Scout Notes - Monday, May 24, 2010

Hut and Van Cleanup – Thank you for everyone that pitched in to help clean the Scout Hut and the Van as we recovered from the Work Day campout. Everything looked good.

Safety at Meetings – I was alerted Monday evening after our meeting that some of our Scouts had been playing in potentially dangerous areas within the St. Francis Xavier property. Specifically:
Recycling Bin – Some Scouts had climbed into the recycling dumpster located in the SE corner of the parking lot.
Window Well – Some Scouts were climbing into the window well that’s located on the east end of the church, next to the alley.
In either case noted above, serious injury or property damage could occur. In the future, please avoid these areas and any other potentially dangerous situations. We want you to have fun, but your safety is our primary concern.

Annual Health and Medical Record – Each Scout and Adult Scout Leader is required to have a current medical health record on file to participate in our camping activities. Below is a link that you may download. Pages 2-3 are to be completed by the Scouter and a physician. Page 4 is to be completed by the Scouter.

http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/34605_Letter.pdf

We have arranged to have the camp physicals conducted for the youth at University Heights Baptist Church on Monday, May 24th. We will be joining Troop 828 with Dr. Bobby Lauvetz conducting the physicals.

If you’re going to take advantage of this opportunity to have a physical, please come to University Heights at 6:00pm with your portion of the paperwork completed. Also, if this is the first time your son is having a physical, please talk to him so that he understands what to expect as there will be a check for hernia.

Here’s the address of University Baptist Heights:
323 South Knoblock Street Stillwater, OK 74074-3020

Troop 828 meets on the second floor of the UHBC building when you enter from the north side.


Red Rock Camp – Some new pictures have been posted on our website, so please take a look.

Knot Tying – Remember to bring your rope to the Troop Meeting.

Troop Meetings
Monday, May 24th
Physicals – 6:00pm at University Heights Baptist Church
Order of the Arrow Elections – These will be held at approximately 8:00pm
Personal Management Merit Badge
Rank Advancement – 2nd Class Swimming Requirement – All first year Scouts that need this requirement, bring your suit.
Note: We will have a very full evening and I hope we can get everything in. Completing the physicals will take priority.
Monday, May 31st
Memorial Day – No Troop Meeting
Monday, June 7th
Summer Camp Prep
Other Activities as Time Permits

Upcoming Activities
Summer Camp – We’ve turned our registration forms into Council so that we could take advantage of the early registration rate. If you’re still interested in attending Summer Camp, please let us know.

Van Training – Mr. Southwick will be conducting Van Driver Training for all adults over the age of 21 that will be driving one of the FUMC vehicles for our Scout outings. The training will take place on Sunday, May 23rd at 1:00pm in the Scout Hut. The training will take approximately two hours. Please bring a copy of your driver’s license and vehicle insurance for FUMC insurance records. Remember, we need as many trained adults as possible to ensure that we’re covered when out on our activities.

Summer Canoeing – We will again take a number of our summer meetings out to the lake with our canoes. Tentatively, we’re planning to begin on Monday, June 21st. Adult leaders need to update their Safe Swim and Safety Afloat certifications.

Other
Potential Eagle Project – Habitat for Humanity has a potential project if we have an interested Scout. Please contact Angie at (405) 372-8100 for more details.