Yankee Doodle District, Scouting America

12/06/2026

Big news for Scouts BSA youth leaders.

The Scouts BSA SPL Summit is coming in September 2026. Building on the National Youth Council, the Summit brings Senior Patrol Leaders from across the country together to share feedback directly with the Scouts BSA National Committee.

What SPLs can expect:

• Quarterly online gatherings with SPLs nationwide
• Direct feedback sessions with national program leadership
• Early insight into upcoming program initiatives and resources
• A real chance to shape the future of Scouts BSA

The best ideas come from the youth who live the program every week. The SPL Summit puts their voices at the center.

Full details on how to participate are coming this summer. Stay tuned.

https://www.scouting.org/program-updates/scouts-bsa-announces-the-spl-summit/

11/06/2026

📣 Important Membership Renewal Update

Scouting America has announced that the current membership lapse period will be phased out and will end on **December 31, 2026**.

🔹 What Is Changing?

The lapse period has allowed members a short grace period after their renewal date before their membership becomes inactive. As Scouting America moves toward a simpler and more consistent renewal system, this lapse period will gradually be reduced and then eliminated.

📅 Key Dates

✅ Members with an **October 2026** renewal date will be the last to receive the full **two-month lapse period**.

✅ Members with a **November 2026** renewal date will receive a **one-month lapse period**.

✅ Members with a **December 2026** renewal date will receive **no lapse period**.

Beginning in September 2026, new and renewing units will use the standard charter fee plus pro rata fees through February 2028.

📅 Beginning January 1, 2027, members must be current in their registration to maintain active status.

Unit leaders, committee members, and families should begin planning ahead to ensure memberships are renewed on time and there is no interruption in participation, advancement, or registration status.

More information will be shared as Scouting America continues implementing its simplified membership and renewal processes.

11/06/2026

Please join me in congratulating Logan Austin and Cole Franklin, Troop 537 and YDD’s newest Eagle Scouts. They each did a great job at their EBOR tonight.

08/06/2026

Greetings Scouts, Parents, and Leaders: My name is Ron Withrow and I am the Twin Rivers Council Chair on Scouting with Special Needs and Disabilities. I am very excited to be serving you in this important role where I can bring to bear my experiences as a father of a scout with special needs and [.....

06/06/2026

Our thoughts are with the members of Troop 2752, Hillsdale, NY, who lost their troop trailer in a fire that destroyed the barn within which it had been stored. Along with the new trailer, also lost were years of troop supplies, the troop flag, and many sentimental items.
Everyone is safe and the troop is deeply grateful to the Taghkanic Fire Company and mutual aid agencies that responded and helped put out the fire.
This fire was also a devastating loss for a family in the troop who stored the trailer and lost their barn in the fire.

03/06/2026

02/06/2026

29/05/2026

Coming up at Rotary Scout Reservation, June 12-14!

Section E20 is proud to welcome our very own Max Mihalov, the 2026 Eastern Region Chief at AmeriCLAVE 2026! Attend this fellowship-filled event for the opportunity to meet him! For more information and registration, check out the link in our bio.