Slouchhat 10 Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Hello, our fresh troop formed the first patrol tonight: six girls, two boys. That''s my army now... The youth co-ordinator in our parish told me that this is a typical mixture for our city, to have more girls than boys. I just spoke on the phone with the SM of a troop in the next larger city and she said that in her patrol it''s just the other way around: six boys and only two girls. Well, let''s see what we''re up to and let''s hope that the kids will start recruiting some friends. The troopnight went well, though, everybody participated nicely in the games and even the parents seemed satisfied. best regards, Volker Link to post Share on other sites
Lisabob 13 Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Volker, That''s great news, congratulations on getting things off to a good start. I''m curious to know what age group these new scouts are? Link to post Share on other sites
Slouchhat 10 Posted October 13, 2007 Author Share Posted October 13, 2007 Hi Lisabob, the kids are between 10 and 12 years old. They have not previous scouting experience so all are at the same level now which I think is a good way to start their training in woodsmanship. The largest regional newspaper dropped in yesterday with a reporter and photographer team to document our first troopnight. Altogether, I''m quite happy with the situation and let''s see how happy they are going to be with the program. You can watch our blog for further updates: www.frederickselous.blogspot.com I''ll scan and upload the newspaper article as soon as it was in the papers. best regards, Volker Link to post Share on other sites
kb6jra 10 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Congrats Slouchhat, Starting a new unit, regardless of where you are in the world, is a big enterprise. Good luck and have fun, or as we spell it in our district, PHUN! By the way, love the blog, too bad I can''t read it...LOL Link to post Share on other sites
Slouchhat 10 Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 Hello, thanks a lot. I''ll try to make our upcoming website a little more international. I got a phone call from the SM of a troop some villages over who offered me to transfer a patrol of five 14/15 year olds who live in a hamlet close by to my troop. He says they are nominally in his care, but that, in fact, they are too remotely located for him and much closer to my gang so he would rather lose some scouts and see them being taken care of than letting them struggle on with him nearly unable to provide the needed leadership. So if the boys agree, I might end up with an instant new patrol... best regards, Volker Link to post Share on other sites
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