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BSA Troop 210 White
Plains United Methodist Church 313
SE Maynard Road Cary,
NC 27511 |
The
Announcement 
February 2009
Troop Announcements
Our next batch of Pedro Scouts will soon be arriving and with that Pedro Bootcamp as well as the first set of campouts involving our new Scouts is just around the corner. We need older Scouts to work with these new Scouts as Troop Guides. At this point we are aware of only one older Scout that has expressed an interest in being a Troop Guide, we need more. This is an excellent way to help the new Scouts out in understanding Scouting and introducing them to our Troop while at the same time providing the opportunity to satisfy the leadership requirement for rank advancement. At a minimum for Troop Guides we are looking for Scouts that have earned their First Class Scout rank. Ideally they should also be a 3rd year Scout or higher.
While we realize that according to the current version of the Troop calendar Pedro Bootcamp is scheduled for Sunday, March 8, we are investigating doing something different this year in terms of the program. This year we are moving it to be part of the February campout (weekend of February 28). The new Pedros would work through their activities as part of the campout. Having each of you involved at some point (not the whole time) with the new Pedros will give them a chance to start learning what they need for a Troop 210 campout while allowing everyone to enjoy the campout. When Bootcamp is over, our new Pedros can spend the night with us; after all, with your guidance they will have pitched their tents and set their dining fly.
Continuing the Pedro Bootcamp tradition the troop would furnish the makings for ‘hobos’ for dinner in this case on Saturday night. The patrols will have an ‘Iron Chef’ dessert contest with the ‘secret ingredient’ to be provided.
If you are willing to serve as a Troop Guide please contact either Mr. Freeman or Mr. Hornburg.
Occoneechee Council, Boy
Scouts of America
Camp Durant Grand Lodge
Ribbon Cutting
There will be no Crosswinds District RoundTable on
Thursday, April 16, 2009. Instead, the Crosswinds District is inviting all of its
Scouts and Scouters
to attend the Camp Durant Grand Lodge Ribbon Cutting ceremony on April 16,
2009. The Grand Lodge will be open from 4pm until the official ceremony starts
at 6pm. The dinner and program will start at 6:15pm and end by 7:45pm. Mr.
Robert Mazzuca, Chief Scout Executive of the BSA, will be in attendance.
Our District Key 3 encourages you and your Scouts to go to the ceremony. There
is a $10 per person dinner and patch fee. Registration deadline is
April 9, 2009.
The
Occoneechee Council cordially invites you to attend the Grand Lodge Ribbon
Cutting
Ceremony at Camp Durant with our special guest Robert Mazzuca,
Chief
Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America.
What:
Camp Durant Grand Lodge Ribbon Cutting
When:
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Where:
Occoneechee Council, BSA Camp Durant
Time:
Grand Lodge Open House 4:00 – 5:45 p.m.
Flag
Ceremony/Ribbon Cutting 6:00 – 6:15 p.m.
Dinner
& Program 6:30 – 7:15 p.m.
Cost:
$10/person for Dinner and Commemorative Grand Lodge Opening Patch
Deadline:
Registration Deadline – Thursday, April 9th,
2009
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�� Yes, I
will be attending the Grand Lodge Ribbon Cutting on Thursday, April 16th, 2009.
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# attending Total Amount Enclosed: $ ________
Include
names on a separate sheet for name tags or list here:
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Mail
Occoneechee
Council, BSA
Attn:
Grand Lodge Ribbon Cutting
P.O.
Box 41229, Raleigh, NC 27629-1229
Phone:
919-872-4884
Registration & online payment options are also available at www.ocscouts.org Revised
The End of Brotherhood
Fees
This is
a formal notification of some changes that the Lodge EC has recently made to
our fee schedule for Lodge events. This is particularly important as we enter
election season. We need to make sure that everyone is aware of the new
changes, both current and future members.
We have
completely eliminated the Brotherhood Fees. This means that there will be no
additional charge for a brother to complete the Brotherhood Trail. You will
still be required to keep your dues current. However, there will be no
additional payment involved with the Brotherhood Trail. You merely have to
fulfill the Brotherhood Requirements and sign up for the Trail when we offer
it. This applies to lodge events, summer camp, and whenever else we offer the
Trail.
However,
nothing in life is completely free. To help cover the costs of providing
Brotherhood Members with their new flaps and sashes, we have increased the New
Candidate Ordeal Fee by $5 to bring it to a grand total of $50. So, when
chapter election teams provide information to scoutmasters about upcoming
Ordeals, they need to ensure that any forms or fliers or other handouts that
contain the old fee schedule are updated to reflect the changes. When a
candidate shows up for his Ordeal, the $50 will cover the event costs for the
weekend, his Ordeal sash and flap, and his Brotherhood sash and flap (when he
earns it).
The
Brotherhood and Ordeal Fees are the only fees impacted by these changes.
Everything else remains the same. This is designed to be a cost saving measure
for our membership in light of recent economic strife. If you do the math, you
actually save $10 in the course of your induction sequence.
Calendar
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February 2009 |
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Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
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1 |
2 615-7pm - PLC 7-8pm Troop Mtg “Bike Maintenance” by Rob Clites |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 9-11am Scouting for Food |
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8 830, 945, 11am Scout Sunday @ White Plains UMC |
9 7-8pm Troop Mtg OA Elections |
10 |
11 7-9pm Crosswinds District Eagle Boards of Review |
12 7-8 pm OA Netami Chapter Meeting (1st Baptist Church) |
13 |
14 8am UMM breakfast, Scouting presentation 9-11am Scouting for Food |
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15 |
16 7-8pm Troop Mtg MERIT BADGE CLASS #1 |
17 |
18 |
19 6:30 – 9pm Crosswinds District Roundtable @ Cary Presbyterian Church |
20 |
21 8am-4pm Merit Badge University 6pm P120 Blue Gold Banquet |
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22 |
23 7-8pm Troop Mtg $12 NIGHT!!! |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 5pm T210 Campout @ DCWC (Angela Greene, Campmaster), Pedro Bootcamp!!! |
28 T210 Campout @ DCWC,
Pedro Bootcamp!!! |
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1 1130 am return from T210 campout @ DCWC,
Pedro Bootcamp!!! |
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March 2009 |
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Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
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1 1130 am return from T210 campout @ DCWC |
2 615-7pm - PLC 7-8pm Troop Mtg MERIT BADGE CLASS #2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
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8 |
9 7-8pm Troop Mtg |
10 |
11 7-9pm Crosswinds District Eagle Boards of Review |
12 7-8 pm OA Netami Chapter Meeting (1st Baptist Church) |
13 |
14 |
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15 |
16 7-8pm Troop Mtg MERIT BADGE CLASS #3 |
17 |
18 |
19 6:30 – 9pm Crosswinds District Roundtable @ Cary Presbyterian Church |
20 6pm OA Spring Pow Wow @ Camp Durant |
21 OA Spring Pow Wow @ Camp Durant |
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22 1030am leave OA
Spring Pow Wow @ Camp Durant 2pm Kevin Zeph Eagle Ceremony |
23 7-8pm Troop Mtg $12 NIGHT |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 5pm T210 @
Crosswinds District Camporee @Camp Reeves (Chip Freund, Campmaster) |
28 T210 @
Crosswinds District Camporee @ Camp
Reeves |
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29 1130 am return,
T210 from Crosswinds District Camporee
@ Camp Reeves |
30 7-8pm Troop Mtg |
31 |
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April 2009 |
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Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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5 Palm Sunday |
6 SPRING BREAK! NO Troop Meeting |
7 SPRING BREAK! |
8 SPRING BREAK! 7-9pm Crosswinds District Eagle Boards of Review |
9 SPRING BREAK! 7-8 pm OA Netami Chapter Meeting (1st Baptist Church) |
10SPRING BREAK! |
11 |
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12 Easter Sunday |
13 SPRINGBREAK! 615-7pm - PLC 7-8pm Troop Mtg MERIT BADGE CLASS #4 |
14 |
15 |
16 6:30 – 9pm Crosswinds District Roundtable @ Cary Presbyterian Church |
17 OA Spring Conclave @ Camp Tuscarora |
18 OA Spring Conclave @ Camp Tuscarora |
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19 OA Spring Conclave @ Camp Tuscarora |
20 7-8pm Troop Mtg |
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22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
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26 |
27 7-8pm Troop Mtg $12 NIGHT!!! Fishing presentation |
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30 |
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