The district serves the communities of: Basking Ridge, Bedminster, Bernardsville, Brookside, Budd Lake, Chester, Denville, Dover, Far Hills, Flanders, Gladstone, Jefferson Township, Long Valley, Liberty Corner, Mendham, Mine Hill, Mt. Arlington, Mt. Olive, Peapack, Randolph, Rockaway Township, Rockaway (Borough), Roxbury, and Wharton.
Beefsteak Dinner and Hall of Fame – Wheeler Adventureship Fund – July 20
Join us as we recognize three honorees who represent over 100 years of camp service to the Patriots' Path Council! Following, we will be raising money for the Wheeler Adventureship Fund with a beefsteak dinner and bread building contest, so we can send more kids to...
read moreJersey Jam Final Payment
Action Needed: registration and full payment is due by June 17, 2019. Register Now Patriots’ Path Council is now making financial commitments to our vendors. It is time to provide us with your best final count and associated payment by June 17, 2019. The fee per...
read moreSilver Beaver Award
SILVER BEAVER AWARD It is never too early to submit your nominations. June 30th is the deadline for nominations for the Silver Beaver Award. Please take the effort to nominate a most worthy volunteer. Please note that anyone who has been nominated in the past and did...
read moreJersey Jam 2019 – October 4-6, 2019
Join 5,000 Scouts, Explorers, Venturers and Sea Scouts for a week-end Jam-packed with Scouting fun and adventure! CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE Click here to...
read moreJersey Jam is Filling Quickly
JerseyJam 2019 Registration Is Open…and Filling Quickly COMMUNICATIONS Patriots’ Path Council has scheduled its JerseyJam 2019 – a jamboree for 5,000 Scouts, Explorers, Venturers and Sea Scouts – for the weekend of October 4-6, 2019, rain-or-shine – at Waterloo...
read moreGoing Family Camping? Consider This Sample Packing List For Family Camping Gear
Going Family Camping? Consider This Sample Packing List For Family Camping Gear With many families camping for the first time as part of their Scouting adventure, a list like this can really help offer good options for what to bring. Remember, less is better than...
read moreMembership Resources Available
Membership Resources are available here (click)
read moreLet’s Get Camping!
Let’s Get Camping! Are you receiving our monthly camping e-newsletter, Let’s Get Camping? Every month we bring you insider information about Patriots’ Path Council camps, camping programs, special events, future plans, registration information and more! CLICK TO JOIN...
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Black River District Award of Merit
The District Award of Merit is a National BSA Award. Awardees are determined by the District Higher Awards Committee from a list of individuals who are nominated by their fellow scouters. These are people considered to be outstanding and who “go above and beyond”...
read moreBlack River’s Best Award Nominations
Name the Black River’s Best from your Pack, Troop, or Crew! They are the folks who do that little bit extra (or that whole lot extra) to make Scouting happen. EVERY pack, troop, and crew has at least one. Black River District wants to help you recognize these...
read moreBlack River District Operating Committee Meetings
All are welcome to attend our District Operating Committee meetings. If you would like to get involved in Black River District activities or just want to find out how the committee functions, come to a meeting. We normally meet at Millbrook United Methodist Church...
read moreTaking your pack or den camping? At least one adult must take BALOO training first
If you want to take your pack or den camping, at least one adult in your pack must have taken BALOO, the Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation. Here’s what you need to know.
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Patriots’ Path Council offers BALOO Training and other Training Opportunities
Handicapped Accessibility Statement
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Patriots’ Path Council, Boy Scouts of America will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate persons with disabilities at its meetings. Please contact Marc Maratea, District Executive, Office: 973-765-9322 x 240, Cell: 973-900-0919 or marc.maratea@scouting.org with your request.
Photo Release
I understand that by attending programs sponsored by the Patriots’ Path Council, Boy Scouts of America, I consent to the use of photographs, film, videotapes, electronic representations and or sound recordings made of me and my family during that time by the Boy Scouts of America, at their discretion, and I hereby release the Boy Scouts of America from any and all liability from such use and publication.
Contact Us
Phone: (973) 765-9322 – Fax: (973) 267-3406
District Professional Staff:–
Field Director – Richard Peterson, ext. 227
862-354-0046 (C)
Unit Service Executive – Marc Maratea, ext. 240
Program Executive – Michael Loughman, ext. 226
Membership Executive – Al Thomas, ext. 229
Development Executive – Stefanie Kazimierczak, ext. 224
District Committee Chair
Dave Curtis
973-584-5463
District Commissioner
Tim Farrell
732-921-1175 (C)
Roundtable Commissioners
Boy Scouts – Dave LaFontaine
Cub Scouts – Mary Ruth Lareau
Download: organiztion chart
Roundtables
Commissioners meeting preceding roundtable at 7PM.
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Cub Scout and Boy Scout Roundtables are normally held at 8 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month at the Redeemer Lutheran Church, 203 Eyland Ave., Succasunna, N.J.
The Next Boy Scout Roundtable - April 2nd. Click on the "+" to see more
8:00 Collaborative Opening Ceremony / News & Information Sharing
8:15 Grab your coffee and be seated
8:30 Program –
Please send in discussion topics for future meetings to me. My email address is [email protected]
See you there!
Your Boy Scout Roundtable Commissioner
Paul Minenna
The Next Cub Scout Roundtable – April 2nd. Click on the "+" to see more
The Cub Scout Roundtable will run from 8:00 until 9:30.
- 8:00-8:30 will be a general session for Cub Scout and Boy Scout Leaders, and will include announcements and other info on the upcoming 2019-20 District and Council Events! Handouts will be available to take back to your Pack.
- 8:30-9:30 will be a session for Cub Scout Leaders only. (Boy Scout Leaders have their own session.)
- We’ll be offering games, a craft, songs, ceremonies, FUN, and information to use in your Den and Pack Meetings.
- Additionally, there will be 4 separate (12 minute) breakout sessions
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- Cubmaster and Assistant Cubmasters
- Den Leaders and Assistant Den Leaders
- Webelos/AOL Leaders and Assistants
- Committee Chairs and Members
- In all 4 of these breakouts, We’ll have handouts and everyone will have an opportunity to ask questions and offer their suggestions on any other topic of their choosing!
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Cub Roundtable Commissioner, Mary Ruth Lareau
SEE YOU AT THE ROUNDTABLE!!
Forms & Information
- Black River Org Chart – February 2019
- Meet Your New Service Team: Who is doing what?
- Black River District Award of Merit Past Recipients
- Black River’s Best Past Awardees
- BR Best Nomination Form
- BR District Award of Merit Nomination Form (PDF) or (Word)
- Silver Beaver Award Nomination Form
- Previous Recipients of the Silver Beaver Award
- Black River District Eagle Rank Advancement Process
- PPC Boy Scout Camps
- PPC Cub Scout Camps
- Advancement
- Membership Resources
- Be a Scout
- Training Opportunities
- Family Scouting
- Community Service
- Boy Scouts of America
- Facts About Scouting
- About the BSA
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