2023 May

A couple of weekends ago, Troop 77 took a trip to Hells Canyon. We camped two nights and went on a seven mile canoe trip through the canyon. It's a beautiful place to spend the weekend and the scouts had an amazing time. They were also called upon to render aid to someone who found himself in a life threatening situation.

The Idaho Statesman has a nice article you can read. We are incredibly proud of how our troop was able to handle this situation and grateful for the opportunity to help Mr. Valentine in his time of need.

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/northwest/idaho/article275436711.html

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Trivia

Here are a bunch of people who were scouts:

Neil Armstrong
Martin Luther King Jr.
Jimmy Buffett
Harrison Ford
John Wayne
Michael Jordan
Jimmy Stewart
George W. Bush
Gerald Ford
Bill Gates
Buzz Aldrin
Nolan Ryan
Zach Galifianakis
Jay Leno
Steven Spielberg
John F. Kennedy
Richard Gere
Bill Clinton
Chris Pratt
George Takei
Sam Walton
Mike Rowe

Monthly Scout Article

We would be thrilled to feature your article in this monthly spot in the newsletter. Until we start getting some submissions, we'll run articles I find online. If you want to see articles about your interests, then please send us a submission!

Enjoy this month's article:

Sorry folks. There are only so many usable hours in the day. This month all of mine got used up before I could find an article. Help us out by submitting your own article and make this your troop newsletter!

Jokes

Why does nobody like playing FPS games with Boy Scouts?

Because they're good at camping.

DILLON: What did the quarterback say to the Scout?

MIKE: What?

DILLON: “Hike!”

Volunteer!

Troop 77 is an all volunteer organization. There are no paid positions in our troop. All of the numerous hours of work which go into providing our scouts with an incredible program each week are provided by our hard working and generous volunteers.

We need your help! There are always opportunities to volunteer for the troop. We have big jobs with official titles and we have little jobs which just need someone to help out with one time. If you don't help then someone else ends up doing two or three jobs to make up for it.

Please take a moment to look at our list of volunteer opportunities. When you find something that speaks to you, speak to us and let us know that you can do that! The complete list of volunteer opportunities is large and we're working on getting it all compiled, but here are just a few of the things with which we could really use your help. If you don't find something below, but feel inspired to help, please reach out to troop077webmaster@gmail.com and we'll help you find your calling in the troop.

Volunteer Positions

Scoutmaster Minute

Scouts, every one of you can tell me, without thinking, what the two words on the Second Class pin are. That’s right, “Be prepared.”

There is a story of a Scout in Oklahoma. His younger sister went too near a gas heater and instantly her clothes were in flames. The father and his 13-yearold Scout-trained son rushed up the stairs to try to help. Remembering his first-aid work, the Scout knew what to do and he did it immediately. He grabbed a small rug and rolled the screaming child in it. He had been prepared.

In a moment he had smothered the flames and prevented serious injury to the child.

“Thank God my son is a Scout,” the boy’s father told the Scoutmaster. “He knew what to do while I stood confused.”

That’s what it means to be prepared.

Once someone asked Baden-Powell, “Be prepared—for what?” “Why, for any old thing!” he replied.

Can't get enough? Take a look at our previous newsletter!

Apr 2023