Key dates:

June 22 – 28: Summer Camp http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040E4CADA62EAB9-2014

July 1 – 3: Soda (Pop) for July 4th Cookout
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/9040E4CADA62EAB9-soda1

July 4: Marshaling, Parade and Cookout:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040E4CADA62EAB9-20141

Details:

Monday May 26

• Memorial Day, No Troop meeting

Monday June 2

• Electrical Work at Church,  No Troop meeting

Monday, June 9

• Troop meeting

Saturday, June 14 – Sunday June 15

• Northern Tier Crew Shakedown

Monday, June 16

• Troop Meeting
• Troop Committee

Sunday June 22 – Saturday June 28

• Summer Camp
• Details here: http://troop166.org/2014/05/20/troop-166-announces-summer-camp-2014/
• Adults needed 7 days and 6 nights
• (Adults can overlap, don’t need to stay for the whole time)
• Scouts and adults sign up at: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040E4CADA62EAB9-2014

Monday June 23

• No Troop Meeting during Summer Camp

Monday, June 30

• Troop Meeting
• Board of Review

Tuesday, July 1 – Thursday, July 3

• Donations of Soda (pop) for July 4th cookout.
• Details and sign up here: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/9040E4CADA62EAB9-soda1

Friday, July 4th

• Marshaling
• Parade
• Cookout
• Parent and Scouts needed for all three activities
• Sign up for all three at: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040E4CADA62EAB9-20141

Monday July 7 –  Saturday July 19

• Northern Tier High Adventure

Monday July 7

• Troop Meeting
• Leaders needed to supervise meeting while High Adventure crew is away

Monday July 14

• Troop Meeting
• Leaders needed to supervise meeting while High Adventure crew is away

Monday July 21

• Troop Meeting

Friday July 25 – Sunday July 27

• Sailing Outing (details and signup soon)

Monday, July 28

• Troop meeting
• Troop Committee

As always, please let me know if there are questions or concerns.

Mr. Fulton

When: Sunday, June 22^nd to Saturday, June 28^th
Where: Camp Falling Rock (Newark, OH)
Cost: $270 per scout
Why: Fun, Swimming, Boating, Camping, Foxfire, 58 Different Merit Badges, Brownsea Adventure
Don’t miss out – It is a great time!!!

Please bring checks, made out to Troop 166, to the meeting or you may drop off at my house: 97 S. Dawson in Bexley.  If you have paid a deposit already, I will be asking you for the balance very soon.

Make sure you get your physical in time.  Check the troop website for the form you need to use.

Please sign up at: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040E4CADA62EAB9-2014

Mrs. Kirschner

Signup here for the outing: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040E4CADA62EAB9-mayouting

On Friday, May 9, we meet at the church to leave for a weekend of camping and backpacking. We meet at 6 PM and will get underway as soon as we are ready. We drive to  the Twin Valley Trail, a part of the Dayton Metro Park system and located just south of Dayton. We will be camping overnight in tents a short distance from the parking lot.

On Saturday morning, we pack up our gear and backpack about 5 miles, covering most of the distance in a loop that leads us back the the starting point. We set up camp and spend the night (again in tents) on Saturday night. On Sunday morning, we pack up, clean up and return to the starting point. We should be ready to leave the trailhead at about 10 AM. As is traditional on backpacking trips, we’ll stop at Sonic on the way back to Columbus for a snack. We should be back at the church by noon on Sunday.

Cost of the outing is $15 (payable at the Troop meeting on Monday, May 5). Please bring $5 with you on the outing for snacks at Sonic.

Signup and payment deadline is Monday, May 5.

As the food and cooking for backpacking is somewhat specialized, the adults will coordinate the food with assistance from the Scouts for cooking. Do not bring any food or anything that smells like food in your backpack.

Each pair of Scouts will need a tent suitable for backpacking. Each Scout will need a backpack, sleeping bag, pad and personal gear. The trail is not difficult so boots are not a requirement, but sturdy shoes are. An extra pair of shoes and dry socks are also critical elements of the Scout’s gear. Scouts or adults who wish to participate but lack gear should contact Mr. Kirschner or Mr. Fulton for assistance in arranging gear.

Uncertain about what to bring?  Please check this list from a previous backpacking outing: http://troop166.org/2010/05/06/backpacking-what-to-bring/

Gear will be coordinated at the Monday Troop Meeting prior to the outing.

Signup here for the outing: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040E4CADA62EAB9-mayouting

Mr. Fulton

The highest level of Adult Leader training in Scouting is the Wood Badge course. We encourage all of our Adult Leaders and those interested  in Adult Leadership to take part. I took the course in 2008 when I had just become an Adult Leader with the Troop and I still am in touch with many of the friends that I made in the course.

Aside from it’s value as Scout Training, it’s a valuable way to learn leadership skills, dealing with difficult situations, and small group dynamics. I know of no better way to learn how to pass on the values that we want our Scouts to have than for Adults to participate in Wood Badge.

The course runs over two long weekends in the late summer and early fall and the cost is $240 ($270 after June 1)

Details are here: http://www.skcscouts.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2014-WB-Flyer-2-Side.pdf

I would encourage you to consider  this as something that you do this summer. It is well worth your time. Please let me know if you have questions. I would love to have you share the Wood Badge experience.

Yours in Scouting.

Mr. Fulton

Mr. Fulton

Sign up now at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040E4CADA62EAB9-easter

On the Saturday before Easter (this coming Saturday April 19) we assist the Bexley Recreation and Parks Department to conduct the annual Easter Egg Hunt. We gather (in uniform) at 10 AM to set up the field and hide the eggs. We assist with marshaling the crowds and then do cleanup after the event. We’ll also need adults (parents and uniformed leaders) to supervise.
Thanks,

Mr. Fulton
Sign up now at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040E4CADA62EAB9-easter

Since we are, for the moment without a display case to show our trophies, I though that I would display this one here. We just received our Charter for 2014 from the Boy Scouts of America. It shows that we have taught leadership, physical fitness and citizenship for over 72 years. Not a bad record to have…

Signup now at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040E4CADA62EAB9-march.

On Friday, March 28 we will gather at the Church at 6 PM and get underway as soon as we are packed up and ready to go, We will drive to Camp Falling Rock just north of Newark (a little less than and hour away) and stay in the lower level of the fabulous Sequoia Lodge in the lower (back, Winter entrance, North) portion of Camp Falling Rock. The Scouts will have a snack and then spend the night in the cabin.

On Saturday after breakfast and cleanup the Scouts will spend much of the day playing a map and compass-based game of hide and seek called Cat and Mouse. It is one of the Scout’s favorite activities and was voted as one of the most popular ones when planning for this year’s outings. Scouts will decide about how lunch will be done, but it is likely they will have lunch and then cleanup at the cabin. The afternoon may provide another round of Cat and Mouse or may provide an opportunity for Scouts to work on skills for requirements and advancement. The Scouts will cook dinner and cleanup and then spend the night in the cabin.

On Sunday morning, we will have breakfast and then cleanup, pickup and plan to leave Camp Falling Rock for a return back to the Church at about 11 AM.

Scouts and adults should have dinner prior to arriving at the Church on Friday.

The Scout handbook provides wonderful guidance about what to bring on an outing. We will be cabin camping so we don’t need tents, but watch the weather forecasts and dress for the weather. We will be outside most all day on Saturday. The cabin is heated and we’ll be sleeping on bunks, but everyone will need a sleeping bag. Scouts and adults will need a mess kit (bowl, fork and cup), a change of clothes and personal gear (toiletries, flashlight, etc.)

Only the Scout(s) designated as cooks should bring food. Don’t bring snacks or candy. Scouts cook and eat together.

We travel to and from outings in Class “A” uniform (shirts, pants, belt and socks).
Scouts should bring their Boy Scout handbook.

Cell phone and other electronics should be left at home. They are not needed, they get lost and damaged in the outdoors and there are plenty of other things to do. Adults have cell phones for emergencies.

This is an ideal outing for folks who “don’t like camping” as we are in a warm dry cabin sleeping on bunk beds with indoor plumbing and running water. There are a limited number of spots available, so sign up now at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040E4CADA62EAB9-march. Cost for Scouts is $20. Adults divide the cost of the adult food after the outing.

We will need adults to drive and to supervise the group. Adults can signup at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040E4CADA62EAB9-march also.

As always, please let me know if there are questions or concerns.

Mr. Fulton

Here is the list of Scouts and adults that are taking part in this weekend’s outing

Scouts:
Elijah C.
Matthew B.
Ford C.
Colten P.
Miles B.
Eddie R.  * (Eddie is tentative based on other commitments)

Adults:
Mr. Bryant
Mr. Cowan
Mr. Fulton

The cost of the outing is $20 per Scout, payable in the parking lot.

Permissions slips are available online here: http://troop166.org/web-forms/ and I’ll have copies available in the parking the lot.

We travel to and from outings in Class “A” uniform.

Please pack and dress for the weather. We will be outside for most of the day on Saturday.

See previous post for other details

February has a rich and diverse set of events for Scouts and now is the time to sign up .

First Outing of the Year

Sign up for January Outing Here!
Sign up for our January outing this coming weekend is still available.
We need Scouts and Adults to sign up or we will have to cancel. The weather next weekend will be warmer than the weather during the week.
Sign up for January Outing Here!
Scout Sunday

Sign up for Scout Sunday Here!
Scout Sunday at BUMC – February 9
Once each year we “give back” to our chartering organization, Bexley United Methodist Church, by attending services in uniform to say “Thank You” for the support we receive through the year. This year, Scout Sunday is on February 9 and all Adult Leaders, Scouts and parents are invited to attend.  We will be represented at both services (9 AM and 11 AM) and you may choose to attend either or both. You are not required to be a member of the Church to attend. Attending a worship service outside of your own religious tradition can be a very educational experience.
Sign up for Scout Sunday Here!

Bexley Maple Syrup Workshop

Sign up for Bexley Maple Syrup workshop Here!
Tree Identification and tagging – February 8   Tree tapping – February 22

Syrup production – March 1
Jeffrey Mansion
The City of Bexley through the Recreation and Parks Department is conducting a community workshop this winter to produce Maple Syrup from Bexley maple trees. On separate days, Scouts will be trained and assist with tree identification, tapping trees and producing syrup. Please consider signing up for more than one day and more than one shift on the syrup production day. We’ll also need adults to supervise. Please dress for the weather.
Sign up for Bexley Maple Syrup workshop Here!

Skiing/Snowboarding/Tubing

Sign up for Skiing/Snowboarding/Tubing at Mad River Mountain!
February 23 – Mad River Mountain
Simon Kenton Council has arranged with Mad River Mountain for a day for Winter fun on Sunday, February 23. The flier  provides details . We will be leaving the Church at 7:30 AM on Sunday and returning in the early afternoon. Price varies between $20 and $45 depending on whether Scouts and Adults plan to tube or ski and whether they need to rent equipment. We will need to register by February 18. Adults are needed to attend and/or participate.
Sign up for Skiing/Snowboarding/Tubing at Mad River Mountain!

Crossover Ceremony

Sign up for Crossover Ceremony!
February 27 – BUMC
At the Cub Scout Blue and Gold Banquet, we help with the Crossover Ceremony. We are usually invited to join the Pack for dinner and to stay for the entertainment.
Sign up for Crossover Ceremony!

As always, please contact me with questions, issues or concerns.

Mr. Fulton