2014 ANNUAL REPORTNATIONAL CAPITAL AREA COUNCIL, BSA

The Boy Scouts of America offer one of the best programs in the country for instilling the importance of civic service into young people, and we have the results to show for it. Our Scouts are out there every day learning to serve others, whether that means holding the door, picking up trash, or even serving in our nation’s military. People know everywhere – and especially here in National Capital Area Council – that the Scout uniform is a sign of strong character and commitment to others.

In 2014, our Scouts performed 426,813 hours of service – 8.78 hours per Scout – with an estimated value of $10,700,000 to local communities. On top of that, our annual Scouting for Food drive collected over 736,000 pounds of food for local food banks.

Edward “Chip” ZawislakHuntingtown, Md. Received the Honor Metal With Crossed Palms for his heroic efforts during the 2013 Navy Yard shooting.

“In Boy Scouts you are trained to just respond. I didn’t think about anything, I just did it.”

Prepared. For AdventurePrepared. For Adventure

From tying knots and pitching tents to writing computer programs and leading their friends in community service projects, Scouts are learning lessons every day that they will use throughout their lives.

Scouting is more than just another after-school activity. Scouting helps young people develop new skills and self-confi dence that prepare them for academic success. S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) has always been part of our program, and that emphasis has grown stronger. In 2014, Scouts earned 17,350 S.T.E.M. merit badges – including Programming, Digital Technology, Robotics and Game Design – learning skills that will lead to future careers and hobbies. Local Scouts earned 358 Nova Awards and 71 Supernova Awards, challenging new awards that expose Scouts to a wide range of S.T.E.M. fi elds.

S.T.E.M. Lab at Camp William B. SnyderCub Scouts learned about renewable energy by experimenting with solar cells and building a solar-powered oven at one of Camp Snyder’s monthly S.T.E.M. activities.

Many of the most important parts of Scouting take place in nature, our great “outdoor classroom.” Attending Scout camp helps young people test new skills, build stronger relationships, and develop a positive sense of self-worth and usefulness through serving others.

In 2014, more than 15,800 of our Scouts attended Scout camp, many at one of NCAC’s own camp properties: Goshen Scout Reservation in Goshen, Va., Camp William B. Snyder in Haymarket, Va., and Camp Howard M. Wall in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Goshen set a 15-year attendance record with 7,070 (5,181 youth; 1,889 adults) campers, 3,736 Cub Scouts attended one of 25 day camps (including two in the U.S. Virgin Islands), and Camp Snyder served 15,963 youth and leaders throughout the year.

High AdventureNational Capital Area Council had more Scouts participate in a high adventure trek at one of the four national high adventure bases than any other Council in the country.

Photo courtesy of Dan Glass Photography

Photo courtesy of Dan Glass Photography

“Good Scouts” in ActionVincent Napoleon (left), 2014 Attorney of the Year, with his son, Eagle Scout Ian Napoleon.Vincent Napoleon (left), 2014 Attorney of the Vincent Napoleon (left), 2014 Attorney of the Year, with his son, Eagle Scout Ian Napoleon.

In 2014, our Council achieved Gold on Journey to Excellence, the National benchmarking and goal-tracking program. Here are some highlights of that journey:

• 1,325 new Eagle Scouts – a new Eagle every 6 hours!

• 17 Venturing Silver Award recipients & 1 Quartermaster

• Received the President’s Marketing Award for Multicultural Marketing

• Opened a new Scout Shop in Springfi eld, Va.

• $3.6 million popcorn sale – the largest in the country

• 2.96 unit-to-commissioner ratio

EXPENSES (in thousands)

Charter & National Service Fee $102 – 1%

Program $7,885 – 77.5%

Fundraising $1,536 –

15.1%

Management & General

$651 – 6.4%

INCOME (in thousands)

For Year Ending 12/31/2014 (unaudited)

Special Events (Net) $1,086 – 11.2%

Friends of Scouting (Net) $1,632 – 16.8%

Product Sales (Net) $1,461 –

15.1%

Scouting (Net) $1,632 – 16.8%

Sale of Supplies (Net) $486 – 5%

Other Revenue$644 - 6.6%

CFC/Foundations $309 – 3.2%

Activity Revenue $807 – 8.3%

Investments $217 – 2.2%

Camping Revenue $3,059 – 31.5%

CFC/Foundations

Total Income: $9,701

Executive BoardMr. David W. BarringerMr. Karl BauknightMr. Robert A. Bedingfi eldMs. Sue BolandMr. O. Ray BourlandDr. Michael L. BourkeMr. Stephen J. CaldeiraHon. Louis E. CalderaRev. Dr. Robert ChanceMr. Charles P. CharpentierMr. Clarence Crayton, Jr.Mr. Michael A. DanielsCol. Kenneth P. Davis, USA (Ret.) Ph.D.Ms. June L. DeHartMr. Dan R. DixonCol. David T. DuHadway, USAFMr. Jonathan L. EthertonMr. Peter C. ForsterMs. Catherine GangsaasMr. Jack N. GerardMr. John H. GrahamMr. W. Scott Gray IVMr. Dennis M. GurtzMr. Ronald T. HarrisonMr. Guy M. HicksCAPT Forrest Horton (Ret.)Mr. Paul Huey-BurnsMr. Perry N. IvesMr. Freeman JonesMr. Daniel KotterMr. Garry W. LewisMr. Michael K. LowmanDr. Kevin B. MarvelHon. John MasonMr. Thomas J. McKeever, Jr. For Year Ending 12/31/2014 (unaudited)

Total Expenses: $10,174

Advisory CommitteeMr. Robert E. AckermanMs. Alexandra ArmstrongMr. Peter A. ArntsonMr. Norman R. AugustineLTG Joe N. BallardCOL Michael J. Barron, USA (Ret.)Mr. Carl T. BerquistMr. R. Thomas BuffenbargerMr. Lynn C. ChapmanMr. Carl D. CoxDr. Charles N. DavidsonLTG Russell C. Davis, USAF (Ret.)Mr. Edward G. FeddemanMr. Gerard T. GabrysMr. Patrick W. GrossMr. William R. HairstonMr. Frederick F. Hillenbrand IIIMr. Robert F. KelleherMr. J. Randall MinchewCOL Charles H. Mitchell, USA (Ret.)Mr. Kenneth J. MooreMr. William D. MurphyMr. José F. NiñoMr. Daniel PalenscarMr. Phillip RamseyDr. Jorge RibasMr. Charles J. RoyMr. Robert G. SterneMr. Johon C. TuckMr. Thomas E. Watson Jr.

Mr. Kim A. McLelandMr. James E. MitchellMr. John B. MontgomeryMr. David C. NagelJudge C. Philip Nichols, Jr. Ms. Julia L. O’BrienMr. David N. ParkerMr. Michael N. PocalykoMr. Benjamin Press*Ms. Kelsey Prunier*Mr. Eric W. RasmussenMr. Hugh ReddMr. Joseph A. ReyesMr. William E. RobertsDr. John R. RotruckMs. Rebecca T. SczudloMr. Gary SilversmithDr. James E. Smith, Ph.D.Ms. Nicole SmithMr. Scott M. SmithMr. William B. SnyderMr. Paul Schott StevensMr. Morgan H. SullivanDr. James T. SundeenRADM William G. “Woody” Sutton, USN (Ret.)Mr. Nhan Thanh VoMaj. Gen. Craig P. Weston, USAF (Ret.)Mr. Gary W. WilsonDr. James S. WilsonMr. Gary W. Winch, Jr.Mr. Daniel A. WittMr. Dexter E. Wood, Jr.Mr. Robert D. WoodMr. Edwin Yarbrough

*Youth member

MembershipLast year we served 48,612 youth and 1,647 units in 2014, with a 79.1% youth retention rate, one of the best in the nation! Our Council has 21,149 registered adult leaders for a 2.29:1 youth-to-leader ratio.

Program Members UnitsCub Scouts 24,727 643Boy Scouts 20,319 680Varsity 589 91Venturing 1,952 261Sea Scouts 132 16Total Traditional 46,998 1,584Exploring 1,594 62TOTAL 48,612 1,647

On the Trail to GoshenGoshen set a 15-year attendance record with 7,070 campers. In 2016, we will celebrate GSR’s 50th anniversary.

Honorary CommitteeMr. Ronald L. AdolphiMr. Thomas J. DonohueMr. Louis A. HolderBG Karl R. Horst, USAMr. John E. KatzenmeyerRADM Patrick J. Lorge, USNCardinal Theodore E. McCarrickHon. Colin L. PowellADM Carlisle A.H. Trost, USN (Ret.)GEN Larry D. Welch, USAF (Ret.)Hon. Togo D. West, Jr.

District ChairsMr. Nicholas A. Adams, Jr. Western Shore DistrictMr. Marvin L. Arthur, Jr. White Oak DistrictMr. Weldon J. “Jack” Campbell, Jr. Patriot DistrictMr. Dominick S. Caridi Colonial DistrictMr. Robert H. Deaderick, Jr. Mattaponi DistrictMr. Michael C. Dudzik Powhatan DistrictMr. Jonathan L. Etherton Chain Bridge DistrictMs. Kathryn Kulick Piedmont DistrictDr. Shawn M. Landry Bull Run DistrictMr. Ronald Marchessault, Jr. Washington, D.C. DistrictMs. Priscilla Martinez Goose Creek DistrictDr. Peter A. Minderman, Jr. Potomac DistrictRev. Kenneth N. Nelson Seneca DistrictJudge C. Philip Nichols, Jr. Prince Georges DistrictMr. David S. Place Catoctin Mountain DistrictMr. Roy S. “Rick” Rogers IV Appalachian Trail DistrictMr. Sven J. Rundman Aquia DistrictMr. James W. “Bill” Schoonmaker, Jr. Sully DistrictMr. Dean K. Stinson III Old Dominion DistrictMr. James S. Thomas Zekiah DistrictCAPT Kent S. Webber, USN (Ret.) George Mason DistrictMr. Alonso Zamora Occoquan DistrictMr. David Zumwalt Virgin Islands District

Photo courtesy of Dan Glass Photography

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BSA MissionThe mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

Scout OathOn my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.

Scout LawA Scout is Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent.

My Fellow Scouts and Scouters,

We live in an age of technological marvels. The rate of innovation seems faster than ever,

making it almost impossible to predict what skills young people will need to be successful

in the future. Whatever the next major wave of innovation may be, the Boy Scouts are

helping young men and women in the D.C. metro area be “Prepared. For Life.”

In 2014, our Council once again achieved Gold in Journey to Excellence, BSA’s

national benchmarking program. It means that in every key area, including camping,

advancement, volunteer leadership, and responsible management of our resources,

we are delivering a top-notch program. And we have the results to prove it:

more than 1,300 new Eagle Scouts, over 426,000 hours of community service,

and one of the best youth member retention rates in the nation at 79.1%.

This truly was a team effort that took every one of our volunteers and professional staff

to accomplish. Our thanks to everyone who made it possible.

Looking to the future, we must remain fl exible and growth-oriented so we can continue

in a nation-leading capacity. Scouting will continue to change in many ways to better

serve the evolving demographics of families in our area. We must fi nd ways to reach

young people and their parents in neighborhoods that do not have a traditional

Scouting background. Those children need Scouting too.

In many ways, 2014 was a very rewarding year. It has been a great pleasure and honor

to serve with every one of NCAC’s dedicated volunteers, and we are excited about what

we can accomplish in the coming year!

Yours in Scouting,

Robert D. Wood, Council President Ed Yarbrough, Council Commissioner Les Baron, Scout Executive/CEO