Read below for May’s recipe for Fun!
Monday, May 2, 7:30 – 9 pm. Scout meeting @ church
Monday, May 9, 7:30 – 9 pm. Scout meeting @ church
Friday, May 13 at 6 pm – Sunday, May 15 at Noon. May Campout: Star Wars themed Camporee
Camp Falling Rock
Cost $25 / person. Tent camping — bring clothes appropriate to the weather conditions (prepare for chilly damp mornings and chances of both rain and sun).
Leave from the church at 6 pm Friday; return around noon Sunday. Travel in Class A uniform.
This will be a round robin style competition with scout skills and Star Wars themes including 22 rifles, fire building, orienteering, outdoor games, knots and lashings, and signaling / morris code.
Note: we must close the sign-up for this event by Tuesday, May 10 in order for the camporee to plan final attendance and camp spot assignments.
We also continue to invite all adults to join us on outings so we can be sure to help our Scouts enjoy their monthly opportunity to get outside — one of the highlights of scouting! There are links at the bottom of the e-mail for packing lists, permission forms, and adult Youth Protection training. And as always, if you our your Scout needs to borrow any camping equipment (pads, tents, sleeping bag, etc.) just let me know!
Sign up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040e4cada62eab9-201610
Monday, May 16, 7:30 – 9 pm. Scout meeting @ church, and Troop Committee Meeting
Saturday, May 21, 8 am – 4 pm, potential day outing to the Dayton Hamfest (the largest amateur radio and hobby electronics convention in the country). Mr. Almstedt is investigating logistics for this exciting STEM activity. More details to come.
Monday, May 23, 7:30 – 9 pm. Scout meeting @ church and Board of Review (At the Board of Review Scouts who are ready to earn their next rank meet with a committee of uniformed adults to review their accomplishments)
Monday, May 30, Memorial Day — No Meeting
See below for links to download a permission slip and a packing checklist.
Outings for the rest of the year listed below:
May 13 – 15: Star Wars Camporee / Shooting and Competition Campout (new date!)
June 17 – 19: Scout Games Campout (and potential rockets re-schedule date)
July 10 – 16: Summer Camp
August 26 – 28: Ropes Course Family Campout
September 16 – 18: Canoeing Campout
October 14 – 16: Backpacking Campout
November 18 – 20: Pumpkin Chuckin’ Campout
December 9: Planning Overnight
See the troop calendar for additional details.
As reminders:
- All campouts are open to Troop 166 Boy Scouts, parents, and uniformed adults
- Travel to and from the campout in uniform
- All adults (parents as well as uniformed adults) need to have an up to date Youth Protection http://www.scouting.org/Training/YouthProtection.aspx
- Siblings can join the August family campout
- All attendees need to complete a permission form for every campout. Electronic copies can be downloaded and saved with your information for easy printing: http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/19-673.pdf
- A handy checklist for packing can be downloaded as well. It’s a great habit for every scout and adult: https://gallery.mailchimp.com/e54ef67b3c3d8e41341c3a63f/images/69755a69-b3bc-4714-b24e-04612bc3c8e4.jpg
- If you need to borrow a backpack, sleeping bag, pad, etc. for any outing, just ask Mr. or Mrs. Czaja.
Thank you,
Ian Czaja
Outdoor Activities
Troop 166
ian.czaja@troop166.org
cell: 860.803.1918