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Troop 900 - Scoutmaster's Corner
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Our scoutmaster is Bob Shumar (458-4191).
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SCOUTMASTER MINUTE
This month Troop 900 will
be going to participate in the Crater District Merit Badge Weekend
sponsored by the Karakona Chapter of the Order of the Arrow. This event
will be held March 11-13. The cost for the event is $10 per attendee for
registration and $5 per person for food (we will be eating as a Troop).
The money for this event is due Tuesday March 8th. Please
review the attached list of merit badges that will be available as there
may be additional costs or prerequisites for a merit badge. Merit badges
appropriate for new scouts have an asterisk.
The next event Troop
900 will be participating in is the
Outdoor Extravaganza to be held at the Chickahominy Wildlife Management
Area and sponsored by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland
Fisheries. This event will be held April 1-3. The cost for this event is
$10 per person for registration and $10 per person for food (eating by
patrol). The money for this event is also due Tuesday March 8th
so we can register and insure a space at the event. Please note
that April 1st is the last day of Spring Break.
Yours in Scouting,
Mr. Orr Mar,
2005
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SCOUTMASTER MINUTE
Maps are great things. They help us to
know where we are, guide us to where we want to go and tell us information
about things that we may find or need to be aware of on the way to our
destination.
Scouts have several maps at their
disposal. The Scout Law, Oath, Motto and Slogan help us everyday as we
journey through life. They provide boundaries, ask us to be aware of our
surroundings and of other people, tell us that some things are very
important to being a good citizen and remind us that we have certain
responsibilities not only to ourselves but to other people.
Are you putting your maps to the best use?
Yours in Scouting,
Mr. Orr Feb., 2005
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SCOUTMASTER MINUTE
Maps are great things. They help us to
know where we are, guide us to where we want to go and tell us information
about things that we may find or need to be aware of on the way to our
destination.
Scouts have several maps at their
disposal. The Scout Law, Oath, Motto and Slogan help us everyday as we
journey through life. They provide boundaries, ask us to be aware of our
surroundings and of other people, tell us that some things are very
important to being a good citizen and remind us that we have certain
responsibilities not only to ourselves but to other people.
Are you putting your maps to the best use?
Yours in Scouting,
Mr. Orr Nov., 2004 |
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SM MINUTE
Let me pose a question or possible idea: Is it possible for someone to
be a part-time Eagle Scout? Can an Eagle Scout choose to obey the Scout
Oath only part of the time? Can an Eagle Scout say to himself, “I did a
Good Turn just the other day”… so he can pass up the current opportunity
to help someone today? Is it appropriate for an Eagle Scout to look to the
12 points of the Scout Law for guidance when it suits him? Can an Eagle
Scout only participate, help, and give guidance to other scouts on a
temporary basis that best suits him?
So, I would like to pose to you Scouts that have not yet obtained the
rank of Eagle. Is it possible for someone to only be a part-time Boy
Scout? That is to mean that only full-time Boy Scouts can be real Boy
Scouts. So I ask, can only a part-time Boy Scout obtain the highest rank
is Scouting – Eagle Scout?
I hope to encourage all the Scouts of Troop 900 to be Real Boy Scouts.
oo eSe eMe April 2004
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Dear Scouts,
It here, springs just around the corner. It's time to get outside.
Before too long you'll find yourself heading out the door after school and
on the weekends to play basketball and soccer, to just mention a few
activities. But it's also time for us Boy Scouts to head out the door for
some extremely exciting activities. This March we will be going for a
weekend hike along the Shenandoah Mountain. To Hike down to Ramsey's Draft
and back up along Jerry's Run. Have you ever heard of the expression "it's
a wonderful ridge day"? Well if the weather and sky are just right you
will learn what this means.
And lets not forget, this coming April during spring break, some of us
will have the chance to spend a week hiking along the Appalachian Trail,
forging memories to last a lifetime. Now the younger scouts you will also
have a chance to sharpen your out door hiking skill with a couple of
overnight hiking adventures along the Appalachian Trail.
So here's to seeing you out-doors,
Oo eSe eMe
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