Pack 337's Campfire AshCeremony
Legend has it that in 1907, on Brownsea Island,LORD BADEN-POWELL conducted the first Scout Camp for boys (The picture tothe left is of that first Scout Camp 8/1-8/1907). At the end of that camp, hegave some of the ashes from the camp fire to each of the boys and kept some forhimself. From that campfire back in 1907, that circle of Scouts carried thetradition of always taking a small amount of ashes from past Scouting Campfiresand spreading those ashes into the campfires that would follow. The mainpurpose of these ashes is to share with Scouts far and wide the memories ofpast campfires, and to bring to all Scouts and Scouters the internationalaspect of the world brotherhood of Scouting.
It isamazing to see how great and large the Scouting movement has grown since 1907.It was the hope of the 2011-2012 Bears of Pack 337 (Alex Bauer, Aidan E.Cooper, Nikolai Imler, Jacob Pierce, Michael Stanton, Jacob Waldron, DenLeader: Dale Stanton, and Asst. Den Leader: Eric P. Cooper) that the heritageof Pack 337 would also grow great and large when they started the tradition oftracking Pack 337's campfires at the J.B. Starkey camping trip (January 4-62013). At the J.B. Starkey Campfire on the night of January 4th, the ashes fromthat November's Webelos Crossover, the same weekend's family camp's campfire,and ash from the 1964 Scout Jamboree were joined together to start Pack 337'scampfire heritage tradition. With the 1964 Jamboree's campfire ash, the Pack'sash joined with the hearts and spirit of those Scouts that gathered around thatcampfire at that camp on Brownsea Island, back in 1907. The campfire ash fromthe 1964 Jamboree contained ash from Scouting's first campfire on BrownseaIsland.
Pack 337's Campfire AshPedigree:
Date: Place: Event:
3/20– 22/15 Fort Desoto Family Camp
1/2– 4/15 Sandhill(Toad Hollow) Family Camp
11/11/15 First Baptisto/P.P.’s Activity Field Flag Retirement
10/24 –26/14 CampSoule (Calusa site) Family Camp
10/10–12/14 Webelos Camping @ MacDill A.F.B. Campout w/Troop 337
7/6//14Webelos Resident Camp (Sandhill) Opening Campfire
5/16–18/14 Camp Soule (Calusa site) Family Camp/Rocket Derby
5/17/14 Camp Soule's Council Circle WebelosCrossover
3/14-16/14 Boyd Hill Family Camp/Bike Rodeo
1/10 –12/14 Sandhill (Toad Hollow) Family Camp
11/9/13 Seasons Mobile Home Park Flag Retirement
10/19-20/13 Camp Soule (Tocabaga site) Webelos Survivalree
10/11-13/13 Camp Soule (Calusa site) FamilyCamp/Rocket Derby
11/4//12 Camp Soule's Council Circle Webelos Crossover
11/2-5/12 Camp Soule(Tocabaga site) FamilyCamp
1/4-6/13 J.B. Starkey FamilyCamp
-1964's NationalJamboree Campfire Ash (Acquired by Aidan E. Cooper and Eric P. Cooper 12/16/2013) joinedtogether Pack 337's Campfire Heritage with the following:
1907Brownsea Island Scout Camp (August 1-8)
19334th World Jamboree, Godollo, Hungary (B-P’s last Jamboree)
19371st National Jamboree, Washington, DC
19502nd National Jamboree, Valley Forge,PA
19533rd National Jamboree, Irvine Ranch,CA
19558th World Jamboree, Niagara-on-the-Rock, Canada
19579th World Jamboree, Sutton Colfield, England
19574th National Jamboree, Valley Forge,PA
19605th National Jamboree, (50thAnniversary), ColoradoSprings, CO
1960National O. A. Conclave, Philmont, NM
1961International Campfire, Germany
1961Eagle Scout Council, Camp America, DaNang,Vietnam
1962Scout Reunion, Da Nang, Vietnam
196311th World Jamboree Marathon, Greece
19646th National Jamboree, Valley Forge, PA