos, Mark Zeno S 140Gibson, Liam Dineen S 706Gigena, Jeremy Walter P 1173Glad, Samuel Aaron P 1183Goldberg, Kevin Aaron S 152

Gonzalez, Diego Alonso S 995Goodrich, Brent Mark S 420Goodwine, Lamar Najay S 1575Graves, Ryan Christopher S 1427Green, Samuel Joseph S 1865Greene, Noah Robert S 996Gregory, Garrett Michael S 100Grenier, Zachary Golden S 628Gress, Nathanael Marsden S 1300Griesemer III, Jeremiah Deuel S 792Grimaldi, Alexander Raymond S 380Gruebele, Andre Pastoriza S 624Gugliotta, Peter John S 969Gupta, Sparsh S 1346Gwynn, David Robert S 581Hagberg, Nathaniel James P 1168Hagen, Sean M P 743Hall, Taylor Lewis S 179Hamilton, Cory Lee S 1865Hamilton, Joseph Attanasio S 681Hanna, Thomas Caldwell S 654Harper, Robert James S 1363Harris, Matthew Hugo Borden S 1978Haselden, Andrew Duncan S 1321Haselden, Geoffrey E. M. T 1106Hatcher, Louis Anthony S 683Hawkins, Michael William S 1187Hayden III, Roger Alexander S 496Hayes, Michael Patrick S 683Heitman, Evan Thomas S 1983Hemphill, Tucker Jonathan S 61Hernandez, Esteban Eligio S 1083Hild, Thomas David S 1978Hillenbrand, Steven Paul S 608Hillman, Matthew Scott S 1812Hippe, Kenneth Malcolm S 1983Ho, Timothy S 207Hoernig, Jensen Christian S 1130Hoffman, Gavin Clayton S 1128Hoitt, Eugene Liam P 617Holbrook, John Bradford S 13Holbrook, Andrew Wilkes S 13Holl III, Frank Anthony S 908Hooper, Harry Landen S 1539Horne, Jared Weslin S 1378Horton, Derrick James S 118Howell, Thomas Jay S 72Huang, Brian Abbott S 773Hudson, Shawn Michael S 688Huffman, Andrew Jacob S 191Huggins, Hunter Maxwell S 853Hummer, Thomas Grady S 516Hummer, Brian Christopher S 1550Hurley, Jesse Wayne S 1559Hwang, Aaron Matthew S 773Ipsan, William Isaacs S 1115Jain, Yash S 158Janke, Justin Alan LS 0Jensen, Jr., David Whitney S 681Johnson, Ryan Kost S 688Jones, Bryan Matthew S 1237Joyce, Owen Robert Glover S 1966Jung, Adam Wolff S 1450

Kalyvas, Nicholas Joseph S 7369Kay, Ian Christopher S 781Keegan, Kevin Michael S 1352Keitelman, Paul S 688Keith, Ryan James S 1966Kelly, Justin Michael Newman S 1038Kelly, Sean Patrick Jude S 940Kendall, Grant David S 980Keppeler, John Edward S 244Kettl, Robert James Kenji S 1396Kim, Joshua Yongkwang S 682Kinneer, Matthew Ryan S 789Kittka, Alexander Charles S 961Knoll, Christopher David S 913Koch, John Brandon S 14Krakie, Stephen Damien S 857Krauss, Nathaniel Hampton S 161Kropp-Sullivan, Andrew S 51Kulkarni, Arun Narayan S 1023Kunzer, Ryan Charles S 884La Marca, Trevor Caleb S 144LaChance, John Wesley S 224Lackie, Caleb Joseph S 21Laney, William S 13Larsen, Mark Lewis P 601Lash, Glen Matzinger S 1115Lawler, Brendan John S 1094Lawler, Benjamin Talbot S 1115Lawton, Stephen Nehemiah S 1657Ledbetter, Daniel Thomas S 413Leibach, Wade William S 572Liddell, Daniel Gray S 1983Limber, Joseph Patrick S 295Litten, Brandon Jung S 1321Lockwood, Robert Dakota S 1533Lockwood, Brandon David S 516Long, Jacob Tynan S 177Louchen, Robert Bruce S 600Louden, Gavin Lawrence S 793Loving, Everett Arthur S 14Lowe, Jack Dayton S 1523Lukens, Hart Alexander S 1919Luong, Gary Tin P 1789Lutz, Jacob Isaac S 303Maheshwari, Pranav Paresh S 998Maleski, Alexander S 681 Konstantine Malyala, Sahith Reddy Sai S 1154Martin, Brendan Charles S 1970Matthes, Connor Manuel S 1313May, Robert Alejandro S 681Maze, Christopher Robert S 1023McBride, Wyatt Carter S 1525McCafferty, Owen Edward S 1430McClellan, Brady William Bell S 157McConnell, Ian Michael S 1023McFarlane, Jared Hyrum P 807McGann, Thomas Michael S 1812McGarvey, Jr., Francis J S 429McGovern, Daniel James S 1550McGovern, Brendan James S 135McKennedy, Lukas Gregory S 1995McMullin, Willard Raymond S 888

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Eagle Scout AwardsName Unit# Name Unit#

Name Unit# Name Unit#

McRae, Conor Stephen S 268McVay, Benjamin Ivan S 343Meagher, Matthew Thomas S 792Meeks, Nolan Fox S 1523Miller, Ronald Francis P 142Miller, Jacob Stephen S 1158Miller, Thomas Rhodes S 1978Minchew, John R. S 998Minke, Adam James S 884Mitchell, Michael Augustus S 255Morrison, Benjamin Phoenix S 666Morrison, Matthew Thomas S 1221Mortiere, Kevin Thomas S 1104Mosher, Alexander Philip S 1106Moyer III, Richard Christopher S 1250Mszar, Reed Gudeman S 670Mubarak, Asa Jamal P 1575Murphy, John Patrick S 680Najjar, Salim Nicholas S 1130Neal, Austin Curtis S 654Nelson, Joseph McCann S 840Neubarth, Kaleb Alan S 1717Ngoh, George Francis S 1410Nguyen, David Anhvu S 1794Nguyen, Geoffrey Theyen S 702Noah, Sean Brendan S 792Nolan, Daniel Edward S 1100Nwobi, Chukwudi Gabriello S 47Olson, Joshua Daniel S 1717Pahygiannis, Peter S 457Park, Erik Harriman S 1983Parker, Allen James S 295Payne III, Joseph Sanford S 1066Peake, Ryan William S 51Pedersen, Spencer Raymond S 940Perry, Connor Ryan S 1390Peters, Bradley Benjamin S 1688Petersen, Andrew James P 1374Peterson, Brian Christopher S 793Petrich, Paul John S 648Phillips, Derek James S 1313Phillips, Robert Christian S 1532Phipps, Jackson Coles S 1577Phogat, Jay S 1070Poff, Jeremiah Bryan S 957Poindexter, William S 961ChristopherPoole, Adam Joseph Charles S 298Porfi ri, Austin S 1346Post, Alberto Martin S 884Potter, Jacob Justin S 979Puckett, Maxwell Robert S 893Pulver, Kyle Martin S 1076Rackham, Philip Tomas S 608Radcliffe, Mitchell Peyton S 160Radford, Matthew David S 962Ramsperger, Sean Dylan S 1449Rawlins, Ethan Garrett P 1476Raynor, Brian E. S 886Rea, David Gregory S 1577Redgrave, George Thomas S 50Reed, David Charles S 1983Rehard, Steven Paul S 189Rehman, Yousuf Ataur S 786

Reimer, Bryan Christopher S 982Remington, Jacob Reed S 295Richards, Jared Cliff S 96Rico, Jr., Brian Lenny S 295Riedesel, Daniel Foster S 1998Riley, Peter W. S 1131Rizek, Calvin James S 1887Roche, Thomas Daniel S 2970Roddewig, Stephen Andrew S 1550Romine, Kyle Taylor S 961Rose, Anthony Michael S 17Routt, Dylan Patrick S 4077Ruane, Christopher Paul S 1131Salmons, Joseph William P 601Sam, Eric Christopher Fong S 1070Sanasack, William Max S 680Savage, Matthew Damon S 159Saylor, Zachary Dwight S 1352Schmid, James Colton S 1518Schmidt, Connor Patrick S 1919Schmidtlein, Eric Zachary S 856Schofi eld, Jacob William S 913Schulte, Chase Robert S 1345Schultz, Samuel Allyn S 893Schwanke, William Paul S 638Schwartz, Joseph K. S 859Schweiker, Garrett Vincent S 20Schwichtenberg, S 1427Matthew DaeSeshadri, Vikram S 1158Shaffer, Kurt William S 850Shaffer, Jackson Lee Kirk S 641Sharp, Charles B S 4077Shawen, Bradley Ladd S 1300Shea, Brendan Lynch S 146Sheets, Christian Randall S 121Sheldrick, Adam MacKenzie S 1422Shellenbarger, Alex Dean S 652Sherman, Jacen Fyfe S 264Shiderly, Mark Anthony S 1062Shilling, Larson Walter S 1444Shipley, Levi Michael S 962Shirsekar, Neel Sandeep S 476Shusterman, Jacob Matthew S 987Simons, Bryce Daniel S 1094Simonsen, Daniel William S 1853Smallwood, Joshua Eric S 1159Smith, Chad Eben S 761Snider, Jonathan Ellis S 207Snyder, William Mikhail S 918Song, Daniel S 698Sorensen, Trenton Chan P 1374Spangler, Micah Coldern P 949Speaker, Henry Reed S 97 RubensteinSpringer, Troy Meson S 1137Squires, Rane Patrick S 957Stalcup, William Walter S 1154Stallard, Jack Gregory S 895Stanford, Nicholas Steven S 1154Staton, Cory Frederic P 807Stepka, Andrew Kenneth S 1532Stevens, Matthew David S 982Stevenson, Shane Robert S 121

Stowell, James Allen S 982Strayhorn, Austin Alexander S 81Such, Robert Michael S 206Sugg, Cameron Robert S 1430Sullivan, Kyle Andrew S 903Sutherland, Patrick James S 996Svendsen, Eric William S 997Swentkofske, Marcus Montville S 100Sy, Keanu Emil Ching S 773Taylor, Cole S 944Terwilliger, Brian Charles S 274Tiernan, Christian Robert S 111Tigges, Joel Arthur S 39Todi, Nimish S 1143Toner, Kyle Matthew S 561Torczon, Jethro Andrew S 638Torpey, Brennan Francis S 457Tosini, Julian Lepard S 1427Touzinsky, Andrew Timothy S 295Towner, Joshua Alexander S 505Townsend, Nicholas Frederick S 90Tran, Nathan Trong-Nghia S 702Treakle, Tyler Charles S 1548Tuck, Benjamin Douglas S 1841Vachon, Jacques B S 894Van der Kaay, Christpher Paul S 792Varma, Vaughn Ketan S 1145Vazquez, Emilio Alan S 681

Villarreal, Nicolas David S 244Vince, Robert Tomas Cruz S 15Vostal, Gabriel Luke S 439Vu, William Minh-Quan S 904Wagner, Anthony Julian S 1887Wardinski, Brandon Marc S 893Weber, Michael Edward S 2970Weddell, Thomas Gregory S 1533Weeks, Justin David S 1970Weiler, Eric Poating S 856Wenger, Joseph Robert S 894Whaley, Robert Deangelo S 1657Wheaton, Frank Joseph S 995Wight, Brennan Scott S 792Wilkins, Marshall Clayton S 20Willis, Joshua David P 1167Wilmoth, Ian Hanshaw S 1572Winkelstein, Samuel Jacob S 51Womeldurf, Brian Thomas S 295Woodward, Zachary Min S 1177Wrona, Paul Dennis S 945Young, Joseph Lee S 1444Young, Daniel Gee Hung S 1978Zegel, Skylar James S 430Zeto, John Anthony S 1919Ziegler, Gregory Daniel S 1137

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Building the leaders oF tomorrowBuilding the leaders oF tomorrow

outdoor adventure is a key part of the Scouting program. Local Scouts find adventure at Goshen Scout Reservation and Camp William B. Snyder in Virginia, and Camp Howard M. Wall in the US Virgin Islands. More than 840 NCAC Scouts and leaders participated in the 2013 National Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia.

sTem Programming lets Scouts work on more than 75 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) related awards – including the new NOVA and SuperNOVA Awards – developing valuable skills that help them be prepared for future careers and Prepared. For education.

Cheerful service is a core value of Scouting. Last year NCAC Scouts and leaders performed more than 221,285 service hours, valued at over $4.8 million in service to their communities, including collecting over 800,000 pounds of food for local food banks in the 27th annual Scouting for Food.

leadership development provides lifelong benefits. A 2012 study by Baylor University called “Merit Beyond the Badge” found that Eagle Scouts are more likely than men who have never been in Scouting to:

• Have higher levels of planning and preparation skills, be goal-oriented, and network with others

• Be in a leadership position at their place of employment or local community

• Report having closer relationships with family and friends

• Volunteer for religious and nonreligious organizations

• Donate money to charitable groups

• Work with others to improve their neighborhoods

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Meritorious Award RecipientsCollin Snyder – Honor MetalAfter taking a class in 2-person

sculls at Thompson’s Boat House (Washington, DC Potomac River Boating facility), Collin and fellow competitive rowing partner Arman Darui rented a double scull, checked

in with the instructor/coach and went out on river. An error of starting stroke capsized scull and trapped both underwater about 500 yards from shore. Collin freed himself from the footholds, but Arman could not free himself (they had inadvertently rented a scull for females with smaller footholds that trapped Arman’s feet). Collin realized his friend was in trouble, and swam under the scull to free Arman’s feet. When Arman had been freed, Collin helped him to the overturned scull for fl oatation and support. Coach had recognized the boys were in trouble and rowed out to rescue and help re-right the scull. Both boys were safe when coach arrived at overturned scull.

Travis Martinez – Local Certifi cate of Merit

Father, Greg Martinez, noticed unusual situation around wood stove, determined it was chimney fi re, tried to notify wife. Travis was in room, realized family not aware, so he walked

down hall to notify rest of family (mother and two younger siblings). Mr. Travis retrieved fi re extinguisher from kitchen, Travis suggested second extinguisher from basement and retrieved when father agreed. Travis retrieved second extinguisher and set up near his father and stood by to

assist. Mother called 911 and was instructed to leave house. Travis assisted family leaving house and helped calm his brother and sister in the cold. When fi re department arrived, Mr. Martinez had fi re under control. Travis remained calm and helpful during event.

Dustin Hammett – Honor MetalJoseph A. Hammett was driving

his grandson, Dustin Hammett, on a lightly used winding country road on a cold wintry evening when he went limp and lost control of the car. The car crossed the road, rolled twice down an

embankment, ending with passenger side down. Although injured with a concussion and lacerations and fearing his grandfather dead, Dustin pushed the windshield open, crawled out and headed toward a lighted building. Finding the building unoccupied, Dustin went back to the car and fl agged down a passing motorist (a policeman in an unmarked car) and explained what had happened (the policeman noted that the car would have not been visible from the road). The policeman called for medical assistance, and an ambulance was ordered. Grandfather had had a heart attack, and both Mr. Hammett and Dustin were airlifted to regional emergency hospitals.

James Hughes, “Ike” – National Certifi cate of Merit

James IV (Ike) awoke about 4:10am and went downstairs to family room to find father (James III) in severe pain, suspecting severe heartburn, having been previously tested for heart

conditions based on family history, and nothing found. Ike got his father some OTC medication as requested. Even though his father said it was not necessary, Ike woke his mother. When she came down, James asked her to get a stronger antacid. She left to get some, leaving Ike with his father. When the new medication did not help and James started vomiting, Mrs. Hughes asked Ike to awake his sister, both to get dressed to go to the hospital. After more vomiting events, they fi nally got to the nearby hospital, where Mr. Hughes was treated for heart attack, standard treatment for the symptoms. Ike stayed calm and focused during the entire event. All credit Wolf emergency training for Ike’s actions.

Nicholas Guernsey – Metal of Merit

After being dropped off by his mother at the school to make a bus pick up schedule, Nicholas noticed that a car had gone over the curb and stopped. Investigating, Nicholas realized that someone was hurt, unresponsive and

unconscious. After confi rming that 911 had been called, Nicholas removed the victim from the car with assistance and got the victim lying down on his back. Someone placed a blanket under the victims head. Nicholas asked if someone could take a pulse and got someone to do that. After assessing the symptoms, Nicholas determined that the victim had had a heart attack and began CPR after determining that no one else knew how to use CPR. Nicholas continued applying CPR until the EMT’s arrived, determined to be about 12 minutes after the initiation of the event. All involved believe that Nicolas saved Mr. Madan’s life – he needed triple bypass surgery.

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The commissioner toolbox is a new program being developed to replace UVTS. When completed, commissioners will be able to access the commissioner toolbox via MYScouting Tools. Unit visitations and contacts will be reported via the commissioner’s toolbox and will have the capability to help unit commissioners support

unit growth related to JTE criteria, help commissioners link units to district resources, improve capability to log unit visits and will have tools for

unit rechartering.

The tentative release date for the commissioner’s toolbox is during the fi rst quarter of 2014.

Commissioner Toolbox

Commissioner’s Corner

Ed YarbroughCouncil Commissioner

In this season of challenges for Scouting, the NCAC commissioner team has remained strong, growing when all around the country commissioner strength is down. We are recognized for our excellence, but as the year draws to a close we have a chance to help NCAC do its best in its performance through the Journey to Excellence process.

The commissioners can give direct leadership to attain Gold in three areas: unit retention, member retention, and commissioner to unit ratio. Unit retention is already something to be proud of for NCAC – 76%, a monumental achievement! – and is already at the JTE Gold standard for excellence. We are also a national

leader in retaining Scouts. This year’s recharter efforts should be aimed at retaining even more Scouts and units.

We are also making strides in commissioner recruiting. At the time of this writing, we are only 16 commissioners away from reaching the JTE Gold standard for the ratio of commissioners to units served.

Please make every effort to bring a friend into commissioners and get everyone properly registered. Every assistant district commissioner who also directly serves units should verify they are registered as Unit Commissioners so we get full credit nationally for your service.

All 1,600+ units representing 50,000+ Scouts and 20,000 leaders are busy rechartering from November through February. We completely revamped the Recharter Handbook and every commis-sioner should make sure there’s a new handbook in every packet for units to use.

We do have new leader codes in the handbook but since it printed there are already more new positions in Scouting. Online registration is available (but not payments) through BeAScout.org and

the Key Three leaders in every unit can access their unit rosters and training records through their unit dashboards on My.Scouting.org, a powerful new tool that makes most relevant unit information accessible and workable by the units. The nationally maintained Unit Charter Renewal System has some functions that may not be as up to date, and remember that every youth application needs proper signatures, and every adult application needs signatures, consent form, and a Youth Protection Trained certifi cate.

The Journey to Excellence process is about to end for units and districts for 2013 and gearing up for 2014. As commissioners fi nish recharters, it is an ideal time for commissioners to visit with units, get the 2013 forms completed and turned in to the districts for safe keeping and tallying overall district scores. It’s also the perfect time to discuss with a unit what goals they want to set for 2014 JTE goals. The 2014 goals have changed for districts and units, so go to to take a good look as commissioners so you can advise your units. District JTE results form needs to be submitted to the council commissioner by February 21 so we can honor district achievements at the upcoming Council Court of Honor in April 2014.

Districts should advise units to keep a copy of their JTE forms year over year to track results and progress, and unit

forms are to be turned in an retained at the district level – NCAC only needs to know each unit’s level of achievement. Make it a celebration to honor a unit’s JTE achievements at Blue and Golds, troop courts of honor or crew events – there are patches and ribbons at the Scout Shop for all levels of 2013 JTE achievement. Information on JTE is available for all levels of Scouting at www.Scouting.org/JTE.

Commissioners are familiar with the College of Commissioner Science, an advanced annual training event that brings our NCAC commissioner staff together for a day of education and networking. This year, by request for a little variety in the format, we’re doing something different, focusing on just a few major topics that commissioners will be entrusted in the coming new Scouting year. We will have a keynote speaker, several larger plenary sessions on key topics, and have a big celebration that we are calling

a Commissioner Court of Honor for all of our commissioners who have attained milestones in their careers of service, advanced training, and recognitions of their dedication. So mark your calendars for 8 March. We’ll be at Our Saviors Way Lutheran Church in Ashburn VA for this exciting event. ACC for Commissioner Conference Susan Grunin is lending her excellent leadership to this year’s event once again. Look for more information early into the New Year.

As we have the great fortune of expanding NCAC’s outreach to serve more youth, the two Virgin Island Districts now have their own District Commissioners – Leroy Claxton of St. Thomas and Dylan Smith of St. Croix.

In the coming year, we will assist them in growing, learning, and serving the Scouts and units of St. Thomas and St. Croix. Now if the Council Commissioner can fi nagle a visit there, life would be even better!

Since the National Meeting, several new positions have emerged in Scouting. The most important for commissioners is that the old position of roundtable staff has become a new, more appropriately named position called assistant roundtable commissioner, and it has its own registration code. They report to each district’s assistant district commissioner – roundtable (itself a name change), and are the same level and standing in the

commissioner team as unit commissioners. Roundtable commissioner teams are free to visit units to encourage roundtable participation by units. Information and resources for this new commissioner position is located at www.NCACBSA.org/Roundtable .

Two other important new positions unveiled this year are the unit membership chairman, charged with the important task of building and retaining membership

in every type of Scouting unit, and the unit religious

emblems awards coordinator. Information and resources

for the unit membership chairman are found at www.

NCACBSA.org/MembershipChairman and information on

the Unit Religious Emblems Awards Coordinator is here:

www.PrayPub.org/REC.

Recharter Season Is in Full Swing

Journey To Excellence – 2013 to 2014

2014 Commissioner Conference Scheduled for March 8

Wow! There Are Commissioners in the Virgin Islands!

New Commissioner and Scouting Positions

Operation: Get Back to Gold

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

National Capital Area Council, Boy Scouts of America

Marriott Scout Service Center9190 Rockville PikeBethesda, MD 20814-3897301-530-9360www.NCACBSA.orgwww.BeAScout.orgwww.Facebook.com/NCACBSA

Contact Information

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

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

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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 the council. These youth identify, research, explore and tackle real world issues, and showcase them in a theatrical setting through thought-provoking dramatic skits, and rhythmic dance. IMPACT! inspires audiences to “act” towards a positive change and uses theatre

arts to learn and teach the skills of conflict resolution, violence prevention, tolerance, leadership development, and activism.

Recently,IMPACT! performed “A Change Gon’ Come”—a captivating multi-media play about Harriet Tubman’s quest for freedom on November 7th in Auburn New York, the resting place of Tubman, and also performed at the Irene A. Bisgrove Community Theatre of Cayuga Community College. The 18-member cast participated in the “Harriet Tubman: No Longer Underground” Symposium and also

visited the grave and home of Mrs. Tubman. IMPACT! Post 1711 is available for volunteer

service opportunities and performances at school assemblies, youth seminars, workshops, community events, church services/revivals, PTSA meetings, corporate events, festivals and etc. For more information on how to join,upcoming, more information about IMPACT! Post 1711 contact Potomac District Executive Kent Sneed at (513) 551-9262 or Kent.Sneed@Scouting.org and visit www.thefinestperf.org.

Students interested in or looking to pursue a career in television or modern media web, are invited to join the new Explorer Post 1921 hosted by Montgomery Community Media (TV). Explorer post are a division of the Boy Scouts of America and exist across the United States to give male and females students the opportunity to explore various professions, The Montgomery Community Media program will offer students hands on experiences

in producing shows using a state of the art studio and an opportunity to be trained and certified on equipment. Students will have the opportunity to use equipment in the field in real life situations and an opportunity to hold

leadership positions within the Post. This is a great way to get hands on experience

and a great way to build a college resume.

For any additional information concerning this program, upcoming meeting dates, or if you have any questions

please contact Kent Sneed, Potomac District Executive, at (513) 551-9262 or by email at Kent.Sneed@Scouting.org. Check us out on our new website www.Post1921.org .

Potomac DistrictHoly Cross Explorer Set for Take Off

Potomac District Scouting For Food Report

Explore Veterinary Science & Pet Care

Media-Savvy Explorers

Join IMPACT!

Future Home of MCPAW Explorer Post Opening Soon

Renee Wasco is much like any senior in high school,but at an early age she was drawn to the medical field and dreamed of being a trauma surgeon. On the road to that dream, at the age of 14, she joined Post 1120 Holy Cross Hospital, and in her free time, trained to become an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR).

After receiving her training, she was able to serve as an EMR to secret service members and even guests who attended presidential events. Her experiences as an EMR and at Holy Cross fed her hunger for further knowledge of the medical field and Renee soon began working towards her next goal of becoming an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). She joined the

Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad at the age of 16, and started training once more. This time during one of her classes a Maryland State Trooper, acting as a guest speaker, inspired Renee to tackle a new challenge: Air Medic. When asked what drew her to the field of medicine, Post 1120 and, more specifically, the role of Air Medic, she replied, “I want to help people at their lowest point… and to have the knowledge to be capable of saving lives.”

Renee serves as an example to the Explorers who follow in her footsteps of how Exploring can nurture and develop the minds of young people.

Hosted by MCPAWStudents looking to pursue a career in

Veterinary Science, Veterinary Medicine, Animal Care and Well-Being, or who just want to volunteer to work with the animals of the shelter and rescue, are invited to join the new Explorer Post hosted by MCPAW (Montgomery County Partners of Animal Well-Being). The MCPAW Explorer program will offer students hands on experiences in veterinary science, veterinary medicine, animal health and well-being, proper pet care, animal law and enforcement, as well as offering animal related volunteer efforts in the community.

The Explorer Post is for students 14 – 20 years of age, and the club is made up of youth in 6th -8th grade. Volunteers are also needed, to be a volunteer for this program you must be over 21. Registrations are currently being collected at each meeting for students and adult volunteers. Cost for registration into the program will be $21 per student and adult and will cover a 15-month registration into the program. The estimated additional cost for the program is about $75 per student which will help cover MCPAW Post polo shirt and other program related material.

For any additional information concerning this program, upcoming meeting dates, or if you have any questions please contact Donald Kilgore, Potomac District Director, at 301-379-9816 or by email at Donald.Kilgore@Scouting.org.

For more information on mcpaw or the shelter and rescue visit: www.mcpaw.org

On Saturday November 9, hundreds of Scouts, parents, and leaders around Montgomery County gathered to collect food items for the less fortunate in the community. At one collection point alone,volunteers loaded more than twelve tons into the truck provided by Manna Food for transport to Manna’s warehouse in Gaithersburg. Scouts, including the coed Venturing Crews, Boy Scouts from eleven to eighteen, and Cub Scouts from five to ten years of age, were joined by family members and other adult leaders at the Bolger Center and nine other collection sites to contribute some 7,200 pounds of food.

County Council Member George Leventhal noted the particular needs for food security in our county and observed that the Scouts play a significant role in making sure that those children and adults in our area have the resources that they need to “fuel” their participation in work, school, and family life in Montgomery County. Scouting leaders present on Saturday noted that the “champions” among the youth this year were Kyra Green and her Venturing Crew, which is part of the Troop 52, gathered and delivered more than 2040 pounds of food donations on Saturday.

MontgomeryPotomacA Gold Level DistrictDistrict Chair - Peter Minderman (c) 301-461-7053 (h) 301-738-7943 MindermanP@gmail.com

Commissioner - William (Joe) Shakelton (c) 301-237-1436 (h) 301-229-7255 JShakelton@aol.com

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

SenecaA Gold Level DistrictDistrict 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

White OakA Gold Level DistrictDistrict 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)

Serving Montgomery CountyA Gold Level Service Area

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

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By the time you are reading this, the packs, troops, crews, teams and ships of White Oak district will be deep into the midst of recharter – some will already have completed the task! Recharter is the annual process by which churches, civic organizations, service clubs and other chartering organizations renew their charters to operate BSA scouting units. In addition to renewing the unit charter, recharter time is when all youth and adult members (leaders) renew their membership in BSA.

While units do most of this online, turning in the paperwork and payment is done in person so that

experienced volunteer and professional leaders may check them to ensure the unit recharters and the memberships of their youth and adults are renewed properly.

Recharter turn-in day in White Oak district is Saturday, December, 14th, at Transfiguration Church (13925 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, Md.). Please make every effort to come to that turn in event.

Unit leaders picked up their recharter packets at the November Roundtable. In preparing for the Recharter turn-in, the unit leader in charge of the unit’s recharter needs to ensure that all the people the leaders THINK are registered in their unit are indeed on the list included

with their recharter packet. If they are not, they have the opportunity to go online with the internet rechartering system and enter them there. Any youth and adults added in this way will have to have a complete youth and adult application enclosed with the unit’s recharter packet at turn in. In addition, every adult in every unit will have to have completed Youth Protection Training within the past two years.

If you need help with the online rechartering system or any other part of the rechartering process, please contact your commissioner or send a message to Commissioner@WhiteOakDistrict.Org.

See you on the scouting trail!

Seneca District

White Oak District

Seneca Camporee

Time To Recharter Your Unit

Memorial Day Flowers Program

The fog and fall chill in the mid-October Friday night only added to the mix of excitement that flowed through more than 160 Webelos, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturers at the first district camporee in the newly formed Seneca District in Montgomery County.Tents popped up left and right as units checked in at historic Button Farm just outside Germantown. Working with local, county and state emergency agencies, these Scouts experienced first-hand what it would be

like to deal with the unexpected in the field. Guided by more than 60 volunteers from Gaithersburg / Washington Grove Volunteer and Germantown Volunteer Fire Departments, Montgomery County CERT (Community Emergency Response Teams), Montgomery County Emergency Operations Office, Disaster Aid USA and other professionals, as well as emergency response specialty Explorer Post 521, Scouts were first taught and then had to demonstrate understanding of field first

aid methods and emergency procedures.

Standing at a mock car crash, Scouts saw multiple victims bruised, bleeding, some with bones protruding,and had to answer questions like, “Do you think this person is hurt? In what way? What do you think you should do? Show me what you would do.”

Scouts also participated in other activities titled Disaster Aid, learning how to act in emergency situations, how to move, how

to carry another person, and how to keep yourself safe. Scouts also hiked over the $12 million Augusta Westland AW-139 to listen intently as state troopers, some whom had been Scouts themselves when they were boys, detailed their missions and equipment, including a chairlift and basket for transporting someone who is injured and needs urgent care to an infrared camera that can actually read footprints on the ground during a night search.

This spring Scouts of Troop 976 and Pack 976 participated in a new program called Memorial Day Flowers at Arlington National Cemetery. On May 26th the Boys Scouts placed roses on 64,000 graves at Arlington Cemetery honoring our nation’s war heroes. On May 27th Cub Scouts lined the entrance to the Cemetery and handed each visitor a rose to place on the grave on their loved ones.

“To see the boys honor our countries heroes in such a beautiful and simple way was very rewarding,” said Scoutmaster Andrew Zaso. “The event combined two important element of the Scouting

Program: Patriotism and Service to others. The Scouts left the cemetery that day with a greater appreciation of the sacrifice made by our soldiers to our country.”

Every year the Memorial Day Program continues to grow to cover more cemeteries and graves. Flowers are donated by companies but “Scout Power” is needed to distribute the roses. The goal is to place a rose on every grave in Arlington Cemetery in 2014. If you are interested and would like to help next Memorial Day please contact Scoutmaster Zaso at 703-255-0235 for more information.

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Hundreds of Boy Scouts and Webelos came out for the Powhatan District Fall Camporee, held in mid-October at the Meadowkirk Retreat and Conference Center in Middleburg, Virginia. Event Chairman Chuck Smith and his team of volunteers did a wonderful job of organizing a fun district event for our boys. This year’s “Amazing Race Camporee” was an experience unlike any other. In this reality-themed competition, teams raced and competed for points at various “Pit Stops.” The Order of the Arrow chapter handled food for staff and Webelos, as well as parking and health and safety. A great campfire with all of the troops putting on funny skits was held at the end of the main

day. Five Ordeal level Arrowmen sealed their membership in the order with a well thought out hike and a meaningful ceremony. Webelos had the opportunity to visit with many troops in Powhatan District, and learn what they are all about.

“I was very pleased with seeing all the Scouts in action,” said Powhatan District Director Roger Chatell, as he toured the campsites chatting with Scout leaders and Scouts. “I remember the great fun of district camporees as a Scout myself, getting to see and interact with friends in the other local troops, and that’s what this weekend is all about.”

Danny Stansbury and his wife Lillie served Pack 271 for nearly 35 years (from 1967-2002). Recently Mr. Stansbury has suffered some health problems so the Cub Scouts from Pack 271 visited Mr. Stansbury and presented him with a framed collage of photos from the Pack along with a Scouters Prayer.

The boys and their leaders, who are currently sponsored by Brook Hill United Methodist Church in Yellow Springs, plan to come back to visit and help out with some yard work or whatever else might be helpful to the Stansburys. This Good Turn exemplifies the true Spirit of Scouting and honors Mr. and Mrs. Stansbury for their legacy to Scouting.

Left to right in back: Ryan Starosta (Wolf Cub), Joe Starosta (Wolf Den leader), LeMoyne Fletcher (Cubmaster Pack 271), Robert Fletcher (Wolf Cub).

Front: Danny Stansbury (former Cubmaster Pack 271). Youth names and photos are used with the

permission of their parents.

Powhatan District

Catoctin Mountain District

Mountain WestA Silver Level Service Area

Serving Western Fairfax, Loudoun and Frederick Counties

Appalachian Trail A Silver Level DistrictDistrict Chair - Rick Rogers (h) 301-371-4744 RSRogers4@gmail.com

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

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

Catoctin Mountain A Gold Level DistrictDistrict Chair - Fred Broadrup (h) 301-228-2131 FBroadrup@comcast.net

Commissioner - Russ Ingram (h) 240-344-0516 WIngram@Bechtel.com

District Director - (w)

Goose Creek A Gold Level DistrictDistrict 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 (c) 540-376-5540 Mychal.Tamillow@Scouting.org

Powhatan A Gold Level DistrictDistrict Chair - Michael Dudzik (h) 703-956-6544 mcdudzik@yahoo.com

Commissioner - Bill Stringham (h) 703-727-3001 billstringham@hotmail.com

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

Sully A Gold Level DistrictDistrict Chair - Douglas Carlson (w) 571-643-4946 CarlsonBSA@verizon.net

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

Sully District

Former Pack 271 Cubmaster Receives Visit

Over 300 Scouts from Sully District attended the 2013 Fall Camporee held at the Flying Circus Aerodrome in Bealeton, Virginia. Fourteen of Sully District’s 18 Troops and one very large Pack were in attendance as Scouts spent two nights camping and having fun at this barnstorming airport. On Saturday they were treated to an airshow which included a parachutist, a wingwalker, and several Bi-Planes doing stunts and rolls, and more than 40 Scouts and parents took rides in some of the airplanes. Additionally, over 30 Scouts completed the Aviation Merit Badge.

Other activities included the Cardboard Airplane Flight for Distance competition; the Paper Airplane Flight for Distance competition; and the Self Propelled Rocket Launch for Distance.

First, Second, and Third place winners in each category received plaques. One Troop came out with a water balloon slingshot and had a competition shooting for accuracy at targets. Other Troops brought model rockets to shoot off. Some Scouts took advantage of the mile long compass course to help fulfill requirements for rank advancement. Pack 2011 arranged for the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club to come out and set up several telescopes for night time star gazing. The coveted Dutch oven dessert contest was a hit once again as the headquarters division adults volunteered to be judges of the finest desserts in town. Saturday night the Order of the Arrow Chapter organized and led a campfire complete with skits and songs for all. Finally, On Sunday morning it wrapped up with each Troop holding their own “Scout’s Own Service”.

On Saturday, November 9th, over 1400 youth and adults, collected over 61,100 pounds of food and personal care items. This year’s total is a significant increase from last year and the overall collection effort was supported by a large number of Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and community volunteers who worked at the Sully District collection site preparing to transport the 61,100 pounds to the Western Fairfax Christian Ministries (WFCM) Food Pantry and its offsite storage facility.

The volunteers provided a valuable and much needed service to local residents in the Western Fairfax County and the WFCM staff says that the food collected during the Scouting for Food collection will keep its shelves filled for approximately five months.

Amazing Race Camporee

2013 Fall Camporee

Sully Scouts for Food: Over 30 tons of food collected for neighbors

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This September, Goose Creek hosted their largest-ever Webelos-o-ree. There were 320 Webelos from 31 different packs, their parents, and Boy Scouts representing 10 troops in attendance at Camp Snyder.

The Webelos-o-ree is an overnight camping event designed to introduce Webelos and their parents to the fun of Boy Scouting. It started off with an opening ceremony where we raised the American, state, and our special Webelos-o-ree event flag.

From there the Webelos went on to activities run by the troops and tried out a monkey bridge, fire building, cooking, rocketry, BB/Archery shooting, knots, camping, knife safety, biscuits on a stick, and team building.

As much fun as the Webelos had participating in the events, the Boy Scouts had just as much fun teaching them.

When the activities sites closed for the day ,the second year Webelos and parents were invited to attend a “Webelos to Scout“ orientation run by Scout members of the Order of the Arrow. Meanwhile, the first year Webelos and parents attended an “Introduction to Webelos” orientation that covered how the Webelos program was set up and the activity badges.

For supper later that evening, the Webelos and their adult partners put together foil “turtle” packets of ground beef or chicken with an assembly line and managed to get over 600 people through the food line in just under 50 minutes.

The day ended around the campfire with skits and a closing, inspirational ‘Four Winds’ ceremony by the OA.

Webelos-o-ree at Camp Snyder

Scouts and Scouters Take It to the Streets

District News & ViewsAppalachian Trail District

Goose Creek District

With everyone always on the go, reaching out to parents and boys to talk about Scouting and encouraging them to join Scouting can be more and more challenging. In efforts to reach potential Scouting families, the Appalachian Trail District and its sister district, the Catoctin Mountain District attended the “In The Streets” festival hosted by the city of Frederick every second Saturday of September.

This was the third year Scouts, parents, and volunteers took part in the festival, and had games for children along with wristbands, balloons and patches to hand out. There was a Scouting Trail penny

pitch made out of recycled material, knot tying activities, and also a photo tent kids could enter.

Typically, about 15 to 40 contacts for Scouting at these events. The exciting part is the number of people that appreciate what Scouting is doing and tell us so. Just as exciting is the number of Eagle Scouts that stop at the booth to say hello and talk about Scouting. This year there were three Eagle alumni from the Troop that stopped by . Talking to others about Scouting and the fun you have taking part in it certainly has a way of lifting your spirits and making you feel good about what you do.

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On the weekend of October 5 - 6, 2013, at Camp William B. Snyder, Chain Bridge District hosted its 10th annual Cub Scout Camporall, a camporee for Cubs and their families. The theme was“Return of the Cub Lords” and followed the national Cub

Camping goal of providing a good first camping experience to all Cubs within 60 days of becoming a Scout and continuing that throughout their Scouting experience.

In all, 1,300 Cubs, family members, and volunteers from 21 Chain Bridge District Packs attended Saturday, and nearly 1,000 stayed overnight! Cubs participated in events that included sword fighting lessons with Medieval Fantasies,crossing a monkey bridge, firing at a BB range, playing dodge ball, and a Saturday night campfire with an opening by the Order of the Arrow chapter.

Scouts and their chartered organizations often go an extra mile in their community service efforts and this is just one example. Scouting for Food, in partnership with the larger Stop Hunger Now campaign is the largest volunteer project every year in our council’s service area, collecting upwards of a million pounds of food for local hungry and homeless neighbors and units have made this a huge success for decades.

Clarendon United Methodist Church in Arlington, VA, chartered organization of Troop 104 for over 100 years and almost that long for Pack 104, has packaged food for the drive for the past couple of years. This year, the church and the Scouts packaged over 21,000 meals, each able to serve up to six people. The church covered the cost - $5,000. Everyone had a great time in a very worthwhile mission - meeting the needs of hungry families around the world on the same day Scouts were meeting the needs of families right in our own neighborhoods.

Virginia CentralA Gold Level Service Area

Chain Bridge A Gold Level DistrictDistrict 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 DistrictDistrict Chair - Henry Ruempler (w) 202-327-8383 SHRuempler@gmail.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 DistrictDistrict 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 DistrictDistrict 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 DistrictDistrict Chair - Catherine Gangsaas (w) 703-697-0795 (h) 703-690-0846 CaGangsaas@yahoo.com

Commissioner - Jae Engelbrecht (c) 703-503-0770 Jae.Engelbrecht@gmail.com

Senior District Executive - Sean Tucker (w) 301-214-9167 Sean.Tucker@Scouting.org

Serving the city of Alexandria, Eastern Fairfax and Arlington Counties

Chain Bridge District

Patriot District

Field Director Daniel Anderson (w) 301-214-9140 (c) 703-727-6831 Daniel.Anderson@Scouting.org

Cookin’ Up a Good Time at Camp Snyder

Cub Scout Camporall

Stop Hunger Now

The Patriot District’s 2013 Fall Camporee was held at Camp Snyder in Haymarket, Virginia, on October 25-27. The theme of the event was Advanced Campout Cooking, which proved to be a very popular choice for Scouts and adults alike. The event included active participation by more than 230 Scouts from 20 Patriot District troops, participants from two troops outside of our district, Troop 1027 from Washington, DC, and Troop 1257 from Oak Hill, Virginia, 18 Webelos from five Patriot District Packs, and more than 100 adult leaders and other volunteers.

Following opening ceremonies on Saturday morning, Scouts focused on the business of the day, cooking instruction and preparing great meals to share with fellow campers at 11 different cooking stations set up across the many occupied campsites. The morning was dedicated to preparing lunches featuring an interesting variety of cuisines, and a second session

in the afternoon following other activities focused on preparing an evening meal.

Special thanks and kudos to Bil l Dexter, who once again served as Camporee Director, and his experienced and dedicated staff including Bill Reed (Co-Director and traffic coordinator), Joe Casey (administration and logistics), Rick Rineer (communications), and

Pat Ring (headquarters cooking). And special thanks, too, to the OA members and the many other volunteers for their invaluable contributions toward making the Fall Camporee another great well-organized and executed Scouting event. Thanks are also extended to our District Executive, Sean Tucker; District Commissioner, Jae Engelbrecht; and Lee Cass for their constant support during both the planning and execution stages of this activity. In all respects, Fall Camporee 2013 was an outstanding success.

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Old Dominion District welcomes will welcome District Chairman Dean Stinson this January. Dean has served for many years as Merit Badge Counselor, Committee Chairman and Assistant Scoutmaster with Troop and Crew 1853, as well as a Roundtable Instructor with the District.He was elected unanimously for the position at the Annual Business Meeting on November 20, 2013 and succeeds outgoing District

Chairman Holly Brown in the role. We are looking forward to Dean bringing his expertise to the table and guiding Old Dominion on the path to success in 2014!

Holly Brown served as ODD’s District Chair with distinction for 3 1/2 years and oversaw dozens of enjoyable and highly successful events put on by the district. She also played an vital role in recruiting new members to

serve on the District Committee and other key positions, as well the Scouter/Community FOS campaigns. She will be remembered for her pleasant demeanor, passion for Scouting and exemplary problem solving and people skills.

Holly will be taking some well earned time off in 2014 but will continue to serve in the role of District Member-At-Large.

One of ODD’s most popular events is back! The Klondike Derby, masterminded by longtime event chairman Fred Woody, will be held once again at Harper’s Ferry KOA Kampground located at 343 Campground Rd Harpers Ferry, WV 25425.

Registration is open to Scouts from all district. Visit the Old Dominion District webpage at www.ncacbsa.org to register and learn more.

On the weekend of October 19th, Colonial District held its first camporee in Virginia with a Hornaday Award theme on the grounds of Gunston Hall. The William T. Hornaday Awards program is in honor of Dr. William T. Hornaday, director of the New York Zoological Park and founder of the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Dr. Hornaday was an active and outspoken champion of natural resource conservation and a leader in saving the American bison from extinction. The fundamental purpose of the Hornaday Awards program is to encourage learning by the participants and to increase public awareness about natural resource conservation with the goal of encouraging and recognizing the outstanding efforts undertaken by Scouting units, Scouts and Venturers,

adult Scouters, and other individuals, corporations, and institutions that have contributed significantly to natural resource conservation and environmental protection.

The event was supported by Doug Blankenship Jess Lowry, Mark Whatford, and several conservation experts in Colonial District. Program Troop 131 and Scoutmaster Will Roger organized six projects: removing invasive species; developing wildlife habitat; improving trails; shoreline cleanup; shoring up the overflow pipe in the Gunston Hall pond. Over 128 youth and 45 adults from 12 Colonial District units spent over six hours per person at the camporee, for an overall total of over 1,000 hours of service.

Grant Thomas of Alexandria, Va., has been hard at work with the help of the Colonial membership committee to start a brand new unit—a Fire and Emergency Medical Services Explorer Post! Thomas has spearheaded the effort to provide an exciting and quality unit for the youth in our area. The unit will be chartered by the Alexandria Fire Department, and the effort has been supported by AFD Assistant Chief Andrew Snead and Assistant Chief Dwayne Bonnette. The response to Scouting by the department has been overwhelmingly positive.

The first interest meeting will be held on Thursday, January 9th, 2014, at the Lee Center in Alexandria from 6-9PM. The hope is that, with enough interested youth, the post can be chartered by the end of February and begin to hold a regular meeting schedule of the first and third Tuesday of each month. So for all reading this, tell your Scouts, Venturers, and their friends to mark their calendars and be prepared for a once-in-a-lifetime experience of fun, learning , and fire-fighting! For all you and adults interested, please contact leadership at alexandriafireexplorers@gmail.com or call or text 571-969-2214.

George Mason District

Colonial DistrictDistrict News & Views

Old Dominion District

On October 30th, at Boy Scout Troop 976’s Court of Honor, OLGC parishioner and Boy Scout Collin Snyder was presented with the Boy Scout Honor Award for saving a life. This award is issued by the National Boy Scouts of America and to date only 2,354 Honor Awards have been issued.Collin received the award for his heroic actions on August 16, 2012 while he was out rowing with his close friend and teammate, Arman on the Potomac River when their boat capsized. Collin was able to free himself from foot restraints while underwater and swam up to the surface where he noticed his friend was still harnessed in. Collin remained calm, swam under and got Arman out and was able to flip the boat over and return to the shore safely.

Old Dominion District Celebrates Its’ Chairman!Klondike Derby: January 24-26

Colonial District Camporee and Hornaday AwardFire and Emergency Medical Services Explorer Post

Court of Honor

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It was normal school day but June 11th was only a week before the end of the school year. Every student was anticipating a great summer vacation and 17 year-old Forest Park High School junior Nickolas Guernsey was no different. His summer plans included attending the Boy Scouts of America’s National Jamboree for the first time, and other activities as a Life Scout with Troop 35 and Den Chief with Pack 117. The Life Scout would be working on completing some merit badges and contemplating his Eagle Project and the Den Chief would be working with cub scouts in their den meetings. As he waited his bus stop in the Southbridge community near Dumfries, Va., he noticed a car in the traffic loop of his old Swans Creek Elementary School had run over the curb and on to the sidewalk.

Nick—who as a Scout learned first aid, emergency preparedness and CPR training—ran across the parking lot to the

car, and with help from a by-stander, pulled the unconscious man out of the car. For about 10 minutes. Nick performed CPR on the man, who had a heart attack, until EMTs arrived.

Nick was later told by the son that his father was stabilized and that he would not have made it had it not been for Nick’s quick action. All of this was caught on the school’s security camera and was documented in a letter from the Swans Creek principal, Barry Rosenberg. In addition the Prince William County’s Chief of the Department of Fire and Rescue commended Nick by saying that his, “heroic act of performing CPR on a stranger and contributing to the victim’s resuscitation should be considered by the Boy Scouts of America for the highest recognition bestowed upon their members for lifesaving achievement.”

On September 12th, the Prince William County Board of Supervisors (BoS) recognized and commended Nick Guernsey for his Act of Heroism in a ceremony. BoS Chairman Corey A. Stewart, an Eagle Scout himself, said, “I just can’t tell you what an inspiration you are to all of us. This is a real special day for all of us to be able to recognize you today.”

The final recognition came at a Troop 35 Court of Honor on November 6th where Nick was presented the BSA National Medal of Merit by Occoquan District Committee Chairman, Alonzo Zamora.

Virginia SouthA Gold Level Service Area

Serving Prince William, Stafford, Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania, Fauquier and Culpeper Counties and, Fredericksburg City

Aquia A Gold Level DistrictDistrict 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 DistrictDistrict Chair - Bennett Hart ScouterHart@comcast.net

Commissioner - Tad Yergey (w) 703-754-3720 TadYergey@verizon.net

District Director - Brian McGuire (c) 703-434-2833 (f) 301-564-3648 Brian.McGuire@Scouting.org

Mattaponi A Silver Level DistrictDistrict Chair - Bob Deaderick DeadLaw@verizon.net

Commissioner - Randy Wilson RDWSportsman73@hotmail.com

District Executive - Vacant

Occoquan A Gold Level DistrictDistrict 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 Silver Level DistrictDistrict Chair - Bob Springman (c) 703-661-6223 rspringman@cargotransportinc.com

Commissioner - Bill Johnson (h) 540-738-2229 WilliamJohnson2010@comcast.net

District Executive - Michael Perry (c) 703-661-6223 Michael.Perry@Scouting.org

Aquia DistrictAquia Fall Camporee

On October 18-20, 2013, the Aquia District Fall Camporee and Webelos-ree was conducted at Flying H Farms in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The theme for the Camporee and Webelos-ree was Wilderness Survival and Search and Rescue. A total of 400 Scouts, Webelos, Leaders, and adults participated. Scouts

and Webelos participated in round-robin stations featuring shelter building, fire building without matches, rope making, knot tying and other wilderness survival themes. All Scouts and Webelos were given the opportunity to tie their own paracord survival bracelet. In addition, the Stafford County Volunteer Ground Search

and Rescue Team played an active role in the camporee. On the afternoon of October 19, 2013, a Lost Camper Drill was organized and conducted by the Search and Rescue Team. The Aquia District Commissioner’s Cup was awarded to Troop 121. The Webelos Commissioner’s Cup was awarded to Pack 213

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

Occoquan DistrictWhat does it mean to “Be Prepared”?Here is one Scout’s experience

The Aquia District is home to the FIRST Explorer Club in the National Capital Area Council! Post 2013 is chartered by the Stafford County Public Schools, and consists of 72 students at Rodney Thompson Middle School, in Stafford, VA, part of their “learn and serve” initiative. The students will be led by their teacher (advisor) and supported by the school district staff, as they seek to “explore” each of the career clusters over the course of the year, focusing on one topic a month, where students are introduced to hands-on presentations and speakers in order to peak their interest. The school district plans to spread the Explorer concept among each of their middle schools, and also incorporate the program into the career-education courses in the high schools. We’re proud to welcome Post 2013 to the Aquia District

First Explorer Club in NCAC

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Over 250 Webelos, Scouts, and Venturers from Bull Run and Piedmont District attended a Highland Games theme Camporee at the Flying Circus Aerodrome in Bealeton, Va., from 12-14 October 2013. Games included the Braemar Stone, Tossing the Sheaf, Tossing the Caber, Farmers Walk, Tug O War, and a Catapult competition. Many scouts and scouters wore traditional

Scottish kilts and everyone was serenaded by bagpipes. Venturing Crews from both districts constructed the catapults on-site while the OA Chapters from both districts constructed cardboard castles with targets for the catapult competition. Awards for all events were presented at the Saturday night campfire. Everyone had a great time despite the damp conditions which everyone felt added to the Highland Games feel to the event.

by Todd Skiles, Skipper

At sunset on August 17, 2013, Sea Scout Ship 100 of Gainesville, VA christened their newest and largest sailboat as the SV Benjamin Chase along the banks of the Potomac River at Leesylvania State Park in Woodbridge, VA. The boat was named in memory of Benjamin Wheeler and Chase Kowalski, two Tiger Cub Scouts killed in the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting last December in Newtown, CT. The parents, David and Francine Wheeler, Steven and Rebecca Kowalski, as well as the older siblings, were in attendance as guests of honor and participated in the ceremony honoring their sons. Ship 100 SV Dominion was joined by guests from Ships 212, 548 and 1942 from around the

Chesapeake Flotilla. Scouts and adults from around the National Capital Area Council filled the marina in tan, blue and green uniforms.

The ceremony began with the lowering of the colors and ship’s ensign to half-mast in memory of the two boys. Skipper Todd Skiles explained that he, like many others, started his scouting career as a Tiger Den Leader. “While every child is special, every child is sacred, the loss of two of our own hit hard.” The christening plaque for the boat was taken to the National Scout Jamboree where it was displayed at the Sea Scout Exhibit. During the ceremony, Ship 100’s Boatswain Ryan Stark and Boatswain’s Mate Kayleigh Mancini carried two copies of the plaque, engraved with the

boys’ images, across a ceremonial bridge representing “the crossover they should have had.”

Skipper Skiles said that the boat was emblazoned with the boys’ names on a blue hull painted the same color as a Cub Scout shirt. He explained their decision to name the boat saying “We would parade their names up and down the Potomac, past monuments, and memorials, and the great houses of our Founding Fathers - Gunston Hall and Mount Vernon. We would sail them past the great fortresses that remind us of our freedom, Quantico Marine Corps Base, Bolling Air Force Base and Fort Belvoir. And we would remember their names. Because too often we remember the wrong names. We celebrate evil and forget the innocent.”

October 19th, 2013 - Boy Scout Troops 581, 1372 and 884, along with the Ole Virginia HAMs Club (W4OVH) from Manassas, Virginia hosted the 56th annual, worldwide Jamboree On-the-Air (JOTA) and Jamboree On-the-Internet (JOTI) operating from an outdoor venue in Bristow, Virginia. All participating Scouts had the opportunity to complete many of the requirements for the Radio Merit Badge and learned a lot about amateur radio and emergency radio communications while earning the international JOTA/JOTI participation patch. In total, 71 Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Venture Scouts and Scout Leaders from 15 different Troops,Packs, and Crews participated in the six-hour event logging more than 200 contacts with other Scouts from all over the nation and world including South Africa, Croatia, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Columbia.

Field expedient antennas were erected on-site to support the JOTA operations and Scouts from the area spoke on-the-air using High Frequency (HF) and Very High Frequency (VHF) radio systems. Regional communications were established with other participating Troops conducting similar JOTA field operations from Camps Highroad and Snyder, The Mountain Amateur Radio Club, Maryland and Sky Meadows, Virginia. Wireless Hot Spots for internet connectivity were established on-site for the JOTI operations and an internet café was set up to support the JOTI chat rooms transmitting voice and text communications throughout the United States and Worldwide using the internet.

Piedmont District

District News & Views

Mattaponi District

Bull Run DistrictSea Scout Ship 100 Christens New Boat in Memory of Sandy Hook Cub Scouts Jamboree On-the-Air

(JOTA) and Jamboree On-the-Internet (JOTI)

Pack 560 Helps Their CommunityThe holidays proved to be a perfect time to teach Scouts in Pack 560 about

helping in their own community. Working together with Good Hope Baptist Church during the Scouting for Food drive, Scouts were able to fill 17 boxes of food for families in throughout the Livingston District. They also had a mission of collecting shoes this year and received over 150 pairs of shoes for children at Livingston Elementary School and their families. Last year, Scouts collected gloves for those same families and are already looking forward to how they can help their community next year.

Joint District Fall Camporee

Law Enforcement Themed Troop Meeting“School Shooting Teacher Killed”, “Elementary

School Evacuated After Shots Fired”, “School on Lockdown After Gun Found” have been headlines in our area within the past few months. For the Scouts in Troop 1202 of Culpeper Va., they will feel a little better knowing that they received the best preparedness training from members of the Culpeper Sheriff’s department Special Weapons & Tactics (SWAT) ,Manassas SWAT, VA State Police

and FBI intelligence gathering unit, who all came together to educate the Scouts on school violence.

Schools routinely conduct Tornado drills and fire drills but this is an area that is not as well discussed. Advice included The FBI encouraging Scouts to be observant, “take snap shots,” and remember all the information they can that can help police later and to remember first Aid training to assist others.

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Washington, DC/Maryland SouthPrince George’s A Silver Level DistrictDistrict 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 DistrictDistrict 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

Western Shore A Silver Level DistrictDistrict 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 DistrictDistrict Chair - Sam Graves (c) 301-848-9525 Saramy1@verizon.net

Commissioner - James Thomas Jim.Thomas@mtc-mc.us

District Executive - Geoffrey Thomas (c) 301-861-6461 Geoffrey.Thomas@Scouting.org

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

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

Washington DC District

Vice-Chairman Finance: Casey Mauldin

On November 19th, the Washington DC District “Good Scout” award was presented to Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX 5th District). Congressman Sanford Bishop (D-GA 2nd District), who was the 2012 “Good Scout” was on hand to help make the presentation. Both congressmen, who are Eagle Scouts, spoke highly of the great opportunities that Scouting provides for today’s youth.

Eagle Scout Cooper Boone Mitchell of Troop 1983, chartered to Vale United Methodist Church in Oakton, Virginia, delivered the Eagle Scout speech and Cub Scout Enzo Webster of Pack 230, chartered to Capitol Hill Scouts, in Washington, DC, spoke about his fun and adventure as a Cub Scout.

Spotlight on some unit activitiesVenturing Crew 100, chartered to St. Ann’s Catholic Church, in Northwest DC, enjoyed

a recent day of canoeing in Southern Maryland. Tigers from Pack 380, chartered to St. Peter’s Catholic Church, in Southeast DC,

learned all about firefighting on Capitol Hill.

Washington DC District Officers for 2014

Scoutmaster Steve Fainer recruited two fellow US Coast Guardsmen and a Howard University Eagle Scout as leaders in Troop 1027, chartered to IDEA Public Charter School in Northeast DC.

US Coast Guard Eagle Scouts volunteer with Troop 1027

Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX 5th District) 2013 “Good Scout”

Left to right: Steve Fainer, Michael Fisher, Nate Livingston (a Sophomore @ Howard University) and Dan Halsig, Jr.

Vice-Chairman Program: Denise Gibson Bailey

District Chairman:Ron Marchessault

Phil Jackson District Commissioner

Vice-Chairman Camping: Thurman Who Chatman

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District News & ViewsWestern Shore District

Prince George’s District

About 200 people gathered at the Ameri-can Legion Youth Camp in Cheltenham, MD for the 2013 Prince George’s District Fall Camporee. This year’s theme was

the Olympics. Scouts split into groups and were tested in a variety of activities including pushups, pull-ups, tire runs, lunges, and much more. A large factor that played into the competition was the ability to utilize “Scouting Spirit” in all of

these activities. Scouts were judged not only by their ability to complete the task, but the manner in which they presented themselves and the quality of their Patrol Yell, Flag, etc. There was also a day program for Cub Scouts that included fun

activities and two awesome meals. The day concluded with a post-dinner movie showing and awards. All in all, the torren-tial downpour on Friday was not enough to keep the youth and adults of Prince George’s County from having a blast.

A vision without a plan is just a dream. A plan without a vision is just drudgery. But a vision with a plan can change the world. Joshua Culver is a Scout with a vision and a plan. When he was a Webelos, Joshua Culver had a vision to earn all of the merit badges when he became a Boy Scout-- all 121 available then.

Joshua completed all 137 merit badges, and in the process earned 20 Palms, the most possible when he started his quest. “It is great that all the adult leaders in my Troop [793] always supported and encouraged my effort to earn all the merit badges.”

Joshua’s time in Scouts was not only about earning all the merit badges; it was also about servant leadership. He was a leader, mentor, guide and friend to the other Scouts in the troop. As a founding member of Troop 793, Joshua was always giving back to the troop. “I was always serving in a Position of Responsibility”. He was his contingency troop’s Senior Patrol Leader at the 2013 National Jamboree and has served as staff on five National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT), also known as IMPEESA, courses

and is scheduled to be Senior Patrol leader during one of this summer’s NYLT courses. He has also been a youth staff member on two Wood Badge courses.

“To me, Scouting is all about leadership and setting goals and achieving them”. Through his dedication to his vision of earn-ing all the merit badges, and his willingness to always help other Scouts in anyway whether by teaching them a skill or being their “victim” for first aid training, Joshua has inspired others to have a vision.

By doing so Joshua has already changed the world. Npw, Joshua is continuing his Scouting journey as a member of Crew 793 which is chartered by the Saint Maries Optimist Club.

Fall Camporee

On the morning of November 11th, over a hundred Scouts and Scouters of the Western Shore District came out to honor our Veterans by particpating in a local parade. The turn out included Tiger Scouts, Boy Scouts, Co-Ed Venturers, and Scouters. Some Scouts dressed as a Scout Eagle, BALOO the bear, and a Cub Scout Wolf came together to march through Leonardtown, MD. Onlookers lined the streets as the parade came through with fire trucks, motorcycles, horses, marching bands, dancers, and of course the Scouts.

Thank you to all who served from all of us in the Western Shore District!

Over 400 Zekiah scouts paraded through downtown La Plata in Charles County to honor our military this Veteran’s Day. The annual “Salute to Veterans” was enjoyed by thousands of local onlookers and supporters. Included in the parade were such dignitaries like Delegate Peter Murphy, Sheriff Rex Coffee, La Plata Mayor Roy Hale and the Charles County Board of Commissioners. Also featured were the La

Plata Police Explorer Post 1888 and scouts from all over Charles County.

Over 2000 residents registered to participate in the parade; an increase of 500 from the previous year! Charles County residents enjoyed collectible cars, four local high school bands, local JROTC groups, countless veterans of our various wars and Cub Scouts, Boy Scout and Explorer units from all parts of Zekiah District. It was truly a great day of patriotism in Charles County.

Governor Martin O’Malley joined more than 50 fourth and fifth-grade students at J.C. Parks Elementary School in Indian Head to kick off the new «Explore and Restore your Schoolshed” initiative last September. In conjunction with the ‘Day to Serve’ regional volunteer event, the Governor and students took part in a stream cleanup, removing debris

and invasive plants from Pomonkey Creek. During his visit, Governor O’Malley had an opportunity to enjoy the recent Eagle Service Project of Boy Scout, Cole Bingham from Troop 1321 in La Plata, MD. Cole’s Eagle project of benches and tables offers wetland visitors a relaxing place to visit and enjoy the wonders of our vital local wetlands. For his hard earned efforts, Cole has received several accolades from J.C Parks Elementary School and well deserved public recognition.

Zekiah District

A Scout with a Vision

Veterans’ Day Parade

Zekiah Honors Our Veterans!Governor Visits Local Eagle Project

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The St. Thomas Swimming Association (STSA) hosted nearly 20 Cub, Boy and Venturing Scouts and their leaders as they enjoyed a hands-on learning, camp-ing experience. The Scouts learned a few life lessons and environmental steward-ship skills that cannot be taught as easily in a classroom.

“The permission by the St. Thomas Swim-ming Association for the Scouts to have a weekend camp-out on their property is priceless,” said Scout Executive Les Baron. “Sitting in an office and tying knots gets old. Experiential learning, such as camping, teaches Scouts many valuable skills such as character development, leadership, teamwork and builds self-esteem.”

This was the result of the efforts put forth by the the Marine Vocational Program (MVP),which operates under the Boy Scouts

and is run by the same people who direct the USVI Open/Atlantic Blue Marlin Tour-nament. Its mission is to teach the Virgin Islands’ youth the skills they need in order to follow a career path in marine tourism, commercial marine industries and other marine-related support services. The MVP

pays the STSA to teach the Scouts to swim being that it is a requirement for other water activities and in turn as a gesture of goodwill, the STSA has allowed the MVP to clear the overgrown field adjacent to its pool to plant mahogany trees and host the St. Thomas Scouts’ inaugural weekend of camping.

Virgin Islands Serving the U.S. Virgin Islands

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

St. CroixDistrict Chair - David Zumwalt (h) 340-719-1809 DZumwalt@zhiservices.com

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St. ThomasDistrict Chair - David Zumwalt (h) 340-719-1809 DZumwalt@zhiservices.com

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calling 703.746.4739 or purchase tickets to one of the following special events:

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Swordsmen’s Rendevzous: February 8 and March 8 Costumed experts lead lively discussions and demonstrations of 18th century swordplay. Audience participation encouraged.

Wonders of Science: February 1 and March 16 18th-century science comes to life through hands-on demonstrations and a tour. Mad Science!: April 6 Examine the gross and unusual Apothecary products and try some simple science experiments led by a mad scientist. Includes slime-making!

Gadsby’s Tavern Museum Stabler-Leadbeater

Apothecary Museum

B ring local history to life by visiting an 18th-century tavern or historic Apothecary spanning 141 years of medicinal history. Both located in Old Town Alexandria. Book a group tour by

calling 703.746.4739 or purchase tickets to one of the following special events:

For times, ticket availability, and to purchase tickets, please visit shop.alexandriava.gov Please note that all events require adult chaperones who should also purchase tickets.

For more information: Michele.Longo@alexandriava.gov; 703.746.4739

Museums proudly owned and operated by the City of Alexandria

Swordsmen’s Rendevzous: February 8 and March 8 Costumed experts lead lively discussions and demonstrations of 18th century swordplay. Audience participation encouraged.

Wonders of Science: February 1 and March 16 18th-century science comes to life through hands-on demonstrations and a tour. Mad Science!: April 6 Examine the gross and unusual Apothecary products and try some simple science experiments led by a mad scientist. Includes slime-making!

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January 2014 1 New Year’s Day (MSSC Closed) 1 Kwansaa Ends 2 Council RT Cmsr Mtg 4 Goshen Staff Interviews 4 OA Lodge Banquet 4 Paddle Craft Safety/Swimming & Water Rescue @ CWBS 6 STEM Cmte 7 VOA Gathering 8 MAC 8 ARC 11 Goshen Staff Interviews 11 Dist Chair Seminar 15 Camping Cmte 16 International Cmte 16 ACC 18 Goshen Staff Interviews 20 Dr. MLK, Jr. Day (MSSC Closed) 21 Leadership Trng Cmte Mtg 21 Adams Eagle Scout Project Nominations Due 21 LO&A Mtg 23 History & Archives Mtg 25 Goshen Staff Interviews

February 2014 1 Key Scouter Workshop Council Program Planning Workshop NCAC High Adventure Contingent Payments Due 2 Groundhog Day Scout Sunday 3 STEM Cmte 4 VOA 5 MAC 6 Council Annual Business Meeting 8 Bismillah Workshop Scout Sabbath 11 Lincoln’s Birthday 14 Valentine’s Day 15 Paddle Craft Safety/Swimming & Water Rescue @ CWBS 17 President’s Day (MSSC Closed) 18 LEC Mtg @ St. John’s 19 MarComm Cmte Mtg 20 ACC 22 University of Scouting In the Name of God Workshop - Part 1 of 2

March 2014 3 STEM Cmte 4 VOA 5 MAC ARC Ash Wednesday 8 God and Country/PRAY Awards Counselors Trng Commissioner College 9 Daylight Savings Begins 13 Council Board Meeting 14 Goshen Hat Incentive Deadline 15 BCOLS - Part 1 of 2 In the Name of God Workshop - Part 2 of 2 16 Purim 17 Aquatics Cmte Mtg St. Patrick’s Day 18 Leadership Trng Cmte Mtg LO&A Mtg 19 Camping Cmte 20 International Cmte ACC Council-Wide Key 3 22 Scouting for the Environment Begins 29 Paddle Craft Safety/Swimming & Water Rescue @ CWBS 9th Annual NCAC Scout Orienteering Meet

April 2014 1 VOA Vigil Nominations Due NCAC High Adventure Contingent Final Payments Due 2 MAC 3 Council Court of Honor 7 STEM Cmte 12 Cub Family Campout @ CWBS BCOLS - Part 2 of 2 13 Cub Family Campout @ CWBS BCOLS - Part 2of 2 Palm Sunday 15 LEC Passover Begins 17 ACC 18 Good Friday (MSSC Closed) 20 Easter Sunday 21 Program Impact Cmte Mtg 22 Passover Ends 25 Goshen Early Bird Payment Deadline 26 Paddle Craft Safety @ CWBS

LegendACC - Assistant Council CommissionerADWCCS - Archdiocese of Washington, Catholic Committee on ScoutingBCOLS - Back Country Outdoor Leader SkillsCmte - CommitteeCOC - Council of ChiefsCVOA - Council Venturing Officers AssociationCWBS - Camp William B. SnyderDA - Diocese of ArlingtonDACCS - Diocese of Arlington, Catholic Committee on ScoutingEDGE - Explain, Demonstrate, Guide or EnableLEC - Lodge Executive CommitteeMAC - Meritorious Awards CommitteeMSSC - Marriott Scout Service CenterMtg - MeetingOA - Order of the ArrowPCOS - Protestant Committee on ScoutingRT - RoundtableTrng - Training

Dates subject to change.Check the website for updates: www.NCACBSA.org/Calendar.

Council Calendar Always online at NCACBSA.org/Calendar

Are you a 100% Boys’ Life unit? Did you know that Scouts who subscribe to Boys’ Life magazine stay in Scouting longer than nonsubscribers? On average, two and a half times longer than nonsubscribers!

Did you know that Boys’ Life subscribers achieve rank advancements faster and more often than non-subscribers? It’s true!

Boys’ Life is an entertaining mix of exciting stories and valuable information. Boys like reading Boys’ Life. Parents can always be confident that the content of the magazine is wholesome, entertaining, and educational.

Boys’ Life is an essential element, helping leaders and parents foster the development of young people in Scouting. Boys’ Life shows the outcomes of the BSA’s values-based programs. It brings a positive Scouting image to readers and alumni.

The mission of Boys’ Life magazine is to entertain and educate America’s youth and to open their eyes to the joyous world of reading. This is accomplished through a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting. A special edition is published for Cub Scouts, with age- and program-specific content and feature articles.

When’s the best time to start a subscription? Well, right when a boy joins. The number one reason that non-subscribers say they don’t get the magazine is, “No one ever asked me to.” So be a 100% Boys’ Life unit, get your Scouts reading. You’ll keep your Scouts longer, and they’ll achieve more in Scouting!

The Boys’ Life Web site (www.boyslife.org ) contains information about the current issue, games to play, projects to download, and more. Make sure your Scouts are subscribers at recharter time, or send any Scouts’ name and address to the council office with the pro-rated amount to become a subscriber today! (Boys’ Life is $12/year… it’s $5 in October to the end of your current charter.)

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