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UPDATED – NCAC Outdoor Ethics Awareness Award for Cubs

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The PEAK Online course to learn the Seven Principles of Leave No Trace.

The requirements for the NCAC Outdoor Ethics Awareness award for Cubs have been updated to include a new online Leave No Trace awareness course for kids ages 7-12 called PEAK Online. It includes videos and activities to help kids understand the Seven Principles and how Leave No Trace skills and ethics can help protect the outdoor places we love. This online PEAK course replaces the Leave No Trace online course.

Updated requirements to earn the NCAC Outdoor Ethics Awareness award for Cubs:
1. Learn the BSA Outdoor Code
2. Watch the National Park Service Leave No Trace (LNT) video
3. Take the LNT online course
4. Participate in an Outdoor Ethics activity with a person who has taken the Outdoor Ethics Orientation, the LNT Skills course, the LNT Level 1 course, or the LNT Level 2 course.

The NCAC Outdoor Ethics Committee created this patch program to recognize Cub Scout youth and adults who are active Leave No Trace practitioners and to encourage & promote ethical outdoor behavior beginning at a young age. Outdoor Ethics is needed today more than ever before when millions of scouts regularly recreate in parks and public lands. The impact of this use cannot be ignored but can be minimized by teaching and practicing Outdoor Ethics as Cub Scouts and continuing as Boy Scouts and adults.

 

The NCAC Outdoor Ethics Awareness award for Cubs.

 

Countdown to The Memorial Day Weekend Capital Camp-In!

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It’s only a few days until we roll-out our sleeping bags, set up our tents, turn on our computers and kick-off a weekend of ACTIVITIES FOR SCOUTS OF ALL AGES – Cubs, Scouts BSA, Venturers, Sea Scouts, Adult Scouters and Parents!

The Capital Camp-In will have many of the same events as a regular campout – an opening and closing ceremony, a campfire lead by the Order of the Arrow, a Scouts Own religious service and FUN activities!

It will also have lotsa stuff you don’t get at a traditional campout, to include guest speakers and youth and adult instruction. And, you can share your at-home activities with others on Facebook!

Best of all its FREE and you don’t have to leave home! Some activities are self-guided and others are live on line. Participate all day Saturday and half of Sunday or for just in those events that interest you. All you need to do is sign up at the link provided for the particular event. It’s SIMPLE!

Find out more details and the full schedule on the Capital Camp-In website!

For updates please visit the Council’s Facebook page.

Don’t miss out! Join us at home and on line on May 23 and 24.

Brought to you by the NCAC Camping Centennial Committee.

Star Scout Cole Thomas Cleans Over 300 Pounds of Tires from Chesapeake Bay Waterway

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I am the Scoutmaster of Troop 422 in Huntingtown, MD and I want to share a story of one of our exceptional Scouts, Star Scout Cole Thomas. Cole was recently working to earn his service hours as part of his rank requirement for Star Scout, and to pass a little time doing a good turn. While Cole only needed 3 hours to qualify as the minimum requirement, he felt that cleaning one of the tidal creeks of the Chesapeake Bay of old discarded tires, he and his father Jason Thomas (Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 422) put in 5 hours each, to ensure the job was done correctly and the creek was cleaned. They then spent more time and their own money to properly dispose of the tires at the local refuse collection center. Both Jason and Cole exemplify Scout spirit and went above and beyond in making our environment and waterways cleaner.

Life Scout Jacob Mitchell Does a Good Turn

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Life Scout Jacob Mitchell from Troop 176 out of Quantico donated blankets for pets at the Stafford county Animal Shelter, and also 40 pounds of food to the BSA no contact food drive for Stafford county. 3/4 of his food donations were his bake sale supplies intended for a future bake sale that was going to help pay for European Jamboree, but it has been postponed due to Covid-19.

Cub Scouts Award Local Chef “Hometown Hero” Award

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Saturday, Pack 104’s Den 7 Webelos met online to discuss “What makes a Hero.” We discussed the characteristics of heroes and how the recent COVID-19 situation has brought to light “new” community heroes and how everyday people are stepping up to make their communities a better place. Children also designed their own super heroes, discussed Scout heroes (in their age range 9-10 yo) who have been in the news, and decided to award local chef David Guas, of Bayou Bakery a Hometown Hero award on behalf of the den.

When Arlington schools announced their closure, Chef Guas committed to providing free, healthy meals to the community through the end of the school year. Two weeks later, Chef closed his restaurant to focus solely on feeding the community. On May 18th, two representatives from the Den presented the award and certificate to Chef.