Troop 919 News

Monday, November 28, 2011

Troop 919 - Austin DeHeck Eagle Scout Court of Honor

The Deheck Family

and

Boy Scout Troop 919

Cordially invite you to the

Eagle Court of Honor

for

Austin Deheck

on Sunday, December 4^th

7:00 p.m.

Brookstown United Methodist Church

6274 Yadkinville Road

Pfafftown, North Carolina

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posted by Troop 919 # 9:39 PM

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Troop 919 Notes 11-27-2011

Popcorn Money Due – Don’t forget the money from the first wave of our popcorn sale is due at Tuesday’s Troop meeting. If you are not going to be at Tuesday’s meeting, please contact Mr. Essex to get your money by turned in by Tuesday.

Second Wave Orders Due – The orders for your second wave popcorn sale are also due on Tuesday. Again, if you are not going be at Tuesday’s meeting, please contact Mr. Essex before Tuesday to make arrangements to get your orders submitted.

Winter Camping Trips – Signups for our Intro to Cold Weather and Snow Camping will be at Tuesday’s Troop meeting.

If you would like to attend the January snow camping trip and have not been snow camping with our Troop previously, you must also attend the December Intro to Cold Weather camping trip.

The December Intro to Cold Weather camping trip is December 10-11 and the Snow Camping trip is January 14-16, 2012.

Menu planning for the Intro to Cold Weather trip is December 6.

Christmas Package Delivery – We will continue the sign up for the December 17 Christmas Package delivery at Tuesday’s Troop meeting as well.

Christmas Family – Please make sure you have your wrapped Christmas gift for our adopted family at the Scout Hut by December 13. We will be delivering the gifts on December 17. Please consider including a copy of the gift receipt in the event the family needs to make an exchange.

Please contact Mr. Gordon and let him know which gifts you are purchasing. A copy of the family’s wish list is attached.

Troop Christmas Party – Our Troop Christmas party and gift exchange will be Tuesday, December 13 at 7:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall at Brookstown United Methodist Church.

To participate in the gift exchange, Scouts must bring a wrapped gift. Gifts must be camping, outdoors or Scouting related. Please keep the cost to around $10.

Off for the Holidays – The Troop Christmas Party will be our final Troop meeting of 2011. We will resume our weekly Troop meetings on Tuesday, January 3.

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posted by Troop 919 # 10:42 PM

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Troop 919 Notes 11-22-2011

Court of Honor – Our November Troop 919 Court of Honor is tonight (11/22/11) at 7:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at Brookstown United Methodist Church.

Don’t forget the snacks and drinks for our fellowship following the Court of Honor!

SECOND WAVE POPCORN SALE

Please consider selling some additional popcorn during the Second Wave Popcorn Sale during the month of November. Popcorn sold during November should be delivered around the middle of December, just in time for Christmas.

Our sales this year are at least 30% less than our typical sales and we really need the funds from the popcorn sale to operate our Troop, buy tents and camping gear, pay for the heat and lights at the Scout Hut, provide Scout camperships and more…

If you have popcorn questions, please see Mr. Essex at tonight’s Court of Honor or give him a call.

Christmas Family – Please make sure you have your wrapped Christmas gift for our adopted family at the Scout Hut by December 12. We will be delivering the gifts on December 17. Please consider including a copy of the gift receipt in the event the family needs to make an exchange.

The following items from the family’s wish list have been donated (or committed). A copy of the family’s wish list is attached to today’s e-mail.

Drinking glasses
Towels
One sweater for Kathy
Shirt and pants for Angel
Shirt for Noah

We will have a sign up at tonight’s Court of Honor for the Christmas Gift Delivery Project on December 17. We will be delivering gifts that day for the Forsyth County Department of Social Services, which includes the family our Troop is adopting.

Mr. Gordon also needs some assistance in coordinating and organizing the gift delivery project. Please see him to volunteer tonight.

Cold Weather Camping Intro – Our Troop’s Cold Weather Camping Intro trip is December 10-11. A sign up sheet will be available at tonight’s Court of Honor.

If you plan to go on our January Snow camping trip and have NOT been snow camping with the Troop in the past, you must attend the Cold Weather Intro trip.

Safety Merit Badge – The Safety Merit Badge will be offered on Wednesday, November 30 [6:00-8:00 PM] at the Winston-Salem Public Safety Center at 725 North Cherry Street. This merit badge will be instructed by Winston Salem Police officers.

The deadline to sign up for the Merit Badge is Friday, November 25. If you are interested, e-mail Officer Jonathan Lewis to reserve your spot in the session. Be sure to include “Safety Merit Badge” in the subject line. Officer Lewis’ e-mail address is jlewis@wspd.org. His phone number is 773-7935.

There is no charge for the Merit Badge session. The pamphlet can be purchased at the Scout Office on Silas Creek Parkway.

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posted by Troop 919 # 10:34 AM

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Troop 919 Notes 11-13-2011

Troop Shoot Camping Trip – Our Troop shoot at the Raven Knob shotgun range is this weekend. We will camping at the Crazy Horse site.

The Troop will be sponsoring one round for each Scout and leader who wishes to shoot. Additional rounds are $10 and may be available, time permitting. If you think you might want an extra round, be sure to bring your money!

Menu planning for this trip is at Tuesday’s meeting. Please attend on Tuesday if you are planning to go on the trip.

We will meet at the Scout Hut at 5:30 p.m. on Friday to load our gear and head to Raven Knob. Please eat dinner before arriving at the Scout Hut.

The BSA activity consent form required for this trip is attached. If you are going on this trip, please print and bring your signed copy to Tuesday’s Troop meeting.

The following Scouts and Leaders are signed up for this trip.

Scouts: Chris W, Chase H., Michael B., Aidan C., Adam H., Zach H., Jarod W., Alex C., Nick M., Ben G., Andrew S., Andy H., Ben E., Caleb W., Austin D.

Adults: Tom Hardin, Chuck Harmon, Tim Lasley, Mike Warner, Bill Swart, Richard DeHeck

SECOND WAVE POPCORN SALE

And thanks for getting the popcorn you picked up on Friday delivered and money collected. The money is due to the Troop by the end of November.

Court of Honor - Our next Troop Court of Honor is scheduled for 7:30 PM on Nov. 22 in the Fellowship Hall at Brookstown United Methodist Church.

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

PLC – The Troop Patrol Leaders Conference will meet on Thursday at 6:00 PM at the Scout Hut. All Scouts with leadership positions should attend the PLC.

Board of Review – Members of the Troop Committee will be available at the Scout Hut on Thursday at 6:00 PM to conduct a rank advancement Board of Review. Please let us know at Tuesday’s meeting if you require a Board of Review for the upcoming Court of Honor.

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posted by Troop 919 # 10:53 PM

Monday, November 7, 2011

Troop 919 Notes 11-7-2011

POPCORN PICKUP

The popcorn you sold in October will be arriving on Friday!

Your popcorn will be ready for pickup at 7:30 PM on Friday evening at the Vienna Fire Dept. If you can’t make it at that time, please arrange to have someone you trust pickup and sign for your popcorn Friday evening. NO POPCORN CAN BE LEFT AT THE FIREHOUSE or SCOUT HUT OVERNIGHT!!!!

We could also use some help sorting the popcorn orders on Friday afternoon. Please contact Jacob Essex to volunteer.

POPCORN SECOND WAVE

Good News….if you didn’t reach your popcorn sales goal during the traditional October Boy Scout popcorn sale, you have a new opportunity!

The Old Hickory Council is offering Scouts and Leaders and additional sales opportunity during the month of November! Popcorn sold during the second wave period will be delivered to our Troop around December 15….just in time for Christmas!

Scouts will also receive the Troop popcorn prize package for the November sales. Selling popcorn is an easy way to build your Scout account funds to help with the cost of summer camp, Philmont or other high adventure trips.

Our sales during the traditional popcorn sale were down considerably this year and our Troop REALLY depends on the popcorn sale to fund our Troop activities each year. Let’s all make a commitment to work hard and find some new popcorn sales during Wave II. One easy way to find new sales is to make sure you set up your Trails End sales site and then send an e-mail to friends and family informing them that Boy Scout popcorn can be purchased online and that YOU will get sales credit for their purchase. Friends and family like to help Scouts, especially when you tell them you are working towards a goal.

There’s still the chance to smash your Scoutmaster in the face with a pie…sales during November will count towards our overall Troop goal.

To make things easy for you, a brand new popcorn order form is attached to this e-mail. Print yourself a couple copies of the order form and start recording those sales!

Troop Shoot – Our November camping trip will be a Troop shotgun shoot at the Camp Raven Knob shotgun range. The Troop is sponsoring one round of shooting on the famous CRK wobble trap (popcorn sales pay for this). Additional rounds are $10 (that’s 25 shells and clay pigeons) if time permits.

We will depart from the Scout Hut at 6:00 PM on Friday, November 18^th and return around lunch time on Sunday, Nov. 20.

OA Banquet – The Order of the Arrow annual banquet is at 6:00 PM this Saturday at Ardmore Baptist Church on Miller Street. Tickets are available at the Scout Office in advance for $10 or $15 at the door.

Friends and families are invited to the banquet.

Troop Court of Honor – Our November Court of Honor is scheduled for Tuesday, November 22 at 7:30 PM in the fellowship hall at Brookstown United Methodist Church.

Do you have lingering requirements from summer camp merit badges. This is your final Court of Honor to earn a merit badge started at camp this year.

Your final opportunity for a Troop Committee Board of Review for rank advancement is Thursday, November 17 at 6:00 PM at the Scout Hut. Don’t forget to complete your Scoutmaster Conference prior to your Board of Review.

PLC and Troop Committee Meeting – The Patrol Leaders Conference will be at 6:00 PM on Thursday, November 17 at the Scout Hut

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

Christmas Family – Stan Gordon is coordinating the gifts to our Christmas family again this year and could sure use some help. If you can make some time in your calendar, let Stan know by volunteering to help with this rewarding project.

Our Troop is sponsoring a family this year as well as delivering packages for the Forsyth County Foster Family program.

A copy of the family’s wish list is attached to this e-mail. Please consider bringing your wrapped gifts to our Court of Honor on Nov. 22.

Moravian Candle Tea – Scout families are invited to the Ardmore Moravian Church’s Candle Tea on Thursday, December 1.

For years Ardmore Moravian Church has offered this free educational and engaging event as a gift to the community. The Candle Tea is an excellent venue to better understand our city by experiencing the customs and practices of the faithful people who founded it. At this event, you will learn of the many symbols seen throughout the city every day and especially during the holiday season.

Tours are scheduled every 15 minutes beginning at 5:00 PM

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posted by Troop 919 # 10:11 PM

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Troop 919 Leader Training Weekend

R E M I N D E R

Our Troop 919 Leadership training event/camping trip is this weekend.

Please plan to meet at the Scout Hut on Friday (Nov. 4) between 5:30 and 6:00 PM. You will return on Saturday afternoon around 5:00 PM.

Scouts should eat dinner on Friday before arriving at the Scout Hut. There will be a cracker barrel on Friday evening.

The following Scouts have committed to the leadership program this weekend and it’s important the entire team attends.

Scouts: Chris W., Ben G., Andy H., Noah ., Lucas B., Raymond F., Daniel P., Caleb W., James E., Ben S., Will H., Chase H., Ben E., Teige A.

Leaders: Bill Brewer, Tim Lasley, Chuck Harmon and Jimmy Holder

Thanks for your dedication to our Troop.

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posted by Troop 919 # 8:14 PM

Troop 919 News

Monday, November 28, 2011

Troop 919 - Austin DeHeck Eagle Scout Court of Honor

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Troop 919 Notes 11-27-2011

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Troop 919 Notes 11-22-2011

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Troop 919 Notes 11-13-2011

Monday, November 7, 2011

Troop 919 Notes 11-7-2011

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Troop 919 Leader Training Weekend

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