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The Venture Patrol was challenged by our Troop Committee to conduct a program on the Guide To Safe Scouting at one of our troop meetings. Last night was the night.
These guys took what could have easily been considered some pretty boring content for younger scouts and made it interesting and entertaining. They engaged their young audience through questions and answers and often acted out what the speaker was talking about. Hats off to the Venture patrol for a job well done.
Since our Venture Patrol rarely attends our troop meetings, this also gave our younger scouts a chance to see and meet some of our older and higher ranking troop members.
Tags: Guide To Safe Scouting, Venture Patrol
Ever wonder what was happening at this week’s meeting?
OR
Ohmygosh, are we this week’s service patrol or program patrol?
If so, just click the calendar link in the sidebar of the troop webpage. You’ll be taken to the online troop calendar where you can click on the listed events for more details.
Service Patrol information is already in place into July 2009, and specific meeting information will be added as it is created at our monthly PLC meetings.
The troop calender is constantly being added to and changed as meetings, outings and events dictate, so be sure to check it often.
Tags: Calendar, Meetings, PLC, Service Patrol
The Patrol Leaders Council (PLC) meetings have been moved to 6PM pm on the Monday following the second Thursday of each month. This will make sure that the PLC has the most recent information from the monthly district roundtable meeting that is held on the second Thursday of each month. You can always reference the troop online calendar if you need clarification as to when the next PLC is scheduled.
The Patrol Leaders Council should be attended by the Senior Patrol Leader, Asst. Senior Patrol Leader, Troop Guides, Troop Instructors, Troop Scribe, Troop Quartermaster, all Patrol Leaders and Assistant Patrol Leaders. Additionally, any member of the troop is invited to attend and participate in PLC meetings.
At the Patrol Leaders Council, upcoming meetings and events are discussed and planned. Since we are a boy-led troop, this monthly meeting is a very important part of making the troop run smoothly.
The members of the PLC also participate in a Super Quick Patrol Leaders Council (SQPLC) meeting for just a couple of minutes following each regular troop meeting. This gives the youth leaders a chance to run through the START, STOP, CONTINUE process and to make sure that everything is being handled for the next upcoming meeting or event.
Tags: Patrol Leaders Council, PLC
Congratulations to Troop 108’s members who attended the York District Fall Camporee at Westminster Park this past weekend for winning the FIRST PLACE overall ribbon from about 18 or so other units from around the district who participated.
- Troop 108 Scouts Display The Assortment Of Ribbons Won At The 2008 York District Fall Camporee
The camporee’s theme was “emergency preparedness” and included several scenerios where the boys were able to get the feeling for what an emergency response to a tornado or plane crash might be like, and how to respond in such a way as to keep yourself safe and give assistance to those involved. They also learned about being prepared for emergencies at home and on the trail.
We camped 15 boys and about 8 leaders for the event. Hats off to Brent L. and Alex H. who were SPL and ASPL, respectfully, for the event. These guys really kicked their leadership skills up a notch and the difference in the entire troop was apparent to everyone. This was the first time we had put the Platoon A and B plan into practice for cooking, and it was a huge success.
Those scouts participating in the Cooking merit badge also got to prepare the meal that they planned and purchased the food for. Leaders commented that finally the boys got to see how a little planning and preparation on the front end makes for much better meals while in camp.
On Saturday, ASM Tom Kelly made homemade chicken and dumplings from scratch for dinner. ASM Richard Campbell assisted David T. and Alex H. with dutch oven deserts to enter in a desert contest among the troops (peach cobbler [best I’ve ever tasted – Webmaster] and blueberry walnut strudle). Unfortunately neither of these were quite ready at the time of the deadline for entries. Instead, we sent over a small cast iron pot with chicken and dumplings. Several judges wanted to give the chicken and dumplings 1st place, but since it was not really a desert, they couldn’t. It was given an honorable mention.
We remembered our scouting brothers killed in the tornado that cut across Little Sioux Scout Camp back on June 11th, 2008. That event was the catalyst for emergency preparedness theme for our fall camporee. Hats off to the staff of the event as well. Brenda Wright and her volunteers pulled off another outstanding event.
Tags: Be Prepared, camping, emergency preparedness, York District
The Venture Patrol was challenged by our Troop Committee to conduct a program on the Guide To Safe Scouting at one of our troop meetings. Last night was the night. 