CARY, NC (September 6, 2011) — Carolina Advanced Digital, Inc., an industry leader of IT infrastructure, management and security solutions, has donated HP equipment for a wireless network at Camp John J. Barnhardt, one of the premier Boy Scouts of America camps in the southeast.
Camp Barnhardt is located on the 1,000 acre William C. Cannon Scout Reservation on Badin Lake in Stanly County, NC. The camp is open year-round and maintained by the Central North Carolina Council of the Boy Scouts of America, made up of eight districts from seven counties.
Edward Watson, WAN Engineer for Cabarrus County Schools, is a Cub Scout and Boy Scout leader of units that attend Camp Barnhardt. Watson knew the value a wireless network would bring to the camp and approached Carolina Advanced Digital with idea of working together.
“The wireless network will serve as a great learning tool for the Scouts, as well as tremendously help the daily needs of the camp,” said Watson. “From tracking potentially dangerous afternoon thunderstorms to helping a Scout send pictures to his mom, the wireless network will keep us connected and informed.”
Scouts will have the opportunity to earn their Computer Merit Badge by learning how the wireless network works and doing research using the network.
Watson also described a far-reaching benefit of the wireless network—skyping with Scouts from around the world. Recently his unit used Skype to talk with an airman deployed in Afghanistan who is setting up Scout troops in the midst of the action. The wireless network will enable them to have more learning experiences like this in the future.
“We’re proud to help such an upstanding organization as the Boy Scouts of America,” said John Jabbusch, founder and chief engineer at Carolina Advanced Digital . “Wireless is essential to communication today, and we’re happy to contribute equipment to aid the camp and help the Scouts learn how it all works.”
Watson plans to install the network before the Cub Scouts’ annual Gold Rush event in October.
For more information about the Central North Carolina Council of the Boy Scouts of America and Camp John J. Barnhardt, visit www.centralnccouncilbsa.com.
About Carolina Advanced Digital
Carolina Advanced Digital, Inc. is a woman-owned, veteran-owned and privately-held small business specializing in IT infrastructure, security and management solutions. For more than 25 years, Carolina Advanced Digital has been the leading engineering service and product provider for federal, state and local government agencies as well as healthcare, education and corporate markets. Most of Carolina Advanced Digital ’s professional services and products are available via open market, federal GSA and various state contracts. For more information, call 800-435-2212 or visit www.cadinc.com.
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