Eagle Proj Book missing, MB Counselors, Bus Driver needed

EAGLE PROJECT BOOK We need some help in recovering one of the Eagle Project Books that has been missing from the Hut for almost a month now. It is important for us to have it there to give current Life Scouts an opportunity to look it over and think about what they need for an Eagle Project. I am sure someone has been looking it over at home. If your son has it, please have him return it to the Hut for others to share, or advise me that he has it and we won't worry about it. It is a large, three ring, white notebook. The books were created by Mrs Kidd with the help of all the Eagle Scout Families that gave her a copy of the Eagle Project their son completed in the past and is an integral part of the Troop.....thanks in advance for helping out...

MERIT BADGE COUNSELORS we are in general, thanks to Mrs. Phillips, in good shape regarding our Troop Merit Badge List and list of Leader Counselors located in the Troop Web Site. Thanks to Mr. Simon, it is posted on our Troop Web Site under merit badges and merit badge counselor list. As you will notice, there are some that are not listed.....there are other merit badges which no longer have a current leader/parent assigned to for a Scout to call for assistance.

Merit badges are one of the corps requirements for Eagle and earlier rank advancements for the Scouts. If you are not on the list for the Scout to call, you need to be. If you look at the list and see a subject matter you could assist with, please sign up for it. We need more than one leader for a single merit badge to give us the flexibility we need for being there for the Scouts..that also eases the burden for a leader who has several already.

Please consider signing up if you are not on the list and consider adding others if you can work it in.

Please contact Mrs. Phillips: rsphillips@bellsouth.net....... with a copy to me so we can add you to the lists on the Troop Web Site. I will give you a registration form to fill out as a registered counselor with the Troop at the Hut.

ATTENDANCE We are at times scarce on attendance at meetings, service projects, and trips. Attending 50 per cent of all of these is required for Scouting Spirit and rank advancement. Unless he just can't be there for whatever reason you find acceptable for him to be elsewhere, please encourage his attendance. If he can't make a meeting because of more other important requirements, then he should be encouraged to be present on trips, or announced service projects to help out the Troop in the announce uniform or recommended clothing. Its all part of the leadership/teamsmanship principles he can only experience by being there. It is an understatement to say that these are busy times for everyone, but they get busier as he gets older and keeps up with sports, school, social activities. Despite how easier it would be, he still can't pick up his ranks and progress toward Eagle through correspondence courses. Please encourage atttendance.

TROOP BUS DRIVERS Having a bus is part of the legacy of the Troop. Since we have no van support, I am sure how difficult it would be without the bus. We are down to about four certified drivers at this time. Please consider picking up the certification to help us out and out of a transportation jam. Mr. Young and Dr. Hamilton are our most recent graduates and can walk you through the process very easily. Thanks in advance for helping out with this.

UNIFORMS AT ACTIVITIES: Before he leaves the house, he should be in the proper uniform for the Scout activity which normally always includes the khaki shirt, the red "T" shirt, scout shorts or trousers, Scout belt, and Scout socks. Any transportation for a scouting Scouting activity, unless the uniform is not required (service project) normally requires the complete uniform. On the Bus, and in the Hut, from the Spring time change forward, the uniform is usually all the above, less the khaki shirt. At the Fall time change, on the bus, and in the Hut, the uniform includes the Khaki shirt. The merit badge sash is only worn at the Court of Honor and at announced special occasions. The Troop Neckerchief is worn at the Court of Honor and also at announce special occasions. The Order of the Arrow sash is only worn at Order of the Arrow activities or as announced for special occasions by the Troop.

Thanks for all your support , we can't do it without you and the entire family's assistance.

"Everyone knows that It seems like a lot of trouble....but earning the Eagle rank is worth every bit of all the effort when he reflects back on it in the future. Everyone I've ever met always regrets not earning it when he had the chance" Glenn McCracken, Troop 21, during a cold, wet Shiloh Trip in 1992

YiS Dan s "Delivering the Promise"