Troop News & upcoming events

We had a well turned out Patrol leaders Conference and a very well turned out Quartermasters tent take down and storage on the 17th. Thanks for encouraging attendance...

The trees as earlier announced will be in at 1:30 this Sunday November 23. We need both the Scout and the Dad there to help unload to make this easy (about 450 trees) and so that we may leave early.

The lot will be set up on Friday November 28 starting at 8:00AM at the usual location on the property south of the Bluff Park United Methodist Church where the bus and Frank Tank are usually parked. Mr. Smith will pick up the scaffolding on Friday (11/21) in the Frank Tank and the Marquis on November 28th. We will need some trailers to get all our gear and ladder from the hut on the 28th to bring over to the hut also.

Please plan on attending with your son to make this easy also. We are usually out of there by 10:00 AM. Don’t forget that we will have to put out and watch some Tree signs this year at least during the first weekend..that means sitting in a car, heater on, and watching them in case the sign snatcher is about.

Please plan on helping with this as we need to attract new customers. Someone was talking about making flyers to spread out in all the neighborhoods with the Scouts, where you live, and down in the Oxmoor Valley. Please give this some thought also....will talk to it this Monday at the Troop meeting.

Weekend of November 21-23: Mr. Turner, Mr. Lepianka, Mr. Gunn, Mr. Oliver, and Mr. Eggers attend the District's Out-door Leadership Training Program offered by the Council and earn their "Trained" tab and maybe the polar bear patch.

Monday (Nov 24)..should be able to pick up pop corn orders at the Scout Service Center and will put in the hut for pick ups by families..will notify by email Monday afternoon.

Monday, November 24 Meeting: Salesmanship merit badge by Mr. Hardy and a sideshow of skits by Mr. Madison and Venture II on how to sell trees at the lot, and how not to sell them also....good merit badge and good showmanship. Lot rules will also be discussed with other questions as they arise. Mr. Oliver does the Scout Master Minute (SMM).

Sunday November 30th: at 1:00PM at the old Sanctuary of the Bluff Park United Methodist Church....Class A plus uniform. If you or the Scout hasn’t attended an Eagle Court, make sure he does in order to see what we are about at the Eagle presentation. Should be over in about an hour to an hour and a half.

Monday Dec 1: Meeting. We will leave from the Hut at 7:00 PM to visit the third largest, working, "O" Scale model Rail Road in the United State right here in Hoover. Quite extensive and an award winner many times over. Will return at about 8:15 PM

Monday Dec 8: A guest speaker from downtown Birmingham followed by Mr. Wes Smith talking to the Music merit badge. Mrs. Kidd will give the SMM.

Monday Dec 15: Troop Christmas Party. Refreshments compliments of the Troop. gag gifts but no expensive item from all (Dirty Santa theme) should be over in an hour an 1/2.

December 20 Tree Lot take down...the more the quicker as usual..please encourage attendance by leaders and Scouts.......

December 22 and 29 No meeting.....Merry Christmas and a Happy new year during the Holidays....

January 3 : Troop Annual Planning Conference: 8:30 Sat through 8:00 Sunday Morn (Jan 4) . Troop plans out 2009...have an idea for camping...try to be there....will push special programs for Venture I and II to keep up their interests and give anticipation to the younger ones...please encourage attendance.

Jan 12 Prep meeting for Ski Trip and Guest Speaker from Hoover or Birmingham

Jan 17-19 Ski and snow boarding Trip... shortly...there will be a memo published requiring a "final commitment date" for who is going by a commitment to Mr. Young for the funds and reservations. More details to follow quickly from Mr. Young...the cost will vary on the numbers attending for food and fuel ranging anywhere from 140 to 160.00.

This has been one of our best years..let’s make 2009 our best yet.....

Thanks for all your support...

Dan s "Delivering the Promise"