The week
of June 19 our troop went to Summer Camp at Camp Friedlander! Everybody had fun
working on rank advancement and earning Merit Badges! Loads of scouts showed up
to earn Merit Badges and have tons of fun.
We arrived
midday June 19th to a huge summer camp with campsites all over. From where we
arrived, we walked all across camp to arrive at our campsite. After dinner on
the first day, we all came right back to our campsite to prepare our cots for
our bed or set up hammocks. Then, we went to the opening campfire, which was an
absolute blast with all the skits performed. Some people put their hammocks
stacked together to make a hammock stack of six hammocks. Some called the stack Hammock City.
When
we all woke up on Monday, we got ready to go to breakfast and start our Merit
Badges. Some scouts’ classes were all the way across camp and gave them tons of
exercise every day. After all the classes the scouts would return to camp and
then eat dinner. Dinners were a way to connect with your troop after a long day
of classes.
Around
halfway through the week was camp wide games, which was a series of games to
play with your troop and try to beat the rest of the campers. Our troop was
very determined to win, and we had amazing teamwork. The determination and
teamwork earned us first place among all the campers. It was an amazing
opportunity to build our teamwork skills.
The
last full day at camp was called family night where families came to camp to
see their scouts. It was fun to see your parents after a week at camp. During
the closing campfire the campers did the skits instead of the camp staff. After
getting back from the campfire we got to the campsite and went straight to bed.
In the morning we all packed up and got ready to return. Summer camp was a
blast for everybody in the troop.
Oliver B.
Historian
Troop 281
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