Thursday, March 31, 2016

Honor Flight this weekend

Parents and Scouts:

Our Troop will be attending the Columbus Honor Flight Reception on April 2nd.  If you have never heard of Honor Flight [http://www.honorflightcolumbus.org], it is a great event – please plan to attend.  As the veterans from WW2 and the Korean War return from a day in Washington DC visiting the memorials we are going to be there to welcome them home at the airport. 

We are very fortunate that this trip has one of our own.  Mr. Paul Miller, [Todd Miller’s dad] served as scoutmaster of Troop 136 back in the mid1970’s, and in honor of his service to both the country and our boy scout troop we will be welcoming him back to Columbus that night after his day in Washington. [Big Surprise to him! So keep it a secret if you know Paul]

Plans are to meet at the Church around 8:00 PM [leave about 8:15 pm] and then travel to Port Columbus, arriving around 8:40 PM.  The plane should be in around 9:00 PM. We will take our position in the reception area [lower level baggage claim area] and wait for their arrival.  This is a Class A Uniform event.  Parents and family are more than welcome to attend this event. 

I you like, you can write Thank You Notes to have and hand out to the returning Veterans.  Small American Flags to give out will be also a good touch.  This is great opportunity for Community Service hours and if you need them – be there!

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Mulch orders due by April 1st - no foolin' :)

Parents:

Just a reminder that ALL of our Mulch orders must be turned in by April 1st to the troop.  I will be at the Church on Wednesday night, March 30th at 7:00 – 7:30 PM to collect any last minute orders and money for mulch orders.   Here is a blank order form if you need it.

If you have any questions let me know.

Thanks,


Sincerely,

Kirk Bohanan

Scoutmaster Troop 136 



Monday, March 28, 2016

Monthly Newsletter and Reminder about the Honor Flight

Parents and Scouts:

Just a reminder that we will not be meeting this week as SWCS is on Spring Break.  Our meetings will resume next week, April 5th.

Please see the newsletter to upcoming activities.  MANY things of note are there for you to stay informed with in the Troop.  Especially look at the opportunity to be a part of the HONOR FLIGHT this Saturday Night.  GREAT event and I look forward to a great turnout.  Please attend if you are in town.

Mulch Fund-Raiser is just a couple of weeks away;  April 15 and 16.  See the newsletter for details.  WE need you! -  GRRRRR!

I will have the May camp out [Our trip to Canada] permission slips out next week;  Please note that it will be only one week after the April campout so please plan accordingly.

Thanks.

Sincerely,

Kirk Bohanan 


1. PLC: [Patrol Leader’s Council]  April 3rd - from 5:00-6:00 at the Church.
Senior Patrol Leader, Asst. Sr. Patrol Leader,
All Patrol Leader’s. & Asst. Patrol Leader’s and other members of the PLC including Scribe, Historian, Quartermaster are also encouraged to attend.
2. Troop Committee / Parent Meeting:
April 3rd from 6:00-8:00 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 Next Month:
             Date:  April 29 – May 1
            Tar Hollow State Park 
                   – Camp with the Cub Scouts
            Location: Tar Hollow State Park, Ohio
            Cost - $15.00
            Leave Friday @ 6:00 PM
            Return Sunday @ 11:30 AM


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. 
The Scout Account can be used to pay for Summer Camp fees, Monthly camp-out fees, Troop Dues, and Troop related expenses that are approved by the Scoutmaster. Please note that the purchase of Personal Gear is not an approved expense that your scout account will cover.
 Please check with Jim Baughman on status of your son's Scout Account.

5. Kroger Community Rewards Program – Time to Update Registration:
It’s time to re-enroll for the new year of Kroger Community Rewards. Please let your participants know that they need to re-enroll in the month of April in order to continue contributing to your organization through the May 1st 2016 to April 30th 2017 year.
For a member to re-enroll their card they simply go to www.krogercommunityrewards.com
• Click “sign-in”
• Put in your registered email address and password that they used to enroll their card.
• Put in the group number [81125] or part of the name of the organization. [“boy scout troop 136”]
• Choose the correct organization.
• Click Enroll.
You are now enrolled for the May 1st 2016 to April 30th 2017 year of Kroger Community Rewards. If you are having an issue with your password and or email address please 1-800-KROGERS, press 5 for customer service, press 5 to speak to a customer service representative.

If it’s the first time you are registering, you will need to set up their account first.
• For a member to enroll their card the simply go to www.krogercommunityrewards.com
• Click “create an account” • Put in their email address and password. Confirm their password
• Enter plus card OR alt ID number
• Go to Community Rewards (near bottom)
• Follow through the steps. (Name, address, etc.)
• Put in the group number or part of the name of the organization. [81125] or part of the name of the organization. [“boy scout troop 136”]
• Choose the correct organization.
• Click Enroll.
You are now enrolled for the May 1st 2016 to April 30th 2017 year of Kroger Community Reward. It sounds more difficult than it is.  If you have any issues give me a call and I will help.  If you have not yet joined this fund-raiser and would like to – see Mr. Baughman for details.  Make sure you register your card number with the troop so we can credit you rewards. 

6. Honor Flight – April 2nd – Very Important
Our Troop will be attending the Columbus Honor Flight Reception on April 2nd.  If you have never heard of Honor Flight [http://www.honorflightcolumbus.org], it is a great event – please plan to attend.  As the veterans from WW2 and the Korean War return from a day in Washington DC visiting the memorials we are going to be there to welcome them home.  We are very fortunate that this trip has one of our own.  Mr. Paul Miller, [Todd Miller’s dad] served as scoutmaster of Troop 136 back in the mid1970’s, and in honor of his service to both the country and our boy scout troop we will be welcoming him back to Columbus that night after his day in Washington. [Big Surprise to him! So keep it a secret if you know Paul] Plans are to meet at the Church around 8:00 PM and then travel to Port Columbus, arriving around 8:30 PM.  The plane should be in around 9:00 PM. We will take our position in the reception area [lower level baggage claim area] and wait for their arrival.  This is a Class A Uniform event.  Parents and family are more than welcome to attend this event.  I you like, you can write Thank You Notes to have and hand out to the returning Veterans.  Small American Flags to give out will be also a good touch.  This is great opportunity for Community Service hours and if you need them – be there!


7.  We will deliver and spread  Mulch this month! Get Ready - GRRRRRRR!
Get ready to WORK!  We have sold a lot of Mulch!   We will need ALL hands for this fundraiser!  Please plan to attend.  We will need Parents if able; of course the boys too!  Things to bring are:  water bottle, OLD Clothes, gloves, rakes, broom [with your name on them].  We will deliver on April 15 starting at 5:00 PM until ? and then on the 16th starting at 8:30 AM until ?  We will meet and have all orders filled from the Creekside Subdivision location [corner of Snowy Creek and Autumn Run].  I will have a map for those that need it. [FYI-it is where we met back in March and took orders].  Please keep this date free for lots of work! Some activity may go to the April 18th date as well, depending on work load and weather.  If you have a truck that can be used to haul Mulch [or a trailer] please let me know.  We will need about 15 total trucks. We will serve lunch - plan to bring a side dish or desert. We will need parents help prepare the lunch as well – let me know if you can assist.  I will have a sign-up sheet at the next few Troop meetings so make sure to get on the list. GRRRRRRRRR!

8. Tar Hollow – Camp out to help the Cub Scout Pack 136
This Month we will be camping at Tar Hollow State Park with the Cub Scouts of Pack 136 at their Spring Camp.  We will help them as needed.  We will leave on Friday April 29th - May 1st at 6:30 PM from the Church parking lot.

9. Troop Elections – May 3rd
For those Scouts who are interested in running for Senior Patrol Leader or Patrol Leaders we will have Elections on May 3rd.  Candidates for SPL will have to be 1st Class; those interested in PL will need to be Second class.  If you are interested in running for these positions please let me know.  We will give each candidate for SPL a chance to talk to the scouts and give them the reasons why they should be elected.  We will have a primary and final election if there is more that 2 candidates running. Remember to make your vote count!

10. Dorchester International Brotherhood Camporee [DIBC]- May 6-8
The Total cost is $65.00 and should all be paid by April 26th.  Additional items MUST be turned in by May 3rd.  We will need to have planning for food by mid-April, so IF you want to go please let me know.  Also we will need parents that can drive up to Canada.  We would like vehicle that can move 6-7 folks and we will be reimbursing for gas.  Adults going cannot have any DUI’s against them in order to get into Canada. I realize that this campout is only one week from the April Campout but it is the way they fall.  Please plan accordingly.

Items needed are as follows:
1] Troop permission slip - with notarize statement allowing us to take your son to and from Canada. [to follow next week]
     We will have a public notary [TBD] come in and do this for those going. Watch for dates for this.
2] Certified Copy of Birth Certificate [no photocopies]
3] Passport for ALL Adults going.
4] BSA US Health Forms – [Part A and Part B]
5] Canadian Scouts Health Form [see website for this form]
6] Copy of insurance cards. 

We will leave at 8:30 am on Friday the 6th of May.  School work should be made up in advance!  See website for detail on this camping experience.  It will be a lot of FUN!


11. Summer Camp 2016 – Chief Logan
Our Summer Camp will be July 3rd  - July 9th at Camp Falling Rock in Newark Ohio.  The final Cost will be $280.00; $260 for first year Scouts.  You need to pay your summer camp fee to the Troop by 5/31.  If you miss this date it will cost $300. You can start to organize your plans for merit badge and other program selections as well.  Be ready!



May's  Theme is:  Home Repair         

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Sheridan Smith's Eagle Court of Honor

Parents and Scouts:

Please see the attached note below on our upcoming Eagle Court of Honor for Sheridan Smith that will be held this Saturday. 

Please come and help us celebrate his accomplishment.

I hope to see you there.


Sincerely,

Kirk Bohanan
Scoutmaster Troop 136

 
Please join Sheridan Smith for his:

Eagle Court of Honor

Saturday, March 12th 2016

Ceremony at 3:00 PM
with Reception to Follow

First Presbyterian Church of Grove City
4277 Broadway, Grove City


We are looking forward to gathering with family, friends and fellow Scouters to honor his achievement and celebrate a great Scouting experience and all the fantastic people who helped to make that happen..

Sunday, March 6, 2016

Summer Camp

Dear Parents and Scouts:

I wanted to get some important news out to all of our troop members that was decided tonight at our Troop Committee meeting.  This news is in regard to our Troop’s Summer Camp which will be July 3rd-July 9th at Camp Chief Logan in Jackson Ohio. 

We had a donation given to the troop that will help us give each scout wanting to go to summer camp a $100.00 incentive.  To use this incentive, you must have your scout registered and totally paid [$160.00 your cost per scout ] by the March 22nd meeting night so we can get it turned into council by the April 1st deadline [no meeting on March 29th]. 

For those Webelos coming into the troop – they will have this same incentive.  They will have a longer amount of time before it will be due to the troop.  That date is currently not known, but I would guess that it would need to be paid by end of May.

I have included a list of merit badge opportunities and a troop registration form for summer camp.  You don’t have to have your selection of merit badges at this time, but should be working to get this figured out before the end of May. If you have any question please let me know.


Sincerely,

Kirk Bohanan
Scoutmaster Troop 136

Alec Thomas Eagle Project

Parents and Scouts:

Please see the attached note below from Alec Thomas.  He is working on his Eagle Service Project and needs all of our help.  The activity on Saturday, March 12th, which  will make that day a busy one.  Later on Saturday we will have the Eagle Court of Honor for Sheridan Smith.  So – let’s get ready to help these scouts and make their day the best we can.



From: alec Thomas [mailto:alecalec66@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 5, 2016 7:19 PM
To: Kirk Bohanan
Subject: please forward (Eagle Project)

Hello, everyone. My name is Alec Thomas.I am 17 years old and am a Life Scout, working toward my Eagle Scout rank. In order for me to get there I am asking for your help. My project is focusing on Hunger in our community. There are far too many people that go hungry in our community and I want to do something to help end hunger.Therefore, I am asking everyone to PLEASE donate NON-PERISHABLE food items to me at the Scout meeting on Tuesday! I will have a box at the meeting for you to put your donations in! I am also asking for your assistance with my project day. The date is Saturday, March 12th. I would. like to invite all of you to meet at my house ( 4903 Snowy Creek Drive, Grove City,Oh) at 9:30 AM. This will be a Class B project and I hope to see all of you there We will meet at 9:30, load up the vehicles with the donations we collected ,and head to the Grove City Food Pantry.We will be delivering and sorting the donations. After we are done I will be treating all who help to Masseys!

Thanks for your help! Together we CAN make a difference!

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

March Newsletter

Our Theme this Month is: Engineering   
Please note the following upcoming events.  Refer to the 2015-2016 Program Plan for the complete year planning events.  Note that the plan is subject to minor changes.
1. PLC: [Patrol Leader’s Council]
March 6th - at 5:00-6:00 at the Church.
Senior Patrol Leader, Asst. Sr. Patrol Leader,
All Patrol Leader’s. & Asst. Patrol Leader’s and other members of the PLC including Scribe, Historian, Quartermaster are also encouraged to attend.

2. Troop Committee / Parent Meeting:
Next Meeting is March 6th at 6:00 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:
            Date: March 19-20, 2016
            Location: Camp Otter Run, Marysville, Ohio
            Leave Saturday @ 7:00 AM
Return Sunday @ 12:00 PM
Cost - $10.00

Permission slip must be filled out and returned by:  3/15/2016
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. 
The Scout Account can be used to pay for Summer Camp fees, Monthly camp-out fees, Troop Dues, and Troop related expenses that are approved by the Scoutmaster. Please note that the purchase of Personal Gear is not an approved expense that your scout account will cover.
 Please check with Jim Baughman on status of your son's Scout Account.

5. Kroger Community Rewards Program
 If you are participating in the Kroger Community Rewards Program, please go online ad get your latest statement of funding to the troop.  Please bring that printed off information into our Treasurer, Jim Baughman in order to get your scout account credited accordingly.
Also – Please note that you must go to the website and re-register your Kroger Plus Card again for the upcoming year – between now and May 1st. The web address is www.krogercommunityrewards.com  - Please follow the link to “Columbus Ohio”.  Follow the link to "Enroll" or  Re-Enroll".  Type in your ID and password.  The Group No. for the Troop is 81125, or you can just type in “boy scout troop 136” and search for the number.  Once found, confirm and save re-enrollment.  It sounds more difficult than it is.  If you have any issues give me a call and I will help.  If you have not yet joined this fund-raiser and would like to – see Mr. Baughman for details  Make sure you register your card number with the troop so we can credit you rewards. 

6.  Eagle Court of Honors this month
We will hold Eagle Court of Honors this month for both Caleb Porter and Sheridan Smith.  Caleb Porter’s will be on [3/6/16] with his ceremony starting at 3:00 PM; Sheridan Smiths will be on [3/12/16] with his ceremony starting at 3:00 PM.]. Please mark your calendar and be a part of their recognition ceremonies.  I am sure both of these scout would love to have all of you at these ceremonies.

7. Get Ready for Mulch!
We will have our Mulch Fundraiser again this year.  Dates are March 5th to take orders and April 15-17th to deliver.  Please keep these dates free for lots of work!  On the March 5th date, we will meet at the Creekside subdivision in Grove City.  Our meeting location will be at the corner of Autumn Wind Drive and Snowy Creek Drive [At the Historical Dig Site].  We will meet at 9:30 and be done by 12:00 PM.  This will be a Class A uniform event.

8. Dorchester International Brotherhood Camporee – May Campout 
The troop is planning the trip to Dorchester Canada which will be May 6-8th [Mother’s Day Weekend]. We will be leaving early Friday about 8:30 am [so no school that day if you go].  This event is an International Camporee weekend that will have lots of activities for the scouts to interact as well as meet scouts from Canada and other states. If you are interested in going please plan to have the following documents for the trip: 1] Birth Certificate and 2] Insurance card / Proof of Health Insurance.  We are not going to have to have passports to go for the scouts, but any adults will have to have one.  We will need help on this trip to transport the troop.   We will have more information on this later as it relates to cost and travel arrangements.  The cost will be approximately $75.00.  We will firm up this price as we get closer.

9. Summer Camp 2016!
This year we will be going to Chief Logan in Jackson Ohio.  Date of camp is July 3rd-July 9th.  The Camp fee is due March 29 to the troop - $260.00 for early bird and $280 after this date.  Look on the Troop website and at the Fellowship Center Display cabinet for Merit Badge options and Pre-Reqs needed for these merit badges.  Please start to look at the list and build your list of activity for camp.  There are also many other programs offered at camp as well..

10.  BSA Health Forms
Health Forms from summer camp last year are now on file for the next 4 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 have and are able to take on our outdoor outings in case of an emergency.  Please help us by getting this information into the Troop. As any medications changes please update Part A of your son’s form. See the website for a link to the latest revision of this form.  Once you get this Medical Form updated, please turn in to Rob Robinett.  PLEASE MAKE A COPY FOR YOUR OWN RECORDS BEFORE TURNING IT IN TO US.

April’s Theme is: Military Service