Cynthia Griffiths

Registration for Camping Palooza on Saturday, October 15, 2022 is OPEN! Camping Palooza is a day event at Camp William B. Snyder celebrating scouting in NCAC by showcasing favorite scouting activities.

REGISTER: https://scoutingevent.com/082-CampingPalooza

Camping Palooza is open to ALL ages of Scouts and Scouters so don’t miss it! From Cub Scouts to Eagles, Sea Scouts, Venture Crews, and even non-scouts who might be interested in joining, all branches and ages of scouting are welcome at this event. Invite a friend and introduce scouting!

With as many exciting activities as we have planned, there is sure to be something for everyone!
-STEM activies
-Crafts in Mchael’s Woodshop
-Pop-up Scouting History museum
-Meet and greets with representatives of Service Careers
– Rock climbing
– Shooting sports
– Field games and fall fun
– A parade with a marching band
– A closing show sure to wow and excite
Plus much, much more!

Camping Palooza not only provides exciting activities, but also opportunities to network and meet other scouts!

This month, volunteers from the Washington, DC office of KPMG descended on Camp William B. Snyder for a morning of service to celebrate the company’s 125th anniversary on August 2, 2022. The company offered more than 40 different volunteer opportunities that provided a chance for their team members to learn and grow before their celebratory party in the afternoon.

Almost 40 of their team members chose to volunteer at Camp Snyder where they helped stain the multiple wood decks at Caroll’s Cottage, cleared the landscape of invasive species in the communal area, and split logs for future campfires. All the volunteers met the spirit of the Scout Slogan to “Do a Good Turn Daily.”

NCAC Executive Board member, Eric Rasmussen, who is a partner at KPMG, explained that he continues to be involved with the NCAC because Scouting taught him and his boys a lot. Many of the volunteers also had a connection to scouting. Some have served as scout leaders, have children in scouting, and were scouts themselves. Among the group we found the Advancement Chair for Troop 652 and a cub scout mom, Jenny, from Pack 146. One current Scout, Luke, accompanied his father for the day of service after spending the summer on staff at Goshen Scout Reservation.

We appreciate KPMG’s efforts toward improving Camp Snyder and know that their effort contributed to our ability to provide a quality program that encourages a lifetime of service to others, while building self-confidence and developing leadership skills for over 35,000 youth across the National Capital region.