ScoutersMom

Just lettin' Everyone know..... We went on our trip and had a BLAST!!! Park Ranger Mike gave my boys a private Black Powder demonstration and took them on a hike through a trail that had been forgotten for well over 20 years. He said even his supervisor had never been down it. While hiking, the boys came across some huckleberry patches and picked some. Boys went fishing. To top it all off, Ranger Mike took us star gazing. No one got hurt. Got our bellies full. Got a few sceeter bites. Perfect! It was a very pleasant weekend!

ALL SCOUTS, Boys Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, Leaders....ANY SCOUTS!!!!! Show up in uniform (or activity shirts), OR show your scout membership card And Gain FREE Entry!!! CLOSE TO ANDERSONVILLE!!! May 24th-25th Practice begins at 5pm Saturday After placing flags at Andersonville, stop by Gabby's Super Speedway in Ellaville, GA. southernoutlawracing.us Mr. Streetman, the track owner, has invited the Scouts and Scout Leaders to watch the races. It's a 2 day event starting Saturday May 24-25 . Free admission for all scouts and leaders wearing uniform shirt, pac

Scout&Mom... What camp are you talking about? I would love to get more information about it. The only BSA camps we've been to since I've been involved is Camp Ben Hawkins and Camp Oglethorpe. We try to stay away from CBH as much as possible because that's where our pack attends Cub O Ree each year and Day Camp after school's out. We had a blast at Oglethorpe. Our pack parents were very impressed with the facilities there. We will definitely go again probably sometime in the late fall like we did this past year. Thanks

First of all... since when did atheists become pagans? Excerpt taken from BSA website: ++++Faith Traditions Young people need faith. There is abundant evidence that children benefit from the moral compass provided by religious tradition. We acknowledge that faith can become an important part of a child's identity. Each of the major faiths breeds hope, optimism, compassion, and a belief in a better tomorrow. Scouting encourages each young person to begin a spiritual journey through the practice of his or her faith tradition. One of the key tenets of Scouting is "duty to God". Whi

She was under the impression (don't know why) that we had to have electricity, flushable toilets (i know they must be sanitary) and sinks with running water (as far as i knew we needed an acceptable source for drinkable water.. a spigot would suffice). I don't know where she got her information from, but I think she'll be happy to know that she doesn't have to do the 'pampered camping thing' She said I must be lucky that I have my parents 'trained' that they would accept these conditions. (I laugh inside). And to answer the concern about showers.. there are showers nearby. Discounts?

From my understanding, BSA requires 'duty to god'. I think pretty much everyone can agree with that. But where is 'god' defined? Where does it mandate that god must be singular? Where does it stipulate that 'god' must be male? I know, in my pack, there are a couple of children being raised Wiccan in their home. When it came to the 'duty to god' achievement I had a little sit down with the parents and addressed the different parts of the achievement with them. While looking at the pages I see that the BSA does allow for alternate religions. I believe the BSA supports Faith. Belief in somethin

Hi There!! First things first.... you need to come up with a theme for the camp. After that, coming up with activity ideas is gravy. Here's a link to our day camp info and registration form. You may get some helpful ideas from it. http://www.doubleknot.com/openrosters/DocDownload.asp?orgkey=1143&id=40664 I'm also on the committee for another camping event in July. Our theme is Time Traveling through America's History. (a li'l wordy, I know) Our activities are going to include BB guns(civil war), archery (indians), tie dye shirts(70's), building toolboxes(industrial revolution

The park is in the list of approved camp grounds. I was just curious about the camp site itself. The problem I was facing was that the state park's individual camp sites were $21 per site per night. Couldn't pitch tent on grass but you could on the gravel camper pad. I can only put 6 people MAX per camp site. If I get the numbers I'm expecting to go, then it would cost us a li'l over $200 for the weekend and that's before FOOD. The only good thing was that the full bathroom facilities were less than 10 feet away. At the 'pioneer' site there is a water spigot and a pit toilet within walking

Greetings All!! I have planned a pack 2 night camping trip to a State Park. I am having a dilemma. I have been told that Cub Scouts MUST have running water and bathroom facilities (more for the parents than the scouts themselves) HOWEVER, where does Guide for Safe Scouting mandate this? Can someone please point me in the right direction. I have already gone through Baloo Training and I don't recall where the camp site requirements were stipulated. Thank you for all your help

I just wanted to say how thankful I am that this forum is here. I have this in the Cub Scout side because I my interests and issues specifically deal with cub scouts, since I am a den leader and my son's a bear. When I joined the Scouter forums, I was dealing with some issues going on in my pack. I had, what I thought, was a very unorganized cub master. She never knows what's going on with district or council activities far enough in advance for us to do anything. We're a small pack and a few of the den leaders have full time jobs on top of their voluntary commitment to the pack. I am a

Thank you for the warm welcome! I look forward to sharing and getting new ideas!!! (about the cubmaster thing.... I'll start new thread in Open Discussion) Thanks!!!

Howdy ya'll! Gonna be brief. I'm a Den leader for my son's pack. Love everything about the scouting program. The life skills it teaches are invaluable. Wish more parents had their children involved. Anywho, enough about me. Glad to be here. Quick question (while I'm still here) How do you get your Cub Master to get with the 'program'? Ours hardly ever attends roundtables and never knows what district events are coming up. Always behind the 8-ball, so to speak. Thanks, in advance for any advice