We had a great weekend at camp! More than 170 Webelos and more than 100 adult leaders descended on Beaumont Scout Reservation near Rock Creek, Ohio this past weekend (7/25-27) to build fires, whittle wood, shoot bb's, arrows (with bows) and dog food (with slingshots). 
We ascended the climbing tower, rowed boats, swam in the pool, played frisbee, hiked (what felt like dozens of) miles every day, made crafts, used a compass and from what I remember, just about everyone had a pretty good time.
(Yes, we had some stressful moments and yes, things didn't always go as planned and yes, we ended up with more than our share of sick campers, but overall, folks seem very excited and happy about camp.)
As program director, I certainly had a great time and I have all the Webelos Scouts and adult leaders to thank for it. Yes, I love being at Beaumont and I love doing camp—but it is the Webelos, the leaders, the camp staff and council staff that all come together to make a great camp and give me the greatest fun. Many thanks to all who participated!
I'm already thinking about Webelos Resident Camp for 2009 and ways to take the feedback we received and make next year's camp even better. I expect to have some of that information in a letter I send out early next month (August) along with the patches that didn't arrive. For all of you second-year Webelos, we'll include some information about next year's Scout Camps at Beaumont for your Troop. Don't forget—Scouting doesn't stop here! I hope you all find a Troop to cross-over into during this next year.
Again, many, many thanks! Enjoy the rest of the summer and keep on the Scouting trail!
