Scoutmaster Minute

Today is the official, formal, day to celebrate the moms in our life.  The moms who help with scraped knees, nudge along in projects, give encouragement when needed and a firm guiding hand when also needed.  Who help sew on uniform patches, help you shop for needed scout gear, get you to your events when you need to be there.  Celebrate the mom in your life everyday with a hug back, help around the house and asking how her day has been.

Next week – 5/14 – Troop Meeting (8-9pm)

Uniform: Class A (tan shirt)

Location: CUMC chapel

Hiking Trip final prep.  First aid

Troop Hike – 5/18

Uniform: Class B (troop t-shirt)

Location: Manassas Batlefield

Time, route, meeting place to be finalized at 5/14 meeting.

Annual Troop 893 Canoe Trip – May 24-26 

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.

Registration Info

Step 1 – Register and pay fee

Step 2 – A family’s registration for this event is complete when they have delivered all forms at the following troop meetings: Tuesday, May 7 or 14.   

Brian Schultz will the point of contact for gathering necessary paperwork for registration, his email is brianschultz22@gmail.com.

1.  Down River Release Form

2.  893 Permission Slip

3.  BSA Medical Form – A and B only for all participants (Scouts and Adults registered with BSA and the Troop are covered)

REGISTRATION DEADLINE:  TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2019.

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
  • Eagle Project: Gavin Peppler (893BT)  11 & 18 May at Westfields HS (see flyer)

Key Dates (mark your calendar)

also available from Troopmaster subscription calendar

May 14: Troop Meeting

May 18: Troop Hike (Manassas Battlefield)

May 24-26: Troop 893 Annual Family Canoe Trip campout

June 4: Summer Camp Shakedown (all paperwork due)

June 23-29: Summer Camp at Goshen Scout Reservation, Camp Olmsted

July 2 – first meeting we begin meeting every Tuesday 7-8:30pm