Result of PLC & Committee Meeting

We had good attendance at both the PLC and the Troop Committee meetings...starting at 6:45 PM..

According to Mr. Frost, Advancement Chairman, the Scouts earned over 102 merit badges with only 19 incompletes and 14 of those had only one requirement for make-up,,,these are due by December 13th...Troop merit badge counselors are located on the Troop Web site to help out with this. There we 15 rank advancements, most of those for the first year Tenderfoot and Second Class requirements...for earning Second Class, it is important for them to attend the Shiloh Trip on Veteran's day weekend for his compass requirements and the remainder of the required five activities. He will need five other Scout activities to complete his First Class requirements.

Congratulations to J Clark for Life, J Taylor for Star. Congratulations to E Gibbs and A Yarbrough for Second Class during summer camp.

The trip in July is for white water rafting in TN. We will be doing both the Hiwassee and Ocoee Rivers (Venture Scouts only). The cost for the Hiwassee is 17.00 with the added cost of fuel (15.00) and meals (12.00). The cost for the Ocoee trip is $90.00 (upper and lower river trips) with the added cost of fuel (15.00) and meals (12.00).

Fuel costs are for a 400 mile round trip with the bus, Frank Tank, on one follow on vehicle. Fuel also includes the cost for three early party vehicles at the rate of $2.50 per gallon for about 260 gallons of gas (based on 35 persons attending). If less attend, fuel will have to increase so please encourage attendance.

We are going to need to know who is going on the Trip this coming Monday (June 22). the Patrol leaders are supposed to determine this by phone calls. We will also need volunteers, leaders and Scouts) to go up early to Gee State Park to reserve us space for camping as well as set up the tents prior to our arrival after 11:00 PM Friday night. Rather than a large advance party, there is also thought of everyone (main body) leaving on the trip at Noon to be able to set up that evening at camp and have the evening meal at the site. One car of two leaders would leave at 0800 to reserve a place for us when the main body arrive at about 5:00PM. Decisions for all of this will be made on the 22nd of June. We have never made this trip in July before, so we are not sure of the density of the park compared to August when we usually go and the numbers have not been that bad..except that the park is always full of campers and Scouts.

There will not be a meeting on July 6 (Monday) due to the 4th of July Holiday.

We will invite several guest speakers during the normal meetings through June and July.

The August trip (21-23) will be water skiing....we will be looking for boats to make this work...if you have a boat and will pull skiers contact Mr. Frost to assist his plans for the trip.This is normally a popular trip, so the more boats we have, the better. Troop trip fees will pay for fuel for towing and on the water costs.

J Ellis and A Byrd's Eagle projects were approved last week by the Eagle Boards. J Kunka's will be coming up in July.

Regular attendance in proper uniform at trips. meetings, and other activities is important for having the Scouting "Spirit"required to obtain the Eagle rank. A mimimum of 50% activities permits his experience in leadership and participation with the Troop. He is expected to participate unless he has a parental reason not to. Supporting the program by encouraging his attendance adds the depth we need for the success we deserve in assuring the program is meeting the goals of Scouting.

There are more than 120 merit badges the boys can earn. Please sign up for you speciality or any that you feel comfortable with by seeing the Scoutmaster. We need to assure we are filling places left by attrition.

Any and all leaders who attend meetings and go on trips require an annual updated BSA medical form which is to be renewed each year at the time of your physical. This is a BSA requirement effective the day you join the troop as a registered adult. In order to participate in any Scout activitity, including trips, meetings, merit badge work, or committee meetings and special service projects with the Troop, all adults must be registered with the BSA through the Troop. The Medical form is located on the Troop Web Site...Registration forms are available in the Scoutmaster's office. Registration fee for leaders is $15.00.

Thanks for all your support and assistance.



YiS Dan S "Delivering the Promise"