Draddy Leadership skills go to camp

From a comment post to TruScouting Blog on 7/6/11:

Ethan Draddy is not doing his job. just came from Camp Saffran and they have no water. Scouts and Scouters are not able to take showers or swim in the pool. This pool has been leaking for 2 years now, what is being done to fix the problem? NOTHING! We have scouters from other councils at camp, what kind of impression as a council are we making. A really bad one! I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't come back. The young adults running camp are doing their best, but constantly are fighting uphill to get the resources they need to run program! Where has all the money gone that has been raised. It certainly has not gone to doing repairs and upkeep to Camp Saffran!


We here at TruScouting have been hearing a number of unsatisfactory comments concerning Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation. A large number of youth staff members have been fired, the Camping Director (Reservation Manager) resigned in late June and the morale of campers and staff is reported as low.

As the attendance of in-council units and youth have been on a long decline for years BAC has stepped up efforts to bring out-of-council units to Broad Creek. These efforts have stabilized the attendance numbers. However, as Ethan Draddy has shown with his other efforts, there are no hard numbers available to measure his statements on social media that attendance has shown a marked increase.

There is money available from the Forest Legacy program funds secured by BAC in 2009. These funds have been used to repay close to 2 million dollars of existing debt that BAC had before Ethan Draddy. As any close examination of Ethan’s performance would show, he has only one clear accomplishment as Scout executive, using the seven years of work from volunteers and past professional Scouters to raise funds for camp he has instead used this money to repay debt and thus build his record on financial stewardship and management.

He has deferred maintenance, program supplies and meaningful improvements to Broad Creek until the camping endowment can be replenished from his internal borrowing. This also allows him a safety net to cover his over spending on FOS events, Ethan Annual Big Shows, increased management staff, $65,000 pay increase (and bonus) for himself (just for 2009) and a new auto lease for his driving pleasure.

The only good news we have to report is that Ethan will be looking to leave Baltimore by this time next year. Hold on, he is almost out of here!