Scoutmaster Moment This week has been a busy one filled with many activities for the troop! Shakedown for the camporee next week, then recruiting at the Sully District Troop Showcase where our scouts spoke with a number of people, then today’s Klondike sled build at the Snyder wood shop (with many thanks to Mr. Staton and [...]
Scoutmaster Moment Cooperation was in evidence this week as Troops 893 held a joint recruitment event on the CUMC Activity Field and Pavillion. The troops had joint opening and closing formations and took turns with the flag ceremony while holding separate activities with visitors who may be interested in the troop. It was wonderful to see [...]
LOOKING AHEAD June 25 - July 1: Summer camp @ Camp Sinoquipe July 28-30: Camping @ Sky Meadows State Park Aug 11-13: Camping @ Marsden Tract Sep 8-10: Camping @ Antietam National Battlefield Park Oct 6-9: Climboree @ Mountaineer Scout Camp
Scoutmaster Moment We are full into our Fall recruitment for new scouts and we all have many hopes for success. At this point we don’t know how many interested families may come to this week’s event, always a bit of unknown for public events. Invite your friends, share the fun! We have fun activities planned, plus [...]
Scoutmaster Moment This weekend the troop’s youth leadership camped out and met for a full day of leadership training and games - and visits by goats. We discussed having a vision of where the troop would be at then end of this leadership term in the Spring, the importance of delegation to others to spread the [...]
Scoutmaster Moment This week we chose new Senior Patrol Leader and Patrol Leader, decisions for remaining troop positions will be announced soon. Our first Leadership Skills training will be this weekend, and I’m greatly looking forward to spending time with all the troop leadership on this. Leadership is not a trait that individuals are born with [...]
Scoutmaster Moment This weeks meeting had lashing activities and a last-minute added activity of building a troop recruitment board. It was great to see the scouts teaching one another skills to lash and tie sticks together to build something useful. Both recruitment tables went well, with enthusiastic scouts getting 14 names for the girls troop, 2 [...]
Scoutmaster Moment This weekend the troop campout held at Prince William Forest. The weather was yet another hot weekend in the DC area, but the campsite was well shaded and afforded a great opportunity to work on orienteering with the linked 893 boys troop. Mr. Morley arranged for a great guest speaker from the Quantico Orienteering [...]
Scoutmaster Moment This week we discussed plans and activities for the early Fall. Importantly we have two campouts on the calendar that will need a bit of planning for, and some activities that should be fun to participate in and even learn from. Elections and CoH dates were discussed, it is getting time to think about [...]
Scoutmaster Moment This week our troop was scattered to various summer activities. Interestingly, all to Scout related activities!. Our meeting was a small group enjoying some fellowship with games. The girls at Philmont with the 893 Crew returned to base camp after their trek, and one scout attended World Scouting Jamboree (WSJ) in West Virginia [...]
