Activity Write-Ups

On Friday night the Troop and Crew came together to celebrate all the accomplishments of the last six months. We ate a delicious potluck dinner, and watched videos of both Troop Summer Camp and the Crew Super Trip with family and friends before setting up for the ceremony. Many of the Troop and Crew youth were honored with new ranks and additional awards. Outgoing officers were acknowledged and leadership was transferred for the new term. It was a fun and rewarding night for all!

By Callie

By Luis

We had a fun evening of games and bonding. We played Break the Internet, where everyone plays a game off of their phone, and we get to make funny comments on theoretical social media posts. We later played Uno, and part of the crew played Dungeons and Dragons. Thanks to an entertaining dungeon master, the people who were not playing really enjoyed listening to the game from afar, and only getting snippets of what was happening, even though it was out of context. This event was a lot of fun, and most of the people who went were interested in doing something similar in the future.

By Cameron

We learned more about leadership and what it takes to be a great leader thanks to Mr Frydenlund and Mrs Terman. We watched a slideshow then did a couple activities including making a plan from a leader’s point of view. One of us also brought cookies. I learned that to be a great leader some things you need to keep in mind is to always lead and not to step in when you think you are more skilled than one of your workers, a leader’s priority is to lead, and that you should always thank your workers after the project to boost morale and to just be a nice person.

By Amelia

Crew members and older scouts in the troop participated in a wilderness survival training over Labor Day weekend. This training has been done in the past but not in a while. We learned how to build a shelter; cook food over hot coals without utensils; how to perform a search and rescue; how to identify plants and which ones we can and can’t eat, especially in the area that we live. We learned how to eat cattails, acorns, and pine needles in a pine needle tea. Almost everyone who went really enjoyed the weekend and learned a lot and would like to do this training again to take in more of the information.

By Allie

By Jared

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After going to Skyline for grave decorating, we went to Clear Lake to do a two-night three-day camping trip. While the campsite was nice and spacious, the water level had risen significantly, which had created stagnant pools of water. This lead to a massive amount of mosquitos which made the outing more painful than normal. Over the course of the trip, we worked on fire building, canoeing skills, and dutch oven cooking to prepare us for what we would do on super trip. The final night we held our traditional flag burning and Mexican style dinner. After that, we packed up and went home.

By Khai

Many from Venture Crew 27 and from Troop 27 came to help plant flags to honor all who died in military service and were given graves in Skylawn Cemetery. The helpers were given donuts and juice in the beginning of the day to help wake us up. We gathered at the top of a hill, and Mr. F gave a blunt, beautiful, and downright patriotic speech on freedom and who thought it was worth fighting and dying for, including the soldiers of D Day and the service of those in WW2. We went around in teams of 2, with one person with a screwdriver to get a hole in the ground and the other with a bundle of flags to place in the hole. We went down the rows and searched for military signs, and regardless of where that soldier came from, they received a flag of remembrance. We covered the entire area fairly quickly, and those leaving for Fam. Camp right after were well on time. It was a good service, and I highly recommend all who can to go and give a few hours in remembrance for those who gave everything. 

By Emma

The Hillsdale United Methodist Church has been supporting Troop and Crew 27 for a long time, providing a place for us to meet as well as a location to store some of our supplies. This was our annual service day to give back to them and help them with repairs that they need help with. The crew helped with removing an old tree, cleaning out doorways, filling in a pothole, and many more jobs.

By Jared

The Crew got together on Saturday to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Venture Crew 27! We started with Bingo and the questions quizzed you on Crew trivia and encouraged mingling, so new and old Crew members could get to know each other. The room was decorated with shirts from all the Super Trips and photo albums from all past Crew outings so everyone could see more of the Crew’s history. There was a giant chess set and a Crew favorite game – Kube – outside. Everyone gathered to talk and enjoy themselves, and it was so much fun to catch up with the former Crew members again. We ended the evening by singing songs together, and finally Vespers. Everyone had such a good time and enjoyed each others company so much that we’re already thinking about the 25th anniversary party for the Crew!

By Callie

Our visit started with a tour of the Pampanito, a World War II submarine. The guides were entertaining and informative. Afterwards we settled into our berths and had dinner. Everyone enjoyed playing games in the Officer’s Mess. The next morning we cleaned up and went out on the dock for breakfast.

By Pat