By Scott Howell

This year at our troop meetings and activities we are going to be working on Team Work in our scout troop. We are going to be doing lots of team building activities with the troop to allow our scouts and leaders to learn to depend on their fellow Patrol Members and Troop Members to get their activities done and have fun. We are hoping this will strengthen our Troop Motto ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL. Our Troop Team has a team uniform, the official scout uniform complete worn correctly. As any other team (baseball, football, soccer or volley ball team) you would not show up for a game or practice with out your team uniform. So why would we show up at scout meeting (game night or practice night in any other sport) with out our scout uniform? The uniform in any sport or organization is only one part of being part of a team, but it is a very important part of having the team form and function as a team.

Our Troop Patrol Leaders Council for 2011-2012 has lots of fun and exciting activities in mind for the troop and as the scoutmaster I am looking forward in seeing these young leaders perform. It should be a very exciting year with all the activities that are on the board including our High Adventure Trip to Ely. The Ely trip will very much be a team effort by all scouts, leaders and parents. As we would like to take all scouts and leaders on this activity and it can be done by everyone working to collect aluminum cans, selling popcorn, selling pancake day tickets and everyone helping with the troop fund raiser.