Troop News

Want to thank Mrs. Cindy Berry for setting the Troop up for the Troop for it's trip to Sanford to pass out Tree Lot Leaflets to Basketball attendees suring the December 5th game.
Thanks also to Mr and Mrs Hardy along with Sam and Scott, and Mrs Eggers along with I Eggers, J Taylor, L Young, and J Berry for attending with us.

At the meeting tomorrow, december 7, we will have two guest speakers: the first, thanks to Mr. Bolding, will be Mr. Kyle Allison of the Alabama Power Company speaking to their assessment and response to an impending or emergency in the State, Jefferson County, and Birmingham. The second will be Mr. Joe Meadow a Troop 21 alumnus, a Iraq war veteran, and the Branch Manager for TJC Morgan in Birmingham speaking personal success and leadership.

Remember, the Sharks need to come early to the meeting to elect their leaders for next several months, since they were not present at the elections day in October.

Families with Scout shirts and trousers that have been outgrown, are welcome to donate them to the Troop as experienced uniforms for use by the new Scouts when the arrive in the Spring.

The Council is again putting on thier annual "Winter Blast," at Camp Comer from December 27-31, 2009. The Cost is $130.00 and more information is available on the Council web site (1BSA.org)
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They are offering more than 40 merit badges, COPE, snow sports, if it snows, Sequoyah caverns for the wild cave tour (Cost of some events are extra).

The January trip this year will be over the Martin Luther King Holiday Weekend. We will be heading to Pensecola for the US. Navy Flight Museum. We will stay in government billets and eat in the Naval Base mess halls.

The Council is partnering with the Salvation Army to collect canned food and non-perishable good and items items. If your family would care to contribute, please bgring them in a plastic shopping bag to the Troop Christmas Party on December 14 and we will arrange to take them to the main collection point. If we gather fifty pounds or more those contributing can earn a specially produce patch for the occasion.

The Council is announcing two $3000.00 Scholarships for Eagles attending up to four years of college. It is referred to as the James T. Stephens Eagle Scout Scholarship on the Council Web site (1bsa.org). Eagles are also eligible for Scholarships at the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA.org)

The Vulcan District has formally announced the annual Advance o Rama. It will be held on April 10, 2010 at the Canterbury UMC. They will be offering more than thirty merit badges with more information at alvie.allison@yahoo.com . The Shelby County Merit badge day should also be announce shortly for the month of February. Mrs. Kidd will have more information as it comes up.

The 2009 Vulcan District Awards will be held Thursday, January 28, 2010 at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Homewood. The program highlights District Cub Scout Progress Awards and Boy Scout Progress Troop and individual leader awards, including the District Award of Merit, Scoutmasters Award of Merit, i
Scouting..Vale La Pena! Service Award, Scout leader's Training Awards, Scoutmaster's key(s), and Venturing Advisor's Keys.

Any of our leaders who have been keeping personal progress records for some of the above shoulde be mailed or sent as a pdf to alvie.allison@yahoo.com

The Council is again having it's annual American Values Luncheon on March 2, 2010 at the BJCC. Its purpose is to raise money and public exposure for Scouting the Birmingham Commuity with our own emphasis as a Troop on Hoover /Bluff Park Businesses.

As we know, we are well past our "over the hill" heading down hill now for our tree sales. The trees remaining on the Lot is our operating budget for 2010 so the motto for the remaining two weeks should be "no one leaves without one." On behalf of Dr. Hamilton, thanks for all the effort on everyone's part for making the sales as successful as they are.

Thanks for all your support. Please keep encouraging attendance.

YiS Dan s "Delivering the Promise"