Instead of ordering gifts through Amazon.com, or anywhere else online, if you order gifts through Amazon Smile, you will also be giving back to charity with every purchase. When you select Leatherstocking Council, BSA as your Amazon Smile charity, Amazon will donate to the Leatherstocking Council with every one of your online purchases! So, please make sure your gifts bring even more happiness this holiday season by using Amazon Smile with Leatherstocking Council, BSA selected as your charity organization.
Visit the link below to start supporting future generations of Scouts through the Leatherstocking Council today - and happy holidays!â
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Nothing better than a gift-in-kind donation from an anonymous donor that allows the Boy Scouts to recognize a few of the Leatherstocking Council's generous corporate partners during our fall membership recruitment campaign!
Truly appreciate the following for helping to make it possible for our trained volunteers to deliver BSA programs across Central New York and the Mohawk Valley:
- The Sound Path Group at Morgan Stanley, New Hartford, NY
- The Griffith Earl Savery Group at RW Baird Co. Inc., New Hartford, NY
- Community Bank Trust Services, Oneonta, NY
- New York Sash, Yorkville, NY
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PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! RECRUIT and enter in The Power of 3! We have delayed this weekâs Power of 3 drawing and will be doing the third drawing on Friday November 12th at 2pm!
The Power of 3 is a council-wide recruitment effort to motivate youth all across Central New York to join in on the fun of Scouting. We encourage youth and their families to use the Power of 3 method to reach out to their friends and communities. Not only will youth practice effective communication with their friends to explain the benefits and excitement of scouting, but they will also learn character building traits such as persistence and goal setting by participating in the Power of 3.
How does it work?
Each week for four weeks, (starting Friday, October 15th), at 2:00 p.m. the Council will hold a drawing for a Power of 3 recruitment prize. Prizes are for youth only that participate. Prizes are as listed below:
· 1 $50 Amazon Gift Card (Week 1- There will also be 2 Mystery prize drawings!)
· 1 $50 Amazon Gift Card (Week 2-There will also be 2 Mystery prize drawings!)
· 1 $50 Amazon Gift Card (Week 3-There will also be 2 Mystery prize drawings!)
· The Grand Prize! 1 Smart TV (Week 4- There will also be 2 Mystery prize drawings!)
Please visit the webpage linked below for more information and Power of 3 entry rules.
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SIGN UP FOR
GAMING WEEKEND
TODAY!!!
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Sign up for Gaming Weekend by 5pm today!
âGA! GA! BALL!â Get pumped for Camp Kingsleyâs first ever Gaming Weekend! Scouts of all ages from Troops and Packs can come to Camp Kingsley for a weekend of pure fun and games.
Cub Scouts can come up for the day (11/13/21) and enjoy the playground, Gaga Ball, Lawn Bowling, Escape the tent, and so much more. Scouts BSA Scouts can come up for the weekend (11/12-14/21) and enter the MtG Draft, dominate classic board games, and even see a LARP demo.
Find out more about Camp Kingsleyâs first ever Gaming Weekend and register with your friends today using the link below!
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Join the Powderhorn District and Troop 2 in Oneida for a great afternoon of fun for Scouts of all ages (Packs and Troops) along one of the most scenic and historical trails in the Oneida area, while providing some âHOPEâ for families in need this season!
Scout learning stations will enhance your trail experience, and you never know what surprises you may find along the way!
Registration: Troop 2 is asking for each attendee to bring a non-perishable food item to donate to a local food pantry.
Find out more information and register with the link below.
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Distinguished Citizens
AWARD DINNER
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On Thursday, December 9, 2021, the Boy Scouts of America Leatherstocking Council will host its Distinguished Citizens Award Dinner at the Otesaga Resort in Cooperstown, NY to present its Community Leadership Award to public service honoree Deputy Jim Mateunas.
The BSA Community Leadership Award is presented to those who exemplify in their daily lives the ideals of the Boy Scouts of America as expressed in the Scout Oath and Law. The recipients are chosen for their outstanding community service as evidenced by the interest and leadership given to many worthwhile organizations as well as the respect and esteem to which they are held by their colleagues.

The dinner will be at the Otesaga Resort in Cooperstown and begin with hors dâoeuvres at 6:00 PM. Dinner and Program at 6:45 PM. A silent auction with a variety of items donated by area businesses will also be available.
Individual tickets are $125; tables of eight available for $1,000 and include a quarter-page recognition in the event program.
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...However, there is a chance your unit may not be frozen out just yet. We are creating a waitlist and should there be enough interest and unit commitment in the next few weeks, there is the strong possibility of running a second session over February break (Tentative dates are Feb. 18-21). Please go to the bottom of the page linked below to get your unit on the Blizzard Camp waitlist today! |
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Scout Night (1/30/21) at the Utica Memorial Auditorium has returned...
If you are a Troop or Pack Leader with Scouts registered in the Leatherstocking Council, you may call the Box Office Telephone to reserve tickets for your Scouts - on a first come - first serve basis (please try to call in with a final number as you likely will not end up sitting together if you call in twice to change the number of tickets):
Box Office Telephone: (315) 790-9070 (phone number also linked under "find tickets" on this event page).
500 FREE tickets have once again been set aside for Scouts in the Leatherstocking Council by Coach Gary Heenan and the Utica College Men's Hockey Team.
Special thanks to former Council board member William Kline, president of Adirondack Financial Services and proud Eagle Scout alumnus, for creating this wonderful partnership many years ago.
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Council Trading Post closed for inventory Dec. 6th-10th |
The Council Trading Post will be closed Dec 6-10th for inventory.
Units, please get your end of year advancement orders in before if possible.
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Youth Protection Training |
We would like to take this time to remind everyone that Youth Protection Training (YPT) is required yearly. The best time to take Youth Protection is during the fall before charter season starts. Units that do YPT training together please considering scheduling it for November to avoid holidays and weather.
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Another one of Leatherstocking Council's Eagle Scouts making the local news! |
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Dogs can run off-leash in Newport dog park thanks to...
The village of Newport now has a dog park thanks to Eagle Scout John F. Flanagan III of Troop 39, Newport, who first came up with the idea about six years ago. He was an 11-year-old Boy Scout hearing about the need to do a community service...
Read more
www.timestelegram.com
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Eagle Scouts, Be Prepared to apply for NESA scholarships ...
Earning the Eagle Scout rank is an impressive achievement that provides lasting impacts on one's life. One of those impacts can be financial support for higher education. Beginning December 1, the National Eagle Scout Association will be...
Read more
blog.scoutingmagazine.org
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Eagle project fundraising tips from a Scout whose...
Scouting doesn't just prepare young people for the real world. It is the real world. A prime example of this is found in the Eagle Scout service project - the pinnacle of the journey to the highest rank in Scouts BSA. An Eagle project isn't a...
Read more
blog.scoutingmagazine.org
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5 lessons from Scouting that helped this Eagle Scout...
This past summer, after wrapping up his first year studying statistics and mathematics at the University of Vermont, Ben Palladino had to make a different kind of calculation. He could find a restaurant job, earning some extra cash during a...
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blog.scoutingmagazine.org
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How to Make a Hardware Chess Set
Making your own chess set can be as easy as digging around in your dad's spare parts drawer. Wing nuts, anchor caps, bolts, washers and a few other odd pieces of specialty hardware are all you need to make your own version of this "hardware...
Read more
scoutlife.org
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Pinewood Derby Season Approaches |
Racing to find gifts for your kids this holiday season? Why not give the gift a Pinewood Derby car and let the kids do the racing?! Find all your Pinewood Derby Car kits and accessories at the Council Trading Post today!
Council Trading Post hours:
Tuesday: 9am-5pm
Wednesday: 9am-5pm
Thursday: 9am-5pm
The Council Trading Post will be closed Dec 6-10th for inventory.
Units, please get your end of year advancement orders in before if possible.
Please allow us two business days to fulfill advancement orders. We cannot guarantee that your advancement order will be gathered if we do not receive two business days notice. Thank you.
(315) 735-4437
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Troop 18 of Cazenovia, NY has been working on their pioneering skills lately by practicing numerous knots and lashings. With their newfound knot tying skills, Troop 18 set out to build themselves a life-size monkey bridge during one of their monthly campouts. The bridge was constructed by lashing the trestles, standing the first trestle upright with guy ropes, and finally tightening and securing the second trestle. It looks like this monkey business was a whole lot of fun and it even produced a fantastic bridge.
Join in on the fun and adventure of Scouting in your local community by singing up today at...
https://www.leatherstockingcouncil.org/JoinScouts
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