Bill Kassel received the Silver Beaver Award at the Chester County Council Recognition Banquet on February 27, 2010, held at the Desmond Great Valley Hotel in Malvern, PA. It is the highest form of recognition that a local council can bestow on a volunteer. Bill has served the youth and Scouting program since 2001. He serves as Advisor to Venturing Crew 73 of Valley Forge Fire Company and since 2001 has served as an Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 73.  He is also the current Advancement Chairman & Communications Chairman for troop 73. Bill is an Assistant District Commissioner for Venturing for the Diamond Rock District, Advisor for the Venturing Officers' Association of Chester County Council and is currently a part of the Council's Venturing Committee. Since 2002, he has served on the Paoli Area Boy Scouts Christmas Tree Association, a fundraising organization for Troop 73 & Frazer 76.

Bill took Wood Badge NE-IV-143 in 2002 and served as Quartermaster for Wood Badge NE-IV-163 in 2004. In 2003, he was Quartermaster  for Chester County Council's first PowderHorn Course.

Bill earned the Life rank from Phoenixville Troop 56 in 1968. He served as an Assistant Scoutmaster for a special needs troop from Pennhurst in the early 70’s. Among Bill’s many Scouting awards are the Advisors Key, Advisors Award of Merit, Venturing Leadership Award, the District Award of Merit and the training awards for both Boy Scouting & Venturing programs.

 For the last Seven years he has served on Youth Leadership Training staff (YLT) and staffed the Patrol Leader Development Conference (PLDC) for six years including serving as Course Director for 2006 & 2007.

He served as ghost staff for the Venturing Leadership Skills Course since 2003, serving as Course Advisor for five years. He has also staffed IOLST and BALOO several times along with staffing three Council Camporees, one District Camporee, one District Klondike derby and the Special Needs Camporee for the last seven years. His Venturing Crew staffed two Leave No Trace Camporees and one Klondike Derby for Octoraro District.

Bill has enjoyed Scouting along with his family. He is especially proud  of his Eagle Scout son, Michael (aka “Chubbs”) and Silver Award recipient daughter, Saralyn. Both Michael and Saralyn have served on camp staff and as volunteer leaders.