Calling all scouts! Calling all scouts! It’s time to go camping! But wait, in social distancing, how do we do that? Well I have the answer for you! Cradle of Liberty Council is hosting a Virtual Camporee the weekend of May 15th-16th. Join us in camping in your backyard, or in your living room, just keep the smelly socks upstairs!
There will be a multitude of activities for cub scouts, older scouts, as well as adults and leaders. If you have a sibling that’s not a scout, let them join in the fun and try to recruit them. Here’s a little info on how this will work.
- Friday Night at 7pm there will be an opening campfire hosted by the COL Venturing Officer’s Association (you may see some familiar faces performing!)
- You can view the campfire as well as the opening colors (flag ceremony) at 8:30am, as a livestream on the council’s facebook.
- Go to the Camporee website to see the day’s schedule
- Click on the classes you wish to be apart of, register (for free!) in order to get sent the link for the zoom rooms!
- During second period, at 10am, join myself, Ms. Avery, in a cub scout cooking class! I would love to see my 1776 scouts there, I miss you guys!
- A parent guardian can send pictures to the Cub Scout Facebook page, or email the leaders, with permission to share on our Facebook. We want to showcase the scouts participating!
- Closing scout’s own will be at 4pm, livestreamed on Facebook.
- You do not need a Facebook account to view the live, just click the link above. You do not need a zoom account to participate, just click the link you get after registering.
I hope to see a bunch of the 1776 scouts at the camporee, if you have any questions, you can reach me at asytsma@cubscoutpack1776.org.
Hello 1776 Cub Scouts! Tonight at 7pm, join us at the Cradle of Liberty Virtual Campfire. Scouts and Scouters from across the council will be livestreaming a campfire performance for all to enjoy. Our very own Bear leader, Miss Avery will be singing! So grab your snacks, your camp chair, and your scout spirit and sing along with us.
OK, so we are not racing YET! But how can we if we don’t have our cars??? That’s what this Sunday is for!! You see, we will have stations set up prepared to cut and shape your block of wood into the car of your dreams. Once we are done, all you need to do is paint it, decorate it and add the wheels. Full directions, guidelines and weight requirements will be provided by us on Sunday and can also be found inside your Derby Car box.
Over the past two weeks, wolves have worked on various required and elective adventures related to hiking, camping and being prepared. Our program is designed to teach safety, as represented by the buddy system, what to do in an emergency, how to handle different weather conditions and natural disasters, signaling for help, what items to have on hand, and more. We also learned about the outdoor code and general principles on how to treat the land and wildlife. Our cubs built first aid kits and learned a new knot. All in all, this is all prep for the fun hiking and camping activities that we have scheduled for the warmer days ahead. The best part is: these skills are not only useful for hiking and camping – they are life skills that can and should be applied to any outing, school trip, vacations and experiences. So, parents, we encourage you to review our six essentials and other preparedness measures with your child at every opportunity. Really all it requires is common sense and repetition on your part. All of our guidelines and lists may be found on the BSA website, on scoutbook and in the wolf manual! So, just remember – outings are fun, but a lot more so when we know our child is safe and prepared!
ibility. Scouters may attend any weekend it is offered. Scouters may camp for the weekend OR come up for a day. Please speak with any of our leaders if you have any questions. AS A PACK, our leaders have a cabin for the weekend of November 1-3. If you are planning to camp WITH US all weekend, please MEET Dan, Mike, Nora and Regina at MUSSER campsite at 6 PM in the parking lot at HART. ***if you only wish to come up for the day on November 2, our group will be staying at RED FOX – you can meet up with them there, or the mess hall. Whether you make this a full weekend or just a day trip, it is always a blast! It’s always smart to bring your hiking gear/boots and warm weather clothes, rain gear (as a precaution), a good flashlight, some extra toilet paper, a pre-charged phone charger, some snacks and water (though we will have food) and some S’More makings, ’cause what’s a campout without S’Mores! Hope to see you there for all of the fun and comraderie!
A big shout out and thank you to everyone who supported this wonderful community event, especially Ronni Faith Lotto for organizing this massive gathering and, of course, our local police force. It’s always a pleasure to reconnect with old friends and businessss, but so much better when you meet and connect with so many new ones as we did tonight! One of my most favorite things about scouting is the comraderie and bonding amongst the scouts and leaders. We truly become family. We enjoy one another immensely. We join together and work together, complementing one another…and tonight was no exception as all of our branches came out to represent. In case you weren’t aware, 1776 is comprised not only of Cub Scouts (boys and girls) but also includes Boy Scouts and Venturing Crew (co-ed). This means we not only spend a few years together, but grow and journey together until adulthood. Though we love our little group just way we are, we are always excited for new members and can’t wait to welcome into our group the many new faces we met tonight. Community is only as strong and upstanding as it’s members and we are proud to foster that in our children. So, thank you for your support and we hope to see you at our open house in September 😊
