We haven't had a Troop auction for 2 years now so some don't know anything about it.
Hey all, be prepared is the Boy Scout Motto as we all know. For all of you going on the Philmont trek (and any others that want to join along), we will be doing at least two-three practice hikes per week from now til August 4th when we depart on our grand adventure!!!
I’m not going to lie, last night going three miles with a 50 lbs. pack was tough. Now with both Crews are doing at least one 10+ mile hike (my crew is doing a 13 mile day, and Dawn’s crew is dong four 8 to 11 mile hikes all in a row), if you are not hiking 20 plus miles a week for the next 5 weeks, YOU and the REST OF YOUR CREW might be in trouble!!!
We will have another practice hike next Wednesday the 30th at 6:00. Please let me know if you can be there!
On Monday, July 5th, we will have a Crew meeting for all Scouts going to Philmont in place of our regular Troop meeting. Please bring your entire pack with all of your gear for a gear check. If you have not got all of your gear together, please check out the what to bring section in https://www.philmontscoutranch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-Guidebook-To-Adventure.pdf It is located on pages 20-25.
As always, please let me know if you have any questions at all, and we’ll see all of you here very soon!
Scoutmaster Doug
Report from Howard H. Cherry Scout Camp
Most Important: No one died! Yay!!!
What were some of your favorite activities?
Rifles - Favorite of 4+ scouts
Climbing Wall
Adrenaline rush
C.O.P.E.
Eagle quest
Swimming
Playing bs card game at night
Merit badges
Meeting other scouts/small world
What things could have been better for next time?
The hike down/up to rifles
Do more merit badges in a day
Latrines were terrible
Spiders (Were they not big enough)
Time between classes (more time needed to get across camp)
Food quantities inconsistent (Not enough at beginning, too much at end)
More showers, 1 didn’t work. (First time girls were there?)
Butterfly attacks! They were like tiny kamakazes!
Make sure we are more consistent. Better flow
Would you change what you packed?
Flip flops for showers (Mentioned several times!)
Bring rain gear instead of having to use a trash bag. Not very fashionable, but at least it was Thrifty!
Bring more $$. Spent a lot on cream soda and sugary treats at the Trading Post.
Lots of magic cards bought too!
Flip flops at pool, burning feet!
Better socks
Goggles for pool
Overpacked clothes
Hiking stick was helpful
Sweatpants for comfort
USE the bug spray
More $$$...cream soda...yummmm
What did you do at summer camp you never thought you could do?
Shot a bullseye with an arrow
Climbing on telephone poles and other scouts had my lives in my hand. Trusted others.
Climbing wall trust
I was responsible for other scouts lives
Taking leaps of faith in depending on others
Swamp a canoe. Swimming that far. Stepped on a fish.
Got a new merit badge.
Finally learned how to dive, never thought I would
Shot a rifle
How did you change while at camp?
Better leadership skills
I can survive without an Xbox all day
Became a more responsible person.
Getting over fears
Being a nice person to everyone
Parents say I'm quieter...I lost my voice.
KUDOS!!
Nobody took electronics! No one looking at phones! (You won’t remember the Minecraft video you watched 20 years from now)
Staff working until 11pm then up at 5am
No mosquitos!
Troop leadership belly flop contests
Flexibility and perseverance by leadership and scouts in rolling with the COVID changes.
Strongest link award goes to Ivan A. for showing some of the most improvement over the week and being helpful throughout camp.
You guys lived up to thoughtful gentlemen! And represented us well!! ~ Scoutmaster Doug
Why should I go to camp?
It's FUN!!
Because...YES!
It's Faaaaaantastic!
Terrrrrrrrific!!!
Grrrrrrrrrroovy!!!!!!!!!
And
ALL!
DAY!
LONG!!!!
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| Thank You Staff, Leadership & Parents! |
Happy Saturday everyone!
I wanted to congratulate all of our Scouts who did such a tremendous job at summer camp up at Howard H Cherry his week!Troop 212 has had a wonderful week at Howard H. Cherry Scout Reservation. The boys have stayed active and combated the heat at the many water spots around camp. The Trading Post has been one of the favorite stops for soda, ice cream, and games. Gaga pit and swimming at the pool are some of the busiest stations during free time. As the week winds down they are looking forward to Parents Night and heading home in the morning.
Hey all, just a quick note that 9:30 is when we will be able to leave camp on Saturday.
Also, to put many minds at ease, with the potential for severe weather tonight, there are multiple storm shelters strategically placed around Scout camp for everyone to use in the event of bad weather. They may be hot, stinky (because of the Scouts) and loud, but they are safe and the songs that are sung in there will stick with them for the rest of their lives!
Thanks all, and thank you for being able to roll with the punches on this, everything this year is different, and many times the staff is having to make decisions on the fly, so they, (and I) appreciate your understanding.
Stay cool (and DRINK WATER-GLUG, GLUG, GLUG!)
Hello Mother,
Now with that, here is an update from camp:
Things are good.
No one has died!
I’m very proud of all of our Scouts, they have done amazing well so far, have gelled as a team, and have exceeded our expectations! Our PLC has done an fantastic job of showing good leadership and have been exhibiting the best traits that a Scout could offer to their friends, and I am very impressed with everyone!!!
Family night is now going to be on Friday, so anyone that would like to go to Our Scout camp to visit, you’re more than welcome to come up for the evening.
I know that there has been some folks asking if they can grab their Scout early, and the answer is yes. So if you want to come up to family night and grab your Scout, please let Eric know.
With that being said, any Scouts leaving early will have to give up their free time Friday morning to pack up their tent and make sure everything is in order to depart early. Also, we can’t leave just a couple Scouts to clean up the camp site, so unless you really need to pull your Scout out early, please be considerate of the other Scouts and Adults left at camp when making this decision.
A huge thank you to Eric, Juerg and Sean, for being up their to guide our guys so far, and to Steve Woodward for making everything leading up to this so easy! A Troop is as only as strong as the parents that step up, and we are truly blessed to have so many amazing parents making our Scouts journey possible!
