Every year, Troop 85 goes to summer camp. Summer camp is a wonderful opportunity to earn merit badges and learn scouting skills, as well as work on ranks. Many options are available, allowing each scout to work on merit badges and skills that they need. This year, we went to Camp Birch again. Camp Birch hosts a variety of activities aside from Merit Badges and scout skills.
Scout Services
A scout is reverant, so on Wednesday night the scouts went to either a Scout’s Own service or to a Catholic Mass at the chapel.
OA Callouts
After the services on Wednesday night, the whole camp went to OA Callouts, a ceremony that recognized the scouts who had been found worthy to be initiated into the Order of the Arrow.
Other Activities
This year’s camp theme was heavily inspired by the cultural perception of Tabletop Roleplaying Games (TTRPGs). As part of that, everyone participating in camp got to make a basic character sheet. Furthermore, as part of this theme, each scout and adult got a ticket to make one set of resin dice at handicraft during either one of the evening programs or on Friday morning.
Flag Ceremony
As always, our troop conducted one of the flag ceremonies at summer camp.
Camp-Wide Game
On Friday, the afternoon sessions were devoted to a camp-wide game. The game involved getting to various locations, completing activities to gain items for a craft, finishing the craft, and turning it in.
Family Night and Campfire
Friday Night, after the camp-wide game, was family night. Families of the scouts at camp showed up to enjoy dinner and a council campfire at camp. This year, the families provided a potluck. At the campfire, various troops performed songs and skits.
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