Troop News: Week of 10/14/13

THIS WEEK – TROOP MEETING

  • Please bring $120 for your chocolate bars if you have not already
  • Sign up for chocolate sales

CITIZENSHIP IN THE WORLD

The merit badge class for Citizenship in the World will be offered starting on 11/13, at 6:00pm, just before the troop meeting.  If your scout needs this MB and has not yet signed up, please contact Anna dos Santos (anna.dossantos@comcast.net) to sign up.  Class schedules, MB booklets, and worksheets will be distributed on 10/23 and 10/30.

CHOCOLATE BARS ARE HERE! 

  • The troop’s major fundraising effort for this year began on 9/25.  There are still several scouts that have not picked up their bars – please plan on picking them up this week.
  • Families pay the troop up front for the bars ($120, payable to Troop 29) and then can sell them to families, friends, neighbors or at troop organized sale locations for $2.00 each.

DEN CHIEF TRAINING  SATURDAY 10/26

  • Den Chief training will take place in Braintree on 10/26 from 8am – 12 pm.   Location is Braintree Moose Lodge, 175 Howard St. Braintree.  You will be asked to wear your Class A uniform.
  • This is a live course that will give you the tools to understand your role as a Den Chief and help you succeed.  You will enjoy hands on activities in an interactive and fun setting.
  • Troop will pick up expenses.
  • Please contact your Scout Master if you are interested in participating.  Another training will be held 12/7 – location and time TBD.

SCOUT MASTER TRAINING

  • Think you might want to become our Scoutmaster in the future?  Scoutmaster Basic 1-2-3, a one day class required for trained Scoutmasters, will be held on Saturday, 10/19, in Foxboro.
  • Outdoor Leader Skills, also required for the Scoutmaster “Trained” badge, will be held the weekend of 10/26-27, in the Foxboro/Wrentham area.
  • Please contact Anna dos Santos if you’d like to sign up.

SCOUTING FOR FOOD

  • Troop 29 is participating in Scouting for Food supporting the Franklin Food Pantry.
  • We ask that you return the bags at the 10/30th troop meeting – please don’t bring them earlier.

RADIO MERIT BADGE

Mark Hofstra, the Pack 92 Secretary , offered to be a Merit Badge councilor for the Radio Merit badge.  He is a licensed HAM Radio operator.  If you are interested and want to learn more, contact Mr. Jolie at steven.jolie@multiplan.com

FALL COH (Court of Honor) 10/30 @ Charter School

  • There will be a reception following the COH.
    • For last names starting with A-P please bring desserts
    • For last names starting with Q – Z please bring beverages (bottled water, soda, etc)

If you have any announcement that needs to go to the troop, please send it to Deb Ryan at mjryan4@comcast.net  by 9:00am on Monday

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