Troop Meeting Notes for Thursday September 3, 2009

Welcome back to regular Troop meetings!

Congratulations to Sam K. for a great 6 months of leadership as Senior Patrol Leader. Conor S. will assume the position of Senior Patrol Leader and will need the continued support of all members of Troop 874.

Patrol Leaders Council (PLC). The regular PLC will be held on Tuesday, September 8 at Glen Mar UMC. The monthly PLC is normally held on the first Monday of the month but was rescheduled to Tuesday due to the Labor Day Holiday. The meeting begins at 7:00 pm and ends at approximately 9:00 pm. All scouts in leadership positions are required to attend.

Court of Honor. Next Thursday, September 10 will be the COH where merit badges and rank advancements earned over the summer will be awarded. All parents and family members are invited to attend. Over 250 merit badges will be awarded along with many rank advancements. The meeting and COH starts at 7:30 SHARP!

Leadership Training. Leadership training will be held on Saturday, September 12. This bi-annual training is scheduled for one day and all individuals holding leadership positions are required to attend. Participants should meet at Glen Mar UMC at 8:00 am. Scouts will be transported to Patapsco Valley State Park Hollowfield Are where the training will take place. Participants will return to Glen Mar by 6:00 pm Saturday where they can be picked up.

September Camping Trip. The Troop Camping on September 18-20 has been rescheduled for the next weekend, September 25-27. We will camp at Pine Grove State Park. See the note below from Committee Chair Bob Johnson on the decision to postpone the September Camping Trip.

Adults planning to eat with Mr. Springer should pay him by Thursday, September 10.

Following these meeting notes is information on HC DrugFree which offers educational program on teen drug and alcohol use in Howard County. Meetings are conducted in various Howard County schools and libraries. The programs are for parents and students. The list of programs in the coming months years is provided. Additional contact information can be found at the end of the notes.

Bud Hunt

Assistant Scoutmaster

Venture Program

Note from Committee Chair Bob Johnson:

Troop 874 Families:

At the September committee meeting it was decided to reschedule the September outing from 18-20 September to the following weekend 25-27 September. The location will also change. We will camp at Pine Grove Furnace State Park in PA.

This decision was made based on the following two reasons. Rosh Hashanah is a major Jewish holiday and, though we do not know how many scouts might be unable to go camping because of the holiday, we would prefer that scouts not miss an outing due to a conflict with a religious holiday. Pine Grove Furnace (surprisingly) had group camping sites that would accommodate the entire troop on the following weekend.

The troop's calendar has been updated. I regret any inconvenience this might cause.

Again, all Troop 874 families are requested to please review the troop's calendar regularly and let me know if there are conflicting holidays that I have not spotted.