Homenetmen East Coast Panagoum (Day Three)

During a presentation by Joyce S. Browning from the University of Maryland

Despite the  rain and thunder, on the third day of the Panagoum, Juliette Voskanian from Philadelphia led a three-mile rally/hike in which 5 teams, each made up of 15 scouts, participated. Consisting of 10 stations made to challenge the scouts’ problem-solving and teamwork skills, the rally brought even more enthusiasm to the scouts. Some stations used Morse code to communicate with other team members, making a stretcher; others challenged scouts to measure a flag pole without tools, or to guess a variety of spices by smell only.

At the panagavayr (campsite), the “Kayleegs” and “Ardzveegs” learned the history of the seizure of the Ottoman Bank in 1896 as a protest against the massacres of the Armenians by Sultan Hamid II.

The day continued with a lively and animated presentation. Guest speaker Joyce S. Browning from the University of Maryland, an extension horticulturist, brought a stuffed fox, wolf, and raccoon, along with live snakes and cockroaches and a sample of bear skin for the younger scouts to see and examine during her presentation. Browning talked about the various animals and insects in the area, their lifestyle, what they eat, and if they are a danger to scouts or others in contact.

The scouts then worked on preparing a fun and exciting evening to share with their parents and family the following day, when the campsite would be open to all from 6-10 p.m.

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