Scoutmaster Minute
Planning some key dates for activities and campouts was a key accomplishment from this week’s PLC, and marks another milestone as the scouts do more to plan troop activities. These dates have been entered into the troop calendar in TroopMaster, details will come as the troop plans them. Today’s visit to the pool was a big success with all scouts passing the Second Class requirements in the pool for the swim test and simple rescue techniques. Swimming has been part of Scouting from the start of the program and the 893GT scouts are keeping with this tradition.
I look upon swimming as an essential qualification for First-class Scout– Lord Baden-Powell
Next week – 5/14 – Troop Meeting (8-9pm)
Uniform: Class A (tan shirt)Location: CUMC chapelHiking Trip final prep. First aid
Troop Hike – 5/18
Uniform: Class B (troop t-shirt)Location: Manassas BatlefieldTime, route, meeting place to be finalized at 5/14 meeting.
Annual Troop 893 Canoe Trip – May 24-26 (plan ahead)
WHAT: The Troop’s biggest, most fun-filled event, the 46th Annual Memorial Day Family Canoe Trip, May 24-26, 2019.
WHERE: South fork of the Shenandoah River, near Bentonville, Virginia with the Downriver Canoe Company.
WHO: All Troop 893 registered Scouts (girls troop and boys troop), former Troop members, all Venturing Crew 893 registered Venturers, their families. This is a family event, but because it is also a Scout event, ALCOHOL IS NOT ALLOWED.Transportation, camping, grubmaster duties, cooking, cleanup, and canoeing or kayaking are done by families (or arranged by families), not by the Troop or by patrols.
WHEN: Set up camp before nightfall Friday, eat, sleep, canoe, and be home on Sunday evening. Families from the Boys Troop may informally meet in the parking lot of CUMC at 5:30 Friday evening (or any other target time you arrange) if you need to go with others. We can arrange to meet there too as well.
Registration details will be forthcoming.
See 5 May email from Committee Chair Paul Taylor for campout details, forms, and registration info. This is a great opportunity for new scouts to earn requirement First Class 2 for cooking.
Upcoming Merit Badge Opportunities
Groups around the area occasionally have merit badge activities open to local Scouts, these can fill up quickly so if you are interested sign up soon. Here are a few recently advertised events:
[none known at this time]
Upcoming Service Opportunities
Providing service is a key part of Scouting, to do our daily good turn. Helping others often in turn helps ourselves with new experiences and opportunities for growth. This is built into requirements for most ranks. I’m adding a new section to the weekly notes to list any upcoming service opportunities that may help the Community, and progress in your trail to Eagle.
- CUMC Grace Ministries is a monthly program through our charter organization held on the 2nd Saturday of each month, with prep the Friday night before hand, help is needed at both the Friday set up and on Saturday morning to bring goods to cars
- More info can be found under Grace Ministries on the CUMC Food Ministries page: http://centreville-umc.org/serve-outreach/food-ministries/
- To sign up to help contact: pmohr@centreville-umc.org
Key Dates (mark your calendar)
also available from Troopmaster subscription calendar
May 14: Troop MeetingMay 18: Troop Hike (Manassas Battlefield)May 24-26: Troop 893 Annual Family Canoe Trip campoutJune 4: Summer Camp ShakedownJune 23-29: Summer Camp at Goshen Scout Reservation, Camp OlmstedJuly 2 – first meeting we begin meeting every Tuesday 7-8:30pm