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Let’s Get Camping Webinar Series: High Adventure at Summer Camp

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March 25, 2021: High Adventure at Summer Camp Webinar

Missed the webinar? You can view a recording of it below.

In this webinar, we give units planning for Summer 2021 and future summers an overview of our local Lenhok’sin High Adventure, as well as the National High Adventure bases and our Council-sponsored trips there. In addition the overview, we also talk a little about the different COVID-19 protocols at the different camps.

Download the slides from the webinar here: High Adventure at Summer Camp slides [PPTX]

Get more information on the various high adventure opportunities:

You can find the whole series of Let’s Get Camping Webinar recordings on our playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5x999ziTZaU6Kr1lqS6tbNqgYTzjcBRf

The remaining upcoming webinar will be on Scouts BSA Camping Options on April 1 at 6pm EST. Register in advance at https://ncacbsa-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_K297JI5zTrOSqIcHr9mpVw

Don’t Miss Bullseye Family Camping This Spring!

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Hurry to sign up for family activities at Spring Bullseye Family Camping weekends at Camp Snyder! The first weekend of April 23-25 is rapidly approaching and appointments for program activities are filling up fast!

Pack your camping gear and get ready for FUN for the whole family! There is lots to do at Camp Snyder, whether its shooting a BB gun, climbing the Scouterhorn, building a project in the Wood Shop, flying a drone, being amazed with a STEM experiment or launching your own rocket. Plus activities to do on your own, like fishing, a scavenger hunt on the Nature trail, biking and roasting marsh mellows on your own campfire!

Don’t miss out! Sign up for either the weekend of April 23-25 or May 21-23 at https://scoutingevent.com/082-45030

See you soon!

Check Out the Merit Program at Camp Snyder This Summer !!!

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Check out the merit badges being offered at Camp Snyder this summer during July 18-24 for Scouts BSA Merit Badge Week!

Interested in learning how to Weld? Want to make a Movie? How about learning about Radios? Perhaps you have an interest in Archeology? Come to Camp Snyder!

How about Rowing, Canoeing, Rifle Shooting, Pioneering and other outdoors merit badges? Come to Camp Snyder!

Want to earn merit badges required for Eagle rank, like Swimming, Lifesaving, First Aid and Communications? Come to Camp Snyder!

As a Day Camper or an Overnight Camper, you can choose from 47 different merit badges. See the complete list and sign up for camp at https://www.gotosnyder.org/summer-camp/specialty-week/

Registration for camp is open now. Sign up for merit badges opens on April 16th. Hurry, because the Early Bird price deadline is April 16th.

                       

Let’s Get Camping Webinar Series: Cub Scouts Go To Camp

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March 18, 2021: Cub Scouts Go To Camp Webinar

Missed the webinar? You can view a recording of it below.

You can also download the slides from the webinar here: Cub Scouts Go To Camp slides [PPTX]

Get more information on the various Cub Scout camps at their respective websites:

Keep up to date with the latest information on 2021 summer camp and COVID-19 protocols at www.gotogoshen.org/coronavirus for Goshen Scout Reservation camps and www.gotosnyder.org/coronavirus for Camp Snyder.

You can find the whole series of Let’s Get Camping Webinar recordings on our playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5x999ziTZaU6Kr1lqS6tbNqgYTzjcBRf.

Upcoming webinars in the series include High Adventure at Summer Camp on March 25 and Scouts BSA Camping Options on April 1. All webinars begin at 6pm EST. Register in advance at https://ncacbsa-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_K297JI5zTrOSqIcHr9mpVw.

Meet your 2021 Camp Snyder Directors!

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We are pleased to announce our director team for Camp Snyder’s 2021 summer camp season!

If you ever have any questions, please visit www.GoToSnyder.org to get in touch with the Camp Snyder staff!

Camp Director Kevin Rock (back) and Program Director Mohammad Qadri (front)

Meet Camp Director Kevin Rock!

Kevin is going on his 10th year on staff at Snyder. He started when the camp opened in 2006 and stayed until 2011 where he held various positions around the property (from Camp Clerk to Camp Photographer, and from Camp Medical Officer to Camp Business Manager). He returned in 2018 as the Summer Camp Director. He achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in 1995 and was bestowed the OA Vigil honor in 2008. He has earned his bachelor’s and master’s degree from Longwood University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Scouting where he continues to teach every year.  Outside the summer months he is an elementary school librarian for PWC public schools.

Meet Program Director Mohammad Qadri!

Mohammad has been coming to Snyder since he joined Scouting and has been working at the camp since 2016. He’s worked all over the camp from the Kitchen staff, to shooting sports and, for the past two years, the program director. Mohammad is an Eagle Scout and loves working with scouts of all ages and looks forward to staying safe and making a great program this summer.

Want to be part of our awesome staff? Visit www.gotosnyder.org/work to apply!

Sawdust Flying at Camp Snyder

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The “Sawdust Saturday” volunteer Scouts, Scouters, and parents have been busy at Camp Snyder. The entrance sign at the front gate has been freshened up with new stain and re-painted lettering. All of the emergency exit signs in the dining hall have been replaced, and wiring added for new signs in the maintenance shop. Between bad puns and war stories, the intrepid crew rebuilt a wooden fence at the maintenance yard, and had a lot of fun converting a stall in the barn into a lockable storage area for landscaping tools.

Last week’s big project was repairing the wetlands overlook walkway, which runs from the nature trail into the north end of the lake. A tree had grown up beneath it, pushing up one side, and then fell over, damaging the walkway further. After “Chainsaw Dave” cleared the tree roots, the volunteer crew along with Camp Ranger Ryan removed the damaged boards and rebuilt the framework, and the three Scouts on the crew laid down replacement decking.

We have Sawdust Saturdays at Camp Snyder twice a month. Next up: March 20, April 3, and April 17 – and you are invited! For more information about Sawdust Saturdays or arranging individual service projects at Camp Snyder, visit the “Talent, Tools & Projects” page on the GoToSnyder.org website,  or email Dan Kurtenbach.