Re: "Shadowing" a troop outing

I have a question about how to handle a family group "shadowing" a
scout group on an outing. Specifically our troop took a 4 day canoe trip
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Libby,

When my husband was SM of another troop, we did something
similar-but-different. Our committee had decided that any time a family
wanted to accompany us on a trip they were quite welcome. BUT, for
insurance and policy reasons, they used a separate vehicle, camped at a
different site in the same campground, cooked meals separately but dined
with us if we dined out. They had the pleasure of their son's and our
company, but could not be said to be part of our group because their
paperwork, reservations and travel arrangements were separate from ours. On
one trip to a wilderness area for a week, the mother and sister of a Scout
camped in the site next to us and did Cooking and Wilderness Survival MBs
for the Scouts by simply walking over to our site. The boys had the benefit
of their knowledge but the brother didn't have to 'put up' with his older
sister being around too much (isn't sibling rivalry wonderful?).

Although we only had company on a few campouts, the committee felt that
making the family of a Scout welcome under these circumstances was a great
way to introduce parents and younger siblings to Scouting and get them
involved.

Carol McFadden, ASM T194
Allison Park, PA

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