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Save the Date for the Annual Planning Conference

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  Saturday, August 8 is our Annual Planning Conference (APC).  All Scouts are welcome to participate in planning the next year's calendar of events (2022) consisting of monthly campouts, summer camp destination and more.  More information to be announced. 

Eagle Scout Project Volunteers Needed

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    Saturday, July 24 from 8a-2p (with a potential finish date of 7/31) at the Keller UMC Resource Center, 1025 Johnson Road. Scouts and volunteers will be painting and assembling shoe cubbies for the Clothing Ministry. Please bring water bottles, work gloves, older clothes suitable for painting, sunscreen and hats. See the flyer  HERE  for contact information.  PLEASE RSVP .

Safe Sanctuary Reminder

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As we move back to more and more in-person meetings, I thought it prudent to provide a continual reminder to please ensure that when you're attending Troop events, you're logging your attendance on our Safe Sanctuary log.  As part of our agreement with our Chartered Organization, Keller United Methodist Church, we maintain the strictest adherence to the BSA's Youth Protection Guidelines, but going a step further, we also ensure we are in compliance with Keller UMC's Safe Sanctuary policy.   Part of that is to keep track of the attendance of all adults at our events. This helps us know your active status as well as helps to maintain a record for ensuring Safe Sanctuary guidelines are met. In the past, we kept a logbook for each person to have to sign into but we've automated this for you... If you log in to our website from a mobile device, just beneath the red title header you should see a black triangle pointing down.  Press that to bring up a list of Pages from ou

Deadline for Rank Advancement

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  Deadlines for Rank Advancement and Merit Badges for the next Court of Honor (August 9) are as follows: TONIGHT - July 19 will be the Last Day to sign up for an Advancement Board of Review (BOR). July 26 will be the LAST DAY for all Completed Rank Advancements, Awards and Merit Badges to be entered into Scoutbook As a gentle reminder, ASM’s are not allowed to sign off in Scoutbook rank advancements for their own Scout.

Troop Meeting Tonight

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      Friendly reminder that the  in-person Troop meeting  will be tonight at 7pm in the east parking lot.  

Texas Rangers Scout Weekend

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Attention all Rangers fans! The BSA weekend has been announced at Globe Life Field -- August 27-29. There is not one, not two, but THREE games to choose from! You'll get to watch the Texas Rangers take on the Houston Astros.  Friday, August 27 at 7:05pm Saturday, August 28 at 6:05 pm Sunday, August 29 at 1:35 pm Those in uniform attending on  Sunday  will be able to participate in a pre-game parade around the warning track - you will need to be there an hour early. See information on the  flyer  below (click the image to open full-sized flyer or download to your computer). Everyone who orders their tickets through the form will receive a commemorative scout patch (while supplies last). A photo of the patch is available on the registration form. Pricing varies depending on where you want to sit. Those interested in attending are encouraged to get your ticket registration forms in SOONER rather than later. Anyone that would like to participate together would need to submit their orde