June 1st and 2nd
- Drop off on Saturday at Rush pavilion at 9am
- Pick up On Sunday At Rush Pavilion at 12 noon
Second Class and below Rank Advancement Patrol Based Campout
ASC Greenway – June 1st & 2nd
$15.00
We’ll be working on rank advancement requirements for up to First Class Rank. This campout is particularly important for those not attending summer camp. If you are First Class or above and would like to attend please contact ASM Ross.
Advancements will include:
- 5 mile hike
- Poisonous plants and animals
- Cooking
- Knots
- First aid
- plus more
Please remember to bring your Scout Handbook and a hiking first aid kit. First aid kit – requirements can be found in your Handbook.
Find the link to the permission slip for the Wateree overnight event below in PDF format. Note that this event for our troop runs from Friday evening until late Saturday evening in order to allow both scouts and adults to be home to celebrate Mothers Day with their loved ones.
2013 Wateree Camporee
Fee for a scout to attend the 2013 Wateree at the ASC Greenway from 5/10-5/11, 2013
$26.05
This event has multiple activities for the scouts to participate in, and one of those involves teaming up with other scouts to build a cardboard boat – which they will race against other troops. ASM Bob Thomas has been tapped as Admiral of the Troop 108 cardboard boat fleet and scouts or parents with questions or in need of information should contact him at the email address shown below.
Additionally, about eight of our scouts will be headed to Westminster Park with some adult leaders on Saturday to demonstrate various scouting skills (tent pitching, fire building, knot tying and such) as part of an event with the Moving York County Forward group. These scouts should know who they are (they are all OA members) and will need for their parent/guardian to write the following on the bottom of the permission slip – “I agree to allow my scout to participate in the scout skills event at Westminster Park on May 11th, 2013” and then sign below that handwritten line. Scouts should return to the Wateree Event by 4pm on Saturday.
Below is a link (in PDF format) to the current Camp Bob Hardin class signups for Troop 108 scouts.
If you started either (or both) Personal Fitness or Emergency Preparedness merit badges with Mr. Isner and still need to finish them, there will be one last meeting with Mr. Isner for each of those badges in order for you to get completed.
Bring all of your unfinished work and meet with Mr. Isner on the following Monday nights during the troop meeting:
Personal Fitness – Monday, April 22nd, 2013
Emergency Preparedness – Monday, April 29th, 2013
There is much fun to be had and service hours earned at the Earthday celebration at the ASC Greenway on April 20th, 2013. Scouts are to be dropped off and picked up at the Dairy Barn on Saturday at the times listed on the permission slip (found below in PDF format). Please download, fill out and have your scout bring the permission slip with him when he arrives at the event on Saturday.
On April 12th the troop with hold one of our wildly popular movie and game nights at Unity Presbyterian Church’s fellowship hall. Scout drop off can begin at 5pm on Friday, the 12th and scouts can be picked up beginning at 8am on Saturday, April 13th. Parents are asked to be prompt in picking up their scouts on time on Saturday morning.
Cost for the evening will be $5.00 and this helps to cover the cost of a hamburger meal on Friday night, snacks, drinks and a light breakfast on Saturday morning. Scouts should bring a sleeping bag, toiletries, sleeping clothes and any game related items they wish to bring (board games, video games, game systems). Remember, games must be approved by the Scoutmaster. No games with nudity, foul language or other inappropriate content will be allowed.
Use the link below to download and print the permission slip for this event. Return it and your $5.00 when you arrive for the event.
Troop 108 is going to our home camp, Camp Bob Hardin, for summer camp this year. Our dates are from June 30th until July 6th, 2013. Scouts need to sign up for classes at the Camp Bob Hardin website (www.campbobhardin.com) by clicking on the “MB REGISTRATION” tab and then selecting “WEEK 3”, which is the week we’re going. You’ll then be presented with a form you can use to register your scout for his merit badges. Here are some important things to keep in mind as you register:
- New scouts MUST attend the Upward Bound program. It will give them a fantastic head start toward knocking out the first three or so ranks. They will also be able to select an additional merit badge or two. First Aid is a good Eagle required badge to get at summer camp.
- You may CLICK HERE to see a grid of which classes are being offered when at camp. This visual aid is a big help in understanding the schedule and in picking your scout’s classes.
- Note on the grid that some classes span more than one class period during the day.
- On the grid, Yellow equals a normal merit badge class, green means a merit badge class with additional fees and gray means an Eagle required merit badge class
- We will collect the fees for the “green” classes from the boys separate from the actual camp fee of $240.00.
We have had some issues with fees being paid with checks that come back to us for insufficient funds – which costs the troop money in addition to the loss of the face value of the bad check. For that reason, you may elect to pay your scout’s summer camp registration fees in cash at a troop meeting or via the two Paypal links below. There are two Paypal payment options below, one which will allow you to pay 1/2 of your scout’s summer camp fees in two separate payments and one that will allow you to pay the full amount. Note that we add the fee that Paypal charges us to the total amount to make sure that we end up with the correct amount of money.
There will be a meeting for troop adult leaders and committee members on April 16th, 2013 to discuss transportation and other items related to summer camp. Parents need not attend this meeting as we will have a summer camp meeting for parents at a later time.
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Camp Bob Hardin 1/2 Payment
1/2 of Total Payment of 2013 Summer Camp Fees – First Payment Due No Later Than April 8th, 2013 and The Last Payment No Later than June 3rd, 2013
$123.89
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Camp Bob Hardin Full Payment
Full Payment of 2013 Summer Camp Fees – Due No Later Than June 3rd, 2013
$247.47
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Below is a link to a PDF file showing the merit badges that our scouts worked on but did not complete. The list is comprised of the requirements that the Scout had completed by the end of the Merit Badge Expo. Information on the requirements remaining can be found at www.scouting.org and type the name of the Merit Badge in the “Search” field. Please read the requirement information carefully.
Please understand that while Troop 108 Leaders are always willing to help in any way they can, Merit Badge requirements have to be approved by a Merit Badge Counselor who is registered and approved by the Palmetto Council of BSA. We can assist the Scouts with this process, but ask for patience as it can take time. (This is why it is critical to make every effort to complete all prerequisites listed prior to the class if at all possible.)
The staff of Merit Badge Expo processed 246 Scouts form four states through 825 Merit Badge courses over the weekend. As hard as we try, there will be mistakes. If you think there may be a mistake on any of the Merit Badges, please Start by sending an email to the Committee Chair or Webmaster b y using the “Contact Us” link at the Troop website, www.fmtroop108.com. Leaders at the Troop meetings do not have this information and we cannot always access the needed files from Unity Presbyterian Church due to connectivity issues.
Please take time to Thank a Leader. These men and women spend countless hours of their time in training and preparation to make our son’s experience in Scouting the best it can be. We had 15 Leaders give up three days from their families, sleep in a tent when it was below freezing and work tirelessly to provide the best possible Merit Badge Expo possible. Twelve of the Leaders actually served on the Expo Staff and the ones who were not on staff took an opportunity to be Red Cross Certified in CPR and First Aid after they ensured all of our Scouts had reached their destination.
Remember, partial merit badges are good until the scout reaches 18 years of age, so once earned, they can always go back and complete them later, up to their 18th birthday. However, it seems to be best if they work to complete them as quickly as possible so they can move on to other merit badge opportunities and adventures.
Troop 108 – Merit Badge Expo 2013 Partials – 031113
What an Awesome weekend at Merit Badge Expo. The weather was a bit cold at the start of each morning, but the Scouts and Scouters made it through the night and ended up participating in one of the most productive activities in the Scouting year.
Of the 246 registered scouts from four states that sat in class for a total of 825 Merit Badges, Troop 108’s scouts were 41 of those, sitting for 152 Merit Badges! 73 of which have already been completed!
There were several options for the scouts to choose from this year including the brand new Search and Rescue merit badge. Those scouts who completed the Astronomy Merit Badge were also surprised to learn from our District Executive, Art Harris, that they will have the opportunity to have their Merit Badge presented to them by United States Air Force Brigadier General Charles Duke – who also happens to be an Apollo 16 Astronaut and one of only twelve people to have walked on the surface of the moon!
So let’s see…. An Astronaut that has been to the Moon presenting a merit badge AND the brand new Search and Rescue Merit Badge! What could possibly be better? How about Sixty One (61) BSA Eagle Required Merit Badges either started or completed for Troop 108 scouts? These are small steps that will not only change these young men forever, but quite possibly mankind itself.
Additionally, Troop 108 played host to two visiting scouts from the Atlanta area as well as a local scout whose troop was not camping at the event. The spirit of scouting was burning brightly at this year’s event.
Congratulations also to those who participated in ASM Bob Ludolph’s class on Flag Retirement Ceremonies. This included two classes where the proper way to conduct the ceremonies were taught and flags were prepared for retirement as well as a moving campfire on Saturday night where over 50 flags were retired from service with dignity and honor.
Many, many thanks to ASM Britt Helms, event chairman, and the best staff that the Merit Badge Expo has ever seen (15+ from our very own Troop 108) for their tireless efforts and dedication to the youth of Troop 108 and the Scouts and Scouters of the York District.
Below you can find a PDF copy of the permission slip for the Merit Badge Expo that is coming up on March 8-10, 2013. This needs to be printed out, filled out and signed and brought with you when you bring your scout(s) to Westminster Park (4000 India Hook Road, Rock Hill, SC) between 5 and 6pm on Friday, March 8th, 2013. Your scouts can be picked up at the same location at around 12:30pm on Sunday, March 10th, 2013 (note the switch to Daylight Savings Time overnight on Saturday).
Also, if you’ve not already made payment to the troop for your scout’s $45.00 registration fee for the weekend, please do so using the payment button below ASAP so the troop can forward that payment on to the council as quickly as possible.
Friday night’s meal is not being provided. Be sure to feed your scouts before dropping them off (whether that is a meal before coming or having them bring carry out from a restaurant with them when they arrive)
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Merit Badge Expo Registration
Event Registration Fee + Paypal Fee
$46.65
