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Scouting News for the DC Metro Area

Archives for June 2023

Radio Merit Badge Field Day

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The Montgomery Amateur Radio Club (MARC) and the Rockville Science Center cosponsored the Radio Merit Badge over the weekend of June 24-25. The turnout for the program was amazing.

We had about 40 Scouts attend the Merit Badge class, from Maryland, DC, Pennsylvania, Northern VA, and the Hudson Valley in New York. The NY family drove 5 hours from Brooklyn for this class! Every Scout who attended earned the Radio Merit Badge. Some scouts returned on Sunday to obtain an amateur license.

The club broke the Scouts into four groups to do the hands on activity required by the merit badge. The program started at 10 and ended at 4 PM.

Many thanks to the Montgomery Amateur Radio Club (MARC) and the Rockville Science Center for their support!

Two Full Days of Climboree 2023!

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CLIMBOREE 2023

October 6–9

Activity Registration Opens: Saturday, July 29

Two full days of climbing, high ropes challenges, shooting sports, and Dutch oven cooking on the long holiday weekend!

The National Capital Area Council and Mountaineer Area Council will host CLIMBOREE 2023 at Camp Mountaineer near Morgantown, WV. Scouts BSA, Venturers, and Sea Scouts are all invited to enjoy a wide range of adventures.

  • Climbing in camp: For both novices and experienced climbers, bouldering and climbing on natural rock AND climbing and rappelling on a 60-ft tower, all under the guidance of trained instructors.
  • Wilderness climbs: For experienced climbers only, half-day wilderness climbing adventures OR all-weekend advanced skills training while climbing and wilderness camping with professional guides and NCS trainers.
  • Challenge courses: Guided youth and adult team-building programs on high and low COPE courses.
  • Zipline: Take a 45-mph ride on a 1/4-mile zipline.
  • Shooting Sports: Archery, .22 rifle, 12 or 20-gauge shotgun shooting for youth and adults. Credit for archery, rifle, and shotgun merit badge requirements.
  • Dutch oven cooking: An introduction to Dutch oven cooking for youth on Saturday. An all-day-Sunday adult class covers every aspect of Dutch oven cooking from food selection and preparation to fire-building and heat control to efficient cleanup.
  • Advancement: Earn the Climbing or Wilderness Survival merit badge. Earn partial credit for the Camping and Backpacking merit badges. Complete shooting requirements for Archery, Rifle and/or Shotgun.

Some activities have limited enrollment–plan ahead! See our Activity Catalog for details.

Key dates:
Saturday, July 29, 10:00 am–Activity registration opens.
Saturday, August 26, 10:00 am–Activity registrants-per-unit limits removed.
Sunday, September 3, 11:59 pm–Patch orders close.
Sunday, September 17, 11:59 pm–All registration closes.
Sunday, September 24, 5:00 pm–Deadline for shared campsite requests.
Friday, October 6, 4:00 pm–Climboree gates open.
Monday, October 9, noon–Climboree ends.

Camp Mountaineer is at 187 Camp Mountaineer Rd., Morgantown, WV 26508, 39.52328, -79.89842. Event registration $30. Limit 500 participants. Campers must provide their own tents and meals. Contact us if you have questions. REGISTER NOW!

Potomac District Welcomes Ten More Eagles in June!

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The June 2023 NCAC Potomac District Monthly Eagle Board of Review for 10 Scouts was held last night.

Congratulations to all the new 🦅 Eagles Scouts and their proud parents! Special thanks to all the Scouters, the EBOR Chairs and those who assisted these 10 Scouts on their journey to reach the 🦅 Eagles rank!

Last but not least Potomac District cannot put this monthly event without the leadership and time devoted by Larry McNiece, Potomac District Eagle Advisor!

The new Eagle Scouts and his/her proud family might find the following websites useful.

http://usscouts.org/eagle/eaglecongrats.asp

https://oa-bsa.org/resources/ucl-support/eagle-scout-congratulatory-letter

https://oa-bsa.org/resources/ucl-support/summit-award-congratulatory-letter

The Association of Top Achiever Scouts (ATAS) is a worldwide Scouting fellowship group, of Scouts and Scouters who have achieved the highest rank as a youth in their Scout associations such as King’s Scout, Queen’s Scout, President’s Scout, Fuji Scout, Tiger Scout, Eagle Scout, Summit, Quartermaster.

https://www.atasapr.org

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Eagle Scout Project Assists Burn Center in Peru

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Hiten Sharma, a Scout in NCAC’s Direct Service District who lives in Peru, recently completed his Eagle Scout Project. NCAC serves Scouts who have moved or live outside of the United States in North, Central, and South America, and the Caribbean. Hiten decided to team up with Aniquem a burn treatment center in Peru. Aniquem provides rehabilitation, teaches burn prevention, and overall fire safety to the community.

After visiting Aniquem and assessing their needs Hiten purchased two cabinets, gathered a team, and started planning. Under Hiten’s leadership, a few fellow Scouts and friends helped assemble shelves for each cabinet. Hilten and his team then filled the cabinet shelves with gently used electronics they donated for the children receiving treatment. They were able to tour the facility, learn about burn treatment and meet some of the patients.

Gabriel Sigrist one of Hitens volunteers shared “I came away with the sense that we did something worthwhile that helped other people and brought joy to the lives of the children at Aniquem. Overall, it was an amazing experience and Hiten did a great job directing the service project.”

Congratulations Hiten on completing your Eagle Scout Project and thank you for your service to the community!

 

 

Troop 652 Gains Four New Eagle Scouts

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Troop 652 at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church in McLean, added four Eagle Scouts to its roster.

Hans Ryerson, a new graduate of McLean High School. For his Eagle Scout project, Ryerson designed and led the construction of a 40-foot bridge spanning a creek at the Izaak Walton League Conservation Preserve in Poolesville, Md. He will attend Virginia Military Institute this fall.

Neal Brady, another new graduate of McLean High. His Eagle Scout project involved the design and construction of a gravel-lined path through the memorial garden at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, the host organization of Troop 652. In the fall, he will attend James Madison University.

Andrew Mock also graduated from McLean High School this month. For his Eagle Scout project, he organized a crew of volunteers to build picnic benches, which are placed near the football field and tennis courts at McLean High. He will attend Penn State.

Ian Massidda is a rising senior at McLean High School. For his Eagle Scout project, he organized a group of volunteers to clean the entrance and rebuild the sign at Claremont Immersion Elementary School in Arlington.

Flag Day 2023

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Flag Folding at the National Harbor with FoX5 DC

In honor of Flag Day, National Harbor invited Troop 450 of Glenn Dale, Maryland to demonstrate how to fold a U.S. flag for a live news segment on Fox 5 DC. Reporter Gwen Tolbart FOX 5 DC joined in to help! Afterwards, our Scouts stayed to collect flags to be retired during a concert by the U.S. Army Band. Thank you to National Harbor for the invitation and the opportunity to invite the community to properly and respectfully dispose of U.S. flags.

 

St.Mary’s County Flag Day Celebration

Last week St.Mary’s County Celebrated its 37th annual Flag Day event. Scouts were able to participate in the color guard, retire American flags and enjoy the rest of the festivities. The Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department Company 1 retired over 800 U.S. flags. One of our NCAC Scouts Kaden S, built flag collection boxes in his community and contributed 200 flags to be retired next year. This event was covered and featured in Southern Maryland News.

Photos by: Elizabeth Clark