Troop 919 News

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Troop 919 Notes 3-10-2010 [Canoe Trip]

Bear Island Canoe Trip Update – The following Scouts and leaders have signed up for next weekend’s (March 19-21) Bear Island Canoe Trip. This will be a Friday-Sunday trip and we will have details on the Friday departure time at Tuesday’s Troop meeting.

We will be traveling to Camp Boddie to pick up canoes and camp overnight before heading to Hammock’s Beach State Park on Saturday morning.

Scouts: Lucas B., Andrew S., Avery C., Austin D., Noach B., Jeffrey S., Lyle G., Jonathan W., Bryce W. Alexander Z., Andy N., Ian B., Devlin B.

Adults: Bill Swart, Bill Brewer, Tim Lasley, Jay Wilhemli, Mike Warner, Jay Harmel, Richard DeHeck, Mac McCormick

Swim Checks – Swim checks for Scouts participating in this trip will on Thursday (March 11) at 7:30 p.m. at the Fulton Family YMCA on Hanes Mill Road. The YMCA fee for the swim checks is $5. If you are a Y member there is no fee. Be sure to bring your membership card.

Good news…this swim check will also serve as your summer camp swim check!

Canoe Practice – The on-the-water practice session for this trip will be held at Camp Raven Knob on Sunday (March 14). Meet at the Scout Hut at 1 p.m. on Sunday for the trip to Raven Knob. We will be returning from Raven Knob late afternoon and will call when we are on the way home.

OA March Workday – If you are an OA member, Saturday is March Workday at Camp Raven Knob.

It looks like the weather is going to be nice, so come on out to Raven Knob as Wahissa Lodge helps to wake Raven Knob from its long winter nap and get her ready for this year’s camping season.

Need another reason to come to CRK on Saturday? You will be receiving the first in this year’s series of Wahissa’s commeratitive BSA 100^th Anniversary patches for attending this event.

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Monday, March 8, 2010

Troop 919 Notes 3-8-2010

Hockey Game – The annual “Docs vs Cops” charity hockey game is Saturday, March 20. This game features the doctors of the Wake Forest Bowman Gray Medical Center skating against the Winston-Salem Police Department.

For the last several years Stan Gordon has arranged complimentary tickets to the game for our troop families and Stan has offered the same again this year.

If you and your family would like tickets to this game you need to let Stan know at Tuesday’s Troop meeting. If you are not going to be at Tuesday’s meeting for some reason, the final deadline to let Stan know that you would like complimentary tickets is Wednesday, March 10 at 8 p.m. You can also e-mail Stan with your request.

Bear Island Trip – The final sign-up for our Bear Island canoe trip will be at Tuesday’s Troop meeting.

The trip is next weekend (March 19-21) and there will be a one-the-water canoe practice this weekend. We will have more info on the practice at Tuesday’s Troop meeting.

Service Hours – If you are looking for some service hours you might consider volunteering to help at the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure in Winston-Salem on May 1.

Volunteers are needed on the day of the race beginning around 6:30 AM to help with parking, trash and site restoration. This would be an excellent opportunity for Scouts to earn Community Service hours and support a worthy cause all at the same time.

For more information please contact Whitney Drawdy Knott, 2010 NC Triad Race for the Cure Chair at (336) 978-3927 or via email at wed0403@hotmail.com.

Friends of Scouting – If you have not turned in your Friends and Families of Scouting pledge card, please return it in a sealed envelope at Tuesday’s Troop meeting.

Re-Chartering – We still have a few families who have not paid their $15 BSA Re-Chartering fee. Please take care of this at Tuesday’s Troop meeting so our Troop can finalize its Re-Chartering process with the Council on time.

Summer Camp Registration – It’s also 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.