Free Uniform Items for Troop 95 Boys

Size 12-regular pair of olive green cargo pants from Old Navy.  They are still in excellent condition.  If anybody is interested, they can email Lisa C. and she will bring them to the next scout meeting.  First Come – First Served!

 

Boys's size large tan Scout shirt.  It is free to a good home.  You would need to remove the rank and old patrol patch (it also has the Arrow of Light badge under the pocket which could either stay on if you earned the A of L or be removed if you did not).  Let Nan know if you could use it.

 

 

Red and Green -Blue and Gold - Arrow of Light - Court of Honor

 

Mark Your Calendars!

 

I was able to reserve the Scout House for late Saturday afternoon, February 24th from 4 to 6 p.m. (with set-up and clean-up before and after) for the Second Annual Troop 95 - Pack 95 Red and Green - Blue and Gold - Arrow of Light - Court of Honor.  Please be sure to reserve the time.  Ben and Joshua  will be graduating to the troop.  We will also recognize Chandler who will be joining our troop after having completed his Cub Scout career in Cumberland, RI (his Arrow of Light Ceremony will be held a few weeks prior to ours).  We can decide later whether we want to have a pot luck or pizza and salad.  I hope everyone will be able to attend (families are invited).  If we decide on pizza, there will be a per person cost for the pizza (of course, we'll need to round up because we wouldn't charge our invited guests--probably several people from council).  I hope that a number of parents can volunteer to organize this year's event.  Volunteers?

 

Troop Update

Congratulations to Kyle who earned Life today.  Earning LIfe is a great accomplishment on the Eagle Trail.

 

Congratulations to the following boys who gave their major speeches today and completed their requirements for the Public Speaking Merit Badge:

 

Jim

Owen

Kyle

Bobby

Hunter

Michael

 

The next opportunity to deliver your major speech will be on January 29th.

 

We will NOT be swimming on January 8th.  Instead, Phil Rozek, who is now registered with our troop as an assistant scoutmaster, will be working with the Second Class and below boys on lashings.  This is a very important requirement for First Class.  Phil is an Eagle Scout and has far more experience than I do with lashings.  Please make every effort to attend the meeting on the 8th.  In order to have your First Class BOR in February, you must complete the lashing requirements. Scout and Tenderfoot boys can also complete them and be ahead of the game.

 

We will be swimming (Second Class and First Class Requirements) at the YMCA in Attleboro on Monday, January 22nd from 2:30 to 3:30.  This is the only opportunity you will have to complete these requirements until spring.  If you are unable to attend the swimming meeting on January 22nd, it will delay your First Class or Second Class BORs. 

 

Thank you to Mrs. Rissmeyer for all of the work she put in serving as merit badge counselor for the public speaking badge.  It was wonderful to see the progress the boys made in just one month.

 

Thanks for bringing the snacks for our holiday refreshment buffet.

 

All of the boys who sang last week at the nursing home will be credited with one hour of service.

 

Thanks to Mike, Indy, and Torrin who labeled, sorted, and bagged dozens of gifts for Christmas Is for Kids, a toy and clothing drive for needy children in the Attleboro area.  Each boy recieved three hours of service towards their Citizenship in the Community badge.  Mike also helped unload groceries for the Murray Church food pantry this past Saturday. 

 

See everyone on January 8th.  I will send out an e-mail several days before.  If the weather continues to be unusually warm, we will hold the meeting at Capron Park (if not, we'll meet at the Scout House).

 

Have a safe and enjoyable holiday. 

Snacks for Meeting

We'll have refreshments at the end of Monday's meeting.

Please sign up for what you can bring--click on the response section to checkout what others are bringing.  We do not currently have anyone with food allergies.

We'll need:

beverages--Torrin (drinks and cups)

paper napkins, plastic forks, paper plates

sweet snacks--Owen (Rice Krispie Treats)

salty snacks

Major Speech Schedule for Public Speaking Badge

Speech Schedule:

Bobby--December 18th

Hunter--December 18th

Jim--December 18th

Kyle--December 18th

Mike--December 18th

Shane--December 18th

Owen--December 18th

Torrin--December 18th

Indy--January 22nd

Kevin--January 22nd

Forrest--January 22nd

Brandon

Justin

 

 

 

Rank Advancement

Congratulations to Shane Inman who earned Second Class today.

Congratulations to Owen Galvin who earned Tenderfoot today.

Scouting for Food

The following boys participated in Scouting for Food.  This counts as one activity towards Second Class and/or First Class.  Boys will also be receiving am award pin (they're being designed this year by someone in council).

Bobby

Torrin

Shane

Kyle

Mike

Owen

Brandon

Any others?

Public Speaking Merit Badge Update

The following boys have completed  Requirements 1-3 and 5 for the Public Speaking Merit Badge:

Torrin

Shane

Owen

Mike

Kyle

Kevin

Jim

Indy

Hunter

Forrest

Bobby

Troop Tour Permit

We need the following information from everyone for our tour permit.

 

Year, Make, and Model of Vehicle

Owner's Name

Driver's License Number

Public Liability (dollar amount for each person and each accident)

Property damage (dollar amount of coverage)

 

Please do NOT post this information on the blog.  E-mail me separately or bring the information to the next meeting.

Troop T-Shirts

I've been making the troop t-shirts and sweatshirts for the past several years.  We give each new boy a t-shirt when he joins the troop.  After that we charge $5 for each additional shirt.  Boys may also bring a black sweatshirt and have a patch ironed on (for about $1).  Is there someone who would be willing to take over this task?  We need six t-shirts for the new boys and the boys who have recently joined the troop. 

 

I can send along the design.  The volunteer needs Power Point and an ink jet printer.  Advanced ironing skills are not necessary.