Flower Guarding / Aviation Merit Badge: Great job scouts and scouters. There were 11 scouts and 5 scouters who came out to help watch the flowers for the Ladies of Gantz. 7 scouts and 3 scouters stayed overnight but some had to leave to get up early and attend the Aviation Merit Badge at the OSU Airport. 9 scouts and 4 scouters attended the Aviation Merit Badge which was a great turn out for this event. One scout attended the Merit Badge College to work on merit badges.
Spring Court of Honor: The Spring Court of Honor will be held on Tuesday, 5/14. Scouts and scouters will be presented with awards, rank advancement or merit badges that they have earned. Our Committee Chair, Jason Savage will also receive his beads for completing his Woodbadge Ticket. Woodbadge is an adult training course that helps adults learn how to successfully lead their units. Congratulations, Jason on this accomplishment. Following the COH and Beading Ceremony, we will have a desert share. If you would like to bring a dessert to share with the group, please sign up using the link below : https://www.signupgenius.
Mulch spreading at First Presbyterian Church: Tuesday, 5/21, we will be spreading mulch at the First Presbyterian Church. This church is our Charitable Organization and without it, we would have no place to meet or equipment to use. The mulch spreading at the First Baptist Church only took about 1 hour so I would anticipate the mulch spreading at the First Presbyterian Church to last a similar amount of time.
Flag Placement at Greenlawn Cemetary: Saturday, 5/25, Troops 136 and 7136 will be placing flags at the graves of veterans who have served in the armed forces. This annual event happens on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend and allows our scouts to show reverence to service members who have served. There will be a voluntary memorial service following the flag placement. Please sign up using the sign up genius below: https://www.
Henry Ciocca Eagle Scout Project: Henry Ciocca is asking for help on his Eagle Scout Project on Saturday, 5/25. Henry's Eagle Scout Project is to re-work a large flower bed at the Grant Sawyer Home on Hahn Rd in Grove City. The Grand Sawyer Home is believed to have been built in the 1830s and along with the Gantz house is on the National Register of Historic Places. Henry will also be cleaning up the other flower beds and mulching. Please put this on your calendar and come support Henry and the Southwest Franklin County Historical Society. Scouts who would like to participate in both events on 5/25 will have the opportunity to place flags in the morning and participate in Henry's Eagle Scout Project in the afternoon. Below is the sign-up genius for Henry's Eagle Project.
New Scout Camp out: The Troop has scheduled a New Scout Campout for 5/30 through 6/2 at the First Baptist Church. Scouts who attend will have the chance to work on the requirements for the Scout Rank. There will also be opportunities for scouts to work on other advancement requirements.
Simon Kenton Council Baseball night: Friday, 6/14 the Columbus Clippers are hosting their 23rd annual Simon Kenton Council Scout night. Scouts will get a chance to take part in a parade around the field prior to the game. The parade starts at 6:20pm. Cost for tickets for reserved seats are $10 for adults and $8 for youth and for bleacher seats $8 for adults and $6 for youth. I will get a sign up genius out for this event for the next Scoutmaster email.
Camp Falling Rock Summer Camp 2024: Summer Camp this year is from Sunday, June 30th to Saturday July 6th at Camp Falling Rock. Anyone who is planning to go to Summer Camp will need a current Medical Form A, B1,B2 and C. I have attached those forms to this email. The troop has been registered for Summer Camp, however, there is still time to sign up using the link below to sign up. If you have any questions, please reach out to me. For the adults and scouts who have already registered, the troop needs to collect $350 per scout and $200 per adult at the Court of Honor on 5/14. For anyone who has signed up after April 30th, the cost for the scouts is $400 but if there are issues with the cost, please see myself or Committee Chair Jason Savage.
5/17 – 5/19: OA Conclave at Camp Manatoc
5/25: Memorial Day Flag Placement Greenlawn Cemetery
5/25: Henry Ciocca Eagle Scout Project
5/31 – 6/1: Ordeal / Brotherhood at Camp Falling Rock
5/31 – 6/1: New Scout Campout to be determined
6/2: PLC Meeting
6/2: Committee Meeting
6/9 - 6/26: Philmont Scout Ranch
6/14: Simon Kenton Council Baseball night at Clipper Stadium
6/30 - 7/6: Summer Camp, Camp Falling Rock, no troop meeting
7/14 - 7/20: Seabase
8/4: PLC Meeting
8/4: Committee Meeting
8/30 - 9/1: Put in Bay Campout
9/20 - 9/22: Flight 93 Memorial Trip
10/12: Three Eagle Shootout
11/15 - 11/17: Backpacking Trip
12/6 - 12/8: Camp in and trip to Columbus Museum of Art
