Troop 452 Newsletter

Volume 4, Issue 3 Summer 2014

Scoutmaster Moment Contact Information: Hello Troop 452! I do want to take some each family work at least two of Scoutmaster time and talk about service. As our four fundraising events. This Mark Duff - What a great summer! scouts, we are required to give ser- is not too much to ask, since many Our boys participated in many fun vice to God, our country, and our families work all four events. If a [email protected] and challenging activities! We community . But the one thing we family does not help, then we will had 4 scouts complete National often forget about is service to our have to come up with another way Charter Organization Youth Leadership Training. This troop. Troop 452 is very fortunate for the family to support the Representative (COR) week long course teaches them the Dee Archer - to have fundraisers that benefit the troop. It is critically necessary to skills needed to lead other scouts. troop, as well as, the individual keep our troop supplied with the [email protected] We had 38 scouts attend Summer . Through fish fry, mulch, and best equipment and supplies—not Camp at Camp Crooked Creek. popcorn sales, scouts can add funds to mention—purchasing all their Website: They earned well over 100 merit to their accounts to help pay for merit badges. If you have any badges at camp. Sixteen people outings, gear, or trainings. Our questions regarding my expecta- www.scoutlander.com from our troop earned their 50 troop raises funds by working the tion, please let me know, other- Miler Award, by completing a 51 Flying Pig marathon, the Hudy 14K, wise—note that our next fund- mile canoe trip on the Little Mi- the Amazing Race, and July Fest. raiser is the Hudy 14K in Septem- ami River. More scouts earn the These funds pay for all the merit ber—space is still available to Eagle Rank than a 50 Mile Award. badges the scouts earn, purchase help. Inside This Five scouts and 2 adults had the supplies, and replace and buy new I s s u e : experience of a lifetime at Flor- equipment for the Troop. Without I look forward to the many fun ida’s Seabase. And we will wrap these fundraisers, we would have to and adventurous events we still up the summer with an exciting ask each family to pay for the neces- have in 2014! performance at the Tecumseh sary items the troop needs. In addi- Scoutmaster 1 Outdoor Drama. Overall, this was tion, it is not fair that a small por- For The Scouts, Moment a very exciting and fun summer. tion of families are attending the Troop fundraisers, which benefit all Mark Duff, Scoutmaster Looking 1 scouts. It is my expectation that Ahead Eagle Con- 2 Looking Ahead -Important Dates gratulations

Please keep in mind some of the September 20, 2014—Hudy October 28, 2014—PLC Meet- University of 2 following important dates: Run Troop Fundraiser ing / Scout Must August 23-24, 2014—Tecumseh September 26-28, 2014— Outdoor Drama and Campout Survival Campout Summer Ac- 3 tivity Pic- August 23, 2014—Aviation MB September 30, 2014— PLC tures Meeting August 26, 2014—PLC Meeting October 10-12, 2014—Peterloon Handyman 3 September 15, 2014—Popcorn Campout Challenge Sale Begins October 21, 2014—Troop Com- Popcorn Cor- 4 September 16, 2014— Troop mittee Meeting and Popcorn Or- ner and Boy Committee Meeting ders/Money Due Scout Trivia September 19-21, 2014—OA October 25, 2014—50th Anni- Fall Fellowship versary Celebration of Troop P a g e 2 EAGLE CONGRATULATIONS AND WAY TO GO!

CONGRATULATIONS to Troop 452’s newest Eagle Scout—Mr. Christopher Bak. His Eagle Project was completing over 30 fleece tie blankets for children admitted to the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medi- cal Center for extended periods of time. The blankets ranged in size and design for the very littlest of ba- bies to teenagers. The blankets were well received at the Medical Center—WAY TO GO Chris!

We are also pleased to welcome 4-Palm Eagle Scout - Benjamin Gallivan as an adult with “As a young the troop, as he attained his 18th birthday after summer camp. Benjamin will be a won- boy, scouting derful resource for our scouts with his years of experience within the troop. gave me a confidence and University of Scouting camaraderie A critically important part of priate training opportunities for support and encouragement of our Troop is to make sure that you. the scouting movement. Cub that is hard we provide Trained adults for Scouts LOVE to see the older to find in our scouts AND we provide scouts. trained Den Chiefs (Boy modern life.” Scouts) for our We have quite a few of our scouts Pack. who are Den Chief Trained and hope to have many more. - Bear November 1, 2014 is the date Grylls— for this year’s University of Talk with one of the Scoutmas- Scouting. We encourage any ters regarding this opportunity. British adult who wants to learn more Registration is $20.00 and about volunteer opportunities Special Scouts are encouraged to take classes run from 7:45am-4:30pm with our scouts to speak with at Seven Hills School located at Eric Locher regarding appro- Den Chief Training and volunteer Forces and 5400 Red Bank Rd. Survivalist time to our Cub Scout Pack as A Boy Scout MUST...

….Know how to prop- left hand to another erly execute the Boy Scout and firmly grasp

Scout Handshake. his left hand.

The Scout handshake is Only use this handshake made with the hand when both people are in nearest the heart and is uniform. offered as a token of friendship. Extend your

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Summer Activities and Pictures The Scouts have had a VERY busy OA Root beer Float Sale - summer of activities and while it’s always entertaining to see pictures “Scout at the Court of Honor—here is a small taste ahead of time. ing Amazing Race - rises 50 Mile Canoe Trip - Completed!

BSA High Adventure—Sea Base 2014 within

Getting their own “Brown Cow” you and in- spires The “Bobsey you to Twins” at July Fest put King for a day! forth

Let the Insanity Begin! your The “Grand PuuBah” Summer Camp—”Before” Picture best.”

~Juliette Gordon Low— Founder of Girl Scouts

HANDYMAN CHALLENGE

Handyman Challenge is a very the past: plumbing, auto mainte- This year’s event is scheduled for Satur- unique opportunity to earn nance, painting, home repair, and day, November 8, 2014. Check with the merit badges in the composite materials. This event is Scoutmasters regarding registration “handyman” industry. Many only available to ranks of scouts openings. consider this an industry of First Class and above. It is also lost skills that will be desper- limited to a small group of 30 ately needed in the near future scouts. The event is conveniently

as an entire generation of located at American Modern In- “handymen” retire. surance Group on Bach –Buxton Painting Composite Ma- Rd. Scouts can earn up to two Merit Badge terials Merit Merit Badge opportunities at merit badges at this event. Badge this event have included, in It’s POPCORN TIME AGAIN!!!! Popcorn sales are lim- ited this year to a mere 5 weeks from September 20, 2014 through October 21, 2014. All Money and orders must be turned in Tuesday, October 21, 2014 to our Popcorn Ker- nel—Mrs. Teresa Westendorf. More information on pick up dates and times will come via email.

NEW THIS YEAR: SCOUTS GET ALL THE PROFITS FROM THEIR OWN POPCORN SALES!

Scouts can use these funds to add to their scout accounts to help pay for re- charter fees, campouts, and other scouting events. As long as we continue to have opportunities to do general fundraising for the troop, we hope to continue allow- ing popcorn sales be an avenue to defray costs incurred by scouts and their fami- lies. And with a single, shorter selling season, the boys will not be competing with other groups who start selling early. You can also take advantage of the on-line sales tool for relatives and friends that are out of the local area. Look for more information soon!

Web Address: www.scoutlander.com

Boy/Cub Scout TRIVIA

Question: When did Cub Scouting In 1925, Dr. Huber W. Hurt, a re- In 1930, Cub Scouting was formally become part of the Scouting Or- search psychologist and veteran Scou- launched, with 5,102 boys registered at ganization? ter, was authorized to study existing the end of that first year. Cubs advanced organizations for younger boys. He from Bobcat (for all new members) to Answer: In England, younger boys worked closely with Ernest Thompson Wolf (age 9), Bear (age 10), and Lion were eager to become . In Seton. Both men recommended that (age 11) and joined a Boy Scout troop at 1914, Baden-Powell began imple- the BSA adopt a program for younger age 12. In 1949, the age requirement menting a program for younger boys boys, with older Boy Scouts as lead- was lowered to between 8 and 10 for that was based on Rudyard ers, to tie into home, church, school, Cub Scouts. In 1982, Tiger Cubs was Kipling's Jungle Book. The Wolf Cub and Boy Scouting. started. program began in 1916, and since that time, Wolf Cubbing has spread By 1929, the new Cubbing program (it Cub Scouting in America is different to other European countries with wasn't called "Cub Scouting" until from the younger-boy programs of other very little change. several years later) was taking shape countries be- and was introduced as a demonstra- cause it is cen- In America, hundreds of Cub Scout- tion project in a limited number of tered in the age boys and their families were communities. Its structure was simi- home and clamoring for a program of their lar to today's Cub Scouting, except neighborhood. own. As early as 1920, Scout execu- that dens were led by Boy Scout den tives at the first national training chiefs. The plan included a neighbor- conference discussed the needs of hood mothers' committee to encour- Picture circa 1960 younger boys. The BSA, however, felt with NC State Trooper, age Cubs and den chiefs. Boy Scout, and Cub it wise to postpone any action until Scouts there was more objective evidence.