Troop 919 News: February 2010

Re-Chartering – Our Troop is in the process of finalizing our re-chartering for 2010 with Old Hickory Council. If you have not paid your $15 re-chartering fee, please make arrangements to pay this at Tuesday’s Troop meeting.

Summer Camp Registration – It’s time for Scouts to register and pay their deposit for our week at Camp Raven Knob this summer. The initial deposit of $100 is due with registration.

Some important summer camp registration dates:

March 23 – Registration and $100 deposit due

April 6 – Merit Badge Selections due

May 11 – Final summer camp payment due (including program fees)

June 8 – Summer camp swim checks

The summer camp registration packet, including the list of merit badges available can easily be downloaded from the Troop website. Click on the 2010 Summer Camp registration packet link on the mail page (left hand side) of the website.

Please print a copy of the registration page and work with an assistant Scoutmaster to select your merit badges for summer camp.

Friends of Scouting – Thank you very much for your generosity in our Family and Friends of Scouting campaign for the Old Hickory Council. If you were not able to attend Tuesday’s Court of Honor, we will make an opportunity available for your family to participate in this support of local Scouting.

OA Conclave Registration - If you are planning to attend this year's Order of the Arrow Sectional Conclave at Camp Boddie, it's time to register if you haven't already.

There is an early registration incentive for all Wahissa Lodge members who register for Conclave by March 1. All Arrowmen who register by this date will receive a special Wahissa Conclave patch that will only be available to those who meet the deadline.

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Scouting For Food – Thanks for everyone’s help during yesterday’s Scouting for Food pickup. We were successful in donating almost 1200 pounds to the food pantry at Maple Springs United Methodist Church.

Thanks again to Bill Brewer for coordinating this project.

Be sure to record your service hours if you participated in Scouting for Food.

Court of Honor – We will be holding our February Court of Honor at 7:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at Brookstown Methodist Church on Tuesday, Feb. 23.

Scout families are reminded to bring drinks and refreshments for the Court of Honor.

In addition to honoring our Scouts for their progress at this Court of Honor, there will be a special presentation for the Old Hickory Council’s Family and Friends of Scouting program. The FOS program is our opportunity to support the hard work of the Old Hickory Council and the support the quality Scouting program we all enjoy locally.

Re-Chartering – Only about 40 percent of our Scout familes have paid their 2010 Boy Scout re-chartering fee. If you haven’t paid your fee, please plan to pay it at Tuesday’s Court of Honor. This year’s fee is $15 for Scouts and Leaders. The final deadline for re-chartering is our Troop Court of Honor on Tuesday.

For your convenience, the Troop will also accept your $10 Wahissa Lodge (Order of the Arrow) dues and your summer camp deposit ($50) with your re-chartering payment.

Wake Forest Basketball Game Deal – Scouting families can get a good deal on tickets to the Wake Forest vs. Clemson basketball game on Saturday, March 7. Tickets for this game are $15. To order, click on this link www.wakeforestsports.com/promo/ and be sure to enter the Promo Code SCOUTS (in all caps).

For questions or to order by phone call the Wake Forest Ticket Office at 336-758-3322.

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posted by Troop 919 # 8:18 PM

Scouting for Food Pickup - We will be meeting at the Scout Hut at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday morning (Feb. 20) to return to the neighborhoods for pick up the filled Scouting for Food bags left by our neighbors.

If you were a driver for the bag delivery on Feb. 13, we would appreciate your help on the pickup day…you know your route.

We were also short on Scouts for this project. Let’s make sure we have a good turnout to pickup the bags on Saturday!

Scout Sunday – We will be celebrating Scout Sunday at Brookstown Methodist Church on Sunday (2/21) and encourage our Scout families to attend the Brookstown service.

Church service begins at 11:00 a.m. and we ask that our Scout families arrive by 10:45 a.m. Scouts participating in the service should arrive at the church by 10:30 a.m., especially if you are ushering!

We will be asking Scouts to volunteer to participate in the Brookstown service at Tuesday’s Troop meeting. We will also be confirming with the Scouts who previously volunteered to participate in the Brookstown service on Tuesday.

The following Scouts have signed up to participate in the Brookstown service:

Ushers: Jeffrey Swart, Jim Lasley, Andrew Swart, Paul Lasley

Scripture: Lyle Gordon

Offering Prayer: Evan Lowrance

We still need volunteers for the color guard and accolytes. Be sure to sign up at Tuesday's meetings to participate in Sunday's service/

Eagle Scout Court of Honor –February 21. Austin H. will be holding his Eagle Scout Court of Honor at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 21 at Trinity Friends Meeting (819 Willaims Road in Lewisville).

PLC and Committee Meeting - The Troop Patrol Leaders Conference will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday (2/18) and the Troop Committee meets at 7 p.m.

Board of Review - If you need a Board of Review for rank advancement, the Troop Committee will be available at 6 p.m. on Thursday (during the PLC).

Court of Honor - Our February Court of Honor is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at Brookstown Methodist Church on Tuesday, Feb. 23.

Scout families are reminded to bring drinks and refreshments for the Court of Honor.

In addition to honoring our Scouts for their progress at this Court of Honor, there will be a special presentation for the Old Hickory Council’s Family and Friends of Scouting program. The FOS program is our opportunity to support the hard work of the Old Hickory Council and the support the quality Scouting program we all enjoy locally.

Skating Merit Badge – The weather has not been kind to the Scouts wanting to complete the skating Merit Badge. The “one the ice sessions” are now scheduled for Saturday afternoon Feb. 21 and Feb. 28 at the LJVM Coliseum Annex. Please see Mr. Jacobius at Tuesday’s meeting for the details.

Scout Hut Quartermaster Day - The Troop Quartermaster and Patrol Quartermaster (along with some help from their patrols) plan to meet at the Scout Hut on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 21 following the Brookstown Scout Sunday for a quartermaster day. This will include taking an inventory of each patrol locker and getting our patrol gear ready for the upcoming camping season.

Re-Chartering – Have you paid your re-chartering fee? It's time to re-charter with the Boy Scouts. We are now accepting your annual Boy Scout re-chartering fee. This year’s fee is $15 for Scouts and Leaders. The final deadline for re-chartering is the Troop meeting on Tuesday, February 23.

For your convenience, the Troop will also accept your $10 Wahissa Lodge (Order of the Arrow) dues and your summer camp deposit ($50) with your re-chartering payment.

Wake Forest Basketball Game Deal – Scouting families can get a good deal on tickets to the Wake Forest vs. Clemson basketball game on Saturday, March 7. Tickets for this game are $15. To order, click on this link www.wakeforestsports.com/promo/ and be sure to enter the Promo Code SCOUTS (in all caps).

For questions or to order by phone call the Wake Forest Ticket Office at 336-758-3322.

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posted by Troop 919 # 1:51 PM

Scouting for Food - We will be meeting at the Scout Hut at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday morning (Feb. 13) for the bag delivery portion of our Scouting for Food Good Turn Project.

Parents and Leaders: We will need a few extra drivers for this project, especially those who can devote a few hours on both the delivery and pickup days (Feb. 13 and Feb. 20).

Mr. Brewer will have a sign-up sheet at Tuesday’s meeting for this project. Be sure to ask your parents if they can help out with the driving.

We will also meet at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20 to return to the houses to pick up the bags of food our neighbors will have left on their porches!

Thanks for Bill Brewer for coordinating this important project.

Scout Sunday – We will be celebrating Scout Sunday with our two Charter Organization Partners in February and will be attending church services as a Troop at Olivet Moravian and Brookstown Methodist Church.

Sunday, Feb. 14 – Olivet Moravian Church

Sunday, Feb. 21 – Brookstown Methodist Church.

Church service begins at 11:00 a.m. and we ask that our Scout families arrive by 10:45 a.m.

We will be asking Scouts to volunteer to participate in the Brookstown service at Tuesday’s Troop meeting. We will also be confirming with the Scouts who previously volunteered to participate in the Olivet service on Tuesday.

Scouts participating in the services should arrive at the church by 10:30 a.m., especially if you are ushering!

Eagle Scout Court of Honor – Hold the date: February 21. Austin H. is planning his Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Sunday afternoon, Feb. 21. We’ll be hearing more details from Austin soon.

Skating Merit Badge - Mr. Jacobius will be at Tuesday’s meeting to discuss rescheduling the Skating merit badge.

Scout Hut Quartermaster Day - The Troop Quartermaster and Patrol Quartermaster (along with some help from their patrols) plan to meet at the Scout Hut on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 21 for a quartermaster day. This will include taking an inventory of each patrol locker and getting our patrol gear ready for the upcoming camping season.

Re-Chartering - It's time to re-charter with the Boy Scouts. We are now accepting your annual Boy Scout re-chartering fee. This year’s fee is $15 for Scouts and Leaders. The final deadline for re-chartering is the Troop meeting on Tuesday, February 23.

For your convenience, the Troop will also accept your Wahissa Lodge (Order of the Arrow) dues and your summer camp deposit ($50) with your re-chartering payment.

OA Conclave – Attention OA members….there is a special incentive to sign up for this year’s OA Conclave at Camp Boddie. Wahissa Lodge is offering a special Conclave patch to those who pay their registration by March 1 and only those who register by that date will receive the patch. None will be sold! You can register and pay your registration fee at the Scout office on Silas Creek Parkway.

Court of Honor – Our next Court of Honor is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall at Brookstown Methodist Church.

In addition to honoring our Scouts for their progress at this Court of Honor, there will be a special presentation for the Old Hickory Council’s Family and Friends of Scouting program. The FOS program is our opportunity to support the hard work of the Old Hickory Council and the support the quality Scouting program we all enjoy locally.

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posted by Troop 919 # 8:59 PM

The skating Merit Badge session planned for Saturday afternoon at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum Annex is being postponed. Mr. Jacobius will be the next Scout Troop meeting to reschedule the merit badge session.

There are no planned changes for Sunday's Winterplace ski trip at this time. Please watch your e-mail over the weekend for any announcements.

If you have submitted your liability release form you will have to turn it in on Sunday morning, including parent's signatures, before we depart.

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posted by Troop 919 # 5:17 PM

Scouting For Food Bag Delivery Postponed

The Old Hickory Council has decided to postpone Saturday's Scouting for Food bag delivery because of the impending weather.

The Scouting for Food bag delivery will now be on Saturday, February 13 and the Scouting for Food bag pickup will be on Saturday, February 20.

Please note that the bags still have the original dates on them and the Council requests our help communicating the date that the food will be picked up.

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posted by Troop 919 # 7:05 PM

No Scout Meeting Tonight

There have been several questions today as to whether there will be a Troop meeting tonight. Typically, when there is no school we do not have a Troop meeting. In taking a look at the weather forecast for tonight, the falling wintry mix precipitation and the potential for icy roads, we NOT be meeting tonight.

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posted by Troop 919 # 1:32 PM

Troop 919 News

Sunday, February 28, 2010

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Sunday, February 21, 2010

Troop 919 Notes 2-21-2010

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Troop 919 Notes 2-14-2010

Monday, February 8, 2010

Troop 919 Notes 2-8-2010

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Troop 919 Skating Merit Badge Postponed

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Troop 919 - Scouting for Food Postponed

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Troop 919 - NO MEETING TONIGHT

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