Update 5

Update 5

Friday Morning

It’s clear that we are nearing the end of our Many Point experience 2013. A few more scouts have taken the initiative to sleep a little later than usual, and conclude that 8:05 is “close enough” to 8:00.

Thursday was a day of preparation—for “the fire”. All the first week scouts know what I’m talking about! On Thursday, the troop builds a massive bonfire. Wyatt led the lumberjack crew in constructing a two story behemoth. How they continue to find dead trees and dry deadfall is beyond me.  A few staff members came down to the site to watch the inferno and entertain us.  Ted and Brody manned the fire pumps to prevent the burning embers from torching the site (they were over 100 feet in the air). We sang songs, celebrated birthdays for Jack “Westy”, Jack P, and Noah. We had a never ending version of the  “…don’t wear no socks” song. Oh…and I told the TRUE story of the Many Point Yeti. It was a memorable event!

Thursday was also a day of preparation for the future of Troop 346. When I left for camp last Friday, I had no way of knowing that I was going to encounter a very personal and profound sign that has pointed me back towards Scouting. I shared my story with the Scouts and adults in camp as the fire turned to embers during the Scoutmaster’s minute. I would like to share that story with all the remaining parents of Many Point campers at the Many Point follow up meeting on Monday at Spasso (back room) from 7-8:00pm. It’s a cool story and will have a long term effect on our Troop. Plus, it’s important that ALL many point scout parents attend this meeting.

As Friday dawned, our final preparations for departure are starting to take place. Our goal is to leave camp about 10:00. Cars are estimated to return to the church sometime between 2:30 and 3:30. All Scouts that attended Many Point (including week 1) should plan on showing up at the church to unload the trailer, and take equipment home for a good cleaning). Remember…there are bikes that will need to be picked up.

If you are planning on picking your son up at camp, please understand that nobody can leave until we have been given clearance from Peter, our commissioner.

This is the last blog posting from Many Point 2013. It’s been a special week.  I’m already looking forward to Many Point 2014. Thank you for putting your trust in the adult leaders, and for allowing your son to experience Many Point and Scouting at its finest.

Yours in Scouting,

Greg Sanderson