Venturing Crew 1389 participated in the Inaugural Covert Ops Night Games presented by the Ore Ida Council Venturing Officers Association. The games with creative names and tasks like Laser Field, Mind Field, Mission Impossible, Urban Assault and Hippity Hop Jousting allowed the youth an opportunity to use leadership skills like communication, teamwork and problem solving in the middle of the night. They were assembled into event crews so they were working with different youth from around the valley. Some they had known for 30 minutes before embarking on their mission to capture all the points possible. All of this was done at the Ontario Paintball Challenge at Montgomery Farms. The members of 1389 were a part of the crews that in the top three. It was a huge success. They are talking about ways to make it more fun next year.
We are excited to have our Scouting program expanding. Welcome Cub Scout Pack 171. Having Cub Scouts to teach, play games and help will be a great adventure.
We have been meeting away from the Lodge while completing a service project of flag stands for a church youth group. The pastor had a tough time deciding between the designs presented, he went with the “they look like books” concept. The youth have done all the work from design to building, painting, hammering, drilling, sanding. They will be presenting the stands September 24th along with American Flag history and etiquette.
With the change is weather we start planning for next summer's adventures. Some of the items on the list are camping in Yellowstone, training at Philmont, math in costa rica, preparation events for National Jamboree 2017, and events that benefit our Veterans, community and each other. Most of these activities have a cost beyond time and enthusiasm. The youth want to earn their way to these events.
We will be hosting our First Annual Holiday Greens Fundraiser. Beginning late September through November 6 th we will have order forms available and we will be staffing a sales table at various times to answer questions and take your orders. Our fundraiser is all natural fresh evergreen holiday decor prices begin at $27.95, with the Jan Lar Company. All items will be available for pickup or delivery by December 1.
This is a great way to have fresh evergreens for Christmas decorating at home and the lodge, and help your Venturing Crew 1389 lead the adventure.
