TROOP 90 LONGMEADOW

First Scout Meeting and Trip/Campout 9/8-9/10

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• The first Scout Meeting on Tuesday, September 5th

• The first trip is scheduled for September 8-10th

  • Water weekend at the Anderson's in Vermont

  • Please know if you will be able to come on the trip by the first meeting

• Trip details:

  • Traveling up Friday night

  • Getting dinner on the way up

  • Camping out if possible, bring tents sleeping pads and bags

  • Indoor beds and facilities available for all parents

  • Parents are welcome, those with water sports experience especially

  • Bring bathing suits and towels, sun screen, personal life jackets if they have them

• Activities will include:

  • Swimming

  • Sailing

  • Kayaking

  • Canoeing

  • Row boat rowing

  • Rowing Shell Rowing

  • Motor boating (large and small)

  • Water skiing

  • Wake boarding

  • Wake surfing

  • Knee Boarding

  • Tubing 

  • Making Pizza in an outdoor wood fired pizza oven ​

• There will be many opportunities to get many of the above merit badges!!!​​

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SUMMER CAMP PACKING LIST  

 

The list below is recommended for those scouts attending Summer Camp. If you have any questions please discuss them with your troop leadership.

CLOTHING

____ CLASS A Scout Shirt

____ Scout Pants

____ Troop 90 Hat

____ T-Shirts or Class B-shirts – for 6 days

____ Shorts - 3 pair 
____ Poncho or Raincoat 
____ Light Jacket or Sweatshirt
____ Sneakers or shoes (extra)
____ Hiking Boots (mandatory) 
____ Swimsuit (maybe even a second set)
____ Pajamas 
____ Underwear - for 6 days 
____ Socks - for 6 days 
____ OA Sash if you are OA

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

____ Footlocker OR Plastic Storage Container OR Duffel Bag 
____ Sleeping bag or 2-3 blankets 
____ Sleeping pad

____ Pillow
____ Sunglasses 
____ Flashlight and extra batteries 
____ Scout Handbook 
____ Notebook or equivalent 
____ Pens and Pencils 
____ Clothesline (10 ft. - used for drying wet cloths) 
____ Games (NOT electronic). 
____ Casual Reading Material 
____ Sunscreen and Chap Stick 
____ Money - for Trading Post goodies, etc. 
____ Insect Repellent (No Aerosol )

____ Sun Screen 

____ Toothbrush and Toothpaste 
____ Soap 
____ Washcloth 
____ Towels (for showering and swimming) 
____ Comb or Brush 
____ Other personal care products - contact lens cleaner, etc. (optional) 
____ Musical Instrument (optional) 
____ Pocket Knife (optional) - Must have 'Totin Chit' Card 
____ Mosquito net
____ Poles or string to install the mosquito net

____ Water bottle (bring 2 if you have)

____ Folding Camp chair for camp fire

____ Day Pack for daily activities

 

• It is recommended to pack for each day a set of T-shirt, socks, under wear in a small plastic zip lock bag to protect it from humidity/rain and also to keep neatness up in the tents. Also bring plastic bag for laundry.

 

• Prior to coming to camp, scouts are encouraged to clearly mark all personal items with their name and troop number.

 

• No opened toe shoe, flip flops etc. are allowed in camp with the exception of the showers. But also not for the walk to or from the showers

 

• Friday is Theme day ➔ Superheroes, so bring something to be part of the Theme, be a superhero.

 

• For Scouts Participating in the Swimming or Lifesaving MB, you need to bring long pants and a long sleeved shirt (no cotton)!!!

• Scouts doing the Blacksmith & Welding MB, you need to bring long pants and a long sleeved shirt (in cotton)!!!!

• Scout trying to do the COPE Challenge need to bring long pants, belt and long sleeved shirt.

• Scout participating in the morning “Polar Bear Swim” should bring additional swim suit and towel.

 

Your Scout Handbook is also a good source for additional information on what to pack.

 

2/14/17 Troop Meeting

• Court of Honor

 

 

2/7/17 Troop Meeting

• Blacksmith Weekend

  • Scouts progressed on cooking requirements

  • Scouts had lessons on metalworking basics

  • Everyone made forks

• Patrols met and discussed winter sports weekend

• Progressed in the organization and creation of new patrols

• Winter Sports Weekend

  • Anderson's Vermont house

  • Frozen Lake and a variety of winter sports will be available

    • Intense curling

  • Ski lessons at the Mt. Pico

  • $25 - child $36 - adult (lift tickets)

  • Food will be payed for

  • Bring money or bagged lunch for when at mountain

• Leadership Meeting

  • Pros

    • Good meeting structure

  • Cons

    • Game too early

    • Some scouts were disruptive

    • Transitions were lazy

    • Content is weak

  • For next meeting

    • Have booklet to mark down complete requirements

    • Better communication

    • Activities to ingrain the requirements into the scouts' memories

 

 

1/30/17 Troop Meeting

• Low attendance (snow storm)

• At Saint Mary's instead of WMS

 

 

1/24/17 Troop Meeting

• Completed patrol assignment survey for scouts

• For future meetings:

  • Improve starting time (arrive before 7PM)

  • Increase productivity

• Planned Emergency Preparedness activities for future meetings

• Integrating Emergency Preparedness material into blacksmith shop