Troop 874 Meeting Notes, March 12, 2009

Eagle Ceremony. Congratulations to Zach S. for becoming the 125 Eagle Scout in Troop 874. It’s a great honor for a great scout! Congratulations to proud parents Janet and Brett too.

Vehicle Assignments for the March Camping Trip. Mr Phil Conent will make vehicle assignments during the regular meeting on March 19. Mr Conent will have a list of available drivers and scouts should come prepared to identify the car they expect to travel to camp in.

Mulch Sales. March 22 is the final opportunity to order mulch!!! Orders must be placed by March 22nd. Scouts will deliver 2.0 cu. ft. bags (minimum order bags for delivery) to your home for a cost of $3.75 per bag. You can order through the troop web site (http://www.troop874.com/Events/MulchSaleOrderForm.htm) or use the attached form. Order by March 22 for delivery on Saturday, March 28. See Mr. Phil Conant for more information (e-mail: Troop874.mulch@gmail.com). We also need adults to help Phil plan the delivery and Scouts are expected to assist in delivering the mulch. Proceeds go directly to the troop. See attached ordering form.

Eagle Project. Jonathan P. will hold his Eagle Project on Saturday, March 21, 9:00 am at Rockburn Branch Park, Landing Road, Ellicott City. Jonathan will oversee the building of benches and a shed and will perform trail maintenance. If scouts are not attending the troop camping trip they are strongly encouraged to assist Jonathan. Contact Jonathan.

Friends of Scouting. Troop 874 has launched its annual Friends of Scouting Campaign. This is the single BSA financial campaign to benefit the entire nation-wide scouting program. Troop 874 has long been a strong contributor to the Friends of Scouting Campaign. Bud Hunt is heading the campaign as in past years and he will make the FOS contribution form available at meetings for contributions. Families can contribute by check, credit card, pledge for future payment, or cash. See the attached form to make a contribution. The One Scout pledge of $140 entitles the contributor to the commemorative patch which is quickly becoming a collector’s item. To date 10 families from Troop 874 have contributed over $2500. Thanks in advance for your generous support of scouting!

Scouting Fundamental for Adults: a.k.a Wagon Wheel. The National Pike District is sponsoring adults training for adult scouting leaders and parents new to boy scouting. The training covers major components of the scouting program including information for committee members, patrol coaches, and scoutmasters. It will take place over two days (April 18 and May 2) and one weekend (camping on May 8-10). Check out the brochure on the troop web site.

Adult Nametag Buttons. The troop provides name tag button to adults and scouts. It is important that new parents have these in place at the next camping trip to ease the transition into the troop. You can e-mail me with your preferred name and position in the troop (committee member, patrol coach, president-for-life) or see me at the next meeting.