Carpentry, Wreath, Shooting Sports

Carpentry merit badge: The 100th BSA Anniversary Carpentry Merit Badge has never been presented in the Troop as well as it is being presented and offered by Mr. Eggers as regards the basics of wood working. This is an excellent opportunity for your son to become familiarized with a life long skill he just can't come by. If there are still openings, we strongly recommend he take one.

Christmas Wreaths: Thanks to Mr. Simon all you need to know about wreath sales, including prices, are on our Troop web site in the first yellow link background that comes up, including the order form....They are about the same price this year, unless you are mailing them out to relatives, and then that is not much of a change. Dr. Hamilton goes to a great deal of work to assure our success with this and thanks to each of the families the sales gives us the operational freedom we need to be as successful as we are for the boys. As you know, other than Christmas Tree sales, wreaths are the foundation of our annual operating budget.

We are counting on each family to sell six wreaths this year for the Operations budget. Please help out by encouraging the Scout to make some sales or think about using them as gifts to family members. The work place is good potential also.

We had a good turn out for packing gear last night and all the gear is loaded for a great time at Sequoyah. Make sure he wears the proper uniform before he leaves the house (red t shirt, Scout shorts or long pants, belt, and socks)

He can/should bring a bag lunch and we will stop for a hamburger/snacks at Exit 168 on Interstate 20 for a few minutes enroute. We plan to return at around noon on Sunday.

He should bring his swimming trunks in case the Ranger will open up the water ride at camp for us in the later afternoon. We may also have the opportunity for some canoeing. The trunks cannot have metal buttons or decorative devices on them when riding the fiberglass water flume.

YiS..Dan S "Delivering the Promise"