Troop 4 Newsletter

Fox River District -- Potawatomi Area Council
Volume 4 - Issue 12

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

April 2008

Upcoming Events
Troop Calendar
  • Apr 8 - Troop Meeting
    6:30-8 pm
  • Apr 15 - Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
  • Apr 19 - April Day Outing
  • Apr 22 - Troop Meeting
    6:30 - 8pm
  • May 2-4 - Scout Expo
  • May 7 - Round Table
    6:00 pm
  • May 13 - Troop Meeting
    6:30 - 8 pm

Birthdays

  • Henry P

Outings

  • May 31-June 1 -
    SJN Festival
  • June 14-15
    Canoe Outing
  • July 6-12 -
    Summer camp

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 June 8, 2008.

Next Roundtable: May 7 at 6 pm at Butler Middle School.

May -- Fox River Recognition Round Table
The Fox River will be recognizing leaders and other volunteers at the May Round Table. It's a great night to attend! We'd love to see all leaders and anyone else interested attend. When is it? May 7th at Butler Middle School -- buy tickets and eat dinner provided by the OA.

Scout Troops provide the dessert -- some sort of Dutch oven creation. We need scouts to sign up to cook the dessert. Any scout who comes to cook gets dinner free.

April Outing
April's outing is a day trip to Lapham Peak. We'll be playing a variation on capture the flag as well as learning how to use and practicing with the walkie-talkies. For any scout who needs it (or wants it) we're going to have a five-mile hike also.

When: April 19, 2008
Time: Meet at ETC at 9 am. We'll return to ETC at around 7 pm (after dinner).
Cost: $10 -- includes lunch and dinner.

PLEASE have permission slips back by the April 15th Troop Meeting.

Scout Expo
The Scout Expo is at the beginning of May. We've been told there will some neat stuff to see and do. Including a BED RACE!

When: May 2-4, 2008
Time: Meet at ETC at 5 pm on May 2nd. We'll return to ETC at 11 am on May 4th.
Cost: $15

Bring a bag dinner for Friday night. Please have permission slips back by the April 22nd troop meeting.

Canoe Outing
Because of a conflict with getting canoes and a service opportunity, we're looking at moving the Canoe Outing from May 31-June 1 to the weekend of June 14 & 15.

St. John Neumann Parish Festival
The Festival is May 31st and June 1st. We've been asked to run the flush tank again at this year's parish festival. We're going to be working with another unit to run the flush tank on both Saturday and Sunday.

Pine Tree (National Youth Leadership Training)
Want to know what Pine Tree is? Think you might be interested? Pine Tree is the National Youth Leadership Training and it teaches Scouts how to be leaders. It is a week-long course offered at Camp Long Lake June 15th to 20th.

Service Opportunity
It's short notice, yes, but St. John Neumann's is having a Brunch on April 13th. They need people to help with clean-up after because another event is happening that evening. Any scout who wishes to help should get to SJN at 12 pm. Wear your Troop T-shirts.

Scouting for Food
We put out an amazing 2000 bags. Pack 163 picked up an amazing 3000 food items!

Need Camping Gear?
Sherper's is having a Scout Sale on Thursday (April 10). Scouts in uniform get a discount.

Cabela's is also having a Scout Day in May (May 17) at the store in Richfield, WI. Check in is at 9:30 am and challenges will run from 10 am - 4 pm. They'll have GPS, tent raising, map reading, metal detecting, knot tying and more.

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
April's Quiz
  1. What were the three original flavors in boxes of Froot Loops breakfast cereal?
  2. What was the greatest number of home runs hit in a single year by baseball great Hank Aaron?
  3. What percentage of the currency produced each year by the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing is used to replace notes already in circulation?

March's Answers: 1) Poppin' Fresh. 2) A LaSalle. 3) Between 2,500 and 3,000.
Upcoming Event Schedule...
May 2-4 - Scout Expo
May 13 - Troop Meting 6:30 - 8 pm
May 20 - Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
May 27 - Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
May 31 - June 1 - SJN Parish Festival
Jun 8 - Committee Meeting 12:30 pm
Jun 10 - Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
Jun 14-15 - Canoe Outing - Tentative
Jun 17 - Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
Jun 24 - Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
Jul 6-12 - Summer Camp
Jul 15 - Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
Jul 22 - Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
Aug 12 - Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
Aug 16-15 - August Outing
Aug 19 - Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
Aug 26 - Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 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.