This Saturday, November 17th we will be launching our Rockets, having an outdoor dinner, and staying in a Tipi. (See pictures of the Tipi here )
The schedule is as follows:
2:00 (or so) Launching of the Rockets
5:30 Dinner
6:30 Tipi Ceremony
The Tipi is heated from the fire pit. (I also have electricity run to the Tipi so we can use electric heat if it gets too cold)
The event is held at the Scoutmaster's house at 8 Arneytown-Hornerstown Road in Cream Ridge. Its about five miles west of Great Adventure just off of Route 537.
On November 9-11th, two of our scouts completed a Patrol Leadership Skills course at Quail Hill. This course provided an opportunity for younger Boy Scouts to learn the responsibilities of the various leadership positions such as Troop Guide, Patrol Leader, and Senior Patrol Leader. This course provided information on how a patrol should function, as well as some basic Scouting skills. The emphasis of the weekend course was on developing Scout Spirit, working with others, and basic leadership skills.
Congratulations to Zane Birnie and Thomas Welch for participating in the weekend. Zane was in the "Messed up Tic-Tac-Toe" patrol while Thomas was in the "Patriots" patrol.
During the weekends patrol competitions each patrol one several prizes. The "Messed up Tic-Tac-Toe" patrol took 3rd place in Leave No Trace, 3rd place in Lashings, 2nd place in Fire Building, and 1st place in Knots. The Patriots took 3rd place in Compass, 3rd place in Wood Tools, and 1st place in First Aid.
Our first meeting of the year will be an open house. Invite your friends and classmates! A flyer suitable for printing can be found here: TroopOpenHouse.doc
The Popcorn sale is going on now - there will be more details at the
September 11 meeting. If you did not receive an order form in the mail
I will have some with me at the meeting.
You can view a complete manual on how to sell popcorn here.
Click the below button to buy popcorn. Our troop will receive a portion of the proceeds.
A French company is coming out with a comic book about the founder of scouting. See their website for information. Its all French to me. There will be an English version of the comic as well.
A French company is coming out with a comic book about the founder of scouting. See 