[Watch this space for bulletins from the Senior Patrol Leader and the Patrol Leaders Council.]

Scouts, during the first two troop meetings in May, we will learn bike safety and try a bicycle course competition (by patrol) in the church parking lot ahead of the May 13 outing at Brazos Bend. (Bring Your Bikes!!!)  Water safety and orientation to canoe handling and packing will take up the next two meetings.  This will help us get ready for the June 2-4 canoe trip  So, be sure to come to the meetings! We will also have fun games (Capture the Flag, Dodge Ball, Fan It).  Details are shown in the May Meeting Plan below.

 

In review, last month we progressed with planned troop meeting programs and have accomplished a lot - like passing requirements in Astronomy MB and learning how to be safe with guns. You definitely have a PLC that is working for a better troop program.

 

We need your help, though, in getting more Scout input and patrol participation.  Patrols should meet every two weeks to share information and help your patrol leader understand what interests you have and that he needs to represent at the PLC meetings. 

 

 

Yours in Scouting,

 

Charlie H. - SPL

Volunteers Needed


 * Scouts and adults: volunteers needed for Dan Spahr's Eagle Project April 2nd, 8:00am-2:00pm.

* Scout volunteers needed for flag ceremony at First Colony Little League opening ceremonies, March 19, about 8:30am.  Contact the SPL at or before the Court of Honor to volunteer.

 

New Scouts

* New Scouts requiring a scoutmaster conference for Scout Rank should meet Mr.
Morrow & Mr. Harbin at St. Laurence Parish Hall on either March 7 @ 6:30pm or
March 14 @ 6:00pm.


* New Scouts: April 2: Noon.  At the church: 30-day Tenderfoot fitness requirement 10a (pushups, pullups, etc.)


* Scouts and adults:  Patrol boxes will be completed at Mr. Morrow's home April 2 at 1:00 pm.  The SPL, ASPLs, Troop Quartermaster and Patrol quartermasters are required to be there.  If the Patrol quartermasters can't make it, they are to get their Patrol leader to have someone there.  All are to let the SPL know they will be there.


* All adults and scouts who wish to attend the Shooting Weekend Campout must first attend at least 2 out of the 3 Shooting Weekend Training sessions that will be held during the Monday night troop meetings on April 4, 11, and 18.  In addition, all scouts and adults who have never before attended a Shooting Weekend with Troop 828 are required to attend 8 hours of Shooting Training scheduled in two 4-hour Saturday sessions on April 2nd and 9th, from 8am-12pm, at the church.
 

* All scouts wanting to have their rank and merit badge recognition listed in the Court of Honor program are to have their Board of Review completed by March 7 and the merit badge cards turned into Mrs. Carey by 6:00 PM on March 7th.  The cards can be taken by Mrs. Carey's house and left in the box on her front porch.  See the roster for her address.