Weekly Post, Week of September 9, 2012
Post date: Sep 9, 2012 2:17:50 PM
Greetings Troop 737!
Tomorrow, September 10th, is our next meeting. We have a room change for this meeting: We will meet in the room below our regular meeting room to give the Civil Air Patrol our room for a special presentation. Because this room is a little tighter than our normal room, we will have our opening in outside in the grove, move inside for our slide show and then back outside for our activity and closing. Be prepared for the weather. This is also your last chance to get your rank advancement completed in time to receive your award at the Court of Honor on September 24th. If you need a Scoutmaster Conference or Board of Review, you need to schedule this as soon as you show up at the meeting, or sooner! This will also be our campout prep meeting for the Denver Area Camporee on the weekend or September 22.
Another very, very important meeting this week is our first SM & ASM & HALOs for Upcoming Events Meeting and Committee Meeting. We really need a good participation at this meeting to get the rest of the year started correctly. All parents are invited and encouraged to come and help us run the troop. If you have never been to one of these meetings, please come by and see what we do and give us your ideas! I will send out an agenda for these meetings by next weekend.
We still need HALOs for most of our activities this year. After the ASM meeting this week, where we are going to discuss HALO assignments, I may be calling some parents to ask for your help. I am the HALO for our first two campouts this year, but I can’t keep doing it all. Therefore, after the meeting, I will post the list on the web site and start asking adults to volunteer. If we don’t have HALOs for activities, I will have no choice but to cancel the event. WE really need help!!!
I thank our HALOs that have stepped up so far this year to make some of our early activities possible; Mrs. Palmer on the 14er day trip, Mr. Summar for the garage cleanup and Mrs. Kline for the upcoming Court of Honor.
Service Patrol:
The service patrol for September is the Shark Patrol!! All members of the Shark Patrol should be inside our meeting room no later than 6:15 to help set up for the meeting.
Please read below for details on upcoming events, and always stay current with our Troop Calendar on the web site. This is the best way to have the most current information.
Upcoming Activities and Sign up & Payment Deadlines:
Troop Meeting – Philmont slide shows & Camporee Prep – September 10 at 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM at ELC:
Meeting will include:
· Slide show from both Philmont Crews
· Camporee prep: all scouts and adults attending the trip must participate in the prep.
· Outdoor Game and activity.
SM & ASM & HALOs for Upcoming Events Meeting/Committee Meeting – April 12th, 2012 at 6:30 at ELC:
· The ASM meeting starts at 6:30 PM and the committee meeting starts at 7:00 PM.
· This is going to be a very important meeting to discuss several items:
o Denver Camporee.
o Calendar review and issue.
o Set Advancement nights for the first half of the year.
o HALO’s – need to pick some HALOs for upcoming events so that we have coverage.
Patrol Leaders Council Meeting – Monday, September 17 @ 6:30 PM at ELC:
· Plan the next month of scout meetings and activities.
· Court of Honor – Pick our MCs, and talk to our HALO Mrs. Kline.
2012 Denver Area Council Camporee – September 21 to 23 – Cost $20 ($30) if you have not already signed up) plus food:
Court of Honor – Monday, September 24 @ 6:30 PM at ELC in the Outdoor Worship Area:
· HALO: Mrs. Kline
· Scouts and Families are strongly encouraged to attend and help celebrate the successes our scouts had over the summer months while attending summer camps and working on their own.
Court of Honor – Monday, September 24 @ 6:30 PM at ELC in the Outdoor Worship Area:
· HALO: Mrs. Kline
· Scouts and Families are strongly encouraged to attend and help celebrate the successes our scouts had over the summer months while attending summer camps and working on their own.
As always, please read the troop web site, especially the calendar, for the most current information on all upcoming and scheduled events.
Mr. Hoffman
Scoutmaster
Troop 737