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Upcoming Webinar Series: Summer Camp 2023

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Join the staff of the different NCAC Summer Camps and Programs for information session webinars as you prepare for Summer Camp 2023. These webinars are perfect for new leaders, units going to a camp that is new to them, or for returning leaders that want the latest update. There will be representation from Goshen Scout Reservation, Camp Snyder, District Day and Twilight Camps, Camp Catoctin BSA, and the NCAC High Adventure Committee’s contingents. Start planning for your 2023 camp adventure!

Webinars will begin at 7pm EST.

March 14: Cub Scout Camps

Get all the details on day camps and overnight camps at Camp Snyder, Goshen’s Camp Ross, and District Day and Twilight Camps.

Register in advance: https://ncacbsa-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UYR010YhTxeGbfC59FlsVA

March 21: Scouts BSA Camps

Get information about programs for both Troops and individuals at Goshen’s Camps Bowman, Marriott, and Olmsted; Goshen’s Provisional Camp program; Camp Snyder’s Specialty Week; and Camp Catoctin BSA.

Register in advance: https://ncacbsa-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PajeL9YgR2CSMvypEae5rw

March 28: High Adventure

Looking for adventure? Get the information for Summer 2023 on Goshen’s Lenhok’sin High Adventure or one of the High Adventure Committee’s trips.

Register in advance: https://ncacbsa-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MgGlWKc0Rx6h9hDc_g_xVw

2023 NCAC Summer Camp Guide

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Planning your summer? Check out our summer camps! The 2023 NCAC Summer Camp Guide is now available online.

www.ncacbsa.org/summer-adventure

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Cub Scouts

Is your scout going to be a rising Tiger, rising Wolf, rising Bear, or rising Webelos or Arrow of Light? Cub Scout camps all have an overarching theme. It’s Off to the Races at the District Day and Twilight camps. Find one near you! Or get ready for a mysterious week at Day Camp at Camp Snyder. The theme this year is ???. Ready for the next step up? Sign up for a short overnight camp at Camp Snyder’s Resident Weekends.

Are your rising Webelos and AOL dens looking for a weeklong adventure? Camp Ross is Goshen Scout Reservation’s dedicated overnight Webelos camp. The theme this summer is Sherlock Ross: The Case of the Disappearing Camps. Help the camp staff solve the case!

Scouts BSA

Is your scout bridging into a Scouts BSA Troop? There are plenty of options. Camps Bowman, Marriott, and Olmsted at Goshen Scout Reservation offer a variety of dining options, unique and favorite Merit Badges and activities, and exciting programs for new scouts, older scouts, and all the scouts in between. Finish out your summer with Camp Catoctin BSA’s expert Merit Badge counselors in mid-August.

Is your Scout not able to attend camp with their Troop? Are they looking for a second week? Check out our options for individual scouts: Goshen runs Provisional Camp each week and Camp Snyder has Scout Specialty Week with both overnight and day camp options.

Older Scouts, Venturers, & Sea Scouts

Need more adventure for older scouts, Venturers, and Sea Scouts? Sign your unit up for a backpacking trek or a river trek at Goshen’s Lenhok’sin High Adventure. Individuals can find adventure with a High Adventure Base Trip to a National or local High Adventure with a council contingent run by the NCAC High Adventure Committee. Order of the Arrow members should also make note of GOAT, the Goshen OA Trail Crew.

And of course, for those ages 14 and up who just cannot get enough summer camp, there is always the option to join summer camp staff!

There are so many options that all this is only a brief summary! View the 2023 NCAC Summer Camp Guide for details and pictures on all the possibilities for your summer. Get outdoors, have fun, and #adventureon!

www.ncacbsa.org/summer-adventure

Troop 1920’s three new Eagles, and its’ Significant Number

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On February 1, 2019, girls were officially allowed to join the Boy Scouts of America’s Scouts BSA program.

Since then, there have been 3 female eagle scouts in the Seneca District and all 3 of them have come from our troop!

For our troop, we chose troop number 1920 because it was the year women got the right to vote in the US, and as a brand new girl’s troop, we thought it was only fitting.

These 3 scouts, Bethany Hurt, Elora West, and Samantha Vidas have just been awarded their Eagle awards and we couldn’t be more proud!

They have done so much for our troop and the people around them from teaching another scout the square knot, to being senior patrol leaders. We are so proud of everything they’ve done and we hope they continue to help people in their daily lives as adults.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Troop 492B’s First Eagle Scout!

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Troop 492B, founded in 2019, just had its first Eagle Scout pass his Board of Review on June 17th! Troop 492B, part of the White Oak District, is a small, but very active troop in Rockville, MD, and has earned JTE Gold every year since it started.

Michael Browning joined the BSA as the small troop was forming, and is a founding member. Michael’s Eagle Project was a renovation of his church’s outdoor sanctuary area. He ranked up to Eagle with 42 merit badges and numerous other awards. Michael’s BoR was just 10 days after his 14th birthday, so he has many more adventures planned for his scouting career. This week he is off at NYLT, and his troop – and their linked girls’ troop, 492G – will be heading off to Camp Olmstead at Goshen Scout Reservation at the end of July. He has already signed up for Jamboree 2023 – and is working hard to get as many of the rest of Troops 492 to go with him.

Pictured: Michael after his Eagle Board of Review with Michael Cooke, his Scoutmaster, who is a fellow Eagle Scout! (Taken by Laura Browning)

NCAC 2022 Summer Camp Webinar: Scouts BSA

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March 21, 2022: Scouts BSA

Missed the webinar? You can view a recording of it below.

In this webinar, we go over the different summer camps available for both Troops and individuals (aka provisional scouts) at the various places in NCAC – from Thurmont, MD to Haymarket, VA to Goshen, VA.

Download the slides from the webinar here: Scouts BSA slides [PPTX]

Get more information on the various Scouts BSA Summer Camps:

You can find the whole series of NCAC 2022 Summer Camp Webinar recordings in our playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5x999ziTZaUr9bwVkz41m-iMDd-Wflqj

Goshen Scouts BSA Program Guide Posted

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Merit Badge & Activity Sign Ups for Camps Bowman, Marriott, and Olmsted are coming up on March 31st at 9am. Get details on Merit Badges and other activities in the 2022 Scouts BSA Program Guide. The Guide includes descriptions, recommendations for both new Scouts and older Scouts, any costs, and any prerequisites. Be sure to check out the updated prerequisites!

Get a copy of the Program & Prerequisites Guide along with your camp’s program schedule in your camp’s downloads section or at www.gotogoshen.org/forms

As of March 14, scouts attending Camps Bowman, Marriott, and Olmsted may sign up for activities as individuals. They are not required to have a buddy from their unit, although it may be recommended for some activities.

Getting ready to sign up for badges and activities? Be sure to check out our How to Guide blog post – updated for Summer 2022: www.gotogoshen.org/general/how-to-merit-badge-activity-sign-ups/

Attending Camp Ross? Sign ups will occur at camp. Trekking at Lenhok’sin High Adventure? Rather than activity sign ups, be sure to fill out your crew survey by May 7th, found here: www.gotogoshen.org/lenhoksin/#downloads