Troop 4 Newsletter

Fox River District -- Potawatomi Area Council
Volume 4 - Issue 7

http://www.pacunits.org/t4/

November 2007

Upcoming Events
Troop Calendar
  • Nov 2-4 - Creep-O-Ree
  • Nov 7 - Round table
  • Nov 11 - Committee Meeting
    12:30 pm
  • Nov 13 - Troop Meeting
    6:30 - 8 pm
  • Nov 16 - Wreath & Popcorn Pick Up
    3:00 - 4:30 pm
  • Nov 20 - Troop Meeting
    6:30 - 8 pm
  • Nov 27 - Troop Meeting
    6:30 - 8 pm
  • Dec 1 - First Aid Day
  • Dec 5 - Round table
  • Dec 11 - Troop Meeting
    6:30 - 8 pm

Birthdays

  • Justin O
  • Chris S
  • Sam D

Outings

  • First Aid Day
    December 1
  • TBA - Ice Skating Outing
    Troop Leadership

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

Committee Meeting
The Next Committee Meeting is January 13 at 12:30 pm at ETC. The December meeting has been cancelled.

Next Roundtable: December 5th at 7 pm at Butler Middle School.

2007 Wreath & Popcorn Sales
Wreaths and Popcorn will be available for pick up Friday, November 16 from 3:00 to 4:30 pm. Please come and pick up your wreaths on Friday so that you can get them delivered the weekend of November 17 and 18th. If you can't make the pickup time, email Liz to arrange another time.

Wreath & Popcorn money is due back to the troop November 20th.

2007-2008 Calendar
The upcoming calendar was presented at the Committee Meeting November 11th and approved by the Troop Committee. Here are the events for the upcoming year:

Dec 2007
        TBA - Ice Skating Outing
        1 - First Aid Day & CPR Certification
        8 & 15 - Winter Aquatics Swimming Merit Badge Clinic
Jan 2008
        18 - P163 Pinewood Derby
        20 - Ski Day Outing
Feb 2008
        1-3 - Winter Cabin Camp Outing
        9 & 23 - Citizenship in the World Merit Badge Clinic
        14 - Snowbird Summer Camp Deadline
Mar & Apr 2008
        TBA - Whitewater Swimming Pre-Tests & Rollerblading Outing
        TBA - Chicago Aquarium and/or FAA/Aviation Merit Badge Clinic
        TBA - Court of Honor
        TBA - Scouting for Food (either Mar 29 or Apr 5)
        Mar 8 & 15 - Lifesaving Merit Badge Clinic
May 2008
        2-4 - Scout Expo Outing
        15 - Early bird Summer Camp Deadline
        30-Jun 1 - Canoe Outing
Jun 2008
        May 30-Jun 1 - Canoe Outing
        17 - Summer Camp Deadline
Jul 2008
        6-12 - Summer Camp @ Napowan Adventure Base
Aug 2008
        16-17 - August Outing (Bike and/or Fishing)
Sep 2008
        TBA - Webelos Jamboree Outing
        TBA - Court of Honor
Oct 2008
        30 - (Tentative) - Webelos Day Outing & Planning Lock-In
Nov 2008
        TBA - Creep-o-Ree

The full calendar (with troop meetings and committee meetings) is available on the troop website.

If you would like to help with the planning of an outing (or be camp master at an outing), please let Boni or Liz know.

First Aid Day & CPR Certification
The Council's First Aid Day is December 1st at Butler Middle School. It's a great opportunity to earn your First Aid Merit Badge. If you've already got your Merit Badge, why not get CPR Certified?

Check in is at 10:30 am on December 1st and the Clinic goes until 4 pm. Please go directly to Butler.

Cost: $15 for the Merit Badge; $25 for CPR Certification

Bring: Blue cards, your personal and family first aid kit, splint material and bandages for wrapping sprains.

Money & forms are due to the Troop by November 18.

Forget to Sign Up for an Outing or Troop Event?
Miss seeing an outing's permission slip until too late? Forget to hand it in at the troop meeting? Now there's a solution! On-line registration for outings and troop sponsored events is now available on the Troop website! Pay with your scout account or via PayPal. On-line registration will be available extra days incase you missed turning permission slips in at the troop meeting. Check it out: http://www.pacunits.org/t4/forms.html

Lost but not Found?
PLEASE look through the lost and found box to see if any of it is yours. Unclaimed items will be donated to local charities or thrown out.
November's Quiz
  1. Under which two zodiac signs have the greatest number of U.S. presidents been born?
  2. How many bedrooms are there in the board game Clue?
  3. How much does the hump of a healthy camel weigh?

October's Answers: 1) Zachary Taylor. 2) Teddy bears. 3) He was a stray dog, adopted and taken overseas as a mascot by a U.S. soldier.

Upcoming Event Schedule...
Dec 1 - First Aid Merit Badge Clinic
Dec 1 - Nuclear Science Merit Badge Clinic
Dec 5 - Round Table 7-8:30 pm
Dec 8 - Nuclear Science Merit Badge Clinic (Alternate Date)
Dec 11 - Troop Meeting 6:30-8 pm
Dec 18 - Troop Meeting 6:30-8 pm
Jan 2 - Round Table 7-8:30 pm
Jan 8 - Troop Meeting 6:30-8 pm
Jan 13 - Committee Meeting 12:30 pm
Jan 20 - Ski Day Outing
Jan 15 - Troop Meeting 6:30-8 pm
Jan 22 - Troop Meeting 6:30-8 pm
Feb 1-3 - Winter Cabin Camp
Feb 6 - Round Table 7-8:30 pm
Feb 9 & 23 - Citizenship of the World Merit Badge Clinic
Feb 10 - Committee Meeting 12:30 pm

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Troop Leadership

Committee
 Boni Danner
   Chairperson
   542-7002

Liz Danner
   Treasurer
    574-1140

Liz Danner
   Secretary / Web
   574-1140

Chairpersons
Heidi Pelrine
   Outings Chair
   544-0398

Jim Schramke
   Equipment Chair

(Open)
   Fundraising Chair

Bill Pelrine
   Advancement Chair
   544-0398

(Open)
   Pack 163 Liaison

Bob Grubb
   Chartered Org Rep

Leaders
 Dean Danner
   Scoutmaster
   542-7002

Ron Baer
   Assistant Scoutmaster
   542-7391

Bill Pelrine
   Assistant Scoutmaster
   544-0398

Rick Benkstein
   Assistant Scoutmaster

Patrols
Dragon Slayers Patrol
Wolverines
Flaming Arrows

Charter Organization
St. John Neumann Church
Sponsor
esitec, llc
ETC

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