Category Archives: Meetings

Information relating to Troop meetings.

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

News

Mulch

From the mulch team:

Saturday Apr 7th is the big mulch delivery! If you sold mulch this year you are expected to help deliver. Please be at the church for check-in by 8:00 AM this Saturday. Ensure that you have the proper clothing since it is going to be in the 40’s Saturday (Do NOTwear your uniform). Be prepared to get dirty. Also bring gloves, a water bottle, and an adult. Remember, you will receive 1/3 credit for selling, 1/3 credit for helping deliver, and the final 1/3 for having a parent or other adult help deliver.

We will be delivering mulch until it is gone (approx 4-5pm) and the more help that we have, the faster it goes. This is a fundraiser for the Scouts themselves as well as a team effort. By not helping, you are putting more burden on the other Scouts and parents to carry your load as the mulch still needs to be delivered. If you are arriving late, please check-in at the church parking lot to ensure that you get “delivery credit”.  If you need to leave during the course of the day for another activity or event, please come back to the church lot when you finish and we can locate a delivery team for you to join.

Breakfast will be available around 8:00 AM and a full luxurious lunch will be served around noon as delivery teams rotate in.

If you have any questions please let us know!

Kevin + Christian
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Youth Protection Update – Action Required

This is a special message to all registered adults(18+) in the Troop (including college reserve). Nationals has made some updates to the Youth Protection Policy and has released a new training. All registered adults must take the new training by Oct 1, 2018. The training is available online at my.scouting.org. Anyone can take the course by registering for an account on the site. If your BSA number is associated with your account we will see that the training is completed, otherwise print the completion certificate and drop off at any Tuesday meeting.

Elections

Nominations for the next Senior Patrol Leader are this week (4/3) and elections will be 4/17 (Note: this was changed from 4/10 due to a Track meet)

Court of Honor

Court of Honor is scheduled for Tues May 8th. This is earlier than previous years to avoid scheduling conflicts with the school.

High Adventure Meeting

We will have a meeting following our regular meeting on 4/10 from 8:30pm-9:30pm to talk about the 2018 and 2019 high adventure trips. Any Scout who will be 14+ by June 1, 2019 is invited to attend. We will cover the 2019 dive trip first and then 2018 WV trip. A parent for each interested Scout should attend (even if your Scout can’t make it). At this meeting we will discuss dates, cost, payment schedule, and other such details. We will be accepting checks if you would like to make the deposit to secure their spot on the trip.
Requirements for High adventure

* Be 14 years of age OR completed 8th Grade and be at least 13 years of age by date of departure
* Be First Class rank or higher by date of departure

Upcoming Events

Apr 7 – Mulch Delivery Day
Apr 20-22 – Red River Gorge / via ferreta camp out
May 8 – Court of Honor
May 11-13 – Mountain Biking camp out
May 28 – Memorial Day March

No Meeting Today – Summer Schedule Details

Reminder that there is no Troop meeting today. Between summer camp and the start of school we go every other week.
7/18 – No Meeting
7/25 – Meeting
8/1 – No Meeting. PLC annual planning meeting 7pm-8pm
8/8 – Meeting. Regular PLC meeting at 5:45pm
8/15 – Meeting. Madeira schools start, return to every week. Return to Class A uniform.
8/18-8/20 – Sailing campout
*PLC is the Patrol Leader Council.

Upcoming Events and Summer Camp

2/14 – OA Elections – Elections to the Order of the Arrow (OA) are this Tuesday. We need at least half the troop present to hold the election, so please show up to the meeting if you can.

2/18 – Merit Badge Challenge — Last day. Be sure to bring any outstanding work. Class A uniforms

2/26 3:45pm – Webelos II Crossover – we are anticipating 6 boys crossing over. I would REALLY like a big crowd of Boy Scouts in attendance. It starts at 4pm so please be there by 3:45. We will meet at Camp Friedlander. Class A uniforms.

Miscellaneous:

Reminder – we wear full Class A uniforms to all events/meetings until school lets out and then we move to Class B. If you need parts of a uniform, you can either purchase at Scout Shop on Reading Road or visit our gently used uniform closet at the church during a troop meeting.

Scout Physicals – it is never too early to schedule your physical for ’17-’18.  . Those going to Summer Camp need parts A, B, C completed. If you are not going to summer camp, we still need parts A, B completed. This includes any adults who plan to camp with us. You can begin to turn these in as they are completed. Please have them completed by July 1st if possible.

Med form – Regular

Note: if you are going to Philmont you also need part D.  Get it here.

Summer Camp Payment – Price for 2017 is $295, the price will include a new Troop 209 T-Shirt. Attached is the Payment Voucher and the due dates, please use the voucher when making a payment. Any adults OR boys not going to Summer Camp who wish to purchase a t-shirt, please complete the appropriate portion of the attached voucher and include $15.

For more Summer Camp info

COH recap and up coming events

This is a recap of the information that Mr.Fitz provided at the Court of Honor on Tuesday (for those that missed or those that just need this in writing).

Medical Forms – due by June 28th
Summer uniform (class B) begins May 31
Summer camp pre-work – begin working on this now. If you need information, see Mr. Zack

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Upcoming Events:

May 22nd 1:00 – 3:30 – Troop Operations Workshop (MSPC) – ALL PLC members are expected to attend
May 30th 9:30am Memorial Day March—meet behind the Middle School in full uniform
June ? Troop Meeting 6:30-8:30 – Madeira Swim Club – swim test, $2-5 non member
June 17-19 – Rafting Trip
June 26 – Madeira Criterium Bike Race – volunteer opportunity (more to come on this)
July 10-16 – summer camp