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August 9, 2006
Dear Scouts and Scout Parents:
I hope you have all had a great Summer
and you’re getting back into gear for the Fall, school routines and,
yes, Scouts. Attached with this letter you will find the following:
• Copy of the proposed calendar for
the year.
• Troop Information Guide
These should provide you with most of
what you need to know about our plans and guidelines for troop
operations in 2006-2007. The boys have a great year planned, with some
old stand-by trips like the Gulf Coast and Big South Fork, and some
great ideas for some new trips that should be a lot of fun.
Important dates to remember and get on
your calendar now:
• Tuesday, August 22 - First Troop
Meeting from 6:45-8:15 at First Evan registration, dues,
announcements, forms, gear, uniforms, lost and found, etc., as well
as pizza, games and fun activities for the Scouts. That will include
our 6th annual leader versus Scout tug-o-war. At least one parent
from each Scout’s family should attend this meeting to complete
annual paperwork and get important information you will need to
know.
• Tuesday, August 29 – Mandatory
Philmont Meeting from 7-8 o’clock at First Evan – everyone
signed up to go to Philmont needs to attend. We will discuss
Philmont preparations. The next payment for Philmont is $300 due on
or before September 1st.
• September 8-19 - First Campout
to Shiloh – our focus will be on advancement, including map &
compass, orienteering and first aid. There will be opportunities for
Scouts of all ages and skill levels. That will include merit badge
requirements for Orienteering, First Aid and Camping merit badges as
well as First Class advancement activities that are hard to get on
anywhere else. We especially need older, more experienced Scouts to
come and show us all how it’s done.
• October 20-22 - Scoutbase 2006
– This promises to be even better than prior years. Scoutbase this
year will be held at the Battle Arena in Tunica, Mississippi. There
should be no weather interference since the activities will be under
roof. The program looks great.
• Venture Patrol will meets every
week, not every other week – at least initially we want the
Ventures to meet every week along with the rest of the troop. Some
of the Ventures are already talking about how they can contribute to
the quality of the troop program while enjoying the benefits and
privileges of being older, more experienced Scouts. It will be great
to have their leadership and active involvement. We will be planning
at least 3-4 high adventure trips this year for this group.
We will be doing our best to keep the
website current with news you can use (www.276scouts.org). If you have
any questions, concerns or ideas, please feel free to call me anytime at
299-4479 (cell), 747-5560 (work) or 756-5307 (home). My e-mail at work
is rmarsh@insouth.com and at
home is richardmmarsh@yahoo.com.
I monitor both daily, but I keep up with the work address a more closely
during the workday.
Yours in Christ and Scouting,
Richard M. Marsh
Scoutmaster, Troop 276
First Evangelical Church
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