Most of the meeting tonight was dedicated to working on some Tenderfoot requirements. The Patrol has been so focused on other events such as the canoe trip and the campout that the scouts wanted to get back to work on some rank advancement. We postponed the Court of Honor till November. So tonight we worked on some knot work such as Taunt Line Hitch, Two half Hitches, whipping rope as well as some citizenship. A very productive evening for everyone. 

The weekend was a HUGE success despite the rain and cold. Overall, for a group of brand new Boy Scouts, they did very well. They should be proud. By comparrison, about 50% of the rest of camp buged out Saturday night after flags. Troop 931 should be proud of the job they did this weekend. It would not seem like much fun to out in the weather like this but they did just that. Thorw a bunch of boys in a ring of mud with a ball and I will prove any nay sayers wrong. The patrol made it through all but four events and through the mud on the faces you could see the smiles. Did we get wet, Yes! Did everything go perfect? Not even close. BUT... we all learned from our mistakes. Each of the scouts had plenty to say about the successes and the mistakes, but thats what scouts do, we have fun while learning. Nice job Scouts! I can't wait for the next one!

The Lightning Patrol prepared for the weekend camp out this evening by going through their packs that they brought to the meeting. We inspected the packs to see that each scout had certain items. We also went over some details for the event such as drop off/pick up times and locations. Final patrol gear check list and duty roster were discussed. We also worked a littl

The meeting tongnight focused again on camping and we continued to talk about camping merit badge. The boys discussed the types of hazzards that one could expect to find while out camping and finished talking about types injuries/illness and how to treat and avoid them. 

With a new month upoon us we move along with a new theme and very appropriately enough the scouts selected Camping. This was an excellent choice as the troop and Lightning Patrol will attend their very first District Camp-o-ree, the Roughrider! I hope they are as excited as I am. It will serve as a great source of fun and good learning experience for them.