Where are all the Scouters!!!

Hi all you Scouters, I've been in scouts 7 years now, 6 of those years as a leader with younger sons den. I now have a third year scout that has reached Star Scout as of 10/05 and the younger one is completing his first year in Boy Scouts and will have his Scoutmasters conference on 3/21/06 for first class rank. What is nice is that I get to do a lot of different things in the troop (fundraisers, mending uniforms the boys have outgrown and giving to the troop, helping at the annual dinner in April and the best thing of all - the PIG ROAST every November at Camp Delmont). I would be interested in knowing what other troops do and there traditions and what you do for fundraisers that are a big hit. Yis Wendy

I love doing Boy Scouts ,with them we have done car washes, breakfast, cookouts, popcorn sales(council sale) the car wash was the big money maker.the boys have gone to Philmont, Sky Mount , Leaders day at Ky. http://www.knoxscouting.org/FLD/FLDindex.htm We go to Take Pride in America every year. http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/hoosier/docs/events/tpia.htm Wright Patterson Airforce Museum http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/ My son is going to work at the boy Scout camp this Summer . Cub Scouts 5 years Boy Scouts 7 years Son 17 years old Girl Scouts 11 years Daughter 16 Years old My daughter is going to work at a Girl Scout Camp this summer. I dont know what I will do with my free time , when I'm not at work. And the Girl Scouts, craft sales , Yard sale, The United Way has a store at the mall at christmas ,called Store of Dreams and every no-forprofet can sale their craft their we made around $1000.00 in 1 month, Traveling , we have been to Pennsylvania ,Washington D.C.,Chicago , this summer we are going to Hilton Head S.C. ,Tybee Island , Savannah Ga. and learning new things along with the kids. Kim

Kim, Love those Boy Scouts (Girl Scouts too, but don't have any girls!). Have done the breakfasts with our sponser the Lions and the cookouts in September for the past 3 years that the Webelos II may participate, not the biggest money maker, but a lot of fun. Car Wash - sounds like a good clean fun, will have to see what the boys think about this fundraiser. I have found that our biggest money maker is selling WaWa hoagie coupons. You by the coupons for $2 each and sell them for $3 each. 18 scouts sold 1,000 coupons last April. The coupons are for the shortie hoagie and you have to start with purchasing a minamim of I believe 500 coupons. Thanks for the web sites, the Leaders day in KY sounds exciting. I will try to make this event. 399 is planning a Philmont trip next year. 10 of the boys went to the Jamboree last year and are excited to try another long distance journey to meet other scouts from all over the US. Thanks for your vast knowledge of scouting. Wendy

Where are you from ? I'm from Columbus, Indiana Kim

I'm from the Philadelphia area of Pennsylvania. Wendy

Hey, Scout Mom here!! I've been in scouting for 7 years also. My older boy is 14 and has been in since Tigers. He went to the National Jamboree last year and this year is going to the Florida Seabase Bahamas trip with the Venture Crew. My younger son is 11 and has also been in since Tiger's or really since his brother was a Tiger Cub since our Pack tried to do lots of family-oriented trips including siblings. Our troop does lots of camping, hiking, canoes and biking. It's so nice now that both of our boys are in the Troop. It was hard splitting ourselves with one in Cub Scouts and one in Boy Scouts. It's really great now that my husband & I have both had the WLS, so much easier to keep up with their activities! Our biggest fundraiser besides popcorn is our Po-boy sale. We've done it since they were Cub Scouts and get lots of community support. It has helped finance winter & summer camps plus Jamboree, at least partially. Yours in Scouting, Anne 254/175/1??

Hi Scout Mom, Like you we had one in cubs and one in Boy Scouts. The 12 year old crossed over last year this time, what a blessing. Hope you 14 year old enjoyed the National Jamboree. Our 14 year old is still thanking us for letting him go. Keep me poste on the Florida Seabase Bahama Trip. Lucas is making noises about wanting to do this adventure. In fact I would jump at the chance for the adventure. Maybe next year. What's a Po-boy? wendy

Hey Wendy, Yes, our 14 yr old is always thanking us for getting him on the big adventure scouting trips! It is so thrilling to hear him talk about all kinds of places I've never been and have been able to let him go. He knows that financially it's always a struggle to do the big trips so he it very thankful and is always helping us around the house, with our Welsh Corgi dog and the upkeep on our land. He is really looking forward to the Seabase trip, if we could afford it we'd go b/c they have opening for a male and a female leader on the trip. Po-boy , LOL! It's a local name for a hoagie or submarine type of sandwich on French bread. I'm New Orleans bred and lived there until college, still miss it! One of the hardest things about my surgery was I had it just pre-Katrina and was off work during the Hurricane and the subsequent news coverage. It was so heartbreaking to see the city I love be so low down, I would get so depressed. I haven't been able to bring myself to go back yet but almost went for Mardi Gras. Anne

Hello All, I was a scout in my younger years and even earned the rank of eagle. I now have a son and daughter so I will get the excitement of boys scouts and girl scouts in a few more years. I am scheduled for surgery on Monday and cant wait to start my new life. I have put on alot of weight ever since high school. I want to be able to do all the things with my kids my father couldnt do with me. Til I am on the other side, have a good one Dave

Hi Dave, Congratulation on becoming an Eagle Scout! Also, congrats on your surgery! Everything going as it should after surgery? It's a blast being part of Boy Scouts as an adult, I have to sons, but, have 16 other boys in Troop 399 that call me mom. The scouts call all the moms "mom". As far as having a girl in girl scouts, get involved. That was the best (almost) thing about girl scouts for me (40 years ago?). My father along with 2 other fathers got involved in meetings and camping trips on a semi- regular basis. It was a blast! Enjoy your kids and your new life of wls. Wendy