Our Theme this Month is: Physical Fitness
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]
June 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.
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2.
Troop Committee / Parent Meeting:
June 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.
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3. Camp-Out This Month:
Date:
June 7-10, 2018
Location: Backpack
Trail Trip - Mischa Mokwa Trail, KY-TN – VA Area
Cost - $20.00
[Troop is supplementing gas & travel fee.]
Leave Thursday 6/7 @ 8:00 AM
Return Sunday 6/10 @
5:00 PM
Permission Slip - Must be filled out and returned
by: 5/29/2018
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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. Campout this month-Shooting- June 7-10!
Our June campout is going to be a great adventure. We are planning to have scout skill activity
for the newer scouts and then an opportunity for scouts that are Frist Class or
above to go on a 21 mile back packing trip.
This will take place on the Mischa
Mokwa Trail, KY-TN – VA Area. It will be
from Thursday through Sunday. Permission slips MUST be turned in by 5/29.
We will have backpacking discussion on 5/29.
6. Scout Uniforms for
the Summer.
Starting on Memorial Day until Labor Day, the Class B
uniforms are acceptable uniforms for our meetings. The Class B Uniform includes
a Scouting T-shirt and BSA pants or shorts.
However, special events such as a Scoutmaster Conference, Board of
Review, Court of Honor will require the Class A Uniform. Summer camp will require both. Class B Red Troop 136 T-shirts are available
for purchase at the meetings – Cost is $6.00.
7. Honor Flags Of
Ohio - June 15-17th
The
City of Grove City
has asked our troop to once again be a part of the Honor Flags of Ohio. This will be a weekend event held in downtown
Grove City area. We will have a small
contingent stay the nights and help with activities needed by the city,
including set-up, and tear-down. No planned
daytime activity; just at nights. If you are interested let me know.
8. Court of Honor –
June 26th
We
will have our Troop Court of Honor on June 26th at the First Presbyterian
Church, starting at 7:00 pm. All
Advancement for this COH will need to be turned in by June 19th.
Please plan to have your parents come and be a part of this event.
9. Summer Camp!
Summer
camp planning is almost complete. Camp
is July 1-7 at Muskingham Valley in Coshocton, Ohio. At this time the cost is $265. If you have
not signed up to go and still wish to attend please see Kirk Bohanan for
details and cost change timing. Scouts
should be looking at the merit badges you are going to take and completing any
pre-requisites prior to camp. Those
perquisites are on the web site for your reference. We like to have 8 adults in camp all week;
Parents and Leaders wishing to help during summer camp please let me know. Cost is paid for by the troop for all
adults. All adults going must be
registered with the BSA. If you are not
registered with the BSA and wish to go as an adult to summer camp please see me
for details.
10. Health Forms for
Summer Camp
HEALTH
FORMS ARE NOW BEING COLLECTED. ALL
SCOUTS AND ADULTS MUST HAVE A COMPLETE PHYSICAL FOR SUMMER CAMP. THEY
MUST BE TURNED IN BY JUNE 26th. See the web site for link to the BSA form on
line. Must complete Parts A-B-C for
summer camp are needed. PLEASE MAKE A COPY FOR YOUR OWN RECORDS, OR IF WE
HAPPEN TO MISPLACE OUR COPY. We do our best to keep our records straight, but
things happen and records sometimes get misplaced. Turn your forms into Cindy Freeman or Kirk
Bohanan.
11.
Program Plan for 2018-2019
We
will be starting to build our next year’s program and event plan in July. Please start thinking of activities you would
like to have included in the Troop Plan this next year. The PLC will meet July 21st - so get your
patrol’s ideas compiled for consideration.
12.
Tag Sale Planning - 9/15/18
We are starting to plan for the upcoming Tag Sale which will
be this fall; during the Arts-in the alley Festival. See the attached flyer about how this will
work. If you have items that you want to
get rid of, then start to make a pile and price them to move at the sale! Kathy Bohanan will be heading up this event
if you have questions or wish to help see Kathy.
July’s Theme is Scout Craft
