Webelos Surprise The Boy Scouts

[Troop185]

A few years back, our District combined the Fall Camporee with recuiting Webelos. They called it a Show-O-Ree. Webelos could come out on Saturday to the local Boy Scout Camp and meet the troops and the Boy Scouts. Each troop had activities gear toward the Webelos for Saturday.

 

The first year, our troop scheduled their regular meeting before the Show-O-Ree, and meet at the camp. The camp was only 15 - 20 minutes from our regular meeting place. They set up their tarp, tents, and many of the stations they were going to have for the Webelos. This saved them a lot of work Friday night when they came back out to spend the weekend.

 

The next year, the Boy Scout were busy with something else, and did not get out early to set up. Unknow to them, I talked to the Webelos Leaders of our Pack; and we took the Webelos out to the camp, with several parents, on Thursday night. We set up the dining tarp and all the tents for the Boy Scouts. We left a large note for the Boy Scouts, "This campsite was set up by the Webelos of Pack 185, for the Boy Scouts of Troop 185!"

 

Friday night, it was pouring rain and the Boy Scouts had no idea everything was set up for them, until they got to camp.

Most of the Webelos came back out on Saturday to do the actvities and get recuited by The Boy Scouts. They really like the idea they set up the Boy Scout campsite.

 

 

 

 

[jr56]

What a great thing to do, thanks for sharing.