Troop 874 Notes for Thursday, April 4, 2008

Mulch Sale – Troop 874 is sponsoring a mulch sale and the delivery date is this Saturday, April 5! The cost if $3.80 for a 2.0 cubic foot bag of high quality hardwood bark mulch. Orders can be placed as late as Friday. Bags will delivered to your door at no extra charge. You can place your order on line using the Troop's web site. Proceeds go to the Make a Wish Campaign where the Troop sponsors needy families during Christmas. See the following web site for more info: http://www.troop874.com/MulchSaleOrderForm.htm

Scouts and adults will be needed to assist in distributing the bagged mulch on Saturday especially some of our big Venture program scouts. We need adults with pick-up trucks, vans, or trailers to assist in delivering mulch. With enough drivers it may take only a few hours. Come to Midasco, Inc, Elkridge, MD beginning at 8:00 am. Contact Mr. Phil Conant at troop874.mulch@gmail.com if you can help deliver mulch.

Eagle Scout Court of Honor – Travis G. will have his Eagle Scout Court of Honor on Saturday, April 5 at 2:00 pm at the Howard County Central Library. Come share this special day with Travis. Note that this counts as a troop activity for those scouts working on Second Class and First Class rank advancement.

Eagle Scout Court of Honor – Troop 874 will hold an Eagle Court of Honor for Tim S. next Thursday, April 10 during the regular Troop meeting. Come join the troop as we celebrate this special event with Tim and his family. The meeting will start at 7:30 sharp!

The Troop is looking for a videographer to take video of the next two Eagle Courts of Honor. See Bob Johnson or Kevin McGovern. Help preserve the lasting memory of this event for a scout and his family.

Wagon Wheel Training – This is a crash course in the fundamentals of the scouting program held with other adults. This is an invaluable experience for parents who are new to Boy Scouting because it provides an understanding of how the program works while gathering insight into the real heart of the scouting program. Patrol Coaches and committee members are also strongly encouraged to attend Wagon Wheel training. The course consists of two one day sessions (April 12 and April 19) and a weekend session which stresses outdoor leader skills (May 2-4). Talk with Hal Clay, Assistant Scoutmaster in the Ranger program, for more information. The $45 fee will be reimbursed by the troop for any registered adult member who successfully completes the course. For more info check out the troop web site for an application form. http://www.troop874.com/training.htm

Friends of Scouting – The troop is coming down the home stretch for the Friends of Scouting campaign. So far the troop has collected $6885 from 25 families!!! This is an awesome contribution but just a little short of the record $10,000 raised last year from 40 families. See the attached contribution form or see Bud Hunt at the troop meeting. We expect to close the campaign in mid-April.

Interested in attending the 2010 National BSA Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill? Scouts and Scouters should see the current Area Scouter to complete a simple form indicating your interest. The form can be returned to Baltimore Area Council.

Note that Howard County Schools are closed on Thursday, April 24 but we will hold our regular that evening.

All scouts in leadership positions are expected to attend the monthly PLC meeting this Monday, April 7 at 7:00 pm.