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To Our Friends of Scouting, We Thank You!

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Thank you to all the Scouting families and volunteers who have invested in Scouting this year by supporting NCAC’s Friends of Scouting Campaign! Your contribution ensures that we can keep Scouting strong in our communities for more than 60,000 local participants.

Your gifts go towards expenses that support our local programs throughout the year, including our ability to offer special activities at the District and Council level; upkeep and improvements at our Council’s camps – Camp William B. Snyder, Goshen Scout Reservation, and Howard M. Wall; training for our volunteer leaders; and other essential activities.

It is only through the generosity of our Friends of Scouting that we can continue supporting our Scouting families and ensuring young people who would otherwise be unable to afford the program can participate. Our Scouts have repaid that generosity by supporting their communities through service projects that keep our essential workers safe, our neighborhoods clean, and food banks filled with food.

How can you help support NCAC today?

If you have not yet made a contribution to our annual Friends of Scouting Campaign please consider doing so by visiting NCACBSA.org/Give.

If you have already made a contribution, thank you! Please take a moment to see if your employer offers a matching gift program as an incentive for employees to participate in philanthropic endeavors.  If your company has such a program, please consider listing NCAC as a beneficiary.

Every contribution helps support local Scouting. Please help us ensure all young people in our community have the opportunity to be Prepared. For Life. 

Thank you again for your support!

Campaign Progress Update

As of Friday, April 1, our Council has raised 42% of our roughly $1.1 million goal! Curious to see how your District has helped us reach that milestone? Check out the chart below!

 

Supernova Awardee Cub Scout Speaks at MD Senate Committee

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Cody W. of Troop 793 of Lexington Park, Maryland, is an exceptional Cub Scout who achieved his AOL as well as the Dr. Charles Townes Supernova Award. The Dr. Townes Supernova is the highest STEM Award in Cub Scouting, and Cody was one of only 45 Cubs in NCAC to earn it in 2021. On February 24, 2022, Cody read his testimony, part of his award-winning essay and personal testimony, to the Maryland Senate Committee in Annapolis.

After testifying, Senator Reilly personally talked to Cody, gave him a challenge coin and his business card, and told Cody that he would help him achieve his Citizenship Merit Badge. The legislators were amazed by the kids’ testifying and exercising their citizens’ rights and civic duty. While there, Cody and his mother Prescy met many Eagle Scout moms and dads, which was very exciting. Some shared with Cody inspirational experiences of their journey in Scouting, and some shared their children’s Scouting achievements.

Cody went to the event with his short testimony yet desire to be a good citizen; then, he came home with so much more than he expected. His words were, “Mom, this is the best experience I have ever had so far. I love Scouting. I am proud of my uniform. I love to perform my duty as a citizen. Thank you!” Prescy W. said, “As a mom, I am beyond grateful how Scouting helped Cody so much! Scouting has been a blessing to him.”

 

 

 

 

Meet 2022 NOESA Honoree David Scott

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David J. Scott serves as a Deputy Assistant Director in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cyber Division and as Director of the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force. In those roles, he has oversight of the FBI’s operational programs targeting sophisticated cyber threats from criminal and nation-state actors.

Mr. Scott entered on duty with the FBI in 2003 and was initially assigned to the Louisville Field Office, working a variety of criminal matters and serving as a member of the SWAT team. In 2006, Mr. Scott transferred to the Washington Field Office, where he investigated organized crime, counterterrorism, public corruption, and white-collar crime matters. Mr. Scott was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent within the FBI’s International Terrorism Operations Section in 2012, and in 2014 was promoted to Unit Chief of the International Terrorism Operations Section’s CONUS 1, where he provided program management for all International Terrorism investigations in the Northeastern United States. In 2016, Mr. Scott was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent with the FBI Washington Field Office’s Joint Terrorism Task Force.

In 2018, Mr. Scott was selected as Assistant Special Agent in Charge for the Washington Field Office Counterterrorism Division, overseeing International Terrorism threats to the National Capitol Region. In March 2020, Mr. Scott was promoted to the Senior Executive Service as the Section Chief of the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section, where he was responsible for oversight of the FBI’s Public Corruption, International Corruption, Civil Rights, and International Human Rights programs.

Mr. Scott earned a Bachelor of Business Administration as a Distinguished Military Graduate from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a Master’s in Administration of Justice from the University of Louisville. Prior to joining the FBI, Mr. Scott was an Infantry officer in the United States Army and a graduate of the US Army Ranger School. Mr. Scott earned his Eagle Scout in 1990 as a member of Troop 233 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky and served as the Cubmaster of Pack 998 in Leesburg, Virginia.

Congratulations to David and his fellow 2022 NOESA Honorees! Please join us on March 23, 2022 at Army Navy Country Club for a celebration honoring the 2022 NOESA recipients. For more information visit, www.ncacbsa.org/noesa/.

Meet 2022 NOESA Honoree Michael Huston

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Michael Huston is an Assistant to the Solicitor General at the United States Department of Justice. In that role, he represents the federal government before the Supreme Court of the United States. He has argued nine cases before the Supreme Court, and has prepared briefs in hundreds more. He is a member of the Edward Coke Appellate Inn of Court—Washington D.C.’s preeminent honor society of appellate attorneys.

Michael previously practiced appellate and administrative law at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Washington. He served as a law clerk to the Honorable John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, and to the Honorable Raymond M. Kethledge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Michael graduated first in his class from the University of Michigan Law School, where he received the Henry M. Bates Memorial Scholarship Award—the law school’s highest honor. He served as an editor on the Michigan Law Review, where he published a note, and was the first runner-up in the 86th Campbell Moot Court Competition. He was elected to the Order of the Coif.

Michael graduated summa cum laude from the University of Arizona with a bachelor’s degree in political science and philosophy. He was elected Phi Beta Kappa.

Michael earned his Eagle Scout award in 2004 as a member of Troop 648 in Scottsdale, Arizona. He now lives in Northern Virginia with his wife Joelle and three sons, all of whom are cub scouts. He serves as the Committee Chair for Pack 614 in Alexandria, Virginia.

Congratulations to Michael and his fellow 2022 NOESA Honorees! Please join us on March 23, 2022 at Army Navy Country Club for a celebration honoring the 2022 NOESA recipients. For more information visit, www.ncacbsa.org/noesa/.

Meet 2022 NOESA Honoree Matthew Jones

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Matt Jones earned his Eagle in the National Capital Area Council in 1990 when he was a member of Troop 654 based in Mt. Vernon, VA.

Matt currently serves as an owner, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Leading Authorities, Inc. (“LAI”) a privately held company in Washington, DC that represents notable figures for speaking and literary representation, helps organizations design and produce events, and works with companies in need of creative video production. Jones joined the firm in 1997 and has overseen the firm’s growth to more than 10x its size in his tenure. Today, LAI is one of the top companies of its kind in the industry, employing almost 100 people and managing to succeed throughout the last few years despite the decline of in-person events.

Matt exemplifies the spirit and commitment of an Eagle Scout, not only as a successful businessperson, but as someone who supports and gives back to the community and assists those less fortunate and in need.

While enjoying success as a company, Matt and LAI have also supported the National Capital Area Council for over 10 years by helping to produce fundraising events, donating services, and producing videos highlighting scouting achievements in the region.

In addition to supporting the Boy Scouts of America, Matt and LAI have actively supported MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, SOME – So Others Might Eat, the Alzheimer’s Association, Bright Beginnings, SEALKIDS, Little League Baseball and many other local charities through fundraising, event production, and video production.

Congratulations to Matt and his fellow 2022 NOESA Honorees! Please join us on March 23, 2022 at Army Navy Country Club for a celebration honoring the 2022 NOESA recipients. For more information visit, www.ncacbsa.org/noesa/.

Eagle Scouts Perform in Brigadier General Charles McGee’s Memorial Service

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The National Capital Area Council, White Oak District Scout BSA Troop 96 of Silver Spring, Maryland, is sponsored by the People’s Community Baptist Church had the distinct honor of serving as the Color Guard for the Memorial Service to honor Brigadier General Charles E. McGee. The celebration of life was filled with tributes of his admiration, reflection, and recognition of the significance of Scouting in the Brigadier General’s life. There were tributes to his service to the United States as a Tuskegee Airman during World War II and his continued service during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Even our very own Eagle Scouts were granted the opportunity to deliver a final Eagle Scout Charge acknowledging his steadfastness and dedication to the principles of Scouting. Lastly, The McGee Family’s reflections were equaled by the expressions delivered by the distinguished guest Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen and a Four-Star General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., Chief of Staff, United States Air Force.

The Memorial service culminated in a two-year relationship between the Troop and Brigadier General McGee. His daughter Yvonne highlighted his love for Scouting and the meaning of the Scout Oath and Law. Just two short years ago, Troop 96 and the National Capital Area Council honored retired Air Force Brigadier General Charles E. McGee with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The Lifetime Achievement Award, presented at his home in Bethesda, Maryland, was established in 2013 and recognized individuals whose accomplishments embody the ideals of the Scout Oath and Law. Also, Troop 96 honored Brigadier General McGee with its first honorary Eagle Scout Award.

Scout BSA Troop 96, established in 1991, has developed a mission to foster and develop a quality program in the White Oak District and the National Capital Area Council. The Troop’s objective is to offer boys meaningful experiences in leadership, outdoor adventure, learning opportunities and recognition for accomplishment, and the development of life skills to help each boy contribute to his family, his church, his community, and our nation. Troop 96 provides each boy an opportunity to achieve the Eagle Scout rank. As of February 2022, Troop 96 has produced 68 Eagle Scouts since its inception.

The Memorial Service for Brigadier General Charles E. McGee occurred on Sunday, February 6 at 3:00 pm EST, you can view the service here.