Category: Troop Event
Camp Out and earn the Chess Merit Badge too!
Start Date: 11/02/18 4:30 PM
End Date: 11/04/18 10:00 AM
All Day: No
Nights: 2
Location: Andrew Jackson State Park
Day 1: We’ll meet at Unity and drive to Andrew Jackson State Park, Group Camping Area to setup camp and cook dinner.
Day 2: We’ll cook breakfast at camp and drive back to Unity to participate in the Scouting for Food Service Project from 9am – 11am. Then return to camp, eat lunch, and spend the afternoon working on the Chess MB. The Scouts will then have some free time or work on other Scout Skills, and cook dinner.
Day 3: We’ll cook breakfast, break camp, have a church service, and drive back to the FM Post Office.
Get signed up in Troopmaster while spots remain!
Register now while spaces remain (20 max available spaces) for the Reed Gold Mine/Mining In Society merit badge campout on October 5th-7th. Cost is $25.
More scouts can attend, but only 20 classroom spaces are available total.
Sign up and get more details in TroopMaster
Download the Merit Badge workbook here
A Scout who is unable to complete one or more requirements can schedule later sessions with the counselor to demonstrate his knowledge or skills or requirement completions.
Preparation before class:
1. Scouts can print merit badge requirements from
a. http://www.scouting.org/meritbadges.aspx
or from
b. http://www.meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Merit_Badge_Worksheets
Printed workbooks are optional and not mandatory but Scouts will find that workbooks from the www.meritbadge.org site will be helpful in organizing their work.
2. Scouts should bring these pages and blank paper and pen to the course for their notes and research. These items will not be supplied by the course instructors.
Preparation during class: All Scouts are expected to take notes and to write down answers to requirement questions as the information is presented during the course. These notes should be available at the end of the day to show the merit badge counselor on-site and to demonstrate your participation and learning to your Scoutmaster and other troop leaders. Scouts should keep these notes to avoid any concerns about the level of participation or accomplishment at Boards of Review or Scoutmaster Conferences.
**Mining in Society Merit Badge pre-workshop homework:**
1. Scouts should research and complete section 1(a)(b)(c) prior to arrival on site and Be Prepared to discuss with the group what they learned from this process.
a. Have answers written either in the workbook or organized on a separate sheet of paper.
2. Scouts should research 1 (one) career for section 8(b) and Be Prepared to present the selected career and related information to the group. Scouts will complete section 8(b) based on information they learn from other workshop participants during their presentations.
a. Have answers written either in the workbook or organized on a separate sheet of paper.
All scouts and parents are encouraged to attend this special ceremony to celebrate our scout’s achievements.
Parent’s meeting @ 6:30pm in the Historic Sanctuary.
Court of Honor begins @ 7pm in the same location.
Scouting families are encouraged to bring finger foods/ 2-liter drinks for refreshments following the Court of Honor
Blackwell’s Tax Service on Springs Street (right behind Subway and the comic book shop) has graciously allowed Troop 108 to park cars on Friday, May 5th and on Saturday, May 6th to raise funds for troop equipment repair and the purchase of new equipment.
Parking is $5.00 per car while spaces are available.
Scouts will be needed to assist with parking on both Friday evening and on Saturday and can sign up below for ~3-hour windows to assist with parking.
Scouts are asked to wear their red Troop 108 T-shirts when parking cars.
Troop 108 is happy to team up with Green River Adventures for an elective troop kayaking adventure on Friday of our stay at Camp Bob Hardin this summer. There is an extra cost of $32 per person for this exciting three-hour adventure down the Green River (located just over the mountain from Camp Bob Hardin).
Scout’s parents or guardians must complete and sign the GRA Participant Agreement located HERE and turn it in as soon as possible. Scouts can sign up and pay through the link in TroopMaster in the right-hand column of this page.
The only requirements to participate in this elective activity are:
- Must wear closed-toed shoes (no sandals, no crocks)
- Must have registered and paid through Troopmaster ASAP
- Must have turned in a completed and signed GRA Participant Agreement
There will be activities at camp for scouts who choose not to participate in this elective activity with the troop.
When: April 8 – 2pm – 5pm
Where: Springs Complex Pool (971 Tom Hall St, Fort Mill, SC 29715)
Cost: $5 (pay when you arrive at the complex)
Instructor: Russell McHenry (Troop 108 member and Registered Lifeguard)
Additional Info: Arrive before the start time so we can begin on time. Bring a towel and goggles (if you used them) and a change of clothes to change into following the event.
Second Class Aquatic Requirements
5a. Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe swim.
5b. Demonstrate your ability to pass the BSA beginner test: Jump feet-first into water over your head in depth, level off and swim 25 feet on the surface, stop, turn sharply, resume swimming, then return to your starting place.
5c. Demonstrate water rescue methods by reaching with your arm or leg, by reaching with a suitable object, and by throwing lines and objects.
5d. Explain why swimming rescues should not be attempted when a reaching or throwing rescue is possible. Explain why and how a rescue swimmer should avoid contact with the victim.
First Class Aquatic Requirements
6a. Successfully complete the BSA swimmer test.
6b. Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe trip afloat.
6c. Identify the basic parts of a canoe, kayak, or other boat. Identify the parts of a paddle or an oar.
6d. Describe proper body positioning in a watercraft, depending on the type and size of the vessel. Explain the importance of proper body position in the boat.
6e. With a helper and a practice victim, show a line rescue both as tender and as rescuer. (The practice victim should be approximately 30 feet from shore in deep water.
Sign up by clicking on the TroopMaster logo on the right hand side of this screen to go to that site and login to register for this event. Don’t have a login? Click Here and select Webmaster as the person you want to email your request to have credentials emailed to you.
Troop 108 will hold its annual BBQ and Brunswick Stew Sale on April 21st, 2018 at Unity Presbyterian Church on Tom Hall Street in Fort Mill. Pick up times are between 11am and 1pm on that Saturday.
Our Butts and Stew are cooked by our talented pit-masters using only the finest ingredients and techniques while adhering strictly to best practices for food preparation.
We have the following items available for purchase online using the link below:
- Whole Pork Butts (5 to 6 pound average) are available for $45.00 each.
- Shredded Pork BBQ by the pound is available for $9.00 each.
- Brunswick Stew in 1 Quart containers is available for $8.00 each.
We will send you an email reminder a few days before the April 21st pickup date and will likely give you a reminder phone call on that Saturday as well.
One of the most popular events during the year is Game Night. Our next game night is on February 16th at 6pm ~ 17th at 10:30am at Unity Church. Scouts are encouraged to bring the game(s) of their choice as long as they’re in line with scouting principles. Pizza and drinks will be provided for dinner on Friday and a continental breakfast will be provided Saturday morning.
Sleeping arrangements will be on the floor in the Fellowship Hall, so plan accordingly.
The senior patrol leader has planned for a Saturday morning event following game night to organize troop equipment. Scouts can be picked up at the church following this equipment event between 10:30am and 11am on Saturday morning.
All attendees must sign up by clicking on the TroopMaster logo in the right column of this website and after logging in, then register for the event. Cost for the event is $6.00 and scouts can pay in cash upon arrival or you can pay on the website ($6.00 plus $0.49 Paypal fee).
Be sure to bring your scout t-shirt/sweatshirt for Saturday morning equipment event.
Registration for the Troop 108 Merit Badge College being held next Friday evening and Saturday during the day will close automagically sometime tomorrow.
Scouts that have signed up for merit badges should go to the site below and download, print and start working in the merit badge workbooks.
Click here for downloadable merit bade workbooks
The more things that you do before hand (like complete the cyber chip for Digital Technology), the higher the likelihood that you can complete the badge that weekend.
See the post from November 17th for more information and the sign-up link
When: Friday – December 8 – 6pm – 10pm
Saturday December 9 – 9am – 5pm
Cost: $10
Registration: Sign up using the link below. Will remain available until sometime on December 4th when it will automagically close.
Where: Unity Presbyterian Church
Merit Badges offered:
1) Citizenship in the Community (Eagle Required) – Mr. Carter
2) Communications (Eagle Required) – Mr. Helms
3) Sustainability (Eagle Required) – Mr. Ross
4) Digital Technology – Mr. Helms
5) Coin Collecting – Mr. Carter
Schedule:
Friday – 5pm – 7pm – Digital Technology (Click Here For The Merit Badge Worksheet)
Snack Time
7:30pm — 9:30pm – Coin Collecting (Click Here For The Merit Badge Worksheet)
9:30pm – Parents pick-up Scouts
Saturday – 9am – 11:30am – Sustainability (Click Here For The Merit Badge Worksheet)
Lunch – 11:30am – 1pm
1pm – 3pm – Communications (Click Here For The Merit Badge Worksheet)
Snack Time
3:30pm – 5pm – Citizenship in Community (Click Here For The Merit Badge Worksheet)
5pm – Parents pick-up Scouts
Course Pre-requisites will be discussed at the Troop Meetings. Completing as many prerequisites as possible prior to the class will give scouts a better chance of finishing the badges during the event.
Scouts may sign up for as many or as few classes as they desire. Note that Sustainability, Communications and Citizenship in the Community are all Eagle required badges – this is a great opportunity to get a head start on these.
When signing up, you must sign up as an attendee ($10.00) AND select the class(es) you want to take.
Registration Is Now Closed For This Event
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