Scouts 1/19/10

Jan 20
2010

All:

  • 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, 2/9/10. 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!
  • We will be having our own 2nd annual Pinewood Derby race! The date is yet to be determined, but it will be in March. Todd will have the cars next week; they are $4 each.

Cubs:

Tonight we talked about the importance of listening in communication: when we read God’s Word, are we listening to what He has to say to us? How about when our parents speak? Are we really listening?  To reinforce this in a practical way, we played the game, “telephone”.

Boy Scouts:

Congratulations to Ellery Carpenter! He has the new scout position, “Quarter Master”. The Quarter Master is in charge of all the camping equipment.

Tonight the boys discussed how they would be better prepared the next time they camp out:

  1. There will be no more disposable cups, plates & utensils. Each boy needs to bring his own plate, cup, bowl and utensils. This is sold as a “mess kit” that can be found at Walmart, Gander Mountain, and even on Amazon.  Also it’s suggested to buy a “lingerie bag” for wet clothing.
  2. Another change: all boys will need to obtain permission from the scoutmaster before bring any raw meat on a camp out.
Looking ahead:
James will be out of town on scout meeting night, 2/9/10. Please email Mimi (mimi@ipog.com) to let her know if you can be present while the scouts meet. We just need a couple of adults to supervise.
Merit Badge Workshop: February 19-20. We still need 1 dad to go with James - the boys cannot go without meeting this requirement.  The cost of $25 per scout is due 2/2/10. It will be held at Camp Tyler located in Whitehouse, meals provided.
Some exciting things:
  1. Boy Scouts’ Leadership Rotation is coming up in late February.
  2. Mr. Wes Volberding will be teaching the Law Merit Badge.
  3. Mr. Don Smith will be teaching the Communications Merit Badge (eagle required).
  4. All Scouts will be gearing up to be physically fit before summer camp.