Steve Barile of Mastic Beach was honored at Baiting Hollow Scout Camp in Calverton for his many years of service to the camp. The Baiting Hollow Alumni Association presented Barile with its Alumni Service Award, which is given annually to an individual who has gone above and beyond for Baiting Hollow and the Scouts the camp serves.
This year marks Barile’s 24th year working on the summer camp staff. Over the years, Barile, 46, has served in a variety of roles, including assistant cook, archery director, C.O.P.E. (Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience) and climbing director, support staff member, and shooting sports director.
Barile’s service to Baiting Hollow includes volunteering year-round to help prepare for and run activities and special events, such as the Baiting Halloween haunted trail and December’s Brunch with Santa, as well as assisting with maintaining and improving camp facilities. His other volunteer experience includes serving as a past chief of the Mastic Beach Ambulance Company.
A 1998 William Floyd High School graduate, Barile is the technical director at Theatre Three in Port Jefferson.
Barile is also an Eagle Scout, and he earned the Vigil Honor, the highest honor awarded by Scouting’s national honor society, the Order of the Arrow.
“I love what I do, and I’m very grateful that I’m able to help mold our Scouts to become leaders and good people,” Barile said. “This camp is like a second—and sometimes first—home for me, and I hope I’m able to continue doing what I love.”
The Baiting Hollow Alumni Association Fellowship Dinner on January 3 was the first event marking the camp’s yearlong 100th anniversary celebration.