Dear Scout Family
On Monday we announced a contest to design a patch that would be made to commemorate our Rock Climbing/ Hiking trip this Spring. I would love 100% participation of all our boys but realize this is next to impossible. However I do want to put on your calendar NOW in advance the dates we are considering:
Meet at McDonalds in BM Monday Jan 18th at 6:45 am. Have cash for the
lift/equipment ($30 for Lift $43 for Lift/Skis)
We get back to MacDonalds at 6:30 pm. Wear warm clothing and especially
gloves!
A permission slip will be provided and your parent needs to fill it out and
sign it.
Bring a lunch or money for lunch (food at sugar is expensive!)
If it is raining the trip is canceled!
Dear Troop
We are all looking forward to the Christmas Parade! We’ll be marching behind the Pack 50- float throwing candy into the crowd with a catapult and handing out beautiful bookmarks from our Sponsoring Organization.
Next Monday night we will gather at 6 pm in the Anderson parking lot and doing Christmas Carolling--with hot chocolate and cookies afterwards in our regular meeting place.
Originally we had planned a Court of Honor for December 14th. I am postponing that until mid-January.
So our last Scout meeting/event for December is Monday the 7th—enjoy the month off as our first gathering in January is the 11th of January and the 18th of January (MLK) we are planning an ALL day skiing trip (cost will be reasonable but includes lift tickets)
Edward Brouwer
Don’t forget the Parade is 4 pm this Saturday—we’ll line up by 3 or no later than 3:30. Just go to the Food lion parking lot or the parking lot of the BM Elementary school. We’ll have our catapult with us. A volunteer to buy the candy? I’ll just reimburse you or get you $ tonight.
Edward Brouwer
Scoutmaster
Here are some things to have on your calendar:
Next Monday Nov 23 Regular meeting at Fellowship Hall at 6:45 we will have Marshall and Lochlin Angle help us make a catapult out of bamboo!
December 5th at 3 pm. WE will walk in the parade with CLASS A uniforms, behind the Pack 50 Float and use a catapult to launch candy into the crowdsJ
Dec 7th Christmas Caroling. Meet at Anderson Parking Lot in front of Anderson Hall (just down from our regular meeting place) at 6 pm.
Troop 50 Leadership Meeting Oct 5, 2009
Present: Alan, Edward, Jerry, Jim, Jeff, LuAnn, Marshall, Marybeth, Marcus & Shawn Swartz
Jeff and Jay are the Assistant Scout Masters. Please contact them with suggestions and questions about the troop if you can’t reach Edward.
David, Jerry and Marcus held a successful campout Oct. 2 & 3 at Legacy Camp. It was enjoyed by all who attended.
Oct. 5: Tonight Lee Kruse taught part of the Citizenship and Community merit badge.
Oct. 24-25 – Backpack trip with Marcus and Jay. Scouts will have orange vests to wear as this is hunting season (bow only) if trip goes to Shining Rock
Nov. 6 & 7: We will complete the community service in Brevard with the Transylvania County Sheriff‘s office and camp that Friday night. Officer Kruse’ training tonight is in preparation for this.
Nov. 1: 2 pm at Legacy Camp Jim and Shawn will assist those scouts who did not complete their merit badge at camp for Environmental Science with the two remaining requirements. This meeting will be for the plot transect, will take about 2 hours.
Need to plan for a winter campout at Legacy (take this up at next meeting).
Beaver patrol Curriculum: (For Tenderfoot, 2nd Class and 1st Class requirements)
Oct. 12 & 19 First Aid Requirements
Oct. 19: Fitness & remaining First Aid
Oct. 19th: Board of Review for those boys ready to advance rank only
Nov. 2nd: Poisonous Plants and animals
Nov. 2nd: Begin work merit badges for those who have advanced to 1st Class
Other important dates for entire troop:
Oct. 19th: Bring you packed bag for inspection for campout weekend
Nov. 2nd: Leadership meeting at 7 pm Location will be somewhere in Gaither Chapel area.
December 5th
Dec. 7th Christmas Caroling with MPC
Dec. 14th Court of Honor with Board of Review Nov. 30th
Voted: Wear Class A uniform to meetings and Class B on campouts and other outings
Needed: a Crossover Ceremony for David Teo and
This needs to be determined
Finances: We have spent $8000 in 2009, half on property improvements of Legacy Camp. Fundraising is critical need for us this year. Edward will provide a financial report to the parents and send this out via email.
Jeff has a plan for a tent platform. We’d like to have all tent platforms are built to the same specifications.
Potential for terracing with native rocks on the site to assist in having tent pads in level spots. Mike has agreed to let us cut trees as needed. There are many straight and dead locust trees on the property that would be perfect for construction of pads.
We still want a pavilion to meet in: the old trailer has been moved up there to be used for now.
Meeting adjourned
Respectfully submitted,
LuAnn Bryan
The Troop encourages all boys to bring their own Nalgene Bottles to campouts. We will bring a large container of water and bottles can be refilled.
Also as a rule we encourage boys to wear class A uniforms at our Monday evenings and Class B uniforms for more informal events. If you have not received your Class B (we handed them out at camp and a few last week) then please ask about this at our next meeting.
On Sunday afternoon November 1, weather permitting, Mr. Shores and Mr. Swartz will lead us on the Legacy Property for the requirements of the Environmental Science Badge that we did not complete at camp. This involves preparing and observing two transects of a micro eco-system. We will establish an initial “reading” then do another in the winter and a final one next Spring.
