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Scouts BSA Troop 108, Fort Mill, SC
2008 Summer Camp pictures from Troop 108’s week at Camp Bob Hardin have been added to the Photo Gallery section of the the webpage.
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May the true meaning of Christmas be revealed to you and your family during this holiday season.
Please keep in your thoughts and prayers those men and women, at home and abroad, who are working to keep us safe. Also remember those who are less fortunate than we are.
We wish much happiness and safe travel to each of you during this holiday season and always.
Troop 108’s Adam Thompson will have his Eagle Scout ceremony at the home of John and Nan Thompson at 1310 Dubreils Way in Fort Mill at 4PM on December 28th, 2008. A reception in Adam’s honor will follow.
Directions to the Thompsons are available by clicking on this event in the Troop Calendar and clicking on the “map” link.
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Scouts must fill out and return the permission slip (link to a PDF of the form below) for the Mission Polar Bear campout along with $20.00 no later than the 12/15/08 troop meeting in order to attend.
This is a required event for those interested in receiving the Howard Hunter award in 2009.
NOTE: Even though the permission slip says that the event is taking place at Camp Conley Clark, it is actually taking place at Westminster Park in Rock Hill.
Troop 108’s winter Court of Honor will take place on Monday, December 8th in the Sanctuary of Unity Presbyterian Church in Fort Mill. Parents are asked be seated in the sanctuary by 7PM for a short informational meeting. Scouts are to report at 7PM to the scout hut to make preparations for the 7:30PM Court of Honor.
Each family is asked to bring a bag of chips or some sort of finger food for the social gathering of the troop family in Unity Hall following the Court of Honor. These can be dropped off at Unity Hall prior to the ceremony.
Scouts participating in the Model Building merit badge should bring both of the models that they have completed as part of their work toward the merit badge to Unity Hall prior to the Court of Honor so the models can be on display during the social gathering that follows the ceremony.
Some of Troop 108’s finest stepped up and took a chance to run for the troop’s ASPL position for the next 6 months (and then automatically moving up to SPL for the following 6 months).
Those who ran were (in no particular order), Alex H., Matthew H., John R., Alex L. and David T. Any one of them would have made a fine ASPL, but in the end, only one of them would be elected by their peers.
28 votes were cast, and when the smoke cleared, the results were tight. In the end, it was Alex H who squeeked out a victory.
The Scoutmasters challenged those who didn’t win to utilize their talents as Troop Guides or in some other position within the troop where they can build on their leadership skills during the next 6 months and then run again in June when the next ASPL is elected. All agreed.
Click the links below to download and print the troop meeting planner sheets for November 24th, 2008 through January 12th, 2009.
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There is no meeting planner for December 8th, 2008 because it is our Winter Court Of Honor. The Eagle Patrol is the service patrol for the COH.
At the monthly PLC meeting last night, it was decided that whichever patrol is 
service patrol for a particular meeting is not only responsible for setting up the room and conducting the openings and closings, but starting with the November 24th meeting, will also be responsible for the meeting’s program and inter-patrol activity.
This will put the responsibility for providing content and skills instruction back on the boys in the patrols rather than always being shouldered by the troop’s youth leadership. In scouting, we often learn by teaching. So having our various patrols prepare and conduct instruction on various topics will help us all learn the information better. (more…)
This trip, on the trails of the Ann Springs Close Greenway, was to help those scouts that needed the 5-mile hike to make Second Class rank. Six scouts and four adults were in attendance.
We departed Leroy Springs Complex at around 9:30 after a pep talk from the scoutmaster (who did not accompany us on the trip) and took the Complex Tunnel trail around the elementary and middle schools. We then walked along the creek until we came to the Springfield Parkway bridge and we then made our way toward the field trial barn. Once there, we had some lunch, had a demonstration on a penny stove which was made from aluminum cans and signed off a couple of other requirements.
We then made our way down to the train trestle and and then downstream along the creek – crossing a couple of swinging bridges and taking a peak at the gristmill stone that marks the location of the original Webs Mill for which part of the town’s name is derived (Fort Mill). We then continued our trek along the creek back out to the Springfield Parkway bridge and then walked up the old Steele Street roadbed that is now just a trail when it was replaced by Springfield Parkway several years ago. We then jumped on another trail that we found to be a challenge to stay on because it was covered with downed leaves and wasn’t heavily traveled enough to pack down the ones that had fallen.
We were often treated to promises of “just another hour” or “its just around the corner” when the scouts begged for good news about the end of the hike. In the end, we ended up hiking about 6.15 miles. The GPS data only shows 5 miles, but there were several times when the GPS had cut off or was unable to get a signal to triangluate our position.
It was a good trip and a learning experience for those that might consider trail camping as opposed to car camping in the future.
Thanks to the good people of Fort Mill in those areas assigned to Troop 108 in our Scouting For Food effort this year, our troop gathered and delivered to the Fort Mill Care Center 650 pounds of food. 
Troop 108 gathered specifically from Huntington Farms, Briarwood Circle, Shady Pines, Caroline Way and the majority of Whiteville Park.
It appears that we had about a 30% response rate, but those that did respond to our call for help gave generously. Our bags seemed to be more full than in recent years. This is especially noteworthy given the tough economic times we’re all facing right now.
Gathering and getting the food to the Fort Mill Care Center is only part of the job, though. Once the food is dropped off, it has to be sorted first into canned goods, dry goods, baby products and so forth. 
Then the boxes of similar products are sent to the various areas of the facility where they are then further sorted into more similar categories (soups, pastas, beverage mixes, diapers and so on).
This was truly an effort where all areas of scouting came together for a common, worthy cause. Cub Scout Packs joined Boy Scout Troops in gathering the food and Girl Scout Troops joined in the sorting process at the Fort Mill Care Center.
Thanks to everyone who participated in this good turn for our community.