December 4, 2021
Scouting Community,
Today, the Board of the Greater Hudson Valley Council made the difficult decision to sell Camp Nooteeming. This was a heart-wrenching decision, but necessary to ensure that Scouting in the Hudson/Delaware Valleys will grow and have a sustainable, bright future.
The bankruptcy taskforce has spent the last several months analyzing multiple scenarios to raise the funds needed to pay the Council’s multi-million dollar obligation to the Victims Compensation Trust. Three of the Council’s properties were placed on the market earlier this year to access each property’s values. The market information gathered along with analyzing past budgets, endowment reports, and future expenses lead the bankruptcy taskforce to recommend the plan that was approved today.
We understand that many families will grieve the sale of Camp Nooteeming, it has been a part of our Scouting community for over 90 years. The legacy of what Camp Nooteeming stood for will be carried on as we move forward and grow Scouting in our area. The Greater Hudson Valley Council staff and Board are committed to helping the traditional Scouting programs that were hosted at Camp Nooteeming find a new location to call home. Scouting is alive and can be carried with us wherever we go.
Selling Camp Nooteeming was a difficult decision, but ultimately the Board agreed that selling Camp Nooteeming was the best way to put the bankruptcy behind us without incurring burdensome debt. This will allow us to focus on the mission of Scouting moving forward, to offer the opportunity to any youth in our area to experience Scouting and learn the values of the Scout Oath and Law. Scouting isn’t about the ground a youth walks on, it is about how that youth carries themselves and leads others in the future.
Yours In Scouting,
Paxton Louis, Council Chair
Ben Mills, Council Executive Vice Chair
Gregg Dick, Council Commissioner
Richard Stockton, Scout Executive
