Eagle COH, COH, Rappelling, Summer Camp

We had an excellent turn out for the PLC tonight.

The Eagle Court for J Kunka and R Blackburn will be at 2:00 PM Sunday, May 2, in the old
Sanctuary of the Bluff Park United Methodist Church...Scouts should arrive at 1:45 PM in the Class A Plus uniform

The Troop Court of Honor, agenda attached, will begin at 6:30 PM, May 3, in the Reid Crotty Fellowship Hall of the BPUMC..

Host Patrol is the Sharks and they should arrive at 6:00 PM for the set up.

Uniform is Class A Plus for Scouts. This will be a pot luck dinner as follows:

Venture I and II entre and a desert
Penquians entre and a salad plate
Fox entre and a bread
Shark entre and a bread/salad
Phoenix entre and a vegetable plate

This Saturday, May 1, B Preston will be starting his Eagle Project beginning at the Hut at 8:00 AM, and move from there to the Lake Cyrus community to place environmental stickers in drainage areas to prevent blockages and pollution in running water areas. He will provide lunch and needs leaders who can drive vehicles with Scouts for placing the labels.

Also on Saturday, May 1, they are having a children's day at the Shades Mountain Elementary School, near the vicinty of N Madison Eagle Project. They would like uniformed Scouts and leaders to assist with the games for the children from 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM.

May 7-9 is an Order of the Arrow weekend at Camp Comer. The Ceremony Team consisting of J and K Berry, J Kunka, P Kidd, S Hardy, and M Gunn plan on going. Need to know who else is coming to arrange for transportation. If just serving as staff the cost for meals is about $10.00 with a copy of the BSA Physical Form.if for Brotherhood ..refer to Coosa50.org for the fees and registration forms.

May 10 will be a regular meeting in preparation for the rappelling trip to Bucks' Pocket State Park in North Alabama. There will be a guest speaker if not a safety briefing on rappelling as well as meal planning for those attending. If attending the trip, attendance is required for a head count for meals and gear. Meals will incorporate the meals planned for the last back packing weekend but enhanced as planned.

May 13 is quartermaster night to prepare and load gear for the trip.

May 14-16 is the trip to Bucks Pocket State Park. Arrive at Hut at 5:00 PM return around Noon on Sunday. Scout needs jeans for rappelling and his water bottle. Fees for trip: Meals $12.00..Park Fees $4.00 Fuel: 325 miles @ 100 gallons @ $2.60 per gal @ 25 persons is $ 10.00 Total $26.00 per person.

May 17th gear take down and storage, PLC, and Troop Committee Meeting.

May 24th will be a guest speaker and summer camp preparation.

We Depart for Summer camp at 11:00 at the Hut on June 6. Preparation and gear requirements can be found in the Troop Guide with more information to follow.

Times and dates will be announced for one or two car washes to support funding for Summer Camp and Northern Tier.

A revised Troop Roster and the agenda for the Court of Honor are attached. Please make a copy of the agenda for your son if he has a speaking part in the Court and bring it to the Court of Honor for your own use especially if you are also listed as a speaker/presenter. Please check the roster for accuracy and reply if any changes are noted and required.

YiS Dan s "Delivering the Promise"