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Miscellaneous Patches

All sorts of patches have been issued for different events over the years.

Please let me know if you have any patches not shown - even a scan would be appreciated.

Anniversary patches

These were issued to celebrate various events in the Council's long history.

70th Anniversary of Nassau County Council1987
Issued for the 70th Anniversary of Nassau County Council
1994 Anniversary patch1994 85th Anniversary of BSA1995
Issued for the 85th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America
65th Anniversary of Cub Scouts1995
Issued for the 65th Anniversary of Cub Scouts
65th Anniversary of Cub Scouts1998
Issued for the 75th Anniversary of the Sagamores, an adult honor group founded at Camp Wauwepex
 


Beaver Days

These events are for volunteers who work on cleanups and repairs on the camp properties.

1965 Beaver Day1965 1966 Beaver Day1966 Undated Beaver DayUndated
Undated Beaver DayUndated Undated Beaver DayUndated Undated Beaver DayUndated
1999 Beaver Day1999
WANTED?
2000
WANTED
2001
WANTED
2002 Beaver Day2002 2003
HAVE
Undated Cub World Beaver
HAVE


Bike-a-thons

Years unknown.

Undated Bike-a-thon Undated Undated Bike-a-thon Undated
4th one of these events
Undated Bike Rally Undated
Another bike event


Bowling events


Undated Bowl-a-ree Undated 1986 Bowling 1986 1987 Bowl-a-thon 1987
1988 Bowl-a-thon 1988 1989
WANTED
1990
WANTED
1991 Bowl-a-thon 1991 1992 Bowl-a-thon 1992 1993 Bowl-a-thon 1993


C.O.P.E. patches

These patches were issued to survivors of the Council's C.O.P.E. ("Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience") courses.

Undated COPE patch Undated 1986 COPE patch 1986 1996 COPE patch 1996
Undated COPE patch Undated Undated COPE patch Undated 1998 COPE patch 1998
1998 COPE patch 1998 COPE - red- likely 1999Likely 1999 2000 COPE patch 2000


Hendrickson Family Camping

These camping programs allow non-Scouts to spend some time at camp with their families. The program is named after a Council benefactor.

1994 Hendrickson Family Camping 1994 1995 Hendrickson Family Camping 1995 1996
WANTED
1997 Hendrickson Family Camping 1997 1998
WANTED
1999 Hendrickson Family Camping 1999
2000 Hendrickson Family Camping 2000 2001 Hendrickson Family Camping 2001 2008 Hendrickson Family Camping 2008
2009
WANTED
2010 Hendrickson Family Camping 2010  


High Adventure

These patches were given to graduates of a Wilderness Survival Course taught by graduates of Tom Brown, author of several books on wilderness survival. The program ran from 1996 to 1999.

High Adventure Survival TrainingWANTED High Adventure Advanced SurvivalWANTED


Joint Nassau/Suffolk County Council Events


1991 Gathering of Eagles 1978 Webelos Scout Camp 1991 Gathering of Eagles 1991 Gathering of Eagles 1993 Joint Jamboree 1993 Joint Jamboree
1993 Joint Jamboree 1993 Joint Jamboree 1995 Gathering of Eagles 1995 Gathering of Eagles 1993 Joint Jamboree 2000 Joint Jamboree
2015 Gathering of Eagles
HAVE
2020 COVID-19 Community Response 2020 COVID-19 Community Response Undated Nassau/Suffolk patch Undated


Miscellaneous patches

Here are the patches that didn't fall into any of the other categories.

1957 National Jamboree 1957
Issued for the Council's contingent troop to the National Jamboree
Green Bar Winter Camp Circa 1959
This was awarded to Patrol Leaders for camping at Onteora during the winter
1950 Staff patch 1959
Staff patch - use unknown
1960 National Jamboree 1960
Issued for the Council's contingent troop to the National Jamboree
1970 Switzerland 1970
Info on this patch comes from Rocco Marano: This was from a delegation of Nassau County scouts that a Scoutmaster named Ludwig Meyer organized to go to the International Scout Camp in Kandersteg, Switzerland
Supplemental Training Undated
Supplemental Training
1999 Supplemental Training 1999
Supplemental Training
1980 Dan Beard Day 1980
Dan Beard Day
Undated Sagamore Undated
The Sagamores are honor campers who are primarily focused on Camp Wauwepex
Golf Committee Undated
From Art Noble: This was prepared for committee members to wear on green (Masters Style) sports coats. Only around 20 were made.
Undated Merit Badge Jamboree Undated
Merit Badge Jamboree
Undated Nassau County College of Commissioner Science Undated
Nassau County College of Commissioner Science
TRC College of Commissioner Science Undated
TRC College of Commissioner Science
  2002 Commissioners Council 2002
Commissioners Council
2004 Anniversary Pilgrimage2004 Anniversary Pilgrimage 2005 Commissioner Conference2005 Commissioner Conference 2008 Theodore Roosevelt Sesquicentennial 2008
Theodore Roosevelt Sesquicentennial
2010 Centennial Jamboree 2010 Centennial Jamboree 2010 Centennial Jamboree Staff 2010 Centennial Jamboree - Staff
WANTED
2010 Centennial Jamboree - round
HAVE
2010 Centennial of Scouting 2010 Centennial of Scouting Catch the Scouting Spirit - CommissionerCommissioner
Catch the Scouting Spirit
 
2012 Class of Eagles
 Kings Point
 HAVE
2012 Arthur Eldred, First Eagle2012 Arthur Eldred, First Eagle 2012 Arthur Eldred, First Eagle2012 Arthur Eldred, First Eagle
  2012 Tigerama2012 Tigerama 2013 Arrow of Light Invitational 2013
Arrow of Light Invitational
2014 Council Gala Honoring Ed Mangano 2014
Council Gala Honoring Ed Mangano
2016 Opening of STEM Center2016
Opening of STEM Center
2017 Centennial Camporee2017
Centennial Camporee
2017 Halloween & Fall Festival2017
Halloween & Fall Festival
2018 Shooting Sports Weekend2018
Shooting Sports Weekend
2019 Be Conservation Minded2019
Be Conservation Minded
2021 Shooting Sports Weekend2021
Shooting Sports Weekend
Akela AwardAkela Award
Undated
Arrow of Light - 10th AnniversaryArrow of Light - 10th Anniversary
Undated
NCC - Commissioner Honor Award - red
 HAVE
Bear Claw NYLTBear Claw NYLT
undated
Cub Scout PackCub Scout Pack
Undated
  Polar Bear Award - undatedPolar Bear Award
undated
 


Philmont Expeditions

Many of the Council's expeditions to Philmont issued special patches for the participants. In recent years they have shifted to issuing special Council Shoulder Patches.

1967 Philmont 1967
This was the shoulder patch for my expedition to Philmont
1976 Philmont 1976 jacket patch 1977 Philmont 1977 jacket patch
1989 Philmont 1989 jacket patch
WANTED
1998 Philmont 1998
WANTED
 


Scouting for Food

Please let me know if you have the year this started.

Undated Scouting for Food Undated Undated Scouting for Food Undated Undated Scouting for Food Undated
WANTED
  2004 Scouting for Food 2004 2005 Scouting for Food 2005
2009 Scouting for Food 2009 2010 Scouting For Food
HAVE
2011 Island Harvest 2011 Island Harvest
2012 Scouting For Food
HAVE
2013 Scouting For Food
WANTED
2014 Island Harvest 2014 Island Harvest
WANTED
2018 Scouting for Food 2018   2020 Scouting for Food 2020



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