Serving: Bronxville, Crestwood, Eastchester, Mt. Vernon, Tuckahoe and Yonkers

Cub Scout Day Camp Six session starting July 6. Online Registration and payment available.

Upcoming Events Council July 5-11: Boy Scout Summer Camp 5-11: Webelos Camp 6-10: Cub Day Camp at Glen Island Park 10: National Visitation at Read 12-18: Summer Camp Week 2 at Read 13-17: Cub Day Camp at Glen Island Park and Durland 19-25: Summer Camp Week 3 at Read 20-24: Cub Day Camp at Glen Island Park and Durland 21: Council Commissioners 22: Program Jump Start 23: Thunderbird Program Comm 26-8/1: Summer Camp Week 4 at Read 27: American Progressive / Westchester-Putnam Boy Scout Golf Classic 27-31: Cub Day Camp at Sprain Ridge Park and Durland August 2-8: Summer Camp Week 5 at Read 3-7: Cub Day Camp at Sprain Ridge Park and Durland 9-15: Summer Camp Week 6 at Read 9-15: Cub Resident Camp 10-14: Cub Day Camp at Sprain Ridge Park and Durland 16-19: Staff Closing at Read 20: Program Jump Start 24: Executive Committee 25: OA Executive Committee 27: Thunderbird Program Comm 31: Labor Day - Office & Scout Shop Closed See Council Calendar for further events

Units on the Web Packs 5 Bronxville 15 Yonkers 47 Yonkers 333 Yonkers 353 Eastchester Troops 1 Crestwood 1 Bronxville 2 Bronxville 4 Yonkers 4 Bronxville 5 Bronxville 5 Yonkers 25 Yonkers 353 Eastchester Add a Unit

District Event Photos Leadership Breakfast Klondike Derby 2008

Annual Picnic
Monday, June 8, 5:45-8:30 p.m., $10 per person

Redmond Park / Cook Field
207 Cook Avenue, Yonkers, NY

-Come meet:
• Tiffany Deygoo, District Executive
• John Murtagh, District Chairman
• District Committee Members, Pack & Troop Leaders, and the rest of our Scouting family

-All Packs & Troops may pick up their unit program planning packets for next year.

-We encourage all Pack Leaders, Troop Leaders, and all unit members to attend.

-A DELICIOUS PICNIC will be prepared

-Recognition will be given to our Silver Beaver and District Award of Merit recipients. Thanks will be given to our District Committee Officers who are leaving and Welcomes will be given to our New Officers.

-Note our NEW DATE: Monday June 8th.

DIRECTIONS: From Yonkers Avenue, just west of the Cross County Parkway, turn north onto Cook Avenue, Redmond Park will be on your left.

Annual Picnic Flyer  [PDF, 36K]
 

Pitch-In-For-Parks
Troop 5 and Pack 338 Yonkers spent the day on Sunday, April 19th at Tibbets Brook Park for the 15th annual couty-wide Pitch In for Parks volunteer clean-up program.

Bronxville Troop 5 Embraces All-Season Camping
The Boy Scouts of Bronxville Troop 5 (troop5.wordpress.com) have an active program of backpacking, canoe camping, and other outdoor opportunities which they pursue 12 months of the year. In January, a crew of the most senior Scouts in the Troop traveled to Maine for a 3-day weekend in the snow. They participated in the Boy Scouts Okpik winter camping training program, where they learned about winter camping and first aid skills, backpacked with all their gear into the woods, and made quinzees (snow shelters similar to igloos) which they slept in. Despite the cold weather (5°F below at night), the boys had a great time and are planning to return next winter.

In early February, the Troop headed to the Durland Scout Reservation, the Westchester Putnam Council’s camp in Putnam Valley. The senior Scouts, by now experienced in winter camping, led the younger Scouts on a snowshoe trek into the woods where they camped overnight in quinzees and tents. When the Scouts weren’t setting up shelters, preparing and eating their meals, or snowshoeing, they enjoyed sledding down one of the hills near the campsite, having snowball fights, and debating the merits of Man versus Wild and Survivorman.

According to Scoutmaster Brennan Carley, winter camping is an ideal opportunity for the boys to learn new skills, develop as leaders, and gain the self-confidence (and bragging rights) that come from building your own shelter in the woods and sleeping in it, even in challenging conditions. According to the Scouts, it was a great time, and much better than spending the weekend inside watching TV.

Webelos to Scout Transition
It should be the goal of the Cubmaster and Webelos Leaders to graduate every Webelos Scout into a Boy Scout troop. The key to accomplishing this is to begin promoting Boy Scouting when Cub Scouts are still in their Tiger, Wolf and Bear dens, and to sell the sizzle of the great outdoors. Scouting should be viewed as an ongoing adventure, and the progression should be as normal as moving from elementary school to middle school.

Boy Scout troops should assign an Assistant Scoutmaster or a troop committee member to be responsible for new Scouts, which would include developing a relationship with the Cubmaster and the Webelos Leaders. This person serves as a resource during Webelos overnight activities and builds enthusiasm among boys and their parents for the exciting challenges that await them in Boy Scouting.

Conservation Resource Guide
Conservation is a basic part of the BSA mission. Scouting embraces Leave No Trace, requires conservation-related activities for rank advancement, and encourages conservation service projects to the community. The new Conservation Resource Guide identifies Westchester-Putnam agencies engaged in nature and conservation activities. Organized by District, the Guide is intended to enable ‘one-stop’ access for any Westchester-Putnam Scouts and Scouters seeking sites for troop conservation projects, nature-related advancements, or outdoor activities (including William Hornaday Award, Leave No Trace Award, Boy Scout Rank Advancement Nature Requirements, and Eagle Service Projects).

Opportunities to Volunteer in Four River District
Our district is always looking for people who are willing to assist Scouting beyond their own pack or troop. If you are interested in helping bring the values of Scouting to youths outside of your own unit, then please let Tiffany know. You may become a member of the district committee or commissioner staff. SCOUTING NEEDS YOU!

Committee Signup Form  [PDF, 5K]

Concordia College in Bronxville
Concordia College will continue to support " Leadership Scholarships" for high school seniors or former and/or current Scouts from Yonkers, Mt. Vernon, Bronxville, Eastchester, and Tuckahoe High Schools who wish to transfer from a community college and are recommended by the Four Rivers District.

For those accepted into Concordia, the "Leadership Scholarships" will range from $3,000 to $5,000, renewable annually based on satisfactory academic progress.

Applications can be received by contacting Christopher "Kit" Nagel, Vice President, at 914-337-9300, or from your District Executive.

*Deceased
** Awarded through Algonquin District