Make Mother's Day weekend extra special this year! Come to the Mom & Me Campout at Camp Kingsley Friday, 5/10-Saturday, 5/11. Click here to register.

Friday, 5/10 is your last chance to register for the Council Annual Recognition Dinner at Dibbles Inn in Verona. Click here for details. Don't miss this great event that honors our great volunteers! 

The Council lost a great Scouter two weeks ago when Bob Barnes, a long-time supporter of Cub Scouts and Camp Kingsley, passed away.  In his honor, his family has established the Bob Barnes Fund for Camp Kingsley Improvements. Donations in Bob's honor may be directed towards Camp Kingsley by contacting the Scout Service Center. Click here for the obituary. 

Take advantage of the special pricing (30% off) extended to our Scouts at Herb Philipson's for 2013 Camp Essentials. Order by Wednesday, 5/15 and pick up your gear on Sunday, 6/16 (Father's Day) from 1PM-5PM at Herb Philipson's in New Hartford Shopping Center. Click Cub Scouts or Boy Scouts for more details.  

• Cub Scout Camp (resident and day) first payments were due 5/1.
• The deadline for Operation Sunshine requests is Friday, 6/1.
• Cub Scout final payments for day and/or resident camp are due 6/23.
• For any Cub Scouts who were not registered before 5/1, there is a $10 increase in the camp cost.

 Units who have taken Camp Cards on consignment and have not reconciled with the Scout Store need to do this before Saturday, 6/15. If they are not turned in by then, a $3 charge per card will be billed to your unit. 

Collect puzzle pieces by attending all 4 events leading up to the camp kick-off and be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a family camping packing (valued at $331). Events:

1. ADK District Roundtable, Monday, 5/13
2. June District Roundtables (Powderhorn or Adirondack Foothills)
3. Kernel Training, Thursday, 6/13 at Scout Service Center
4. Camp Kick-off, Thursday, 8/15

Six Boy Scouts will receive a scholarship from the Peer Mentors Club to attend Camp Russell this year. The selection process will be based on a 300-word essay on "Peer Mentoring and the Boy Scouts" and "Why Scouting has made me a Leader/Mentor to others" due to the Scout Service Center, Attention: Rolland Miner by Friday, 6/1.