Join the Falley Scout Reservation Team! Now Hiring for 2026 Summer Camp Staff
The Jayhawk Area Council is looking for dedicated and passionate individuals to serve on our 2026 Summer Camp staff who can help provide a fun and positive experience for campers.
If you are looking for a rewarding summer job, camp is the place for you! We employ around 25-30 staff for the summer, positions including directors, lifeguards, program counselors, food service, administrative staff and others. If you are a self-starter, who enjoys working outdoors as well as in part of a team environment, we would love to chat with you.
Interviews will be held the December 13th, 4-6 PM and January 17th, 4-6 PM with additional dates being added depending upon the interest. Please complete the attached Camp Staff application or CIT application and return it back to Joe Blasko at joseph.blasko@scouting.org by December 5, 2025. If you know of someone within your Unit that would be interested in joining our Camp Staff, please send us an email with their name and contact information so that we can invite them to apply.
Benefits include:
- Free food, room and board for the duration of your time on staff.
- Rewarding work in a fun, educational environment.
- Gain experience and training while building valuable job skills.
- Make lifelong friendships.
We hope you will consider joining our 2026 Camp Staff Team.
Best,
Dan Wentling, Council VP of Program
Jayhawk eBugler – November 2024
Jayhawk eBugler – October 2024
2024 Class of Topeka’s Top 20 Under 40
Topeka’s Top 20 Under 40 Selection Committee Members have been diligently working this summer on reviewing the applications that were submitted for Topeka’s Top “20 Under 40” Class of 2024. Last week, the list of applicants was narrowed to the 20 to be honored this year. Each year brings an impressive number of quality applicants, and committee members always remark how challenging it is to narrow the list to just 20. There are many great things going on in Topeka and the story of each applicant is part of that narrative.
On behalf of the 20 Under 40 Steering and Selection Committee, I am pleased to announce the 2024 Class of Topeka’s Top 20 Under 40.
Kaitlin Alegria – Director of Development, Kansas Children’s Discovery Center
Joe Beasley – Trust Officer, BOK Financial
Joshua Beshears – Repairs Manager, Topeka Habitat for Humanity
John Cantrell -Partner, Topeka Auto Glass, Topeka Tint Company and Iron Man Promotions
Pedro Concepcion – Chief Operating Officer, The Wheel Barrel LLC and recently selected CEO of NOTO Arts & Entertainment District
Lauren Edelman – Director of the Aleshire Center for Leadership and Community Engagement, Washburn University
Emersen Frazier – Director of Health Equity and Policy, Stormont Vail Health
Kristin Hammer – Community Engagement Coordinator, YWCA Northeast Kansas
Bonnie “Bekah” Henderson – Barista, Dialogue Coffee House
Thaina Dos Santos Jensen – Acute Care Registered Nurse, Stormont Vail Health
Randi Johnson – Special Agent, Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Marisol Marcelo – Director of Marketing/Public Relations/Preplanning Specialist, Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home
Abriona Markham – Executive Director/Doula, Topeka Doula Project
Blake Porter – Corporate Counsel, Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka
Jill Rice – Director of Ministries, Fellowship Hi-Crest
Kayla Schadegg – New Parent & Medical Outreach Specialist, Down Syndrome Innovations
Kristen Shook – Programs Manager of Work for Success, Mirror. Inc.
Christopher Stemler – Owner, Trident Partnerships
Gabrielle Tanner – Principal, Topeka Public Schools – Sheldon Head Start Child Development Center & Pine Ridge Prep Preschool
Pete Ziegler – Owner, Ziegler Family Dentistry
If you haven’t seen the announcements posted yesterday that include a photo and bio of each Honoree, each individual is posted on Facebook. We hope you will join us in celebrating these young leaders and influencers on November 14, 2024 at the Maner Conference Center – Sunflower Ballroom. Reception begins at 5:30 p.m. with dinner and program to follow at 6:30 p.m.
To make a donation in their honor, purchase a ticket to the event or to become a sponsor visit https://jayhawkcouncil.org/20under40/. Topeka’s 20 Under 40 is a signature fundraising event benefiting the Jayhawk Area Council Boy Scouts of America.
