Troop 4 Newsletter
Waukesha Unit Service Area - Potawatomi Area Council Volume 15 - Issue 5
http://www.pacunits.org/t4/ May 2018

Upcoming Events

May 2018
1... PLC Meeting 6:30 pm
2... Roundtable 7 pm
6... Committee Meeting 6:30 pm
8... Troop Meeting 6:30 pm
12... Canoe Outing
15... Troop Meeting 6:30 pm
22... Troop Meeting 6:30 pm
24... Star Wars: Solo
29... Highway Clean Up 6 pm

June 2018
1-3... OA Spring Conference
5... PLC Meeting 6:30 pm
10-15... NYLT Course
12... Troop Meeting6:30 pm
19... Troop Meeting6:30 pm
23... Summer Camp Trailer Pack
24-30... Summer Camp

July 2018
3... PLC Meeting 6:30 pm
10... Troop Meeting 6:30 pm @ SJN
11-18... Seabase SCUBA
17... Troop Meeting6:30 pm
24... Troop Meeting6:30 pm
29... Court of Honor 1 pm
TBA... Elroy-Sparta Bike Outing

May Canoe Outing
May 12, 2018

The May canoe outing will be May 12 -- we’re canoeing on the Fox River as part of the Pewaukee River Run. See the permission slip for more information.

** Must have tested as a SWIMMER to go on this outing.

Swim Test
May 10, 2018 at 7:30 pm

We’ve scheduled another Swim Test in case you missed the March outing. It will be at the YMCA in WAUKESHA.

Cost is $5 / person. You can take your money to the activity and pay there.

Summer Camp
June 23, 2018 - Bag Drop
June 24-30, 2018 - Camp Week

** If you’re going to summer camp, we need you to sign up ASAP. **

Spend a week at Camp Long Lake earning advancement, working on merit badges, and having fun!

Price is $355. Scouts who just crossed over, you get the early bird price of $305 until May 22.

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!

Summer Camp Medical Forms

If you signed up for Summer Camp, we will need your Parts A/B/C medical forms ASAP. This is a 3-page form. Copies are available at the troop meeting. Liz will also have a list of what medical forms she has or what is needed on the forms.

Things to remember about the forms:

  1. Part C - Doctor’s signature needs to be after 6/1/17 for the form to be valid. If they put an exam date, please make sure the signature is also dated and after 6/1/17.
  2. Part A - Parents & scouts need to sign.
  3. Part B Immunization - Parents please includes dates for immunizations. An attached sheet is OK, but please WRITE the tetanus date on Part B of the form.
  4. Part B Allergies/Medications - Signature on the line authorizing administration of medications.
  5. Insurance Cards - copies of current insurance cards must be included with the medical forms.

Medication at Camp:

  1. You need to fill out the green half-sheet form that authorized medication dispensing and on what schedule.
  2. Send all medication in their original containers -- which should include medication name and dosing (and patient’s name if prescription medication). You will get any extra plus the containers returned at the end of the outing.
  3. DO NOT put any medications in your son’s gear bags. All medication - even over-the-counter - must be dispensed by an adult leader.

Summer Camp Drivers

We will need parents to drive scouts and gear up to Summer Camp. Sign up online at:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B094BA9AB23A2FF2-summer

If you have questions, please let Liz know.

Birthdays

Sam K
Sylan S
Josh B
Ryan M

Equipment Upgrades

There's a lot of background stuff that the troop needs. With the growing troop and the age of some of the equipment, we have a fair few needs: new patrol boxes, tents, and another (bigger) trailer.

We've received an offer of matching donations up to $600! For every $1 we get from the families of the troop duing May and June, we'll get a $1 matching donation! If we get as little as $10 from every scout, we'll make the match!

This won't get us everything, but this gives us a good start!

NYLT
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. There are still spaces available! Participant Paperwork is here: http://www.pacbsa.org/document/nylticecreamsocialflyer2018/178791

Service Opportunities

Highway Clean Up: May 29 @ 6:00 pm

Clean Up at St. John Neumann - July 10th Troop Meeting (meet there instead of ETC)

EAGLE SCOUT PROJECTS -- the troop has a number of Life scouts that are working on their Eagle Projects. Watch for emails and sign ups at the troop meetings.

Seabase Crews

The final Seabase payment is past due! You should have been contacted by your Crew leadership. See Liz if you aren’t sure how much you still owe or what the last Seabase payment is. (Transportation payments are still pending, this is just the fees owed to Seabase.)

Health Forms! You MUST have a Class C (doctor signed) health form. Your Crew leadership has the list of whose health form is valid and who needs an updated form. (Hint: pretty much everyone needs an updated form.)

July Bike Outing

July’s planned outing is biking on the Elroy-Sparta State Trail. This is the one with the tunnels! Watch for more information and dates.

Scoutbook - Have You Logged In?

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 a 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.

Lost & Found

Can’t find something after an outing? Check the Troop’s Lost & Found!

Items will remain in the lost & found for three months and then will be disposed of (either donated or trashed depending on the item and its condition).

May’s Quiz

  1. What is the term for -459.67 degrees Fahrenheit, that scientists in 2012 achieved a lower temperature than?
  2. What deadly disease, that is transmitted to humans through animal bites, is also known as hydrophobia?
  3. What longtime enemy did Alexander Hamilton thwart the ambitions of several times, but enough was enough on July 11, 1804?

April’s Answers: 1) The kitchen. 2) The knee. 3) The Sears Tower (now the Willis Tower).

Troop Leadership

Committee - Chair
 Boni Danner - Chairperson - 542-7002
Liz Danner - Treasurer / Secretary / Web - 574-1140
Jim Anderson - ASM Outings
Matt Danner - ASM Equipment
Karen Anderson - Fundraising
Dean Danner - ASM Advancement
Brian Hagerstrand - Pack Liaison
Jim Voigt
Ryan Weaver

Leaders
Rob Landquist - Scoutmaster - 262-290-3291

Assistant Scoutmasters
Rich Kettle
Kevin Mydlowski
Heather Pautz
Nicole Peschel
Matt Schmidt
Joe Zomchek

Youth Leadership - PLC
SPL - Dylan S
ASPL - Artie K
PL (Bionic Ninjas) - Branigan M
PL (Bison Clan) - Quinn G
PL (Radioactive Squirrels) - Paul V
PL (Rambunctious Raccoons) - Grant N

Charter Organizations
St. John Neumann Catholic Church
esitec, llc
Sponsor
ETC

Please contact Liz Danner with items and/or corrections for the newsletter.

Committee Meeting

Next Committee Meeting:
June 23, 2018 - After Bag Drop

Next Round Table:
September

Drop Offs

Anything that is due to the Troop can be dropped off at ETC to Liz or Boni Danner's attention weekdays 8 am - 4:30 pm.

Mailing List

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