Become a Scouting America Supporter
Support the Connecticut Rivers Council - Scouting America
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Our annual fundraising campaigns and events help provide:
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Every youth the opportunity to be a Scout, no matter their economic circumstances
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First-class camping programs
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Support and training for volunteer leaders
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Recruitment materials for every unit
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Online resources
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Professional staff that serves every community
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In Connecticut, we are building the leaders of tomorrow. Through Scouting programs and adventures, we inspire lives of leadership, character, and service. Your investment helps support our movement, which instills intelligence and confidence in those who may find themselves without the knowledge or tools to stride toward a promising future. As we pass the torch to the future, it is only right that we provide the skills to succeed and excel.
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The development team for questions about planned giving, endowment giving, capital projects, special events, and more contact Development Director Jason Messier at Jason.Messier@scouting.org
Special Events
Click Image to be directed to the registration for each event. Click the link below the image to download a PDF version of the event flyer.
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Mattatuck Volunteers
Donations to Friends of Mattatuck go towards benefiting the camp. Established in 1939, Camp Mattatuck sits on 500 acres of land outside Waterbury, CT. Each summer, Camp Mattatuck runs a Scouts, BSA Resident Camp, Cub Scout Resident Camp, Webelos Resident Camp and a Cub Scout Day Camp. Camp Mattatuck also hosts a variety of seasonal events such as fishing derbies, Klondike derbies, camporees, and a Halloween Haunted Woods.
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Camp Mattatuck is available year-round for seasonal camping through our cabins, Adirondack shelters and tent sites. We are conveniently located off CT Route 8 in Plymouth, CT, just a few miles north of Waterbury, CT, 90 miles northeast of New York City and 130 miles southwest of Boston, MA. Camp Mattatuck is part of the Connecticut Rivers Council and is supported by the Connecticut Rivers Council through Friends of Scouting donations, solicitation of direct assistance, grants and foundations, Unit Popcorn sales, the Council endowment funds, and the Camp Mattatuck Volunteers. Please forward your confirmation email to Pat Sheridan if you would like to designate your gift to something specific.
Pat's email: pat@matwreck.org
Citizens of Shawtown
Donations to the Citizens of Shawtown benefit camp Workcoeman. Camp Workcoeman is located in the hills of northwest Connecticut in scenic New Hartford and Barkhamsted. The camp consists of approximately 427 acres on the shore of beautiful West Hill Pond, possibly the cleanest in Connecticut. Established in 1924, it is one of the oldest continuously operated Scout camps in the country. For 96 years, thousands of Scouts and Scouters have had unforgettable Scouting experiences at Camp Workcoeman. This fine tradition of Scouting continues today. Camp Workcoeman is used year-round for short-term camping for all Scouting Cub Packs, Scout Troops, and Venture Crews, as well as for district and Order of the Arrow activities.
Friends of J.N. Webster
Donations made to Friends of J.N. Webster are used to benefit the camp. In 1960, the Eastern Connecticut Council of the Boy Scouts of America set out to establish a new scout camp on the land once owned by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Knowlton in the Town of Ashford, Connecticut.
Thomas Knowlton (1740-1776) was an American patriot who served in the French and Indian War and acted as a Colonel during the American Revolution. Knowlton is considered America's first Intelligence professional, and his unit, Knowlton's Rangers, made a significant contribution to intelligence gathering during the early Revolutionary War. Knowlton was killed in action at the Battle of Harlem Heights. A monument of Knowlton presently stands on the state capitol grounds in Hartford, Connecticut. Opened in 1964 JNW is considered one of the most popular and innovative Scout Camps in New England, the camp is centered in the heart of the Last Green Valley, a National Park Service Heritage Corridor.
JNW is a traditional Summer Camp program that recognizes the fact that Scouts are changing and the camp has evolved with them, without losing the essence of Scouting. A full-service Scout Reservation which offers programming for Scouts, Cub Scouts, Venturers, Sea Scouts & Fire Service Explorers over a 7 Week Summer Camp season in its two Camps. JNW is a Traditional Scout Camp, For the Next 100 Years. Please forward a copy of the receipt with your wishes on how to spend to:
Friends of Webster: hosshaskell@gmail.com
Donate Your Old Car
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Make an easy donation! Donate your old car in just a few steps!
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Call 855-272-1227 or visit Scouting.careasy.org
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Make sure to mention the Connecticut Rivers Council so your donation can directly affect kids in our communities.
Need help!? Don't hesitate to reach out to us!
Contact Development Director Jason Messier at Jason.Messier@scouting.org
Double the Donation
Does your employer have gift-matching programs, Dollars for Doers, grant opportunities, a United Way nonprofit designee, combined federal campaign preferred non-profit, or other giving opportunities. Find out about some of these community programs by clicking Double the Donation above!
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For a list of companies that we have on file who do matching gifts or give through Dollars for Doers, click the link below.
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The development team for questions about planned giving, endowment giving, capital projects, special events, and more contact Development Director Jason Messier at Jason.Messier@scouting.org
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Memorials & Tributes
We sincerely appreciate your consideration of a memorial donation in tribute to those who have profoundly impacted Scouting.
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The Connecticut Rivers Council - Scouting America serves thousands of local youth and families across Connecticut, providing programs that emphasize the development citizenship, physical and mental resilience, and positive character values.
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To make an online donation, please click here, or you may send a check to:
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Connecticut Rivers Council
Scouting America
50 State Square, th Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
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Your memorial donation will help support our programs by ensuring the enduring strength of Scouting for future generations.
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The Connecticut Rivers Council extends its gratitude to all volunteers, past, present, and future, who have contributed to inspiring youth in our community and those to come.
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For more information regarding planned giving, endowment contributions, capital projects, special events, and more, please reach out to Development Director Jason Messier at Jason.Messier@scouting.org.
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