Notes from Troop 874 - Thursday 31 May 2007
Congratulations
to Brian S! – Brian completed
his Eagle Board of Review on Wednesday evening and is our Troop's newest Eagle!
Service
Project – Mr. Dean Clark needs
help cleaning out and rearranging the supply shed tomorrow, Saturday June 2 nd at 2:00 in the afternoon. This counts as
service time. We can really use your help!
Mr. Scarburgh announced that an Eagle Scout Project will
be to collect, recondition and send baseball equipment to needy youth in
Medical
forms for boys and adults attending summer camps –Mrs. Bietry will review forms
with you during troop meetings. Please see her! Boys and adults without the
up to date medical forms cannot attend scout camps. Parents, please review these forms in person with Mrs.
Rita Bietry. The Class I physical must be
updated annually. A valid Class II physical is required for boys and adults below
the age of 40. The Class II physical is good for 3 years. A Class III physical
is required for adults 40 years of age and older and for all youth and adults
who are engaging in a high adventure activity ( e.g., COPE, Sea Base, Philmont, etc.). The Class III physical is good for one
year. Medical forms can be found on the troop's web site at: http://troop874.com/policies
Senior
Patrol Leader Candidates – Boys
who wish to be the next SPL should talk with Mr. McGovern as soon as possible.
They need to tell him why they want to run for this position. Elections are
approaching and opportunity is knocking.
Troop 874's Court of Honor is on Sunday, June 3rd at 7:30 at Church of the Resurrection,
just behind the Home Depot on Route 40. Scouts and families should
attend. Awards earned during the previous several months will be presented.
6:00 p.m. If you signed up for dinner, please show up by 6:00. The church's
exact address is:
Thanks
to all who attended "We
Remember" – The cemetery was covered with thousands of
small American flags and it looked great. The ceremony was brief, but moving.
Sea
Base 2008 – The Troop has an
opportunity to send a Crew to Sea Base in 2008 (14-20 August). The boys and two
adults would spend a week aboard a large sail boat, cruising from Sea Base to
Ryan R. Returned – One of our Eagle Scouts from 2005 returned to visit the troop
last evening. Ryan explained that he is now a student at
PLC
on Monday – Just a reminder
– it starts at 7:00 p.m.
Respectfully,
Bob
Johnson