Attention all teenage Scouts and parents!  You are invited to come out to a free event on June 3, 2013 starting at 6:30 PM at the Birchwood Manor in Whippany.  There will be prizes, raffles, and a forum to learn about various opportunities with scholarships, military, internships, jobs, high adventure, the college process and the

Building good relations with your local school and community service come together in the Adopt-A-School program.  For more information click here or go to http://www.bsaadoptaschool.org/.

Two Fun-Filled Camping Weekends for Scouts and their Families Boy Scout Kinus: May 24-27, 2013 Cub Scout Kinus: June 7-9, 2013 Plentiful Shabbat Food, Skill Building and Merit Badge Sessions, Friendship and the Great Outdoors For more information and applications visit our website: NJKinus.org For the flyer, click here.

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As described in the Patriots’ Path Council Den Chief Plan, to improve retention while introducing Cub Scouts to the interesting and fun activities of the Boy Scout program, troops need to begin identifying now, and finalizing the list by early June, those Scouts who will serve as den chiefs in the fall.  They should have

If you belong to a service club or fraternal club please send an email to Dennis Kohl, Scout Executive at dennis.kohl@scouting.org.  We have been maintaining a list of our Scouting volunteers who are affiliated with each club. Many of these groups have recognitions for members. Please check out our council website about the various awards.

We will be hosting the Section NE-5A Section Conclave this year at Mt Allamuchy Scout Reservation on June 7-9. Come and join the brothers of our section for a weekend of fellowship. Everyone will receive a patch.  If you want to order extra patches or a T-shirt  use the order form on the section website

Are you the new advancement chair for your troop or pack? Do you need to learn how to use internet advancement? Well luckily your district advancement chairs have compiled tutorials for you! Click on the link for Cub Scouts if you’re in a pack, and the link for Boy Scouts if you’re in a troop,

Dr. Geoffrey Zoeller, Patriots’ Path Council Vice President for Membership and Relations, notes that “commissioners can make a huge difference in supporting and improving upon Cub Scouting programs.  This in turn can lead to dramatic increases in Cub Scout retention within individual units and council wide.” Some of these ideas are shared in the Commissioners

Check out the new edition of the YEC Gram! YEC Gram Newsletter March 2013

The Sweet 16 of The BSA Safety.  This week we are looking at #6, Personal Safety Equipment. Few youth organizations encompass the breadth, volume, and diversity of physical activity common to Scouting, and none enjoy a better safety record. The key to maintaining and improving this exemplary record is the conscientious and trained adult leader

Many towns, counties and conservation groups plan clean-up and conservation community service projects during April.  Please look at opportunities that might be planned in your local area and participate as Scouts.  Wear a Scouting t-shirt and bring your unit flags and banners. Typically troops, packs, crews, ships and posts participate in community service, but are

We are pleased to announce that Marc D. Maratea has been selected to join the Patriots’ Path Council as our new Black River District Executive effective April 15th.  Marc has previously served as a Learning for Life Director with the Greater New York Councils.  Welcome Marc!

Black River District is pleased to announce that the 2013 District Award of Merit is being presented to… Click here for the flyer.

Congratulations to Michael Griffin, Eagle Scout, Troop 153, Wantage for receiving the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams Council Award! He and his volunteers contributed 970 service hours to the project at Walkill River National Wildlife Refuge. His Eagle Scout project was a 100 seat outdoor amphitheater (complete with stage) built at Walkill River National

Check out the April edition of the Pathfinder!  Topics include a report to the nation, Scouts lending a hand after Hurricane Sandy, a Cranford Eagle project, SERV awards, membership summit news, Operation Zero, awards recipients, and more! Please visit the Pathfinder page to read your copy today: http://programs.ppbsa.org/pathfinder/

SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013, 8:30 AM TO 11:00 AM AT MADELINE’S ON VOSSELLER 518 VOSSELLER AVE, BOUND BROOK Click here for the flyer.

The Patriots’ Path Membership Committee has revised the fall recruiting plan to be more flexible to meet the needs of local Cub Scout packs and still be able to take advantage of having a unified outreach plan for the public.  School Week for Scouting will be September  16th-20th. Training orientation sessions will be offered this

Please see the list of units that have submitted the 2012 Unit JTE worksheet. 2012 Unit JTE workshhets submitted as of 040913 If your unit is missing, please send the completed 2012 form to Linda Mickel at Linda.mickel@scouting.org or 973 765-9142 (fax)