Samoset Council

05/30/2026

If you have not yet taken Safeguarding Youth Training, which has replaced Youth Protection Training, the time is NOW at https://my.scouting.org. After you log in, click the gray box that says SAFE GUARDING YOUTH, and away you go!

After May 31, any volunteer who has not completed this fully updated training will lose access to Scoutbook and may not serve in their role until the training is completed. We truly value the dedication of all our volunteers and want everyone to remain an active part of delivering a safe Scouting experience to our youth members, so please don't wait.

05/22/2026

Always an adventure to be had in Scouting!

05/20/2026

Scouting America Military Family Fee Waiver

Effective June 1, 2026, Scouting America is expanding access to Scouting for military-connected youth by waiving the $85 national youth registration fee for eligible families. This program applies to youth members only and is available for both new and renewing online registrations. The initiative is funded nationally through philanthropic efforts.

Eligible families include those with current service in the Active Duty, Reserve, or National Guard. The waiver covers only the national youth registration fee, reducing the $85 cost to $0 after the required verification and discount code process is completed. Local council fees, unit dues, optional add-ons such as Scout Life magazine, and processing fees may still apply.

To receive the waiver, families should select “Get Military Discount Code” during the online registration process, complete the verification steps, receive the verification code, and enter it at checkout. Once the code is applied, the national registration fee is reduced to $0.

Scouting America notes that the $85 fee may initially appear during checkout but will be removed after the verification code is entered. The waiver is available only for online registrations.

05/17/2026

A huge thank you to all the Scouts and Leaders that attended the Council’s Annual Spring Work Trek. Over 1100 volunteer hours were done from as early as this past Thursday through Sunday morning.

Camp is looking beautiful and is much closer to being ready for summer. Projects small and large were done all over camp to include Akela’s and Tesomas.

New items were built, landscaping done in several locations, areas were cleaned, wood was split and stacked and that’s only a small sample of the projects completed.

We can’t wait to see you all this summer!

Thanks for giving back.

05/16/2026

The Ojibwa District Roundtable saw a great turnout at Klemme Reserve in Stratford with the OA chapter in attendance, and effectively set the stage for the upcoming season's schedule.

05/08/2026

It was a busy night in the Council, but it's always a good time to have some Culvers!

Wouldn’t be a good awards ceremony without a good after party.

05/08/2026

This is awesome!

05/08/2026

Congrats!

05/05/2026

Don’t forget to signup for Spring Work Trek May 15-17th.