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Upcoming Events at NCAC Camps

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Looking for fun activities to fill those fall weekends? Mark your calendar for a weekend of family fun, service to your favorite camp, or training.

Fall Family Camps at Camp Snyder

Weekend I: October 20-22, 2023
Weekend II: November 17-19,2023
Sign up for a weekend of fall fun for all ages! Shoot BBs or arrows, climb the Scouterhorn climbing tower, create your own handicraft, build something in the Woodshop, or participate in many other hands-on activities.

More information and registration can be found here: www.gotosnyder.org/year-round-events/cub-scout-expo/

Volunteer Work Weekend at Goshen Scout Reservation

September 22-24, 2023
Units and volunteers are invited for a fall work weekend to assist in camp beautification! Open to members of the scouting community, participants will assist in painting, brush clearing, and other beautification tasks.

More information and registration can be found here: www.gotogoshen.org/vww

GSAA Service Weekend at Goshen Scout Reservation

October 13-15, 2023
Goshen Scout Reservation Staff Alumni are invited by the Goshen Staff Alumni Association (GSAA) for a fall work weekend! Open to staff alumni from any Goshen camp and any friends or family who want to help out, ages 18 and up. We’ll be fixing, painting, building, maintaining, and doing other such work on many projects around the Reservation. Meet other staff alumni new and old, spend some time at Goshen, and help us prepare for the next season of summer camp!

More information and registration can be found here: www.gotogoshen.org/gsaasw

Spooktakular Fall Festival at Camp William B. Snyder

October 27-29, 2023
Join us for a frightfully fun weekend at our Spooktacular Fall Festival. Go on a hayride, take part in the Zombie Run, shoot arrows at Archery, explore some STEM activities, and celebrate fall with food and crafts.

More information and registration can be found here: scoutingevent.com/082-70773

Other Events

Sawdust Saturdays

Support Camp William B. Snyder’s summer and year-round programs by volunteering! Service days run from 9am to 1pm and projects include carpentry and painting among others. Learn more at www.gotosnyder.org/work-volunteer/service-days/

Michael’s Woodshop

There’s always something happening at Michael’s Woodshop! Events this fall include Pinewood Derby Days, Woodwork Merit Badge Classes, and Baloo the Builder sessions. Learn more at www.gotosnyder.org/rentals/michaels-wood-shop

OPI Wilderness First Aid Training

Get trained for your 2024 high adventure with NCAC’s Outdoor Preparedness Initiative! Whether you are planning a trip to a National High Adventure, our local Lenhok’sin High Adventure, or designing your own expedition, this is a must have training. Certification is offered through the American Red Cross and fall sessions are open for registration. Learn more at www.ncacbsa.org/opi-wfa

Upcoming Camp Service Weekends

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The NCAC Camps are hosting spring service weekends! Make a spring visit to your favorite camp and help with camp improvement projects.

Goshen Spring Alumni Service Weekend – April 28-30, 2023

Goshen Scout Reservation Staff Alumni are invited by the Goshen Staff Alumni Association (GSAA) for a spring service weekend! Open to staff alumni from any Goshen camp and any friends or family who want to help out, ages 18 and up. There will be projects supporting all the camps getting ready for the 2023 Summer season. Projects include making chuckboxes for Camp Marriott and Camp Bowman, fixing up Camp Ross’s Aquatics tower, replacing benches at the Camp Olmsted chapel, and working on getting the Mountain Man outpost settled at its new location for Lenhok’sin High Adventure. Meet other staff alumni new and old, spend some time at Goshen, and help prepare for the next season of summer camp!

Get the full list of projects, get more details, and register at www.gotogoshen.org/gsaasw

Goshen Volunteer Work Weekend – May 12-14, 2023

Units and volunteers are invited for a spring work weekend to assist in camp beautification! Open to members of the scouting community, participants will assist in painting, stage repair, and building projects. This weekend is open to scouting youth and adults. Youth participants will need to have Youth Protection compliant supervision – either with a parent/guardian or with a contingent from their unit.

Get the full list of projects, get more details, and register at www.gotogoshen.org/vww

Camp Snyder Sawdust Saturdays – multiple dates

Join the Camp Snyder volunteers for a day to support Camp Snyder’s summer and year-round programs. Service days run from 9am to 1pm and projects include carpentry and painting among others. There is no Sawdust Saturday in April and the May Sawdust Saturday is still TBD, so stay tuned for the date! Can’t make it in the spring? Sawdust Saturdays will pick up again after the summer camp season, starting August 19.

Learn more and sign up at www.gotosnyder.org/work-volunteer/service-days/

Productive Fall Work Weekends at Goshen

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This fall has been a productive one for Goshen Scout Reservation! We hosted two work weekends in October – one run by the Goshen Staff Alumni Association (GSAA) and one open to youth and adult volunteers.

The GSAA accomplished a number of projects, including:

  • Clearing a tremendous amount of brush at the Olmsted Chapel
  • Building new and resurfacing 17 picnic tables
  • Preparing the Marriott Administration building for an upcoming renovation project
  • Distributing previously built tent platforms and the aforementioned picnic tables to camps around the lake
  • Creating plans for chuck box construction in preparation for the Spring Weekend

The Volunteer Work Weekend projects included:

  • Repainting the Olmsted Shower House and Quartermaster/Trading Post facade
  • Replacing split rail fence at various program areas at Camp Olmsted, Camp Bowman, and Camp Marriott
  • Brush clearing throughout Camp Marriott OJ Corral
  • Counting and mapping all the buildings and shelters at Goshen to support the Goshen Admin staff with an updated inventory for insurance

Thank you to all the Scouting volunteers, alumni, and current camp staff who attended and for all their service to Goshen Scout Reservation! We hope to see them and others at future weekends.

 

Be sure to save the dates for the Spring Work Weekends:

  • GSAA Spring Service Weekend: April 28 – 30, 2023
    • Open to current and past Goshen camp staff, ages 18+. See old friends, meet alumni from across the decades, and work on camp projects.
  • Goshen Spring Volunteer Work Weekend: May 12 – 14, 2023 (tentative)
    • Open to youth and adult volunteers. Come down to Goshen for a weekend of service, camping, beautiful mountains, and fun!

Upcoming Events at Goshen Scout Reservation!

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Registration Goes LIVE – September 1, 2022

Registration for the Goshen 2023 Summer Season will go live on Thursday, September 1, 2022. Find out more about the Goshen camps and programs at www.gotogoshen.org

Labor Day Family Camp – September 2-5, 2022

Enjoy a weekend with family and friends at the Goshen Scout Reservation family for Labor Day Family Camp! Available program areas will include Aquatics (swimming and boating), COPE and Climbing (giant swing, rock climbing), Shooting Sports (rifles, archery), and Handicraft (arts and crafts).

Register for Family Camp: www.gotogoshen.org/family-camp

Goshen Staff and volunteers supply all the program. You just need to bring your own food and camping equipment!

New this fall and one time only – Merit Badge Make-ups! Scouts with partial merit badges from the summer can bring their records and finish up the last few requirements with some of our counselors from the summer.

Fall Alumni Work Weekend – October 7-9, 2022

Goshen Scout Reservation Staff Alumni are invited by the Goshen Staff Alumni Association (GSAA) for a fall work weekend! Open to staff alumni from any Goshen camp and any friends or family who want to help out, ages 18 and up. We’ll be fixing, painting, building, maintaining, and doing other such work on many projects around the Reservation. Meet other staff alumni new and old, spend some time at Goshen, and help us prepare for the next season of summer camp!

More information and registration can be found here: www.gotogoshen.org/gsaasw

Volunteer Work Weekend – October 28-30, 2022

Units and volunteers are invited for a fall work weekend to assist in camp beautification! Open to members of the scouting community, participants will assist in painting, brush clearing, and other beautification tasks.

Participants should bring their own food and tents. More information and registration link to follow.

Save the Date: Goshen Staff Alumni Spring Service Weekend

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Goshen Staff Alumni, mark your calendars! The Goshen Staff Alumni Association is hosting a service weekend this spring to get Goshen ready for Summer 2022!

The dates for the service weekend are May 13 – 15.

Service weekends are open to staff alumni from any Goshen camp and any of their friends and family, ages 18 and up. We have a number of projects to work on around the Reservation. These weekends are a great time to see the camps again and spend some time with other camp alumni!

Learn more and register at www.gotogoshen.org/gsaasw

Goshen Service Weekend Highlights

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The Goshen Staff Alumni Association got a lot done at their recent work weekend. Projects included moving tables, chairs, and equipment from a special event, building 25 brand new platforms for tents, repairing picnic tables, and starting the large project of replacing boards on the Olmsted docks.

Visit Goshen’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/GOSHENNCAC , for more pictures from the weekend.

Want to learn more about the GSAA? www.gotogoshen.org/gsaa