Archive June, 2023
Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 27, 2023
Last week I talked to Brad England and decided to order thousands of business cards to promote the Scout Patch Collectors Facebook Group. For our hobby, Jamboree is the chance to plant many seeds for young Scouts and leaders to become interested in this pastime. As I speak to old Scouters about their collections the two things...Read More
Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 25, 2023
Sunday morning I just could not quite get this issue of the Hot Finds out before the rush of campers flooded in and the rest of my day was spent welcoming our Week 3 Scouts to camp. So I apologize that some of these auctions may have ended but then again you get to see what they sold for....Read More
Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 23, 2023
I let my scheduled auctions dry up on my OApatch account and sure enough the sales have tanked this week. So to right the ship I'm running my first every storewide sale on that account since relaunching it earlier this year. That covers almost 7k listings that are 100% OA issues. As anyone living in the southeast can...Read More
Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 20, 2023
Sorry, Hot Finds readers the group above is not for sale on any website. This is a picture of some of the items from the Pop Up Scout Museum that I have mentioned in the newsletter. Each of these three represents a Scout story that I'm going to share with the Scouts and adults who show up to tonight's...Read More
Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 16, 2023
For fun camp staff likes to put on vintage uniforms every Thursday at camp. We break out the old greens and many of the staffers will put on old garrison-style caps and some have campaign hats. It's a fun way to promote Scouting history and I think it has caught on with some of the campers. As...Read More
Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 14, 2023
Once again I am in a bit of a time warp here at summer camp and getting Hot Finds out late. We passed our NCAP inspection yesterday and got the coveted flag for the dining hall. The program has been rocking and the Scouts are having fun. Matthew Delk and I presented our Pop Up Scout Museum...Read More
Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 12, 2023
Sunday we welcomed our week 1 campers to Barstow. They hail from 6 different councils stretching from Alabama to SW Florida. The rain got us pretty good right as troops were arriving but by dinner time it passed and we continued with normal programs including an energized campfire. Tuesday night Matthew Delk and I will run a...Read More
Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 6, 2023
Staff week is going great out on Lake Murray at Camp Barstow. We have an awesome group of returning staff members and our new folks are figuring things out. The weather has been nice and aside from a few headaches it's been a great start to the week for us. So today's question to ponder is should...Read More
Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 2, 2023
Today I push off for 6 weeks at Camp Barstow to return for my 6th summer as camp director. So much work has gone into getting to this point. We have spent the last 10 months recruiting troops, hiring staff, having Zoom after zoom, and answering lots of emails. I once asked my friend James Barton (camp director in...Read More
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About The Santeeswapper
Camp Director, Eagle Scout, Order of the Arrow Vigil Honor Member and past Chief, lifelong Scouter and patch collector.Jason Spangler
14039 Hwy 74 East
Suite A6, #116
Indian Trail, NC 28079
(910) 671-4919 [text or call – leave a message]
email to santeeswapper@yahoo.com
Main website santeeswapper.com
I started collecting Boy Scout memorabilia when I was inducted into Santee Lodge 116, Order of the Arrow at Camp Coker in the summer of 1986. All the guys of ISWA chapter in Elk campsite seemed to be trading and since my dad sent me to camp with a small bag of patches, I jumped in and never looked back....
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