TROOP 14 POST-MEETING UPDATE For Wednesday, May 5th 2010

SCOUT AND PARENT REMINDERS IN BRIEF
* FLOWER BASKET PICK UP SCHEDULE May 7th-8th
* THE SCOUT ADVENTURE SHOW ON SATURDAY, MAY 8TH
* NEXT MEETING: TUESDAY, MAY 11TH
* UPCOMING MERIT BADGE: CYCLING

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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FLOWER BASKET PICK UP SCHEDULE May 7th-8th

If you have not been contacted about a specific pick-up time, you may pick-up your flower baskets between 8:30-9:00 pm on Friday, May 7th OR between 9-11 am on Saturday, May 8th.

Location: Lakeshore Electric, 5200 Short St. (off Airline - right behind the Noah Shelter)

Thank you to everyone who is helping to unload the trucks and sort orders!!

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THE SCOUT ADVENTURE SHOW ON SATURDAY, MAY 8TH

At last! The Scout Adventure Show opens its doors on Saturday, May 8th from noon until 8pm at the DeVos Place. The Adventure show brings the outdoors indoors with the following activities:

* Climb one of several Rock Towers
* Crawl through the caving simulator
* Shoot a BB Gun or Bow & Arrow at one of our indoor ranges.
* Ride a hovercraft!
* Race a boat
* Cross the rope bridge
* Visit the safety area and explore the smoke house, seat belt tester, and accident simulation
* Tie a fly and test your skill with a fly rod
* Reel in a big one at the fishing simulator!
* Visit the Chief at our Order of the Arrow Village
* Indoor campsite and camping gear from our vendors
* Plus: Push car races, pioneering tower, cooking demos, GPS, nature exhibits, plus much more!

TICKETS: $4 per person in advance - (Contact the Scoutmaster), or $6 at the door! This promises to be fun for all ages. This is something you will NOT want to miss!

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NEXT SCOUT MEETING: TUESDAY, MAY 11TH @ 7PM

The next meeting will focus on Youth Protection Training for scouts.

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UPCOMING MERIT BADGE: CYCLING

The cycling merit badge is starting up soon. Sign up will be done online. See the email version of the newsletter for more information.

You must be 1st class or higher to ride with this group.*


* 1st years may be able to ride on a limited basis. Depending on turnout, 1st years may be selected based on ability if there is room in the group. This is not a basic cycling outing. Riders should have experience and must be able to keep pace.

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OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

* 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

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KAYAK RAFFLE

The Grand Haven Elks Club is sponsoring a Kayak Raffle with proceeds to benefit Troop 14 and the Grand Haven Area Arts Council. Tickets will be available for sale shortly at a cost of $5 each. The exact amount received per ticket will be based on total amount sold. Two years ago this resulted in $2.85 per ticket sold deposited into Scout accounts. More information coming soon!

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LINGERING REMINDERS

* Get your Travel Shirts!
* Deposits for Summer Camp and High Adventure are needed ASAP.
* Send in your forms and permission slips.

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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.