Boy Scout Troop 1001

Be Prepared Monday, Mar 2!

Last chance to sign up & pay for USS Lex

Money Monday: $10 and permission form for Camporee

Personal Management MB - 6 pm

Troop Meeting - 7 pm

Bring $15, get a new hat!

Hello all Scouts and Scouters,

We had a terrific Camporee Prep campout at Myers Park last weekend. The weather was cold Saturday night but being prepared was the key to staying toasty warm. To help prepare for Camporee, the patrols had a competition of scouting skills, including first-aid, signaling, tent setup, orienteering/pentathlon, pioneering, and fire building. Congratulations to the Chupacabra patrol for their teamwork, spirit, and mastery of scouting skills. These elements combined to earn them the coveted title of Camporee Prep Honor Patrol! Thanks to all the scouters who pitched in to run these events, including the surprise plumbing preparedness event :-).

I was very impressed with the progress the patrols have made with their orienteering skills. Richard and TJ had everyone practice this skill during several troop meetings and it really paid off. Having run the orienteering course for the last couple of years I can say that the scouts have made phenomenal progress over last year. Congratulations on a job well done!

In our last troop meeting the scouts continued to work on lashings and pioneering skills. I was especially pleased to see the senior scouts pitching in to teach the newer scouts. During our next troop meeting, March 2, we will focus on fire building. We want every scout to learn this skill and will again look to the older scouts to help teach the rest of the troop, just as they were taught by the skilled scouts before them. Remember, this meeting is Money Monday and also the last chance to sign up for the USS Lexington!

Camporee is just around the corner! Taking home a trophy isn’t the ultimate goal of Camporee. It is a chance to camp with and meet other troops, enjoy the outdoors, participate in fun events, and a competition of teamwork and scouting skills. As with orienteering, if you practice the skills you will do a great job. Focus on the skills, show spirit, have fun, and the winning will take care of itself.

We have the privilege of welcoming 11 new scouts into our troop in the next couple of weeks. In our boy-led tradition, we will look to our troop guides and older scouts to help them learn, grow, and enjoy scouting. Remember, these scouts will be the PLC in just a couple of years. Teach them well!

Yours in Scouting,
Assistant Scoutmaster Payette