Troop 818 Activity Journal - 2004

Welcome to our Activity Journal. This is where we will be documenting the different activities and camping areas that we have done or visited, and information about their locations. You can use this area to help plan your own Troop Events. We will be using it as a reference to look back on places we have been and things we have done.

December 2004

22nd
Christmas Party @ Scout House
Our annual Christmas Party. We had a great time just being together and enjoying the friendship that scouting offers. Each scout brought a gift

November 2004

19th - 21st
Annual Thanksgiving Campout ($0.00/Scout - $0.00/Adult)
Our annual Thanksgiving Campout was held at Highlands Hammock State Park. We offered a Saturday evening dinner to the Scouts and their families. We camped out with the Webelos Den from Pack 818, as well as instructed them on a few fundamentals of scouting, all while helping them advance with their Outdoorsman requirements.

Saturday evening we ate dinner and served approximately 40 people, including Scouts and Leaders. Thanks to all of those that supported and assisted in the success of this activity.

October 2004

27th
Holloween Party @ Scout House
Our annual Holloween Party. This year the boys decorated the Scout House themselves and had a great time.

September 2004

18th
Scout House Clean Up Day
After Hurrican Charley, we all pitched in to help clean up the fallen debris around our Scout House. Thank you to all that helped out.

August 2004

28th - 29th
Sertoma Golf Tournament
The annual Highlands Sertoma Golf Tournament at Sun N Lake Golf and Country Club of Sebring.

July 2004

8th - 19th
Summer Camp 2004 - Damascus, Arkansas ($225/Scout - $50/Adult)
To be continued . . . .

June 2004

19th
Aluminum Recycling- Scout House
Yet another great turnout for our Aluminum Recycling project. Afterwards, we enjoyed a few games of bowling. Looks like a tradition is being formed!

May 2004

15th
Taylor Beach- Sebring, Florida (FREE)
A great day at the beach made better with great fun! We enjoyed swimming, fishing, and we almost got to sink a canoe!

April 2004

23rd, 24th and 25th
Camp Cricket - Bartow, Florida ($10/Scout)
Overall, this was a nice camping weekend. We didn't have any rain, and the Scout's finally got to sleep in the Tree Houses (See May 2003).

March 2004

26th, 27th, and 28th
Campout at Ocala/Silver Springs KOA - Ocala, Florida ($15/Scout - $20/Adult)
This campout did not go exactly as planned. Our original destination was the Ocala National Forest and Juniper Springs. This destination had to be cancelled due to the inability to make reservations for our group. We did, however, visit the forest and at least attempt to camp at several areas. After a couple of hours and no real luck, we decided to fall on our backup plan of the Ocala/Silver Springs KOA west of Ocala.

Overall the boys had a good time and were happy with our final destination. Maybe it was because of the swimming pool!?

February 2004

7th
Scouting for Food Distribution

14th
Scouting for Food Pick Up

21st
Busch Gardens Trip - Tampa, Florida - $50.00 per person
This was a fun day. We left the Scout House around 7:00am and returned around 11:00pm that evening. We have two sets of pictures for this trip; Pictures taken by Mr. Chambers, and pictures taken by Arthur Stifel (SPL).

Pictures by Mr. Chambers
Pictures by Arthur Stifel (SPL)