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Meeting schedule and merit badge counselor list

The Troop had a great week at Summer Camp. Hopefully your Scouts have recovered from all the fun.
In this post:
Meeting Schedule
Mark your calendars
Trailblazer
Blue cards
Partial Merit Badges
Meeting Schedule
7/24 – Meeting
7/31 – Off
8/7 – Meeting & PLC
8/14 – Off
8/21 – Meeting, return to meeting every Tuesday
Mark your calendars 
Summer camp 2019 will be July 7-13. Mark your calendars now because camp is celebrating it’s 100th year and it’s bound to be FUN.
Trailblazer 
Scouts that took Trailblazer (Hot heads) at Summer camp should bring their handbooks to the Troop meeting. They learned many Scout skills and we want to test those skills and sign off, while it’s still fresh. If your Scout can’t the meeting, we will get this done at their next meeting.
Blue cards
Keep those blue cards safe! Blue cards for incomplete badges (partials) were returned to the Scouts at the end of camp. Blue cards are used to track a Scout’s progress towards a Merit Badge. They are the only record of what requirements have been completed and if lost, the work will have to be repeated. Note: The blue cards for merit badges completed at camp were given directly to our Advancement chair so they can be presented at our next COH.
Partial Merit Badges
Scouts have several options for finishing their incomplete merit badges. They can return to camp during camp open time and work with their Summer camp counselor to complete their requirements (call ahead to coordinate). The Troop also has counselors for many of the merit badges, especially Eagle required badges (see the list below). Finally, Scouts can work with any qualified counselor to complete their badge. I can provide a list of qualified counselors to Scouts that ask.
Badge 209 Counselor
Backpacking Zubelik
Camping Wegenhart
Camping Winters
Citizenship in the Community Carpenter
Citizenship in the Community Wegenhart
Citizenship in the Nation Carpenter
Citizenship in the Nation Zubelik
Citizenship in the World Carpenter
Citizenship in the World Zubelik
Communications Carpenter
Cooking Winters
Digital Technology Zubelik
Engineering Shefcik
Engineering Zubelik, K
Environmental Science Wegenhart
Family Life Wegenhart
First Aid Corgan
Fish and Wildlife Management Wegenhart
Hiking Zubelik
Law Carpenter
Medicine Corgan
Nature Wegenhart
Personal Management Zubelik
Programming Zubelik
Scholarship Carpenter
Soil and Water Conservation Wegenhart
Space Exploration Zubelik, K

July 3rd Scout Meeting Canceled

Greetings all,

As your Scout likely told you, the Tuesday July 3rd meeting is canceled due to the Madeira 4th of July Festivities. July 10th we will be at Summer camp and July 17th we are taking off. So our next Troop meeting will be July 24th. Have a fun and safe 4th of July!
Mr Z

Recharter

Greetings Troop 209,

It’s time for us to re-up our Charter and collect National dues. Attached is a form similar to our camp out forms that we will be using this year to collect/update your info and determine how you would like to pay.
Please return this form and payment to the camping in-bin by our  Nov 14 Troop meeting. If you can’t make a Troop meeting before the deadline, the form and payment can be mailed to: Boy Scout Troop 209 | P.O. Box 43525, Madeira, Ohio 45243.
Everyone that recharters this year will receive our new Centennial Troop numeral patch.

Nov Campout: Wilderness Survival – Timberridge

Greetings Troop 209,

We will be practicing some wilderness survival techniques on our Nov Camp out. This is a perennial Scout favorite. Please return both the Troop permission slip and Trimberride Release by the our Nov 7th Troop meeting.
What: Wilderness Survival – shelter building
When: Nov 10-12
Where: Timberridge (near Milford)

Re-up charter and National dues

It’s time for Troop 209 to re-up our Charter and collect National dues. Attached is a form similar to our camp out forms that we will be using this year to collect/update your info and determine how you would like to pay.
Please return this form and payment to the camping in-bin by our Oct 25 Troop meeting. If you can’t make a Troop meeting before the deadline, the form and payment can be mailed to: Boy Scout Troop 209 | P.O. Box 43525, Madeira, Ohio 45243.

September and October campouts

Sept – Horseback riding

Sept 16-18th we will be horseback riding. We will have a 45 minute class where Scouts will have the opportunity to earn the Horsemanship Merit badge and then go on a ~2 hour trail ride.

Salt Creek Ranch release form
Salt Creek Ranch Horseback riding 9-16-16 – Consent Form

Oct – Peterloon
Oct 7-9th we will be attending Peterloon. Peterloon is a long running regional jamboree where 3k+ of our scouting brothers gather to have some fun. There are many activities throughout Sat and the day ends with a fireworks show by Rozzis Fireworks. Meals will be cooked as a Troop, however Scouts should bring money to buy lunch on Saturday from food trucks that will be on-site.

Volunteers needed – Madeira Criterium Bike Race — June 26

The Madeira Criterium is Sunday, June 26.

The success of the bike race depends heavily on volunteers. This is the 7th annual event that draws thousands of people to our little town each year. This is the 3rd leg of what is called the Ohio Triple Weekend where the professional riders and some of the amateurs are participating in three races starting on Friday. If you have never attended, it is quite exciting. I can vouch that it is a fun time before, during and after the races. There are races for all ages and skills so it is quite interesting.

Each year Troop 209 and their families are asked to volunteer their time to help with the race. None of the jobs are technical or even difficult. We have many slots to fill across the entire day. Each volunteer will get a very nice dry-fit type t-shirt.

Jobs – Crossing Guard, 5th/3rd Parking Lot attendant (boys and adults) and floaters.

Times – 9am-12pm, 12pm to 3pm, 3pm to 6pm and 6pm to 9pm

Please e-mail Fitz back if you can help with what job and time slot(s) you will be able to fill. Would be a good time to spend with your son giving back to the community.

http://madeirabike.com