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The Scouter Digest Staff

Meet 2021 Silver Beaver Recipient Carol Brown

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Carol is a volunteer instructor for Fairfax County’s Community Emergency Response Team.  She also works with the Office of Emergency Management as an outreach educator for their Community Emergency Response Guide.

Carol volunteers with the Northern Virginia Audubon Society and the Fish and Wildlife Service as an ornithologist and wildlife biologist.  At the 2017 National Scout Jamboree, she developed and delivered the bird study program for the Nature at the Summit activity area.  Carol is a trained Hornaday advisor and is currently working with the distinguished Conservation Service Award Committee to develop guides and training for advisors and Scouts.  In 2020, she was awarded the Hornaday Gold Badge.  Both of her sons, Andrew and Alan, are Eagle Scouts who earned the Hornaday Badge.

Carol is currently an assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 1853 and is an instructor for Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills, Outdoor Ethics, Leave No Trace, and Tread Lightly courses.  She is a graduate of the Wood Badge program.  She has been on staff at the Klondike Derby for six years.  She will be joining the Powder Horn staff for 2021.  She joined the Merit Badges At Home program for the National Capital Area Council in 2020 and counseled the Safety merit badge for over 100 Scouts.  Carol is the Old Dominion Chapter’s Order of the Arrow advisor for health and safety.  She became a Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow in 2016 on a very cold November night in Maryland.

Watch Carol receive her 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 !

Join National Capital Area Council on Day of Giving

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Bethesda, MD — The National Capital Area Council (NCAC) asks everyone to help kick off our #SummerofService on NCAC Day of Giving —Thursday, June 10.

National Capital Area Council is in the business of making our communities stronger by serving more than 36,000 families and helping instill in our young people the values of the Scout Oath and the Scout Law. As a non-profit organization, we rely on the generosity of our donors to ensure we can deliver on our promise to make the DC Metro region a better place. That is why we are kicking off NCAC’s Summer of Service with a Giving Day on June 10th.

“On NCAC Day of Giving, we hope to ignite a spark that will encourage people to give more, whether it be their time or resources, to help make a profound effect on the youth in the DC metro area.” said Craig Poland, Scout Executive of NCAC. “By contributing to Scouting, more youth will experience a program that will further instill values and character in their moral fiber.”

For over 100 years, Scouting families have answered the call to work together in service of the greater good. From public health drives to caring for the environment to assisting neighbors in need. Scouts have always been a force for positivity and goodness in our communities. It is what we do. It is part of our DNA. We serve others. Now more than ever, our world needs that Scouting spirit once again.

As part of Summer of Service, a national effort, we’re also asking Scouting families to give back to their communities this summer through acts of service. Scouts will serve in a variety of ways as defined by the individual. The spectrum will range from large city-wide projects to small random acts of kindness. Although any type of service is applicable, there will be 4 key areas of focus: The Environment, Health & Wellness, Our Communities, and Neighbors In-Need.

To learn more about NCAC Day of Giving and our Summer of Service, visit  www.ncacbsa.org/SummerGiving

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About Boy Scouts of America & National Capital Area Council Boy Scouts of America provides the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training, which helps young people be “Prepared. For Life. ™ The Scouting organization is composed of 2.6 million youth members between the ages of 6 and 21 and more than a million volunteers in local councils throughout the United States and its territories. For more, please visit www.Scouting.org.

National Capital Area Council was organized in 1911 and today stands as one of the oldest and largest councils in America. The Council territory includes the District of Columbia; Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties in Maryland; and in Virginia the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, Loudoun, Fauquier, Spotsylvania, Caroline, King George, Stafford and Culpeper as well as the independent cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas, Manassas Park and Fredericksburg in Virginia; and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For more information, please visit www.NCACBSA.org.

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

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.