Troop 200 has been chartered by St. Luke’s United Methodist Church since 1982. Troop 200 is part of the Chesapeake Bay District of the Colonial Virginia Council and subscribes fully to the Rules and Regulations of the National Council and the Colonial Virginia Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA).

Troop 200 has a tradition of providing a full Scouting experience, including regular troop and patrol meetings with a robust advancement program, well-rounded outdoor program including weekend tent camping about 10 months each year, high adventure opportunities, and service projects to the community. Past outdoor activities include caving, snow skiing, cycling, canoeing, boating, and rock climbing/rappelling. The troop strives to provide motivated Scouts with plenty of opportunities to attain the First Class rank within a year or so of joining, while providing the older Scouts opportunities to obtain merit badges, participate in service projects, and experience high adventure activities. Troop 200 has been very successful in providing our Scouts the opportunity to achieve Scouting’s greatest honor, the rank of Eagle Scout.

News U Can Use
(Site updated 3 July)
Kerr Lake photos on Photo tab!

Sandy Bottom Historian report on Library tab.
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Uniform for Meetings:
BSA Activity Uniform (Class B)

Uniform for Campouts:
** BSA Field Uniform (Class A) - at SHOW time! **

Upcoming Events:

Monday SHOW TIMES are 1845 unless listed below
--> Event signup begins 2 meetings prior to campout
--> FINAL FRIDAY (1 week out) = commitment to pay!
!!! All detailed event info is on the LIBRARY page !!!
06 Jul/0830-1500'ish: Eagle Project Finale
     - Daniel K requests your help once more!
     - Owl habitats at Sandy Bottom
     - Take R off Big Bethel into Sandy Bottom
     - Take 1st R into "employee only" area
?? Jul: T200 Wood Gathering
     - SPL ??
     - Adults with trucks ??
6 Jul: NO Troop mtg, but. . .
     - GREAT chance for Patrol meetings!
8 Jul/1900: Adult Advisor Huddle
     - St Lukes piano room
     - T200 Adult Leader Orientation
13 Jul: Summer Camp Meeting
     - T200 Birthday celebration
     - Summer campers primarily!
     - Other scouts can work on requirements
20 Jul: T200 Big Hot Dog Bash!
     - SPL: Dan P.
     - ASM: Eric Horton
24 Jul/1830: Trailer Packing
25 Jul-1 Aug:  Powhatan Summer Camp
     - SHOW TIME: Sat/0730
     - RETURN TIME: Sat/1800
3 Aug: Troop Meeting
     - Sign Up for Beach campout!
     - Summer camp MB sorting
6 Aug: OA Mtg
7 Aug: FINAL FRIDAY
     - Beach Campout
10 Aug: Troop Meeting
     - MONEY MONDAY
     - OUTSIDE Meeting
        (No Fellowship Hall)
12 Aug: ASM Huddle
     - location TBD
13 Aug/1830: Trailer Packing
14-16 Aug: Beach Campout
     - SHOW:  ??
     - RETURN: ??
     - SPL: Jon H.
     - Campout SM: Mr. Howorth
17 Aug: Troop Meeting
21-23 Aug: OA Summer Ordeal
     - Bayport
24 Aug: Troop Meeting
     - Leadership applications due
     - Patrol Shuffle inputs due
31 Aug: PLC & Committee Mtg
     - No Troop meeting

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SM Conferences and
Committee Reviews:

29 Jun: PLC & Committee Meeting

SM Conferences: BEFORE the meeting
- 1800: Mini-Huddle with CC & CoR
- 1830: Jeb P. - 1st Class

Committee Boards: None
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Summer 2009

Scouts,
    We’re waist deep into the scouting year now and the 30 new scouts are doing great as they progress towards First Class rank! The older scouts are busy earning their position of responsibility and taking merit badge classes as they charge toward Eagle. Your scoutmaster’s are busy going “green” and getting all of our required training classes done.
     We talk a lot about leadership having vision to chart the course and I just recently brought up to your PLC the phrase, “Paralysis by analysis”. Vision is absolutely critical to any organization (patrol, troop, or whatever) because without it you have no direction. Inaction or paralysis can kill a vision quicker than anything. How many times have you seen a good idea fade away because it was analyzed to death trying to get the 100% solution?
     What does all this mean then? How about if you’re a patrol leader with a vision to earn Honor Patrol? Great vision, but what if you think and think and think about having a patrol campout? It doesn’t take long for 6 months to go by -- paralysis by analysis. . . and the vision fades.
     How about if you start at the 50% solution and just go on a patrol outing first. . .maybe a half day bike ride, maybe a museum. . .then you evolve to an all day adventure to an aquarium or beach. . .then finally you reach a 95% solution and have a patrol campout and earn Honor Patrol. Realize the process is continual; you are not supposed to reach 100%! There is ALWAYS room from improvement.
     In scouts just like in life, your priorities and visions are always changing. Your vision needs to adapt to reality, but you should never stop working hard to get up and over the next hill. Come up with YOUR near-term , mid-term, and long-term goals. For a new scout that could be a 1 week, 2 week, & 4 week time frame . .for a scout approaching 18, it could be 1 month, 6 months, 1 year.
YOU determine YOUR vision and YOUR goals - and the key is to avoid paralysis!
     Keep working hard as we prepare for and execute each & every campout. Be prepared, do a good turn daily, try to live each and every day by the Scout Law and Scout Oath, and keep your dreams and visions alive!
Yours In Scouting,
Mr. Joe

Joe Harvey
T200 Scoutmaster

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