Post date: Mar 29, 2017 11:30:24 PM
Do you ever wonder why Boy Scouts shake hands with their left instead of their right? Click on this link to find out: http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2016/04/04/scout-handshake-left-hand/.
Below are this week’s announcements:
Court of Honor:
Friday, March 31st will be our 1st Court of Honor for the 2017 scouting year. This is a troop event and everyone is encouraged to attend as we have a very large number of celebrations to acknowledge as well as other events taking place. Come hear the results of this past week’s BOR and help us recognize those scouts who have advanced to the next rank.
We will also have a presentation from Friends of Scouting followed by a dinner celebration from the Hospitality Committee. The session will begin promptly at 7pm in the Main Sanctuary at the Worship Center. All scouts should arrive in their FULL Class A uniform and be prepared for the celebration!
Spring Camporee:
The Spring Camporee will be May 26-29 at Goshen for the 50th Anniversary. The cost will be $35 for the camp fee. Each patrol will be responsible for their own cooking and menus. We are getting the cost for transportation but in the meantime, we need to know who is interesting is participating on this campout. Please stay tuned for additional information on the details of the event.
Currently there 31 out of 78 scouts signed up and out of 45 adult leaders and two parents signed up.
When using paypal, please make sure the scout name and event name when using paypal. You can send PayPal payment as Friends and Family to fbcgtroop1657@gmail.com. Please DO NOT send as Good and Services which results in additional fees to the troop and will have to be paid by the person submitting payment.
Summer Camp:
Currently there are 21 out of 78 scouts, 3 webelos II’s and 4 out of 45 leaders, two Webelos II Leaders
July 9-15 July Summer Camp at Camp Powhatan
· Location- Roanoke, VA
· Cost total- $325 Leaders- $175
· Payment Schedule:
Camp Cards:
The “Camp Card” fundraising program is back!
This initiative is designed to help Scouts earn their way to Summer Camp and Day Camp. Units participating in the 2017 program will earn up to 50% commission, ($2.50) on each $5 Camp Card they sell. Please see ASM Taylor at upcoming meetings for more information on how to obtain the cards.
Future Events:
4/1 - MITRE Scout Engineering Day @McLean, VA
http://www.scoutengineeringday.org/index.html
4/14-Den Chief and Troop Guide interest meeting-Conference Call Meeting
4/21-Elections of Troop Positions
4/29 National Scout Day @Six Flags
https://scoutingevent.com/082-11567#
5/5 - 5/6 - Scout Day/Community Service Camping @Watkins Park
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DgtU7iqt7E6eK8SbzgI1zCM6bZRwn8qDnC7bpVGyadU/prefill
5/26 - 5/29 - Goshen 50th Spring Camporee
6/23 - 6/25 Family Campout (Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts)-Please see attachment. Any scout interested in being a den chief should attend this.
7/9 - 7/15 - Camp Powhatan