Quotes of the Day Part 1: Day 7

A Scouter Is:

Characteristic #1:

A Scouter is a Person who,...

Week after Week, Month after Month,...

Provides Fun, Adventure Challenge, and...

Learning for our Active Children;

Characteristic #2:

A Scouter Hurries Home, eats a...

Quick Meal, puts on the Uniform while...

Answering the Phone 5 times, and...

Arrives Smiling to Meet the Youngsters,...

all in 30 Minutes;

Characteristic #3:

A Scouter Gives up Weekends and...

Home Comforts to Teach Children about...

Woodcraft, Nature, and Camaraderie;

Characteristics #4:

A Scouter is Somebody who can...

Put up a Tent in the Rain and Dark,...

Find Lost Boots, Dry Wet Bedding,...

Handle Asthma, Blisters, Homesickness,...

and Children's Excitement on 4 Hours...

of Sleep, and Go Home Talking...

About the Next Camp;

Characteristic #5:

A Scouter is a Person who Waits in the...

Cold with the Last Kid, whose...

Parent Forgot the Time;

Characteristic #6:

A Scouter Attends Meetings to Learn...

and plan, has a Expandable Basement,...

and a Head Full of Ideas;

Characteristic #7:

A Scouter can Lead a Song, Teach a Skill,...

Play a Game, Perform a Ceremony,...

Listen to a Child, and...

Say a Prayer;

Characteristic #8:

A Scouter willingly Fills the Gap so...

That a Child will not be Let Down;

Characteristic #9:

A Scouter is Committed, Caring, Hardworking,...

Sturdy, Strong, Reliable with a Wealth of...

Knowledge, a Store of Skills, and...

a Heart of Gold;

Characteristic #10:

A Scouter gets little Spoken Thanks, but...

Knows the Spirit is Passed on;

16 Steps to Build a Campfire:

Step #1:

Split Dead Limb into Fragments and...

Shave on Fragment in Slivers!

Step #2:

Bandage Left Thumb!

Step #3:

Chop other Fragments into...

Smaller Fragments!

Step #4:

Bandage Left Foot!

Step #5:

Make Structure of Slivers (Include...

those embedded in hand)!

Step #6:

Light Match!

Step #7:

Light Match!

Step #8:

Repeat "A Scout is Cheerful!"

and Light Match!

Step #9:

Apply Match to Slivers, add Wood Fragments,...

and Blow Gently into Base of the Fire!

Step #10:

Apply Burn Ointment to Nose!

Step #11:

When Fire is Burning,...

Collect more Wood!

Step #12:

Upon Discovering that the Fire has...

Gone Out while Out Searching for...

More wood, Soak Wood from Can...

Labeled "Kerosene"!

Step #13:

Treat Face and Arms for... 

Second-Degree Burns!

Step #14:

Relabeled can to read "Gasoline."!

Step #15:

When Fire is Burning well,

Add all Remaining Firewood!

Step #16:

When Thunder Storm has...

Passed, Repeat Steps!