Troop News

The Quartermaster take down last night was well attended and as expected, we were completed in an hour.

The following PLC spoke to several issues, all of which were discussed by the following Troop Committee meeting..for newer Scouts/families..we always have a Patrol Leaders Conference (PLC) the Monday after the Trip.. to discuss the trip and plan for the next month's activities..the following Committee meeting discusses it's possibilities, applications, and blesses the plan while discussing other Troop business. If you want to be active with the Troop, you should plan on attending the Troop Committee meeting.

There will not be a meeting on Monday the 31st due to it being Halloween eve.

Christmas Trees: They will arrive on November 20, Sunday, at 2:00 PM..this is a family affair..please be there at 2:00 at the vicinity of the Korean Church on the corner of Valley and Tyler just up from the BPUMC.

Mr. Morrow will be calling for assistance to move the current power pole to it's new site shortly. Mr. Simon is starting to work on the Tree Lot schedule for publication. We will be opening the lot on the day after Thanksgiving and will run it until the week before Christmas day or so.

For new families...working the Tree lot is a requirement, more discussion later, for the Scout and a parent...if you can't be there, you have to arrange with another family to take your place....As Mr. Young, Sr., has stated..if everyone of the Scouts/family sells a tree to someone in the family or in the neiborhood, we won't have enough trees to sell....Please make sure you are dropping off or passing out the notices that Mr. Griggs sent for handouts for trees, wreaths, and firewood.

Wreaths: Mrs Griggs wants the money and orders at the time of the Court of Honor. Please collect the money in advance to avoid cancellations at the time of shipment..Remember, the goal for each family is 10 wreaths to assure we have sufficient operational funds for 2012.

Popcorn...Mrs Eggers wants the money and orders at the time of the Court of Honor...Remember his earnings, once the Council takes theirs for the product, are his for Scout activities in the Troop.

A Bansal's Eagle Project is coming up..more notices to be emailed....make sure you sign a consent form he will have when you drop the Scout off at the Bham Zoo for the project.

Court of Honor this coming Monday, October 24, at the Bluff Park United Methodist Church at 6:30 PM..Uniform is Khaki BSA shirt, Scout belt, Scout trousers, Scout socks ,Sash, and Troop Neckerchief.
This is a Pot luck dinner and a family affair as noted:

Venture entree plus bread or salad dish
Shark entree plus vegetable dish
Phoenix entree plus salad or desert dish
Eagles entree plus bread or vegetable dish
Crocs entree plus desert dish or bread


The Phoenix Patrol is the host patrol and they should arrive at 6:00 PM to help with the set up and arrangements.

The fee of $90.00 for USS Yorktown in Charleston is due on November 17th. This does not include fuel, meals getting there and coming back (10 hour trip on the bus), or souvenirs.....The $90.00 is our reservation fee per person....Please make sure we get it or we will assume he is not coming.

Due to several reasons, the Troop went into the red for the Cahaba River weekend particularly for the costs of renting the canoes and meals. This was due to Scouts stating they would be there and but make the trip after we guaranteed the canoes and bought the meals. This hasn't been the first time for this problem. To overcome most of it, we will require the trip's payment to be made the Monday, or sooner, before we leave or assume the Scout or family member will not be coming.

The Annual Troop trip to the Shiloh National Military Park is coming up in November (11-13). Fortuitously, the 11th is a school holiday. Also, the 11th is Veteran's Day, and the Troop will march in the Veteran's day parade in downtown Birmingham...so....

For Shiloh..we need leaders to go up on the early party on Friday (11th) to reserve our place and set up our camp..since school is out it would be great if you took the day and came with your son with the early party to help out. it would also work, since school is out if we could leave early as a Troop heading up there sooner than 6:00 PM so as to arrive earlier instead of so late. We will take a head count of this at the Court of Honor on Oct 24.

For the Parade...you can drop the Scout off in full class A uniform at 8:00 AM on the 11th at the Hut..we will stay busy with quartermaster projects until we go for lunch at 10;30 AM at the Hoover Golden Corral, then depart for the parade and should return at 3:00 PM. If we don't leave early as a group for Shiloh, then we will take the parade marchers to McDonalds for supper, or back to the Golden Corral, and return at 5:00 PM to depart for Shiloh...they will have to bring their Shiloh gear to the Hut in the AM. We will take a head count of this at the Court of Honor on Oct 24.

Flag Ceremony at the Hoover Library November 8, Tuesday at 4:00 PM...The following Scouts have volunteered to be at the Hooover library flag pole at 4:00 on Tuesday, Nov 8: S and S Hardy, J McKinney, A Miller, C Hutchens, and M Gunn...Mr. Greg Stocks will also be there with some Cub Scouts..Uniform is khaki shirt, scout belt, long Scout trousers, Scout socks, Troop Neckerchief, and merit badge sash.

The final Order of the Arrow November Ordeal for 2011, is Nov 4-6...If you haven't got your Brotherhood you can come and get it done, you can prepare for pass the test at the Chapter Meeting at the Briarwood Presbyterian Church Scout Hut on Oct 27th, then come to Camp Comer on the Ordeal weekend to get it. Or you can just come and help out. Our ceremony team will be going up Friday night..Contact S Hardy if you want to go. We will need adult transportation also. We will want to leave Friday evening at 5:00 PM or so. If your are a member of the Order of the Arrow and want to wear the pocket flap on the BSA shirt, you have to stay active by attending chapter meetings, Council ordeals and activities, and pay your annual dues of $8.00 per year....or not wear the flap...The Order is one of service and is recognized as part of earning the Eagle.

Thanks to Mr. Eggers, who at the Art Show, joined all the Tarp Poles in the Tent and Tarp boxes together with elastic ties so as to quicken the process of setting up tarps at our camp sites...

Thanks to Mr. Crabtree, we now have another ice cream maker that he has donated to the Troop. One of our own recently became dysfunctional...with a repair potential by Mr. Chuck Hanke.

Sorry for so much information in one place..but the next few months are going to be busy for us in anticipation of an even busier 2012.

Thanks for all your support and thanks for encouraging attendance.

The Court of Honor agenda is attached.

YiS Dan s

"Delivering the Promise"