Our Theme this Month is: History
Please note the following upcoming events. Refer to the 2012-2013 Program Plan for the complete year planning events. Note that the plan is subject to minor changes.
1. PLC: [Patrol Leader’s Council]
Feb 3rd - 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 Feb 3rd 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 18-20, 2013
Location: Camp Monatoc
Leave Friday @ 6:00 PM
Return Sunday @ 1:00 PM
Cost: $18.00 plus event ticket [Skiing or Snowboarding or Snow Tubing]
Permission slip must be filled out and returned by: 1/15/2013
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, 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. January Outing – North to Camp Manatoc
We are planning our January camping trip up north to the Cleveland area on January 18-20. We will be staying in cabins at Camp Manatoc, in Peninsula Ohio. We will be going to the Brandywine Ski Resort to go skiing and tubing. This should be loads of fun! Cost will be $18.00 for food / cabin rental, plus ski / tubing pass and equipment. The actual event activity costs for this are as follows:
Skiing or Snow Boarding:
- 11-12 years old - $21.00 for gear rental plus Lift Ticket*;
- 13 years and older - $24.00 for Gear rental plus Lift ticket*.
- NOTE: [Helmet $10.00 - required] -
- [Fill out Ski gear Checkout sheet]
- *Lift Ticket All Day: 11-12 years old - $24.00; 13 years and older - $34.00
Tubing - $20.00
- [no lift ticket required for this activity – Tubing is only 3 hours long] -
- [Fill out Tubing Liability sheet]
6. Winter Court of Honor
We will have our Winter Court of Honor on January 29th @ 6:30 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. AND Don't forget those Pies in the Face!
7. FOS [Friends of Scouting] Campaign!
As part of our Quality Unit requirements, we will also hold our 2013 Friends of Scouting Pledge Drive. We will have our presentation on January 29th during the Court of Honor. This is the time when we as parents of Scouts can participate in the annual contribution campaign drive held by our Council. This is an important part of our Scouting organization, and I encourage all to come and participate in this campaign.
8. University of Scouting!
The University of Scouting [For Scouts, Adults & Leaders] will be held on Jan. 26th 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 BEFORE January 16th or $35.00 on or after January 16th [this will including lunch] if you are interested. Sign up at www.skcbsa.org. There will be some merit badges also offered at the training day for the scouts. See the link above to find out which ones.
9. Summer Camp 2013!
Our Summer camp will be June 30-July 6th at Camp Manatoc in Peninsula, Ohio, which is where we will be camping this month. Cost will be $ 245 for the week's camp. Keep a look out for upcoming information in the months to come.
10. 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 C of the New Health Form submitted to the troop. [Part B 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. See the website for this form. Please note - For those interested, Dr. Ron Routh will be holding a Physical clinic for the troop later this spring. More details on this later...
11. Kroger Plus Program changes for 2013 - UPDATE!!!!
The newsletter last month talked about the he Kroger Company is changing the way they report back to non-profit organizations who are participating in the Community Rewards program. They will only give a total amount that the troop has earned during a particular quarter and include a check with that statement. This is due in part to privacy concerns that they have with the program.
*** UPDATE BELOW ***
Kroger is going to help us determine who is participating - with your assistance. If you are enrolled in this program you will have to bring in a copy of the amount that Kroger reports to you as your participation. It will be done on the website through your access to the site. It will be important that you bring this information in to the troop on a timely manner so we are able to get your funds distributed correctly. If you don't get this information in to us you may lose your ability to have this placed into your scout account. We will alert you when you need to do this and give you several weeks to bring in this documentation.
February's Theme is: Hobbies and Collections
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