The best thing was we missed all of the bad weather the forecasters had been predicting and only had to deal with a slight drizzle on Saturday morning before it gave way to e beautiful warm day.

Thanks to the adults helping on this trip: Richard DeHeck, Mac McCormick, Bill Swart, Mike Warner, Jay Harmel, David Jacobius, Tim Lasley and Bryan Wham.

Patrol Leader's Conference - Reminder that the Troop Patrol Leader's Conference meets this Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Scout Hut. All Patrols must be represented at the PLC and each Patrol's Patrol Leader and Assistant Patrol Leader should make every effort to attend this important planning meeting. The PLC is usually concluded by 7 p.m. or earlier.

Board of Review - The Troop Committee will be availabe at the Scout Hut at 6 p.m. on Thursday to conduct a Board of Review for any Scout ready to advance to the next rank.

Committee Meeting - The Troop Committee will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Scout Hut. Our newest Scout families are invited to attend the Troop Committee Meeting to learn more about the operations of the Troop.

Eagle Scout Project - The first scheduled workday for Ben B.'s Eagle Scout project at Bethadbra Park is scheduled for Saturday. Be sure to see Ben at Tuesday's meeting to sign up to help.

Troop Roster - Here is a link to the updated Troop Roster. The roster can be found in the "About Us" section on the website and requires a user name and password. If you hav forgotten the user name and password to the protected areas of the Troop website, drop me an e-mail or see me at Tuesday's meeting.

Summer Camp - It's not too early to be thinking about the merit badges you want to take at summer camp this year. In fact you can download the Troop's summer camp packet from the Troop website (forms section) and submit your selections to the Scoutmaster for approval.

We will be having a meeting dedicated to summer camp in a few weeks.

Merit Badge College - The Piedmont District Advancement Camporee Merit Badge college (Saturday, April 26 ) will be offering the follwoing merit badges: Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, Citizenship in the World, Entrepreneurship, Computers, Motorboating (held at Raven Point; transportaiotn provided); Camping, Fire Safety, First Aid

Merit Badges for new Raven Scouts are Traffic Safety and Fingerprinting. A sessions for each will be offered in the morning and afternoon.

The Advancement Camporee is being held at the Methodist Children's Home on Reynolda Road and we will be registering as a Troop. The fee is $15 and includes your Merit Badge Session, lunch and the event patch. A concession stand will also be onsite.

Scouts must provide their own Merit Badge phamplet for their session.

Each Scout must complete the Individual Scout Registrion form for the Merit Badge College and each Scout MUST have submit a signed parental consent form at registration. A copy of both documents was included with last week's e-amil and is due at Tuesday's Scout meeting. We will be collecting all registration/parental consent forms and be registering at the Camporee as a Troop.

Scouts should arrive at Children's Home at 8 a.m. on April 26; sessions will begin at 9 a.m. and should be concluded by 4 p.m. A flag raising ceremony will be held at 8:15 a.m.

Uniform of the day is Boy Scout Class A.

Whitewater Canoeing - Our May Troop camping trip is a whitewater canoe trip on the New River. Upcoming Scout meetings will include learning whitewater canoeing skills and it is very important that you attend these meetings if you plan to attend the camping trip.

In addition, there will be a practice session at Salem Lake in May, which will be mandatory for Scouts planning to participate in the trip.

posted by Troop 919  # 6:09 PM

Orienteering Camping Trip - The sign-up for the orienteering camping trip for this weekend is light for some reason. There must be some conflicts that we are not aware of!

We will be meeting at the Scout Hut at 5 p.m. on Friday to load our equipment and depart for Raven Knob. We will return around lunchtime on Sunday and the Scouts will call on the way with a pick-up time.  Scouts should eat dinner before arriving at the Scout Hut on Friday.

There will be only one patrol on this outing and the following Scouts have signed up to go on this trip: Ben G.; Jacob C., Bryce W., Jame E., Chris W., Josh J., Austin D., Jeffrey S.

The following adults will be attending this trip: Richard DeHeck, Mac McCormick, Bill Swart, Mike Warner, Jay Harmel, David Jacobius, Tim Lasley, Steve Tucker

Raven Patrol Leadership - The Raven Patrol elected its Patrol leadership at Tuesday's meeting. Congratulations to the Scouts :

Patrol Leader: Evan L.
Ass't Patrol Leader: Griffen C.
Scribe: Michael  A.
Quartermaster: Jacob C.

Troop Roster - The Troop Roster has been updated and will be uploaded to the news section of the Troop 919 website.

Can't remember the username and password? Ask at next week's Scout meeting.

Great Outdoor Provision Scout Sale - The Great Outdoor Provision Company (Thruway Shopping Center) is having its annual Scout Sale on Saturday, April 12. GOPC will be donating 10% of it sales on Saturday to the local Boy Scout and Girl Scout Councils.

Some of the deals our Scouts may be interested in purchasing (especially our new Raven Scouts):

Marmot Trestle 15º sleeping bag $79
Silva Starter compass $8
Thermarest RidgeRest sleeping pad $19
GSI Mess Kit $26

The GOPC staff and the represenatives MSR & Thermarest will also be offering technical clinics for Scouts.

If you head over to GOPC be sure to ask about their Mule Team club and other Scout programs.

Check the GOPC website for more info .

posted by Troop 919  # 10:03 PM

Vacation is Over

For most of our Scouts, the vacation is over. That means it's back to school. It also means our weekly Troop meetings will resume on Tuesday.

Orienteering Camping Trip - Our orienteering camping trip is this weekend at Camp Raven Knob.  Since we missed last week's meeting our session on Tuesday is going to be jam packed!  Sign-up and menu planning for this trip will be on Tuesday.

We will meet the Scout Hut at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 11 for the Orienteering camping trip.  Scouts should have eaten dinner when they arrive at the Scout Hut on Friday. We should return just after lunch on Sunday.

We are looking forward to having our new Raven Scouts join us for their first Boy Scout camping trip!

Raven Patrol Elections - The Raven Patrol will be conducting their patrol elections at Tuesday night's meeting.

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

Davis Cup Flag Bearers -  If your plans do not include the Troop's 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 and needs your help. Contact Doc at 336-945-2203, or email him at wssaw1959@yahoo.com to tell him that you can help.

Ben's Eagle Scout Project - Ben B's Eagle Scout Project workdays are April 19 and 26. Give Ben a call to let him know which days you will be able to help.

Merit Badge College -  The Piedmont District Expo has a new name.  It's now the Piedmont District Advancement Camporee and includes a Merit Badge college on Saturday, April 26. Our Troop will also be holding its own Merit Badge College on Saturday, May 3 at the Scout Hut.

Merit Badges will be offered for new Raven Scouts as well as veteran Scouts at the District Camporee. The Merit Badges being offerend include:

All day sessions

• Citizenship in the Community
• Citizenship in the Nation
  
• Citizenship in the World
  
• Entrepreneurship
  
• Computers
  
• Motorboating (held at Raven Point; transportaiotn provided)
  
• Camping
  
• Fire Safety
  
• First Aid
  

Morning and Afternoon Sessions

• Traffic Safety
• Fingerprinting
  

  
Raven Scouts will be able to sign up for Fire Safety, Traffic Safety and Fingerprinting sessions.

The Advancement Camporee is being held at the Methodist Children's Home on Reynolda Road and we will be registering as a Troop. The fee is $15 and includes your Merit Badge Session, lunch and the event patch. A concession stand will also be onsite.

Scouts must provide their own Merit Badge phamplet for their session.

Each Scout must complete the Individual Scout Registrion form for the Merit Badge College and each Scout MUST have submit a signed parental consent form at registration. A copy of both documents is attached to this e-mail for your convenience.

We will be collecting all registration/parental consent forms and be registering at the Camporee as a Troop.  We will not be camping at the Camporee.

Scouts should arrive at Children's Home at 8 a.m. on April 26; sessions will begin at 9 a.m. and should be concluded by 4 p.m. A flag raising ceremony will be held at 8:15 a.m.

Uniform of the day is Boy Scout Class A.

posted by Troop 919  # 5:34 PM

Jim L. will NOT be scheduling an
Eagle Project workday on Saturday as previously announced.

Jim's work crew, including the Scouts and Scouters from Troop 919 and the Vienna Firemen and families, did such a great job last Saturday that the work day originally scheduled for this Saturday at the Vienna Fire Dept. will not be needed.

Thanks to all who came out last week to help and to those who had planned to help this week.

Congratulations to Jim on this important step in your trail to Eagle!

posted by Troop 919  # 7:59 PM