purcelce

Rough drafts in progress...final drafts should be to my ticket guru by Friday.

Have a blessed Easter!

Thanks folks!!! I'm a getting there!

Jblake47's swift kick in the butt has got me motivated!!!

My plan is to write about an hour a day, have a draft to my Ticket counselor by the end of the week.

-Ok folks,

I have finished all the practical parts of my ticket.

All I need to do is the write up. But with most of us in this day and age, I have a tendency to not make time. I could of had the write ups done a month ago but I feel time is on my side, and it's not.

So this is where I need your help: PM me everynow and then asking how things are going. I figure a little peer pressure will get me off my rear end and get it done.

YIS

Cary P

C39-07-C

Bobwhites rule!!!!

Ditto what Trevor and Narr said.

I'm one of the poor FOS presentor slobs, heck I have the dubious honor of heading up our District's Family FOS campaign.

As with most non profit groups, the big cheese makes some serious dooky dollars. Main thing is make sure they are earning their keep. If not let the Council board handle it, that is their job.

emb has my vote for grand poobah!

Good assestment of the situation.

Cary P

Invited to WB. I thought they did away with that in the very old course. I didn't get a personal invitation. I saw flyer at the council office and signed up.

I'll agree with a minimum age and tenure.

21 and 2 years.

BTW alomost done with my ticket. All I've got to do is finish up my write ups, send it to my ticket guide.

Cary P

C-39-06

and a good 'ole Bobwhite too.

Hats off to you Jblake for your troop using the Venture patrol as it was intended.

The Troop/Crew can work if:

1. The adults and kids know that the troop and crew are different units with different programs, diffent age requirements...yadayadayada.

2. Meetings are held on different nights.

So far I have only seen two sucessful Crews that have spun off troops. These folks keep it in focus as the a Troop/Pack Relationship.

Other troops that have spun off crews have died within a year.

It's his COH. Display what you want. The 4H and school awards would be great. I've seen mothers sneak in baby pictures into a few ppt slide shows at ECOHs.

"I'm a male scouter. I think I'll wear the yellow female Cub Scout shirt with red epauletees at the next Troop meeting."

Wearing green eps on tan shirt is just as "wrong". If you are going to wear the uniform wear it correctly.

Fotoscout,

Who is your source?

If it's ASM Tim from Troop 89774 who has a friend who personally knows the janitor at Irving then he isn't a credible source...

This thread is still haunting us! Died a year ago and now it's back...Happy belated Halloween.

Tom Petty.

All right here it goes....

I used to be a Bobwhite

and a good ole' Bobwhite too

but now I'm finished Bobing

I don't know what to do

I'm growing old and feeble and I can Bob no more

So I'm going to work my ticket if I can

Back to Gilwell, Happy Land!

I'm going to work my ticket if I can

Cary P

Squawking Boisterous Bobwhites C-39-06

On side note I'm working my ticket and I'll have two goals knocked out (maybe three) with in the next month.

Aidan - Crew is two years old and yes We did it last year. Just need new ideas to keep it from being the "same ole VLSC". Need to shake some things up.

Thanks emb

All I have the VLSC syllabus and material.

I'm looking for a new way of presenting it.

Any ideas?

Don't worry about the other ships, just concentrate on yours. Make sure you provide the best program and actively recruit.

It's up the other Ship's youth, and adult leaders to keep them afloat or they will sink.

(yea I'm groaning on the last sentance also )

Thanks for the clarification Merl. But I still have a major dissagreement with the ACLU. But that is my opinion, and I respect yours.

My thoughts exactly Ed!

Dan, This is the issues and politics section.

My feelings about the ACLU are political and I have issues with them. Any organization that attempts to keep me from wishing people Merry Christmas I have a problem with that. Also God has a sense of humor.

"If I had your address, I'd be sure to send you a "Season's Greetings" card. "

Hey Dano, PM me and I'll send it to you. I love getting cards!

IMPORTANT!!!- Christmas Cards!!! - Spread the word

I got this from a friend via email and couldn't pass it up, so pass it along!

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What a GREAT idea!

Fun with the ACLU......

Wanna have some fun this CHRISTMAS? Send the ACLU a CHRISTMAS CARD this year.

As they are working so very hard to get rid of the CHRISTMAS part of this holiday, we should all send them a nice, CHRISTIAN, card to brighten up their dark, sad, little world.

Make sure it says "Merry Christmas" on it

Here's the Address, just don't be rude or crude. (It's Not the Christian Way, you know!)

ACLU

125 Broad Street

18th Floor New York, NY 10004

Two tons of Christmas cards would freeze their operations because they wouldn't know if any were regular mail containing contributions. So spend 39 cents and tell the ACLU to leave Christmas alone. Also tell them that there is no such thing as a "Holiday Tree".

. . . It's a Christmas Tree even in the fields!!

And pass this on to your email lists. We really want to communicate with the ACLU! They really DESERVE us!!

kdmill_1 and Trevorum,

Your answers are correct, excellent and I totally agree with them.

From a retired USAF MSgt and a good ole Bobwhite.

Cary P

GNX,

Welcome to the wonderful world of being a Rookie Wood Badger. I too finished my 2nd weekend last night.

Great experience and fun. I was the only Venturing Leader in my class so I got a lot of questions from my troop mates, I learned a lot about Cub Scouting, but the most fun was letting the staff know that there was no such things as Venture Crews, they're called Venturing Crews.

I didn't hit the "mountian top" experience feeling, but something did move my soul. It was the last 3 hours of WB.

If ya ain't a Bob White then you ain't the best critter!

Cary P

Crew 805 Advisor

WB C-39-06

I've lined my dutch ovens many times with tin foil, and it's not out of laziness. I would rather spend my time with other things.

Hey Jerry,

Where have you been hiding at? We miss you in Fantasy football.