Troop 494

2008 March Campout

“Leadership And Team Building”

 

Who:               Registered Scouts and Scouters

What:              Troop Planning Campout

When:              March 28-30, 2008

Where:            Stearns Scout Camp (near St Cloud)

Why:                To work on Team Building and plan for the future.

Cost:               None

Departure:      Be at Otter Lake School on Friday, March 28th at 6:30pm.  Eat supper before arriving.

Returning:       Sunday around Noon.  Scouts will be dropped off at their homes.

Signup:           Signup sheet will be at the troop meetings.  Space is limited.

 

We will be staying in the Diamond Lake Lodge at Stearns Scout Camp.

 

During this campout we will be working on many things:

 

Leadership:  What is a leader, conflict resolution, the patrol method

 

Team Building: Learning to work together.

 

Planning:  What should we do for campouts and in troop meeting for the remainder of the year?

 

Scouts should bring:

Duffel                          Sleeping Bag                        Flashlight

Rain Gear                  Pocket Knife             Change of clothes

Scout shirt                  Scout Handbook            Boots

Gloves/Mittens          Warm coat                 Spare socks

Sweater/sweatshirt             Personal Hygiene (soap, toothbrush, towel, etc)

 

We will be sleeping indoors so a standard weight sleeping bag will be more than adequate.

 

Dress for the weather.  Some of the activities will be outdoors.

 

If you have any questions, ask at the troop meeting, or contact Tom DeGayner at 651 426 8165. (email: tdegayner@aol.com)