Another camping opportunity Troop1, are you interested? Blast into Fall at the Flywheelers

Another camping opportunity Troop1, are you interested? We need to decide soon if you'd like to attend.

Blast into Fall!

Friday, October 13 to Sunday, October 15, 2017

Northern Michigan Antique Flywheelers,US 131, Boyne Falls, Mi

$15 plus food and mileage cost.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

* Super Boy Scout and Webelos camping at Flywheelers show ground

* Pig Roast Crackerbarrel welcoming districts 1st year and AOL Scouts and their leaders

* Face to Face recruiting for youth and adults

* Scout Show for our Cub Families during their Blast In To Scouting day event

* The ultimate Dutch Oven dessert challenge day event

* Troop Gateway Challenge

* Saturday night Dutch Oven "Mystery Ingredients Cook Off"

* Camp Gadget Patrol Challenge

* Coast Guard SeaHawk Helcopter visit from the USCG Air Station Traverse City (Hurricane support permitting)

* Blast Camp collectors patch

What to bring:

Webelos Blast into Fall participants will be staying in Troop campsites at the Flywheelers camping grounds. Plan to arrive after 3:00pm and before 8:00pm to set your unit site up. The Blast Crackerbarrel will begin at 9:00pm Friday night. Please bring a dish to pass for the Crackerbarrel. We will provide a Pig Roast main dish. All other meals with the exception of Saturdays lunch ( Scout deep fried Pizza ) will be the responsibility of each participating unit with their Scouts. Scouts will be responsible for bringing their own mess kit, serving wear and utensils will not be

provided. Scout uniform should be worn at all times (exception activity shirts during the Blast Saturday day and evening challenges) rain and cooler weather gear (hat and gloves and cooking gloves)should be added to participants personal gear. Phone device camera (for selfies during the camporee is encouraged) Toiletries (tooth brush/paste, soap, deodorant, sun screen...), towel/wash cloth, medications and spending

money for vendors being invited to event.

Blast Challenge Items to Be Brought By Each Unit:

*Dutch Ovens, charcoal or wood heat source

*Troop Gateway Material (Natural wood only)

*Camp Gadget Material for creating Table, Tripod, Cooking Aid

etc..(also natural wood only)

*Lashing twine or rope

BALOO (Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation) will also be avaibale at this location.

Committee meeting tonight!

Second Reminder for committee meeting tonight! 

Committee meeting Sunday, Sept 10 

6:00 Boy scouts in leadership positions

7:00 parent/leader meeting.  

We had a lot to cover last time we met, but we try to keep our committee meeting to 1 1/2 hrs. (7-8:30pm)

Service time: Otsego County Strong Parade Sept 11

I forgot to mention at the meeting but Troop 1 is invited to participate  in the Otsego County Strong Parade and Memorial Service on Monday September 11th. Parade lineup is at 4:30 in the parking lot of Chevron/Northern Energy on Indiana. Parade will start at 5pm and the Memorial Service will take place following the end of the parade at the Pavilion.  Would any adult like to volunteer to help chaperone this? Are any scouts willing to participate? Please let me know. 

Membership changes from Council

Scoutmaster received an email from council and below are the high points.

The National BSA membership fee will increase to $33 for all registered youth and adult leaders beginning December 1, 2017. At this time, the Troop pays the fee for it's leaders, but the youth membership fees are charged to each scout each year.

Additionally, effective September 1, 2017, Youth Protection Training is required for all leaders at the time of registration. Registrations will not be processed without a YPT Certificate of Completion. If you are a leader or would like to be, please log in to my.scouting.org and verify if your youth protection is current.

An important change for Leaders attending Summer Camp is also being made. Effective for the 2018 BSA summer camp season, any adult accompanying a Boy Scout troop to a residence camp or other Scouting activity lasting 72 hours or more must be registered as a leader, including completion of a CBC (Criminal Background Check), and YPT, even if they are the parent of a youth on the trip.

Attached is the document from BSA, outlining the above changes.

http://files.constantcontact.com/0c2cd338401/b8cfd76d-4a9e-433b-a329-63d1f15a891f.pdf

Advancement Changes/Improvements

Our advancement Chair, Wanda has been working with our updated and now online version of TroopMaster. This will now give scouts an opportunity to compare what is recorded online to what is in their Scout handbook. Instructions have been sent to the email of record, most likely the parent email.

Please check your emails for usernames and passwords to access TroopMaster 2.0, click on the link in the email to log into the account, save your password on your device and have your Scout verify the information by taking stock of their accounts. Scouts need to focus Personal Information, Merit Badges earned and yet to be presented and Merit Badges earned but not entered or presented at all, Merit Badges earned and presented, as well as rank advancement documentation. Scouts should prepare notes and bring their handbook for verification to provide to the Advancement Chair to view at the meeting on September 6, so that we can start off the year with accurate reporting and record keeping. Each scout needs to make sure that their name is included on their list of concerns that they bring to the meeting. Wanda does not plan to bring handbooks home as we have done in the past, because she will be providing opportunities at the meeting to complete our advancement needs. This may take a few meetings to get caught up so please be patient.

If you do not have an email address on file, or have not already received the generated invitation from TroopMaster, please comment below or email troop1.gaylord@gmail.com.

If you do not have access to a computer there is a free app available at the app store for your phone or tablet and can be found by simply searching “TroopMaster” select Michigan and the Unit Number 1. Once you receive your username and password Scouts can log in and see exactly what they would see from a computer.

If you do not have a smart phone or tablet or access to a computer, two computers will be available at the meeting and you will be given priority to investigate records, but please expect to show up a little early or stay a little late for this first meeting to facilitate record keeping.

Scouts! Make sure that your Scout handbook is completely updated with a record of Campouts, Service Time and miles hiked! At the first meeting, make sure that you ask an adult leader, who was at the campout, service time or hike to sign your handbook.

Looking forward to seeing you all at our first meeting, on September 6, 7pm at Bagley Hall.

Committee meeting tonight. Consider attending 6pm for a demonstration of Troopmaster web based software!

Committee meeting tonight: 6:00 Boy scouts in leadership positions, 7:00 parent/leader meeting.

HOWEVER: Wanda our advancement chair will be doing a 6:00pm training on our new Troopmaster which is a web based product that will give you viewing capabilities of your scout's advancement, calendar and other information. Please consider coming at 6:00 pm tonight so that your scout can participate in the planning of the years activities and you can learn about Troopmaster and then attend our 7:00 pm meeting. See you tonight 6:00 pm!

Reminder!

Please attend the first committee meeting before the new school year. It will be tomorrow, August 23, Wednesday evening, 6pm for scouts in leadership positions (like scribe, patrol leader, ASPL, SPL, quartermaster etc) and 7pm for leaders, committee members and parents at Bagley hall. The scouts will be planning their events for the upcoming school year and we will be discussing attending the two upcoming camp outs in September (Wilwin Lodge and the Mackinaw Rendezvous.) We have a new troop trailer and work that needs to be done on it, upcoming popcorn sales and mowing. We need a new chairperson for our winter fundraiser "Wreath Sales". We need a secretary/scribe to take minutes at our committee meetings. We need to get our new Sportsplex lock-in chair on track for our upcoming Sportsplex lockin. We are going to talk about leader training, advancement for adults (be more invested in scouts! it's fun!). We have more topics to cover than we have time in a 7-8:30 meeting. Please come and participate in your scouting program.

Troop 1 Committee meeting August 23, 6pm scouts, 7pm adults.

Please attend the first committee meeting before the new school year. It will be August 23 Wednesday evening, 6pm for scouts in leadership positions (like scribe, patrol leader, ASPL, SPL, quartermaster etc) and 7pm for leaders, committee members and parents at Bagley hall. The scouts will be planning their events for the upcoming school year and we will be discussing attending the two upcoming camp outs in September (Wilwin Lodge and the Mackinaw Rendezvous.) We have a new troop trailer and work that needs to be done on it, upcoming popcorn sales and mowing. We need a new chairperson for our winter fundraiser "Wreath Sales". We need to get our new Sportsplex lock-in chair on track for our upcoming Sportsplex lockin. More topics to cover than we have time in a 7-8:30 meeting. Please come and participate in the scouting program.

Julia Bushong, Scoutmaster Troop 1

Andrew Leemon Eagle Court of Honor 6pm Bagley Hall

Today is the day! You are cordially invited to Andrew Leemon's Eagle Court of Honor at Bagley Hall on today, July 16 at 6:00 pm. Refreshments to follow. Let's celebrate Andrew and his accomplishments!