SCOUT AND PARENT REMINDERS IN BRIEF
* Next meeting - Tuesday, April 27th at 7pm !!Remember - scouts are going to different locations!!
* May Hike Money Due As Well As BSA Health Forms and Permission Slips
* Travel shirts available! Buy them now!
* Flower Basket Results - Great Job, Scouts!
* Troop Family Get-Together - Laser Tag At The Lost City - May 4th
View the calendar, download forms, and find other information about Troop 14 at: http://www.troop14sl.com
Parent Committee Meeting Minutes are available on request. Contact the Communications Chair for more information.
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NEXT WEEK'S MEETING – TUESDAY, APRIL 27TH AT 7PM
!!REMEMBER - SCOUTS ARE GOING TO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS!!
For our next meeting on April 27th, the Scouts will be divided.
* First-year Scouts will be working on the dangers of drugs for their Rank Requirements. We will meet at at the Grand Haven Public Safety located at 525 Washington Avenue in Grand Haven.
* Older Scouts will be meeting at the Lakeshore Electric Building to work on the requirements for the Auto Mechanics Merit Badge. For those Scouts attending, please print off the Auto Maintenance Merit Badge at
http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb127.asp
Please bring this with you.
Parents: Please drop off and pick up your Scouts at the Lakeshore Electric building, 5200 Short Street Fruitport. It is located off of Airline Road, North of Sternberg by Leisure Time Pools.
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MAY HIKE MONEY DUE AS WELL AS BSA HEALTH FORMS AND PERMISSION SLIPS
We have a number of great Scout events coming up shortly and need a few things from parents.
*We need your money for the May Hike (April 30th –May 2nd) this TUESDAY. Please pay the Scoutmaster at Public Safety or the Troop Training Coordinator at Lakeshore Electric. The price includes a t-shirt with the map on it for $35. You can also opt for a moisture wicking shirt with the map on it for $45.
*Deposits for Summer Camp and High Adventure are need as well.
*Remember, if your Scout has signed up for an event, such as the Indy Trip, May Hike, Summer Camp and High Adventure, we need BOTH a completed BSA health form and a permission slip. These can be downloaded at: http://www.troop14sl.com/camping.html.
Note: With the health form, Parts A and C must be completed for ANY Scout Event. Part B must be completed by a physician. Part B is needed for Scout Camp and High Adventure.
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TRAVEL SHIRTS AVAILABLE! BUY THEM NOW!
If you plan on going to the Indy trip (or High Adventure), Scouts and their parents must purchase the red Scout travel shirts. Cost is $18. Shirts are sized for adults and go from S to 2X.
Order your shirt by contacting the Finance Chair on Tuesday at Lakeshore Electronics.
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FLOWER BASKET RESULTS - GREAT JOB SCOUTS!
Troop 14 sold over 800 baskets this year!!
Flower pick-up will be in on Friday evening, May 7th and Saturday morning, May 8th. Further details on time will be coming soon.
CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB WELL-DONE!
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TROOP FAMILY GET-TOGETHER - LASER TAG AT THE LOST CITY - MAY 4th
On May 4th, all Scouts are invited to play Laser Tag and possibly some miniature golf at the Lost City in Holland.
Scouts will meet at Holmes Elementary at 6:30 PM and then carpool to the Lost City in Holland. The Lost City is located on 12330 James St in Holland.
If more Scouts and parents wish to sign up, see the Scoutmaster at Public Safety or the Troop Training Coordinator at Lakeshore Electric on Tuesday.
Please note that this is NOT a Scout function. Scouts do not have to wear uniforms and are encouraged to wear dark clothes for laser tag.
Admission cannot be charged to your account. Admission is $12. For more information, talk to the Troop Training Coordinator.
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SCOUTS NEEDED FOR OUTDOOR ADVENTURE SHOW ON MAY 8TH
BSA Outdoor Adventure Show will be held at at the DeVos Place on May 8th. Troop 14 will have a High Adventure Booth there, so we need scouts to help set up the booth, help out around it and tear it down at the end of the day.
Setup is still being determined (probably May 7th or early May 8th). To help at the booth, you need to have high adventure experience. Scouts who help out will receive free tickets and lunch.
This event will include exhibits, climbing walls, shooting galleries, fishing ponds, etc. It will be a great experience!! Tickets are $6 each ($2 of which goes into your designated scout account).
Talk to the Scoutmaster for more information.
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OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS
* May Hike - April 30th – May 2nd
* Spring OA Conclave - Order of the Arrowmen: Sign-up for Spring Conclave. Event held at Camp Gerber, May 14-16, cost $15.
* Veteran Flag Placing - Saturday, May 15th @ 9am, @ Spring Lake Cemetery. Show respect for our servicemen by placing flags on the graves of veterans.
* Indianapolis 500 Trip - May 29th and 30th
* Memorial Day Parade - May 31st
* Kayak Raffle - Troop 14 will soon be launching a kayak raffle. Raffle tickets will be $5 and should be sold by parents, not Scouts, over the summer. CORRECTION: $2.85 from each ticket going back to each Scout’s account (previously, it was said that all proceeds go to Troop 14; this is incorrect). Tickets can be sold at the Music in the Park events. Sales will run from June 17 – August 19 with the winners being announced at the August 19th Music in the Park event. Winners need not be present to win.
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NEW TROOP ROSTER aND CELL PHONES
We are in the process of updating the Troop Roster and we need your help!
New Scout Parents: Please send names/addresses/phone numbers of parents and/or Guardian/Mentor.
Existing Scout Parents: If anyone has moved or changed phone numbers since last year, please let us know.
PARENTS: We need your and your son's cell phone numbers. We'll usually ask these before any event. In case of an emergency, we may have to contact you or locate your son if he is separated from the group.
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UPDATES AND REMINDERS
If you have news or an update that you want to share with the scouts, parent committee or leadership council, note that two newsletters go out weekly: one on Monday and another on the day after the weekly troop meeting (usually Wednesday). If you have information that needs to be sent out, please send all announcements to the Communications Chair by 6pm the day before the newsletter.
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Monday, April 26, 2010
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