Due to voting in Bagley the scout meeting this week is at the Diocese of Gaylord (611 W North St). Patrol leaders bring your notebooks! Scouts going to Polar Bear please be here at 6:30 to menu plan with Miss Raeanne.

Next Wednesday March 9 is at Mark Hauswirth house to build birdhouses. Scoutmaster will be out of town that meeting. Someone else will be in charge of that meeting.

The directions to Mark Hauswirth's house are as follows: M32 towards Elmira. After the four lane passing zone will be a sharp right turn on to Hallock Rd. approximately 3/4 of a mile is an intersection. Turn left at the intersection on Parmater rd. This is a gravel road but it is fairly well maintained. About 400 yards on the left will be their driveway. 5175 is on the power pole. 

Committee Meeting tonight!

Don't forget the committee meeting tonight! 6pm scouts and 7pm leaders and parents. See you there!

Committee Meeting Scheduled for Sunday Feb 21

There is a Committee Meeting Scheduled for Sunday Feb 21. 6pm for the boys to plan their upcoming months and 7pm for parents and leaders. It will be at Bagley Hall.

The scouts need to schedule upcoming meeting topics, and the adults need to discuss Summer Camp and leaders who want to attend, upcoming Sportsplex Lockin, make sure that we have Grass Mowing chairs for the summer, pick the date of the April Court of Honor and get advancements ordered, choose a topic for the Heroes Article in Gaylord Herald time and get committed donations to pay for it, Merit Badge Tech day in March, Polar Bear in March that Jeremy is hosting, and decide the fate of the proposed Alpenfrost Klondike.

Committee meetings are generally the first Sunday of the Month, but this one is to make up for the one we missed, and it will replace the March committee meeting.

Summer Camp Campership assistance

Campership Application Process

If you NEED a campership for your scout in order to attend camp this summer, please complete a campership request form and return to Scoutmaster ASAP.  Remember that your scout will have an opportunity to earn money mowing cemeteries this summer.
           You should plan on having your scout earn money to pay his own way.  
However, a campership is available for those who qualify.

 

To be eligible, the following guidelines must be met by the youth applicant:

• Registered within the Michigan Crossroads Council and in good standing for at least 30 days prior to completing an application.
• Youth attending a Michigan Crossroads Council operated Summer Camp (Day Camp, Cub Scout Resident Camp, Webelos Resident Camp, or Boy Scout Resident Camp)
• Youth attending an Official Field Service Council, District, Area or National Training Conference.  I.E. NYLT (National Youth Leader Training)
• Recommended by his/her Unit Leader (Committee Chair, Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, or Advisor) and Parent/Guardian.  When a Unit Leader enters the information in to the Michigan Crossroads Council website it is their responsibility to ensure all parties are in agreement with the information provided.

We urge your assistance in applying for camperships for youth who could not attend camp without financial assistance. 
In keeping with the philosophy of “pay your own way”, each youth should pay a portion of the fee.  Camperships are awarded based primarily on need.  The more information the campership committee has about the Scout's particular need, the better.The Field Service Council also reserves the right to consider the unit’s participation in Council administered product sales as demonstrating a concerted effort to raise these funds. The family and unit should also contribute to the cost of the camp experience.  Camperships awarded will not exceed 50% of the event fee.
Applying for campership aid must be done by APRIL 1st to allow time for review and response. If approved, the campership amount will be sent to the camp or to the National Conference when registration of the individual is confirmed. Fees will be credited as camp payment in the Scout’s name within the Michigan Crossroads Council Summer Camp Reservations portion of its website. The campership is to a specific individual and is not transferable to other youth.

1. Apply separately for each Scout needing assistance.  All information requested on is needed when applying.
2. Assistance will be considered based on need, the youth’s unit’s support of the mission of the Michigan Crossroads Council including participation in the Friends of Scouting Campaign and Popcorn Sale.
3. All requests must be submitted by APRIL 1st.  All campership applications submitted on time will be considered based on the financial need of the Scout in relation to the other applications received and available funds.  Any campership applications received after April 1, 2016 will only be considered if there are funds remaining.
4. Your request will be reviewed by committee within the Field Service Council the applicant is registered in. Campership awards and information is confidential and will not be shared outside of the campership committee.
5. After review notification will be done by the Field Service Council to the Campership Recipient’s family and Unit Leadership including the assistance decision.
6. Assistance funds will be credited to each Scout when they attend the event they applied for.  Funds are only usable by the individual whom the assistance was granted.
7. Completeness of the information when applying will help determine campership allocations.
8. Scouts are only eligible to receive one form of financial assistance.   

Thrifty:  A Scout works to pay his own way and help others.  He saves for the future.  He protects and conserves natural resources.  He carefully uses time and property.

Scout Meeting information for this week 2/17/2016

Scout Meeting information for this week:

1.    I will not be at scouts this Wednesday (Ben is playing in Battle of the Bands and Trevor will be gone to that as well).  Kevin Reynolds has the key to Bagley and he has agreed to be the adult in charge of the meeting.  Austin Sharkey has agreed to be in charge of the plans for the meeting, topic was patrol camping and Polar Bear.  Ken is out of town.

2.     Please sign up to volunteer to help at the Sportsplex Lock-in on Saturday March 19  We need all parents of Troop 1 to sign up to volunteer for our biggest event of the year. We will host 400-500 scouts and leaders for the 20th Annual Sportsplex Lock-in. It's a great evening of fun and food. Scouts come from all over Northern Michigan to enjoy the facilities at the Sportsplex. We need help beginning about 7pm until 6am the next morning so that we can be great hosts to our guests. Go to this link below and put your name on the list. Or message here if you are having difficulty with the spreadsheet. If you can't help during the night, you could come and help with clean up bright and early at about 4am so that the tired parents can leave if they choose to. Sign up here!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kVORY68Q-hITW-vzBpU4DPqoP4N_UL73T4SsbeJHSuw/edit?usp=sharing

3.     3. Don’t forget to sign up for Merit Badge Tech day in Traverse City on Saturday March 5 to take advantage of the opportunity for your scout to earn some eagle merit badges or other fun merit badges. You will have to take your scout or car pool with other parents. Merit Badge Tech is held in Traverse City and it is a great way for your scout to earn some merit badges. Merit Badges offered: Architecture, Aviation, Chess, Communications, Cooking, Crime Prevention, Digital Technology, Disability Awareness, Drafting, Electricity, Engineering, Family Life, Fingerprinting, Fire Safety, Fish & Wildlife Management, Geocaching, Graphic Arts, Plumbing, Sign, Signals, and Codes, Search & Rescue, Truck Transportation, Wood Carving. Minimum Age Requirement Badges: Citizenship In The Community, Citizenship In The Nation, Citizenship In The World, First Aid, Personal Management, Welding. Go to the Michigan Crossroads Council Web site and register for an event or click on Merit Badge Tech Day Registration to register. This is a Council event so it might fill up fast.

4.       4. Polar Bear opportunity: March 12-13 Saturday Polar Bear with Jeremy Savoie and Cub Pack 1, Boy Scouts are welcome, jsavgofast@gmail.com for more information

5.       5. Summer Camp!  Week after Alpenfest, Sunday July 17- Saturday July 23. Session #7: Cole Canoe Base.  Please let me know if your scout is planning to attend, or if you as a parent/adult leader would like to attend this summer.
66. No 7th or 8th grade band students will be at the meeting cause they have a band concert.

Thank you all for what you do for scouting.

Summer Camp Sunday July 17-Saturday July 23

Summer Camp Dates: Summer camp is the week after Alpenfest, Sunday July 17- Saturday July 23. I'm telling you this because it's wrong on my troop schedule and I wanted you to have time to plan.

Please sign up to volunteer to help at the Sportsplex Lock-in on Saturday March 19

It's that time! We need all parents of Troop 1 to sign up to volunteer for our biggest event of the year. We will host 400-500 scouts and leaders for the 20th Annual Sportsplex Lock-in! It's a great evening of fun and food. Scouts come from all over Northern Michigan to enjoy the facilities at the Sportsplex. We need you for all night, or part of the night to help us to be great hosts to our guests. Please plan on helping on this all nighter event. Go to this link below and put your name on the list. Or message here if you are having difficulty with the spreadsheet.

 

The lock-in is March 19 and is an all-nighter.  We need help beginning about 7pm until 6am the next morning.  if you can't help during the night, you could come and help with clean up bright and early at about 4am so that the tired parents can leave if they choose to. 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kVORY68Q-hITW-vzBpU4DPqoP4N_UL73T4SsbeJHSuw/edit?usp=sharing

Klondike February 13, Let Scoutmaster know if your scout is attending ASAP

No School, No Scouts.

When there is No School, there is No Scouts. Enjoy your day off everyone.

However, if your scout plans to attend the Klondike in Petoskey on Feb 13, please leave a comment, send and email or text and let Scoutmaster know ASAP so we can plan. Thank you!