MOKI SEAKER wrote:Do they still have scouting in Great Britian, and on the continent. Seems to me scouting started in England. Jim G
George T. wrote:I recently had a "Follow me boys!" experience. I had a sullen young gentleman join our pack. He would not participate, communicate or become involved. Talking with the boys as a group, I found out that his family is having a very rough time. Finding out that the family could not afford a uniform, book, etc., the pack quietly outfitted him. You should have seen the look on his face at the next meeting. It melted my heart. He has started to come out of his shell and actively involves himself...
clkelley564 wrote:...My brothers were Boy Scouts and our Girl Scout Troop did a lot of things as a joint with my brother's Boy Scout Troop. (Try that now!!) (Hah!!)
vrooom3440 wrote:clkelley564 wrote:...My brothers were Boy Scouts and our Girl Scout Troop did a lot of things as a joint with my brother's Boy Scout Troop. (Try that now!!) (Hah!!)
Actually it still happens, perhaps with varying degrees of "joint"ness. We have had a few campouts where Girl Scouts with family connections and their troop were also camping at the same location.
It is interesting to see the difference in Girl Scout troop personalities. My daughter is in high school and on her fourth troop. This troop is made up of girls from all over with the main common thread being that they come from scouting families with at least 3 Boy Scout troops connected. With that common thread, this is the most active Girl Scout troop we have been with, does the most camping, and the one that operates most "girl led".
clkelley564 wrote:vrooom3440 wrote:clkelley564 wrote:...My brothers were Boy Scouts and our Girl Scout Troop did a lot of things as a joint with my brother's Boy Scout Troop. (Try that now!!) (Hah!!)
Actually it still happens, perhaps with varying degrees of "joint"ness. We have had a few campouts where Girl Scouts with family connections and their troop were also camping at the same location.
It is interesting to see the difference in Girl Scout troop personalities. My daughter is in high school and on her fourth troop. This troop is made up of girls from all over with the main common thread being that they come from scouting families with at least 3 Boy Scout troops connected. With that common thread, this is the most active Girl Scout troop we have been with, does the most camping, and the one that operates most "girl led".
That is great to hear!! I have just read where dads are banished to the "South 40" when camping with Girl Scouts and so I was just imagining how the USGSA powers that be would react if the girls were camping in the same county as a Boy Scout Troop. When I was at BSA National Jamboree the female youth staff was tenting near our area, and I heard SO many storys of how they just couldn't find good Girl Scout Troops that would do the things they wanted to do, so that's why they joined Venture Crews. Lots of them gave up their quest for Gold Award to do so.
clkelley564 wrote:vrooom3440 wrote:clkelley564 wrote:...My brothers were Boy Scouts and our Girl Scout Troop did a lot of things as a joint with my brother's Boy Scout Troop. (Try that now!!) (Hah!!)
Actually it still happens, perhaps with varying degrees of "joint"ness. We have had a few campouts where Girl Scouts with family connections and their troop were also camping at the same location.
It is interesting to see the difference in Girl Scout troop personalities. My daughter is in high school and on her fourth troop. This troop is made up of girls from all over with the main common thread being that they come from scouting families with at least 3 Boy Scout troops connected. With that common thread, this is the most active Girl Scout troop we have been with, does the most camping, and the one that operates most "girl led".
That is great to hear!! I have just read where dads are banished to the "South 40" when camping with Girl Scouts and so I was just imagining how the USGSA powers that be would react if the girls were camping in the same county as a Boy Scout Troop. When I was at BSA National Jamboree the female youth staff was tenting near our area, and I heard SO many storys of how they just couldn't find good Girl Scout Troops that would do the things they wanted to do, so that's why they joined Venture Crews. Lots of them gave up their quest for Gold Award to do so.
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