Boy Scout Troop 103
sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council 9692
Photos St. Jude the Apostle Church Home Page
Regular troop meetings are at 6-7:30pm in the St. Jude Parish Hall
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1. Congratulations to the Scouts who were awarded the "Our
Lady" Scout Religious award today at a ceremony at
St.Gerard Majella Church. Bishop Muench presented religious awards to
about 200 Scouts from the diocese at the ceremony.
2. One additional Scout is needed to volunteer to be a flag
bearer at the Past Grand Knights banquet for the Knights of Columbus, our
sponsoring
organization. This will be 6:00 pm Saturday night, June 21. The
Knights provide a free steak dinner to the Scouts who serve as flag bearers for
their banquet, and have made yearly donations to Troop 103 to help defray our
expenses. Let me know if you are interested.
SUMMER CAMP ITEMS:
A. Summer Camp: Transportation.
Parents, we will need your help transporting the Scouts up to Camp Avondale next
Sunday. We will be leaving from the St.Jude Parking Lot (near the
School and Playground) around Noon.
Adults driving:
Cliff Durand (+ 3 scouts) (+ troop trailer)
Paul Sicard (+ 3 scouts)
Eddie James (+ ? scouts)
Returning on Saturday (leave Camp Avondale at 9:00 to 9:30 am):
Cliff Durand (+ 3 scouts) (+ troop trailer)
Paul Sicard (+ 3 scouts)
Eddie James (+ ? scouts)
Robert Creel (+ ? scouts)
We will need transportation for 22 Scouts going up and 20 Scouts returning. WE
NEED A COUPLE OF MORE ADULTS TO HELP DRIVE, especially on Sunday. Please
let me know if you can help carry a few scouts up to Avondale.
B. Family Night: Friday Night.
Friday Night is Family Night. The camp is open for visiting after 4:30 pm.
Parents and siblings are invited to join the Troop for the evening meal in
the Dining Hall at 6:00 pm (5:55 flag ceremony just outside), and/or for the
Family Campfire at 7:30 pm. A Rootbeer Float Farewell Party follows at
8:15
pm in the Dining Hall.
Cost is $5 per person to eat in the dining hall, payable upon arrival at camp on
Friday night.
Let me know how many parents and siblings are expected to attend family night
this week, so that the camp has a approximately headcount for this
event.
C. Health Forms
The following Scouts need to have their Medical Forms completed before Summer
Camp. You can image these (*.pdf) and e-mail them to me, or you can
send them by regular mail or drop them off at my house.
D. Scouts probably want to pack a sheet to throw over
themselves to sleep. I sleep on top of the sleeping bag on the cot, using
it as a
mattress. We sleep in canvas two-man tents, on canvas Army-style camp
cots, with room for Scouts to put their stuff under the cot.
E. Remember: No peanut or nut products!
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Istrouma Area Council:
http://www.iac-bsa.org/
This has information on upcoming Scout events and general information and links
about Scouting.
A link that shows the Scout uniform is:
http://www.scoutstuff.org/bsasupply/boyscout.aspx
Note Troop 103 does not use a neckerchief. Troop 103 will provide the
Patrol
patch (goes on right sleeve under the US flag) for new scouts.
A very useful link regarding Advancement requirements (i.e., progress to
Tenderfoot / 2nd Class / 1st class / etc... ranks) and Merit Badge requirements
is:
http://www.meritbadge.com/.
This site has many useful links regarding the individual Merit Badges.
Merit
Badges are required for advancements beyond 1st class, with particular emphasis
on the "Eagle required" merit badges. New scouts, if active, generally hit
First Class rank at about a year to 18 months.
Below is a link the local Scout council website has for the Scout uniform
(including its price list):
http://www.iac-bsa.org/fall%20uniform%20BS.pdf
Contact Cliff Durand, 765-7264 or
cdurand1@cox.net
, for more information
about Troop 103.
Photos St. Jude the Apostle Church Home Page