Camden, TN — The West Tennessee Area Council, Scouting America, announces the Grand Opening of the Pfeffer River Base at Camp Mack Morris in Benton County. A donation from the Pfeffers in excess of $315,000 has been used to fund renovations to the waterfront area at Camp Mack Morris.
Camp Mack Morris is located at 455 Camp Mack Morris Rd, Camden.
The Pfeffer family’s contribution has funded:
- Four inflatable paddleboards, lifejackets, and six Aquafin Sailboats
- A floating water playground (jungle float)
- Boat dock renovations for swimming and boating and low horsepower outboard motors for motorboating
- Major Updates to the bathhouse, waterfront tower, and fencing
- A new portable restroom trailer
- And many other exciting features!
These improvements have revitalized the camp’s waterfront, increasing safety, capacity, and excitement for thousands of Scouts who attend Camp Mack Morris each year.
A ceremony Saturday included a ribbon-cutting and remarks from the West Tennessee Area Council-Boy Scouts of America officials and the Pfeffers. A tour of the new facility also was given and refreshments were served.
Some 65 people attended the ceremony.
Pam Pfeffer, also a lifelong supporter of education, culture, and faith-based service, served as a banking executive before dedicating her time to family and civic involvement. She has served in leadership for the Nashville Symphony, Southern Illinois University Foundation, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville, and Reading Is Fundamental. She holds a Doctorate of Humane Letters and is the author of The Essential Home Record Book. She also serves as President of Treemont Capital, Inc.
The Pfeffers’ love for the outdoors, community impact, and lifelong service to youth make this river base a fitting legacy for their name.
Photo: Left to Right are Pam Pfeffer, Joshua Waffird, Board Member of the West Tennessee Area Council of
Boy Scouts, Phil Pfeffer and Morio Snelling, Scout Executive of West Tennessee Area Council of Boy Scouts. Photo by Bobby “Flash” Melton.