No Troop meeting on Tuesday, April 1

This is not an April Fool's Joke!  Enjoy your holiday.
We will continue our regualr Troop meetings on April 8 with menu planning for our Orienteering camping trip at Camp Raven Knob.

Eagle Project Workdays

• Jim L.'s second project workday at the Vienna Fire Dept. is scheduled for April 5
  
• Ben B.'s project at Bethabra Park is scheduled for April 19 and 26
  

Scouts Needed for Davis Cup -  If your plans do not include the Orienteeting camping trip, here is an opportunity to be part of an exciting,  premier professional sporting event here in Winston-Salem: The USA v. France Davis Cup Tennis Match April 11-13.

The Boy Scouts have been asked to present the colors of the 50 nations that compete in the Davis Cup as part of the opening ceremonies on Saturday morning April 12th. Team USA (Andy Roddick, James Blake and the Bryan brothers) will take on the Team France (Tsonga and Gasquet) in the Davis Cup Quarter Finals at a sold out Joel Coliseum. For the first time in the history of the Davis Cup, a city (our city of Winston-Salem) is hosting matches two years in a row. The Boy Scouts represented themselves and Winston-Salem very well last year, and we hope to put together an even better presentation this year!

This project calls for 50 Scouts to participate and there is also the need for 5 adult leaders. Scouts will need to dress in full Class A uniform. The adults, not scouts, will have a "walk through" on Thursday evening April 10th. While a scout is always Helpful and never expects to benefit from a good turn, participating scouts and adults will be treated to terrific eats and drinks after the ceremony.

Our very own Doc Washburn is coordinating this event. If you would like to help out with this event, contact Doc at
336-945-2203, or email him at wssaw1959@yahoo.com Tuesday, April 8.

Parent's Orientation - We will hold our Troop 919 Parent's Orientation for new Scout families on Tuesday, April 8 at the Scout Hut.  Please help pass the word to our new families.

Orienteering Camping Trip - We will meet the Scout Hut at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 11 for the Orienteering camping trip.  We should return just after lunch on Sunday.

Scouts should have eaten dinner when they arrive at the Scout Hut on Friday.

*_Eagle Project Workday_* A reminder that Jim L.'s Eagle Scout Project workday is this Saturday at the Vienna Volunteer Fire Dept. *When:* Saturday, March 29 *Time: *Work begins at 9:00 a.m. *Where:* Vienna Volunteer Fire Dept. (near the Scout Hut) *What:* Bring work gloves, shovels, yard tools, etc. *Need More Info?* Call Jim at his house Lunch will be served. Domino's Pizza. Yum Yum.

• Jim L.'s project at the Vienna Fire Dept. is scheduled for March 29 and April 5
• Ben B.'s project at Bethabra Park is scheduled for April 19 and 26
  

There is a lot going on this spring and it's virtually impossible for these Scouts to schedule a workday when it does not conflict with some kind of Scouting activity.

Please mark your calendars so you can help your fellow Scouts with this very important step on their Scouting Trail.

Court of Honor - Our March Court of Honor is this Tuesday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at Brookstown United Methodist Church. Be sure to invite your family and friends to join you at the Court of Honor.

There will be a special presentation on Family and Friends of Scouting and our Troop 919 families will be given the opportunity to participate in the Old Hickory Council's FOS program on Tuesday.

If you know one of our new families who haven't experienced a Boy Scout Court of Honor at Troop 919, be a good Scout and take that few minutes to remind them about Tuesday's Court of Honor and then be their guide on Tuesday.

And don't forget snacks and drinks for the hospitality time at the conclusion of the Court of Honor.

Parental Informed Consent Agreement - If you haven't returned your 2008 Troop 919 Parental Informed Consent Agreement, please bring it to Tuesday's Court of Honor.

Troop Elections - Here are the results of Tuesday's Troop elections.

Now that you have been elected to a leadership position in the Troop, don't forget the commitment that you are making to your Troop and to your Patrol....to be in regular attendance at Troop meetings....to be in regular attendance at Troop activities....to be in regular attendance....to represent your Patrol at the monthly PLC (an area in which we can stand great improvement as a Troop)and to be an active participant in our Troop's Junior Leader Training session (even if you've been to JLT before).

Senior Patrol Leader: Austin D.
Assistant Senior Patrol Leader: Jeffrey S.
Troop QuarterMaster: Tripp H.
Troop Scribe:
OA Troop Representative: Paul L.
Chaplain's Aide: Chris W.

 The Troop Librarian and Historian positions will be appointed by the Scoutmaster at a later date. If you have an interest in serving in one of these positions, please let me know.

Ugly Ducklings	Patrol Leader: Kevin A.; Ass't Patrol Leader: Brandon S.; Quartermaster: Wes H.; Scribe: Danner W.
Flying Squirrels	Patrol Leader: Andrew S.; Ass't Patrol Leader: Chris W.; Quartermaster: Bryce W.; Scribe:  Noah B.
Cola Bears	Patrol Leader: Alexander Z.; Ass't Patrol Leader: Corey E..; Quartermaster: Jeffrey Z.; Scribe:  Jonathan W.
Ravens
Venture	Quartermaster: Jim L.; Scribe:  Evan B.

PLC and Troop Committee Meeting - The rescheduled Patrol Leaders Conference and Troop Committee meetings will be held on Thursday, March 29 at the Scout Hut. The PLC meets at 6:00 p.m. and the Troop Committee meets at 7:00 p.m.

This will be first PLC for our new Leadership and all Troop Leadership positions should attend the PLC.

No Troop Meeting - Reminder there is no Troop meeting scheduled for April 1...and it's not an April's fool joke! Enjoy your spring vacation.

Raven Scout's Parent's Meeting - We will hold an orientation meeting for the new Raven Scout parents on Tuesday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Scout Hut.

OA Conclave - There are still a few spots open for this year's Order of the Arrow Cardinal Conclave at Camp Bowers (April 18-20).

We are close to achieving our Troop's goal of filling the Brookstown bus. The following OA members have registered for Conclave:

Scouts: Joe D., Logan E., Paul L., Jim L., Kevin A. and Jeffrey S.

Adults: Tim Lasley, Jay Harmel, Greg Argabright and Steve Tucker

As a reminder, the first workday for Ben's Eagle Scout project is also scheduled on conclave weekend.

Summer Camp - Have you signed up for summer camp at Camp Raven Knob?

We will begin to review summer camp and begin the process of selecting merit badge classes soon. If you want to get a jump start on your merit badge sessions for the summer, the Troop 919 summer camp packet is available on the Troop website. The last page in the packet includes a registration form and an area for your enter your Merit Badge sessions.

Medical Forms - Each Scout's medical form has to be reviewed each year. In some cases it's a quick review to ensure all of the information is correct and a parent's initials and date. In other cases the Scout will need to have a new form completed, which includes a visit to the doctor. The health and safety polices of the BSA require a doctor's physical at least every 3 years for Scouts and more frequently for adults.

The Scouts' medical forms will be available for review at Tuesday's Court of Honor.

We have a Patrol Leader's Conference, Scout Board of Review(s) and Committe Meeting planned for Thursday, which is Holy Thursday.

In respect for the Holy Week services, we will conduct Scout Board of Reviews at our Tuesday Scout meeting and postpone the PLC and committee meeting until the next week, Thursday, March 27.

If you had planned for your Board of Review on Thursday and can not attend the Tuesday Scout meeting, please call our Troop Committe Chairman, Jim Pierson, and we will make some other arrangement that fits everyone's schedule to ensure your Board of Review is conducted and you receive your hard earned rank advancement at next Tuesday's (March 25) Court of Honor.

Sorry for any confusion that may cause.

• Jim L.'s project at the Vienna Fire Dept. is scheduled for March 29 and April 5
  
• Ben B.'s project at Bethabra Park is scheduled for April 19 and 26

Please mark your calendars so you can help your fellow Scouts with this very important step on their Scouting Trail.

New Ravens - A few more new Raven Scouts at the Scout Hut on Tuesday. Remember, take a few minutes to introduce yourself and make these guys welcome. You were a Raven Scout once upon and time and Do YOU remember what it was like when you first walked into our Scout Hut for your first meeting as a Boy Scout?

Parental Informed Consent Agreement - It is time for us to update our records for 2008 and for each Scouting family to renew the Troop 919 Parental Informed Consent Agreement for each of your Scouts. A few Scouts returned their form last week, thank you. Please complete and sign this important form and return to the Troop by our Next Court of Honor (March 25).

Summer Camp - Thanks to all of the Scouts who have let us know their summer camp plans. 27 Scouts so far have said they would be attending camp, 14 aren't going to be able to make it and we have not heard from eight Scouts.

And many of you have paid your $50 deposit. Thank you.

If you have not told us whether you will be joining us at camp please let us know something by the Court of Honor.

We will be giving the Raven Scouts an opportunity to sign up for summer camp at a Troop meeting very soon.

If you want to start planning your summer camp schedule, the Troop 919 summer camp packet is available on the Troop website. The last page in the packet includes a registration form and an area for your enter your Merit Badge sessions.

Troop Elections - We will be holding our Troop and Patrol Elections on Tuesday.

Jeffrey S. and Austin D. will be running for the office of Senior Patrol Leader.

Other Troop positions that will be elected on Tuesday are Troop Quartermaster and Troop Scribe. The Assistant Senior Patrol Leader is appointed by the Scoutmaster in consultation with the newly elected Senior Patrol Leader.

Other appointed positions in the Troop are: Troop Historian and Troop Librarian. Paul L. is our Troop OA Rep and has already begun fulfilling his duties in that role.

Patrols will also be electing their leadership on Tuesday:

• Patrol Leader, Assistant Patrol Leader, Patrol Quartermaster and Scribe.

If you can not make a commitment to the Troop to regularly attend our meetings, outings AND THE PLC, you should not seek a leadership position.

PLC and Troop Committee - The newly elected Patrol Leader's Council will meet on Thursday at the Scout Hut at 6 p.m. and the Troop Committee will meet immediately following the PLC at 7 p.m.

If you are elected to a Troop or Patrol leadership position on Tuesday, you should attend Thursday's PLC. All Patrol leaders MUST attend the PLC.

Board of Review - The Troop Committee will be available for Scouts who need a Board of Review for Rank Advancement at 6 p.m. at the Scout Hut on Thursday. This will be your final chance to schedule a Board of Review before next Tuesday's Court of Honor.

Court of Honor - Our March Court of Honor will he held on Tuesday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at Brookstown United Methodist Church. Be sure to invite your family and friends to join you at the Court of Honor.

There will be a special presentation on Family and Friends of Scouting and our Troop 919 families will be given the opportunity to participate in FOS on Tuesday.

And don't forget snacks and drinks for the hospitality time at the conclusion of the Court of Honor.

A Scout is Helpful - Take a few minutes to tell one of our new families about of our Troop Court of Honor.

OA Conclave - The registration deadline for the Order of the Arrow Cardinal Conclave at Camp Bower has been extended until March 24. If you've been procrastinating and haven't signed up for this event, please send in your registration to the Council Office this week.

The following Troop 919 OA members have signed up for Conclave:

• Scouts: Joed D., Logan E., Paul L., Jim L., and Jeffrey S.
  
• Adults: Tim Lasley, Jay Harmel and Steve Tucker

Just in case your have forgotten, our goal is fill the Brookstown Church bus with T-919 OA members for conclave. We have a few seats left. Check the Wahissa Lodge website for a Conclave registration form if you've misplaced yours.

Community Roots Day - Keep Winston-Salem Beautiful will be hosting its annual Community Roots Day on Saturday, April 12 from 9 a.m. until Noon. This year, participants will be planting trees in the Maple Street Neighborhood.

There will be free t-shirts and hats to the first 500 volunteers and all volunteers will receive free seedling and lunch.

Call Keep Winston-Salem Beautiful at 727-8013 for more info.

Patrol Alignments - Here are the new Troop 919 Patrol alignments. Please sit in your new patrol beginning Tuesday.

Patrol 1 - Brady a., Kevin A., Andrew C., Austin D., Logan E., Wes H., Tripp H., Luke O., Ian Sim., Brandon S., Jeffrey S., Danner W.

Patrol 2 - William B., Noah B., Ian B., Avery C., James E., Raymond F., Lyle G., Paul L., Andrew S., Chris W.,

Patrol 3 - Devlin B., Corey E., Ben G., Zachary H., Zach H., Josh J., Jeffrey Z., Jonathan W., Alexander Z.

Raven Patrol - Jacob C., Jacob P., Noah Z.,

Venture Patrol - Justin A., Ben B., Evan B., Erik B., Joe D., Tyler F., Austin H., Jim L., Thomas T., Andrew T., Austin C., Bryan H., Alex P.

There are some photos from this weekend's trip on the website

Many thanks to the adults attending this trip for your transportation services and leadership: Richard DeHeck, Bill Swart, David Baummer, Jimmy Holder, Mike Warner, Mac McCormick, Matt Zimmerman and Tim Lasley.

New Ravens - You may have noticed a couple new Scouts around the Scout Hut the last couple of meetings...and you may be seeing a few more in the coming weeks as new Raven Scouts join our Troop. Be sure to take a few minutes to introduce yourself and make these guys welcome.

Do YOU remember what it was like when you first walked into our Scout Hut for your first meeting as a Boy Scout?

Troop Re-Chartering - Thanks for all Troop 919 familes for taking care of the annual re-chartering. We have completed this task and are ready to submit our charter to the Old Hickory Council! Thanks to Mr. Hough and Mr. Pierson and the Troop Committee for your hard work in completing this  very time consuming administrative task ahead of shcedule!

Parental Informed Consent Agreement -  It is time for us to update our records for 2008 and for each Scouting family to renew the Troop 919 Parental Informed Consent Agreement for each of your Scouts.  A copy of this agreement is attached to this e-mail. Please print a copy of this agreement, complete the necessary information, sign and return to the Troop by our Next Court of Honor (March 25).

If you did not receive this form as an attachment to this e-mail, please send me a return e-mail and I will send you a separate copy.

Summer Camp - Now that we have completed the re-chartering task, it's on to summer camp. Several Scouts have answered the "are you attending summer camp survey" we e-mailed out a couple weeks ago. If you haven't completed the survey, please take a few minutes to give the Troop this important information so we can make our plans for the summer.

It's also time to pay your $50 deposit for summer camp if you haven't already done so. We will have to pay our initial deposit to Camp Raven Knob in a couple of weeks and need your commitment.

If you want to start planning your summer camp schedule, the Troop 919 summer camp packet is available on the Troop website. The last page in the packet includes a registration form and an area for your enter your Merit Badge sessions.

Troop Elections - We will holding our Troop Elections on Tuesday, March 18 and will be re-alinging our Patrols prior to the elections. We will have the new Patrol Rosters at Tuesday's meeting and you should sit in your new Patrols beginning with the Troop meeting on March 18.

If you are considering running for Senior Patrol Leader or a Troop Leadership position, you MUST schedule a Scoutmaster Conference prior to the election meeting, which does not mean five minutes prior to the elections. Do not plan on a Scoutmaster Conferences for elections the night of the elections.

Other Troop elected positions are: Troop Quartermaster and Troop Scribe. The Assistant Senior Patrol Leader position is appointed by the Scoutmaster and newly elected Senior Patrol Leader.

Patrols will also be electing their Patrol leadership at the meeting on March 18.

Court of Honor - our next Court of Honor is Tuesday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall at Brookstwon United Methodist Church.

If you are close to completing the requirments for a rank advancement and/or merit badge and would like to have it presented at the Court of Honor, be sure schedule your Scoutmaster Conference and Board of Review. The Troop Committee will be available on Thursday, March 20 to conduct Boards of Review, beginning at 6 p.m. You must complete a Scoutmaster Conferene prior to your Board of Review.

We will also have a guest speaker at the Court of Honor who will be making a presentation on Old Hickory Council's Friends and Family of Scouting and providing us with an opportunity to continue our support Scouting in this annual program.

Mac is already at Camp Raven Knob and reports that the weather there is improving quickly...read that the rain is passing through and it's clearing up!

You are a Boy Scout, so don't let the possibility of a little bit rain alter your plans for a very exciting camping trip!

We are meeting at the Scout Hut at 5 p.m. today. Make sure you eat before coming to the Scout Hut.

It's also important that you bring your rain gear, just in case of another shower. You also need to make sure you have a change of clothes. It's been "dripping off the trees" at camp and we'll be walking through the woods to get to our Wilderness Survival area.

It's going to be a fun weekend!



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Troop 919 Scouts eligible for OA election this year are: Avery C., Corey E., Lyle G., Tripp H., Andrew S.

Important Note: In order to conduct the elections, we must have at least 28 Troop Scouts present at the election. Patrol Leaders should call their Patrol members prior to Tuesday to urge their attendance at Tuesday's election meeting.

Pack 919 Den Chiefs should attend our Troop's OA Election and not the Pack meeting on Tuesday, especially if you are eligible for election.

Wilderness Survival Campout - Our Wilderness Survival Campout is this weekend in the backwoods at Camp Raven Knob.

We will be meeting ar the Scout Hut on Friday (March 7) at 5:00 p.m. and plan for a quick departure. We should not have that much Troop equipment to load since it is a "Wilderness Survial" camping trip. Quartermasters should plan to get their Patrol's equipment together during Tuesday's meeting.

You should eat supper before you arrive at the Scout Hut.

The following Scouts and Adults have signed up for the Wilderness Survival trip:

Scouts: Noah B., Jeffrey S., Andrew S., Evan B., Avery C., Brandon S., Austin D., Alexander Z., Brandy A., Tripp H., Jeffrey Z., Raymond F., Ian Burke, Jonathan W., Devlin B., Josh J., Brandon S., William B., Danner W., Chris W., Ben G., Lyle G., Corey E., Logan E.,Zach D.

Adults: Mike Warner, Mac McCormick, Bill Swart, Tim Lasley, Steve Tucker, David Jacobius, Richard DeHeck, Matt Zimmermann, Steve Smith, Stan Gordon and David Baummer

We will be returning on Sunday afternonn and will call enroute with a pick up time.

Menu Planning - You will be doing your limited menu planning for the Wilderness Survival camout during Tuesday's meeting. If you are planning on going on this camping trip, you need to be at Tuesday's meeting to actively particiapte in menu planning and other trip preperations.

Thank You - Many thanks to Tripp and Danner for all of their hard work during the last month in teaching the Wilderness Survival Merit Badge and helping to prepare our Troop for this weekend's camping trip.

Scouts should get a Blue Card from the Troop office and have all of the requirements you have completed for this Merit Badge signed off...and you should make an effort to complete the missing requirements so you can earn the Merit Badge.

Missing Radio(s) - We've heard from one of the missing Troop radios. Adults, have you checked your vehicle or Scout stuff to see if you might have accidently taken it home with you from a trip.

Troop Elections - We will holding our Troop Elections on Tuesday, March 18.

If you are considering running for Senior Patrol Leader, you MUST schedule a Scoutmaster Conference prior to the election meeting, which does not mean five minutes prior to the elections. No Scoutmaster Conferences for elections will be held the night of the elections.

Other Troop elected positions are: Troop Quartermaster and Troop Scribe. The Assistant Senior Patrol Leader position is appointed by the Scoutmaster and newly elected Senior Patrol Leader.

Patrols will also be electing their Patrol leadership at the meeting on March 18.

Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook - Over the past few weeks several Scouts have asked for a copy of the Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook.

A word format version of the porject workbook  was included in the March 2 e-mail and will be posted in the forms section of the Troop Website

Summer Camp - As a reminder, we are now accepting your deposit for summer camp. Deposit amount is $50.

If you want to start planning your summer camp schedule, the Troop 919 summer camp packet is available on the Troop website. The last page in the packet includes a registration form and an area for your enter your Merit Badge sessions.

Thanks to the Scouts who have completed the summer camp survey that was mailed to you last week. There are still a lot of Scouts who have not completed the survey. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey, which will help your Troop administration in its planning for summer camp.

Summer Camp Dates - The dates for our week at Camp Raven Knob are July 13-19, 2008.

If you need to get and early jump on next year's planning, our Troop's summer camp dates in 2009 will be July 19-25, 2009.

Raven Knob Weather Site - If you are interested in keeping tabs on the weather at Camp Raven Knob, there is a weatherunderground.com site near Ravn Knob.  Thanks to Mac, for making us aware of this site!