Don’t Forget! We have a camping trip 10/30 – 11/1. We will leave from the church at 6:30 and will return at 10:30 on 11/1.
You must bring the signed permission slip and $10 for the camping trip to the Tuesday meeting.
Hiking opportunity – 10/18
Hello all! We have the ability to go hiking Sunday, 10/18, at Bender Mountain. Will discuss at the next meeting.
Earn Your Totem Chip! 9/29
On our 9/29 meeting, we will be conducting knife and ax safety. All attendees will earn their totem chits.
Make your cup! 9/22
Hello Scouts!
Each Scout will receive their own cup at Tuesday night’s meeting, along with paracord to decorate their cup!
Knot tying relay – scouts vs adults!
8/25 meeting
Tonight’s meeting –
We will be reviewing the prepared schedule and planning out our welcome night as well as promotions
Skill: How to work a camp stove.
Popcorn sales
We’re getting into popcorn season. Check out this document to get selling to support the troop! It will help you create an account. We’re doing direct online sales. Once you create an account with Trails-end, look at the training assets!
Our troop goal is to sell $1500 in popcorn! If we reach this goal, the troop will have an ice cream party. If we pass $2000, scout with the most sales revenue can pie an adult leader of their choice.
Troop meetings 8/4 – Calendar planning
On 8/4, we will be discussing popcorn sales and putting together a calendar of activities for the year as we enter into recruitment season. Be sure to come!
Changing of the Guard: New troop leadership
On 7/28, Scoutmaster Cory was gifted a parting collage of his time with troop 302. He has to Philadelphia. Terry Aufermann has stepped into the role of Scoutmaster. Joining the leadership team with Terry and Doug, we have Ryan and Megan Mahoney!
A return to in-person meetings
We’re hoping to return to in-person troop meetings this week or next.
As a “welcome back”, we will have pizza and play games. Then, our first order of business is to design troop T-shirts!
Wise Words from a Happy Camper pt 3
- Average local temperature increases with the amount of clothing packed.
- Tent stakes come only in the quantity ‘N-1’ where N is the number of stakes necessary to stake down a tent.
- Fuel in sealed bottles spontaneously evaporates.
- Fuel in stove reservoirs evaporates 10x as fast as fuel in sealed bottles.
- All available humidity and moisture will congregate on match heads.
- If no match heads are in the vicinity, all moisture will congregate inside waterproof clothing.