Troop 919 News

Monday, December 19, 2011

Troop 919 Thank You Message

Stan Gordon asked to send along this Thank You message following our Christmas family and Christmas Package Delivery project.

Merry Christmas to all....

Steve

Please let ALL of the members of Troop 919’s scouting family that again 919 has shown the true value in Scouting, their support for the family we adopted thru DSS and their assistance with delivery gifts to other families who are less fortunate than us.

Because of 919’s association with DSS 6 families were sponsored and we delivered Christmas presents to a total of 34 families.

Troop 919 assisted in making Christmas come for many and I am happy to be associated with this scouting family.

Merry Christmas to ALL

Sincerely

Stan

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posted by Troop 919 # 12:18 PM

Friday, December 16, 2011

Troop 919 Christmas Package Delivery

R E M I N D E R

Christmas Package Delivery

Saturday, Dec. 17

Meet at the Vienna Fire Dept. on Yadkinville Road at 9 A.M.

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posted by Troop 919 # 12:54 PM

Monday, December 12, 2011

Troop 919 Christmas Family Update

Here is an update on the items we have received for our adopted Christmas family. The items received since last night's update are in red.

Family	Drinking glasses, Can opener, dish/kitchen towels, board game
Kathy	DVD player, sweater, bra and socks, and jeans, sweater and socks, CD player/radio,
Ken	sweater and socks, Best Buy gift card, ink cartridges or Walmart gift card, 2 piece suit
Noah	Pack of underwear, shirt, pair of jeans, sweatshirt, toy truck, footie pajamas, outfit, memory game, stuffed monkey, winter coat, shirt and sweatpants, another coat
Angel	Footie pajamas, outfit, stuffed monkey, pair of jeans, t-shirt top, fleece hoodie, pack of underwear, winter coat, baby doll, black shirt and pink tights, another coat
Misc	· Wal-Mart gift cards ($100)

Please bring your gift items to Tuesday’s Christmas party/Troop meeting.

Thanks

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posted by Troop 919 # 7:34 PM

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Troop 919 Notes 12-11-2011

Troop 919

Christmas Family Update

We have received present and commitments from our Troop to provide the following for our Christmas Family’s wish list. Please bring your wrapped gifts to Tuesday’s Troop meeting. We will be meeting at Brookstown Methodist Church for our Troop Christmas party.

A copy of the family’s wish list is also attaced to this e-mail.

Items received so far:

Family	Bath towel, Drinking glasses, Can opener
Kathy	DVD player, sweater
Noah	Pack of underwear, shirt, pair of jeans, sweatshirt, toy truck, footie pajamas, outfit, memory game, stuffed monkey, winter coat, shirt and sweatpants
Angel	Footie pajamas, outfit, stuffed monkey, pair of jeans, t-shirt top, fleece hoodie, pack of underwear, winter coat, baby doll, black shirt and pink tights
Misc	· Wal-Mart gift cards ($100)

· A Troop 919 family committed to giving a coat to each child. We have not received the coats as of Sunday afternoon

· We are lacking on item for the adults

· And could use more items for the children

Let's make sure our adopted family has a GREAT Christmas!

Troop Christmas Party – Our Troop Christmas party and gift exchange is this Tuesday at 7:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall at Brookstown United Methodist Church. We will also distribute popcorn awards on Tuesday.

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.

Christmas Package Delivery – Our Christmas package delivery is this Saturday (December 17). We will delivering packages to our family and to Foster Families for the Forsyth County Department of Social Services.

We will meet in the training room at the Vienna Fire Dept at 9 a.m. on Saturday to get our route assignments and then head out with the deliveries.

If you are available to help pick up the packages from Forsyth DSS on Friday afternoon, please contact Stan Gordon at sgordon@wakehealth.edu or (336) 306-0289

The following Scouts and leaders have signed up for the package delivery project:

Scouts: Alex C., Ben E., Lyle G., Chase H., Will H., Andy H., Chris W., Bryce W., Josh J., Raymond F., Avery C., Tripp H., Paul L.

Adult Drivers: Bill Swart, Michael Hough, Tim Lasley, Steve Tucker, Tom Hardin, Bill Brewer, Jacob Essex, David Jacobius, Jimmy Holder

We are still in need of adult drivers and Scouts to complete this project. We will continue sign-ups at Tuesday’s Troop meeting.

Leader Training – A reminder that all unit leaders must have completed the BSA training for their registered position when our Troop re-charters with the Old Hickory Council in early 2012. Here are some of the upcoming training sessions to help you fulfill this requirement. As an assistant Scoutmaster, you must complete the Leader Specific Training and Introduction to Outdoor Skills to be considered trained for the Assistant Scoutmaster position.

LEADER SPECIFIC TRAINING

· January 14, 2012 at Yadkinville United Methodist Church (Fellowship Hall), 204 W. Main Street, Yadkinville, NC 27055 (8 a.m. -4 p.m.)

· February 11, 2012 at Barnhart Training Center, Camp Raven Knob (8 a.m. – 4 p.m.)

· March 10, 2012 at Old Hickory Council Office, 6600 Silas Creek, Winston Salem (8 a.m. – 4 p.m.)

INTRODUCTION TO OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SKILLS

· January 7, 2012 - Super Saturday (One Day Test-Out Opportunity), Holy Family Catholic Church, 4820 Kinnamon Road, Winston Salem, NC (8 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.). This is scheduled for a full day but you will have the opportunity to “test out” of some of the sessions if you already have the necessary skills.

· February 18-19, 2012 - Location to be announced (possibly Elkin); dates are confirmed.

· March 17 & 31, 2012 - This course will be held over two Saturdays with no overnight camping - Camp Raven Knob

To register, contact the Old Hickory Council office on Silas Creek Parkway. If you have questions, the primary contact is JT Torain at juanvtorain@gmail.com.

Enjoy Your Holidays – Our Troop meeting, Popcorn Awards and Christmas party is our final meeting for 2011. We will resume our weekly Troop meetings on January 3, 2012 at the Scout Hut.

Snow Camping – Our snow camping trip to West Virginia is January 14-16, 2012. We will have a signup sheet at Tuesday’s meeting. A copy of the permission slip is attached to this e-mail, please bring a signed copy with you when you sign up.

Reminder: You must have attended this past weekend’s Intro to Cold Weather camping trip or have been snow camping with our Troop before to be qualified to attend this trip.

Menu planning for the snow camping trip will be Tuesday, January 10, 2012. All trip attendees are expected to attend the menu planning meeting.

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posted by Troop 919 # 4:24 PM

Monday, December 5, 2011

Troop 919 Notes 12-5-2011

Cold Weather Intro Trip – Our Intro to Cold Weather camping trip is this weekend. Menu planning for the trip will be at Tuesday night’s Troop meeting. If you are going on the trip, it is expected that you will attend the menu planning.

We will meet at the Scout Hut on Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and head up to Stone Mountain State Park. We should return around lunch time on Sunday.

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

Scouts: Aidan C., Alex C., Chase H., Will H., Ben S., Ian S., Ben E., Jarod W., Raymond F., Lucas B., Noah B. and Chris W.

Adults: Bill Swart, Mac McCormick, Tim Lasley, Jay Harmel, Tom Hardin, Mike Warner and Mark Scott

The permission slip for this trip is attached.

Christmas Family Update - We have received commitments from our Troop to provide the following for our Christmas Family’s wish list:

· Family: Bath towels, can opener, drinking glasses

· Kathy: Sweater, DVD player

· Noah: Jeans/pants, shirt, sweater, underwear, 2 coats, footie pajamas, an outfit, toy truck, another toy

· Angel: Jeans/pants, shirt, sweater, underwear, 2 coats, footie pajamas, an outfit, baby doll, another toy

· $100.00 in Walmart gift cards

The only clothing items for the care givers to date is a sweater for Kathy.

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.

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.

Christmas Package Delivery – Our Christmas package delivery is set for December 17. We will delivering packages to our family and to Foster Families for the Forsyth County Department of Social Services.

The following Scouts and leaders have signed up for the package delivery project:

Scouts: Alex C., Ben E., Lyle G., Chase H.

Adult Drivers: Bill Swart, Michael Hough, Tim Lasley, Steve Tucker, Tom Hardin, Bill Brewer.

We are still in need of adult drivers and Scouts to complete this project. We will continue sign-ups at Tuesday’s Troop meeting.

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posted by Troop 919 # 10:14 PM

Troop 919 News

Monday, December 19, 2011

Troop 919 Thank You Message

Friday, December 16, 2011

Troop 919 Christmas Package Delivery

Monday, December 12, 2011

Troop 919 Christmas Family Update

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Troop 919 Notes 12-11-2011

Monday, December 5, 2011

Troop 919 Notes 12-5-2011

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