Troop News

Our Monday night programs and weekend trips form the core of our program in producing the BSA purpose. Unless he has a reason not to be there, he needs to attend in order to gain the most from the program. Please encourage attendance.

Though short on the Venture Crew, we had a good turn out for the Program Monday night. Thanks to Mr. Crabtree, the scouts learned a great deal about the strengths and weaknesses of owning a small business, preparing one's self for the challenge, and the positives of success in the business place.

Mr. Thompson gave a brief summary of Lord Baden Powell's and the BSA origins with a illustrated presentation about Brown Sea Island, where, not by chance, he grew up next to as a young man, before his next twenty years in the United States.

Mr. Eggers carpentry merit badge has been and continues to be a great success for the boys with may compliments on the work accomplished for the merit badge. Great opportunity for acquired skills for a life time.

Congratulations to Mr. Crabtree, Elmore, Mr. Morrow, and Mr. Bennett for attending the BSA Scoutmaster fundamentals course last year or last weekend and thanks for their attending the companion course Outdoor Leadership Program this coming weekend at Camp Sequoyah. It makes a difference....

SHOOTING SPORTS TRIP The Trip this weekend will be to Camp Sequoyah for using the .22 rifle, the 12 and 20 gauge shotgun, and an opportunity of complete the archery merit badge. The cost is $30.00 per person for material, fuel, and meals for the weekend. Please go to the Troop website and complete the BSA release form to save time and legibility when he arrives to register.

If he is coming on the Trip, he needs to be there at the Hut on Thursday, Sept 16th for an hour to prepare and load camping gear into the Frank Tank.

He needs to be at the Hut on Friday at 5:00 PM and we should return around Noon on Sunday.

ANNUAL SCOUT EXPO If he is going to help with the Troop's rope bridge at the Scout Expo at Brookwood Mall on September 25th, he needs to be at the Hut on Thursday at 6:30 for an hour to load the Frank Tank with the Bridge. Setting up the bridge is part of the pioneering merit badge and important for us to make a good showing at the exhibition we are registered and counted upon to attend. We will leave the Hut at 8:30 AM on Saturday to set the bridge up at the Brookwood Mall and be back by 3:30 PM. Please encourage attendance and plan on visiting to see his/their work.

EQUIPMENT TAKE DOWN, PLC, COMMITTEE MEETING We will have the Troop PLC (7:00 PM)and Committee meeting (8:00PM) on the September 20th starting at the usual time following equipment storage which will start for all who attended the trip starting at 6:30 PM.

TROOP ELECTIONS On the 27th of September we are going to have Troop Elections and prepare for the Bluff Park Art Show (make the Troop Schedule).

BLUGG PARK ART SHOW On the 2nd of October, the Troop participates all day long in servicing the Bluff Park Art Show at the Vicinity of the Hut. Activities start at 6:30 AM and we close down by 5:00 PM. We normally work the entire Troop in shifts all day long. Leaders are also required to help out with the service. You can plan the day around your schedules, but he should plan on attending part or all of the day. More information will be announced after the meeting on the 27th.

Some October events were listed in the last blog and more detail will follow shortly..

TROOP WREATH SALES are now in effect. The material was passed out last night. This is an important budge item for us. Each family is expected to sell six wreaths for the Troop operations budget. We emphasize sales within the families, neighbors, places of business, and mom and dad work places. Sales should not be made in the Scout uniform and payments should be made in advance for collection purposes. Collection times will be announced quickly by Dr. Hamilton...more sales information is at the Hut, to include mailers for out of town customers, all of which your son has a copy of from last night. Please help out with this..it is important for our operations success. The wreaths are usually mailed during the first week of December, so we need to start selling and collecting for them during the next few weeks...

CHRISTMAS TREE SALES are coming up starting with unloading the trees as announced by Dr. Hamilton during November. Tree Sales are the Troop's primary source of budget income and the Scout and a parent is required for sales on the lot on the soon to be posted schedule by Mr. Ng (Mr.Simon). As in the past, when the Schedule comes out, and you cannot be there, it will be your responsibiltity to arrange with another family to be there for you as a swap.

Thanks for all your support and for encouraging attendance.

YiS Dan s "Delivering the Promise"