Scoutmaster Minute: Big day and week ahead. I wish you all the best in getting back into the classroom with your friends. Every moment is a fresh beginning. —T.S. Eliot MEETINGS Reminder that the Patrol assigned to run a meeting also has clean up duty....meaning your Patrol should be the last to leave with approval of [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: Time is a funny thing...sometimes it cannot go by fast enough and other times insanely fast. Twelve years ago I became an adult leader in Pack 127 and eventually I was the Cubmaster. During the Join Scouting sessions I would often take out a rope that measured 80 inches, roughly equal to the time span of the average [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: Game time fellas, need better picture of who is going to the campout this weekend. That include adults...so far its just me which is simply not gonna work. Please use the SignUp link below. This is a great outing and the weather is looking favorable. That said if you plan to attend...you will not depart [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: The Troop 893 Scouters have yet again demonstrated their heartiness and were undeterred by rain for the 48th run on the Shenandoah River with Downriver Canoe Company. Looking forward to hearing all the stories that I am certain will be shared for years to come. As May comes to a close, we start the [...]
Kevin Morley Sun, Mar 21, 7:27 PM (2 days ago) to members.troop893 Scoutmaster Minute: Excellent day at the activity field with the new leadership team led by SPL Brian Staton. ASPL Programs Griffin Smith worked with former SPL Mikey Hannett in developing a soild workplan for the next few months. They are ready to go with some [...]
Scoutmaster Moment This week was a busy week for the troop. New Scouts were welcomed and incorporated into the Troop as members of the New-Trons New Scout patrol and both of the established patrols welcomed Scouts transferring to our unit. Parents got quite the information dump on how both Troops operate followed by our first Order of the [...]
Scoutmaster Moment This past week was the one year anniversary of living in the shadow of a pandemic. I know of people who refer to then as “The Before Times”, when we could go out without masks, be in classes, hold regular Scout meetings indoors. It sounds like a something out of a Science Fiction novel, [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: Exactly one year ago we dropped in the unknown void of COVID chaos, no classes, no meetings, no campouts. As a Troop we endured, adapted and pivoted to sustain our program. Meetings resumed online and in-person, we held several campouts, and multiple outings that collectively generated some great progress and experiences. Last week our [...]
Scoutmaster Moment Tomorrow, March 8th is International Women’s Day celebrating progress of women’s rights. This Troop is a part of the history being made of women’s rights, now with the addition of female Eagle Scouts. I saw a story this weekend of how women of recent generations who were told they could not rent apartments, get [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: I am looking forward to seeing everyone this week, expecially since the weather is looking favorable. It will still be dark, so make sure you have your headlamps/flashlights. This first meeting will be busy with various leadership elections, so we need everyone to fall in line quickly and follow COVID protocols as we have [...]