Weekly Troop Update: March 18, 2019

Post date: Mar 19, 2019 10:47:28 AM

Announcements:

Next Meeting is PLC and Adult Committee, Tuesday, March 19

Scouts in Leadership Positions will be meeting for PLC. PLC is 6:15 to 7:15.

Adult Committee - All adults are welcome to attend the Adult Committee meeting. Your participation makes the troop stronger. Adult Committee is 7:15 to 8:00.

Topics to be covered

• Adult Leadership Planning
• Summer Camp Adult participation / PATH Discussion
• Treasurer Minute
• Scoutmaster Minute
• Round Table

Church Closing time: The Church closes at 9 PM. Historically we have finished our meetings by 8 or 8:30. We have had a few instances where we get very close to 9 or past that time and the Church has kindly asked us to avoid those instances in the future. Please assist with this request.

Upcoming Calendar Events - Please check our Website for the calendar. http://www.t1005.org/

Summer Camp - Invoices for summer camp will available shortly. For Planning purposes: Amounts due - will range from $242 to $180. Merit Badge registration opened March 7th. Schedules can be updated till start of camp.

Crossover parents - no need to register scouts for merit badges. This will be done with the troop. If you have not paid your summer camp deposit please do so at your convenience. The camp will ask us to confirm counts soon.

Summer High Adventure: Whitewater Kayaking School / SEA Base

We need to finalize our planning for the whitewater Kayaking School trip. Please send an email to Eric Kravchenko if you are interested in going. We need to get a final count for pricing purposes.

Information about the school is here https://www.mkc.ca/ This should be a really cool trip. Siblings that are not in scouting are welcome. Cost will be from $900 to $1100 - this is for a 5 day trip so a very good value. The goal of the 5 day course is to learn to Eskimo roll, Read a whitewater rapid, learn paddling safety, technique and rescue. We will get to run rapids.

High Adventure Scuba Diving Trip - 2019 and/or 2020

We have an opportunity to join one of the Council's contingent crews, attending Sea Base Sunday, July 21, 2019 - July 28th. If anyone would like to attend, he/she should commit asap, as the open spots will fill up quick. If 2019 isn't an option, there are open spots for 2020 too.

If you're interested in this trip, please contact Jim Krueger

STEM and Training opportunities

April 27th is Nuclear Science NOVA Day at the Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant. You can earn your Nova award or just take the opportunity to tour the plan.

Registration: 1/16/19 - but some spots are still open. https://scoutingevent.com/272-Nuclear

Adult Training

23 March - ASM/SM Specific + Committee Training Detail can be found here. https://drive.google.com/file/d/11FFG35SpCWc-eH3t6bGIy4cKcra9CC0U/view

12 April-13 April - Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills (IOLS - for SM / ASMs)

Youth Training - NYLT. Great opportunity for leadership training. Let Mr. Heverly know if you are interested.

There are six courses available throughout the summer (June 16 - August 18)

https://michiganscouting.org/general-resources/youth-leader-training/