Troop 153 - Week of May 7th

Scouters,

We had a great time camping at Merit Badge Midway this weekend.  You can see the troop developing very well and growing as a single unit.  Thank you to the adult leaders (Mr, Krupka, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Van Dyke and Mr. Price) for their support and work on the new shelves in the trailer.  They look great!!!  The boys worked on their knots, scout skills and each earned a few merit badges along the way.

Click here to view some pictures from the weekend.......Merit Badge Midway Pictures

Weekly Character Focus:  A Scout is Clean


Troop 153 is moving forward very well and as we grow the expectation for us will continue to be raised.  As such, we want to make sure we are consistent as a unit with our uniforms.  The expectation is that you are to be in your Class A uniform at all events unless told otherwise.  Below I have provided a few things to relative to what class A is, but the standard is also found here on the Uniform Inspection Sheet.

Class A consists of:

Official BSA uniform shirt with appropriate insignias
Numerals and Epaulets should be Olive Green in color
Neckerchief is green unless an approved recognition neckerchief is awarded
Neckerchief must have a slide (no tying of neckerchief)
Pants/Shorts do not have to be BSA, but must be Olive in color with belt
Good durable shoes with socks

Class B is any t-shirt that the scouts have received from council or the troop.  (Camp shirt or troop shirt)

I would like to see everyone transition to this by June 1.  However, if your numerals are already on in red you can just replace with olive when you purchase a new shirt.  If you have any questions please let one of the leaders know.
 
May Activities

May 12th:  Birding Hike at Sandy Ridge Reservation in North Ridgeville. (8AM - 10AM)

May 20th:  6:30PM Troop Meeting  (Camp Physicals (Tentative) & Toten Chip Training)

May 28th:  March in the Memorial Day Parade (9AM)

May 30th:  Volunteer at Community Meal Event at St. Peter's (5:30PM)

TBD:  Swim Test for Summer Camp


Troop Logo

Matt Knoth of Knoth Design has agreed to donate his time and talent to help the troop with a unique logo.  This logo will then be used on the trailer that will include a Wall of Honor for our past 34 Eagle Scouts out of Troop 153. It will also be a part of the new line of Class B apparel that we will be using for troop activities.  More to come on this.....

Cedar Point Camping

New this year is an outing at Cedar Point.  The fun will start on Friday, August 10th when we camp on the grounds of Cedar Point with all the Roller Coasters.  We wake up to an all you can eat breakfast and will spend the day in the park returning the evening of the 11th.  Please see the flier for additional information.....Cedar Point Camping.  If you are interested please send Janet Pfaff an email at jlp_momx3@hotmail.com to register before June 1st.  Early bird pricing is $70.



Yours in Scouting

Chris

Camping, Camping, Camping.....

Troop,

Great meeting last night!!!  First of all, for some reason Google Calendar is having issue with the appointments being sent out in the wrong time zone.  I apologize and I am working to see if there is a fix for this.  The times on the blog are correct, but the invites are the only issue.  There is a great deal happening in the next few months, so I have attached some information on the upcoming events. Please do not be overwhelmed as we are here to answer any questions and walk you through the next few events.

April 20-22 St. Peter Camping

• Arrival on Friday, April 20th is 5:00 - 5:30PM at St. Peter's Catholic Church behind the parish center and we will be having dinner as a group that evening.
• We are planning to attend Mass as a Troop on Saturday evening at 5PM, so if the families would like to join us you are more than welcome.
• Departure is 10AM on Sunday, April 22nd.
• The majority of Saturday will be used for cleaning and organizing the equipment for the camping season.
• We will also be helping to install some pet waste stations at Sandy Ridge and participating in Community Pride Day.
• A $5 fee per person will cover all the meal expenses this weekend.

I have included a permission slip for the activity this weekend and a general guideline list of camping gear to assist the newer scouts. 


Merit Badge Midway May 4-6

Merit Badge Midway is a camping trip at the Joint Vocational School campus in Oberlin that we attend each year.  It is a great way for scouts to achieve a few merit badges in a relatively short amount of time.  The cost of the outing will be $15 ($10 registration/$5 Troop Expenses).  If you are interested in attending please email me back who will be attending and 4 choices for Merit Badges your scout would like to work on which can be found on page 3 in the Merit Badge Midway Guide.

I need this information back as soon as possible so I can get you registered for classes before they are closed out.

Summer Camp


We will be attending Boy Scout Summer Camp from July 15th - July 21th.  This is another great opportunity for the scouts to get out camping and accomplish many of there merit badges along the way.  You can find a general flier here.  If you wish to have a more detailed look at the week you can find the entire leaders guide by clicking here.  The scout cost is $230 for the week and includes all of the meals.  This is due no later than May 1st and the check should be made out to Troop 153. 

I will also need to have some additional leadership support, so let me know if you have the ability to attend for the week or part of the week.  I will be available this weekend to answer any questions about the summer camp activities and process.

There is a great deal of information here and we are here to help you through it, so please ask myself or any of the other leaders.  I will be around at the camp all weekend so this would be a great time to get some of this done.

Yours in Scouting

Chris 

Scoutmaster Corner - April

Scouters,

The Red & Green was a great success and thank you to all the scouts and family that helped.  Welcome again to the new Scout families that have joined Troop 153.  We are looking forward to getting to know you and making some great scout memories.  I am going to attempt to use this blog and try to keep everyone up to date on happenings within the troop.  This is a work in progress so as I learn more about this tool it should develop in its functionality.

April 20-22 Camping

We are planning our first camping trip of the season on the weekend of April 20-22.  We will be tentatively be camping on the grounds of St. Peters church in North Ridgeville.  We are still awaiting final approval from the Diocese.  The plan for the weekend is to work on organizing and preparing the troop trailers for the camping season.  Additionally, we are planning some Youth Leadership Training sponsored by the BSA.  If you would like to sign up for this please click here.

Merit Badge Midway

Merit Badge Midway is a camping trip that will be on May 4-6 at the Lorain County JVS.  It is a great opportunity to complete a few merit badges and have some camping fun.  I spoke to the District and more information should be coming shortly.

Boy Scout Camp 


Just a reminder that we will be at Summer Camp the week of July 15th.  Please keep this week open for your scouts to attend as it a wonderful experience for them.  More information will follow....

New Assistant Scoutmaster

I am please to announce that Sean Van Dyke has accepted the role of Assistant Scoutmaster with our Troop.  Sean bring many valuable skills to the troop that he can teach the scouts to help in advancements.  Sean's energy is also a great asset to the Troop and we welcome him and his scout Connery to the Troop.