Venturing Crew - a new adventure

Shiloh is...ALWAYS reluctant to try new things.  However, she agreed to give Venturing a try.  Venturing is the co-ed arm of the Boy Scouts, and it focuses on high-adventure outings as well as community service.  We weren't entirely sure it would be a whole-hearted try since she doesn't like change or new things, but we figured we'd just see what happened and our real focus would be on Cora, who REALLY wants to join when she's old enough (you have to be 13 and have finished eighth grade, or 14).  To our surprise and delight, she came home from the first meeting VERY excited about this new adventure. A group for Venturing is called a Crew just like a group for Boy Scouts is called a Troop and for Cub Scouts, a Pack (you learn something new every day, right?) .She made an effort to get to know people, she enjoyed the ice-breakers, and she was looking forward to the Crew's first adventure - a SCUBA class at a local pool.  Here are a couple of pictures of the new Crew members of Crew 174 in Greene County (there's my handsome husband as the Crew Advisor).  

 

 They had a good turnout for the first meeting - 8 girls and 5 young men.  Since then, another young man has joined them.

 Here are some pictures from their second outing - snowboarding!  Shiloh said she spent a lot of time on the ground, but she still had a good time. :)  Daniel thinks the Crew Advisor (that would be he) should perhaps NOT do all of the activities that the (younger) Crew members do. :)  He was mightily sore for the next three days or so.  He also decided that perhaps his muscles might have liked skiing much better than snowboarding because they might have remembered skiing. :)

We're all looking forward to this new adventure and where it takes Shiloh (and, eventually, Cora).  We hope it opens a whole new world to them filled with new challenges, opportunities to fall on their faces (figuratively and literally with the snow boarding :) ) and then learn how to get back up, opportunities for service and leadership, and, of course, FUN with new friends. :)