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July 2025

WASHINGTON CROSSING COUNCIL

2025 Scouts BSA Summer Camp

Camp is where memories are made to last a lifetime!

Passport to Adventure is in full swing! It's not too late to join in the fun!

Don't miss out... there is still one Cub Scout Day Camp with time left to register.

Location:

Ockanickon Scout Reservation

5787 State Park Road

Pipersville, PA 18947

August 4-8

Popcorn Kickoff

Popcorn Season is Popping!

Units—don’t forget to submit your popcorn commitment to reserve your spot at the Popcorn Kick-Off happening at the end of July! With a brand-new app and updated product lineup, this year's sale brings exciting changes you won’t want to miss. Packs and Troops that commit will get all the details and tools to boost their fundraising success.

Cub Scout Adventure Camp

Cub Scout Adventure camp is the perfect opportunity to experience camping with your Cub Scout. The three-day, two-night camp provides an opportunity for Cub Scouts to participate in ten different program areas including: swimming, fishing, boating, archery, sling shots, BB guns, gaga ball, climbing tower, nature hike and more. The program is delivered by the Ockanickon camp staff July 27 to July 29.

Food in the air-conditioned dining hall, tents and cots are included. All you need to bring is your personal gear and Cub Scout! 

For information contact Michelle Cathers

Fall Recruitment Starts Now!

Get ready for a strong start—Fall Recruitment Season is here! Every Pack and Troop plays a vital role in welcoming new families to Scouting.

Upcoming Membership Rallies:

August 7 - St. Mark United Methodist Church, Hamilton Township, NJ

August 13 - New Hope Solebury Upper Elementary, New Hope, PA

Join us to get the latest tools, tips, and ideas to grow your unit this fall. Let’s make this our biggest and best recruitment season yet!

Join us for "Invention Convention"

STEM and Scouting collide at the Fall 2025 Cub-a-rama! "Invention Convention" invites Cub Scouts and their families to spend the day at Kuser Park playing the part of a mad scientist. Cub Scouts will design and build their own inventions, make crafts, play games, and participate in range & target activities!

When: Saturday, September 27

from 9am to 3pm

Where: Kuser Park, 390 Newkirk Ave,

Hamilton, NJ 08610

Cost: $20/Cub Scout, $10/Adult

Helping to lower the impact each person has on the Earth should be a goal for every Scout. As adult leaders, helping Scouts become conservation minded starts by knowing how to find the BSA’s conservation resources and awards. One of the best conservation resources to have in a unit library is the BSA Conservation Handbook. The current version can be ordered through the Council Scout Shop. 

Many of the outdoor awards are conservation related or have service projects that may require a conservation theme. Some are individual awards, while others are unit awards. They can be found here: Outdoor Awards. Each unit should be considering a conservation-related Good Turn project.

The history of the Outdoor Code and an introduction to the Distinguished Conservation Service Award can be found here: Conservation and Environment.

Questions and queries about BSA conservation topics can be sent to the WCC Outdoor Ethics and Conservation Committee Chair, Ray Hoskinson. The committee is also looking for conservation minded adults to help achieve Scouting's conservation mission throughout the council.

A trained Den Leader is the key to retaining Cub Scouts in the program. To assist packs, the council’s training committee provides several different options for training including:  

In-person pack visits

• Have a few leaders in your pack in need of training? The training committee has trainers who will come to your pack and provide Den Leader training. For more information contact: John Nieradka

Regional Training Meetings

• The training committee will hold Den Leader training meetings Friday, October 10 at Ockanickon Scout Reservation in Pipersville, PA and Saturday, November 1 at Fisher Middle School in Ewing, NJ. 

Don't miss out on some great Scouting events beyond the Council!

• Design Like a Girl - Thursday, July 24 & Thursday July 31
• Hershey Park Scout Picnic - Friday, July 18
• Trenton Thunder Scout Sleepover Nights - Friday, August 8
• Eastern State Penitentiary - Saturday, November 15 (in-person) & Sunday, December 7 (virtual)
• 2025 Trenton Thunder Green Scout Initiative
• 2025 Jubilee Pilgrims of Hope
• 2026 National Jamboree - July 22-31

Additional information for these events can be found in the Council Newsletter.

District Committee Meeting: August 28

Commissioner Meeting: September 10

Roundtable: September 10

Scout Shop will be closed Monday, September 1 in observance of Labor Day and all Mondays through Labor Day!