Sinoquipe Campmaster Corps

06/06/2023

06/06/2023

Welcome to our new Ranger Lucas Carmean who starts his tenure today! Here is an introduction from him:

"I could not be more grateful and humbled to start the next chapter of life in moving from Georgia after getting married coinciding with Camp Sinoquipe. I look forward to serving the land, the people and the values of the Boy Scouts of America. Through my service I know together we can lead camp into the future of preparing people of all ages. I have spent the last four years as a carpenter and I cannot wait to learn from all of the skilled volunteers to help make me a more well rounded tradesperson and steward of the land. I eagerly await the opportunity to build relationships and be a part of this amazing community. Thank you to the Mason-Dixon Council for this opportunity! My wife and I cannot wait to meet you all!"

Please give them a warm Sinoquipe welcome next time you're in camp!

05/03/2023

Join us on May 20, 2023 from 1pm to 9:30pm at the Sinoquipe Diamond Jubilee as we celebrate 75 years. We hope to see you there!

04/07/2023

Serving Washington County, Maryland and Fulton and Southern Franklin Counties, Pennsylvania

04/15/2021

27 years ago today, April 15, 1994, was my first “official” day as a professional Scouter. After several years as a Scouting volunteer, I’d taken a God-led leap of faith, kissing my wife and 3 small children goodbye, climbing into a small Ryder truck and driving 13 hours north to begin my new career. They joined me 3 months later. That first weekend, I spent my 33rd birthday at a District Camporee in a borrowed tent, almost 900 miles from “home”, surrounded by strangers who would become my Kentucky Scouting family.
A little over 3 years later, God led us back to Georgia, where I served the Northwest Georgia Council for almost 20 years, raising my family and being close enough to take care of my extended family. 4 ½ years ago, God tapped us on the shoulder again and led us 11 hours away from our kids and grandkids to serve the Mason-Dixon Council as your Scout Executive, beginning on December 1, 2016.
The past 4+ years as your Scout Executive has been the pinnacle of my professional Scouting career and, even though the last couple of years has been a most challenging time for our MDC Scouting family and the BSA overall, I know now why God sent us here and what he wanted me to do and I've tried to do His work to the best of my ability.
Now, God has tapped us on the shoulder once again. In this crazy real estate market, when we had just decided we were supposed to “hunker down” and continue our work here, he led us to a great house in a great location at an affordable price within an hour of our children and grandchildren, and only a few hours from all our extended family. It is both ironic and fitting that, on the 27th anniversary of the first day of this journey, I’m announcing that I will retire from professional Scouting effective June 1, 2021. My last “official” day of employment as Scout Executive/CEO of the Mason-Dixon Council will be May 31. After that, I’m being promoted back to the volunteer Scouter ranks from whence I came. As I’ve shared with many of you, God led us here and now he’s leading us “home”.
It has been the greatest honor and privilege of my professional Scouting career to serve the Mason-Dixon Council as your Scout Executive. We have so many new lifelong friends and memories from our time here, and I look forward to continuing those relationships down the Scouting trail. Layne and I thank you from the bottom of our heart for this opportunity and I know the future will be bright for MDC because of all of you! Keep working hard to deliver the promise of Scouting to our families and, as always, “Scout On!”.

03/25/2021

We are closing the MDC Service Center to the public today and tomorrow, Thurs/Fri March 25/26 due to possible Covid-19 exposure. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, but safety is our primary concern. Check back here for updates going into next week.

03/24/2021

Due to budgetary constraints, we do not have the ability to provide Specific Assistance at the same levels as we have in previous years. Our goal is to continue to offer assistance to all legitimate requests from Scouts and families in need. Each request submitted via the 2021 Specific Assistance form is reviewed individually, but in most cases the amount provided in 2021 will be significantly lower than it has been in past years. We just don't have the funding available.
With that in mind, we strongly encourage our Scouting families to participate in council and unit fundraisers, such as our just-launched Spring Sale and our Fall Popcorn Sale, to help offset the difference. As our Scouting activities and summer programs begin to open up with the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, we don't want ANY Scout to feel that he or she can't participate due to finances.

Check our website at www.mdcscouting.org to see all the great activities, events and other Scouting highlights coming up, then let's work together to make sure that all Scouts who want to get to be a part of the fun! Help us get the OUTING back in SCOUTING!

Serving Washington County, Maryland and Fulton and Southern Franklin Counties, Pennsylvania

02/17/2021

Due to increasingly severe weather forecasts for tomorrow's winter storm, the Mason-Dixon Service Center and Scout Shop will be closed tomorrow, Thursday Feb. 18. We ask all in our Scouting family to be safe and avoid unnecessary travel if at all possible. Check back often for updates!