Serving: Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Elmsford, Greenburg, Hartsdale, Hasting, Hawthorne, Irvington, North White Plains, Pleasantville, Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, Thornwood, Valhalla, White Plains, Yonkers

Cub Scout Summer Camps Videos

Upcoming Events Council May 25-27: Read & Clear Lake Closed 27: Memorial Day 28: OA Executive Committee 29: Public Speaking Merit Badge 31-6/2: Cub Family Camping Weekend 31-6/2: Eager Beaver Weekend June 2: Firematic Exploring / Venture Day 5: Eagle Scout Recognition Dinner 7-9: Eager Beaver Weekend 7-9: Cub Family Camping Weekend 7-9: Trail to Eagle Session #2 of 3 8: Rifle Shooting Merit Badge 9: BALOO Training 9: JCOS Committee 14: Sporting Clay Shoot 15: Monster Jam 17: Executive Board at Durland 22: Edge Training 22: Computers Pin & Belt Loop 23-29: Staff Week at Read 23: Nature Merit Badge 24: Council Commissioners 27-7/3: Cub Day Camp at Durland 30-7/6: Boy Scout Summer Camp July 4: Independence Day Holiday 7-13: Summer Camp Week 2 at Read 8-12: Cub Day Camp at Iona Prep and Durland 8-12: Boy Scout Day Camp at Durland 13: Cinematography Merit Badge 14-20: Summer Camp Week 3 at Read 15-19: Cub Day Camp at Iona Prep and Durland 15-24: National BSA Jamboree 15-19: Boy Scout Day Camp at Durland 21-27: Summer Camp Week 4 at Read 22-26: Boy Scout Day Camp at Durland 22-26: Cub Day Camp at Iona Prep and Durland Mohican District June 6: Court of Honor See Council Calendar for further events

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District Event Photos Geo-Caching Camporee & The White Plains Youth Bureau Cub Scout Weekend Camping Trip

Annual Mohican District Barbeque & Court of Honor
Please mark your calendars for The Annual Mohican District Picnic Court of Honor scheduled for June 6, 2013. Waterfront Park, Irvington, NY  

We will barbecue hotdogs, burgers and have all the fixings for a good time.

As part of this special evening, two deserving Mohican Scouters will receive the District Award of Merit. This award is available to Scouters who render service of an outstanding nature at the district level. The requirements of the award are printed on the award application. For the application, please see the following link...
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/33720.pdf 
Submissions for the District Award of Merit are to sent to the
Mohican District Award of Merit Committee
Westchester-Putnam Council, BSA
41 Saw Mill River Road
Hawthorne, New York 10532 

The Due date for submissions is May 24, 2013
Completed forms may be submitted at the Council Service Center 

CP/W’s Adapted Boy Scout Troop 535 In The Pinewood Derby
April 19, 2013- The Pinewood Derby came to Cerebral Palsy of Westchester courtesy of the Mid-Westchester Elks and Boy Scouts of America. This is the first Pinewood Derby for the adapted Boy Scout Troop.  The boys decorated the cars over the past month and were ready to race them down the official Pinewood Derby Track. Mid-Westchester Elks Lodge 535 donated the cars used for the Pinewood Derby. Jim Lupfer and Jay Singer of Mohican District Boy Scouts of America officiated the race. With 9 cars and 18 races there was real excitement in the air. The top three winners were chosen, and everyone was eager to get their first Patch on their new uniforms. 

The first Pinewood Derby® was held in 1953. It was the brainchild of Cubmaster Donald Murphy. The derby, publicized in Boys' Life in October 1954, was an instant and enduring hit. The magazine offered plans for the track and car, which featured "four wheels, four nails, and three blocks of wood."

The rules of the very first race stated: "The Derby is run in heats - two to four cars starting by gravity from a standstill on a track and run down a ramp to a finish line unaided. The track is an inclined ramp with wood strips down the center to guide the cars." The cars still roll that way today.

About Cerebral Palsy of Westchester:
Our organization’s mission is to advance the independence, productivity, and full citizenship of people with Cerebral Palsy and other developmental disabilities.  We are a non-profit organization that provides essential educational services, vocational training, recreation, rehabilitation and advocacy to thousands of children and adults in Westchester County.  We are an organization proud to say that we Realize Tomorrow’s Potential…Today!  For more information about Cerebral Palsy of Westchester, visit our web site at www.cpwestchester.org

Roundtable Handouts
In an effort to save paper and deliver information in a more efficient manner roundtable agenda and handouts are now being made available through a downloadable PDF, below.

Southern Districts Roundtable Handouts - April 2013
Southern Districts Roundtable Handouts - March 2013
Southern Districts Roundtable Handouts - February 2013
Southern Districts Roundtable Handouts - January 2013
Handouts from Leave No Trace/Low Impact Cooking Presentation - January 2013 (zip)
Southern Districts Roundtable Handouts - December 2012

Roundtables
Roundtables for Mohican and Algonquin District Scouters are held the first Monday of the month at Iona Prep School, 255 Wilmot Road, New Rochelle, N Y. beginning at 7:30 p.m. Each Pack and Troop is asked to have one or more leaders in attendance. Why? Because the Roundtable is when the theme for the next month is going to be discussed, ideas exchanged, announcements made about future District and Council activities, leader training courses, and recruiting ideas for units. Adult leaders and parents are always welcome.

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).

Training
If you are a Den Leader, Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, Committee Member, or an assistant at any level, if you have not been formally trained, then you are not doing your best for your son and his fellow Scouts. Here is your opportunity as a leader to show your boys that you care. Make a commitment to get trained, and if you are trained, encourage your other leaders to attend. Our Mohican District will offer Cub Leader Training each month from September to December.

Good Turn for America
In order to support our nation and our individual communities more, we have been called on to perform more community service and to begin recording the service, which we already perform. This is done via a website that collects the information; please check out the website www.goodturnforamerican.org for more information. To log onto the website you will need a password for your unit, which you can get from Jim Lupfer. For logging your unit's service projects the Council will recognize your unit with a certificate and streamer for your flag.