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• Founded in 1927

• 2nd oldest continuously run troop in Oakland

• 117 Eagle Scouts

Wente Reservation – Summer 2010

Scout Master’s Moment I wanted to welcome the new The primary goal of the troop is to train My vision for the coming year is scouts and the new scout families. its young leaders through the framework of twofold: Adhere to our troop traditions, Because we have some new parents, I community service, outdoor adventures, primarily being role models for the wanted to reflect on the history of the and development of scout leadership. younger scout and being respectful of troop, what our troop traditions are When we say we are a boy lead troop. This each other. Secondly, I would like our and what the vision is for the new means you, the scouts, plan and execute scouts to have even more fun. With scout year ahead of us. the meetings and outings. The adult that in mind, our scout leadership has Troop 202 is 84 years old, having leaders are to be positive mentors and an planned a particularly exciting year. We been founded in 1927. It is the second insurance policy, and get out of the way. have some of our favorites like oldest continuously run Boy Scout We pride ourselves on adhering to the Pinnacles and Yosemite. We are going troop in Oakland. It was changed to tradition of having older scouts look after to embrace the winter with a cross- troop 202 from Troop 2 in the 1950‟s. younger scouts and being respectful of country ski outing and a snow camping We are one of the largest troops in each other. I am proud of the many times trip. A lot of thought has been put into Oakland with 35 scouts and growing. older scouts lead by example or lead by the meeting format by the older scouts. With few exceptions, most of our boys showing the way and not by pulling rank. I We will teach you life skills, from first aid leave the troop for college. In 84 years am describing the ideal. We must not to poker games like Texas hold-em. of existence, we have had 117 eagle forget we are working with a diverse group In closing, this is a special time in your scouts. It is up to them to succeed, but of personalities and characters, and thank life where you will create friendships if they put in the effort, the adult goodness for that. It is a process of that you will take with you to high leaders will do everything in their continuous improvement. school and beyond. I want you to smell power to help them. The statistic I In addition to monthly outings, the troop the roses, to remember the journey and hear is that 20% of our boys become has a tradition of summer camp at Wente not just the triumphs. Middle school and eagles when the national average is for all scouts and high adventure every high school is 10% of your life, but seems 3%. In recent years, we have summer for the older boys. This summer we like the cause of 90% of your psychosis. achieved even higher success. The backpacked Siskiyou national forest to a My hope is that Troop 202 can be a statistic I care about is that scouts in remote alpine lake called Devil‟s calm island in your adolescent storm. I our troop are well adjusted, have fun Punchbowl followed by a 6-day hope we can give you a unique safe and lead a fruitful life. What matters is whitewater rafting trip down the Klamath place to relax with friends and peers the journey and not the outcome. Did River. Next year we are planning a 10-day and learn lifelong skills. you do your best? Did you enter as a backpack trip at Philmont, land owned by character and did you leave with the national organization in the Yours in Scouting, character? New Mexico Mountains. -Rick Prime

2010 - 2011 Troop Calendar

AUGUST 2010 SEPTEMBER 2010 S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 6 Labor Day 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 18 Russian River outing 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30

OCTOBER 2010 NOVEMBER 2010 7 Daylight Savings – S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S ends 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 Veterans Day 8 Pinnacles outing 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 Point Reyes outing 19 Court of Honor 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 -Scouting for Food dropoff 31 Halloween 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 20 Scouting for Food 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 – pick up 31 22-26 Thanksgiving Recess

-No Troop meeting

DECEMBER 2010 JANUARY 2011 S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S 11 Hawk Ridge outing 1 2 3 4 1 4 1st Troop meeting of 20-31 Winter Recess 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2011 –No Troop meeting 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 M.L. King Jr. Day 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 29 Tahoe outing 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

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FEBRUARY 2011 MARCH 2011 S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S 8 Court of Honor 14 St, Valentine‟s Day 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 13 Daylight Savings- 21 Presidents Day 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 begins 26 Tahoe outing 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 Los Mochos outing

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APRIL 2011 MAY 2011 S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S 8 Mother‟s Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Yosemite outing 1 2 14 Camporee outing 18 Spring Recess 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 (tentative) 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 (OUSD) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 30 Memorial Day 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 31 Last Spring Meeting 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

JUNE 2011 JULY 2011 S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 1 2 4 Independence Day 7 Court of Honor 10 Wente (Summer 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 16 Mt. Shasta outing camp) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 19 Father‟s Day 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 TBD High Adventure 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31

http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/OrderoftheArrow.aspx The anYour Scout Your scout has an exciting expand their interest in opportunity to participate in scouting, while gaining The Order of the Arrow! The knowledge, skills and positive Order of the Arrow, the OA, is values that will benefit them the national honor society of for a lifetime. the of America (BSA), which was founded in Our Lodge, Achewon 1915 by Dr. E. Urner Goodman Nimat, is part of the San and Carroll A. Edson, and fully Francisco Bay Area council incorporated as part of the (SFBAC). Our Village, one of Scouting program in 1948. The four in Achewon Nimat, is OA borrows from the lore and called Achewon Tulpe. We traditions of Native Americans gather for many events in in conducting ceremonies, fellowship and the rendering dance contests, crafts, etc…. of service to our troop, OA brothers are elected by District, Council and local their peers in the troop and communities, although thereby honored as best service and participation in exemplifying the Scout Oath troop activities always and in their daily maintains priority over OA lives. Eligible scouts are First participation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Arrow Class and above and have If elected, your scout will met some camping go through an induction requirements. ceremony called an Ordeal. The ceremony and other The purpose of the aspects of the OA are Order of the Arrow is fourfold: confidential to non-OA- member scouts, however, 1. To recognize those any parent is entitled to know Scouts & Scouters who the details of the Ordeal and best exemplify the other OA ceremonies and Scout Oath and Law in functions. There is a no- their daily lives. hazing policy in the BSA 2. To develop and which, of course, the OA maintain camping strictly adheres to. Also, any traditions and spirit. scout elected into the OA 3. To promote Scout would easily withstand the camping. required tasks of the Ordeal. 4. To crystallize the Scout habit of helpfulness into Please contact me with a life purpose of any questions or concerns at leadership in cheerful the above e-mail address or service to others. telephone number. I look forward to seeing your scout As an “arrowman”, besides in the OA and helping them having a lot of fun, your scout reap the benefits of this will benefit from association wonderful part of scouting. http://www.oa-bsa.org/ with other honor scouts throughout the Council, Ross Davidson Region and even the Nation. Order of the Arrow Liaison Your scout will grow as a Troop 202 leader through available 510-967-7209 trainings and service projects. [email protected] Christmas 2004 ● Volume 3, Issue 1 ● Your Family‟s Name ● (242) 555-0193 Membership in the OA will help your scout maintain and

SCOUT LEADERSHIP - 2010

Senior Patrol Leader - Diego R.

Assistant Senior Patrol Leader - Zane S. Spencer W.

Troop Guide - Ben J. Aaron L. Baxter S.

Quartermaster - James M. David M.

Patrol Leader - Jonathan K. (Wolves) Jacob L. (Cobras) Will T. ()

Assistant Patrol Leader - Matan B. (Wolves) Connor P. (Cobras) Lorcan Y. (Beavers)

Historian - Evan W.

Bugler - Jacob L.

Scribe - Cassius J.

Den Chief - Cheyenne J. Kyle M. John O.

VOLUNTEEER POSITIONS 2010-2011 Scoutmaster - Advancement Documentation- Hospitality – Order of the Arrow Liaison - Rick Prime Tim Murphy Leah Maddock Ross Davidson (510) 547-1004 (510) 420-8976 (510) 452-8879 (510) 533-3388 (510) 384-1009 cell (510) 326-8628 cell (415) 271-0622 cell (510) 967-7209 cell [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Assistant Scoutmaster – Communications – Merit Badge Coordinators – Scout to First-Class Ross Davidson Leah Maddock Gilbert Rocha Coordinator - 510) 533-3388 (510) 452-8879 (925) 957-9248 Patrick Zak (510) 967-7209 cell (415) 271-0622 cell (510) 387-8177 cell (510) 655-4974 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] (510) 333-7323 cell [email protected] Veronica Hsieh Eagle Advisor - Michael Bostick (510) 601-9774 David Mitchell (510) 339-0230 Mark Merrell (510) 593-0597 cell (510) 547-1575 (510) 303-1154 cell (510) 530-1790 [email protected] (510) 593-6913 cell [email protected] (510) 708-5271 cell [email protected] [email protected] Mark Merrell Thomas Merritt (510) 530-1790 Tim Murphy (415) 823-9111 cell Scouting for Food - (510) 708-5271 cell (510) 420-8976 [email protected] Gilbert Rocha [email protected] (510) 326-8628 cell (925) 957-9248 [email protected] Newsletter Editor - (510) 387-8177 cell Thomas Merritt Gilbert Rocha [email protected] (415) 823-9111 cell Equipment Coordinator – (925) 957-9248 [email protected] Tim Murphy (510) 387-8177 cell Service Projects- (510) 420-8976 [email protected] Ed Barnes David Mitchell (510) 326-8628 cell (510) 568-7639 (510) 547-1575 [email protected] Outings Coordinator - [email protected] (510) 593-6913 cell Jennifer Oberholzer [email protected] Fundraising – (510) 773-0181 cell Summer Camp Organizers- Doug Kim [email protected] Jennifer Oberholzer Gilbert Rocha (510) 339-6068 (510) 773-0181 cell (925) 957-9248 (510) 333-4345 cell Terese Merrell [email protected] (510) 387-8177 cell [email protected] (510) 530-1790 [email protected] (510) 708-5270 cell Training Coordinator - Handbook Committee – [email protected] Thomas Merritt Scoutmaster Emeritus - Thomas Merritt (415) 823-9111 cell Jeff Kelley (415) 823-9111 cell Recruitment Coordinator - [email protected] 5500 Leona St. [email protected] Denise Webley-Wright Oakland, CA 94605 (510) 835-3837 Transportation Coordinator- (510) 530-3225 High Adventure Activity – (510) 517-7736 cell Jennifer Oberholzer (510) 610-2300 cell Ed Barnes [email protected] (510) 773-0181 cell [email protected] (510) 568-7639 [email protected] [email protected] Liaison Pack 202 - Stephen Will Brent Loo Terese Merrell (510) 339-7079 Rick Prime (510) 339-3597 (510) 530-1790 [email protected] (510) 547-1004 [email protected] (510) 708-5270 cell (510) 384-1009 cell [email protected] Adult Committee Chair - [email protected] Liaison Pack 274- Ed Barnes Jennifer Oberholzer Treasurer- 2938 Millsbrae Ave Hiking Coordinators – (510) 773-0181 cell Kent Hughes Oakland, CA 94605 John Brockett [email protected] (510) 654-5888 (510) 568-7639 611 Crestmont Drive (925) 989-1815 cell [email protected] Oakland, CA 94619 Liaison Pack 295 – [email protected] (510) 482-5617 Denise Webley-Wright Adult Committee Secretary – (510) 822-9680 cell (510) 835-3837 Trip Permit Coordinator- Terese Merrell [email protected] (510) 517-7736 cell Linda Cha (510) 530-1790 [email protected] (510) 533-3913 (510) 708-5270 cell Michael Bostick (510) 813-8079 cell [email protected] (510) 339-0230 Liaison Pack 296- [email protected] (510) 303-1154 cell Mark Merrell [email protected] (510) 530-1790 Webmaster- (510) 708-5271 cell Thomas Merritt [email protected] (415) 823-9111 cell [email protected]

Wente Scout Reservation – Summer Camp 2010

This summer I went to Boy a few of my favorite things, I Scout camp for the first time. would like to share some I had been to recommendations for our camps lots - but this was very scouts for next year. First, different. Why? I got myself don‟t run! It is not worth the everywhere on-time and I pain and lost time when you handled my own money! fall. On the subject of first Camp was a lot of fun. A aid, I would also recommend few of my favorite things keeping your first aid kit in were scrap-fishing, making your day pack- especially if lanyards and First Aid Badge you are doing the class. Scrap-fishing is Woodworking Badge! basically fishing for the Secondly, if you want to unprepared. You search and win the „Critter of the Week find all of your supplies contest‟, look for a praying around the lake. FYI, the fish mantis. And finally, organize at Wente love the breakfast your money in envelopes by bagels! Making lanyards is a activity. I had an envelope fun activity when you want to for each badge that cost be quieter. You can pick money, an envelope for from about 8 colors of treats and lastly an envelope lanyard string. But with some extra money in it remember, you have to buy for things like t-shirts, lanyard the supplies out of your string, pocket knife, etc…. money. My final favorite Camp was a great activity was my First Aid experience. I had lots of fun, Badge class. Our instructor‟s learned a lot, earned badges camp name was „Dora‟. He and got to know the other was fun and informative. scouts in Troop 202 better. Now that I have told you Can‟t wait for next year! -Nicholas M.

Wente Scout Reservation is a Nationally Acredited Boy Scout camp owned and opperated by the San Francisco Bay Area Council, . Each year we host thousands of Scouts that in recent years have come from all over California, Oregon, Texas,Caption Alaska, describing picture or graphic. Massachusetts, Maryland, and Florida. To educate our Scouts we have highly trained staff that we bring in from places like Oregon, Utah, Hawaii, Tennessee, Florida, even Taiwan, Chile, Egypt, and France, but mostly the San Francisco Bay Area.

Brownsea – NYLT (National Youth Leadership Training)

Brownsea is designed to teach my patrol, we had two of us doing leadership, but is just as physically the main cooking and one person demanding as mentally. The Brownsea set the table every meal. It worked staff taught very affectively through out well because we ate good food acronyms. Explain Address Resolve every night. (EAR) helps solve problems, Specific

Measurable Attainable Relevant Brownsea was an awesome T imely ( SMART) hel ps find and achieve experience and one of the best goals, and Explain Demonstrate Guide weeks of my life. The good Enable (EDGE) helps teach and lead memories were just as numerous as others. Brownsea was amazing, but the bad, like playing games and difficult, and fun but demanding. It is swimming every morning. Everything one of those things that is good to had a time and everything started The Brownsea-NYLT have done, but you don't want to go on time. If you were late, you simply course is a high- through it again in the same way. missed some of it. I didn't like some energy week of of the more boring lectures, nor how Scouting skills, Brownsea was great because you we had to stand for long times in the advanced leadership depended on the rest of your patrol. sun every day, but it was all part of training, team building There were no adults to get in the the fun experience. Over all, and fun all mixed way, only your Troop Guide (TG), a Brownsea was tough to go through, together. Brownsea graduate. Each patrol has a relieving when over, and satisfying TG. The only reason for the TG's is to when accomplished. get you through your first day. After Jacob L. that, all they do is eat your food and remind you to use the buddy system. They don't answer any of your

questions, but instead just say "you'll find out" or "ask your patrol leader".

Brownsea was also fun because you got to do things as a patrol. Brownsea's patrol system was a suggestion. It was up to you and your patrol to bend the system based on what fit. For example, there is a list of

six jobs and each of the six patrol members gets a different job on each of the six and a half days. Everyone has to be a patrol leader one day and same with the assistant patrol leaders. However, the other jobs are more

flexible. The cleaners don't have to do ALL the cleaning, and the cook doesn't have to do ALL the cooking. In

Scouting’s Teaching EDGE Blue Troop

 Explain how it is done.

 Demonstrate the steps.  Guide learners as they practice.  Enable them to succeed on their own.

Brownsea – NYLT (National Youth Leadership Training) (cont.) A couple of weeks ago I attended 6:40 - begin cooking food National Youth Leadership Brown Sea. It was a memorable 7:20- eat food with guest Training (NYLT) is the current experience with plenty of learning 7:40- clean up, take the food bin incarnation of youth leadership opportunities. In fact, the entire trip down development training offered was an educational event. Every 8:00- troop meeting, where you sing by the Boy Scouts of America time you attended a seminar on songs, and make sure everyone is (BSA). The program is another part about being an present conducted at the council level effective leader, you were given an 8:20- course meeting, where you over a week or over two example by the lesson that was given, stand in the hot sun and listen to weekends. It is intended to and a chance to practice this the entire course of 200 some guys provide standardized, in-depth afterwards with your patrol. The say they are present and then listen training covering a number of whole trip was in perfect boy-scout to a bunch of fake" funny" leadership ideas and skills for style with, hats, full class A, and a announcements Boy Scouts, Venture Scouts and hiking stave. At Brown Sea you learn 8:40-troop meeting, sing more Varsity Scouts. that you are always late. On time songs and hear deep words of was late, early was on time, and if you scout master wisdom SFBAC - NYLT were late you got yelled at. Here is 9:20- leadership lecture," REALLY San Francisco Bay Area Council an average day in the life of a Brown- fun stuff!!!" (SFBAC) . 11:00-pioneering project, hot and National Youth Leadership tiring but no break.... Builds Training (NYLT) 6:00-wake up call, "wake up!!! You‟re character... Boy Scouts of America late!!!" with bells - tent flaps thrown 12:00-go make the trek down to Wente Scout Reservation open commissary to get food 6:01- bolt out of bed blurry eyed and 12:20-cook food Session 1 getting yelled at 1:00-eat food with guest June 12 to 18, 2011 6:02- assemble your patrol, all present 1:30-clean up and accounted for 2:00- you‟re late!!! Get to troop Session 2 6:02:30- run down to the water front assembly, hear more profound June 19 to 25, 2011 6:06- line up in patrols and engage in worlds of wisdom and get yelled at exercise for not wearing your hat at exactly 6:16-forced to run into the lake and the right angle get splashed 2:30-more leadership lectures 6:20-all out of the lake, dry off 4:00-walk over to green camp for... 6:23-send two scouts go get food Gasp!.. More leadership lectures!!! 5:30-pick up food for dinner 5:45-cook dinner 6:30-after a crazy frantic 45 minutes Red Troop of an almost failed attempt at making steak, you eat dinner with a pompous guest 6:40-clean up 7:00-troop assembly 7:30-more leadership lectures!!! yayaya!!! 8:30-water break!!! followed by more seminars, this time on...... Leadership!!! 9:30-Fee time!!!JK! there is no fun time at Brown Sea. 10:00-session over, go to sleep now!!! Be quiet!!! 10:02-change into your swim suit for tomorrows morning dip and pass out in 5 seconds flat... Jonathan K.

Becoming a Boy Scout

Scout Emblem 1. The three points of the trefoil stand for the three parts of the Scout Oath. 2. The shape of the Scout badge means that a Scout can point the right way in life as truly as does a compass in the field. 3. There are two stars on the badge. They symbolize truth and knowledge. 4. The eagle and shield stand for freedom and a Scout's readiness to defend that freedom. 5. The scroll bearing the is turned up at the ends as a reminder that a Scout smiles as he does his duty. 6. The knot at the bottom of the scroll serves as a reminder of the Scout slogan, Do a Good Turn Daily.

letter with that emblem. points of the Scout law. The Origin of the World Scouting Symbol ring holding the emblem

" Fleur-de-Lis" together represents the bond To explain the meaning of the of brotherhood. In Scouting's early years, critics Scout emblem, Baden-Powell accused Baden-Powell of trying to said, "The two stars on the two turn boys into soldiers, holding up as side arms stand for the two eyes evidence the Scout symbol, which of the Wolf Cub having been they called "a spear-head, the opened before he became a emblem of battle and bloodshed". Scout... The three points of the The Founder quickly replied, The Fleur-de-Lis remind the Scout of crest is the "Fleur-de-Lis", a lily, the the three points of the Scout's emblem of peace and purity. Promise..." In truth, he had chosen as Scouting's emblem the sign for the In the World Scout emblem, the North Point, universally shown on Fleur-de-Lis is surrounded by a The symbol is white on a royal maps, charts and compass cards, circle of rope tied with a reef knot purple background, colors because "it points in the right to symbolize the strength and Baden-Powell chose direction (and upwards), turning unity of the world brotherhood of because, in heraldry, white neither to the right nor left, since Scouting: "Even as one cannot stands for purity and purple these lead backward again..." Lady undo a reef knot, no matter how for leadership and helping Baden-Powell added later, "It shows hard one pulls on it, so as it others. the true way to go." expands, the movement remains Since Scouting began, over united." 200 million Scouts have worn

Baden-Powell explained the origins the Scout symbol, making it of this sign. In the Middle Ages, The three tips of the Fleur-de-Lis one of the more highly mariner Flavio Gioja designed it to represent the three main parts of recognized emblems in the make the seaman's compass more the : duty to God, world. Today, over 150 World reliable. In Italian, North was obedience to the Scout Law, and Scouting countries and "Tramontana". Gioja used a capital service to others. The two five- territories, more than 16 "T" to mark it, and in deference to point stars stand for truth and million members continue to King Charles of Naples, whose crest knowledge, and the 10 points on wear it with pride. was the Fleur-de-Lis, combined the the stars remind us of the 10