Troop72
General Troop 72 Info
Overlook Hills, Troop #72 - SCOUTING is about ...
OUTINGS,
YOUTH LEADERSHIP, ACHIEVEMENT, ADVENTURE, & FUN
l. Meetings - Monday evenings from 7:30 to 9:00; September
through June, with a more informal summer schedule held at Roychester
Community House, Parkview Ave in Abington, PA.
2 Trips - generally one activity/trip each month,
September through June; Troop meetings focus on preparation for trips and
advancement.
3. Dads/Moms
- are invited to attend, to help wherever possible. Training is
available
4. The Troop is broken down with adult
jobs and scout jobs into the
following:
a. Patrols, with a Patrol
Leader, Assistant & Quartermaster
b. The Patrols are led by a Senior Patrol Leader (
and his staff including Scribe, Chaplain, etc)
c. The Scoutmaster leads the
Senior Patrol Leader and the Junior Assistant Scoutmasters (scouts)
and the Assistant Scoutmasters (adults)
d. The Troop Committee
Chairman leads the Troop Committee, a committee of parents including the
Scoutmaster, Assistant Scoutmaster and all Committee heads. (ALL PARENTS are
invited to attend the monthly meeting to discuss Troop activities and to stay
in touch with what is going on)
5. Terms to know ... APL -JASM - OA -
PL -
PLD -
QM -
Silver Stag - SPL -
TLC -
TLCRB - TLT - Troop Committee etc, etc - click here to see what
they mean.
6 Summer Camp and Troop Advancement
a. A VERY HIGH % of advancement takes place at summer camp.
b. The Troop attends Resica Falls Scout Reservation, located near Marshalls
Creek, PA.
c. The camp is run by the Cradle of Liberty Council, of the BSA.
d. The boys stay in platform tents with cots, eat in a dining hall, swim in a
pool, boat and fish in a lake, plus hike in some of the most beautiful areas
of Pennsylvania.
e. Advancement on rank advancement and merit badges consumes most of camp
time.
f. Activity areas are run by nationally certified trained adults (i.e.: pool,
lake, rifle, archery, climbing, etc.) with high school and college level
"Scout" counselors.
g. Summer Camp for 2002 cost $215. An early bird discount of $25 is available
if $50 is paid by March. (In 2002 camp cost $190)
h. Advancement (throughout the year) is programmed into various Troop meetings
and activities. Boys are encouraged to both work in groups and independently.
7. High Adventure
a. The Troop conducts a once a year "high adventure program" for
Scouts who are 14 or older. The program is the highlight of the Scouting
program for many boys. Recent trips have been:
• Biking from Niagara Fall to
Watkins Glenn New York • Canoeing the Allagash Wilderness Area, of north
central Maine • Hiking, biking, caving and rafting in the Laurel Highlands
of PA • Hiking through the high mountain huts of the White Mountains of New
Hampshire • Biking Cape Cod, MA and Ocean City to Ocean City • Sailing
from Mystic, CT to Newport, RI
b. Special training and requirements must be met for many of these trips.
c. Nationally run High Adventure Programs are also a possibility at:
1. Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico 2. Seabase in Florida
3. Canoeing in the Boundary Areas of Minnesota or the Quetico Provincal Park
4. The national Jamboree held at Camp Fort AP Hill, in Virginia
8. Paying for Troop Activities
a The Troop subsidizes each trip with approximately $200 per trip.
b. On many trips, the Scouts select the menu and patrols buy their
"patrol's" food (based on agreed upon Troop menu), money is collected
at Troop meetings. Parents are needed to drive the scouts to supermarkets but
ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BUY THE FOOD FOR THEIR SCOUTS ... the patrol needs to do
this. Additional costs are collected on the Monday prior to the trip. Trips
can cost anywhere from $10 up.
9. Annual Dues - $25 per year (in '02 ) covers registration,
insurance and 1 yr of Boy's Life - Dues are due in September Make
check out to Troop #72 BSA & send or give to treasurer (
Bob Wisniewski in '02)
Click here to find out more
about the various committees we have and whom to contact for information
on any of these areas
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