Venture Scouting
Crew 280
News and Updates:
FYI - all males and females, if you are age 14 to 20 and have completed 8th grade, then you are eligible to join Crew 280.... bring your friends...
Event Info:
Council
Meeting Flyer- Venture Weekend
Our next meeting will be May 21st
We are having Ultimate Frisbee in the park followed by a pool party at the
Smith's house on Sun., May 25 during Memorial Day Weekend. Let us know if
you are planning on coming.
I have attached a few flyers for a few upcoming venture activities: (See above)
There are venture activities coming up this summer that look like a lot of
fun. There is a weekend in June from the 13-15th and then a whole week in
August, 10-16th. You can go for the whole week or just a day. More information
is on the attached pamphlet.
There is also a meeting this Sunday night to help plan both of these events.
They are looking for teens to contribute their ideas to make these summer
activities as fun as possible. I have attached the flyer with the address
and time.
And for anyone who is interested, there is a nation-wide photography contest
open to members of Venture Crew. I have attached a flyer with the rules and
directions.
Summer activities for Venture Crews.
ad VENTURE weekend at Ockanickon Scout Reservation June 13-15, 2008. Field
sports, challenge & obstacle course, 271 foot zip line, swimming, boating,
games, volleyball, FREE TIME and more.
ad VENTURE CAMP at Ockanickon Scout Reservation August 10-16, 2008.Full use
of camp facilities. Activity area to give you a chance to try new things,
challenge yourself, field sports, swimming, canoeing & kayaking, COPE
challenge course, and much more. Air conditioned dining hall.
Are you interested? Let Mr. Smith know by responding to this email.
Do we want to plan a SCUBA trip? Who is interested?
Rock climbing - we are trying to set up a joint activity with Crew 21 and
Crew 99. We seem to be available on most weekends with a conflict here or
there. Mrs. Cheryl Hamm, please let us know what dates are good for everyone.
Midnight bowling - will be set up sometime in May. Do you have any preferences?
We have decided to raise funds for the Venture Crew by having a bake sale
one weekend after all of the masses. Volunteers are needed to bake the goods
and sell them after mass.
Meetings are the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month at 7pm at the Smith's
house. Please attend whenever you can.
The Venturing Summit this year will be at Ockanickon June 13-15th. It will
be for the whole Northeast Region Area II. I'm not quite sure who that includes,
but the bottom line is that we will have to get registrations in early. Daryl
is supposed to get us the approximate costs this week.
There will be a week of Summer Camp at Ockanickon this summer. The dates are
August 10-16th. The activities and costs have not been planned yet. They *might*
include things like tubing, sailing, equestrian or other more "high adventure"
activities. Price has also not been stated, but regular camp (no extra $ activities)
is about $300. The question was asked if we could participate in a partial
week (or just for specific activities)…and Daryl said that it was a definite
possibility.
Bucks County Council Camporee will be at Washington Crossing State Park (PA
Side) from September 19-21st . They are expecting over 2000 people (no typo).
Some ideas for Venturing activities from the group included Frisbee Golf,
Ultimate and Mountain Biking. This is a Cub Scout thru Venturing event.
Sea Base (2009) - Contact Bruce Bintliff if interested. ($$ Big Bucks for
this trip $$) - Bruce; please post any updates you have to this group.
Crew 99 is planning to have another sports/games night in the April or May
timeframe.
Crew 21 is still planning on putting together an indoor climbing event - tentatively
scheduled for March 2nd. Will either be at Rockville (Trenton) or Doylestown.
Stay tuned for more details.
First Meeting Minutes
Greetings fellow Crew 280 members,
Here are the minutes of our first meeting. Bold entries are what we discussed.
Crew 280 meetings will be the 1st and 3rd Wednesday from 7 to
8 PM every month.
They will be at 57 Hemlock Drive Holland PA.
Bring your friends who may be interested. Earn the recruiter badge. Venture Crew is for all youth ages 14 to 20. Adults can assist as advisors and committee members.
Agenda:
1. Welcome back. Find out what everyone did this summer and what they are doing now. - hey we actually had a meeting where the guys outnumbered the girls 4 to 1… hey, where were you? We hope to see you at the next meeting.
2. Discuss date and times of meetings. What night would be better? How about Sunday night? What time is better? Do you want to have one or two meetings each month? - Everyone prefers 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month from 7 to 9 PM… no change except time starts earlier
3. Recruiting - we need more members. Invite your friends. All new members need to turn in membership applications now. Cost is FREE ! - Everyone will try to bring a friend to one of our activities.
4. Review calendar of activities for 2006-2007
b. Possible plans:
i. Haunted Hayride at the Valley of Fear - Pass this year
ii. Miniature golf - Maybe chip and put at Springmill Country Club or Snipes
Nursery course in the Spring of 2008
iii. Go carts - and laser tag - Tim Weber will get information
iv. Movie night and bonfire - we are interested, just need more details
vi. Backpacking trip on the Pinchot Trail - Mr. Dan Hibbs Trip Leader - yes,
we will finally go backpacking and camping
vii. Rock climbing event either on our own or with Crew 99, 21, 102, 185,
etc. - yes we are interested in a winter date
viii. Ski trip to Poconos, New York, Vermont or Maine - yes to Poconos but
no to others
ix. South Jersey Council is hosting a Venture Summit in the Spring of 2008
- we should go! - yes we are interested need more details
x. High and/or low COPE course at OSR in October 2007 - too late - sold out
xi. Ultimate Frisbee contests - we are looking for victims I mean Crews to
accept our challenge in late November or early December
xii. BCC, BSA Venture Summit - August or September 2008 - possible theme Super
Heroes - depending on dates, we are interested
xiii. Emergency Action at OSR in October 2008 - we would need to work on emergency
preparedness - we are interested if this is going to happen
xiv. SCUBA Trip - plan one or more trips… - we need to know which certified
divers want to schedule a dive trip - let me know
xv. Scuba certification classes have started - get registered - too late to
start now… try in the Spring - let me know if you want to get certified
xvi. Other ideas ????? - go somewhere and ride quads, paint ball squirmish,
laser tag
c. Possible High Adventure plans (nobody is interested in high
adventure for 2008):
i. Philmont trek - cost is $700 to $800 per person - summer 2008 or 2009
ii. Northern Tier adventure - summer 2008 or 2009
1. Maine trip
2. Minnesota trip
iii. Self-guided Midwest tour - Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota
- Yellowstone NP, Old Faithful geyser, Mount Rushmore, Devil's Tower, camping,
horseback riding, fishing, hiking, 4 wheeling, mountain biking, etc.
iv. Self-guided Alaska tour - Anchorage, Fairbanks, Denali National Park,
Point Barrow, etc. - wildlife adventure
v. Ski trip out West - January Martin Luther King weekend - leave Thursday
after school - fly out West, ski Friday, Saturday, Sunday fly home Monday.
Mr. Rowland Smith Trip Leader
1. Where do you want to go?
2. We need to make reservations and buy airline tickets soon.
3. Costs are estimated - airline tickets ~$300, ski rental $30 daily, lift
tickets $40 daily, room $25 per day, food $20 per day.
vi. White water rafting in West Virginia - September or October 2008
vii. Sea Base summer 2009 - cost is $800 to $1,000 per person
viii. Boston trip - our own American Treasure hunt
ix. Washington DC - self-guided
x. Gettysburg - horseback, mountain biking or hiking adventure through some
of the bloodiest battlefields pitting American against American
xi. Camping and canoe trip
xii. Community service project - investigate possibilities
7. Bring $6 for ordering a Crew 280 T shirt. They are pretty cool and we have them now. - we handed out shirts
8. Discussion of Dan Hibbs Venturing ideas which he learned at Philmont this summer. - Dan is working on a Masters Degree in Criminology - we missed Dan tonight
Please let me know of any corrections required to email addresses.
I apologize if you receive this more than once as I'm trying to avoid missing
interested persons. Respond with subject REMOVE if you want to be dropped
from our list.