Powhatan District held a very successful day camp this year at Algonkian Regional Park. There were 51 participants and one very special participant, Cubbie Bear, Powhatan’s Cub Scout mascot. With passports in hand everyone embarked on a week-long adventure!
The travelers enjoyed fishing, Leave No Trace training, games from India, arts and crafts, and archery. One of the highlights for the week was a trip to Volcano Island for some fun in the water. Another was a very special visit from the Loudoun County bomb squad. The bomb squad brought their truck, their bomb suit, a robot, and bomb sniffing dog.Two highlights of this demonstration were the dog and watching the robot disarm a “bomb” from Cubbie Bear’s backpack!
emcee, Jeff Baker started us out with a special Wood Badge beading ceremony (his own) and kept the evening lively and moving well. It was a great opportunity to introduce Wood Badge to many novices in the audience. (Congratulations, Jeff!)
This year’s Awards Dinner was held at the Washington-Rockville Elks Lodge #15 in Rockville. Their venue worked very well with our growing size and did an exceptional job with their buffet menu.
Also honored was a special guest, 2018 Silver Beaver recipient Catherine Phan. (Congratulations, Cathy!)
The Patuxent District celebrated its first annual Women in Scouting Award Ceremony on June 3rd, at the Greenbelt American Legion. The honorees for the First Annual Women in Scouting Dinner are Danielle Ballantine, Alex, Keenan, and Gloria Ike. Each has contributed to the greater success of Scouting in the Patuxent District and exemplifies what female leadership and support has meant to the BSA and the Scouts within its programs. We also awarded Alison Mocko with the Rebekah Weir Award, which allows her to participate in Wood badge on scholarship. District Executive, Danielle Finley stated “each woman here has impacted my short time so far in Scouting. They are all selfless, dedicated, and incredible volunteers”. We would like to thank Parktopia Travels for their Program sponsorship and Janice Cornish from Pack 257 for chairing this event. 
The last week of June at the Isaack Walton League was filled with Scouts engaged in outdoor activity. Mattaponi Scouts experienced many things in their day camp including shooting BB guns, fishing, a visit from the FBI, things found in nature, and archery. This year Scouts were joined by the very first family Scouting Unit (Pack 8100). “It is extraordinary! I wish they did this years ago so my daughter could have joined,” one parent exclaimed looking at the ponytails of the newest Scouters shooting bb guns. “I loved doing stuff like this as a kid, so it’s really great to have both my daughter and son growing up together…it’s really about keeping my family together,” said another. 
The weather the entire week was enjoyable and the camp director was perfectly on cue reminding everyone to “keep drinking your water; if you’re not using the restroom that means you are not getting enough water” to which the chorus of 90 children would laugh very hardy laughs! The last day of camp saw all 90 youth singing in unison, playing their instruments, accepting awards, and telling one another that they never want to leave! It truly is an amazing experience. See you all next year!
On Wednesday, June 13, National Capital Area Council hosted a lunch to honor local attorneys with the Attorney of the Year Good Scout Award. The honorees this year were Dr. Blake Morant, George Washington University Law School Dean and Robert Kramer Research Professor of Law; A. Scott Bolden, Managing Partner ReedSmith; and Thomas Fortune Fay, Of Counsel, Fay Law Group. We are grateful to our sponsors for helping us break last year’s fundraising record! For more information or to learn about sponsorship opportunities for 2019, please contact Jenna Welle at 301-214-9151 or