In May, our campout is Shooting Sports at Southwestern Ohio Conservation Club (Cleves, OH). The dates are May 10-12. Please try to attend. Forms are below.
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April Campout
The next campout is on April 5-7 at Marengo Caves. Remember to fill out and return your campout forms. They are due on April 2nd.
Campout – Ziplines at Ark Encounter, Camping at Big Bone Lick State Park (4/14-4/16)
What: Ziplines and BuffaloWhen: April 14 – 16, 2023Where: Ark Encounter Ziplines and camping at Big Bone Lick State Park Scouts will meet at the church, in full class-A uniforms on Friday where we will drive to Big Bone Lick State Park in Kentucky. Tents will be set up and a camp will be established. Saturday’s main activity will be enjoying all 8 of the zip lines Ark Encounter offers. It is a 35-minute drive so we expect to be up and out of camp relatively early. We will zip and then enjoy lunch in the zip area before returning to camp. The campground has a bison herd. We will plan to hike to the herd and hopefully catch a park naturalist who can tell us a bit about the animals. Please be sure to complete the Ark Encounter’s Zip Line Waiver.
The troop consent form is due Tuesday, April 11th
What: Ziplines and BuffaloWhen: April 14 – 16, 2023Where: Ark Encounter Ziplines and camping at Big Bone Lick State Park Scouts will meet at the church, in full class-A uniforms on Friday where we will drive to Big Bone Lick State Park in Kentucky. Tents will be setup and camp will be established. Saturday’s main activity will be enjoying all 8 of the zip lines Ark Encounter offers. It is a 35 minute drive so we expect to be up and out of camp relatively early. We will zip and then enjoy lunch in the zip area before returning to camp. The campground has a bison herd. We will plan to hike to the herd and hopefully catch a park naturalist who can tell us a bit about the animals. Please be sure to complete the Ark Encounter’s Zip Line Waiver.
Troop consent form is due Tuesday, April 11th
The form can be found below:
December Campout: Lock-In
What: December “lock-in”
Where: Camp Friedlander Youth Staff Cabins and Scene 75
When: December 9-10
Our “lock-in” is going to be bigger and better this year. We have moved it from the church out to Camp Friedlander. We will stay in the camp staff cabins where our favorite counselor “tent” during summer camp. Each cabin has heat but we still need to pack carefully. The heat will not be like what we are accustomed to at home. I think each cabin might be in the upper 50s. So be sure to pack a sleeping bag with appropriate cold-weather clothing!
Our schedule will be setting up camp in the cabins and then driving out to Scene 75 in Milford for a couple of hours of indoor gaming. Each scout will have $25 of Scene 75 credit to spend as they please. Afterward, we will return to Camp Friedlander for a pizza dinner. Saturday morning we will eat breakfast and begin work on our service project. This year will be constructing 600 sandwiches for the non-profit organization—Our Daily Bread. 400 sandwiches will be meat/cheese, while 200 will be peanut butter and jelly. The Troop will be providing the sandwich supplies…the scouts will become the “chefs”. The consent and waiver form is due Tuesday, December 6, 2022.
The consent form can be found in the link below.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to all of our scouts and families. I hope you had a relaxing holiday with your family and friends and are ready for 2020!
We have a lot coming in the January/February time frame so I wanted to get everything out to families! March isn’t too far off and will bring new scouts into our group as well.
In this email:First meeting and PLC
Mulch Sign-up and Delivery Date
January Court of Honor
Marengo Cave
Summer Camp Sign-up
Merit Badge Challenge
Scout Sunday
Cross Over ceremony
Email Updates
We will kick off the year tomorrow evening starting with PLC at 5:45 and then our troop meeting at 7pm. For those in PLC, please ensure that you can be there or have a back-up in attendance.
Please see the note from Greg Kyser yesterday on mulch sign-ups. Sign up with a note to Greg by 1/11 if your scout would like to participate and earn money towards gear and troop activities. The other key date is mulch delivery day on 4/4.
January Court of honor will be on 1/28. This is pushed back a week from the original 1/21 date due to the 6th grade band concert.
Our January outing is the annual favorite trip to Marengo Cave on January 24-26 (this was the chosen activity to repeat from last year). We will be doing the standard cave tour as well as the wet, wild cave tour and staying in the bunkhouse/cabin. Forms are due by the Tuesday, January 21st meeting. Attached are the T209 consent form, Marengo waiver, and what to pack for the cave.
With the new year, it is time to start thinking about summer camp! First payment/deposit for summer camp is due 1/23, so we need camp deposits by 1/21 as well. Enclosed is the form with payment dates . Reminder that summer camp is 7/5-7/11. We would love to have all the scouts at summer camp earning merit badges and enjoying the outdoors!
Merit Badge Challenge is 2/1, 2/15, and 2/22. Please ensure that your scout is working on their pre-work! I will be sending out a sign-up for drivers in the next few days.
Scout Sunday is February 9th. We will be celebrating by hosting a pancake breakfast for MSPC to show our appreciation for their support. All Scouts should plan to attend from 9am-11:30am.
Sunday March 1st from 12pm-3pm will be the Webelos Crossover ceremony. More details to follow, but please hold the date.
Troop 209 NEWS
This post covers:
Elections: Nominations
Elections – Date Change
Spook-o-ree
Camp Conservation Day
Philmont 2017 – 50 miler award
Elections: Nominations
Nominations for the next Senior Patrol Leader is tomorrow (10/9).
Elections – Date Change
Originally we planed to have Troop elections on 10/16. They are now scheduled for 10/23. There is a choir concert on the 16th that a significant number of the boys are performing in.
Spook-o-ree
Spook-o-ree is a halloween themed event for Cub Scouts and they are looking for Boy Scouts to volunteer. Volunteers get dinner, a staff t-shirt, and a patch. Oct 20th is the suggested date as the other overlaps our Oct camp out. More info: http://www.danbeard.org/
Camp Conservation Day
Help maintain and improve Camp Freidlander. On Nov 10th is camp conservation day. Help plant trees, remove honeysuckle, etc. The event runs from 9am – 2pm and they provide lunch. The Troop will meet at MSPC at 8:15am and drive to Camp Friedlander and return around 2:30pm. This project counts as conservation hours.
Philmont 2017 – 50 miler award
Philmont crews from 2017, you have one last award you can complete. You have most of the 50 miler award done. All that’s left is to finish the conservation hours requirement. If you attend all of Camp Conservation day on Nov 10th you will complete the required hours.