Palisades District, BSA

03/16/2026

🌸☕ High Tea for Scout Moms ☕🌸

Join us for a beautiful afternoon celebrating the incredible moms who support our Scouts!

High Tea for Scout Moms will be held on May 17th at 2:30 PM at the Nicholasville Town Center (101 S Main Street, Nicholasville, KY). This elegant spring event will honor all Eagle Moms and the dedication they’ve shown along the Scouting journey.

Enjoy an afternoon filled with:
🌷 Delicious food
🎁 Door prizes
🛍️ Silent auction
📸 Photo backdrop for fun pictures

💲 Cost: $45 per person

Grab your favorite tea hat and your Scout Mom bestie and come enjoy a relaxing and memorable afternoon with fellow Scout moms!

Registration is now open: https://mycouncil.bgcscouting.org/Event/199/Register
We can’t wait to celebrate with you! 💕

03/11/2026

🚨 Roundtables Are Back — And They’re Better Than Ever!

Join fellow Scouting leaders for Roundtable, the monthly gathering designed to help your unit thrive. Share ideas, solve challenges, connect with other volunteers, and walk away with tools you can use right away.

✨ NEW this year: Leadership Lab
Each Roundtable will include a focused training session to help leaders grow their skills and strengthen their units.

March Leadership Lab Topic:
🎯 Volunteer Recruitment & Engagement

Breakout sessions will be available for:
• Cub Scout Leaders
• Scouts BSA Leaders
• Venturing Advisors

Every unit should be represented — bring a fellow leader and join the conversation!

03/11/2026

🌲🔥 Camp McKee Summer Camp Staff Interviews are OPEN! 🔥🌲

Haven’t applied yet? No problem.
Already submitted your application? Come on out!

We’re hosting Open Staff Interviews and looking for ALL roles:
🍳 Cooks & Dining Hall Staff
🧭 Area Directors
🏕️ Merit Badge Instructors
🏊 Lifeguards (training available!)

Whether you love working with Scouts, teaching skills, being outdoors, or supporting camp behind the scenes — we have a place for you on the Camp McKee team!

📅 Open Interviews: March 21
⏰ 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Blue Grass Council Scout Office

Come learn what working at camp is all about — no experience required, just a great attitude! 🌄

02/01/2026

Registration is now live! Early bird discount now through Valentine's Day! Register today and save $25 off regular price!
https://mycouncil.bgcscouting.org/Event/NYLT2026

07/11/2025

EXCITING NEWS 📰 | Camp McKee summer camp reservations for 2026 are OPEN! Help us spread the word!

Take your pick at two exciting, adventure filled, week options:

🔵 June 21-27
🔵 July 5-11

Reserve your spot here | https://mycouncil.bgcscouting.org/Program/SummerCamp2026

06/03/2025

All aboard! 🚂 The Railroading Merit Badge is being offered July 12–13 during the Bluegrass Railroad Club Train Show at the Oleika Shrine Temple in Lexington!

🕐 Merit Badge class: 1–5 PM (arrive by 12:50 PM with plans to stay until 5:00 PM)
🎟 FREE admission for Scouting America youth & leaders in uniform
📘 Bring your blue card! (No worries if you can not obtain one before the event)

Don’t miss this hands-on, high-energy chance to explore the world of trains, meet railroading enthusiasts, and earn a cool merit badge!

Youth Protection Notice: Female Scouts must attend with a female leader due to the class being taught by a male instructor(s).

05/30/2025

05/27/2025

🎉 Hey Camp McKee Alumni! 🏕️
Whether you were a camper, a staffer, or just someone who cherishes the memories made at Camp McKee, we want YOU to join us for a special day of reconnection, laughter, and fellowship with the Camp McKee Alumni Association!

🗓️ Mark your calendar: Saturday, May 31, 2025, registration link in comments. This event is for adult scouters!

Tag your fellow alumni, spread the word, and let’s make this gathering one to remember!

05/15/2025

📣 Calling all skilled volunteers! Do you have a talent or expertise to share with Scouts? The Blue Grass Council is gearing up for an exciting Merit Badge Fair with two sessions on November 1st & 15th at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Wi******er, KY — and we need Merit Badge Counselors!

We're especially looking for instructors to teach a variety of badges, including Eagle-required ones.

📩 Interested? Reach out to Marlene Gonzalez at [email protected] or drop us a direct message to get involved!

Let’s help Scouts learn, grow, and achieve!

05/13/2025

Congratulations to one of the Blue Grass Council’s very dedicated volunteers.

We are pleased to announce that Anthony B. Kenney, hailing from Mount Sterling, Kentucky, is a 2025 Territories Alumnus of the Year recipient representing CST 14. A proud Eagle Scout of the Blue Grass Council since first joining Scouting there as a Cub Scout in 1996, Anthony is the Council’s Vice President of Alumni Relations. Anthony serves on the Scouting Alumni National Committee as the National Coordinator for Camp Alumni Associations. As the Alumni Specialist for CST 14, Anthony led CST 14 to become the first CST in the nation with an Alumni and/or NESA Committee in all of its councils. Notably, Anthony was also the Logistics Lead for the inaugural National Gathering of Alumni in 2022. Additionally, he was the Deputy Lead of the Alumni Relations Exhibit at the 2023 National Jamboree — a role maintains for the 2026 National Jamboree. Professionally, Anthony has over ten years of experience with the Kentucky Division of Forestry, currently serving the agency as its Environmental Control Manager for Forest Management. Anthony is also a senior all–risk emergency responder whose professional career has involved hundreds of in-state and out-of-state disaster deployments for wildland fire suppression and ice storms, tornadoes, and floods. His deployments have been conducted at the local, state, and national levels.

04/05/2025

A little (or a lot) of rain never stops Scouters from training at Camp McKee. NRA rifle and BALOO courses both in full swing this weekend. From Maysville, Harlan, Frankfort, Nicholasville and Lexington….a lot of Blue Grass Council, BSA Cub Scout Pack leaders dedicated to providing a great program for their scouts.