Court of Honor tomorrow

Parents and scouts:

Please plan to attend the troop meeting tomorrow night as we hold our Fall Court of Honor.  It will start at 7:00 PM sharp.  Scouts should wear full Class A uniform and your sash! [OA sash is ok too!]

We will also be honoring Mike Brode for completion of his Wood Badge Training.

Please don’t forget about the Popcorn sale!  It’s going strong and I hope your goals are determined and you are on track!

We will have some items out for return [lost items] and our free store will be laid out for those needing scout gear – or have something that does not fit bring it if you would like to donate.

Also – we have about 16 pounds of now frozen pulled pork for sale.  If you would like to buy some it will be available tomorrow night.

See you then.

Kirk Bohanan
Scoutmaster Troop 136

Reminders

Parents and scouts:

I wanted to thank all of those who worked on the Hog Roast and Tag sale this past weekend. Every one worked hard and made the event happen as planned!  We will be getting all of the details summarized and final profit numbers reported.  We do have some pulled pork available for those wishing to purchase tomorrow night.  It is in 1 pound bags and will sell for $10.00 per pound.  It will be first come – first serve for those wishing to purchase  - so don’t miss out!

just a couple of reminders -

1. Don’t forget to set your popcorn sale goal!  Tomorrow night Mr. Dool will have product for you to check out and start selling [if you haven’t done it already!]  Please work to make this a great popcorn sale!

2. Tomorrow night will be the last night to get advancement turned in for next week’s Court of Honor.

3. If you are going on the camp out this coming weekend you will need to turn in your permission slip tomorrow night. I am hoping to be able to take both trailers to haul all of the bikes.   If you are taking your bike you must also have a helmet for the hike.

See you tomorrow night

Kirk Bohanan
Scoutmaster Troop 136

Today's meeting and upcoming fundraisers

Parents and scouts:

Just a reminder that this week’s meeting will be held at Fryer Park – the Century Village area.  Please be there at 7 PM sharp.  We have a busy meeting. Things planned include:

1. Regular meeting plan is covering scout skills getting all patrols ready for our Camp o ree in October, [We will be having , Signaling, Orienteering  and Map and compass training as part of the meeting.]

2. Bike inspection for those that wish to have their bike looked at prior to our campout [Bike Hike] on September 27-28.  You will  need a helmet for this activity and the campout. Click here for permission slip.

3. Popcorn Kick off meeting.  Find out about all of the details of the fundraiser – first day of sale will be 9/20. SET YOUR GOAL FOR THE SALE NOW!  There will be samples.....:)

4. Hog Roast and Tag sale is NEXT Weekend!  We need your help!  Click here for the sign up sheetfor spots to help.  We also need all scouts to bring 1-2 dozen brownies or cookies to add to the meal we will be serving.  These can be dropped off either Friday night or EARLY Saturday morning.

5. TAG SALE – make sure to find – Price – and bring to the SALE items that we can have for the Tag Sale.  Things should be priced and brought to the church Friday night from 4-7 PM.  Please have your number on the items you wish to sell.  If you have any question – let Kathy Bohanan [Bohanan.Kathy@gmail.com] or me know.

Sincerely,

Kirk Bohanan
Scoutmaster Troop 136

Nathan's Eagle project

Scouts and Parents:

Please see this flyer linked here from Nathan Boggan looking to recruit help on his Eagle Project.  Please assist if you can.

Thanks!

Sincerely,

  

Kirk Bohanan

Scoutmaster Troop 136

Info about the upcoming Merit Badge Clinics

Nov/May:
All 3 Citizenships
Cooking
Personal Fitness

Feb/Aug:
Communication
Emergency Preparedness
Family Life
First Aid
Personal Management

NOVEMBER 15th EVENT

Our November event will be special in that we will be running for 6 hours (in order to accommodate the planned Red Cross First Aid clinic). As a result, we will have plenty of room to accommodate longer Merit Badge clinics as well as a number of shorter clinics. Tenatively, we will be offering the following Required MBs in the following timeframes:

Citizneship in the Community - 12:30-1:50
Citizenship in the Nation - 10:35-12:00
Citizenship in the World - 9:00-10:20
Personal Fitness - 9:00-12:00
Cooking - 12:30-3:30

Additionally, we have outstanding requests to offer - American Labor, Crime Prevention, Electricity, Golf, Skating, Scouting Heritage, American Heritage, Home Repairs, Stamp Collecting, Public Health, Geocaching, Automotive Maintenance, Fire Safety, Pulp & Paper, Fingerprinting, and Welding.

If you are interested in running a clinic for any of these MBs (or any others) please let me know and we'll look into scheduling you for the event.

September Newsletter

Our Theme this Month is:  Scouting Skills & Backpacking

Please note the following upcoming events.  Refer to the 2014-2015 Program Plan for the complete year planning events.  Note that the plan is subject to minor changes.

1. PLC: [Patrol Leader’s Council]  Next Meeting will be September 7th at 5:00 PM Senior Patrol Leader, Asst. Sr. Patrol Leader, All Patrol Leader’s. & Asst. Patrol Leader’s and other Troop leadership positions Please plan to attend. 2. Troop Committee / Parent Meeting: Next Meeting is September 7th at 6 PM at the Church. All parents are invited to attend this meeting and learn what is up coming in the Troop activities.

3.Camp-out This Month: NEXT month’s campout: Bike Hike Date: Sept. 27-28, 2014 Location: - TBD -             Leave Saturday Morning @ 7:30 AM Return Sunday @ 12:30 PM     Cost: $10 Permission slip must be filled out and returned by:  9/23/2014

4. Monthly Dues:                    “A Scout is Thrifty…” Please keep up to date on your monthly dues.  We collect $10.00 each month for troop operation.  This can be paid or taken from your son’s Scout Account.  Scout Accounts are funded by participation in fundraising activities, and also by Kroger Plus purchases. Use Kroger Plus Card for your family food purchases. A percent of your spending at Kroger on the Kroger Plus card will go into the Boy’s Scout Account.  The Scout Account can be used to pay for Summer Camp fees, Monthly camp-out fees, Troop Dues, Uniform expenses, and Troop related expenses that are approved by the Scoutmaster. Please check with Jim Baughman on status of your son's Scout Account.

5. Program Plan for 2014-2015

We have finalized our next year’s program.  It was e-mailed out to all Parents and scout on my e-mail list.  If you did not receive this let me know or check the website.

6. Troop Tag Sale - Sept. 20th

The Tag Sale will be on the 20th of September.  It will coincide with the Arts in the Alley weekend activity [Hog Roast Too!].  Plan to bring items for the sale on Friday evening, September 19th for setting up the event. Remember that 75% of what you sell at this event will go to your son’s scout account. These items should already be marked and priced.  We will need both parents and scouts to work this event.  If you can sign up please let Kirk Bohanan know. 

7. Hog Roast Fund-raiser - Sept. 20th

We will hold our 9th annual Hog Roast Fund-raiser.  It will be September 20th at the church.  PLEASE plan on attending and Helping out. The boys will earn money for their Scout Accounts. We will need Desserts!  We would like each scout to bring 1-2 dozen cookies or Brownies on Friday 9/19 or early Saturday morning 9/20 for part of the Hog roast dinners that we will prepare.

8. Walking in the Art in the Alley Parade - Sept. 20th

We have been asked to assist in carrying a large American Flag in the Arts in the Alley Parade along with other scouts form other Troops.  I will need 5-6 scouts to do this activity.  Others will be needed to also walk and advertise the Hog Roast and Tag Sale. That will be done with the Pack 136 group.

9. Helping out the Cub Scout Pack - Sept 18th!

We have some opportunities to help the Cub Scout Pack.  There will be a Scout Night at the First Presbyterian Church, 6:45 PM – 7:30 PM [This will count as the No. 11 requirement for First Class if you attend.]

10. BSA Health Forms

HEALTH FORMS from Summer camp are now on file for the next 12 months.   If you did not go to summer camp you should have at least Part A and Part B of the New Health Form submitted to the troop.  [Part C is the visit to the Doctor’s office]. This is important information that we take on our outdoor outings in case of an emergency.  Please help us by getting this information into the Troop. As any medications change please update Part A of your son’s form.

11. POPCORN SALE STARTS THIS MONTH - SELL-SELL SELL!

We will have our Popcorn Kick off on September 16^th at the Troop meeting.  Please plan to be there to get all of the information on product and prize incentives..  The sale will begin 20th of September.  Product pick-up will be the weekend of September 20th at the church.  More details on this at the popcorn kickoff on the 16th. 

12. Court of Honor – Sept. 30th

We will have our Fall Court of Honor on September 30^th at the First Presbyterian Church, starting at 7:00.   All Advancement for this COH will need to be turned in by September 23rd. Please plan to have your parents come and be apart of this event.  The scouts will be asked to bring a dessert for this event.

13. Kroger Plus card usage - important reminder...

If you currently are using the Kroger Community Rewards program to support the Troop you need to follow up as directed to get credit for you scout account. You will need to go to your Kroger reward website and print off the page that tells how much you have contributed toward our organization in the community rewards section. You will have until the end of September to bring the documentation of your participation in the rewards section area to get your credit for the latest amount received.

October’s Theme is Leadership Skills & Leadership