2010 Camp Read

Troop 28 just completed two weeks at the Curtis S. Read Scout Reservation, located in Brant Lake, NY in the Adirondack Park. The first week was spent in Camp Buckskin at the fabulous Teheco campsite. Many of our first year scouts attended camp this week bringing the total troop presence to 14 scouts. Highlights included earning over 70 merit badges, attacking the climbing wall, songs in the dining hall, and the announcements at the evening retreat on the parade field. The scouts tried new foods in the dining hall, with varying degrees of likability, learned new skills in Rank Advancement at the Anthony Long pavilion, learned first aid including CPR, and generally had a great time. Several of our adult leaders were spotted "resting their eyes" during the day as well.

The second week was spent at Camp Waubeeka where we were joined by 10 scouts and 2 leaders representing the 8th Rushden Scouts (SA) of England. The combined Troop of 24 scouts was located at the Avalance Campsite in Camp Waubeeka. Over 120 merit badges were earned, the scouts enjoyed the cultural exchange by learning new words for things like garbage (rubbish) latrine (loo), ketchup (sauce), push-up (press-up), neckerchief (necker), along with some other non printable words. The Rushden Scouts enjoyed picking up the "Get'r dun" shout, while the Americans learned the Augie shout. We had several troop campfires, with an exchange of Scout songs and games. Mr. Pucci surprised the adult patrol (the Grey Patrol) with a fine dinner of roasted vension, sausage and cheese on Thursday night during open program.

At Camp Waubeeka, the scouts were split into three patrols, Red, Blue and White, and refined the skills necessary to cook their own meals and keep their sites clean and orderly, as well as working together as a team. Teamwork needs a little more work and practice. The White patrol learned why it is important to take the garbage out of their site everyday, when on the last day of camp, they had some animal visitors during the night for snacks, and three scouts were required to carry the bags of garbage to the dumpster since the bags were overloaded.

5 of the Rushden Explorer scouts along with one Troop 28 Scout took on a sea kayak trek adventure on Lake Champlain during the second week of camp. The group came back with smiles and all scouts bonded extremely well, They were last seen sailing on the Hudson River off Croton Point park on the Goldsmith yacht.

Troop 28 Summer 2010

The Rushden Scouts left Croton on Tuesday, August 3rd for their journey back home. They were seen off by a Senesqa barbeque dinner on Monday night at which the Mayor delivered a proclamation declaring that Monday August 2nd, 2010 was the 8th Rushden Scouts (SA) day in the Village of Croton-on-Hudson. in honor of their visit to the USA and the free exchange of friendship and cultural ideas.