Many of the new Scouts I spoke with told me they especially liked the 5-mile hike and the opportunity to prepare their own foil lunches on Saturday.  Others told me they liked searching for Mr. Cristler in the woods.  Some of the older guys told me they really liked the desserts some of our adult leaders prepared for them on Saturday evening.  Others mentioned the team-building activities during Troop Leadership Training.  A few of the adults mentioned the Sunday morning service some of our Scouts led.  And almost everyone told me one of their favorite activities was the Super Soakdown competition we held on Saturday afternoon.  In almost every instance, the feedback included the comment, “it’s a lot more fun when more kids are there.”

If you want to see what you may have missed, or if you want to re-live the fun memories you’ve made, be sure to check out the special insert in this week’s newsletter.  I promise no one will get wet…this time! 

I’d like to acknowledge the help and support of everyone who made this weekend a success.  It was one of the larger crowds in recent memory and so many Scouts and parents helped to keep things running smoothly.  Mr. Crowe and I are particularly grateful to the Arrowmen who cooked meals for us at the campout (Brian B, Kevin B, Billy C, Charlie H, Ryan H, Mrs. Murphy, Sam M, John R, DJ S, and Eric S), the Troop Guides who cooked breakfast for the First Year Scout patrols (Chris L and DJ), our SPLs (Matt C, Jeremy S, Alex B, and Jon W), the adult leaders who camped with us and performed a variety of support and leadership roles, the parents who drove Scouts to and from the campout, Mr. Cristler for dropping in on us and attempting to evade our Scouts by camouflaging himself in the woods, each of you for participating in our campout, and Mr. Beatty for allowing us to use his property.

Mr. Bailey (Co-Scoutmaster)