We are entering the “most wonderful time of the year,” starting with a feast focused on gratitude and ending with a countdown to the new calendar. In between is a time that hopefully is joyful, reflective, and full of fun, love and memories. But it’s also incredibly busy. The holiday season is one of many times each year when hundreds of thousands of people across the country sacrifice and juggle to find time in their hectic schedules to make Scouting programs happen. 

And on the eighth day, noting that man had rested enough, God created scout camps.

"To be a good father (or mother) and keep your son (or daughter) from hating you when you are an old man (or woman), He said, "you shall go forth in your child's 11th year to a hot, humid spot in the forest and sleep on the ground under a piece of canvas."

Over the holidays work on your Advancement – Scouting provides a series of surmountable obstacles and steps in overcoming them through the advancement method. The Scout plans their advancement and progresses at their own pace as they meet each challenge. The Scout is rewarded for each achievement, which helps them gain self-confidence. The steps in the advancement system help a Scout grow in self-reliance and in the ability to help others.

As Boy Scouts plan their activities and progress toward their goals, they experience personal growth. The Good Turn concept is a major part of the personal growth method of Boy Scouting. Boys grow as they participate in community service projects and do Good Turns for others. Probably no device is so successful in developing a basis for personal growth as the daily Good Turn. The religious emblems program also is a large part of the personal growth method. Frequent personal conferences with his Scoutmaster help each Boy Scout to determine his growth toward Scouting’s aims.

As a follow up to our time last night, we wanted to share the information from Mrs. Macdonald regarding the new cotillion group forming in Cherokee County....

Its that time of year, paying dues for 2020! Starting Sunday October 13th, at 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. the troop will be collecting dues for the 2020 scouting year. Dues will ONLY be collected the last 3 sundays of October, at the HUT, between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. All dates are on the troop calendar.