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Woodruff Summer Camp 2025

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What a great week at Summer Camp 2025! Despite the rain, the Scouts accomplished over 30 merit badges in just one week.   As there were actual no trips to the health lodge, the Sock Patrol had ample time to practice First Aid and complete various requirements to rank up. Some of the other Scouts in the Troop assisted the Woodruff Camp’s Ranger in a service project to clean up and mulch branches around the campground.   Also, this was Mr. Carlin’s first time at Summer Camp with the Troop, and he thoroughly enjoyed his experience and watching everybody work together and have fun.   Photo Album Link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/7JMkHwwoDPBcm69C8

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2025-04: Troop Training Campout

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Despite the heavy rain on the first night at Camp Westin, almost everyone managed to stay dry. On Saturday, the Scouts learned valuable skills such as first aid, knots, wood chopping, and the ceremony of the flags. Later in the evening, some Scouts built chairs out of rope, while others engaged in a refreshing water war. The Scouts also enjoyed many delicious meals and learned new games. Photo Album Link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/PRRMpuerHGWpC6tbA

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2025-03: Scout Challenge

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The March campout took our Scouts to the Scout Challenge at Bert Adams where they joined over 2,000 others Scouters. Despite the weather shortening the camp out by a night, the Scouts enjoyed exploring themed stations offering unique challenges like deciphering secret codes, building survival shelters, or navigating obstacle courses. They also had the opportunity to enjoy team-based and solo quests to earn badges, and unlock hidden achievements, as well as trying new activities such as archery, axe throwing, and much more. Photo Album Link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/7BjZ6y8e6xzEh7pj7

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2025-02: COPE & Climbing at Woodruff

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For the February camp out, the the Scouts headed up to Woodruff to participate in Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience (Project COPE), a national program of the Boy Scouts of America. The experience was composed of group initiative games, trust events, low course events, and high ropes course events in which participants devised solutions to a variety of problems. Photo Album Link:  https://photos.app.goo.gl/HjEeY6GabW2xmzEfA  

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2025-01: Day of Fire

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This weekend the Troop went to Allatoona Aquatic Base to camp and put in some service back to Atlanta Area Council to help with the annual Day of Fire! Cleaning up all the deadfall and debris from the past year while the lake levels are at there winter low. Great job scouts!! Photo Album Link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZxZh2FviiHJnPg3j7

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2024-12: Backpacking at Pine Mountain

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Had a small group of scouts brave the cold last weekend for a quick overnight hike down at Pine Mountain. It was a great hike to learn what you should and should not bring on a backpacking trek, how to cook on a backpacking trek, and of course, the importance of dressing in layers. Weather was great, views were beautiful, everyone had a good time and are looking for more backpacking opportunities in the future! Full Photo Album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ecxdD7vXJpQUWrKs7

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2024-11: Cookapalooza

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What better in November than a weekend focused solely on cooking! And more than just that, alternative cooking methods with foods you don’t see as often on campouts. We spent just about the entire day cooking one thing or another, from fresh fried apple fritters, to silver turtle chili dogs, to homemade from scratch bread, it was all delicious!! The scouts capped off the night with songs and jokes around the fire, what a great weekend. Can’t wait to see what recopies scouts come up with on our next campout! Full Photo Album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/vgLxxh21veVcEPkeA

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2024-10: Project Chimps

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We came, we cleaned, we helped, we learned.. Project Chimps is always a really cool place for a weekend outing. Project Chimps helps care for past research and rescue chimps. While there, we learned a lot about the chimps living there, helped build some new toys for them, and more. What a cool and caring place that we’re happy to help support and care for. Check out some highlights below or follow the link for the full photo album! Full Photo Album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/qZKzPtqVa9eK4e6K9  

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2024-09-09: Wilderness Survival

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Troop 2319 spent a great weekend at Camp Westin working on the Wilderness Survival Merit Badge! We worked on different methods to make fire, making shelters, and just had a great time camping! The weather was great, and everyone had a great time! Don’t miss out on the next campout! Full Photo Album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/74zWEdH7K2SDpDzQA See more photos:  https://photos.app.goo.gl/74zWEdH7K2SDpDzQA

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2024 – June: Woodruff Summer Camp

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  Day 1: Troop 2319 made it to Woodruff in one piece and was right on time for check-ins. Because we had already submitted all of our medical forms we were able to quickly make it to camp orientation. This year we were lucky and got Michael and Cole for orientation.We finished quickly got to our campsite. Setting up camp went smoothly and we were able to enjoy dinner before leaving for the opening campfire ceremony.  Sadly, we never made it to the amphitheater before it started raining so hard that it was canceled. Our troop recovered though and got a good night of sleep before the first day of camp.   Day 2: The first day of Merit badge classes! Today the scouts had their first badge sessions of the week. They got to meet their instructors and make many new friends. After a great filling dinner some scouts went to an Appalachian folkfest and a select group of scouts canoed across Lake woodruff to go hammock camping. Day 3: Today we had perfect weather with a high of 81 degrees Fahrenheit and a low of 49 degrees Fahrenheit. The scouts who went for the canoe overnighter made it to the dining hall just in time for breakfast. After dinner the OA had their ice cream social and there and at the amphitheater there was the spooffinator. Day 4: Today was a beautiful day with a few clouds and a ton of sunshine. It was hot day but everyone was drinking water and staying cool. We are on track to be successful in earning honor patrol and scout tradition. After dinner there was an interfaith service at the chapel and flag retirement at the amphitheater and back at camp Doug made a spectacular fire and followed all the fire safety regulations. Overall we had a great day. Day 5: Today troop 2319 was in cheerful spirits because merit badges are almost done and in few days we’ll be heading home. It looks like we are going to finish honor patrol and scout tradition with the hard work from Devin and his ASPLs. Tonight we have open boating led by our ASM, Avery Shumpert. We are all set for a great last day tomorrow. Day 6: The final day of camp! Today everyone finished up their merit badge classes for a successful week of camp. After lunch Mr. Lair and Will Ballenger participated in the mile swim. Then our troop travelled around camp to compete in the camp wide games. Camp was ended with a closing campfire ceremony and a ton of fun skits. Historian – Will B. Full Photo Album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/LHdsSCiExXKTjwbVA

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2024-05-12: Watersports Weekend

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This past weekend we had a wonderful time at the Allatoona aquatics base. We had perfect weather and we got to use kayaks, canoes, and paddle boards! Thank you to our grub masters for making great food and shout out to Elisiah who stepped up to be a grub master because we were short a grub master. We also made great time getting out of the campsite on Sunday. The weekend could not have had a better weekend! Photo Album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/PfDctVWtPJjdLq549 Will B. Troop Historian

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2024-04-28: Chickamauga

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For our April Campout, we heading to one of our old stomping grounds, Chickamauga Battlefield! Chickamauga is a really cool place with a ton of history and some easy hiking for a good shake down distance hike. In the morning we explored and battlefield and monuments and the afternoon was filled with kubb, axe yard, and relaxation. Pretty great trip as we get closer to summer! Photo Album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/U5KqwVReqrtj4WeK6