Christmas Package Delivery is Saturday

We will be meeting at 9 a.m. on Saturday in the Fellowship Hall at Brookstown United Methodist Church for our Christmas package delivery project. We will delivering packages to Foster Families for the Forsyth County Dept. of Social Services.

We still need Scouts to participate in the project! Please check your calendar and see if you can't spare a little while on Saturday morning to help someone else have a better Christmas.

Scouts who signed up at Tuesday's meeting include:

Scouts - Avery C., Ian B., Devlin B., Chris W., Alexander Z., Lyle G. and Josh J.

Adult Drivers - Jay Harmel, Tony Colburn, Mac McCormick, Stan Gordon, Matt Zimmermann, Mike Warner, Tim Lasley, Greg Argabright, David Jacobius, Jim Pierson, Steve Tucker and Michael Hough.

Christmas Family - There are still several items that we need to secure for the family our Troop adopted this Christmas.

Please contact Stan Gordon and make your selection from this list sent in last week's e-mail. These gifts need to be delivered to the Department of Social Services on Wednesday, so please make sure you bring your wrapped gift to Tuesday's meeting.

A copy of this family's wish list is posted on the front page of our Troop website if you need to refresh your memory.

Troop Christmas Party and Gift Exchange - Our Troop Christmas party and gift exchange is Tuesday night in the fellowship hall at Brookstown Methodist Church. This will be our last meeting for the year and it's also the night when your popcorn awards are distributed.

If you would like to participate in the Scout gift exchange you must bring a Scouting or camping related gift. Please try not to spend more than $10 on your gift! Only Scouts who bring a gift will be participating in the gift exchange.

Don't forget to bring your favorite holiday snacks and drinks. Please bring enough for your family and to share.

Christmas Package Delivery - We will be meeting at the Scout Hut at 9 a.m. on Saturday for Christmas package delivery project. This will be the second year our Troop has delivered Christmas packages to Foster Families for the Dept. of Social Services. This is a Scouting family project, so be sure to bring along your family and friends to help out.

We will need Scouts and drivers for this project and will have a sign-up sheet at Tuesday's Christmas party.

Plan to meet at the Scout Hut at 9 .m. on Saturday for this project.

Military Care Package - As a Troop, we are planning to send a care package to Troop 919 Eagle Scout Brent Patterson, who is serving in Iraq.

Please bring your items for the care package to the Troop Christmas Party and we will send it to Brent during the Christmas holidays.

If you need ideas for the care package, please refer to the attachment that was included in the Troop e-mail a couple weeks ago.

Eagle Scout Court of Honor - Jim L. has planned his Eagle Scout Court of Honor for 4 p.m. Sunday at the Vienna Fire Dept. Refer to the invitation sent to the Troop e-mail a couple weeks ago for more info or ask Jim at Tuesday's Troop meeting.

The ceremony will followed by a Chicken Stew for those that can join the Lasley's at their home. Give Jim a call to RSVP for the chicken stew.

Austin Conrad Update - Austin Conrad is out of the hospital and is at home mending from the burns he suffered in his accident. Give Austin a call sometime to check on him.

Intro to Cold Weather Camping - Thanks to Mike Warner, Jay Harmel, Michael Hough and Mac McCormick for their adult leadership on this weekend's cold weather camping trip.

Patrol Leader's Conference - Our next Troop PLC is on Thursday, December 18 at 6 p.m. at the Scout Hut.

Troop Committee Meeting - The Troop Committee meeting will follow the PLC at 7 p.m. at the Scout Hut.

Winterplace Ski Trip - The Winterplace Ski Trip is the weekend of February 8. We will have the sign-up sheet and more info on the trip at the Troop Christmas party. This trip is also open to family members and the Scouts and their families usually get a nice discount on this weekend.

Christmas Holiday - Tuesday's meeting will be our final meeting of 2008. Enjoy your holidays! Our Tuesday Troop meetings resume on January 6.

Snow Camping Trip Sign-Up - The sign up for our January Snow Camping trip will be at the meeting on Janury 6.

Christmas Family - Our Troop adopted a family this Christmas and we have received a listing of some of the items this family would like to receive. The family consists of two adults and three children (ages 5, 17 and 18)

Intro to Cold Weather Camping - We will be meeting at the Scout Hut at 9 a.m. on Saturday to load our gear for this weekend's camping trip.

Remember to refer to your Scout book and the programs from our Scout meetings as you pack your gear for this weekend. This is a car camping trip, so if you want to pack a few extra layers, we should have the room in the trailer.

Here is the final list of attendees:

Scouts: Chris W., Ian B., Raymond F., Devlin B., Ben G., Lyle G., Daniel P., Brady A., James E., Logan E., Evan B.
Adults: Mike Warner. Steve Tucker, Michael Hough, Mac McCormick, Stan Gordon and Jay Harmel

Please remember, if you have to cancel out of this trip at the last minute, you are still responsible for your portion of the food for this trip!

Christmas Family - A separate e-mail was sent out today with information on the family our Troop is adopting for Christmas. Please have your wrapped gifts for this family to Tuesday's Troop Christmas party.

Please coordinate with Stan Gordon on your purchases for this family to ensure we multiple people are not buying the same gift.

Christmas Package Delivery - Our Troop will once again be delivering Christmas packages to Foster Families for the Dept. of Social Services.

We will need Scouts and drivers for this project and will have a sign-up sheet at Tuesday's Christmas party.

Plan to meet at the Scout Hut at 9 .m. on Saturday, December 20 to participate in this project.

Intro to Cold Weather Camping - The following Scouts are signed up for this weekend's Intro to Cold Weather Camping trip to Stone Mountain. If you think you might want to go on the snow camping trip in January, you must attend this "intro" trip. 

Sign-up for this trip is light and hopefully some additional Scouts will choose to attend. You can still sign-up for this trip at Tuesday night's Troop meeting.

Scouts: Chris W., Ian B., Raymond F., Devlin B., Ben G., Avery C., Lyle G., Evan L.
Adults: Mike Warner, Steve Tucker, Michael Hough, Mac McCormick, Stan Gordon

Menu planning for the trip is Tuesday and if you are going on the trip, you must attend and particiapte in Tuesday night's menu planning session.

WeBeLoS Visitors - We will have a group of WeBeLoS visitors at our Troop meeting on Tuesday. If you see an unfamiliar face, be sure to say Hi!

Eagle Scout Court of Honor - Jim L. has planned his Eagle Scout Court of Honor for 4 p.m. Sunday, December 21 at the Vienna Fire Dept. Refer to the invitation sent to the Troop e-mail last week for more info or ask Jim at Tuesday's Troop meeting.

Austin C. had planned his Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Sunday, Dec. 14, but it is going to be postponed to a later date. Austin was injured while doing some work at his grandfather's place last week and we wish Austin a speedy recovery. If you have a moment, give him a call or send him a note to let him know we are thinking about him.

Troop Christmas Party and Gift Exchange - Our Troop Christmas party and gift exchange is planned for Tuesday night, December 16 in the fellowship hall at Brookstown Methodist Church. This will be our last meeting for the year and it's also the night when our popcorn awards are distributed.

If you would like to participate in the Scout gift exchange you must bring a Scouting or camping related gift. Please try not to spend more than $10 on your gift! Only Scouts who bring a gift will be participating in the gift exchange.

Scouts and families are reminded to bring some drinks and holiday snacks for the fellowship time of the evening.

Military Care Package - As a troop, we are planning to send a care package to Troop 919 Eagle Scout Brent Patterson, who is serving in Iraq.

However, Brent has returned back to the "states" for a short leave, so the timing of our package is changing a little.

Please bring your items for the care package to the Troop Christmas Party and we will send it to Brent during the Christmas holidays.

If you need ideas for the care package, please refer to the attachment that was included with last week's e-mail.

Patrol Leader's Conference - Our next Troop PLC is on Thursday, December 18 at 6 p.m. at the Scout Hut.

Committee Meeting - The Troop Committee meeting will follow the PLC at 7 p.m. at the Scout Hut.

Winterplace Ski Trip - The Winterplace Ski Trip is the weekend of February 8. We will have the sign-up sheet and more info on the trip at the Troop Christmas party. This trip is also open to family members and the Scouts and their families usually get a nice discount on this weekend.

Philmont 2010 - Our Troop will be putting together a Philmont Expedition in 2010. You will be hearing more about this and the possibility of other high adventure activities soon.