Summary:
* Path to Eagle Meeting
* Boards of Review – Your participation is needed
* Advancement Notes
* Postponing 50th Anniversary of Founding of Troop 1011
* Black Rock Camping Trip
* Conservation Weekend at Woodruff!
* Summer Camp – Jun 18-24, 2023
* No Meeting on Oct 31 – Halloween!
* Service Project – Collecting Old towels
* Volunteers – Parents — we need your help to maximize the fun!
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Scout Meeting
17 Oct 22
6:00 pm – Skills Reviews
7:00 pm – Meeting
8:15 pm – Path to Eagle
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Path to Eagle Meeting
Monday, October 17th at 8:15 at the Scout Hut (TOMORROW)
Please see email below. Scouts who have started or plan to start, or have started, working towards Eagle Scout should attend this meeting.
The meeting is open to parents and scouts. We request that scouts attend and invite a parent.
Parents, please do not attend without your scout.
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Boards of Review
The final step for any scout to advance in rank is an interview with a board of review made of 3 parents. We have 14 scouts ready to advance on Oct 24. But, if we do not have enough parents to staff the boards, some may not advance. If your son is scheduled for a board of review, we expect one parent to be there to help. Please confirm with advancement.troop1011@gmail.
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Advancement Notes
Our next advancement night is Monday, 10/24. For Scouts to advance, requirements and skills reviews must be completed by 10/17.
If you are ready for advancement or have questions about your status, please contact Mrs. Sullivan at
advancement.troop1011@gmail.
We’ll work with Mrs. Bailey to get your skills review scheduled.
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Postponing 50th Anniversary Celebration
Troop 1011 is postponing our 50th Anniversary celebration currently scheduled for October 22. Troop leadership is concluding arrangements for our charter organization agreement which will create an exciting future for the Troop. We look forward to making these announcements soon giving us more reasons to throw a party!
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Blackrock!
Deadline for signing up is Oct 24. Those who want to cook should indicate to their ASM during the patrol meeting — their menus are due Oct 24. Sign-up here — in addition, get your permission slip at the meeting Oct 17.
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Conservation Weekend
11 Nov – 13 Nov : Woodruff Scout Reservation
Conservation Weekend offers the opportunity to earn up to 3 merit badges over the course of less than two full days. Plus, you’ll get the opportunity to camp in the crisp autumn air in North Georgia with you troop. Meals are provided at the camp — so you don’t have to cook.
Eagle Merit badge for Sustainability or Environmental Science is available.
This event includes a conservation-themed workshop with games and information on how to create, execute and document a conservation project.
Mr. Lancaster is leading this weekend activity.
Click to sign up!
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Summer Camp
June 18 – 24, 2023
For Information Only – Registration after New Years
Save the dates for summer camp next June 18th to 24th. There’s lots on interesting things to do at camp including Boonsboro Village. “Participants will enter the 1770’s Sunday Afternoon and experience life as our ancestors knew it” including black smithing, open fire cooking and blackpowder shooting. There are also several high adventure options including Backpacking, climbing, rafting, and zip lining. Scouts 14 and older can pick the high adventure options. Click here to learn more.
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Service Project – Collecting Old towels
Troop 1011 will be collecting old towels and donating them to Pet Shelters around East Cobb. We will begin collecting them every Monday night at the 1011 Scout Hut from September 3rd to October 3rd. A collection box will be located inside the 1011 Scout Hut.
If you are interested in earning service hours for old towel collections, you can talk to Mr. Flowers about doing a large collection around your neighborhood.
If you have any questions please email me or ask at the next meeting.
Corbin Eskridge – 1011 Scout Service Organizer
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Volunteers
Parents – Troop 1011 family needs you!
Troop 1011 has more than 80 scouts working on merit badges, learning skills, and giving their time in community service projects. The logistics of transportation, communication, fundraising, accounting, and records management are essential to ensuring opportunities and fun are available to help your scout advance. We need your help to make our Troop as efficient and responsive as possible. Please follow this link to show your interest/availability to help us help your scout!
In addition to drivers and general help at meetings, we have an immediate need for:
Records manager – to input scout achievements/attendance into Scoutbook
Logistics manager – to help plan camping trips
Advancement assistant – to help our Advancement chair with coordinating parents for boards of review and keeping the advancement records for our scouts
Events – we need help with sorting badges, organizing courts of honor
Communications – help us keep the scouts, parents and community aware of our activities
Finance – help us keep our books current and scout accounts up-to-date
email me at jf.troop1011@gmail.com if interested.