Upcoming Events/Announcements

April 2019: 5-7: District Spring Camporee – 5pm – 9am Kings Landing Park 3255 Kings Landing Park Huntingtown

10: Commissioner Meeting/OA Chapter Meeting – 6:30pm - 7:30pm Patuxent Presbyterian Church 23421

Kingston Creek Rd California

10: District Roundtable – 7:30pm - 9pm Patuxent Presbyterian Church 23421 Kingston Creek Rd California

12-14: OA Spring Fellowship – Camp Snyder Haymarket, VA

24: District Committee Meeting – 7:30pm - 9pm Southern Community Center 20 Appeal Ln Lusby

May 2019: 3-5: OA Spring Ordeal – Camp St. Charles Cobb Island

4: Day of Training Event – 8:30am – 12pm Patuxent Presbyterian Church 23421 Kingston Creek

Rd California

8: Commissioner Meeting/OA Chapter Meeting – 6:30pm - 7:30pm Patuxent Presbyterian Church 23421

Kingston Creek Rd California

8: District Roundtable – 7:30pm - 9pm Patuxent Presbyterian Church 23421 Kingston Creek Rd California

11-12: Joint BALOO/IOLS Training Event – American Heritage Land Trust, Prince Frederick

11: Council Court of Honor – 9am – 12pm Camp Snyder Haymarket, VA

17-19: OA Section Conclave - Camp Snyder Haymarket, VA

24-27: Goshen Family Camp – 5pm – 11am Goshen Scout Reservation Goshen, VA

29: District Committee Meeting – 7:30pm - 9pm Southern Community Center 20 Appeal Ln Lusby

June 2019: 8: Commissioner Meeting/OA Chapter Meeting – 6:30pm - 7:30pm Patuxent Presbyterian Church 23421

Kingston Creek Rd California

8: District Roundtable – 7:30pm - 9pm Patuxent Presbyterian Church 23421 Kingston Creek Rd California

11: Council Court of Honor – 9am – 12pm Camp Snyder Haymarket, VA

17-21: St. Mary’s County Day Camp – St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds

24-28: Calvert County Day Camp – Kings Landing Park

24-27: Goshen Family Camp – 5pm – 11am Goshen Scout Reservation Goshen, VA

29: District Committee Meeting – 7:30pm - 9pm Southern Community Center 20 Appeal Ln Lusby

Distinguished Scouter Award – Steve McDanal

Baden-Powell Award: (Photo does not contain all awardees) Pack 413 Tonya Albright, Pack 413 Andrew

Willis, Pack 451 Crystal Samodurov, Pack / Troop 451 Heather Smylie, Pack 1203 April Wathen, Troop

303 Howard Pinnell, Troop 347 Jeff Danielson, Troop 347 Jennifer Matteson, Troop 1203 Peter McDevitt

Shield of Service Award: (Photo does not contain all awardees) Pack 407 Robert David, Pack 413 Kristal

Willis, Pack 427 Victor Gibson, Pack 428 Laurie Gavin, Pack 430 Joe Hance, Pack 451 Robert Clauser,

Pack 561 Victor Menard, Pack 900 Chris Harkness, Pack 1203 Chelsea Dorn, Pack 1203 Chris

Szymendera, Pack 1785 Michael McAloon, Pack 1792 Isabel Stafford, Pack 2777 John Baker, Pack 2819

Marie Atkins, Troop 347 Jerry Beardmore, Troop 422 Phil Piccoli, Troop 427 Eric Somers, Troop 430

Kevin Hook, Troop 561 Benjamin Teich, Troop 793 Adam Neal, Troop 903 Lawrence Duckett, Troop

1203 David Engel, Troop 1814 Margaret Bennett, Troop 1684 McGaren Newsonme, Crew 429 Brunie

Amisano, Crew 1785 Ava Jeffries,

Journey to Excellence GOLD

-Pack 407, 413, 420, 423, 430, 451, 561, 787, 789, 793, 854, 903, 1203, 1634, 1771, 1785, 1786, 1787, 1788,

1792, 1806, 1846, 2777, and 2819…Troop 303, 347, 407, 413, 420, 422, 427, 429, 430, 451, 793, 901, 903, 1203,

1321, 1634, 1658, 1684, 1785, 1792, 1814, and 2819…Crew 427, 429, 793, 903, 1321, and 1785… Post 1888

Journey to Excellence SILVER

-Pack 777 and 900… Troop 1780… Crew 1792

Journey to Excellence *BRONZE*

-Pack 262, 429, and 1799… Troop 789… Ship 1727

Commissioner’s Corner Thank you to all that attended the District Dinner. We had a great turnout and a wonderful time thanking our volunteers. Thank you so much to St. Peters Catholic Church in Waldorf for allowing us to use their space for this great event. Also, we would like to thank the local businesses that supported our dinner and door prizes: Hardesty Haven Catering Cakes by Melanie Mission BBQ Kevin’s Corner Smokey Joe’s Cold Stone Ice Cream Five Guys Jersey Mike’s Firehouse Subs Please visit this local establishments and thank them for supporting scouts in our area. Yours in Service, John Howlin District Commissioner

Bake Sale for Buckles

“A donation with a snack” 😉

Thank you to all who baked, bought, or donated to the Bake Sale for Buckles at the March Roundtable! Your generosity raised $619 to purchase Eagle Scout belt buckles and continue the Western Shore District's tradition of presenting each new Eagle Scout with a buckle.

Melanie Anthony

Tufts Character and Merit Project (CAMP) Study

The goal of this study is to learn about Cub Scouts and how the program, over

time, may imbue youth with positive characteristics, skills, goals, etc., that may

differ from youth in other programs. Some of the main purposes of the CAMP

study are to learn about different programs within Boy Scouts, such as Cub

Scouts and Scoutreach, and how these different pieces of the Boy Scouts

program, and Boy Scouts overall, contribute to youth development in the United

States.

Across three years (2012-2015), researchers collected data from boys between

the ages of 6 and 10 and are using this longitudinal data to evaluate their development. The results of this

research will address questions about the role of character development in both academic and life achievements,

and about how to enhance the educational attainments of boys in the United States. We believe this research

will have enduring impacts on enhancing the education of young men and promoting the role of character

development in enhancing life success.

Please take a moment and visit https://sites.tufts.edu/campstudy/ to learn more about the CAMP study perform

by Tuft University.

Western Shore District is requesting your help in using this study to help encourage and

promote Scouting’s benefits to friends, co-workers, family members, and others you may

reach out to.

Please take a moment and save the QR code, infographic, and video link to share with

everyone around you.

https://binged.it/2HheXfg

The following classes are being offered by the WSD Training Team May 4th (8:30am to 12pm) at the

Patuxent Presbyterian Church. Online registration

(https://www.ncacbsa.org/western-shore/resources/training/) is requested, walk-ins will be accepted.

• Merit Badge Counselor Training

• Chartered Organization Represented (COR) Training

• Chaplains Aid Training (Youth and Adult)

• Den Chief Training

• American Heritage / Citizenship in the Nation Seminar

A combined Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS) and Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation

(BALOO) is scheduled for Western Shore District. The class will be May 11-12th at the American Heritage

Land Trust outside Prince Frederick, MD. Take one class and get checked off for both IOLS and BALOO. Full

details and registration information is at (https://scoutingevent.com/082-wsd_iols_baloo).

We are striving for 100 percent trained leaders in our Western Shore units and completing these training

opportunities will help us achieve that goal. As many of you have heard me say at Roundtable – Every Scout

Deserves a Trained Leader

Links to more information and registration for the above class are on the WSD website under the training link

https://www.ncacbsa.org/western-shore/resources/training/

Jon Baake

WSD Adult Leader Training Chair

jbaake@md.metrocast.net

Red Cross Training for Scouts and Scouters

The locations of the following courses have been confirmed. Additional courses will be added based on

need. Contact Lynn Kaltwasser at kaltwass@netzero.net to register or for more information.

~Adult and Child First Aid/CPR/AED - May 11 - Lusby - This is the course for Cub Scout Day Camp Staff

~Wilderness and Remote First Aid - May 17-18 - Solomons - Prerequisites: Adult CPR/AED and must be age 14

Archery Range Master Training

Certification required to run an archery or slingshot range at Cub Scout Day Camp. Training will

be held the afternoon of May 11th in Lusby. Contact Lynn Kaltwasser at kaltwass@netzero.net to

register or for more information.

Powder Horn 2019 The High Adventure Skills Resources Management Course

August 24 – 26 Camp St. Charles, Newberg, MD

Course Director: Shawn Carroll

Presented by the National Capital Area Council, BSA

What is Powder Horn? Powder Horn is a resource course designed to introduce Scouting’s adult leaders to exciting

program possibilities using a variety of resources for their unit. It helps leaders to provide a robust outdoor program that meets the health and safety requirements as well as the rules and regulations of the BSA as they apply to outdoor

programs. The goal for participants is to leave the Powder Horn course with a list of ideas to help their program, along with contacts and resources needed to implement them. It is important to understand that Powder Horn is not a personal

development course or a team building experience. It is not a certification course. Its purpose is to educate the youth

and adult Scouting leaders about specific high-adventure skills, to connect them to resources to deliver those skills, and to get them excited about delivering those skills in an exciting, challenging way to youth.

Who can attend Powder Horn?

All registered adult leaders are welcome. All participants must be registered members of the Boy Scouts of America. Adults must have completed Leader Specific Training for their registered position. All youth applications will be placed on

a wait list until all adult applications are processed. Youth participants (14 and up) will be admitted on an individual basis

and requires the completion of the Powder Horn Youth Application Addendum which includes the nomination by the unit leader. Youth must have completed their unit’s version of leadership training (Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops

or Crews, etc.). National Youth Leadership Training is recommended.

What will we do? Powder Horn is organized around the BSA’s High Adventure elements. Topics may include: Archery Emergency Preparedness Rifle

Astronomy Fly Fishing Sailing

Canoe GPS - Geocaching Scuba

Caving Hunting Search and Rescue

Communications Kayaking Stem

Conservation Leadership Lessons on Film Wilderness Survival

COPE Challenge Course Mountain Biking Winter Sports

Ecology Pistol Youth Development

What is the Course Size? The course is limited to 40 participants.

• Adult registrations will be accepted on a first come-first served basis to fill the 40 participant positions and, when those

are filled, adult applicants will be placed on a waiting list in case of cancellation.

• We are not able to accept youth registration on a first come-first served basis. All youth will be placed on a wait-list and asked to complete the Powder Horn Youth Application Addendum via email. The addendum will be used to evaluate all

youth registrations. Youth will be notified of the status of their application by June 7, 2019. Thank you for your

consideration and understanding as we need to service all members of the Council.

How Do I Register? Registration opens Friday, February 1, 2019 and closes on June 3, 2019. The fee is $300.00. Fees will only be refunded if you cancel before July 1, 2019 AND there is someone on the waiting list willing to take your

place. Register at http://www.ncacbsa.org/powder-horn or http://www.ncacbsa.org/training/powder-horn or go to the NCAC website, click on the training tab and then click on Powder Horn. You will need to register with your BSA

Identification Number.

NCAC Powder Horn Coordinator: Dominick Caridi, DscScouting@aol.com // 703-625-4196

Western Shore Order of the Arrow Chapter News

Follow the chapter in Instagram @ chapterwesternshore

The Lodge's GOAT program is now accepting applications.

Information and applications can be found here

https://www.ncacbsa.org/program/order-of-the-arrow/goshen-

order-of-the-arrow-trail-crew/

There are several events coming up for the District, Chapter

and Lodge:

~Camporee April 5-7 Kings Landing Park

https://scoutingevent.com/082-wsd_springcamporee_2019#

~Fellowship April 12-14 @ Camp Snyder

Link to register for fellowship:

https://wipit470.org/fellowship.html

~Ordeal May 3-5 @ Camp St. Charles near Cobb island

Registration opens soon

~Section Conclave May 17-19 @ Camp Snyder

Conclave link https://www.ne6a.org/conclave.html

Yours in Brotherhood and Cheerful Service

Western Shore Chapter Chief & Western Shore Chapter

Adviser

Westernshoreoa@yahoo.com

Kings Landing Day Camp

Youth Volunteer Applications for Kings Landing Day Camp (June 24-28) are now being accepted for the

following areas:

-Den Chief -Woodworking -STEM -Field/Water Games

-Obstacle Course -First Aider -Songs & Skits -Administrative Volunteer

-Arts and Crafts -Swimming -Survival Skills -Slingshot/Archery Range

We are looking for recommendations for great SPL and APL candidates!

Additionally, we are looking for volunteers to run camp stations. These volunteers will benefit from a

substantial discount. Camp will only cost $50/scout (up to two). We need to fill the following positions:

-Quartermaster -Songs & Skits -Water Field Games -Woodworking

-Webelos Staff - You will get to spend time with your Webelo scout! -Scoutcraft

Interested parties should email Amanda Zimmermann at azimm1080@gmail.com

Western Shore District Website https://www.ncacbsa.org/western-shore/

Have you visited our District website lately? We are always looking for suggestions or

information to share with our members.

Webmaster: Bob Davidson (rdavidson@aceweb.com)

Marketing/Communication Chair: Andrew Willis (Andrew_d_willis@yahoo.com)