Troop 919 News: October 2011

FINAL WEEKEND

TO SELL POPCORN

Be sure to take advantage of this weekend’s final opportunity in 2011 to sell popcorn for our Troop!

Here’s a true story for you….a couple years back, a Scout near our Troop tallied $1,000 in sales on the final day to sell popcorn that year. Is that you? Can you top that?

Our Troop has many great incentives for top popcorn sellers….including getting to smash your Scoutmaster in face with a pie!!!! Don’t miss this opportunity.

Mr. Essex will be at the Scout Hut on Monday (Oct. 31) between 6:00 and 7:00 PM to collect your popcorn orders. If you need an additional order sheet between now and then, give him a call at (336) 922-2128 or download one from the Old Hickory Council popcorn page.

One final plea…..the annual popcorn sale is our only Troop fund raiser each year. We depend on your popcorn sales to fund YOUR Troop activities, fund YOUR Scout accounts, provide summer camp scholarships, purchase Troop gear like tents and tarps and stoves and cook gear and to turn on the lights and heat our Scout Hut.

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District Camporee - The Piedmont DistrictCamporee, "Honoring America's Military Veterans," is this weekend and menu planning for our trip to Camporee will be at Tuesday's meeting.

The following Scouts and Leaders are signed up for the Camporee:

Scouts: Patrick B., Tyler W., Chase H., Alex C., Aidan C., Jared W., Ben E., Nick M., Caleb W., Ben G., Ben S. and Sill H.

Leaders: Tom Hardin, Bill Swart and Tim Lasley

We will be meeting at the Scout Hut on Friday (10/21) for our short trip to camporee. Please eat dinner before arriving...or bring it with you.

Troop PLC and Committee Meeting - A Troop Patrol Leaders Conference will be held at 6:00 pm on Thursday. All Scouts with Troop and Patrol Leadership positions are expected to attend.

The adult Troop Committee will meet at 7:00 pm following the Troop PLC.

POPCORN UPDATE

We are halfway through our popcorn sale. Hope you were able to get out and take some additional orders this weekend!

It's not too late to establish your online sales tool at trails-end.com. You probably have friends and family who would like to order popcorn to support our Troop and would appreciate the ease of ordering online.

Please plan to share your popcorn sales update with Mr. Essex at Tuesday’s Troop meeting.

Philmont 2013 - Our Troop is fortunate to have been selected for a Philmont Expidition in 2013 and will begin organizing soon. If you are interested in a Philmont Trek in 2013, throw your hat in the ring soon!

Troop Leadership Training - A Troop leadership training weekend is scheduled for Nov. 5-6 for all Troop and Patrol leaders who were elected this fall. Lucas B. and Raymond F. are organizing the training week. Please mark your calendar to attend this important training and see Lucus or Raymond to get the details.

November Troop Shoot - Our November trip (Nov. 18-20) will be a Troop Shoot at the Camp Raven Knob shotgun range. Sign-up for this trip will be at Tuesday's Troop meeting as we need to tell the shotgun range staff how many shooters to prepare for.

Court of Honor - Our next Troop COurt of Honor is scheduled for Nov. 22 in the Fellowship Hall at Brookstown United Methodist Church.

That's a little over a month from now. Do you have rank advnacements or merit badges you need to complete? This is the last Court of Honor a merit badge from summer camp can be awarded.

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District Camporee – Sign-up for Piedmont District’s "Honoring America's Military Veterans" on Oct 21-23, 2011 will be at Tuesday’s Troop meeting. If you did not sign up last week, please sign-up on Tuesday. We have to submit our registration to the District on Wednesday.

Scout Hut Workday – There is a workday planned at our Scout Hut on October 15. We have lots of Scout and Adult ready projects ready for this day and encourage everyone’s participation. Activities will begin at 9 a.m. at the Scout Hut.

It’s been a while since we’ve had a good old fashioned fall cleaning and our Scout hut home could really use some love and tinder caring.

Popcorn Sale – It was a beautiful weekend for popcorn sales. Hope you were able to get out and knock on a bunch of doors.

Have you established your online sales at trails-end.com? You probably have friends and family who would like to order popcorn to support our Troop and would appreciate the ease of ordering online.

Please plan to share your popcorn sales update with Mr. Essex at Tuesday’s Troop meeting.

Congratulations Danner! - Congrats to Danner W who was awarded his Eagle Scout rank in a Court of Honor on Sunday afternoon.

Are you working on your own Eagle rank? What assistance can the Troop provide to you to achieve YOUR goal of becoming an Eagle Scout?

Adult Leader Training – Have you completed the required BSA training? All leaders whom have direct contact with our youth must have completed Youth Protection, This is Scouting, Boy Scout Position Specific (Ass't Scoutmaster) and Outdoor Leader Skills training. Committee members must complete the online Troop Committee Challenge and Youth Protection training. This training is required prior to re-chartering with our Troop in February of 2012.

If you are a Troop Committee member who sometimes attends outing with our Troop you need to complete the Youth Protection, This is Scouting, Boy Scout Position Specific (Scoutmaster) and Outdoor Leader Skills training in addition to the Troop Committee Challenge.

Here is a schedule of upcoming training opportunities offered by the OId Hickory Council and online by the BSA.

Completing this training is another way we can lead by example. We ask our youth leaders to participate in the Troop level Junior Leader Training and the Council’s National Youth Leadership Training.

October 22

This is Scouting¡¬ &

Boy Scout Position Specific

Barnhardt Training Center (Camp Raven Knob)

October 29-30

Boy Scout Outdoor Leader Skills

Kyle Johnson Shelter (Camp Raven Knob)

Online

This is Scouting

www.myscouting.org

Online

Troop Committee Challenge

www.myscouting.org

Online

Youth Protection

www.myscouting.org

BSA License Plate - A new North Carolina Boy Scouts of America license plate is now available. This is a great way to display your pride and support for Boy Scouting.

The 2011 NC Legislature approved the new plate in its last session, and the plates will be issued as soon as an initial order for 300 or more is placed. The new plates are $30, and can be renewed annually for $30 plus the normal annual vehicle registration/licensing fee. Personalized “vanity” plates can also be ordered at a cost of $60 each, with an annual renewal cost of $60 plus the normal registration fee. Our local Boy Scout council will receive $20 for each plate sold or renewed within its eight county territory.

The Old Hickory Council is accepting orders from throughout the state for the first 300 plates to be issued. Once 300 or more individual orders are received with payment, the council will send the initial order in to the State DMV. Plates will be mailed directly to individuals. To order these plates, please complete the “Application for a Boy Scouts of America License Plate” and send it along with your check made out to “BSA License Plate Fund” to Boy Scouts of America, 6600 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27106. You may also scan the completed form and e-mail it along with credit card information to betty.bell@scouting.org. Be s ure to include card type, card number, and expiration date.

The new license plate will feature the red, white, and blue BSA logo, along with the words “Boy Scouts of America”, similar to the sample shown here.

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posted by Troop 919 # 9:15 AM