Troop 1 Current Events

Summer Camp!  Camperships have been submitted and are being reviewed by council now to be allocated to scouts in need.  Make sure that if you requested a campership that your scout is registered for camp ASAP. In two weeks camperships will be announced.  

Mark your Calendar! Court of Honor is April 23, next Wednesday at 7:00 pm.  Please bring a snack or a dessert to share.  We will serve canned soda (leftover from the lock-in), and probably serve coffee. Parents and family, come to support your scout!

Don't forget that Saturday April 26 is the pickup date for the canned food drive.  Please return to the houses that you left the flyers and pick up the canned goods that are left on the door step.  Do not knock on doors.  Then please deliver your non-perishable foods to the food pantry at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.  We will stack up the food we collect and take a group photo.  Then scouts please join us from 4-6 pm for bowling and pizza at the Gaylord Bowling alley.  Scouts who participated in the Food drive will bowl for free. Parents be sure to pick up your scout at 6:00 pm.

The Bagley Township hall is not available for a meeting on April 30.  We will have to get back to you on what our alternate plans for a meeting location will be.

Court of Honor April - need scouts to volunteer to put together the program

Scouts, Mrs. B still needs someone to help plan the Court of Honor which is scheduled for April 23.  ASAP!  Planning a Court of Honor is one of the requirements for the Communications Merit badge which is Eagle required.  We need a power point presentation and a program (to hand out).  Mrs. B has photos to use and will be glad to meet you at the library or you and a parent can come over to her home to work on it. Please contact her as soon as possible.

http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb005.asp

Scouting for Food

Scouts, don't forget today is the day to distribute the Food Pantry flyers! If you forgot to do it today, do it as soon as you are able. If you forgot to get your flyers at the meeting you can pick them up from Mrs. B anytime during the week. Don't knock on doors, don't put in mailboxes, just leave them at the door quietly. You will be back to pick up the bags of food on Saturday, April 26, after which we will go bowling for a couple hours.

April Committee Meeting on Sunday

Parents, Committee Members, and scouts in positions of responsibility don't forget to attend the committee meeting at Bagley Hall on Sunday. 6:00 p.m. for the scouts, and 7:00 p.m. for the adults. We have a lot to discuss, including plans for the Court of Honor. See you there!

Upcoming Eagle Court of Honor:

Congratulations to Brandon Proux, our newest Eagle!  Please plan to celebrate with him and his family on Saturday, May 10th at Hayes Township Hall from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

Service Time Helping out at the Kiwanis Spaghetti Dinner

Here's an opportunity to earn service time!  Troop 1's sponsor, the Kiwanis Club of Gaylord, is having it's 23rd Spaghetti Dinner on Thursday April 24th 2014 at 6:00 pm at Alten Zimmer.
Scouts dressed in uniform could help to serve dinner.  If you just want to attend the dinner the cost is $5.00 for all you can eat spaghetti dinner including salad, Garlic Bread, beverage and ice cream sundae. If you plan on working plan to arrive at 5:30.

Troop 1 Updates

Scouts:  Check out the schedule for the April meetings.

March 31 - April 4,   Spring Break No Meeting.
Wednesday April 9,  Troop Elections! and Food Prep
Saturday April 12,     Food Pantry Hang Bags/ Bowling
Wednesday April 16, Leatherwork Merit Badge
Wednesday April 23, Court of Honor
Saturday April 26,     Pick up Food Pantry Bags
Wednesday April 30, How to read a map (Orienteering)

For those of you who have jobs in preparation of Court of Honor, please work on them.  These jobs include music selection and pictures.
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To prepare for the Leatherwork Merit Badge on April 16, please complete requirements 1,2,4,5 of the worksheet.  Bring worksheet to April 9th meeting for Mr. Detgen to check it out.

To print off the worksheet for Leatherwork click the following link:

Leatherwork Merit Badge Worksheet

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Getting ready for Summer Camp?

Registrations, camperships, and merit badge requests are being entered into the computer right now! But you have a job, too! You need to print out the worksheets for the merit badges that you are taking, and you need to check out the prerequisites so that you are taking steps to complete your merit badge.

Check out this link for a page full of information about Cole Canoe Base. Here you will find Health Forms that you need to get filled out prior to camp, and the pre-requisites for the merit badges that you want to earn.

Cole Canoe Base information

And at this link you can print worksheets for the merit badges you are taking.

Merit Badge Worksheets

Permission slips for Polar Bear

Polar Bear Permission and packing list

Packing List

Permission Slip

Polar Bear Camp out tomorrow!

A note from your SPL Aaron regarding the Polar Bear camp out tomorrow: Scouts should bring warm clothing, a blanket, a set or two of extra clothes with plenty of socks, a warm sleeping bag, a winter hat and gloves, boots, a tarp, any personal gear that they want to bring but whatever they bring we all have to hike it up to camp. Be at Bagley Hall at 9:00 am tomorrow morning to have gear checked and load up.

Final Instructions for Merit Badge Tech on March 15

Final Instructions for Merit Badge Tech on March 15

We are just a week away from welcoming all of you to Merit Badge Tech and Traverse City.  We have some final event reminders for you.  If you have registered several Scouts please make sure this information gets disseminated appropriately.  We will hold this event regardless of weather, so plan to join us.

**Only those Scouts who have not paid need to check in at registration. All others can proceed to their first classroom after the flag ceremony and announcements**.  Attached you will find a list of classes and classroom numbers.

Here are our do's and don'ts:

Do wear your Class A uniform.
Do come with your worksheets and prerequisites completed.
Do make sure you have appropriate clothing for the class you are taking.
Do bring a nonperishable food item for the food drive.
Do make sure you have transportation to the Coast Guard base (Search and Rescue) or Fire Station (Fire Safety) as we will not be providing transportation. (if you are taking that merit badge)

Do Not bring blue cards.  We don't use them at this event.  Your unit will get a report with completed requirements and your Troop advancements person will complete the blue cards.

Do Not eat anywhere other than the designated lunch rooms/areas.  The Career Tech Center allows us to use this building and we need to keep it clean and undamaged.  No food or drinks in the classrooms, please.

Please contact Deb Lannen, 231.360.7691,  
lannen@charter.net with any last minute questions.

See you March 15th!

Sportsplex Lock-in tonight!

Sportsplex Lock-in tonight at 8:30 p.m.  Wear your Class A or Class B t-shirt and show your scout spirit.   Parents, it's Daylight Savings time change tonight, so remember to change your clocks tonight, so that you are on time to pick up your scout promptly at 6:00 a.m.  Spring forward 1 hour! See you there!

Troop Committee meeting tonight!

Reminder!  There is a Troop Committee meeting tonight at Bagley Township hall.  6pm for scouts in leadership position to come and plan upcoming events.  7pm for parents and committee members.  We will be discussing the Sportsplex Lock-in final details and other upcoming events.  Please come and give your input!