In my experience I've often heard people grumbling that they would like to directly fund a project at camp but usually the patch auction or whatever fundraising patch usually just ends going in the big old pot. Well for a Wood Badge ticket item a Scouter in my area may have cracked the code on this.  He has launched a GoFundMe campaign trying to raise $2,000 to renovate an adirondack campsite before this summer.  I chipped in $50 and have been sharing the link this weekend.  If you would be willing to chip in $10, $20 or more for a Camp Coker improvement project check it out: BSA Camp Coker Shaw Campsite Repair.

I've had a few of you ask me if my lodge was going to issue a Centennial flap.  The answer is yes, but...  So we have had a design for a long time and as of the end of March the decision was made to get a preorder form together so lodge members could order them.   So far that hasn't happened.  So to all of you that are chasing these down YES I will try and get extras but at this point it's likely to be NOAC before they are issued if then.

I made this panoramic photo after a recent stop at my antique mall booth in Florence, SC at Palmetto Peddlers. I recently learned that my buddy Todd Kelly has closed down his two booths so I guess this is one of the last ones standing in this part of the country.  If you get a chance come check it out right off Interstate 95.