With our Spring Court officially a success and memory, it is time to re-focus on one of our favorite theme months: Wilderness Survival. The boys have had some of this in the past, whether it by last year's theme month or at Summer camp taking the merit badge for it. We will be stepping it up a bit by incorporating a one night campout on Friday 4/15 at now at undisclosed location (in other words, we are still deciding where to go).....lol.
We will then be working on this theme the rest of the month and test their skills with a 2 day campout at the end of the month. The whole thing that will be different with this theme is that the adult leaders and boys will be not bringing bags of clothes and supplies to these campouts. On the first overnighter coming up this Friday night, the boys will be allowed to bring their sleeping bags and NOTHING ELSE!!!!!!!!! They can only bring what they have or can carry in their pockets......that's it! The only other thing they should bring would be a foil pack dinner to cook on Friday night to eat.....
On Saturday morning, we will be emerging from the woods and going to the Bolivar Fire Hall to help support the Girl Scout pancake breakfast. Mrs. Ellis, in a very gracious way, has stated that the boys can eat for free if they come in their Class "A" uniforms, which they will already have on. I would like to see all parents who pick up their boys from the fire hall to come in and support the Girl Scouts by buying breakfast for themselves.....this is SO important to help and support a wonderful organization that is often there to support our Boy Scouts!
This should be an interesting month for the boys......will definitely be different from most things we do.....parents, please have confidence in them.....THEY CAN DO IT!
Yours in Scouting,
Big Mike
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