Boys Life December 2007

Boys Life December 2007
Donald’s Review

Snowed Under

All lined up in a row, two groups of Massachusetts Scouts were beginning their trek across Vermont’s Green Mountains. These scouts were snowshoeing and every one of them fell at least once. A few rules of snowshoeing are to always keep your tip up (front end of snowshoe), never back up, hike in a single line behind the leader, and keep your feet wide apart to keep from stepping on your other snowshoe. They traced the origin of snowshoeing back 6,000 years to Asia. There are two types of snowshoes, one is called the wooden bear paw (Indian snowshoe), which is oval shaped with a curved heel, and has laces like a sneaker. The other is called the military style snowshoe, which is shaped like a teardrop with a short tail at the end, and uses metal buckets as bindings. These scouts loved the adventure.

Patrol Leader Meeting Notes

Plans for January 2008

Program Patrol: Pirates
Service Patrol: Scott’s Temple

Meeting 1/9/2008
Talking about voting on an André’s or Headlands outing. Then planning for whichever one wins the vote.

Meeting 1/16/2008
Planning for outing meals, duty roosters, ect.

Camp Outing planned for 1/18, 1/19 and 1/20

Meeting 1/23/08
Thorns and roses for outing. Mr. Kelso speaking to troop. Ropes and lashings training.

Meeting 1/30/08Klondike preparation.

Thanks Donald!

FINAL TREE LOT UPDATE

Merry Christmas to all Troop 1 Scouting Families!

Saturday December 22nd has been added to the tree lot schedule. We will be open for business one last day before closing the Christmas tree lot for another year.

Please contact Tim Neff if you can help at the lot on Saturday. The most important hours will be noon to six. If you can not reach Tim, you are always welcome to stop by and help out at the tree lot!

Last Call for Tree Lot Duty

Hi Scout Families

The following time slots remain open for tree lot volunteers. We still have over 100 trees to sell and your help is needed. Please email troop1.gaylord@gmail.com or call Mr. Neff at 732-4051 to schedule a time slot.

Open dates and times:
Friday, December 14 - 4:30pm to 7:30pm

Saturday, December 15 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Saturday, December 15 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Saturday, December 15 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Sunday, December 16 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Sunday, December 16 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Sunday, December 16 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Tree Lot Schedule Opening

Hi Scout Families
The following time slots remain open for tree lot volunteers. Every family is asked to volunteer for 3 two hour shifts. Weeknight shifts cover three hours to allow for families to volunteer for the two hours that best fit their schedule. Please email troop1.gaylord@gmail.com or call Mr. Neff at 732-4051 to schedule your time slots.

Open dates and times:
Friday, December 14 - 4:30pm to 7:30pm

Saturday, December 15 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Saturday, December 15 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Saturday, December 15 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Saturday, December 15 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Sunday, December 16 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Sunday, December 16 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Sunday, December 16 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm

TREE LOT UPDATE - HELP NEEDED

Happy Holidays Troop 1 Scout Families!

Our Christmas Tree lot is off to a good start and we are heading into what is traditionally our busiest sales weekend.

We have at least two families signed up for all time slots on Saturday December 8th - THANK YOU.

We have one family signed up for each time slot on Sunday December 9th - THANK YOU. If this year is like past years, we could use other families to help on Sunday. Please let Mr. Neff know if you can help on Sunday.

Our next BIG need for help are Friday December 14th (no family signed up), Saturday December 15th (one shift filled, FOUR shifts open) and Sunday December 16th (one shift filled, FOUR shifts open). Please let Mr. Neff know if you can help on any of these dates.