Monthly Archives: April 2017

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Troop 508 Newsletter 4/12/2017

This Week in Troop 508

 

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A Scout is Thrifty…  Camp Card time!  Pay your way to summer camp by selling camp cards.

Each card is $10, $5 goes directly into your scout account; sell 66 cards to pay for camp minus transportation; Pick-up cards at the next troop meeting

Booth Sale spots are available:

Sat 4/15 Tom Thumb at Northgate & MacArthur 11am-1:50pm

Sat 4/15 Dick’s Sporting Goods 5pm-7pm and 7pm-9pm

To get cards or sign-up for a booth sale contact Mrs. Roman @

You are entered into a drawing for every 25 cards you sell (let Mrs. Roman or Mrs. Whitgrove know when you have sold 25 cards)

Contact Mrs. Roman @ Mrs. Whitgrove

 

Irving Lake Association Clean-up 4/22 8am-noon @ Lake Vilbig

Earn conservation service hours.  Let’s have 100% participation!

 

ILST – Intro to Youth Leadership Skills for Troops

Sunday 4/23 2pm @ Running Bear Park 2601 S Story Rd Irving

This will teach scouts with leadership positions about their new roles and how to most effectively reach success in that role.  All scouts holding a leadership position should attend.

Wear your uniform with t-shirt underneath for activities; bring water, a notebook & pen/pencil

Contact: Eric Shipp

 

Webeloree – 4/28-30 @ Camp Wisdom; Cost $10 to cover food, patrol cooking

Check-in begins at 6pm on Friday; Flag Ceremony 8:30am Saturday

OA Call-Out 8pm Saturday

(Back in Feb. we had OA elections, all scouts who were eligible should attend the Call-Out)

 

Summer Camp 2017 Camp Alexander Lake George, Colorado 7/9 – 7/15

(leaving Sat 8th returning Sun 16th)

Cost: Scout $330, Adult $265 + transportation to be determined

1st payment $110 due 1/30, 2nd payment $100 due 3/27, remaining amt due 5/2

Contact: Mr. Chapman 214-649-6529

 

Please bring a water bottle to meetings.  We should not be using the church’s cups.

 

Scoutmaster Mr. Bolton will be at Woodhaven from 6:30 to 7:00 before each meeting to sign books, have conferences, etc.

 

 

Upcoming Events  

4/18                 Troop Meeting

4/22                 Clean-up Lake Vilbig 8AM

4/23                 ILST Training for new leadership 2pm @ Running Bear Park
4/25                 Troop Meeting

4/28-30            Webeloree @ Camp Wisdom and OA Call-Out
5/2                   PLC / Troop Meeting

5/9                   Troop Meeting

5/16                 Troop Meeting

5/19-21            Zombie Campout @ Camp James Ray

 

 

Merit Badge Opportunities

*Registration is required* for these workshops.  Most require pre-work

 

Medieval Times: email to register

Animal Science MB workshop begins at 1PM, dinner & tournament at 2PM

(April 23, May 20, May 21, or September 23) – Animal Science

 

 

Adventure Scuba and Snorkeling Center in Plano: check out their regularly scheduled courses

Oceanography, Scuba Diving, First Aid, Swimming, Lifesaving

 

 

 

Awards and Advancements

John Schuman – received OA Vigil Honor

Scoutmaster Minutes

4/11/2017

For the second week in April, our second quote on conservation.

Tonight, President Theodore Roosevelt.

Of all Roosevelt’s achievements, he was proudest of his work in conservation, and extending federal protection to land and wildlife. Roosevelt worked closely with Interior Secretary James Garfield to enact a series of conservation programs.  Roosevelt established the United States Forest Service, signed into law the creation of five National Parks, he also established the first 51 bird reserves, four game preserves, and 150 National Forests

 The area of the United States that he placed under public protection totals approximately 230 million acres.

 

 “Of all the questions which can come before this nation, short of the actual preservation of its existence in a great war, there is none which compares in importance with the great central task of leaving this land even a better land for our descendants than it is for us.”

 

Something to think about as we are reminded that as Scouts, we are stewards of the Earth.

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Troop 508 Newsletter 4/5/17

This Week in Troop 508

 

News

A Scout is Thrifty…  Camp Card time!  Pay your way to summer camp by selling camp cards.

Each card is $10, $5 goes directly into your scout account; sell 66 cards to pay for camp minus transportation; Pick-up cards at the next troop meeting

Booth Sale spots are available:

Fri 4/7 Tom Thumb at Northgate & MacArthur 6pm-8pm

Sat 4/8 Dick’s Sporting Goods 11am-12:50pm

Sat 4/15 Tom Thumb at Northgate & MacArthur 11am-1:50pm

Sat 4/15 Dick’s Sporting Goods 5pm-7pm and 7pm-9pm

To get cards or sign-up for a booth sale contact Mrs. Roman @

You are entered into a drawing for every 25 cards you sell (let Mrs. Roman or Mrs. Whitgrove know when you have sold 25 cards)

Contact Mrs. Roman @ Mrs. Whitgrove

 

Flag Ceremony – 4/6 the Scouts who have committed to participate should meet @ 6:00pm Irving Convention Center

Flag ceremony at the Circle Ten Council dinner

Contact:  Mr. Bolton 214-444-8503

 

New Patrol Campout – 4/8 @ Camp Wisdom; meet at Woodhaven 9:00am to carpool to Camp Wisdom. Eat breakfast before you arrive.

Experience camping as a patrol as well as work on Scout requirements and choose patrol name and leader

Need a few older scouts to attend to help.

Contact Mr. Roman for more information

 

Irving Lake Association Clean-up 4/22 8am-noon @ Lake Vilbig

Earn conservation service hours.  Let’s have 100% participation!

 

Summer Camp 2017 Camp Alexander Lake George, Colorado 7/9 – 7/15

(leaving Sat 8th returning Sun 16th)

Cost: Scout $330, Adult $265 + transportation to be determined

1st payment $110 due 1/30, 2nd payment $100 due 3/27, remaining amt due 5/2

Contact: Mr. Chapman 214-649-6529

 

Please bring a water bottle to meetings.  We should not be using the church’s cups.

 

Scoutmaster Mr. Bolton will be at Woodhaven from 6:30 to 7:00 before each meeting to sign books, have conferences, etc.   

 

Upcoming Events  

4/8                   New Patrol Campout @ Camp Wisdom

4/11                 Troop Meeting

4/18                 Troop Meeting

4/22                 Clean-up Lake Vilbig 8AM

4/23                 ILST Training for new leadership 2pm @ Running Bear Park
4/25                 Troop Meeting

4/28-30            Webeloree @ Camp Wisdom and OA Call Out
 

Merit Badge Opportunities

To sign-up for these classes, please visit their website to register. *Registration is required*

 

Perot Museum of Nature and Science:  Cost $27/scout

(April 22) – Environmental Science

(May 6) – Chemistry

(June 3,10, 25) – Engineering, Aviation, Robotics

(July 1, 15, 29) – Citizenship in the Community, Aviation, Digital Technology

(August 5) – Environmental Science)

 

 Adventure Scuba and Snorkeling Center in Plano: check out their regularly scheduled courses

Oceanography, Scuba Diving, First Aid, Swimming, Lifesaving

New Troop Leadership

SPL – Noah

ASPL – Carson M

ASPL – Isaac R

Jr Asst SM – Robert J

Troop Guide – Trevor N

Historian – CJ R

Instructor – Ben R

Scribe – Chris R

Librarian – Christian S

Bugler – Aiden B

Webmaster – Luke B

Quartermaster – Matthew C

Chaplain Aide – Pierce W

OA Rep – John W
Patrol Leaders / Assistant Patrol Leaders

Phoenix – Aiden B/ Matthew C

Dragon – Pierce W / Connor M

Viper – Luke B / Trevor N

Oh Dear – Riler H / Carson M

Announcements

New Troop Leadership 4/2017

SPL  – Noah K

ASPL  – Carson M

ASPL  – Isaac R

 

Patrol Leaders / Asst patrol Leader

Majestic Mountainmen – Colby C / Micah N

Phoenix – Aiden B /

Dragon – Pierce W /

Viper – Jacob K / Luke B

Oh Dear – Riler H

 

Chaplains Aide – Pierce W

OA Rep – John W

Quartermaster – Matthew C

Webmaster – Luke B

Bugler – Aiden B

Librarian – Christian S

Scribe – Christopher R

Instructor – Ben R

Historian – CJ R

JASM – Robert J

Troop Guide Trevor N

Scoutmaster Minutes

4/4/17

Earth Day is in April, so all month, I’m sharing quotes that I like that are at least somewhat related.

 

Tonight, I have a quote from John Muir:

 

If you haven’t heard of Muir, he was a naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, an early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States, and he is the founder of the Sierra Club.

 

 

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings, Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.