National Camping Award -- Still current?

[ilduncans]

Some years ago, a new award was rolled out -- the National Camping Award. There are still links all over on local council sites, but National seems to have no reference to it.

The award has (or had) both annual and cummulative awards for units, as well as cummulative awards for individuals. (If you spend a thousand nights camping, you certainly deserve a patch!)

I asked around at District Roundtable and got a handful of bewildered stares, and a few headshakes. Does anyone know authoritatively -- is this award still current?

[diamondbackAPL]

yes, I think it is, because our troop won it two years straight (this year and last year). Of course it might just a council or district award, but I'll look into it.

[joat]

The application for the National Camping award is available at the Scout shop or from the catalog (call the 800 number). It's item # 33690A. It's called "Our Camping Log". The award is a troop ribbon for 10, 20, 30, or 50 nights camping per year. A cumulative award ribbon for the troop is awarded for 100, 250, 500, and 1,000 nights camping. Individuals (boys & adults) may earn the cumulative patch.

[scout_momx2]

My understanding is that a Scout's family camp nights count toward the X Nights award. A Life Scout in our Troop just received the 100-Nite version, thanks in part to careful paperwork. He kept records of his family's past several years of camping.