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,
| 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.
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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.
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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 @
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.
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
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