David Helms - District Boy Scouter of the Year

For those of you who could not make it to the Piedmont District Banquet - Our Scoutmaster: David Helms aka. H2 was named District Boy Scouter of the Year. Don't forget to congratulate him and thank him for all that he does for the Troop.

Camp Grimes/Webelos Trip

We had another successful 934 trip with lots of good times and good food. I hope our guest had as much fun as I did, and I don’t think anybody should have gone away hungry. Has anybody seen that many Dutch ovens going at the same time?

Slide show:

The same pictures from the trip as a Web Album. Click on the picture.

Camp Grimes 08

Wilkes County Airport Camporee

Another fun trip were many of the boys earned their Aviation Merit Badge.

Camporee 08

Pilot Mountain

We had a great trip to Pilot Mountain. Here are some pictures.

Pilot Mountain 08

Click on the picture. Enjoy!

Pilot Mt. Trip

Pilot Mountain

(Ravens Only!!)

Who: Ravens and Raven Leaders

When: October 3-5 2008

Where: Pilot Mountain State Park

Why: Good Times and Scout Advancement!

What: A mini Troop trip where the Ravens are able to have fun and complete many advancement requirements. The boys will plan and then cook their own gourmet meal, including one over (or in) an open fire. They will take a hike using their own map and compass skills to lead them to their destination.
Saturday afternoon will be time for games, scout skills, and just simple playtime.

Cost: $20 (Pay to Mr. Spiegalman at our Troop meeting Sept. 22 or 29)

What to Bring:

• Sleeping Bag
• Foam/air pad for sleeping bag
• Toiletries (toothbrush, tooth paste, soap or hand sanitizer etc., etc..)
• Rain jacket (no ponchos)
• Hat, Cap or toboggan
• Gloves
• Pants (dry fit, no cotton)
• Undershirts (dry fit, no cotton)
• Underwear
• Extra Shoes (The boys might play in the creek)
• Extra Clothes (The boys might play in the creek!)
• 2 water bottles (32 ounces each – fill before you leave)
• Long underwear
• Fleece Sweatshirt
• Socks
• Small Flashlight or headlamp
• Non-aerosol Bug Repellant
• Sunscreen Lotion, if desired
• Spending Money
• Extra jacket (suitable for the weather)
• Personal First Aid Kit
• Compass
• Rope
• Backpack w/ Pack Cover
• Cup, bowl, and spoon

What not to Bring:

• Electronics
• Snacks
• Cell Phones

Adult Advisers

Raven 1: Mr. Noyes, Mr. Stallings

Raven 2: Mr. Pike, Mr. Spangler

Senior Raven Advisors: Mr. Smith, Mr. Jolly

Itinerary:

Friday 5:30 Meet at Church

5:45 Depart

7:00 Setup Camp

11:00 Lights Out

Saturday 7:00 Wake Up

7:15 Learn about Light Stove (Mr. Noyes, Mr. Pike, Mr. Spangler, and Mr. Stallings)

7:30 Cook Breakfast and Clean Up

8:30 Discuss Compass and Maps (Mr. Noyes and Mr. Pike)

9:00 Hike

12:00 Prepare Lunch and Clean Up

1:00 Free Time

Games

Optional Trip to Horne Creek Living Museum

5:30 Learn to Build Open Fire (Mr. Noyes, Mr. Pike, Mr. Spangler, and Mr. Stallings)

6:00 Cook Dinner over Open Fire and Clean Up

11:00 Lights Out

Sunday 7:00 Wake Up

7:15 Cook Breakfast and Clean Up

8:00 Devotional

8:15 Break Camp

9:00 Depart to top of Pilot Mountain

9:30 Hike

12:00 Depart For Home

1:00 Arrive at Church

Grayson Highlands Hike

Okay so old school people call this area Mt. Rogers but what ever its name is it is some beautiful country.I have many pictures of the landscape of the area but not one of my photographs do it justice. The Troop has been blessed the past few weeks with the teachings of a wonderful Scout named Ted Holt. He is a Troop 934 Eagle Scout who is a student at Duke, but because he is going to spend this year at Oxford he has had the time to teach the Wilderness Survival Merit Badge to our boys. One of the requirements is to spend a night in a shelter that you have built yourself. He graciously came on our trek to educate, supervise, and provide encouragement to the boys working on the badge. I really enjoyed watching Mr. Holt working with the Scouts and I learned a thing or two myself. You can find some of the shelters that the boys built and the rest of the pictures on my Mt. Rogers Web Album. I almost forgot that we had some of the wild horses in the park that hung around with us at our campsite. You can see them too. Mt. Rogers

Scout's Mom gets new kidney

Zachary Williams' Mom needed a new kidney and she was able to get one in the first three-state transplant. The article below was the headline in the W-S Journal on August 5.

A Triple Feat

First three-state kidney transplant in U.S. involved Baptist Medical Center

By Richard Craver | Journal Reporter

Published: August 5, 2008

Homer Brownlee Jr. pledged to his newlywed wife, Marilyn, that if she ever needed a kidney transplant, he'd be there for her.

Kidney problems run on both sides of their family. Marilyn's father died as a result of kidney disease, shortly after she married Brownlee in a ceremony that her father was too sick to attend.

Forty-three years later, Brownlee kept his promise -- only with a stranger's kidney.

Because his kidney turned out not to be an ideal match, the Brownlees, from Mobile, Ala., participated last Wednesday in a three-way, three-state kidney donation in the United States. Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center was one of the host sites for the surgeries.

Because Brownlee kept his promise to his wife, a local woman also has a new kidney.

Robin Graves of Winston-Salem received one of Brownlee's kidneys.

"I feel blessed to have had this man step up to the plate, as well as my best friend, to give me a chance at a better quality of life for myself and my two boys," Graves said yesterday with Brownlee sitting beside her hospital bed. She had been on dialysis for about four years.

Graves' best friend, Martha Hanson of Albuquerque, N.M., donated her kidney to a female recipient in Denver, whose husband traveled to the University of Alabama Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala., to donate a kidney to Marilyn Brownlee.

Homer Brownlee was grateful that his wife is doing well with her new kidney.

"I know it's going to mean a whole new world for my wife," Brownlee said. "You could tell she had something wrong with her because she was so tired all the time.

"Even though it's not my kidney that went into her, I suspect I'll get a bunch of hugs and kisses when I see her later this week."

The matching of the three donor-recipient pairs came through the Alliance for Paired Donation, a nonprofit group based in Toledo, Ohio, that aims to shorten the waiting time for kidney-transplant recipients. The alliance said that, on average, about 12 people waiting for a transplant die every day.

According to the alliance, there are more than 76,600 patients awaiting a transplant in the United States. By comparison, there were 16,626 transplants performed nationwide in 2007.

Sharon Alcorn, the abdominal-transplant coordinator for Baptist, said that the hospital performed 200 kidney transplants in fiscal 2007-08, which ended June 30.

The goal is to expand the donation possibilities for people who are willing to donate a kidney for a family member or friend, but are incompatible with that person.

According to WebMD.com, transplants using a kidney from a first-degree relative, such as father, mother, brother or sister, are the most successful. But a family member is not always the best match, as the key to success is having the closest possible blood and tissue matches.

In the Brownlees' case, a final test done the day before his wife's transplant surgery was scheduled in July 2007 ruled him out as a donor.

"When the whole batch of doctors handling the surgery come into the room, you know the news is not good," Brownlee said. "Yet, I knew there was going to be a kidney out there for her, and I still was willing to donate one of mine to someone who I was a good match for."

The key to the three-way donation was that, for ethical reasons, each donor had to be put under anesthesia at the same time even though the surgeries were taking place in Winston-Salem, Birmingham and Aurora, Colo.

That way, if one donor had backed out, all of the surgeries would have been called off.

"Simple two-way swaps are pretty easy to arrange," said Dr. Michael Rees, the medical director for the alliance. "This exchange was a bit more complicated because it involved three pairs whose recipients could not have found a match if we had only performed two-way exchanges.

"The fact that each center is in a different state and time zone made the logistics more challenging."

Brownlee said he had to go through a large battery of tests over the course of a year before he was deemed healthy enough to donate his kidney to Graves.

"I think they checked everything out in me and on me except my toenails, and they may still come after them before I leave," he said.

"I knew once I was cleared the first time to be a donor that I had to do it -- no backing out. Even though it was a roundabout way of getting Marilyn her kidney, it's all been worth it."

Dr. Carl Westcott, a member of Baptist's laparoscopic-surgery service who performed the surgery on Brownlee, said he hopes that more three-way transplants can be done.

"It's difficult for the donor since they likely are away from their family and community support when they undergo the surgery," Westcott said.

"But with this method in place, we hope it will make a dent in the waiting list for transplants since living donated kidneys tend to last twice as long as those taken from a cadaver."

Graves said she hopes that her story will inspire people "to not let the fear of donating a kidney stop them from giving the gift of life to others."

"Being on dialysis, while it keeps you alive, is a terrible quality of life because it makes you so weak," Graves said. "Even then, if a transplant hadn't come along, eventually I knew I was going to die.

"Even though it will take me months to recover, mentally I know I have my life back. I will be able to attend school functions for my sons that I had been too sick to attend in recent years."

Taking Brownlee's hand in hers, Graves said that "this man, who didn't know me a week ago, has blessed my life so richly. I'm just glad that in this same way, his wife has been blessed, too."

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By the numbers

16,000

Number of transplants performed last year.

9,400

Number of transplants from cadavers.

6,600

Number of transplants from living donors.

200

Number of transplants done at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

60,000

Number of people on the waiting list for cadaver kidneys

Cherokee Trip Reposted

Smokemount Campground Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC

Come with us to the Cherokee Indian Reservation for an action packed trip that includes tubing, a trip to the Cherokee outdoor village, tickets to the Unto these Hills Drama, and other fun activities directed towards earning the Indian Lure Merit badge.

Who: T934 Scouts and registered adult

leaders.

When: Friday, August 22 : Meet at church -

10:00 am & leave 10:30 am

Sunday, August 24: Parent’s pick-up

boys at 5:00 PM

How: Bus & Church Vans

Cost: $65.00

Bring: Bag lunch for Friday.

Bathing Suit

Surf Shoes for Tubing (no open toes)

We will Travel and attend all Public

events in our class A uniform

Money for fast food lunch Sunday

There will be one meeting prior to the trip. Sign ups for this trip will be done via the internet and a short meeting at summer camp. Please indicate your intentions as soon as possible. This trip is limited to 45 persons. (breakdown of approx 34 boys – 11 leaders)

We must have attendance established and fees collected prior to August 6^th for our reservations.

Please e-mail me your intentions and/or mail your fee to Mr. Lee Spiegleman at

88 Shady Lawn Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27104 sspiegelman@triad.rr.com

Fees will also be accepted at the Wednesday summer camp dinner.

Questions: Don Brown, Asst. Scoutmaster, chota48@aol.com

Itinerary

Day 1, Friday, August 22

• Leave the church parking lot at 10:30 AM
• Eat bag lunch on the bus / van
• Arrive at Smokemount Campground about 4 PM
• Set up camp in group area (bounded by the Oconaluftee River)
• 5 PM Patrols do “pot luck” Indian dinner to share with troop
• Clean-up - Then work on merit badge Indian game and craft requirements.

Day 2, Saturday, August 23

• Patrols do breakfast
• Leave campground at 9 AM to Deep Creek for Tubing
• Leaders prepare group shore lunch at 12:00
• Depart back to Smokemount at 3;00 PM. Get back into class A uniforms.
• Leader prepared Dinner at 5:30 PM.
• Depart for “Unto These Hills “ Drama at 6:30 PM.

http://www.cherokee-nc.com/index.php?page=11

Day 3, Sunday, June 29:

• Up at 7:00 Patrols do breakfast
• Clean-up, break down, and depart by 9:00 AM

• Visit Oconaluftee Village at 9:30 AM
• Depart for Winston-Salem at 11:00 AM
• Lunch at Fast food restaurant 12:30.
• Arrive at Church at 4:30 PM.
• Unpack / depart church at 5:15 PM

Ravens Say Hello From Camp

I put together a little video of the Ravens saying Hi . Yes we had quite a bit of rain before the boys could set up camp but they did a great job of getting their camp site set up.

Raven Knob Pics '08

The pictures are of various quality but I thought you still would like to see them.

Raven Knob 08

Menu For Week 5 at Camp

Menu A (Weeks 1, 3, 5, 7)
Sunday Dinner
Spaghetti w/ Meat Sauce, Tossed Salad (On Plate), Peaches, Texas Toast
Monday Breafast
Frech Toast Sticks w/ Syrup, Cooked Apples, Bacon, Cereal/Milk/Juice, Fresh Fruit
Monday Lunch
Beef Nachos w/ Cheese, Corn, Salad Bar, Fruit Cocktail, PBJ Uncrustables
Monday Dinner
Chopped BBQ/Bun, Baked Beans, Cole Slaw, Pudding Cup, Salad Bar
Tuesday Breakfast
Eggs, Sausage Patty, Cereal/Milk/Juice, Fresh Fruit
Tuesday Lunch
Chicken Sandwhich, Potato Wedges, Salad Bar, Peaches, PBJ Uncrustables
Tuesday Dinner
Salibury Steak w/Gravy, Green Peas, Rice, Salad Bar, Dinner Roll, Cookies
Wednesday Breakfast
Biscuit w/Sausage Gravy, Cereal/Milk/Juice, Applesauce, Fresh Fruit
Wednesday Lunch
Ham/Turkey, Lettuce/Tomato/Cheese, Chips, Granola Bar,
Wednesday Dinner
Lasagna, Breadsticks, Corn, Salad Bar, Iced Cake
Thursday Breakfast
Biscuit, Sausage Patty, Hash Round Potatoes, Cereal/Milk/Juice, Fresh Fresh
Thursday Lunch
Chicken Nuggets, Corn, Salad Bar, Pudding, PBJ Uncrustables
Thursday Dinner
Country Fried Steak w/ Cream Gravy, Mixed Vegetable, Salad Bar, Dinner Roll, Brownie
Friday Breakfast
Eggs, Grits, Bacon, Biscuit, Juice/Cereal/Milk, Fresh Fruit
Friday Lunch
Hot Dog, Chili/Slaw, Chips, Salad Bar, Cookies, PBJ Uncrustables
Friday Dinner
Chicken Cordon Bleu, Green Beans, Wild Rice, Salad Bar, Dinner Rolls, Italian Ice
Saturday Breakfast
Muffins, Juice/Cereal/Milk, Fresh Fruit,
Fresh Fruit Includes but is not limited to: Apples and Bananas

How To Contact Your Boy At Camp

I like to write a short e-mail to my son each day when he is at camp and I just wanted to make sure that you knew how to send them a note. I have cut and pasted from the Raven Knob website.

Scouts may receive mail at camp.
Please send mail addressed as follows:

Scout Name
Unit Number
Camp Raven Knob
266 Raven Knob Road
Mount Airy, NC 27030

Please be sure to include the Scout’s unit number on all mail; this will make sure
it is routed to the proper mailbox. Also include a return address in case a letter arrives
at camp after the Scout has left. Mail service is dependable, but it is recommended
that mail not be sent to camp later than the Wednesday while the unit is at camp. Mail
can take from two to four days to reach camp. Any letters or packages that contain
currency or valuables should be insured.


Scouts are able to receive Internet messages while at camp. Messages may be
sent through the camp’s web site (www. ravenknob.com). Enter the unit Number,
Scout name, and message in the form provided. All messages will be printed and
delivered to the unit mailboxes with regular mail and messages.
Link

Should someone at camp need to be contacted, the camp telephone number
is (336) 352-4307. This phone is located in the camp office, and is manned from
8:00a.m. until 10:00p.m., with the exception of meals and campfires. There may be
a staff member in the office in the evening or at other times as well. Please note, however,
that this is the camp’s business phone and parents will not be able to talk to their
children. The staff member will take a message and deliver it to the unit mailbox.
Of course, emergency messages, will be delivered as soon as possible.

Medication Forms

All,

I just wanted to clarify how to package the medication for the boys at Raven Knob.



Each dosage must be individually packaged and labeled.

There is a form on the Raven Knob site - http://www.ravenknob.com/pdf/MedicationCard.pdf (Scroll to the bottom of the pdf)



If your child takes his medication everyday at breakfast then you need to have 6 copies of the form and circle breakfast on everyone and circle Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc., for each individual day. Then put a form and the medication in an individual ziplock bag for each day. If your child takes a medication at breakfast and supper you will need 12 ziplock bags (breakfast Mon-Sat, supper Sun-Fri). Each dose of medication requires its own ziplock bag, medication, and form inside.



You also need to fill out a Medication Form

http://www.ravenknob.com/pdf/MedicationInformationForm.pdf

These can be turned into Dr. Gregory as the bus is loaded on Sunday, before we leave to go to camp.

Yours in Scouting,

Gray Jolly

Summer Camp e-mails

Scouts/families-

Two crews are safely back from a fantastic adventure at Philmont. Look for the shiny new belt buckles and arrowhead patches and ask the wearer about his trip. A crew leaves today for Seabase in FL to undertake a seafaring trek and do some valuable recon for the troop. Pray for their safe passage and a worthwhile trip.

Coming up on 8/22-24 is the Cherokee/Smokemont trip. This will include camping in a beautiful campsite in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, tubing in Deep Creek (it's not very deep), visiting the Cherokee Village and seeing the drama "Unto These Hills". It is a great trip to enjoy just before school starts back. Flyer attached.

Space is limited, so please bring your money for this trip to the departure for summer camp and see Mr. Spiegelman. If you can't do this, make sure you email me that you want to come. Spaces go to the first paid.

Also attached is the adult coverage list for CRK. I hope to be there more than shown but we probably need 1 more adult for Sun-Wed nights. I believe we have 1 or more additional adults coming in for the 2nd half of the week. (Cavenaugh or Pfundstein please confirm) . We have to pay for all adults and we have a program to run, so please do not come up except on Sunday afternoon and Wed night unless you contact me and I put you on the list. There will be no place for unreserved bodies at meals. Bill Marvin is the trip leader, and in my absence, will have the final say on all matters.

Here are the Summer Camp particulars:

1) Meet 11:00 Sunday at MT Tabor HIGH SCHOOL bus pickup. Do not come to the church.
2) 11:30 am pickup the following Saturday (7/19) at the CHURCH. We will all come back together. Absolutely no early pickups for any reason.
3) No electronics, phones or open-toed shoes
4) If your health form is not current, we can not let you on the bus. Please make sure you sign and date it.
5) Bring money for Troop pictures ($10 and you will want one) and T-shirts ($5) Also, a little walking around money will be useful for the trading post this coming week.
6) Potluck dinner at the chapel Wednesday, 5:45, eat at 6:00. Bring lots of food and carpool if you can.
7) packing party 1-1:30 pm Sat 7/12. Your attendance would be helpful
Please let me know if you can come.
8) We need a volunteer to purchase snacks and supplies to load on Saturday.
Let me know if you would like to volunteer.

SUNDAY at 11:00-
Make sure you check in with Mr. Marvin and Dr. Gregory. If you have any prescription medicine, you must have it prepackaged by dosage in Ziplocs with your name, troop, and the type of med on it.

For the suggested gear list, please go to http://bsatroop934.clubspaces.com and look for "Important forms". For a map to camp, go to www.ravenknob.com .
Once you enter camp, come through main gate, continue past admin building, stay straight down the hill. At the bottom, you will see a log cabin. Proceed just past it (straight ahead) and park at the bridge across Lake Watson. That will lead you to the chapel and our picnic.

Wednesday night's campfire will go until about 9:30 for the first part and until 10:15 for the second part (known as the Vigil tapout). Many people choose to leave between the two.

It will be a great week! I hope to see many of you Saturday. Let me know if you're coming.

H2

Troop-
Wear Class A to camp including scout shorts, belt, and scout socks.
Bring a bag lunch with you. The first meal they serve is supper. Thanks.
H2

From Mr. Smith

All,

Here is some additional information about camp.

• On Sunday Departure - Wear Class A to camp including scout shorts, belt, and scout socks. Wear your troop neckerchief. Bring a bag lunch with you. The first meal they serve is supper.
• Footlockers – can be purchased at Space Savers on Strafford and Wal-Mart.
• Money – Spending Money – Need some for the Canteen but the Kids can buy too much junk food.
• Pocket knife – Leaders can take up marked (name on) pocketknives so when the boys get their Toten chip they don’ have to go buy one.
• Mail or E-mail – Parents can mail or e-mail the boys. Go to www.ravenknob.com
• Wednesday Pot Luck – Bring a homemade dish, a pizza, KFC, anything. The boys will eat a lot and there is presentation at the OA arena after dinner.

Boy Scout Web Albums

These are some pictures I have taken on Scout trips.

Click on the pictures to see the web album.

Mt. Mitchell Pictures

Mt Mitchell 08

Camp Flintlock

Camp Flintlock

Wilson Creek

Wilson Creek

Stone Mountain

Stone Mountain 07

Stone Mountain

Hanging Rock 07

Bike Trip 07

Bike Trip 07

Raven Knob

Raven Knob

Spring 07

Spring 07

Raven Knob Camp Guide

Camp Raven Knob

Summer Camp Guide

( Developed for especially for Raven Scouts )

Hope you are excited about camp next

week! It is going to be a blast. I have been getting a lot of great questions from

parents…so I put this basic Summer Camp guide for you. Hopefully it answers many of

your questions. All the new Ravens will be doing the same senior Raven program which works on a lot of their First Class requirements. They should be aware of other merit badge sessions because next year they will get to pick several of the merit badges they want to take at camp.

Depart For Camp

Meet at the Bus Lot at Mount Tabor High School at 11:00am on Sunday, July 13. You need to

check-in, make sure you have all the necessary paperwork completed and load their footlocker.

Footlocker should be locked. Give Mr. Helms extra key or combination. T934 t-shirts are usually

on sale for $10. Bring a bag lunch.

Arrive Back From Camp

Meet at Mount Tabor United Methodist Church at 11:00am on Saturday, July 19 to pick up your

Scout.

Adult Leaders

There will be adult leaders in camp for the entire week and there will be quite a few other adult

leaders who will be there in "shifts" throughout the week.

Tent Mates

There a two Scouts per tent. Scouts can pick who they want to tent with.

Uniforms at Camp

Class-A uniforms should be worn as we travel to camp. When we get there, we first go through

the registration process after which a group picture of the troop is taken. Class-A uniforms are

worn to dinner each night and to the Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday night campfires. Bring a

hanger so it can be kept as neat as possible.

Class-B uniforms will be worn when they are not wearing Class-A uniforms. The Class-B is a

Scout t-shirt or regular t-shirts with their Scout shorts or scout-like cargo shorts.

Group Picture

8x10 copies can be purchased for $10, but they must be requested and paid for in advance.

Messages

Scouts may receive electronic messages at camp.

1. Go to Raven Knob's website. http://www.ravenknob.com/

2. Click on "This Summer"

3. Click on "Send Scouts Messages" in left hand panel.

4. Select the Troop 934

5. Complete form and send message (messages will be printed and distributed to scout by the

troop leaders)

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Directions to Camp Raven Knob: (CARPOOLING IS STRONGLY SUGGESTED)

Take 52-North (toward Mt. Airy) to I-74 (toward I-77). Exit I-74 on Highway 89 and turn left (west

toward Sparta). The next left turn off of 89 is Ladonia Church. It is approximately 3 1/2 miles (just

after passing a concrete silo on the left). There is a small sign for Camp Raven Knob. This is a

little curvy road that dead-ends at a stop sign. Turn left at the dead end you will turn L on Hidden

Valley for only a couple hundred yards before you veer off to the right on the camp road.

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Camp Raven Knob phone number: (336)-352-4307

Camp Raven Knob website: http://www.ravenknob.com/

Parking

There is some limited parking space at the camp but the very best place to park is just before

entering the camp gates. There is a short path that leads to the camp. There will be a lot of

visitors and a lot of cars in camp that night, and this will prevent our parents from having to drive

all the way into camp and the traffic turmoil.

Directions to Campsite

Should you wish to visit the Troop 934 campsite (Deer Valley) prior to dinner, follow the same

directions except turn left at the bottom of the hill just in front of the log cabin. Go about 100 yards

+/-, and turn left again just before reaching the waterfall (seen on your right). Follow this road to

the end and park. It is better to visit the campsite while it is light and early, it is tricky after

campfire for numerous reasons.

Wednesday Family Night

We will meet at 6pm for supper at the chapel not at the campsite. You might want to bethere closer to 5:45pm to set up for the potluck dinner. Please bring a dish bigenough for your family and a few more.There will be some very hungry boys there and a lot of family members. To get to the chapel, come straight into camp, ignore all turns, come down the hill past the brown administration building. At the bottom of the hill go straight, proceed just past the log cabin and park in the grass on your left. You should see a covered bridge in front of you which will lead you (on foot) to the chapel.

Campfire Program (after dinner)

Following dinner, there will be a Campfire, Order of the Arrow Ceremony, and an OA Vigil

Ceremony at the OA Arena. This is a very impressive ceremony that you will not want to miss!

The campfire program is very interesting and will include the acknowledgement (tapout) of the

boys who have been elected into the Order of the Arrow this year. Plan to leave about 9pm if you

don't stay for the special Vigil tap and 10pm if you do. Due to our week in camp coinciding with

the annual Vigil tap, there will be extra traffic in camp. Therefore, it is advised to carpool when

possible.

What to Bring to Summer Camp

• Sunday Lunch

• Complete Class A uniform

• T-shirts, preferably camp or Scout shirts* (the boys get dirty-possibly avoid white?)

• Shorts and long pants

• Swim trunks

• Underwear

• Socks

• Hat or cap

• Jacket or sweatshirt

• Extra shoes and/or boots (closed toed only)

• Rain gear

• Notebook and pencils

• Scout handbook (kept in a ziplock bag)

• Watch

• Toilet articles: shampoo, soap, toothbrush and toothpaste

• Flashlight with extra batteries

• Sleeping bag and blanket (or sheets)

• Bath towel and beach towel

• Pocket knife

• Footlocker that can be locked and a lock (give extra key or combination to Scoutmaster)

Should be 14”h x 37”w x 17”d. The critical dimension is the height.

• Camera and film

• Sun block

• Bug repellant

• Small tarp or plastic sheet 8' x 10' (to go over tent)

• Rope 1/8 x 25' (for clothes line, etc.)

• Daypack

• Personal first aid kit

• Fishing gear (optional)

• Water bottle

• Playing cards and/or board games

*They will receive 1 camp T-shirt at camp. You do not have to purchase all Scout t-shirts if you do

not have them.

DO NOT BRING CELL PHONES, FOOD, GUM, DRINKS, CANDY, VIDEO GAMES, COMPUTER

GAMES OR KNIVES WITH BLADES LONGER THAN 3"!

Items on this exclusion list and knives or any other items brought from home and not used safely

become the property of the Scoutmaster.

Camp Raven Knob

click to enlarge

Map To Raven Knob

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Trenderfoot Requirement #7

All the Ravens need to complete Tenderfoot Requirement # 7

" Repeat from memory and explain in your own words the Scout Oath, Law, motto, and slogan."

Scout Oath		Scout Law
On my honor I will do my best To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.		A Scout is ... trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.

Scout Motto: Be Prepared.


Scout Slogan: Do A Good Turn Daily.

We will be going over and discussing all of these.

Click on the video and see a brief discussion on the Boy Scouts of America web site of this requirement.

What to bring to summer camp

I've already had a question about what to bring to camp so here 'tis

Troop 934

What to Bring to Summer Camp

Sunday Lunch

Complete Class A uniform

T-shirts, preferably camp or Scout shirts*

Shorts and long pants

Swim trunks

Underwear

Socks

Hat or cap

Jacket or sweatshirt

Extra shoes and/or boots

Rain gear

Notebook and pencils

Scout handbook

Watch

Toilet articles: shampoo, soap, toothbrush and toothpaste

Flashlight with extra batteries

Sleeping bag and blanket (or sheets)

Bath towel and beach towel

Pocket knife

Footlocker that can be locked and a lock (give extra key or combination to Scoutmaster)

Camera and film

Sun block

Bug repellant

Small tarp or plastic sheet 8' x 10' (to go over tent)

Rope 1/8 x 25' (for clothes line, etc.)

Daypack

Personal first aid kit

Fishing gear

Water bottle

Playing cards and/or board games

*They will receive 1 camp T-shirt at camp. You do not have to purchase all Scout t-shirts if you do not have them. Troop 934 shirts may be available for $10.00 each.

DO NOT BRING CELL PHONES, FOOD, GUM, DRINKS, CANDY, VIDEO GAMES, COMPUTER GAMES OR KNIVES WITH BLADES LONGER THAN 3"!

Items on this exclusion list and knives or any other items brought from home and not used safely become the property of the Scoutmaster.

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E-mail from our Scoutmaster - May 29

Troop-

1) Remember, next Monday is a special Eagle Court of Honor instead of a regular meeting. Wear class A (including sash) and bring parents. There will be refreshments afterward. Also, there will be an opportunity to get a scoutmaster conference and/or board of review after the ceremony. THERE WILL BE NO PLC THIS WEEK. Program starts at 7pm in the sanctuary.

2) Monday, 6/9 is our last regular meeting of this school year. We will be having the remainder of our SM conferences and BORs that day as well as wrapping up some merit badges and packing for Bear Island.

3) The Bear Island trip is still accepting participants. This is one of the most fun trips we do. First-in $$ grabs the slots. Events include spending Saturday on a 74 ft schooner. Mr. Spiegelman will probably be accepting $ at the COH if you want to bring it.

4) The 6/16 meeting is our Spring Court of Honor (it will move quickly) to be followed by a camp meeting. The camp meeting is required for scouts and at least one parent of anyone who is attending Camp Raven Knob this summer for the first time with the troop. If this is not your first time but you are not 100% sure of how things work,please attend also. Even with part of the troop gone to Sea Base and two crews freshly returned from Philmont, it appears that we are taking over 50 scouts this year. Once again due to the work involved, troop spirit, and teambuilding, it is imperative that we leave as a troop on Sunday and return as a troop on Saturday. Please do not plan to pick your son up early.

Lots of things are going on. Camping merit badge had a fantastic trip at Shining Rock Wilderness last weekend and the Philmont crews are doing team building prior to our departure on 6/20. Thanks to all that participated in our chicken sale. We sold 200 halves, some drinks, and the remainder of our coffee.

See you Monday night.

H2

PS-There may be some presentations to prior eagles, so all should come.