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The Troop 264 NewsletterThe r 2004Volume 24, No. 10Twenty-Four Years of The SignalerUpcoming Dates and Deadlines (Refer to calendars for specific times)Oct 4Oct 8-10Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15-17Oct 17Oct 18Oct 20Oct 21Oct 23-24Oct 25Oct 30Oct 31Patrol Mtgs./Venture Mtg.Wood Badge WeekendOA Fall Ordeal @ HallowoodFriends Nursing Home (Eagles)Food Bank (Hawks)Troop Mtg./Venture Mtg.District Roundtable at St. John’sDistrict CamporeeOA Chapter MeetingTLC/BOR /Venture MtgPopcorn orders dueSignaler Mtg. @ O’Brien’sTroop Adult Mtg. @ Brookville AcademySunshine FarmsTroop MtgWreath Kit DistributionFort FrederickNov 1Nov 6-7Nov 8Nov 10Nov 11Nov 13Nov 15Nov 17Nov 18Nov 20Nov 21Nov 25Nov 29Patrol Mtgs/Venture Mtg. No SchoolDeadline for Ski Trip sign upPrimitiveTroop Mtg/Venture MtgPopcorn Pick-upDistrict Roundtable @ St. John'sVeteran's DayScouting for FoodFriends Nursing Home (Hawks)Food Bank (Vikings)Patrol Mtgs./Venture Mtg.Signaler Mtg @ O'BriensTroop Adult Mtg. @ Brookville AcademyNavy FootballOA Chapter MeetingThanksgivingTroop Mtg.HalloweenAttention VIKINGS!WEEEE NEEED YOU!!!! A Reporter for the Signaler newspaper is still needed from the Viking patrol.Ode to Gear DaySome gear was given outSome gear was returnedSome gear was in good condition,Some gear made us most concernedFor all patrols the gear was shownExcept for the VikingsWhose gear condition is unknownClass A’s are BackStarting with September’s Court of Honor, we will start wearing Class “A” uniforms to all Troop meetingsagain.1
Rev. A Fall OrdealCamp HallowoodWood Badge # 2Weekend17District CamporeeCamp BennettOA Chapter Mtg. @St. Patrick’s 7-8pm24Sunshine Farms(Eagles)31Patrol MeetingVenture Meeting @ St.John’s 6:30pmTroop Meeting 7:30pmOpen: HornetsService: HawksVenture Meeting @ St.John’s 6:30pmCOLUMBUS DAY7:30 pm(Vikings)18192526TLC/BORVenture Meeting @ St.John’s 6:30pmPopcorn orders due toMatyasTroop Meeting: 7:30 pmOpening: HornetsMB:VikingsSkill: FoxesService: HawksDistribute Wreath KitsDistrict Roundtable @St. John’s20Sat129OA Fall OrdealCamp HallowoodWood Badge #2Weekend @Blue Ridge Ctr.Purcellville, VAFriends Nursing Home11am (Eagles)Food Bank 8am (Hawks)OA Fall OrdealWood Badge #2 Weekend1516District CamporeeCamp BennettDistrict CamporeeCamp BennettNO SCHOOLSignaler Meeting @O’Brien’s6:00pmTroop Adult Meeting @Brookeville Academy7:30pm212227282923Sunshine Farms(Eagles)30Fort Frederick(Vikings)2004
Rev. 9/18/04)NovemberSun7Primitive BrighamWoods(Bogan)1421OA Chapter Meeting7-8pm St. Patricks28Mon1Tue2Patrol MeetingVenture Meeting @ St.John’s 6:30pmNO SCHOOLELECTION DAYNO SCHOOL89Troop Meeting 7:30 pmOpen: SharksService: VikingsVenture Meeting @ St.John’s 6:30pmPopcorn pickup Matyas15Patrol MeetingVenture Meeting @ St.John’s 6:30pm22TLC/BOR29Troop Meeting 7:30pmOpen: SharksMB: EaglesSkill: HawksService: Vikings1623Wed3Thu4Fri5Sat6Primitive(Bogan)Buddy Hike10District Roundtable @St.John’s7:30 pm(Foxes)1711VETERANS DAY181213Scouting for FoodFriends Nursing Home11am (Hawks)Food Bank 8am(Vikings)19Signaler Meeting @O’Brien’s6:00pmTroop Adult Meeting @Brookeville Academy7:30pm242526THANKSGIVINGNO SCHOOLNO SCHOOL20Navy Football(O’Lone)27302004
The Troop 264 NewsletterQUARTERMASTER STILL NEEDED!!!!WANTED: Circulation CoordinatorKevin Correa has gone off to college and now the job of circulating the Signaler has been leftopen. PLEASE do the troop (and Mrs. O’Brien) a great service by stepping up to help. CallMrs. O’Brien or Sean Wilbur if interested.TROOP 264 DUES ARE DUE!!!It's that time of year again! Time to collect Troop dues. This year dues are 50.00 per Scout, per year (thisincludes registration and a Boys Life subscription). Each patrol will designate a responsible adult to collectdues from the Scouts (this includes first-year Scouts) and return them in an envelope to Mrs. Wilbur ASAP.Please make out checks to: BSA Troop 264. Questions concerning dues can be directed to:Rick Sponaugle, Troop Treasurer (301) 924-3521Gina Wilbur (301) 774-9287Elaine Van Wie (301) 774-9663Adult DuesIt has been traditional for the troop to pay the cost of registering the active Scouters that work with the boys. Asthe Troop has grown, the number of registered Scouters as increased greatly. The Troop wishes to continue toencourage adult participation and will continue to pay the registration fee for all active adults. However, due to adownturn in our fundraising, we are asking any adult who is willing, to voluntarily reimburse the Troop treasuryfor the cost of their registration. Anyone who wishes to voluntarily reimburse the Troop should send a check for 10.00 to our troop’s treasurer: BSA Troop 264c/o Rich Sponaugle17733 Bueller RoadOlney, MD 20832Venture CrewNew scouts and maybe some experienced scouts may not know that our troop has a Venture Crew. The VentureCrew is a group of young men and women that participate in Boy Scout activities under the supervision of thetroop. Often, sisters of boy scouts will join. Currently, all of the young women in Venture Crew are nowattending college. To keep our Venture Crew membership, we need young women to join our Venture Crew.The requirements to join Venture Crew are:Young men – be a member the BSA, be 15 years old, and have earned the Star rank.Young women – be 14 years old and completed the 8th grade.If you know anyone interested in joining or have any questions, please contact Ben Greenspon (301-774-5394)or Mrs. Wilbur (301-774-9287)4
The Troop 264 NewsletterWood Badge Weekend #2October 9-11Wood Badge has evolved into the core leadership skills training course for the BSA. The new Wood Badgecourse focuses on strengthening every volunteer's ability to work with and lead groups of youth and adults andis less focused on outdoor skills, which are more effectively addressed in other courses.The next Wood Badge Weekend is October 9-11, 2004 at the Blue Ridge Center for EnvironmentalStewardship, Purcellville, VA. Go to http://www.boyscouts -ncac.org/ pages/ 72 wood badge.cfm for theWood Badge brochure and Registration form. Contact Deborah Dean at 301.214.9188 for more information.WANTED MOUNTAINMEN!!Fall District CamporeeOctober 15-17, 2004The theme for this year’s Camporee will be Mountainmen. Come andlearn to shoot black powder rifles, shoot bow and arrow, throw knivesand axes, use a two-man saw, trap wild animals, tan hides, and eat off theland. The cost will be 15.00 per person in advance, 20.00 after October8th, in addition to any troop/patrol costs. Check-in begins at 4pm FridayOctober 15th Camp Bennett, 20501 Georgia Ave. (North ofBrookeville).Questions? Call Mr. Bogan.Popcorn SaleThis year we are selling popcorn again. This is not a chance to compete with the Cub Scout troops that feed into our troop. There will be no site selling for popcorn and it should be done within your family. Formdistribution will be at the Aug. 30 troop meeting. Orders are due to Mr. Matyas by Oct. 18. Popcorn will beavailable on Nov. 8. The troop will not participate in the prizes. For more information, contact Mr. Matyas at301-570-0610 or grymat@comcast.net.This year’s Wreath Sale will kick off at the October 25th Troop Meeting. The wreaths will be priced at 18.00each this year. Delivery will be the week of November 24th. Prizes will be given for the top 3sellers as well as the first scout who turns in the most wreaths in the middle of the sale. This yearwe must sell all the wreaths. We will also have a table at the St. John's Bazaar on November 6th.We also can use Scouts that day to help set up and take down tables, for Service hours. For those Scouts whodo not sell wreaths this is an opportunity to help the Troop and also gain scout credits. Parents–you can helpsell as well! Help your sons!! Help the Troop!!Our new co-chairpersons are Amy McCabe and Christy Pendelton!! Please give them the support you gaveme. I thank all of you for your support over the years. I will be involved, and also selling wreaths, since I wantto go to High Adventure and foreign adventure trips!!!– Mr. Kennedy5
The Troop 264 NewsletterPrimitive CampoutNovember 6-7, 2004This year’s Primitive Campout is again at Brigham’s Woods, in Ashton, on the weekend of November 6-7,2004. Each patrol has to make their dinner from scratch (at least a foil dinner) and cook it over an open fire.There will be a Patrol Cooking Contest, so bring your best recipe for dinner. The winners will receive 4 pizzasfor their patrol. Cook enough for your own patrol, your Patrol Dads, and for the judges. For breakfast, Scoutsmay cook with a stove (instead of over the fire), so you can get out of camp fast. You need to arrive Saturdayaround 9:00 am. Pickup will be at 9:00 am on Sunday. Each patrol should have a skit for the campfire.Primitive Campout is the perfect time to earn the Wilderness Survival Merit Badge! Contact Mr. Bogan (301774-2768) if you wish to work on this badge.Buddy Hike November 6The Crossroads Buddy Hike will take place on or about November 6th. The exact date and times must becoordinated between associated Troops and Packs. The purpose of the Buddy Hike is to get younger cubs intothe great outdoors with older scouts to learn and have fun! In keeping with "Leave No Trace" policies. Thereare three possible Buddy Hikes to choose from this year to give greater variety to Troops and Packs: 1) the BillyGoat Trail Hike at Great Falls; 2) Washington Monument State Park to Route 40 and return on the AppalachianTrail; 3) Lake Frank/Meadowside Nature Center walk around Lake Frank (easiest). A distinctive patch will beavailable for each trek and may be ordered at the Oct/Nov/Dec Cub roundtables or by calling Mr. Patrick Spahnat 301.929.1141.Scouting for FoodNovember 13, 2004Cub Packs will put out bags on November 8th. Troop 264 Scouts might want to consider helping out CubPacks. Troop 264 will run the collection point behind the Safeway in Olney. Food collection will take place onNovember 15th from 0830 to 1600. Scouts who wish to volunteer for longer times are welcome!!! Thecollection point will need help all day. Volunteer hours will also be awarded for Scouts supporting Cub Scoutbag distribution and pickup. If you have any questions, call Mr. Ramienski VikingsVenturesAssigned Times0830 – 09450945 – 11001100 – 12151215 – 13301330 – 14451445 – 1600Show up any timeThe food will go to helping the needy in the Olney area. All food collected in the Crossroads District will go toMANNA Food.6
The Troop 264 NewsletterNavy Football Boy Scout Day 2003November 22, 2004The Naval Academy Athletic Association is pleased to host the Fourteenth Annual Scout Day at Navy Footballduring the 2004 season. This year, the Midshipmen will be playing Rutgers. We will be attending the game andeating a delicious meal afterwards. More information will be published in the November Signaler. Foradditional information, call Mr. O’Lone at (301) 774-6881.Ski Weekend Is Back On MLK Weekend!January 14-16, 2005We have reservations for 40 people at Seven Springs Ski Resort in western Pennsylvania (about 31/2 to 4 hours)for Friday- Sunday, January 14-16, 2005. We have tried for years to get back on the Martin Luther Kingsweekend for years and this year, we made it. It is the best weekend because there are very few conflicts withother activities and we have Monday off to rest up. We have to send a 50 deposit/person by early November.Therefore, I have to have a count with names ASAP. This trip is not limited to just Scouts -- invite your parents,sisters, cousins, friends, etc. The more the merrier! This is a great family outing – something for everyone.The costs are 176: for 2 nights lodging; lift tickets for the weekend, Sat. & Sun. breakfast, and Saturday dinner.Saturday lunch is on your own – plenty of places to eat at the Lodge. Eat Dinner Friday night and Lunch Sunday,on the road. You can rent skis ( 26) or snowboard ( 47) for the weekend or bring your own. Group ski lessonsare 15 for 1 hour – Lessons are mandatory for any scout who does not have the snow ski/ snowboarding MB.This is a resort with many activities – you don’t have to ski to have fun. There is snow tubing, which is fun andrequires no skill. The resort offers an activity package in place of the ski package, which includes bowling.miniature golf, and a discount on snow tubing. There is also an arcade and shoppingLodging is dorm style. Depending on where they place us, there are 6-10 beds per floor. Women and girls willbe housed on a separate floor, normally with their own bathroom. Patrol Leaders: Please let me know who inyour patrol is planning on attending. First come, first served. Deadline for signing up for this trip is November1st Patrol meeting. You must pay the 50 deposit when you sign up.Contact Person: Amy McCabe (Hornet Patrol) 301-774-5116.Fire TipBuild small fires you can get close to rather than roaring blazes that drive you back. A quick fire to boila pot of water takes just a few handfuls of sticks. You may need several armloads of wood to cook alarge meal. Gather all the fuel before you light the fire so that you won't have to run off and find morewood while you are fixing dinner or enjoying an evening campfire with your friends.September 18 Bike Trip: Cancelled due to imposing weather (IVAN)7
The Troop 264 NewsletterPlanning OvernightSeptember 10, 2004For those of you who missed the planning meeting. We really lined up some great outings for the year. We alsohad plenty of pizza for everyone. Those who participated were:Scouts:Chris FreedmanDaniel GardnerBen GreensponAndrew HoggardZack HopkinsBrendan LittlefordAdults:Mr. BoganMrs. GreensponMr. HoggardMrs. HopkinsMr. IrvinMatt MartinJoe MatyasHolland McCabeMichael MercadoSean WilburTony WilburMrs. LittlefordMrs. McCabeMr and Mrs. WilburMr. and Mrs.WymelenbergSorry if your name isn’t on the list. Just let one of the signaler reporters know and we’ll make a correction!Star Gazing WeekendSept 10-12, 2004At 5:00 pm we all met at St. Johns to pay fees and get all permission slips turned in. After that we were on ourway to the Caroline Furnace Lutheran Camp near Luray, Virginia which took about 2 ½ hours. On our way therewe stop for dinner at the Burger King in Centerville. We all ate while Patrick Vaughn and Chris Chorigas playedin the play place. After everyone ate we again hit the road towards camp, but got stuck in heavy traffic for 30minutes. The back-up was 10 miles long!!! We finally made it to camp to find that Mr. Maxham, Scott Maxhamand Alex Cole had already set up tent and settled in. After all the gear and astronomical equipment had beenunloaded we helped set up all the tents. Then there we were at 10 o’clock in the evening looking throughtelescopes and gazing at the beautiful clear sky. We saw numerous nebulas, constellations and thousands ofstars. After a couple of hours looking at the stars and freezing ourselves into ice cubes, we went to bed. The nextmorning we went slag hunting. Slag is iron and rock formed together. The iron came from the furnace, whichmade cannonballs and musket balls for the Confederate Army in the Civil War. Then we ate breakfast and startedplaying Risk for a couple of hours. At noon, we went for around a 6-mile hike to the outlook. We weren't sure ifwe had found the outlook when we found this small ledge that looked out into the valley. The view was sobeautiful! We then headed back to the cars and went to Luray Caverns where we took the 1 hour tour which wasa 1 1/2 mile walk inside the cave. It was cold and the different rock formations were awesome. We saw “DreamLake,” Wishing Well, and the Great Stalactite Organ. So many beautiful things to see! Then we headed back forcamp and began preparing a spaghetti and salad dinner. During dinner Alex Evans, Patrick Vaughn and ChrisChorigas had a pie-eating contest and Patrick won once and Alex won once. Then the scouts went outside forsome running around and did stargazing again for another couple hours and went to bed. In the morning onSunday we took down our tents and packed up and prepared to go home. When everything was squared away weleft for home. It was an unforgettable weekend. The following participated:Scouts:Alex Cole 2Alex Evans 2Patrick Vaughn 2Chris Chorigas 2Scott Maxham 2Victor Santos 2Jared Sherman 1Scouters:Others:Mr. Vaughn 2Mr. Maxham 2Mr. Evans 2Mr. Sherman 1Amos Adams 2P.S. numbers indicate how many nights camped.8
The Troop 264 NewsletterHawk’s Nation HikeSeptember 19, 2004We hiked around the Nation’s Capital because we found out all themuseum’s were closed on Sunday. We saw the National Museum of theAmerican Indian. We earned our Citizenship in the Nation merit badge.The following participated:Brendan LittlefordPatrick VaughanMr. & Mrs. VaughanJonmarc WinfieldAlex EvanMr. Evans and Alex’s sisterBen GreensponZack HopkinsBob IrvinWEBELO Weekend ParticipantsApril 23-25, 2004In the June 2004 Signaler, I just realized that, I never included the list of participants. So here it is, includingTroop 264 service hours earned and the night camped . Sorry that it took so long. Mrs. GreensponTroop 264Total hrs nights campedScoutsChris FreedmanBrandon HedrickKevin HillmanJason IlowiteRon PendletonSean WilburTony WilburJames KerrickBen Greenspon2031424242441441ScoutersMark FreedmanWalt GreensponPam Greenspon20241212Gina WilburBill LansonLinda LansonDennis BoganCarey Hillman20884161222Pack 774Webelo 2Tripp KaritisHolland McCabeScott MaxhamDavid LightAlex ColeMatthew KutzmanBrennan DiggsWebelo 1Matt StilzleinRyan KohnJoey QuinnAndrew AnstadtPack 434Webelo 2Scott Shambaugh19Adults (W2)Debbie KaritisAmiee McCabeArt MaxhamDonald LightBrad ColeLori KurtzmanFredric DiggsAdults (W1)Terry StilzleinMarc KohnMatt QuinnAdults (W2)Ben Shambaugh
The Troop 264 NewsletterQUARTERMASTER REPORT(or The Proper Care And Feeding Of Tents)Always make sure tents are clean and dried completely, before storing.During our September Gear Day, for the returning and issuing of patrol gear, we discovered many mildewed tents.This was quite alarming, since it is easily preventable and the troop stresses the importance of storing your tentsclean and dry.For those who don’t know, mildew happens when tents, sleeping bags, etc. are stored damp or wet. They should bedried out immediately upon return from a camping trip, before storing. Mildew can destroy tents and impart anoffensive odor. We can’t use the tents in there present state. Therefore, we are in the process of trying to makethem usable again, which takes many days and a lot of work. It is a lot easier if we store tents properly. How dowe do that, you say?I called a Eureka representative about the care of scout tents. This is there advice (Some of this advice should alsobe used for you sleeping bag, wet jackets, or any other wet material): Within 2 hours of your return from a campout, your tent (including the fly) should be completely opened upand dried out before storing in a dry place.If it is a sunny day, set the tent up outside. It will dry in a couple of hours. Take it down, preferablybetween the hours of 12 (noon) and 3 pm, before dew starts forming, and store it in a dry place.If it is a bad weather day, set up, hang up, or spread out your tent in the garage or basement. (If you haveexposed beams in your garage or basement, you can put 4 nails in the beams and loosely hang yourtent upside down.) Sweep out (or vacuum) your tent completely. Pay special attention to the seams where dirt can gather. Donot store tent with dirt and food wrappers. (By the way, you shouldn’t be eating food in your tent, unless you liketo sleep with critters). If your tent is muddy or dirty, you should wash those spots with lukewarm water and ivory soap; and rinsecompletely. Allow tents to dry completely, then store in a dry place. If you have been camping on sand or a lot of dirt, You should wipe down the zipper, to prolong the life anduse of the zipper, and wipe down the poles and stakes, to prevent corrosion.***Within a couple of days after the campout, you should return your dried-out tent and other patrol equipmentto your patrol quartermaster, for storage and accountability.***To Patrol Quartermasters: When you get a tent back, open it up to make sure it is dry. It only take a couple ofminutes.To all scouts: Remember you will have to sleep in that tent again. Take care of it.Any questions? Call the Greenspon’s (301-774-5394) or greenspo@erols.comWhat? View the Signaler Online!Check out the current Signaler and calendar at www.geocities.com/crossroadstroop264 You will also find pastSignalers there and perhaps other items that might be informational or interesting to you.10
The Troop 264 NewsletterPatrol CornersHawks – We finished our Citizenship in the Nation merit badge.Sharks – We are now finishing up on the Personal Management merit badge with Mr. Ramienski. Yeah!! Planning to workon Communications next.Eagles – Ben is finished with his eagle project YEPEE. Art meritbadge we do itFoxes – we are recuperating from our adventure at Philmont.Hornets – Some of us have been working on our Tenderfoot and some of us are preparing for ourBORs.Vikings – The Vikings currently have no patrol representative, so until they do we can say any thing we want aboutthem. (Cynical laughter WHA-HA-HA-HA) and they get a boring font, too!Ventures - We taught the newbies many scout skills and are still groveling at our kneesfor new members.Crossroads District CommunicationsWe have a Yahoo group set up to communicate all that is important through our district. You can join by sending ablank e-mail to C r o s s r o a d s N C A C – subscribe@yahoogroups.com, or by AC/. Greg Bass is coordinating this site, if you have any questionsabout access, please contact him at gregorybass@erols.com.Crossroads District Meeting ScheduleBoy Scout Roundtables will be held at St. John’s Church, on the second Wednesday of September, Octoberand November at 7:30pm. Patrols are assigned to attend 1 or 2 per year. Check Signaler calendar forassignment. The meetings are normally held at St. Patrick’s but the location has been temporarily changed dueto construction of their new school.Order of the Arrow Chapter meetings are held the 3rd Sunday of each month at 7:30 pm at St. Patrick’sCatholic Church.Merit Badge CounselorsScouts If you are looking for a Merit Badge Counselor and our troop does not have one for your merit badge,contact Joe Perry 301-253-6425 and he’ll hook you up with someone within our district.#8046United Way Donations#8046This time of year, many parents are giving to United Way. As many of you know, you can designate a portionof your donation to BSA-NCAC, by using the number #8046 (National Capital Area Council). However, youcan have that money go directly to Troop 264 if you write in the memo area: “Crossroads District T-264”. (Also- refer to the flyer in the back of this newsletter.)11
The Troop 264 NewsletterCorrection CornerSeptember's edition incorrectly listed Mr. Karitis' nights camped at Summer Camp. It should have read: MrKaritis (6). Our apologies.September Signaler Submittal Deadlines:Information Due to Reporters: October 15Signaler Distribution Date: October 25 (Troop Meeting)Articles Due to Mrs. O’Brien: October 20 at the Signaler Meeting – No Articles accepted after Fri., October 22The Signaler StaffEditor:Webmaster/reporterCirc. Coord./Reporter:Reporters:Signaler Geezers :Adult Advisors:Scoutmaster:Treasurer:OA:Advancement Chairman:SPL:Sean WilburSean O’BrienOPENZack HopkinsVictor SantosBen GreensponMrs. O’BrienMrs. GreensponMrs. HopkinsMrs. opkins@aol.comgwilbur@comcast.netMr. BoganMr. SponaugleMr. PattersonMr. MatyasMichael grymat@comcast.netAdult activity coordinators – please submit information about upcoming activities to Mrs. O’Brien (electronically orhardcopy) by the deadline. Please contact a Signaler reporter if you would like to have a scout generate the announcement for you. If any information or participants of activities have been left out of the Signaler, corrections will be made inthe next issue. Please send any corrections to Mrs. O’Brien at jim.obrien16@verizon.net.12
The Troop 264 NewsletterADVANCEMENT INFORMATION PAGEBOARD of REVIEW (BOR)SCOUTMASTER CONFERENCESAny scout needing a Board of Review should callMr. Winter @ (301-774-4695) no later than two Sundays(8 days) before the scheduled Board of Review. Failure to giveproper notification will delay your BOR for a month.Any scout needing a Scoutmaster Conference foradvancement up through 1st class, needs to contactone of the following for a conference:If your scout is scheduled for a BOR, he must bring an adultwith him. That adult is needed to sit on a BOR for anotherscout. This way we can accommodate all scouts striving fortadvancement.Scout dress code for BOR will include Class “A” shirt,neckerchief, slide, and scout pants (khaki or black pants can besubstituted). A scout hat is preferred.Mr. KennedyMr. GreensponMr. LaingMr. LongMr. PittsMr. PredoehlMr. CulbertsonMr. 824Scoutmaster Conferences for Star, Life, and Eaglemust be held with Mr. Bogan - (301-774-2768).SCOUT SPIRIT for ADVANCEMENTWe all recognize that Scout Spirit is hard to evaluate. We knowScout Spirit includes being helpful and cheerful, but it is moreBOR for STAR and LIFE SCOUTthan that it’s giving back. In an effort to assist Patrol dads inADVANCEMENTSrecognizing Scout Spirit, the following guidelines are offered.Our troop believes that prior to each advancement, participationin the following activities exemplify the essences of Scout Spirit: While ropes and compasses are provided for younger ranks,by the time you are ready for Star and Life advancement, youshould be responsible enough to bring your own knot rope and A minimum of 1 nursing home visitcompass for your BOR. We are requiring all scouts who are Participation in at least 1 fundraiseradvancing to Star or Life to bring a knot rope and compass to At least 4 overnight outings per yeartheir BOR. Good deeds done outside of scoutsThe Patrol Dad, not a senior scout, is responsible for signingoff on Scout Spirit prior to your Scoutmaster Conference.LIFE and EAGLE SCOUTSas ADVISORY BOR MEMBERSIf you are a Life or Eagle Scout and would like to sit on aTenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, or Star BOR, as a“Technical Expert”, call Mr. Winter (301-774-4695).You would be the fourth person on the Board. While youwouldn’t have a vote, you would have input into the decisionmaking process and add invaluable knowledge and insight byasking questions that perhaps scouters wouldn’t think to ask.This is a great way to give back to and maintain the quality ofyour troop.13
Friends Nursing Home 11am (Hawks) Food Bank 8am (Vikings) 14 15 Patrol Meeting Venture Meeting @ St. John's 6:30pm 1617 Signaler Meeting @ O'Brien's 6:00pm 18 Troop Adult Meeting @ Brookeville Academy 7:30pm 1920 Navy Football (O'Lone) 21 OA Chapter Meeting 7-8pm St. Patricks 22 TLC/BOR 23 24 25 THANKSGIVING NO SCHOOL 26 NO SCHOOL 27 28 29
