Date: November 9th 2008

Our Tropp Will Be Meeting on Tuesday

Troop 919 will hold its regularly Scheduled Troop meeting on Tuesday. Enjoy your school holiday during the day and attend our Troop meeting in the evening!

National Jamboree - Old Hickory Council has learned that it may have the opportunity to take a third Troop from area to the BSA's National Jamboree in 2010.

If think you might be interested in celebrating Scouting in America's 100th anniversary, the registration process begins online. The second step in registrating is having your application signed by your Scoutmaster and then submitting to the local Council office.

Several Troop 919 Scouts and Leaders have already signed up for the 100th anniversary Jamboree. This is the last National Jamboree to be hosted at Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia.

Shotgun Camping Trip - We will meet at the Scout Hut at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15 for our Shotgun shooting camping trip at Camp Raven Knob. We will not be stopping or cooking breakfast on Saturday, so please eat breakfast before arriving at the Scout Hut.

The cost of this trip is $10 for a round of 25 shells and clay targets. There may be opportunties for Scouts who are interested to shoot additional rounds (time and daylight permitting), so if you think you may want to shoot additional rounds, don't forget to bring extra money.

The trip will begin with firemarms and range safety instructions by the Camp Raven Knob's NRA certified staff.

The following people are signed up for this trip. Please bring your $10 fee to Tuesday's meeting.

Scouts: Evan L., Ben G., Andrew S., Jeffrey S., Paul L., Lyle G., Noah B., Devlin B., Jonathan W., Austin D., Michael A., Zach H., Jacob C., Avery C. and Alexander Z.

Adults: Bill Brewer, Mike Warner, Michael Hough, Bill Swart, Richard DeHeck, Jay Harmel, Austin Conrad, Stan Gordon and Jay Wilhemi.

We will be returning around Noon on Sunday.

Menu planning for this trip is Tuesday. If you are going on the trip, make a special effort to attend Tuesday's meeting and participate in the menu planning activity.

Court of Honor - We will be holding our November Court of Honor on Tuesday, November 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Brookstown United Methodist Church.

If you need to schedule a Board of Review and Scoutmaster Conference to receive a rank advancement at this Court of Honor, the Troop Committee will make special arrangements to conduct your Board of Review at Tuesday's Troop meeting since there is no regularly scheduled Board of Review before next week's Court of Honor.

Check your Scout book to see if you might be ready to receive your rank advancement at next week's Court of Honor and then get with the Troop Committee on Tuesday for a Board of Review.

And don't forget that each patrol should bring some drinks and snacks for our social time following the Court of Honor.

Be sure to invite your family and friends to Tuesday's Court of Honor to share in your Scouting accomplishments.

Popcorn - Thanks to all who helped pickup and sort the popcorn on Friday and Saturday.

Scouts should promptly deliver their popcorn sales and turn-in your money to Mr. Foster when you have completed your deliveries.

Christmas Trees - The Order of the Arrow will be selling live North Carolina Christmas Trees at the Scout Office on Thanksgiving weekend. If your family normally purchases a live tree for the holidays, please consider supporting Scouting and purchasing a tree from the Scouts this year.

All proceeds from the Christmas Tree sale will be going towards the building of a badly needed maintenance facility at Camp Raven Knob.

These trees are also going to be very competitively priced:

6-7 feet - $25
8-- feet - $30
Above 9 feet - $35

The Christmas Trees will be sold at the Wachovia Scouting Service Center on Silas Creek Parkway during the following times:

Friday, Nov. 28 - 12 Noon till 9 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 29 - 9 a.m. till 9 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 30 - 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

and

Friday, Dec. 5 - 5 p.m. till 9 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 6 - 9 a.m. till 9 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 7 - 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Volunteers are also need to work in 2 hour shifts at the tree lot on the sale dates. Please sign-up with Andrew T., our Troop's OA Rep, on Tuesday. The OA also welcomes and appreciates Non-OA members who are willing to help with this fund raising project, including parents and friends.

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