Halloween and Other Business

There will be no scouts this week on Halloween.

Next week will be busy.  Scouts will be at its usual time on Wednesday.  On Thursday, those who did the American Heritage Merit Badge during Constitution Week will need to meet at Brother Raymond's home at 6:30 to complete pass off the badge.  On Friday we will be going camping.  For further details please join us at scouts on Wednesday, November 7th.

One last announcement, we will be having a Court of Honor on November 18th.

2012 Fall Camporee

Fall Camporee—San Tan District Pow Wow—2012

 Water—2-3 liters

Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner –snacks if desired

Health form/permission slip—you can find it at the link below

http://www.scouting.org/filestore/HealthSafety/pdf/whole.pdf

Backpack (all of your gear must be attached to this)

To stay warm you must dress in layers.

Scout Uniform (You will be wearing this during travel, flag raising, and activities)

Hiking shoes (comfortable and worn in)

Tent and ground cloth (know who you will be bunking with)

Sleeping gear (bag/mat…)

Garbage bag or lightweight raincoat

First aid kit and any medications that you may need (inhalers, insulin…)

Utensils/dishes for meals (mess kit)

Flashlight

Pocket knife, compass, and whistle

Toiletries (TP, soap, deodorant, tooth paste/brush, sun block…)

Don’t forget to leave your electronic devices AT HOME

Goal—Work on Indian Lore Merit Badge Requirements

Please make sure to bring your complete health form and permission slip with you.  You will also be expected to be in uniform for much of this camp.  You will need to prepare well so that you can stay warm.  The high temperature will likely be in the high 60’s, and it could get down as low as 35 degrees at night, so pack accordingly.  Remember that this is not solely a troop camp; we will be camping with a large number of scouts from our district so plan to represent your troop well.

See our troop blog for all updates: http://scouttroop819.blogspot.com/

Constitution Week

For the next two scout meetings (September 19th and 26th) we will be attending a merit badge clinic.  You will need to arrive at the church at 6pm on Wednesday night so that we can travel together for these clinics.  If you have any questions regarding this please let one of your leaders know.

Merit Badge Clinic

For those not attending this weeks campout there is a stake merit badge clinic at 7:30 on Saturday.  They will be working on the Swimming and Life Saving merit badges.  For more information please contact myself, Bro. Ray, Bro. Raymond, or Sis. Taylor.

Rose Creek Departure and Meals

We will be meeting at the church at 4:45pm on Friday

Here is the food lists as discussed at scouts.
Cousin Zach's Patrol
Dinner: Grilled Cheese and Bacon
Bread: Hayden, Jordan and Brother Zach
Cheese: Cousin Zach
Butter: Riggs
Bacon: Michael V. and Spencer

Jacob's Patrol
Breakfast: Breakfast Burritos
Jacob: Potatoes
Brian: 2 dozen eggs
Michael D: 1 dozen eggs
Kaden: Tortillas
Isaac: Bacon
Dylan: Sour Cream
Cedric: Cheese
Bro. Moore: Salsa

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!