The menu consisted of slow cooked pulled pork (16 hours' worth), coleslaw, baked beans, triple chocolate dump cake, homemade coffee ice cream and homemade maple syrup ice cream. The Scouts, under their watchful leader's eyes, undertook the complete meal preparations, set up, tear down & even did the dishes for their parents & guests.
Before the feast, the Troop held a Court of Honor and awarded rank badges and merit badges to the Scouts.
All the Scouts earned a "Trained" patch for January's Campout when they completed "Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops" about 8 hours of interactive education.
-Rees Baker, Senior Patrol Leader, earned Citizenship in the Nation MB
-Everett Hanks received his Swimming MB
-Stanley La Forge earned his Life Scout rank and received Swimming & Citizenship in the nation MB
-Brett Lewandowski earned Swimming and Citizenship in Nation MB
-Henry Ordway earned Tenderfoot, Second Class and First Class Rank as well as Citizenship in the Nation and Swimming MB
After dinner, Robert Perrine gave a presentation to the Scouts about the Order of the Arrow, a 100 % led by youth group of scouts that are thought of as "the honor society of scouting", outlining requirements to join and activities they do. Scouts are elected by election of their peers.
Mary Perrine followed with a talk about the Allegheny Highlands Council, Friends of Scouting ( FOS ) fund drive. She reiterated how none of the activities & opportunities of Scouting America would not be available without the help of individuals and businesses donating to the local organizations and council.
To Learn more:
About joining local scouting Contact Bill La Forge @ 585.808.0302
FOS Mary Perrine mary.perrine@scouting.org
Allegheny Highlands Council http://www.
Order of the Arrow https://www.
