[Troop139] Troop 139 Notes - 20120612 UPDATED

Tue Jun 12 22:33:40 EDT 2012

Troop 139 Meeting Notes - 20120612

We have a couple of good things to complete this week as we prepare for our
summer activities:

1.      Merit Badge selection for camp and for general advancement.  Camp
Turrell is scheduled for Sunday, July 29 to Saturday, August 4th. 

All Scouts and adults attending camp are required to have a completed BSA
medical form and a physical in the 365 days prior to the last day of either
Camp Turrell or Floodwood.  There is no fee for adult attendance at camp,
but there will be assigned duties for all adults participating.  This may
include Scout Leader Training for a few hours each day while in camp.

2.      We need to completely resolve any discords in record-keeping for
advancement between the BSA National ScoutNet database and TroopMaster
database maintained by the Troop. 

3.      June Newsletter articles and announcements need to be completed by
this week's meeting for inclusion in the Church bulletin this Sunday
(Father's Day) and it is an ideal opportunity to spread the word about the
Troop. 

4.      Mr. Sciame, Mr. Gungil and I will be meeting with our Senior Patrol
Leader, Dino Landaverde to discuss Troop organization and activities, so
Scouts are encouraged to provide any suggestions and program ideas to Dino
this week. 

5.      Our June Fishing Trip/Campout to Campgaw Reservation is scheduled
for June 22-24 in Mahwah.   Mrs. Daly needs to know who is attending ASAP.

6.      June 30 Bake Sale/Car Wash at Conlon Hall 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

7.      July 14 Bake Sale/Car Wash at Conlon Hall 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

8.      Mr. Sciame made a poignant presentation at our Court of Honor about
the need for trained Scout Leaders, Merit Badge Counselors, and Troop
Committee members and a cleanup of outstanding finances.  Please see Gordon
Beattie (201.314.6964) about what is involved in Scout Troop Leadership and
Merit Badge Counselors opportunities and see Phil Sciame (201.384.3553)
about Committee Membership and financial issues. 

9.      Our Troop Room cleanup project is set for Tuesday and Wednesday,
June 26 & 27.  

These two days will provide us with an opportunity to clean up and organize
items across two evenings.

10. The Adirondack trip is now slated for the latter part of the summer.  We
need to settle on which week is best for all concerned in the next week or
so.  How does the Sunday, August 12th after the Hamfest (Saturday 8/11)
sound to folks?  Should it be later in the summer?  Perhaps August 19th? 

11. The Troop 139 70th Anniversary Dinner is scheduled for September 15th in
Conlon Hall.  We need to get a Committee together to help organize this
program and to engage Troop alumni and their families as well. 

12.  We will have a meeting on Tuesday, July 3rd and we need to discuss
possible programs for July 10, 17 and 24.  We do need to complete pre-camp
Merit Badge paper work and also work out Patrols and other leadership
positions.  

Eagle Project Statuses 

a.      Alex Slaughter is awaiting confirmation on an extension for his
Eagle Project.  I granted and approved, he will need some assistance to
complete the project. 

b.      Justin Miller will need some help in identifying and staffing some
small additional Food Drive events to support his Eagle Project 

c.      Jeremy Beattie's project will need one more construction and testing
day and/or evening and then he will need to engage the Red Cross for a
deployment test. 

d.      Charlie Dewey will need some adult review of his project proposal,
so that it can be moved forward to the District Advancement Committee. 

e.      Arslan Gungil and Eisen Villaluna are just getting organized to
define their Eagle Projects and will need project ideas. 

>From the Summer Camp Note from Mrs. Valencia:

a.      Medical Forms download
http://www.doubleknot.com/openrosters/ViewDocLibrary.asp

find: Medical Form - Part A, B and C
http://www.doubleknot.com/openrosters/DocDownload.aspx?id=52019

b.      If you applied for a Campership from the Northern New Jersey Council
for Summer Camp, you should have received your Campership letter with the
amount that you were approved.

c.      We now need to complete our payments for Summer Camp to Council,
therefore

please bring to the Scout meeting (by June 19th), please bring in your
complete tuition payment of $355 or the amount of $355 less the campership.

d.      There is no adult fee.

If you are having difficulty paying for camp, please let Mrs. Dewey know and
we will work out a payment plan. We also have a limited number of Troop
Camperships. Depending on our fundraising received this spring from car
washes, ham radio fest, and Wendy's dine outs, some Summer Camp fees MAY be
discounted.

a.      ALL PARTICIPANTS (ADULT & CHILD) GOING TO SUMMER CAMP OR FLOODWOOD
WILL NEED A COMPLETED FORM (3 COPIES). ALL SECTIONS!

b.      All medical forms MUST be received by July 1. 

c.      Physicals for all MUST be up to date & be current within a year of
the last day of camp, basically the end of August 2012.

Questions?  

Please call Gordon Beattie 201.314.6964 or Diana Valencia 201.446.0355

Thanks & 73,

Gordon Beattie, W2TTT

201.314.6964