Troop News 03/26/15
Emailed by: Melisa Pippen 03/26/15
NO Regular Troop Meeting.
There will be a mandatory Patrol Leader meeting tonight, please contact Mr. Underwood or Mr. Sharp if you cannot attend.
brad@uwoodclan.com or dsharp35@gmail.com
Personal Fitness Merit Badge:
Mr. Baker is starting Personal Fitness merit badge. He will be sending out an email about working on the merit badge at next weeks meeting. If you didn’t get signed up let Mr. Baker know you are interested. davidwings@aol.com
Spring Merit Badge Day!
Spring Merit Badge Day is coming soon. May 2nd, 2015 at 7:00 am to 3:30 pm. Lunch is included. For a complete list of Merit Badges being offered please check out the registration page here.
Geronimo Summer Camp:
Mr. Baker will be coordinating the sign up and can answer any questions you might have.
We are signed up for Session #3 which is June 13 – June 20.
March 5th: Deposit due of $50.00
March 26th(no meeting so moved to April 2): First payment, $160.00
April 16th: Final payment, $160.00
Total of $370.00
High Adventure Trip for summer:
Mr. Collazo is trying to plan/organize a high adventure trip for the scouts/crew. He will be having an informational meeting for parents and scouts on April 2 at 6:30 pm. If interested please attend.
Here is one option:
Here is the info that I have found in the net for a possible trip this summer to the Northern Tier, Ely, MN Base. Daniel and I are available to go on the dates here:
May 30 to June 14
July 8 to July 18
Since this is our first time going to this trip, I think that it will be best to go on the shortest and cheapest, 6 day trip. This will allow us to take some of the not so old and not so experienced kids (and their parents) with us.
I think that the best time to go is on July the 9th, which is a Thursday, the middle of the week, when the plane tickets hopefully will be the cheapest.
The link for their available trips is here: http://www.ntier.org/filestore/NorthernTier/pdf/Availabletrips2015.pdf
The cost of:
| Ely Trips (6-8 participants) | $605.00 per crew, per night* |
can be found here: http://www.ntier.org/TripPlanning/Summer_Fees.aspx
There is a very good page with planning information here: http://www.ntier.org/TripPlanning/Ely.aspx
To be eligible to go they require that everyone in the crew “be classified as a swimmer” before arriving at Northern Tier. Everyone has to be 14 years old or 13 years old and completed the 8th grade. They have a bunch of other things to consider and such… It is all in the link above.
Troop Dues:
Troop Dues were due March 1st. If you have not paid your scout dues, please do so by the next meeting.
Upcoming Events:
March 26, Patrol leader meeting only, No regular troop meeting, Board of Reviews
April 2, Troop and Committee meeting. Catalina Mtn Backpack sign up Parent meeting about high adventure trip
April 9, Troop meeting, B of R (4/16) sign-up, Catalina Mtn B/P Prep & Shakedown
April 16, Troop meeting & Board of Review, advancement
April 17-19, Catalina Mtn. Backpack