Walk in the Gaylord Santa Parade! Tonight!

Come walk with the Boy Scouts in the Gaylord Santa Parade! Everyone will be meeting at at 5:30 Northern Energy on South Indiana street to get lined up and then they will continue north to main street, and right up main street to the pavillion! After the parade will be the Christmas Tree Lighting! Following this event there will be a meet & greet with Santa, free hot cocoa and coffee provided by the salvation army and FREE horse drawn Carriage rides provided generously by Cook Family Farms! Treetops Resort will also be doing a winter photobooth. You will not want to miss out on this great event! Please dress warmly (hats, mittens, boots) and even wear a Santa hat if you want!  Look for Eric Click at the parade lineup. He will be walking with the boys. You will earn 1 hour Service time and every scout needs service time to rank up!  Hope to see you there. 

Help! Christmas Tree Delivery and We Need Help Unloading!

Calling volunteers!  The Christmas trees will be delivered to Kmart tomorrow morning (Tuesday, November 20) at 7:00 am.  We need some helpers to get the trees unloaded, the more the better and the work will go faster and everyone can get to their day job or school!

Please show up to help if you can!

Also, reminder that the boy scout meeting will be held Wednesday at the Kmart parking lot.  Regular time, 7:00 pm.  Dress Warmly, scouts and parents.  Please come to learn about the tree sales process.  Every scout in the troop and a parent need to sign up for shifts to sell trees.  Scouts who sign up for 3 or more shifts will have a fun trip to Headlands in Mackinaw paid for by the troop.  It's one of the best outings of the year! Video Games!

Please click this link to sign up for tree sales.  Tree Sales Sign up sheet
Sales start on Black Friday, day after Thanksgiving.

Check out What's Happening in Scouting!

Wreath Orders are due today, Tuesday, November 6th.  Email your order to Jeff at razzmatazz94@charter.net

Plan to walk in the Christmas parade with the Boy Scouts! The parade is Friday, November 30th. It will begin at 6:00 pm at Northern Star Energy at South Indiana Street and will continue North to main street. The parade will end at the pavillion.  After the parade will be the Christmas Tree Lighting! Following this event there will be a meet & greet with Santa, free hot coco and coffee provided by the salvation army and FREE horse drawn Carriage rides provided generously by Cook Family Farm!

Don't forget to attend the Kiwanis/Boy Scout Lock-in this Friday!  Arrive at 8:00 p.m. at the Community Center.  Parents need to come in and sign a permission form.  8pm Friday until 7am Saturday.  Tactical Sports, Talent Show, Pizza, and fun!

Next committee meeting December 2nd at Bagley Township hall at 7pm.  All parents are welcome. Scouts with a leadership position should come also to help plan the months meetings.

Don't forget to sign up to sell Christmas Trees!  This is the fundraiser that supports the troop financially.  All parents and scouts must sign up for 3 shifts to sell trees.

Christmas Tree Sales Sign Up Sheet


All Scout leaders need to check on the renewal status of their Youth Protection class.  The class has to be taken every 2 years.  it is likely that most of us need to so this 20 minute training online.  Please check it out and complete so we are chartered successfully.  Go to www.scouting.org.  Choose Youth Protection.

or choose this link: Youth Protection You need to create an account, if you don't already have one.  If you are a registered leader, you can put your id number in so that you can get credit for the training.  Print your certificate once complete.

Wreath orders due today!

Wreath orders are due today, Tuesday, November 6th.  Please send Jeff an email with your final total of what you need.  razzmatazz94@charter.net

Wreaths will be in on November 18th or 19th.  Please pick them up at 1196 Calkins Drive.  Wreaths should be picked up on the day they come in.

Popcorn Orders Due!

Sorry for the short notice, but popcorn orders need to be in ASAP, today if possible to Michelle Verduce at mcverduce@hotmail.com

You can scan in your order forms and email it to her, or you can simply write the final totals of how many of each product that you need.  Make sure you are clear about what to order. 

Do this today!