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.