Parents and Scouts:
Attached is our newsletter for September. Remember that our BSA meetings will now be a Class A uniform attire – since we
will be After Labor Day.
I have also included the October Campout permission slip,
which will be the 9/29-10/1 weekend.
We are still needing additional help for the Hog Roast and
Tag Sale. I hope that we have a great turnout for items in the sale as
well. I will have the sign-up sheets at the meeting on Tuesday for those
wish to sign up. We will also be asking for each scout to bring 2 dozen
brownies, cookies, or the like for the Hog Roast dinner dessert options. These
should be brought to the church on either Friday the 15th or
Saturday morning the 16th before 8:30 AM. If you
have any questions about this event please let me know.
Sincerely,
Kirk
Bohanan
Scoutmaster
Troop 136
Our Theme this Month is: Cooking
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] Next Meeting will be October 1st at 5:00 PM
Senior Patrol Leader, Asst. Sr. Patrol Leader,
All Patrol Leader’s. & Asst. Patrol Leader’s and other Troop leadership positions Please plan to attend.
2.
Troop Committee / Parent Meeting:
Next Meeting is October 1st at 6 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:
Camp
Butler, Peninsula Ohio & Go Ape! Treetop Canopy and Zipline Course :
Cleveland, OH
Date: Sept. 9-10, 2017
Location: - Peninsula
Ohio & Cleveland, OH
Leave
Saturday 9/9 @ 7:00 AM
Return Sunday 9/10 @
12:30 PM
Cost: $60
Permission slip must be
filled out and returned by: 9/5/2017
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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, 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.
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5.
September Campout – THIS WEEKEND 9/9-9/10 - BE READY!
We have our September campout coming up very quickly. We are going on a Ziplining adventure up in the Cleveland area. We will leave this coming Saturday morning.
5.
Back to Class A uniforms!
After Labor Day we will be reverting back to the Class A uniforms for our BSA meetings – starting this coming Tuesday, 9/5. You should make every effort to come to the meeting in the correct attire. [You don’t play football in your BSA Uniform, so don’t wear your Football uniform to the BSA meeting – Plan accordingly]
5. Program Plan for 2017-2018
We have finalized our next year’s program. It was e-mailed out to all Parents and scout on my e-mail list. If you did not receive this let me know or check the website.
6. Troop Tag Sale -
Sept. 16th
The Tag Sale will be on the 16th of September. It will coincide with the Arts in the Alley weekend activity [Hog Roast Too!]. Plan to bring items for the sale on Friday evening, September 15th for setting up the event. Remember that 75% of what you sell at this event will go to your son’s scout account. These items should already be marked and priced. We will need both parents and scouts to work this event. If you can sign up please let Kirk Bohanan know.
7. Hog Roast
Fund-raiser - Sept. 16th
We will hold our 9th annual Hog Roast Fund-raiser. It will be September 16th at the church. PLEASE plan on attending and Helping out. The boys will earn money for their Scout Accounts. We will need Desserts! We would like each scout to bring 1-2 dozen cookies or Brownies on Friday 9/15 or early Saturday morning 9/16 for part of the Hog roast dinners that we will prepare.
8. Walking in the Art
in the Alley Parade - Sept. 16th
We have been asked to assist in carrying a large American Flag in the Arts in the Alley Parade along with other scouts form other Troops. I will need 5-6 scouts to do this activity. Others will be needed to also walk and advertise the Hog Roast and Tag Sale. That will be done with the Pack 136 group.
9. Eagle Scout Court
of Honor to be held this month
We will hold Two Eagle Scout Court of Honors this month. The first will be for Jared Brode on Sunday September 17th at the First Presbyterian Church. We will also have a Court of Honor for Spencer Wolfe on September 24th, also at the church, We will have times of these events out later this month, but mark your calendar for these events. We hope all can attend to help celebrate with these Scouts and their families
10. BSA Health Forms
HEALTH FORMS from summer camp are now on file for the next 9 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 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.
11. POPCORN SALE STARTS THIS MONTH -
SELL-SELL SELL!
We will have our Popcorn Kick off on September 13th at the Troop meeting. Please plan to be there to get all of the information on product and prize incentives. The sale will begin 17th of September. Product pick-up will be the weekend of September 16th at the church. More details on this at the popcorn kickoff on the 12th. The sale will go on through the first week of November.
12. Troop Court of
Honor – Sept. 26th
We will have our Fall Court of Honor on September 26th at the First Presbyterian Church, starting at 7:00. All Advancement for this COH will need to be turned in by September 19th. Please plan to have your parents come and be apart of this event. The scouts will be asked to bring a dessert for this event.
13. October Campout –
Ohio Valley Camporee 9/29-10/1
We will have our Fall Ohio Valley Camporee during the weekend of September 29-October 1. It will be at Mt Oval in Circleville. I have
permission slips for this event so we can start to prepare for the outing. Please note the date being very early in October and we will need to get the permission slips back by the 9/26 Scout meeting.
14. Kroger Plus card
usage - important reminder...
If you currently are using the Kroger Community Rewards program to support the Troop you need to follow up as directed to get credit for you scout account. You will need to go to your Kroger reward website and print off the page that tells how much you have contributed toward our organization in the community rewards section. You will have until the end of September to bring the documentation of your participation in the rewards section area to get your credit for the latest amount received.
October’s Theme is First Aid
