Scouts 1/12/10

Jan 13
2010

Cubs & Webelos:

  • Tonight we starting planning for the Blue and Gold party and we played Bible Trivia.
  • Blue and Gold party: All scout families are invited to a special celebration of 100 years of cub scouting! Mark your calendars for Tuesday evening, 2/2/10. The cubs will be arranging and planning this party, so they need a idea of how many will come. Would you rsvp Todd ( tb@horizonbusiness.com) if your family plans on attending? Again, all scout families are invited!

Boy Scouts:

Camporee this weekend!

  • Transportation is not provided - Please bring your scout to Camp Ford Friday night, 6pm. James plans on being there at 6pm, so if your scout is earlier, someone there should show him where our troop 131’s campsite is.
  • We will pack up by 5pm, Saturday. Please be sure to pick up your scout by 5pm.
  • Camporee 2010 details are available in this document:
    Please print them out and go over them with your Scout.  Note that we will NOT be having a fire at our campsite for this event — thus, all cooking will be done on stoves.
    FOOD — Our scouts divided into their patrols at the last meeting, created menus, and then distributed the ingredient list amongst themselves.  Please make sure your Scout knows what he’s bringing and that it is on his checklist.
    WEATHER — It looks as though it will be wet & chilly for the Camporee.  I see good chances for rain and temperatures in the 40’s.  Please have your scout pack appropriate clothing.
    OUR EVENTS — Our Troop is hosting TWO EVENTS at Camporee.  (Please see the details link for descriptions).  During the Pioneering session, our Troop will demonstrate how to use lashings to create a tripod capable of holding a dutch oven over a fire.  During the Competitive portion of the day our troop will host the COMPASS ORIENTATION event.
    Looking ahead:

    – MERIT BADGE WORKSHOP –
    You probably recently received the Merit Badge Workshop flyer in the mail.  If not, I am providing a link to similar information.
    This is MB Workshop is offerring 18 merit badges!  So there is something for everyone here.  We need to register by February 8th to avoid late fees.
    The Signup Sheet for the 2010 Feb. Merit Badge Workshop is at:
    (Let me know if the link doesn’t work.  Remember to SAVE after your edits.)
    Let’s commit to getting all attendees on this list before February!   $25/scout, $15/adult.  (Covers food.)
    NEED: One or two fathers to commit to camping with me Friday night at this event.
    Don Smith will be teaching on Saturday, so that will cover us for the day if the dads need hop off to work that morning; but I do need one parent (at minimum) to stay with me on Friday night.
    – SUMMER CAMP (JUNE 6-12) –
    NEED: One or Two Dads to attend this event with me.  (Prefer 2, as one of us might become ill or have a last minute conflict.)
    Dads: Please review your calendars and let me know if you can support this event with me.  I attended with Mr. Don Smith last year, but he will not be able to attend this year.  Our Troop typically attends the first week as it is the least crowded and the least hot.  To secure our spot for this week we want to be able to pounce on registration as soon as it is available.  To enable that fast response to registration, I need to know that we can field the required adult participation.  So, please make room on your calendars and let me know.  This is a great opportunity to spend a week camping with your son at a beautiful, well-run camp.