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Endowment

Endowment

Since Scouting began in 1910, its variety of programs have helped children succeed and has provided a lifetime of memories to each child. The mission of the Midnight Sun Council Endowment Fund is to solicit and receive contributions and dispense funds to assist and support ongoing programs, development needs and operational expenses of the Midnight Sun Council, BSA. The long-range goals for the Endowment is to provide not only a reliable source of the distributable income, but to have the assets positioned and managed to provide for anticipated yearly increases in the needs of the Council.

Midnight Sun Council Heritage Society:
The Heritage Society is the collective group of individuals who have contributed to the Midnight Sun Council’s Endowment Fund. The Fund provides a reliable source of funding to support Scouting programs now and into the future. Membership in the Heritage Society starts with a donation of $250 to the endowment fund. Additional giving levels within the society:

* Heritage Society Member: $250 minimum
* Sourdough Member – A deferred gift commitment to the Midnight Sun Council Endowment

James E West Fellowship: $1,000 or more in cash or market securities to the Midnight Sun Council Endowment Fund. Additional giving levels with this fellowship:

* Grand Teton Member – $2,500 minimum
* Pikes Peak Member – $5,000 minimum
* Mt. Whitney Member – $10,000 minimum
* Mt. McKinley Member – $15,000 minimum

1910 Society: $25,000 or more, outright or in a pledge payable within 5 years to the Midnight Sun Council Endowment. Additional giving levels within this fellowship:

* Ernest Thompson Seton Member – $25,000 minimum
* Daniel Carter Beard Member – $100,000 minimum
* Theodore Roosevelt Member – $500,000 minimum
* Waite Phillips Member – $1,000,000 minimum

The Founders Circle: $100,000 or more in the form of a deferred gift commitment to the Midnight Sun Council Endowment. Additional giving levels with this fellowship:

* Bronze Member – $100,000 minimum
* Silver Member – $250,000 minimum
* Gold Member – $500,000 minimum
* Platinum Member – $1,000,000 minimum

Endowment Emphasis
James E. West Fellowship Award Enrollment
James E. West Fellowship Recognition
Donor Recognitions
Major Gifts Recognition
Winthrop Rockefeller Award

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Sporting Clays

14th Annual Sporting Clays

Come out and test your aim

at the Midnight Sun Councils

14th Annual Sporting Clays Event!

 

You and 4 friends team up and compete on July 25 th , 2026 at the Fairbanks Trap Club. You will shoot
round robin style and compete for first place against other teams. Various door prizes and raffles will be
conducted throughout the event. Make sure to get your tickets before they are sold out!
Event/Ammunition/Food sponsorships are available. The event committee is looking for more help! If interested
please contact CJ (info below) Shooting Team fee of $500 includes lunch, pigeons, and shells.

 

Team Captains can also sign up by contacting CJ at 🡪 Clinton.Stewart@Scouting.Org or calling (907) 452-1976. 

 

 

 

HAVE A LOOK AT OUR ANNUAL SPORTING CLAY TOURNAMENT ARCHIVE

12th Annual Sporting Clay Tournament

 

 

11th Annual Sporting Clay Tournament

10th Annual Sporting Clay Tournament

   

        

  

    

9th Annual Sporting Clays

2020Sporting Clays collage

due to COVID-19 in the area. The Bison Hunt Raffle drawing was still conducted by VFW Post 10029, along with other drawings for the door prizes for the members of the registered teams.

We’d like to thank all of our sponsors for the event and donors of the prizes. We ask everyone to please visit our sponsors and give them your support: Doyon Utilities LLC, Alaska Railroad, Sportsman’s Warehouse, Big Ray’s, Rod’s Alaskan Guide Service, Pike’s Landing, Bennett Engineering, Arctic Fire & Safety, Iron & Wood, Alaska Ammo, Independent Rental, and Frontier Outfitters.

8th Annual Sporting Clay Tourney, 2019

 A little rain didn’t dampen the spirits of this year’s Sporting Clay event held at the Fairbanks Trap Club.

Shall we say, it was a BLAST!?

      Shooting Clay 2019 1     Shooting Clay 2019 2

  Shooting Clay 2019 4      Shooting Clay 2019 5

  Shooting Clay 2019 3

The first place team went to those representing Fairbanks Memorial Hospital.

Money raised will go to help our Council’s programs.

Thank you to our Sponsors:

GOLD SPONSORS:

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PRIZE SPONSORS:

 Sportsmans Warehouse Holdings Inc logo             big rays logo

 alaska railroad logo       frontier outfitters logo

FOOD SPONSOR:

pikes waterfront logo

7th Annual Sporting Clay Tourney, 2018

The Sporting Clays event was a huge succes this year. A great time was had by all!! We would like to take a moment to thank our sponsors and volunteers for their hard work and dedication.

Sponsors

VOLUTEERS:

Mariko Daly

Megan Stewart

Kevin O’Neal

Some pics from 2017 Sporting Clay Events

SC Collage 2017

SC Collage Sep2017News

 

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Sales Campaign

2025 Midnight Sun Council Sales Campaign!!

You spoke and we listened!

Popcorn wasn’t getting you to your goals. Here is what the fundraising committee voted on…. This year we are selling discount cards, working with MVP/ABC fundraising we put together a discount card you can use here locally to receive discounts at local stores and vendors. Big savings at Cold Stone Creamery, Big Daddy’s BBQ, Fat Burger, The Cookie Jar, Arctic Sun VR, Escape Room Ak, Alyeska
Tire, Friar Tucks Hoogie house, 15 total discounts well worth over the $20 cost. Making this card very easy to sell.

All Scouts need to practice each point of the Scout Law, during fundraising Scouts practice being trustworthy, helpful, courteous, kind, cheerful, thrifty, brave and clean while fundraising for their goals to attend camp, High Adventure and basically fund their Scouting goals! This campaign isn’t just about fundraising, its also built into the program.

 

Discount Card Sales will start after the cards arrive in the third week of August.

 

Units, please coordinate with CJ at Clinton.Stewart@Scouting.Org

 

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Distinguished Citizens

We had a fantastic Distinguished Citizen’s Banquet.

Thank you to those of you who attended or otherwise supported the event.

We met our goal of $90,000 gross thanks to the hard work of CJ and the committee.

Thank you to McKinley, Sarah, Richard, and Linda for their help during the day and night. A special thank you to Stacy for her work behind the scenes helping CJ to coordinate recordkeeping and the seating arrangements. This was a challenge this year, as tables were moved around at the Westmark. It kept us on our toes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scan the QR codes below to fill out the Distinguished Citizen Banquet

Sponsorship and Reservation forms

 

QR Sponsorship TBA

QR Reservation TBA

or click the link below 

Sponsorships  —->   TBA

Reservations  —–>  TBA

 

 

A big Thank you to our Sponsors!!

 Past Recipients:

Earl A. Cook, 1983Harry “Red” Porter, 2000Bert & Becky Bell, 2015
V. Paul Gavora, 1984William G. Stroecker, 2001C.B. Bettisworth, 2016
Leo Schlotfedlt, 1985Betty L. Everts, 2002Karen Perdue, 2016
Grace Berg Schaible, 1986Skip Cook, 2003Mike & Peggy Ferguson, 2017
Earl Hoover Beistline, 1987Mary E. Binkley, 2004Jo and Steve Heckman, 2018
Joseph Emil Usibelli, 1988Glen Hackney, 2005Bernie Karl & Connie Parks-Karl, 2019
Jeffrey J. Cook, 1989Richard & Anna Frank, 2006Glenner Anderson & Jerry Evans, 2021
Jo Ryman Scott, 1990Dennis & Mary Wise, 2007 Steve Ginnis, 2022
Arthur Stephen Buswell, 1991

Chuck & Carolyne Wallace,

2008

Carol & Jack Wilbur, 2023
William Ransom Wood, 1992 Jim Lund, 2009Gene Therriault & Jo Kuchle, 2024
Richard A. Wien, 1993 Michael K. Powers, 2010 
Frank X. Chapados, 1994 Dermot Cole, 2011 

Francis W. McGuigan, S.J.,

1995

 Terrance Cole, 2011 
 Mary Jane Fate, 1996 Nancy Hanson, 2012 
V. Paul Gavora, 1997 Robert B. Groseclose, 2013 
Michael T. Cook, 1998 Barbara L. Schuhmann, 2013 
Paul & Jane Massey, 1999 Mike & Peggy Pollen, 2014 

 

CategoriesCouncil Programs by

Where to go camping

Where to go Camping, Hiking or Fishing! 
Day Trips for all Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturers and Families:

1. Angel Rocks – The 3.5-mile loop starts along the north fork of the Chena River, and can take 2-3 hours to complete. Angel Rocks Handout

2. Wickersham Dome – This 7-mile, out-and-back hike starts out approx. near 28-mile Elliot Hwy (where it splits with the Steese Hwy). The climb might be steep, but the view of the Alaska wilderness is great!

3. Moose Creek Bluff – There is a parking area just off the 1st exit (on the left) off the Richardson Hwy, just past the Chena Flood Control bridge. This hike is considered to be an easy 2-hour hike.

4. Birch Hill Recreation Area – This is a favorite with well-groomed, extensive and challenging trails. The trail system is available exclusively to skiers in the winter, and to mountain bikers, runners, hikers and berry pickers in the summer. Birch Hill Trail Maps

5. Creamer’s Field – This is a unique trail system that allows hikers to see both wild and plant life that would be impossible without it. There are benches and rest stops, and at least two towers to view a majority of Creamer’s Field along the 2-mile trail. Creamer’s Field Map and Info

6. Steese Ponds – These are man-made gravel pits along the Steese Hwy that are stocked annually with grayling and rainbow trout by the Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game.

7. Murphy Dome – Murphy Dome is popular with ATV riders and hikers. It lies about 20-miles outside of Fairbanks, off of Sheep Creek Road.

8. Triple Lakes Trail – This trail is 9.5-miles long, about a 5-hour trip one way. The trail starts off steeply at mile 231 of the Parks Hwy, before evening out. There is an excellent view of the Nenana River and Alaska Range as you hike along three scenic lakes!

9. Lost Lake Campground to Moose Pond – This hike begins at Lost Lake campground and follows along the right side of Lost Lake. Go along the spruce bog about 1.3-miles until you reach Moose Pond. Watch for moose, beavers, and more!

10. Ester Dome – From the top of the domes, take the side trails to the south, and look for blueberries and cranberries.

11. Granite Tors – This trail ranges from moderate to strenuous along the 15-mile loop.

12. Horse Shoe Lake Trail – This is a popular 3-mile (round trip) hike starting at 0.9 mile in Denali Park. The total travel time is around 1 to 1-1/2 hours.

13. Ballaine Lake – This lake is just off of University Ave. on the left (from College Rd.). The Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game stocks this lake with grayling, rainbow trout, and Alaska blackfish.

 

State of Alaska, Dept. of Fish & Game – Southcentral Fishing Regulations
State of Alaska, Dept. of Fish & Game – Licensing & Permit Information

 

 

 

 

CategoriesCouncil Programs by

NYLT

National Youth Leadership Training 

🟨Now Accepting Interest for NYLT 2025 – All-Alaska Youth Leadership Course!🟨
The Midnight Sun Council is proud to host National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) this summer at Lost Lake Camp, from July 27 to August 1, 2025. This all-Alaska course is open to any registered youth member of Scouting America — including Scouts BSA, Venturing, and Sea Scouting — who meets the following:
  • Has completed Introduction to Leadership Skills for their unit-type (Troops, Crews, or Ships)
  •  Is at least 13 years old and First Class by July 27, 2025
    OR
  • is a registered Venturer or Sea Scout who has completed 8th grade
NYLT is Scouting’s premier youth leadership experience, teaching real-world skills like communication, team-building, ethical decision-making, and problem-solving in a challenging and fun outdoor setting.
Want to attend or serve on staff?
Fill out the quick Interest Form here: t.ly/midnightsunnylt25
📝 Submitting the form ensures you’re notified when paid registration opens through BlackPug.
📬 Questions? Email midnightsun.nylt@gmail.com or call the Midnight Sun Council office at (907) 452-1976

 

 

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Golden Eagle Reception

The Golden Eagle Reception is a special reception where we thank and recognize those people and organizations that have given $1,000 or more during our annual Friends of Scouting drive. Thank You to all of our donors who make 2025 possible in the Midnight Sun Council. The link to our 2025 Annual Report will be posted here soon. Below is a list of current 2026 Golden Eagles.

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 2026 Golden Eagles

Steve & Carol Adamczak

Alaskan Outdoor Council

Alaska Railroad

Matt Cooper

Fairbanks Curling Lions

The Gibbons Family

 

 

IPLOW

Kal Kennedy

The Mondelli Family

Optimist Club of Fairbanks

River Boat Discovery

Rod’s Alaskan Guide Service

Kayla Smith

Stephen Smith

Cathie Tordoff

Jack & Carol Wilbur

 

 

GOLDEN EAGLES ARCHIVE

2025 Golden Eagles

Mike Abels

Steven Adam

Steve & Carol Adamczak

Alaska Outdoor Council

Alaska Riverways

Bell Development

Andrew Bennett

Larry Bennett

Bettisworth North

John & Judy Binkley

Chena Hot Springs Resort

Dennis Cook

Jeff Cook

Matt Cooper

James Davis

Denali State Bank

Everts Air

Fairbanks Daily News Miner

Fairbanks Gold Mining

Fairbanks Cheechako Lions Club

Fairbanks Laundry

Fairbanks Youth Sports Trust

Flowline

GHEMM

Bob Groseclose

iPlow

Kal Kennedy

Jim Kelly State Farm

Kids in Motion

K+N Tree Service

Robert Minto

Jim Lund

Jim & Carrie Moore

Mt. McKinley Bank

Nenana Ice Classics Assoc

Optimist Club of Fairbanks

J Price Energy

Rasmuson Foundation

RJG

Rod’s Alaskan Guide Service

Rotary Club of Fairbanks

Kayla Smith

Stephen & Mary Ann Smith

CJ & Megan Stewart

Summit Telephone

Brad Tilden

Tired Iron Sponsors

Cathie Tordoff

URESCO Construction

Weeks Charitable Foundation

Dan White

Dennis Wise

 

2024 Golden Eagles

Steve & Carol Adamczak

Stephen Adams

Alaska Airlines

Alaska Railroad

Alaska Riverways

James Barton

Bealer Farms

Bell Development

Andrew Bennett

Bennett Engineering

Larry Bennett

Bettisworth North

Jim Binkley

Mary Binkley

Tom and Frances Burke

Matt & Amy Cooper

Craig Compeau

Con Miller American Legion Post 30

Cowles Heating Service

CSG, Inc.

Jeffrey Currey

Denali State Bank

 

Design Alaska

Pete Dillon

Doyon Utilities LLC

Everts Air

Fairbanks Central Labor Council

Fairbanks Gold Mine

Fairbanks Laundry

Flowline Alaska Inc

Mike Garza

GHEMM Company

Bob Groseclose

Steve & Jo Heckman

Interior NAPA

iPlow

Kal Kennedy

Kiwanis Club of Fairbanks

Ben Lomond

Lost Lake Camp Staff

James Lund

Market Basket Inc. (Gavoras Liquor)

Mt. McKinley Bank

Nenana Ice Classic

Optimist Club of Fairbanks

Mike Parrish

Ann Rasmussen

Rods Alaskan Guides Service

Sani-Can

Silver Line, LLC

Stephen &n Mary Ann Smith

Spirit of Alaska FCU

State Farm

Sherman Stebbins

CJ and Megan Stewart

Jodi and Brian Tansky

Brad & Danielle Tilden

Tommy G’s

Toontuk Lodge

Jean Tsigonis

VFW Post #10029

Craig Van Dyke

Dennis Wise

Women’s Auxiliary Unit 11

2023 Golden Eagles

Steve Adams

Carol and Steve Adamczak

Bell Development

Ben Lomond Inc

Bennett Engineering

Andrew Bennett

Larry Bennett

C.B. Bettisworth

Bettisworth North

Mary Binkley

Wade Binkley

Chena Hot Springs Resort

Cold Spot Feeds

Dennis “Skip” Cook

Jeff Cook

Cooper Family

CSG, Inc

Denali State Bank

Design Alaska

Doyon Utilities LLC

Shelley and Richard Ebenal

Joe Faulhaber

Foundation Health Partners

Fullford Electric

Ghemm Company

Golden Heart Emergency Physicians

Fairbanks Gold Mine

Bob Groseclose

Hale & Associates

Patrick Mechanical

Mt McKinley Bank

Lotto Alaska

Jim Lund

The Optimist Club of Fairbanks

Karen Perdue

Sani-Can

Mark Simon

Stephen Smith

Brad and Danielle Tilden

Toontuk Lodge

Cathie Tordoff

TOTE Maritime Alaska

Usibelli Foundation

Walsh Kelliher & Sharp

Warwick and Schikora CPA

Women’s Auxiliary Unit 11

2022 Golden Eagles

Steve Adams

Alaska Riverways

Larry Bennett

Hank Bartos

Mary Binkley

Chena Hot Springs Resort

Craig Compeau

Skip Cook

Conoco Phillips Alaska

Matt Cooper

Doyon Utilities

Fairbanks Central Labor Council

Fairbanks Stump Grinders

Robert Groseclose

Michael Helmbrecht

IBEW

Bernie Karl

Kal Kennedy

Benny Linn

Jon Odsather

Optimist Club of Fairbanks

Nenana Ice Classic

Outdoor Heritage

Rods Alaskan Guide Service

Bill Satterberg

Stephen Smith

Somers and Sotheby’s Realty

Brad Tilden

Leonard Thiltgen

Toontuk Lodge

Cathie Tordoff

Leon Unruh

Jerrie Wagner

 

2021 Golden Eagles

 

 

Steve AdamczakCraig CompeauWayne Miller
Steve AdamsSkip CookNenana Ice Classic
Alaska AirlinesMatt CooperRiverboat Discovery
ALCAN Auto &Truck Doyon LimitedRod’s Alaska Guide
Linda Anderson & Steve FrankFairbanks Gold MineStephen Smith
Bell Development, Inc.Bob GrosecloseTechnica, LLC
Andrew BennettGVEA Goodcents Found.The Optimist Club of Fairbanks
Larry BennettCathie Harms-Tordoff Tired Iron
 Bennett EngineeringKal Kennedy Brad Tilden
 Mary BinkleyBen LomondVFW Post 10029 North Pole
Mick BraunJim Lund 

 

 

 

CategoriesMidnight Sun Council by

Meet our staff

Scout Executive

Stephen Smith – Stephen began his Scouting career at the Columbia-Montour Council in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. He has worked with Scouts in Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, and New Jersey. He and his wife, Mary Ann, met when they both were attending Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania.  They have been married for 31 years. He enjoys fishing, cooking, camping, photography, and spending time with his family..

Boy-Scout

District Executive

Vacant –

District Director and
Senior Learning for Life Executive

Tasmine Stebbins – Tasmine has been with the Midnight Sun Council since May of 2000. She is the Sr. Learning for Life Executive for the Learning for Life District which serves over 8,300 youth. She is also the staff advisor for the annual popcorn sale, grants, and marketing events like Youth Safety Day, Clean-Up Day and Scouting for Food.

Office Manager (Accounting)

Stacy Brandon, – Stacy has been with the Midnight Sun Council since December, 2011. Her husband, retired from the Army, and she, along with their two girls reside in North Pole. She is currently on the Board of The Friends of the North Pole Branch Library. She enjoys scrapbooking, quilting and reading. She’s enjoyed meeting many of the Boy Scout family and looks forward to meeting many more.

Development Director

CJ Stewart retired from military service (Army) after 23 years of service. He immediately began working for the Midnight Sun Council in March of 2017 and has been with us since. He and his wife Megan have been married for 23 years and have one son Gabriel who is a 19yo Eagle Scout attending UAF for computer sciences. CJ has experience working in Wilderness Search and Rescue, logistics, administration, survival, grant writing and event planning. CJ is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys hunting, fishing, camping, hiking and pretty much all things SCOUTING. He is the staff advisor for Sporting Clays, Popcorn, Friends of Scouting, Legends & Heroes Banquet & the Distinguished Citizens Banquet

 

Registrar

Linda Hill – 

Director Camping Services

Vacant – 

Lost Lake Program Director

Spencer Snoap – Spencer is a Program director known for providing a solid camp experience, fostering a healthy staff environment, his exceptional work ethic, and modeling scouting spirit. With about 15 years of experience in resident camp staff, he has earned the CIT of the year, Staff member of the year, rookie of the year, and turkey buzzard awards. He is passionate about summer camp, scouting, and providing an exceptional program for future generations. In his free time, he enjoys sports, the outdoors, gaming, and learning new things. Spencer has a Bachelor’s degree in Film and video production with a minor in mathematics from Grand Valley State University.

Camp Ranger

Richard Baumfalk aka Ranger Rick, Lost Lake Camp Ranger – Retired Educator in Alaska and Certified COPE Director. Fellow of Wilderness Education Association and NOLS.

CategoriesCouncil Resources by

Helpful Websites

For Everyone:

scouting.org – National website for the Boy Scouts of America
my.scouting.org – Website for adult leader training
usscouts.org – A plethora of information regarding all Scouting resources and information
scoutlife.org – Boy’s Life Magazine website
scoutingmagazine.org – All of the content from Scouting Magazine
scoutstuff.org – Online store for all Scouting products
Good turn for America Hours – Site to log all Good Turn service hours for each unit

Boy Scouts

boyscouttrail.com – Site for finding merit badge requirements and worksheets
nesa.org – National Eagle Scout Association webpage
ntier.org – Northern Tier website for High Adventure
scouting.org/philmont – Philmont Training Center website

Venturing

wrventuring.org – Western Region Venturing website
venturing.info – Includes information on programming and general information