Jan Newsletter, Permission Slip and more

Parents and Scouts:

Happy New Year!

I hope all have had a great time off with family and friends. We will not be meeting until January 9th as our first meeting of the year.

Items of Note:

1. This coming Sunday; January 7th, we will have an Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Robbie Dool. All are invited to attend and see Robbie receive his Eagle. I will be needing some Scout assistance with this ceremony - If you can assist please let me know via e-mail.

2. January Campout permission slips are due on 1/9. We have only 24 total spots IN the Cabin at Camp Manatoc. Others over this amount can attend but they will be in tents. This is a cold weather campout and you will need to plan accordingly. Click here for the Permission Slip. 

Click here for the cost info for the outing.

3. I will be taking final hoodie orders on 1/9. Click here for the form

4. OA Members – we will have our monthly district OA meeting on Thursday January 4th at 7 PM. Location is at the First Presbyterian Church. Please plan to attend if you are a member of the OA [Order of the Arrow]

5. District Round Table Meeting – also January 4th at 7 pm. Location is at the First Presbyterian Church. We will be discussing Advancement within our units and how to improve. Adult Leaders – if you can - please plan to attend.

Sincerely,

Kirk Bohanan
Scoutmaster Troop 136



Our Theme this Month is: Local History  

Please note the following upcoming events.  Refer to the 2017—2018 Program Plan for the complete year planning events.  Note that the plan is subject to minor changes.

1. PLC: [Patrol Leader’s Council] Jan7th - 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 Jan 7th 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: Jan 12-14, 2018 Location: Camp Manatoc - Brandywine Leave Friday @ 6:00 PM Return Sunday @ 1:00 PM Cost: depending on which activity you do.  See permission slip for details. Permission slip must be filled out and returned by:  1/9/2018

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.  BSA Health Forms

Health Forms from summer camp last year are now on file for the next 6 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.

6. Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Robbie Dool

The Troop will hold an Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Robbie Dool on January 7^th at the First Presbyterian Church.  The ceremony will start at 2 PM.  Please join the Dool family and the troop in celebrating Robbie’s awesome achievement.

7. Local History Discussion – 1/9/2018

Our meeting on January 9^th will have local historian and current Ohio House of Representative of the 23^rd District Laura Lanese join our meeting to talk about Grove City’s History.  Please plan to attend and get an insight of our town’s past.

8. Final Hoodie Orders – 1/9/2018

I will take final Troop Red Hoodie orders at the 1/9 meeting.  Please plan accordingly if you wish to purchase one. Order form is attached. New scouts that have joined since last spring until now will get one free – curiosity of the Troop Committee.

9. NYLT – Looking for Scouts for Nagatamen!

The troop will be sponsoring 2 scouts again this year for the NYLT [National Youth Leadership Training].  It is the Nagatamen Program that  will be held June 10-16.   This is a great opportunity for scout’s star rank and above to learn about being a leader within the troop.  It is fully paid by the troop.  If you are interested please let Kirk Bohanan know. A decision will be made of who will be attending later this spring.  If more than 2 are interested in going there will be an interview process to decide who will go.

10. January Campout – Winter sports at Brandywine

The Troop will be traveling to Peninsula Ohio to have a weekend of snow sports.  This will be on January 12-14.  Signups must be done by our meeting on January 9^th.  We only have 24 spots in the cabin – others above this number will be tent camping if they wish to go.  The options are snow skiing, snowboarding or snow tubing.  It will be a cold weekend – so plan accordingly.  See attached for cost details.

11. University of Scouting – 1/20/2017

The University of Scouting [For Scouts, Adults & Leaders] will be held on Jan. 20^th at Westerville Central  High School. This is a training activity for adults and has a variety of topics that will be offered.  Cost is $25.00 until 1/3/2018; then it will go to $35.00.  If you are interested sign up at:  https://skcscouts.org/adulttraining/universityofscouting/ 

For the scouts - there will be some merit badges also offered at this the training event [Chess, Robotics, Emergency Prep, Safety, Disabilities Awareness, Scouting Heritage, Law, Dog Care, Search and Rescue, Plumbing, Nuclear Science]. 

12. Winter Court of Honor 1/30/2017

We will have our Winter Court of Honor on January 30th @ 7:00 PM at the Church.  This Ceremony will be for awards that have been earned since the Fall Court of Honor.  We will have a pot-luck dinner before the ceremony.  Please contact your patrol leader to find out what dishes you are to bring. [You will bring a main dish and one side or dessert]. The troop will provide the table service and drinks. I hope you all will come and support the boys and watch them receive their awards.

13. Summer Camp 2018 – Let’s start planning!

This year we will be going to at Muskingum Valley in Coshocton Ohio – July 1 - July 7.  Keep a look out for upcoming information in the months to come. Early bird camp fee of $25.00 is due on Feb. 27^th to the troop; we have to have into Muskingum Valley Council by March 3rd.  Those that register at the early bird time will get a Camp Themed Cowboy Hat for camp.  If all fees paid by 5/11/18, the total cost will be $250.00.   After the  5/11/18 date the cost will be $275; and then if not paid until getting to camp it will cost $290.  [New Webelos crossing over will still get the $250 price after the May 11^th date] Start to think about which Merit badges you will want to take NOW!

February’s Theme is: Character and Leadership