RESCHEDULED!
Because of a facility conflict, the first day of Merit Badge College has been rescheduled from January 31st to February 28th. It will still be held at St. Anne’s Catholic Church.
The February 7th and February 14th Merit Badge College schedules remain unchanged.
COST FOR EVENT
Cost for each class is $1.00. Please give your money to “Miss Donna” ASAP so that the troop can write one check to the folks hosting the event.
Meals will be available onsite and scouts can pay $4.00 at the event to cover their own meals.
With our Mission Polar Bear II cold weather camping event just a couple of weeks away, we wanted to make sure that everyone was aware of how they should prepare for the cold weather event. Consult your Boy Scout handbook for additional cold weather camping information.
Cold Weather Camping
Polar Bear is a cold weather camping event, so pack accordingly.
Sleeping Bags
Pack a cold weather sleeping bag (10 – 20 degree rated bag). If you have a 30+ degree bag (or you don’t know the rating), pack an additional blanket, preferably wool, to place inside your sleeping bag for added warmth and it will allow you to stay comfortable in an additional 10 degrees of coldness.
Clothing
Take extra care to bring and wear multiple layers of clothing to adjust your body temperature to the weather. Make sure that you have clean clothes to change into each night. When it is cold, you can actually make your self colder by sleeping in the same clothes on that you wore that day. Even if you don’t notice, your body perspires and gives off moisture all day long. If you decide to wear the same clothes to sleep in, all of that moisture will stay in your clothes and make you colder; not warmer. Change all clothing down to your skin. And, don’t forget clean socks. When you are outside in cold weather, wear wool; not cotton. Wool breathes more than cotton and will handle moisture better. Don’t forget hats and gloves. A hat that covers your ears can also be worn while sleeping to help keep you warm. A surprising amount of body heat can be lost through an uncovered head.
Exposure
You can get sun and wind burned in the winter. Pack Chap stick or lip balm.
Personal Equipment List
(Pack everything in dry, waterproof zip-locks or containers):
- thermal underwear
- warm hat/headband
- day pack or fanny pack
- warm shirt/sweater
- warm, waterproof gloves
- lip balm
- sweatshirt
- wool or ski socks
- water canteen
- wind/waterproof jacket
- waterproof boots only – no athletic shoes
- personal 1st aid kit
- change of clothes
- warm, water resistant sleeping bag (Holofill, or Qualofill, or down) (10 degree rating)
- extra wool blankets or fleece insert
- warm, waterproof pants (ski bibs/powder pants, if available)
- WATERPROOF, INSULATED BOOTS ONLY – NO ATHLETIC SHOES.
Troop/Patrol Equipment List
- Patrol flag
- pocket knife
- standard size blanket
- patrol first aid kit
- 1 flashlight/headlamp
- 6X8 tarp/plastic ground cloth
- 1 scout handbook (in plastic)
- compass
- 2 spare neckerchiefs
- paper pad (in plastic)
- waterproof matches
- 1 neckerchief/scout in patrol
- pen/pencil
- 50′ of 3/8″ rope
- (4) 12′ pieces of 3/8″ rope
- fire-starting material
- star chart
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.
Mission Polar Bear Permission Slip
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…)
