Troop 1916 just had its annual lock-in at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. Scouts arrived at 10 am. To set up their gear and get a little football in before the service project. This outing is a bit easier than other outings due to the shelter of the gym and the accessibility of a professional grade kitchen to cook in that the church lends us.
Lunch was pizza, around 25 boxes was enough for the scouts that attended the lock-in. While others retreated back to their devices, others helped split and carry wood to the dumpster in the early afternoon snow. The use of a wheelbarrow made the process a lot faster.
Later that afternoon, Scouts helped to load bags and bags of winter clothes and toiletries into vehicles. Scouts rode with parents to the Patrick Henry Family Shelter to drop off the supplies to people in need.
The snow was really falling. The forecast called for around 10 inches of thick, white powder. Dinner was great, provided by some high-schooler scouts in the kitchen. Scouts ate while watching people playing games on the projector.
The troop made full use of Redeemer’s kitchen over the weekend. We had the cook top, both ovens (after some pilot lighting), the industrial food disposal, and the commercial dishwasher hood all going. The Patrol Leaders and high school scouts were on the hook for KP. So they were thrilled about the dishwasher.
Before going to bed Saturday evening, the Scouts (mostly) agreed to a 6:30am wake-up. We discussed the need to pack gear (no tents!), practice some semblance of hygiene, put on Class A uniforms, eat & cleanup breakfast (bagels), and get out shoveling before the 8:30am church service. The Scouts actually pulled this off quite well (perhaps apart from the hygiene item ;). And with 30 Scouts in the pews, we easily accounted for two thirds of all attending the service.
Overall, the outing was very successful. Scouts learned the importance of shelter especially when it snowed 10 inches during the night. And a big thank you goes out to Ms. Noggle for organizing the weekend.
Lock-in pix can be viewed over here.