Thursday February 1, 2007

7:00 pm

Maytown American Legion- (Donegal) Post 809

14 N. King St

Maytown PA 17550

 Troop 53 Slide show, Camp Rodney on the Chesapeake Show, activities and refreshments... Fife and Drum Corps questions answered.

 Directions:  Circle Maytown Square turning on West High Street one block; (Union National Bank is on the corner of West High and King St.) turn right onto N King St ; the American Legion Post is on the left.

Call Scoutmaster Mark Rorabaugh 653-4717 or Mike Cassidy Assistant Scoutmaster for Fife and Drum at 426-3941 if you have any questions.  We would love to have you!

 Beginning on Monday February 5th, Troop 53 will meet on Mondays.

The guys gather at the top on the first ski trip.

Flag Retirement

Boy Scout Troop 53 of Maytown help a Flag Retirement Ceremony on Sunday, October 14 near the Maytown Fire Department. Senior Patrol Leader Peter Shaum lead the ceremony by reading a brief history of the flag. John Coleman read a description of the proper way to retire the flag. Ben Andrick told about the meaning of the seven red stripes and 3 white stripe. Grant Andrick informed the audience about the meaning of the blue field and the 50 stars. In another part of the ceremony, Kevin Rorabaugh described the significance of each of the 13 folds needed to correctly fold the flag. Scouts Darren Bortner, Chad Eichelberger, and Casey Hungler then demonstrated the proper folding of the American Flag. As the flags were being retired, Chad Eichelberger and Jeffrey Bensinger took turns reading patriotic quotes from famous Americans from Thomas Jefferson to John Wayne. Troop 53's Fife and Drum Corp participated in the ceremony by playing patriotic songs such as Yankee Doodle and Battle Hymn of the Republic. Troop 53 wishes to thank the Maytown Fire Department for their help with the ceremony.

Senior Patrol Leader Peter Schaum reads a part of the script while 
John Coleman, Chad Eichelberger, Jeffey Bensinger, and Darren Bortner 
wait for their turn.

Kevin Rorabaugh gives the meaning of each of the 13 folds while 
Casey Hungler, Chad Eichelberger, and Darren Bortner demonstrate the 
proper method of folding the flag.

Peter Schaum carefully prepares the flags for retirement, while 
Josiah Shelly, Dan Vuono, Kevin Rorabaugh, Matt Miller, Grant 
Andrick, and Darren Bortner do their part in the ceremony.

Troop 53 plans to hold a Flag Retirement Ceremony annually. We collect faded and damaged flags from Elizabethtown, Marietta, Maytown, and Mount Joy. Anyone who has some flags that need retired may contact Scoutmaster Mark Rorabaugh