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Camp Card Sale Extended to June 15th

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Sell cards to your family or via social media and send them to your family throughout the United States-send cards via USPS!

In addition to the one-time and multiple-use coupons below, the 2020 Camp Card includes the BSA Digital Savers Guide!

Each card will have an online code that the card purchaser can use to access hundreds of local offers online! The user will simply set-up their account at www.boyscoutscampcard.com, enter the code on the Camp Card they purchased and start saving! Download the app.

The Digital Savers Guide account is activated through the end of the year.

Great Savings Await in the BSA Digital Savings Guide: Get 100’s of local 2-for-1 and 50% off coupons

Plus, over 360,000 coupons nationwide Coupons available on your phone and online Big savings on travel and at online stores New coupons added weekly

Redeem offers online from your desktop computer, print your coupons or present your offer from your iPhone or iPad through hundreds of merchants!

Below are just a few of the merchants with offers (subject to change at any time)

June 15th – Fully settle your account (turning in all unsold cards and payments) for full 50% commission prior to June 15th. Accounts settled after June 15 are reduced to 40% Commission rate

For questions please visit CampCard@NCACBSA.org.

Troop 1547 Visits Northern Virginia Resource Center to Learn About the Deaf Community

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Troop 1547 in the Sully District recently visited the Northern Virginia Resource Center (NVRC) for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons to work on the Disabilities Awareness merit badge and learn more about the deaf community.

The NVRC offered up its Fairfax, VA, office for a weekly Troop meeting, where NVRC employees gave a presentation to 36 Scouts on the deaf community. The presentation was given verbally, visually, and with sign language. The Scouts learned about how humans hear, types of hearing loss, and technology deaf and hard of hearing individuals can use for communication. After the presentation, the Troop worked on requirements and played a game.

NVRC serves eight counties with its mission to empower deaf and hard of hearing individuals and their families through education, advocacy and community involvement. Troop 1547 is very appreciative to NVRC for helping with the merit badge and opening up their offices to the Troop.

 

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

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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!

 

Scouts From Across the Country Deliver the 2019 Report to the Nation Highlighting Scouting’s Unparalleled Service to Youth and Communities

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IRVING, Texas, March 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — This week, 13 youth delegates from across the United States will represent the Boy Scouts of America in Washington, D.C., to present the organization’s annual Report to the Nation to top U.S. officials. The report, designated in the BSA’s congressional charter, details the impact millions of Scouts and Scouting volunteers have made throughout 2019. 

This week, 13 youth delegates from across the United States are representing the Boy Scouts of America as they deliver the organization’s annual Report to the Nation, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for youth to present Scouting accomplishments to leaders in Washington D.C.
This week, 13 youth delegates from across the United States are representing the Boy Scouts of America as they deliver the organization’s annual Report to the Nation, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for youth to present Scouting accomplishments to leaders in Washington D.C.

“The accomplishments and milestones achieved in 2019 reinforce the important role that Scouting plays in the lives of young people and our communities,” said Roger C. Mosby, President and CEO of the Boy Scouts of America. “From standing up to bullying to recovering hundreds of acres of wilderness after the Ute Park Fire, this past year saw millions of young people join together to improve our communities, through actions big and small. I am both inspired and optimistic about what that means for the future of the organization and, more importantly, for our nation.”

Being selected as a Report to the Nationdelegate from among approximately 2.1 million youth members is an honor for BSA youth members. The delegates were selected due to their outstanding representation of the values BSA strives to instill in our nation’s young people. Each delegate represents their communities, as well as more than 130 million youth members who have been part of the BSA and the millions who will follow. The 2019 delegation includes:

  • Zachary Bryant; Atlanta, Georgia
  • Hannah Carter; Santa Ana, California
  • Maya Chimal; Kennewick, Washington
  • Isabella Tunney; St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Bryan Fencl Jr.; San Diego, California
  • Laura Sun; San Jose, California
  • Keerthin Karthikeyan; Tupelo, Mississippi
  • Terry Hendriex; Peoria, Illinois
  • David Taylor; Florence, South Carolina
  • Jaden Jenkins; Enid, Oklahoma
  • Pamela Petterchak; St. Louis, Missouri
  • Gisselle Lugo; Massapequa, New York
  • Zachary Schonfeld; Bethesda, Maryland

The delegation will deliver the annual report to key members of U.S. federal government leadership. To keep track of the Report to the Nation delegates during their time in Washington, D.C., watch for daily blog posts on Bryan on Scoutingand follow Scouting magazine on Facebook and Twitter. You can also view photos updated daily on BSA’s Flickr page. The complete Report to the Nation is available online at ScoutingNewsroom.org. Highlights from the report include:

  • More than 150,000 young women joined Cub Scouting and Scouts BSA by the end of 2019. 
  • Scouts provided more than 13.2 million hours of service to their communities at a value of more than $335 million (based on a national volunteer-hour value of $25.43). 
  • A record 61,353 Scouts earned the Eagle Scout Award, beating the 2012 record. Earning the Eagle Scout rank requires the completion of an extensive service project, which resulted in more than $218 million in community service. 
  • Nearly 900,000 Scouts attended BSA high-adventure camps in West Virginia, New Mexico, Minnesota, and Florida, as well as thousands of Scout day and summer camps. 
  • In all, Scouts across all programs camped a total of more than 5 million nights during 2019. 
  • Scouts earned more than 1.7 million merit badges in 138 different subjects. 
  • The co-ed Exploring program celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2019, marking decades of helping young people explore future careers, from law enforcement to healthcare, teaching to STEM. 
  • For the first time in more than 50 years, the World Scout Jamboree was held in North America, where more than 40,000 attendees from more than 150 nations gathered at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia. 
  • The iconic Philmont Scout Ranch, which suffered extensive damage from the Ute Park Fire, reopened in 2019 thanks to more than 71,000 hours of service provided by hundreds of Scouts, Venturers, and volunteers. Soon after, the National High-Adventure Base welcomed more than 24,000 campers, making it Philmont’slargest summer ever.

The BSA is proud to be a part of preparing our young people for life and for leadership, and the organization looks forward to helping shape tomorrow’s leaders for many years to come.

About the Boy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America provides the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training, which helps young people be “Prepared. For Life.®” The Scouting organization is composed of more than 2.1 million youth members between the ages of 5 and 21 and approximately 800,000 volunteers in local councils throughout the United States and its territories. For more information on the Boy Scouts of America, please visit www.Scouting.org.

SOURCE The Boy Scouts of America

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/scouts-from-across-the-country-deliver-the-2019-report-to-the-nation-highlighting-scoutings-unparalleled-service-to-youth-and-communities-301015398.html

2020 D.C. United Scout Day

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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.