Troop 131,
I hope you are well and enjoyed the fourth of July on Thursday!
I neglected to mention this last week; however, I went through all the advancement data from summer camp and the scouts in the troop earned 43 merit badges! That is good work and congratulations to all of you!
TROOP MEETING
We will have a Troop meeting at 7:30PM this Monday at Immanuel Church on the Hill!
Jay Setliff is the acting SPL this week and I know he has a fun plan for the troop meeting with plenty of outdoor game time!
For those at Goshen and who did not make the meeting last week, Mrs. Farmer and I will have the blue cards printed and ready to review with you. In addition, for those that may have a few remaining requirements to complete, we will also have your partial blue card slips and we can review with you what is left to complete.
I would add there are quite a few scouts who completed most of the requirements and just have a few more to complete. For those that only have a couple remaining, if you complete these by the end of the summer and show/demonstrate these to me then I will be happy to sign off those merit badges.
If you have more than a couple of requirements left to complete, then we will need to work with you and find another counselor. In this way you can work with them for the remaining requirements.
In addition, for all of those at Trailhead, we can review the requirements you completed and make sure everything is signed off in your book!
ACTING SPL
As you know the troop leadership core is at Goshen for the coming weeks so we will have a rotation of Scouts who will be the “acting” SPL at the Monday meetings. Please be sure to support these scouts!
This may change, but here is the current plan with the acting SPL in (bold):
Monday, July 8th – (Jay Setliff)
Monday, July 15th – (Declan Heatherington)
Monday, July 22nd – (Miles Jackson)
Monday, July 29th – (Josiah Baldwin)
Monday, August 5th – (David Lloyd)
CRIME PREVENTION MERIT BADGE AND WALKING TOUR- July 13th
See note below from Mr. Mulvaney, be sure to sign up if you intend to go! Unfortunately, the tour on the boat fell through, however the visit to the SWAT team should be very interesting and lots of fun!!!
Who: Everyone interested in learning about law enforcement, crime prevention and seeing some cool police gear and tech (i.e. SCOUTS!!!!)
What: Visit to the D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department Emergency Response Team (i.e. SWAT Team).
When: Sat,13 July, Afternoon (11:30 to 2:30)
Where: Washington, D.C.
Why: To speak to police officers serving on the front lines in law enforcement and crime prevention on how they do their jobs and the challenges they face, and to learn about what you can do to prevent you or your community from being victims of crime. You will also get to see specialized equipment that the SWAT Team uses in their work.
Cost: None
Sign up at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdUNlYkE6qH_g2tNeBUXsNNMzkLO1bPc8QIDQpb_G1Tf2eXXw/viewform
While Summer Camp is our big outdoor activity for this time of year, we still want to get out and have fun doing other things as well! Following our recent tradition for July, we are going to have another single-day walking tour! Mr. Saulski has put together a great activity in support of the Crime Prevention Merit badge.
All are welcome to attend, and we will need a few adults to come along (and drive) as well!
We will meet up at the church at 11:30 and then travel to the SWAT facility at 2850 New York Ave NE.
Please wear your Class A uniform including your scarf. Scout shorts are acceptable, but you should wear Scout socks with them. Please eat lunch beforehand and be sure to bring your daypack (with 10 essentials) including a snack and plenty of water.
Scouts who want to pursue the crime prevention merit badge should ask Mr. Ramirez or one of the other Assistant Scoutmaster for a blue card.
ADULT VOLUNTEERS
We cannot do this without you! We need 2-3 volunteers to help with:
- Wreath sales (our annual fundraiser)
- Service Coordinator(s) (to help coordinate all our service projects)
- District Eagle Representative (Review and approve Eagle projects in other troops)
- Troop Eagle Advisors (mentor scouts in the troop on their Eagle Project)
SCHEDULE: One Month(ish) Look Ahead
Monday, July 1st – Troop Meeting- 7:30 PM – Immanuel Church on the Hill
Monday, July 8th – Troop Meeting- 7:30 PM – Immanuel Church on the Hill
Saturday, July 13th – Merit Badge Walking Tour- Crime Prevention
Monday, July 15th – Troop Meeting- 7:30 PM (BoR) – Immanuel Church on the Hill
Monday, July 22nd – Troop Meeting- 7:30 PM – Immanuel Church on the Hill
Monday, July 29th – Troop Meeting- 7:30 PM – Immanuel Church on the Hill
Monday, August 5th – Troop Meeting- 7:30 PM – Immanuel Church on the Hill
Friday August 9th – 11th Patrol Outing or Camping Trip – TBD By Each Patrol
