Court of Honor & Friends of Scouting
February 18, 2018

Mark your calendars! It’s time to recognize those scouts that have earned ranks and merit badges since Summer Camp.

This is also the Court of Honor where we do our Friends of Scouting presentation. Watch in January for the “pre-campaign”. If we can reach our FOS goal before the Court of Honor, we won’t have the presentation! More information will be coming.

Scouting for Food & Swim Test Outing
March 16-18, 2018

It’s a weekend of service and swimming. It’s a backyard campout - camping at ETC. Saturday will have Scouting for Food in the morning. Sunday we’ll do the Summer Camp swim tests.

Cost: $30 / person ($35 after March 9)
Permission slips are available.

Troop Shoot
April 27-29, 2018

It’s the Council’s annual Troop Shoot! Scouts ages 12 and up can compete in shooting competitions, there are individual and patrol events. New Scouts? You can come and get more camping experience while working on scouting skills before Summer Camp.

Cost: $63 / shooter; $18 / adult ($73 & $28 after March 27); $20 / non-shooting scout

Sign up fast! Space is limited to 150 scouts. Permission slips are available.

Summer Camp
June 24-30, 2018

No, it’s not too early to be thinking about this summer’s Summer Camp! Spend a week at Camp Long Lake earning advancement, working on merit badges, and having fun!

Early-bird price is $305 -- but you have to sign up by February 27th. (Price goes up to $330 until April 24, After April 24 it’s $355.) Scouts who just crossed over, you get the early bird price until May 16.

Attending NYLT and Summer Camp? You get a second-week discount on summer camp -- your price: $255 until April 24.

Permission slips are out. Sign up today!

NYLT

Ice Cream Social: March 4, 2018
Course: June 10-15, 2018

Want to learn more about being a leader? Looking to be SPL or ASPL? NYLT is for you! It’s a week of learning about and putting into practice leadership skills while camping. The course is the week after school’s out: June 10-15th.

Want to know more? Ready to sign up? Head to the Ice Cream Social at St. Dominic’s (in Brookfield) on March 4, 2018. They’re opening a full course -- no wait lists. Registrations are not taken in advance of the Ice Cream Social.

Participant Paperwork is here: http://www.pacbsa.org/document/nylticecreamsocialflyer2018/178791

Service Opportunities

Rotary Pancake Festival - February 17
Scouting for Food (collection day) - March 17
Highway Clean Up: May 29 @ 6:00 pm

Pinewood Derbies start this month! There are 9 derbies this year we’re running. There are still opportunities to help! See the sign-up sheets on the table at Troop Meetings.

Crossovers are starting -- we’ve got 3 in February at 1 in March. Sign up to welcome new scouts into our troop.

Scoutbook - Have You Logged In?

The troop transitioned to Scoutbook last year. You should have received an invitation from Scoutbook about accessing the Troop’s account.

What does this mean? You can edit yours or your scout’s profile information (address, phone numbers, school & grade) inside Scoutbook! You can also see where your scout is in his advancement and what he needs to work on.

Don’t have access? Can’t find the invitation email? See Liz.

Got Advancement?

Looking to have requirements signed off? Remember, it’s up to you to seek out an scout First Class or Above to test and sign off on your requirements. Once they’ve dated and initialed your advancement sheet, drop it in the box and it will get recorded in Scoutbook. Not in the box or without the initials of whoever signed it off? It doesn’t get recorded.

What about Merit Badges? Once you decide you want to work on a badge, fill out a Blue Card and take it to Mr. Landquist to sign off. He’ll also help you find merit badge counselors. Having issues contacting a counselor? Let Mr. Landquist know so he can help find another counselor.