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Help Celebrate NCAC Camping Centennial at Camp Snyder’s Work Days for All

March 5, 2020 by Craig Weston

Celebrate 100 years of NCAC summer camping by helping Camp Snyder get ready for the summer! Earn service hours and a free Camping Centennial patch for working on projects.

Open to all Scouts, Cubs through Venturers, and Families. Projects for all skill levels, which may include building and installing bird houses, splitting and stacking logs, staining and painting, digging and installing sign posts, assembling traffic barriers.

Be sure to bring work gloves, lunch, water, sunscreen and insect repellant. Check for ticks when departing. And, wear old clothing that can get dirty or stained with paint. No scout uniforms and no open toed shoes or sandals. Check In/Out at the Admin Building at the Camp Entrance.

Join us on Saturday, April 4th and/or Sunday, May 17th, from 9am to 4 pm. Come for the day or just part of the day!

Free registration at https://scoutingevent.com/082-35883

See you on April 4th and/or May 17th!

 

Filed Under: Adventure, At Camp, Scouting Programs Tagged With: Camp Snyder, Cub Scouts, scouting, ScoutMeIn, Scouts BSA, Sea Scouts, Venturing

2020 D.C. United Scout Day

March 3, 2020 by Tristan Atterbury


Attention NCAC Scouts, Scouters and families, are you ready for an awesome and exciting experience with D.C. United? Then join us on March 7th for the 2020 D.C. United Scout Day as we takes on Inter Miami!!

Each Scout with the purchase of a ticket will receive a Scout Patch from D.C. United. And the first 100 Scouts will receive an exclusive invite to the Scout Clinic on March 20th at Audi Field to participate in drills and meet D.C. United Players and Coaches! Don’t miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity! 

To register please visit: https://fevo.me/dcuscouts

For additional questions please contact Tristan Atterbury from D.C. United at (202) 655-2854.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Cub Scouts, scouting, ScoutMeIn, Scouts BSA

Cub Scouts Build Their Own Tool Boxes!

February 24, 2020 by Dave Schneeman

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Article-Photo-5.jpgOn February 9, Two Dens from Pack 1601, Powhatan District, attended their own Pack session in Michael’s Woodshop to work on a tool box project. During the process, the Cub Scouts received a shop safety briefing and were able to learn and apply many basic woodworking skills. They were instructed and guided in the use of a tape measure, hand saw, drill press, hammer, nail punch and sanding block. This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Article-Photo-3.jpgParents in attendance were able to assist during the process making this an excellent parent/Cub Scout experience. At the end of their session, each Cub Scout had completed the project and went home with a sense of accomplishment and their very own tool box!

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Michael’s Woodshop is the perfect place to work on Baloo the Builder or Webelos Build-It activities or to organize a great hands-on Pack or Den activity. Units may reserve the wood shop to hold their events. The experienced group of volunteer Shop Stewards in Michael’s Woodshop can assist you with selecting or designing an activity that is tailored to meet the needs of your group. They will also attend your session to help ensure you have a successful wood shop event.

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Article-Photo-1.jpgMichael’s Woodshop was designed to be a hands-on work space for use by Scouts of all ages to learn and create. For information about shop capabilities, upcoming events or reserving the shop, please visit the Camp Snyder website. For shop information, just click on the Michael’s Woodshop link located on the Camp Snyder main page.

Filed Under: Adventure, At Camp, Scouting Programs Tagged With: #woodshop, Camp Snyder, Cub Scouts

Pinewood Derby Fun

February 4, 2020 by Jodi Gardiner

My son Jacob (8) looks forward to the Pinewood derby every year. As far as a year in advance he thinks about what kind of car he wants to build. He first draws out his car ideas, then carefully choses the theme and even suggests where to put the weights. He watches videos on how to build a fast car and does his own research.

No other kid in the room exudes as much excitement as he does on Derby day! It’s so much fun to watch him jump up and down and cheer on not just his car but his fellow scouts! This year after the race, he proudly set up his 3 derby cars and the awards he won at home in our cabinet.

I love that the derby not only teaches the kids the science behind the racing but gives them the satisfaction of designing and creating a car and watching the cars perform. It’s very rewarding for everyone involved. It teaches the kids they can do anything if they work hard enough at it. This year Jacob won “Most Patriotic” in the whole Pack and 3rd place for “speed” in his Bear den. He can’t wait for show-and-tell at school to show his classmates his car and awards this week!!!

Filed Under: Adventure, Scouting Programs Tagged With: Cub Scouts, Pinewood Derby

Help NCAC Celebrate 100 Years of Camping!

January 30, 2020 by Craig Weston

The Council celebration of 100 years of NCAC summer camps is well underway, as we continue to celebrate the opening of Camp Roosevelt on the Maryland western shore as our first council summer camp in 1919!

To honor the long history of summer camping in the Council and to highlight the importance of the outdoors to the growth and development of Scouts, throughout 2020 we are encouraging Families, Webelos, Scouts, Venturers, Explorers and Sea Scouts to get involved by attending a camp (or cruise) overnight —- for a weekend or for a week (or two) at one of our summer camps!

Here’s what happening in the coming weeks:

  • Districts can hand out the free Camping Centennial Logo patch to those who attend the District Klondike Derby or Winter Camporee. Contact your District Executive before the event.
  • New to Scouting or camping and want to learn what gear you need and where to go? Sign up for Course ELC135 “Camping Opportunities in the NCAC” at the University of Scouting on February 29th.
  • Also, at the University of Scouting, take a walk-through history! Stop by the midway area to view displays of rare council camping memorabilia dating back over the past century.

Visit gotogoshen.org/summercamp or gotosnyder.com/summercamp and register today!

Stay tuned to WeOwnAdventure to learn about future special events and commemorative merchandise.

Filed Under: Adventure, At Camp, Scouting Programs Tagged With: Camp Snyder, Cub Scouts, Day Camp, Goshen Scout Reservation, ScoutMeIn, Scouts BSA

Little Sister Beats Big Brother at the Pinewood Derby

January 27, 2020 by Samantha Becker

Ethan and Camille both of Mechanicsville, MD Cub Scout Pack 1785 are pictured after Camille’s car beat her big brother’s car at the Pinewood Derby Race Day in a sibling race. My husband helped my son, Ethan (Den 6) build his car and I helped my daughter, Camille (Den 17) so it was a mom versus dad challenge as well and us girls won! They had to buy us lunch after the derby!

Filed Under: Adventure Tagged With: Cub Scouts, Pinewood Derby

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