Troop 874 – Notes July 6
Forms for youth and adult physicals for those going to Broad
Creek must be turned in to the troop immediately!
Gordon Serrao’s Eagle Court of
Honor is Thursday, 8 July, at 7:30 p.m. in our old room (Youth World -
downstairs). Please park in the lower
parking lot. Congratulations, Gordon!
The monthly committee meeting is tomorrow, 7 July, at 7:30
p.m. an agenda will
be sent out tonight. If you have items
for the agenda, please send them to comchair.troop874@gmail.com.
Youth Protection Training: As of June 1, 2010, all adults in
Scouting must take Youth Protection Training. You will not be allowed to
reregister unless BSA has a record of this course completion. The course
qualification lasts for two years and then the course must be retaken to
certify. The Troop will be keeping a file of adult Scouters
and when they took the course and you will be reminded when you training will
expire so you can recertify. In order for this to happen, please make a copy of
your course completion and send it to Bob Scarburgh. If you haven't taken the course yet, it may
be taken on-line and takes only a few minutes to complete. Upon completion, you
will be able to print a copy of your certification. Make a copy of this and
send to Bob. By taking the course as soon as possible will also make the
re-registration process a lot easier for the Troop later in the year.
Merit Badge Counselors: The annual re-registration process
for Troop Merit Badge Counselors has been completed. The following people have
been removed from the list of counselors because they did not reregister. If
they want to be a counselor again, they will have to complete all the paperwork
again including the background check.
Arthur Bean
Russell Forte
Robert Gladman
Scot Loiselle
Brian Lund
Rick MacGinnis
Hans Moeller
Mark Moulding
Todd Pearsall
Gloria Serrao
Kathleen Tabor
Lane Zabriskie
Wood Badge is the highest level of adult training and is
highly recommended for those adults who are involved in the program. It really does strengthen the scouting skills
that you will use with the youth! For
this fall, there is an orientation on 19 August, and the rest of the schedule
is: September 11-13 and October 15-17,
2010. You must attend all sessions. To sign up, download the form at http://www.woodbadgebaltimore.org/Forms/NE%20VI-75%20flyer.pdf. Upon completion, the troop will pay for 50%
of the cost.
Thomas R’s Eagle Project will be Saturday, July 10th, from
9-4 at the First Prsbyterian Church of Howard County
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Baseball Night – Mark your calendars for 21 August. It is a 4:10 start and the O’s will play
Trip to 2010 Jamboree – The day trip on 29 July 2010 to the
National Jamboree at
Adventure Base 100 will be at the
Philmont - Pete Walsh needs a
female chaperone to go to Philmont Scout Ranch in
Venturing Crew 874 – Yes, folks Crew 874 is reforming! After a brief hiatus, Venturing Crew 874 will
be reforming in the fall. Venturing is a
youth development program of the Boy Scouts of America for young men and women
who are 14 years of age OR 13 years of age and have completed the eighth grade
and under 21 years of age. Venturing's purpose is to
provide positive experiences to help young people mature and to prepare them to
become responsible and caring adults.
Crew 874 has a full year of activity in the making. Youth interested in hearing more about
Venturing Crew 874 are encouraged to speak with Randy Possehl , send an email to
crew874@gmail.com, or show up at the first meeting on August 30th.
If you would like to host an exchange student who is a scout
for this school year or want more information on the AFS Intercultural Exchange
program contact Bud Hunt or go to
http://www.afs.org or http://www.afsbaltimorearea.org/web/.
AFS Contacts:
Cindy Clemens
Chapter Coordinator,
Where are they now?... One of our
former scouts, Dana B, is now an enlisted man in the Navy. He’s been through basic and will be assigned
to
-Bob Johnson
Committee Chair
Troop 874
comchair.troop874@gmail.com