We will have our regular Troop Meeting this week on Thursday, the 31st, at 7:00pm - Sacred Heart Parish Hall.
We have a couple of announcements for this week:
1) REMINDER: This Thursday, there is a mandatory meeting for the parents of new Scouts who either just crossed over into the Troop from the Pack or who may have just joined the Troop recently. The meeting will start at approximately 7:15pm, after opening ceremonies.
2) SPL Elections - Will be holding elections for our new SPL in the coming weeks. We need to know who is intending to run for SPL by May 31st. Minimum requirements are:
- NYLT encouraged but not required
- Scouts must be minimum of Star Rank, previous SPL, or at Scoutmaster's discretion.
- Any potential candidates will interview with the Assistant Scoutmaster.
- Adults will narrow down to the best 2-3 candidates who will then run for election with the Troop.
- The new SPL will pick his own ASPL's for the next year.
- May 31 - Candidates announce their intention to run to the current SPL or ASPL's.
- June 7 - Adult leader interviews
- June 14 - SPL Speeches and Voting
- June 23 - New SPL announced at our end of year CoH
- Due to a lack of adult leadership to meet the 2 deep leadership requirement, we will unfortunately not be able to stay over Saturday night.
- If the weather allows, we will arrive Friday night between 5-6pm at Camp Cachalot.
- Saturday morning, we will cook breakfast as a Troop. This is a good opportunity for any scouts who may need some cooking time for rank advancement. After breakfast, the Derby will run from 8:00am until approx. noontime. Scouts will assist the veterans fishing and help out until the veteran's leave after lunch.
- Lunch will be donated by Troop 48. Troop 20 will bring desserts, donated by our Scouts.
- After the veteran's depart camp, the scouts can fish or work on requirements.
- Pickup will be at 5:00pm, at Camp Cachalot.
4) End of year camping trip - We are planning an end of year campout June 8 - 10 at Camp Norse. We are planning to have a lot of good food, fun games, and possibly some high adventure activities. Please follow this link for the signup sheet.
5) Summer camp is rapidly approaching. Troop 20 will be at Camp Squanto the week of August 5 - 11. We will have additional details and cost posted to the blog in the coming weeks, as it comes down to us. All of our Scouts have a great time at camp so we strongly encourage everyone to attend, especially our newest Scouts. It's a great opportunity to immerse yourself in what Boy Scouts are all about and build lasting friendships with Scouts from Troops all over.
NOTE: We are in need of adult leaders to help provide leadership and supervision for the week of camp. We need 2 deep leadership at all times (both during the day as well as overnight). If you are able to help out, please see Larry Pierce or Mark Swindle at one of our upcoming Troop meetings.
6) End of Year Court of Honor and 25th Anniversary Celebration - MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Our end of year Court of Honor will be held on Saturday, June 23rd, at the Sacred Heart Parish Hall, from 6:00 - 9:00pm. This will also be a 25th anniversary celebration for the Troop so it will be an exciting way to end the scouting year! Please see this document for additional details. We want to see all of our Scouts and their families for this event.
7) Merit Badge Check-in - If any scouts have work to show Mr. Devine or Mrs. Swindle for the Communication or Personal Management merit badges, please bring it Thursday
That's all for now. We hope to see everyone Thursday evening!
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