Hey Troop 136!
Food Drive this Tuesday:
Please bring at least two canned or non-perishable food
items for the church. We will collect and give to the church. We
will take a picture at the flag ceremony at the beginning of the meeting
with the canned food items so be here early for to be in the picture! You
are not limited to just two items! Please give an amount you feel would
benefit others during this time of the year.
December 6-7 overnight sleepover:
Our overnight at the church will begin on Friday, December
6th at 6 pm. The PLC will have input when we meet this week right after
the meeting as well regarding the activities that we do on Friday night.
I will share their feedback after they meet and talk about the event after
Tuesday night. I am sure they have some ideas about what they want to take
place during the sleepover. No cost for the pizza and sleeping on Friday night!
Mystery Campout Meeting:
At one of the meetings in December, we will have a Mystery
Campout Meeting for the adults. It will be either the 10th or 17th.
I will let you know when this will be so that you can attend. There will
be details shared at the meeting about the trip. This is for adults only
and nothing will be shared with the Scouts. No details of the meeting or
the location will be shared with the Scouts! We want for this to be a
surprise!
Optional December 13-15 Christmas in the Cave Campout:
At the October PLC Meeting Darryl Betz proposed to the Scouts
the option to go camping in the Kiwanis Cabin and hike the trails at Hocking
Hills. The Scouts wanted more information and so tomorrow night, Darryl
Betz will talk about the opportunity to go camping in a secluded cabin in the
woods and have a great time hiking the cave trails that weekend. This is
a special event and a lot of fun! This was not originally on the yearly
plan, but is an option for Scouts to go in they wanted to experience the area
during the winter time. You will need to sign up by Tuesday, December 10th.
January 10-12 Campout:
Signups for the campout will be closed on Tuesday, December
17th at the beginning of the meeting. The PLC will be planning the menu
at the December The cost is $33 for the scouts and $38 for the
adults. We need to know by Tuesday, December 17th to order the group
tickets. We need at least 12 scouts and adult to go to get the
discount. This is a campout that many scouts were excited for when the PLC
was planning the event. I have never been to the Rock and Roll Hall of
fame, so I am excited.
December Meetings:
We will not meet on December 24th and December 31st.
Spend time with your family! Enjoy the break! Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year! We will continue our meetings on January 7th.
February Campout:
We need to decide where you want to go as a troop in
February. We talked about going to Carter Caves in Kentucky or Marengo
Caves in Indiana. Another option might be Salt Petre cave in
Kentucky. Marengo Caves in Indiana does not have room for us February
14-16. If we decide to go there, we need to go on February 21-23
They have cabin #3 and cabin #4 available that weekend available to rent on the
February 21-23 weekend. They had a large group book some time ago book
the cave for the February 14-16. If we want to go on the same weekend
February 14-16 as previously planned, we can go to Carter Caves in Kentucky or
Salt Petre caves in Kentucky. I have heard great things about both with
Salt Petre being one of the best campouts from a fellow Scoutmaster that
attended the cave with their troop on the same weekend that we were at Margengo
Caves. I will start to get some additional information to present to you
tomorrow night. There is also another option that you may want to
consider that is happening on the same weekend. Chief Logan is having a
Chief Logan Klondike campout that same weekend. This is the camp that has
been in the news recently and might be closed in September 2020. If you
have not been to this camp, this might be an option for our troop to at least
experience this camp again before they decide to close the camp. https://skcscouts.org/event/clklondike/
Blue Jacket Game:
One of the items that we had on the calendar for the month
was to attend a Columbus Blue Jackets game. They have the following games
in February: Friday, 2/7, Saturday 2/8, Friday 2/14 and Friday
2/28. We just need to decide which night you want to attend.
SCUBA Diving 2/29:
I have reached out to Rick's SCUBA Diving to see if they are
available on the February 29th. I will know more when they respond.
Looks like the price on their website is $50 for an introductory SCUBA class.
Maple Syrup March 6-8 Campout:
We will be helping with the Maple Syrup Festival that
weekend at Camp Lazarus. We will be staying in the cabins and helping
with the rope station. Scouts will be able to rotate with the time for
looking at the various Maple Syrup events during the day. This is a great
activity if you have never been to the festival.
Spring Camporee April 3-5, 2019:
This weekend is the Ohio Valley Spring Camporee that will be
held at Chief Logan. We will have the OA tapout this weekend. This
will also be the same weekend that Scouts an work on advancement with the Order
of the Arrow that morning. Lots of fun activities will be happening this
weekend. I will know more details as the campout get closer.
Helping Pack 136 April 24-26 Campout:
We will be helping with the spring campout with Pack 136.
This is an annual event and a great way for the new incoming Scouts to get to
know us.
Mystery Campout May 22-25 Campout:
Mystery Campout - I am not going into any details about this
one! You will receive a packing list in March, but that is all that I can share
at this time. You will really enjoy this campout, but you Scouts will not
know where we are going until we get there! This is the first time we have had
a campout where all of the details will be planned by the adults. This
will be a once in a lifetime adventure! Parents will have a meeting on
December 10th or 17th. Plan to be there to hear more information!
Yearly Calendar:
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Phillip Freeman
Scoutmaster, Troop 136 in Grove City, OH
