Rose Creek Campground

Rose Creek Campground

• Scout shirt—arrive Friday wearing this
• Water/drinks—2-3 liters
• Breakfast/lunch/dinner—as discussed at mutual
• Snacks as desired
• Backpack—all of your gear should be attached to this
• Canteen/camelback—something to carry water with
• Swim trunks and a towel
• Hiking shoes (comfortable and worn in)
• Tent and ground cloth (know who you will be bunking with)
• Sleeping bag
• Garbage bag or lightweight raincoat
• First aid kit
• Any medications that you may need (inhalers, insulin…)—must be checked in with a leader
• Utensils/dishes for meals (mess kit)
• Flashlight
• Pocket knife, compass, whistle, and survival kit
• Toiletries (TP, soap, deodorant, tooth paste/brush, sun block…)
• Don’t forget to leave your electronic devices AT HOME

Please arrive promptly on the afternoon of Friday September 7^th wearing your scout shirt (will be used for traveling purposes only)

Purpose—to work on advancement, swim, and have a good time

This trip will include a very, very short hike on Saturday morning (less than ¼ of a mile).  Don’t worry about packing too light because we will not be bringing our gear with us.  All you will be taking with you for this hike is some water and swimming gear.

Departure time TBA—for further details please contact a leader or check the blog

 

As a reminder, we are still in need of some permission slips.  If you haven't turned yours in please get it signed and to one of the leaders so that we can post pictures on the blog!

Labor Day and a Campout

This is just a reminder of a couple of upcoming activities for our boys.  September 3rd is Labor Day, and as such we will be delivering and picking up flags.  Please remember that this service is what pays for our troop to be able to attend summer camp so we are expecting everyone to participate.  During our last Court of Honor over 100 merit badges and around 20 rank advancements were awarded.  The vast majority of merit badges were a direct result of attending scout camp, and a number of requirements for rank advancement were also met while at camp so please come and do your part.

This weekend we will be camping, again.  This time it will be car camping--so no significant hiking will take place.  Scouts on Wednesday will focus on preparing for this camping trip.  You won't want to miss this one!

Upcoming Activities

We are having a combined activity on Wednesday so please arrive at the church at 7pm.

September 3rd is Labor Day.  We will be delivering flags that morning and picking them up in the evening.  Please come and do your part.

It is also time for people to renew their flag subscription.  You will be hearing more about this in the upcoming weeks.

We are also in need of blog permission slip forms.  If your parent has not completed one we cannot post any pictures on the blog so please help us get this taken care of.

Camping and Court of Honor

This is looking like it will be another busy week for our scouts.  On Friday we will be going camping, which means that on Wednesday we will be going over camp preparation.  The key to this one is simple: pack light--and bring plenty of water because we're hiking in and hiking out.

On Sunday we are having a Court of Honor.  We all need to be there on time and in uniform.  The awards list for this one is going to be huge so bring your parents and come and receive the fruits of your labors.

One last tid bit.  We like to post pictures of what our troop is doing, however we cannot do this without parental permission forms being turned in.  If you haven't turned yours in please check in with me.

Eagle Scout Court of Honor

This Saturday there will be an Eagle Scout Court of Honor at the church that starts at 7pm.  We are being asked to arrive at around 6pm to practice and then participate in the flag ceremony.  This will be discussed at scouts on Wednesday.  See you all then.

Special Scouts Meeting

First off, we will be meeting as normal on Wednesday at 6:45pm at the church for our weekly scout meeting.

The purpose of this post is to let you know that we will be having an extra scout meeting this week on Thursday at 4:00pm at Bro. Vincent's home.  Here is the list of those who need to come to this meeting: Cedric, Dylan, Hayden, Jacob T., Jordan, Michael V., and Zach F..  Kye, I haven't seen your scout records yet but I'm assuming that you need to be there as well.  During this meeting we will be passing off a few requirements for first and second class.  If your name is on this list it is because you stand in need of at least one of these requirements, if not all three.  For some of you this will mean the difference between rank advancement at this court of honor and no rank advancement until the next court of honor.

I also wanted to put out yet another reminder for those of you who have yet to do some of the requirements that need to be done on your own.  First of all, for those of you who haven't passed off second class requirement 10 (that's the earn and save money one), please earn and save money.  If you have questions about it please let one of your leaders know.  This requirement often holds people back, please don't let it do this to you.  The second requirement that tends to hold people up is first class requirement 10.  In order to accomplish this you need to tell a young man who is old enough to join about our troop, some of its activities, and invite them to come and join.  Again, if you have any questions about it please let one of your leaders know.

It is quite possible that as many as 10 of you can have rank advancements at this upcoming court of honor.  10!  That's awesome!  And some of you may be eligible for more than one rank advancement.  We're on pace for an amazing court of honor.  Push yourself this week and see how much you can accomplish.

Upcoming Court of Honor

We have an upcoming court of honor (26th of this month at 7pm).  Now would be a good time to take a look at where you are at to determine what you need to do to get your next rank advancement.  I will be seeking out those who come to mutual tonight to discuss this.  If you have questions about advancement please let me know asap.