1. PLC: [Patrol Leader’s Council]
April 12th - 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:
April 12th 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 Next
Month:
Date:
April 24-26, 2015
Tar Hollow State Park – Camp with the Cub
Scouts
Location: Tar Hollow State Park,
Ohio
Cost - $15.00
Leave Friday @
Return Sunday @
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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, 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.
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 2015 to April 30th 2016 year. For a member to
re-enroll their card they simply go to www.krogercommunityrewards.com • Click
“sign-in” • Put in their 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 2015 to April 30th 2016 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 they are
registering, the member 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. • Choose the correct
organization. • Click Enroll. You are now enrolled for the May 1st 2015 to
April 30th 2016 year of Kroger Community Reward. Organizations do not need to
re-register ONLY their members. Kroger Community Rewards Columbus Division 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. We will deliver
and spread Mulch this month! Get Ready -
GRRRRRRR!
Get ready to WORK ! We have sold just about 4000 bags 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 17 starting at 5:00 PM until ? and then on the 18th starting
at 8:30 AM until ? We will meet and have all orders filled from
the Creekside Subdivision location. 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 19th 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 our lunch as well – let me know if you can assist. GRRRRRRRRR!
7. 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 24 at 6:00 PM (correct time) from the Church parking lot.
8. Troop Elections – May 5th
For those Scouts who are interested in
running for Senior Patrol Leader or Patrol Leaders we will have Elections on
May 5th. 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!
9.
Dorchester International Brotherhood Camporee [DIBC]- May 8-10
The Total cost is $65.00 and should all
be paid by April 28th.
Additional items MUST be turned in by May 5th. 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.
Items
needed are as follows:
- Troop permission slip - with notarize statement allowing us to take your son to and from Canada.
- We will have a public notary [Maria Myers] come in and do this for those going. Watch for dates for this.
- Certified Copy of Birth Certificate [no photocopies]
- Passport for ALL Adults going.
- BSA US Health Forms – [Part A and Part B]
- Canadian Scouts Health Form [click here]
- Copy of insurance cards.
We will leave at 8:30 am on Friday the
8th 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!
10.Climbing
at Torent Falls Kentucky
Our Troop will
be going to Campton Kentucky on June 6-7 to go to Torrent Falls for a climbing
program and campout. The cost of this
outing will be around $55.00 for scouts and $60 for adults. Details are still being worked out BUT if you
are interested in going please let Kirk Bohanan know so I can get reservation
made. This should be done prior to 5/19,
with payment by the 6/2 meeting. Watch
for permission slips in May.
11.
Summer Camp 2015 - At the "Rock"!
Our Summer Camp will be June 28th -
July 4th at Camp Falling Rock in Newark Ohio.
The final Cost will be $250.00;
$230 for first year Scouts. You need to pay
your summer camp fee to the Troop by 4/28.
If you miss this date it will cost $275; [$255 for first year]. You can start to organize your plans for
merit badge selections as well. Be
ready!
May's Theme is:
Sports
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