On Sunday, August 4, 2024 the Washington Nationals welcomed National Capital Area Council to Scout Day as they took on the Milwaukee Brewers and won! Scouts were excited to see Scouting displayed on the stadium’s scoreboard.
The special adventure began with the exclusive opportunity to parade around the field before the game from the vantage point usually reserved for Major League Baseball players and staff.
One of the day’s highlights was when a Scout, Colin from Cub Scout Pack 295, had the honor of throwing out the ceremonial first pitch. He delivered the pitch to home plate with impressive accuracy earning applause from the crowd.
Greeting the Nats Line up as they ran onto the field was Cub Scout Pack 295 and Scouts BSA Troop 1396.
The line-up delivery was made by Maxine from Cub Scout Pack 436. She and the Nationals Manager delivered the list to the umpire at home plate.
Finish Line Ribbon Holders for the Presidents Race were Laurel and Camden. This event is held in the 4th inning of every game since 2006. George won!
This annual event was a collaborative effort by the Washington Nationals and National Capital Area Council, Scouting America to provide an experience to remember. Thank you to the Nats for sharing the joy of baseball!
The Providence is the designated official flagship of the first international Jamboree-on-the-Water for 2024. It is a 12-gun, 110-foot-long sloop-of-war, which is a full-scale replica of the first ship authorized to serve in the Continental Navy and the first American command for John Paul Jones, father of the American Navy. The current Providence was built for the 1976 American Bicentennial and has been in various tall ship festivals, as well as movies, including two “Pirates of the Caribbean” films.
The original Providence was a merchant ship called Katy and owned by John Brown of Rhode Island, one of the brothers for whom Brown University was named. Katy and another vessel were the first two ships authorized by the Continental Congress to start the American Continental Fleet during the Revolutionary War. Katy was on a secret mission for General George Washington at the time, searching for gunpowder in Bermuda. After returning from its mission, Katy was renamed Providence and officially commissioned to become one of the first and most renowned ships of the Revolutionary War. The Providence is harbored in Alexandria as part of the John Warner Maritime Museum. Plans are underway for expanding Scout programs with the Providence.
A space was even created in the National Scouting Museum, which included their trek and council service patches for each Scout who participated, with this drawer having an NCAC patch included.
UPDATE: On August 3, 2024, NCAC Eagle Scout Christian Tabash and the U.S. Men’s Eight Rowing took the Bronze medal at the Paris Olympics!
But the excitement didn’t stop there. The Scouts took center stage for the daily weather report, channeling their inner TV presenters as they shared the forecast with fellow campers.
