The NCAC Camps are hosting spring service weekends! Make a spring visit to your favorite camp and help with camp improvement projects.
Goshen Spring Alumni Service Weekend – April 28-30, 2023
Goshen Scout Reservation Staff Alumni are invited by the Goshen Staff Alumni Association (GSAA) for a spring service weekend! Open to staff alumni from any Goshen camp and any friends or family who want to help out, ages 18 and up. There will be projects supporting all the camps getting ready for the 2023 Summer season. Projects include making chuckboxes for Camp Marriott and Camp Bowman, fixing up Camp Ross’s Aquatics tower, replacing benches at the Camp Olmsted chapel, and working on getting the Mountain Man outpost settled at its new location for Lenhok’sin High Adventure. Meet other staff alumni new and old, spend some time at Goshen, and help prepare for the next season of summer camp!
Get the full list of projects, get more details, and register at www.gotogoshen.org/gsaasw
Goshen Volunteer Work Weekend – May 12-14, 2023
Units and volunteers are invited for a spring work weekend to assist in camp beautification! Open to members of the scouting community, participants will assist in painting, stage repair, and building projects. This weekend is open to scouting youth and adults. Youth participants will need to have Youth Protection compliant supervision – either with a parent/guardian or with a contingent from their unit.
Get the full list of projects, get more details, and register at www.gotogoshen.org/vww
Camp Snyder Sawdust Saturdays – multiple dates
Join the Camp Snyder volunteers for a day to support Camp Snyder’s summer and year-round programs. Service days run from 9am to 1pm and projects include carpentry and painting among others. There is no Sawdust Saturday in April and the May Sawdust Saturday is still TBD, so stay tuned for the date! Can’t make it in the spring? Sawdust Saturdays will pick up again after the summer camp season, starting August 19.
Learn more and sign up at www.gotosnyder.org/work-volunteer/service-days/
On April 22, 2023, George Mason University’s Chemistry Club is opening their doors to Webelos/AOLs/Scouts BSA and STEM Scouts for guided chemistry workshops!
Calder Griffiths was a Scout in the National Capital Area Council for 12 years earning the rank of Eagle Scout, serving as Senior Patrol Leader, and joining the Order of the Arrow. He has seven years experience working at the Rockville Swim and Fitness Center with specific responsibility for the skatepark for two years. Currently, he is pursuing a degree at Salisbury University with majors in Outdoor Education Leadership and Accounting. After attending BSA summer camps for nine years and day camps for five years, he looks forward to providing an excellent experience at Camp Snyder this summer.
Joey McNally is a recent college graduate from Salisbury University with a degree in Geography and a minor in Environmental Studies. He has a passion for the outdoors and environment. He enjoys camping trips and held a position as an intern in stream restoration last summer. He has experience in working with youth as a tutor and as a volunteer at his local church’s child development area. He is excited to be at Camp Snyder this summer and wants assure a fun and memorable camp experience as Program Director this summer.
During NCAC’s Lion pilot program, Kiprian (Kip) Mosholder started his Lion Year at Pack 1156 in the Goose Creek District. His family moved out to the Haymarket, VA area, going into his Tiger year, and have been with Pack 107 in Prince William District ever since.
Kiprian and his family were introduced to Scouting at a parade. Kiprian recalls, “A Boy Scout walked up to me and handed me a piece of candy. I said to my Dad, I want to do that too!” He is the first in Pack 107 to have completed all six ranks. When asked about his inspiration to pursue all six ranks he shared, “I guess I just, kept going and never gave up. And now all my friends are in the Pack too. It’s also been super cool to go on all of these adventures like indoor skydiving at iFly, getting to spend the night at the Air and Space Museum, and getting to sleep on a pirate ship! I have really enjoyed spending time with my friends and recently I got to lead some of the meetings.” The biggest lesson Kiprian learned was, “Always do your best and never give up. Because if you can do both of those skills you can have a happy, healthy life.”
He and a few other Scouts from Pack 107 are on track to earn the Supernova Award as well. When asked what’s next for him in Scouting, Kiprian shared, “Going for Eagle! I’m really excited, I want to do Sea Base! This one time I was looking at the Boy Scout magazine, and I saw kids jumping off a cliff into a lake. Ever since then, I’ve always wanted to do that! So I’m excited for the adventures ahead.”
