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Meet 2021 Silver Beaver Recipient Timothy Cline

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Timothy is an Eagle Scout, Bobwhite, Cubmaster, Lone Scout Counselor, district vice chair of membership, Accenture Senior Manager, and most proudly a husband and father of seven aged 18 to 4.  He met his future wife, Sonja, in 1998, while working at Colonial Virginia Council Camp Chickahominy.  Married in 2002, they have seven wonderful children – Anna Sophia (American Heritage Girl Stars and Stripes), Adrianna (Tenderfoot), Albert (Life), Cecilia (Tenderfoot), Dominik (Webelos), Christopher (Wolf), and Linnea.

Tim started Scouting in 1984, joining Cub Scout Pack 21, in Hampton, Virginia as a Tiger Cub through Arrow of Light.  With Troop 21, Tim earned his Eagle Scout in 1997, and is a member of the Order of the Arrow.  As an adult, he has served as an assistant Scoutmaster, Cubmaster, Lion Guide, district Lion Champion, district vice chair of membership, University of Scouting instructor, merit badge counselor, archery instructor, and Lone Scout counselor.  He earned the district Award of Merit and completed his Wood Badge in 2019.  Outside of Scouting, Tim has volunteered as church youth group teacher, soccer coach, Little League, American Heritage Girl High Adventure lead, local service projects, and swim team photographer.

His professional career began in 2002 after earning a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Christopher Newport University.  He joined Accenture’s Federal workforce in 2003 and specializes in large-scale systems, applications, and products and application security implementations.  He is currently a senior manager and has earned his Project Management Professional, ICAgile, and Certified Information Systems Security Professional certifications.

Watch Timothy receive his Silver Beaver award at the virtual Court of Honor on Saturday, May 15th at 7:30pm. Purchase your ticket today at https://scoutingevent.com/082-46492

Webelos Camp Update

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The weather is getting warmer, the cicadas are getting louder, and we’re getting ready for an amazing summer of Outdoor Adventure at Goshen Scout Reservation!

As we approach the beginning of the camping season, however, we have had to make a difficult decision about this summer. After consultation with our Council’s VP of Outdoor Adventure and Camping Chairs, to ensure we can provide every Pack with an outstanding program, we have made the decision to combine our Webelos camps for this summer. That means all Webelos programs will be taking place at Camp Ross. If your Pack has already registered to attend Camp PMI for weeks 2-5 this means you will be moved to the same week at Camp Ross. Some Packs registered for week 1 may be asked to switch to an alternate week; we are offering these Packs a 20% discount for their inconvenience.

This was not a decision we made lightly. We considered many factors, including the following:

  • Combining the camps allows us to consolidate resources, ensuring we can run all program areas effectively.
  • We selected Ross because it has had more recent facility upgrades and will help make general logistics more efficient.
  • Consolidating the Webelos programs into one camp ensures all key staff positions are filled. Other PMI staff will help fill openings in our other summer programs.

Packs should not have to take additional action at this time; we will simply switch their registration in the system. They will still attend camp in the same week and enjoy the same high-quality program, staff, and food service as they have come to expect at Camp PMI.

Please note that there will still be plenty of room for more Webelos at Camp Ross, so sign up today and be part of the adventure! For more information about Camp Ross please visit the website: www.gotogoshen.org/camp-ross.

See you all this summer!

Meet 2021 Silver Beaver Recipient Ann MacPhail

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Ann is a proud graduate of Mount Holyoke College and the University of Southern California’s School of Dentistry.  There she worked with the children’s mobile dental clinic, and is a founding member and director of the USC SoCal VoCals, a cappella group.  She completed a general practice residency at Los Angeles County and USC and served on faculty at USC and UOP.

In 2011, Ann received an Alumnae Medal of Honor from Mount Holyoke College for service as an Alumna Admissions Representative, development volunteer, and club officer.

Cub Scout Pack 194 named her Scouter of the Year in 2015.  She earned her Wood Badge in 2017 and became an assistant Scoutmaster in Troop 2535.  She became the Chain Bridge District Vice-Chair of Membership in 2017 and received the District Award of Merit in 2018.  She enjoys helping at district events like the Cub Camporall, pinewood derby finals, and the Alonzo Stagg Hike.

Ann and her husband own a recording studio in Arlington.  She enjoys her flexible second career as a voice actor.  She is often found dancing around to stay warm while scorekeeping for her son’s ice hockey team.  Ann also volunteers with the Virginia Medical Reserve Corps at vaccination clinics.

Ann’s husband is a former Cubmaster and permanent pinewood derby emcee.  They have two sons: a Life Scout and a Star Scout.  Ann is honored to be a second-generation recipient of the Silver Beaver Award.

Watch Ann receive her Silver Beaver award at the virtual Court of Honor on Saturday on May 15th at 7:30pm. Purchase your ticket today at https://scoutingevent.com/082-46492

Meet 2021 Silver Beaver Recipient Richard Harrington

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Rich first joined Scouting as an 8th grader in Chicago’s suburbs in Troop 223 in the Calumet Council.  Rich was an active Scout and achieved Eagle Scout.  He enjoyed his time as a member of an Outdoor Adventure Exploring Post.

Rich was active with the Order of the Arrow in the Michigamea Lodge.  He served on two National Order of the Arrow Conclave staffs and is a Vigil Honor member.  Rich also served on waterfront staff and as Camp Tamarack’s Scoutcraft Director in Michigan for four summers.

Rich returned to Scouting when his son enrolled in Cub Scouts, first serving as Tiger Cub den leader.  He then served as a den leader, assistant Cubmaster, assistant Scoutmaster, and Scoutmaster for Pack and Troop 1533.  He currently is the Venturing Advisor for Crew 2188.

Rich serves as a merit badge counselor for many youths and a member of the Patriot District Committee.  He also enjoyed serving as an assistant Scoutmaster to the World Scout Jamboree in 2019.  He currently serves as the vice president of Marketing and Communication for the National Capital Area Council.

Outside of Scouting, Rich works in the video and photo industries.  He is involved in hands-on productions at RHED Pixel and serves as an industry speaker and author.  Rich enjoys traveling the world but loves to spend time with his family.  Rich is incredibly proud to be the father of two Eagle Scouts – Michael and Colleen.  He also is thankful to his supporting wife and true love, Meghan.

Don’t forget to reserve your seat at the virtual Court of Honor, happening Saturday, May 15th at 7:30pm, at https://scoutingevent.com/082-46492

Scouting For Food

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Troop 7227, sponsored by Good Hope Country Day School on St. Croix, was unable again to conduct their bi-annual Scouting For Food event at the local supermarket due to covid restrictions, so the PLC came up with a plan to conduct a one-day food drive in a local community called Judith’s Fancy. The proceeds would be donated to The Lighthouse Mission, operated by Pastor Abe of Southgate Baptist Church, to feed the homeless in Christiansted.

The Malik John, Life Scout and SPL, obtained permission from the homeowners association to set up in a vacant lot on the main road of the development. The homeowners association helped by emailing a list of non-perishable items to their members that Lighthouse Mission needed. Working in two- hour shifts from 8am to 3pm, the Scouts collected over 500 pounds of food items and $581 in donations for Lighthouse Mission.

Troop 1577 Hosts a Video Game Campout

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Usually our troop hosts a “Lock-in” in February where the Scouts spend a night at the church and play video games, eat pizza and socialize. This year we could not do it, so the Patrol Leaders’ Council decided to try to replicate this event outdoors.

We booked a campsite with electricity at Lake Fairfax Park. Scouts and our Scoutmaster built a stand to hold up a video screen. The stand was made from two buckets filled with 25 pounds of concrete with a PVC tube in the middle. Then you slide in a 2×4 which has hooks attached. You use guylines and tent stakes to spread the poles apart. The screen we purchased was from Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Mdbebbron-150-inch-Projection-Screen/dp/B0878RVTKX/ref=sr_1_11). We had a projector already from our Court of Honor events. The Scouts played a Smash Brothers tournament with two players at a time while others watched.

During the video game tournament, Scouts made Dutch oven desserts.

This outing had the highest attendance of any outing in recent years other than our Lock-ins at the church. It was voted the top outing idea in our troop outings survey.

For more details about the screen set-up, email troop1577scoutmaster@gmail.com.