TROOP 22 WEEKLY E-MAIL AND NEWSLETTER

Tuesday, May 8, 2008

 Troop Meeting – Monday, May 12, 2008 

Mini Court of Honor

Merit Badge Counselor Training

PLC – This Thursday

  

  Prince of Peace Episcopal Church, 5700 Rudnick Avenue, Woodland Hills

 

Patrol Assignments:   http://troop22.com/Meetings/PAssign.htm

 

 

In today’s newsletter:   

 

·      Mini Court of Honor on Monday

·      Merit Badge Counselor Training on Monday

·      USPS Food Drive this Saturday

·      Decoration of Graves – May 24

·      New Troop Moisture Wicking Shirt order form

·      Upcoming Events

  

MINI Courtof HOnor on Monday

Please join us for our Mini Court of Honor next Monday at 7:15pm. Come and celebrate our Scouts’ latest achievements.  We’ll have some refreshments after the meeting, so please bring a small desert to share!

 

Merit badge counselor training

Do you have a particular skill or interest?  Then become a merit badge counselor!  We’ll have merit badge counselor training during Monday’s troop meeting after the Mini Court of Honor.  All adults are welcome!

 

USPS Food Drive – May 10, 2008

The annual USPS food collection drive is this Saturday, May 10.  Please be sure to show up on time for your shift!  Many hands make light work!

 

Decoration of graves – may 24, 2008

 

Mark you calendars, you don’t want to miss this important patriotic event.  Please click on the following link to access the permission slip:

 

http://troop22.com/Docs/PermSlip/2008/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20PS%20Flags2008.pdf

 

NEW TROOP BACKPACKING/WATER ACTIVITY SHIRT

 

The Troop is now offering a moisture wicking t-shirt for Scouts to wear on backpacks and to water activities.  If you haven’t yet seen them, they are a sky blue color with a white Troop 22 logo. These are quick drying shirts that will help keep our Scouts drier on these types of activities.  Please follow the following link to access the new T-Shirt order form to order the shirts.  They are available in both long and short sleeve.

 

http://troop22.com/Docs/Uniform/T-Shirt%20Order%20Form.pdf

 

UPCOMING SCOUt/TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

 

Safe Swim Defense – May 14, 2008 – offered at Roundtable – LDS Deseret

Safety Afloat – May 14, 2008 – offered at Roundtable – LDS Deseret

HAT Desert Awareness/Astronomy – May 17, 2008

Troop Committee Challenge – May 31, 2008 – 1:00pm at Council office

Scoutmaster Specific – May 31, 2008 – 1:00pm at the Council office

 

Please remember that Youth Protection, Safety Afloat, Safe Swim Defence, Boy Scout Fast Start and Troop Committee Challenge are available on line at the following link:

 

http://troop22.com/Training/LTrain/OnlineTrain.htm

 

For Scouts -

Weather merit badge requirement 8, option b, requires a visit to a National Weather Service Office, or talk with weather professionals. Click on the following link to access the flyer to the National Weather Open House:

 

http://troop22.com/Training/National%20Weather%20Service%20Open%20House%202008.pdf

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Dates	Time Start	Description	Where
May 8	7:30pm	OA Meeting	LDS – Farralone
May 10	TBD	USPS Food Drive	POP
May 12	7:15pm	Mini Court of Honor	POP
May 12	7:30pm	Merit Badge Counselor Orientation	POP
May 14	7:30pm	Roundtable – Safe Swim & Safety Afloat Training	LDS – Deseret
May 15	7:00pm	PLC – Prepare for annual planning	LDS - Deseret
May 15		NTier and Whitsett installments due
May 16		OA Ordeal/Brotherhood	Camp Whitsett
May 17		HAT Desert/Astronomy Course
May 19	5:30pm	Swimming MB Classroom session
May 22	7:30pm	Troop Parent Committee Meeting	Gelson’s
May 24	7:00am	Decoration of Graves	POP
May 26		Memorial Day – No Troop Meeting
May 31	1:00pm	Troop Committee and Scoutmaster Specific Training	WLACC
June 2	7:15pm	Mandatory meeting for parents of Scouts attending Camp Whitsett	POP
June 7	8:00 am	Swimming MB pool session	McGrew Residence
June 7	11:30am	Annual Swim Check and Family Pot Luck	McGrew Residence
June 14	9:00 am	First Aid MB Classroom session