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Troop 103 Calendar

dates & details subject to change

Reminder – all Boards of Review must be requested ahead of time & will normally be held at troop meetings after the monthly committee meetings  

Key Issues and Comments: 

1. Our August campout will be a waterskiing campout at Indian Creek Campground in Woodworth, LA.  See below for scouts that have signed up.  I need to know what adults are planning on coming and if you are bringing a boat.
2. Renee Sims is planning on conducting sessions for various religious awards.  Sixth graders can work on the “Our Lady” award while seventh graders and up can work on the AD ALTARE DEI award.  If you are interested, please contact Renee ASAP.
3. Attached is the troop merit badge counselor list.  Let me know if you are interested in becoming a counselor.

July 30 – 7pm – Eagle BoR; Parish Hall 

August 1 – 6 PM - regular troop meeting 

August 8 - 5:00 pm – PLC – SPL, ASPL, PLs, APLs, TG, ASMs to attend

August 8 – 6 PM – regular troop meeting; plan for campout 

August 13 – 7 PM; Roundtable  

August 13-15 – Water Ski Campout

Indian Creek Campground in Woodworth, LA (30 miles south of Alexandria)

Suggest bring a pair of pool shoes, closed toe sandals or krocs. 

Below are the details:

-          We will be leaving St. Jude Parking Lot at 4:30 on Friday (8/13) afternoon. 

-          Bring a bag meal for dinner on Friday.

-          We will be water skiing and swimming all day on Saturday.    Scouts should be prepared to be in the sun most of the day (sun screen, hat, canteen for water, etc).

-          Bring your fishing pole and bait if you feel lucky.

-          We are planning on attending 10 AM Mass in Opelousas before returning to Baton Rouge.  We hope to arrive between 12:30 and 1:00PM.  We will have your scout call you when we are 45 minutes from arriving.

August 15 – no troop meeting 

August 22 – 6 pm – regular troop meeting; plan for CoH 

August 29 – 6 pm – Fall Court of Honor

(potential conflict w/ confirmation meeting) 

September

September 4 – LSU Away Game (North Carolina in Georgia)

September 5 – no meeting – Labor Day Weekend  

September 10-12 – Fall OA Ordeal  

September 11 – LSU Away Game (Vanderbilt) 

September 12 – 5:00 pm – PLC – SPL, ASPL, PLs, APLs, TG, ASMs to attend

September 12–  6 pm – regular troop meeting; prepare for campout

September 10 – 7 PM; Roundtable

September 18 – LSU Home Game (Mississippi State) 

September 18-19 – Canoeing Campout

September 19 – no troop meeting  

September 25 – LSU Home Game (West Virginia) 

September 26– 5 pm – Committee Meeting (Adults Leaders)

September 26 – Regular troop meeting

Scout Links:

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.

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