Troop 189 has been awarded BSA Quality Unit Status in
2003
2004
2005
2006
and
BSA Centennial
Quality Unit
Award
Status in
2007, 2008,
and 2009

as well as the Nassau County Gus Katz Award for Service to God and Country in 2008
 

The PLC met on Sunday morning at the Camporee. All Patrols were represented.

We talked about our goals for the rest of the year. Scoutmaster Steve would like to see more advancement by the end of the year.  Much of the PLC was disappointed in our performance in the Scout skills section of the Camporee and would like to polish up our skills.

This week we will whip and fuse all of the ropes used in building the gateway, and get that requirement for all of Phoenix and Flying Snakes.  Larry from the Unicorns will teach whipping and Chris from the Flying Snakes will teach fusing.  We will need to set up a table with some small tea candles to set up fusing stations.

There is no meeting Thursday May 20. UPDATE - THERE WILL BE A MEETING ON 5/20.May 13 and May 27 20 will be a 2-meeting series.  May 13 will be stations set up to teach all of the lashings. The rotating stations will be:

John - Square Lashing
Chris - Clove Hitch
Larry - Round Lashing
Ryan - Diagonal Lashing
Taylor - Tripod Lashing

The lashings will be taught on May 13 and then there will be an Interpatrol “Camp Gadget Contest” on May 27.

The Rafting Trip will be June 11-13. Lunches and Dinners will be at the Troop Level.  Breakfasts will be by Patrol. Duty Rosters and Menus must be completed at the meeting on 5/27. Patrols need to make up their breakfast plans and submit suggestions for lunches and dinners on the 27^th.

After the Memorial Day Parade we will have 2 meetings before the Rafting Trip and we will focus on Safety Afloat. Chris has the Lifesaving Merit Badge and volunteered to help teach this.

SM Steve thanked the PLC for their hard work in making the Camporee a success and expressed how proud he is to have won Second Place for the second time in 3 years.

The PLC was dismissed and went back to packing up the campsite.