Happy New Year!
We have lots of activities in January — please update your calendars!
Pine Straw!
March 4 and 5, 2022
Mark your calendars for the annual Pine Straw Fundraiser!
Arrive by 5 pm on March 4 and 7:30 am on March 5. We will not work later than 9 pm on March 4 and will work until we are done on March 5 — usually by 6 pm at the latest. All scouts must attend. You will be fed!
Remember, half of what we earn is credited to your account to help with camping expenses. You must alert Scoutmaster Flowers if you have an unavoidable reason to not attend.
Meetings
Our troop meetings are at 7 pm. Patrols with flag duty should arrive not later than 6:30 pm.
* Jan 10 (Flags: Hawks , Clean up: Wolf-Dragons)
* Jan 24 (Flags: Wildcats , Clean up: Goats)
* Jan 31 (Flags: Wolverines , Clean up: Whales)
Astronomy and Space Exploration Campout
28 Jan – 30 Jan
Our first campout of the year will be a fun trip to North Georgia at the end of this month to launch rockets during the day and to look at stars, planets and satellites by night with members of the NW Georgia Astronomical Association.
Here is a link to the sign-up Genius for the event:
Sign-up here.
Please see the attached flyer and instruction documents for more details. We will be inviting Webelos to join us Saturday night and there will be cooking opportunities for those interested.
Please be sure to note the sign up deadlines – January 10th for those wishing to work on the Astronomy and / or Space Exploration Merit Badges (both of which require attendance at pre-trip merit badge sessions) and January 21st for everyone else.
See attached flyers for details
Merit Badges
You can work on your Space Exploration merit badge — plan to arrive at the Scout hut by 10:00 am on Saturday 22 January.
We will work on Astronomy Merit Badge requirements Saturday 15 January at 12:30 pm.
Eagle Scout Project
8 Jan 2021
10:00 am – 4:00 pm EST
Nano Leonhardt requests your assistance for his Eagle Scout project.
Sign-up here.
Description: Rebuilding 8 garden beds at Reconnecting Our Roots Community Garden in Marietta GA, near the Square.
Parking: Park in front of the purple building on Hunt Street
What to bring: Work gloves, warm clothing, water bottle, trowel
Location: 271 Lemon Street Marietta, GA 30060
Eagle Court of Honor
23 January – 1:30 pm – Mt. Bethel Sanctuary
Every scout should attend this ceremony honoring these 5 scouts as they receive their Eagle Ranks:
* Chandler Cobb
* Billy Galletly
* Noah Greene
* William Sharrow
* Franklin Zhao