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Troop Elections

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   Troop elections will be held at the September 20 Troop Meeting. It is very important that every Scout attend. Your elections allow you to choose your troop leaders for the next six months. Plus, we must have a quorum to conduct elections, so your attendance is critical. As a reminder, all Scouts running for election should be prepared to give a one-to-two minute speech detailing why troop members should vote for you.  Scouts are encouraged to run for more than one position to increase their chances of being elected into a leadership position. The link for the Fall 2021 elections is live. Please have Scouts complete that  HERE . Scouts, be sure you have enough Scouting experience and rank to run for office. To run for SPL (Senior Patrol Leader), you must have a team of four ASPLs to run. Submit the form only ONE TIME. Make sure you check off whatever positions you wish to run for. Nominations close at 5pm Friday, September 17. Elections will take place at the Troop Meeting on Septemb

Super Saturday Scouts are Needed

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  Scouts are needed Saturday, August 28 from 8a - 2p to help clean out and rearrange the Troop trailer and Scout barn with the Quartermasters.  Pizza provided.  Scouts are asked to participate in this service project because all of us utilize this equipment and your QM staff can't do this on their own.  *Service hours are not awarded for events that benefit the Troop.

Troop Elections Coming Up

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  Troop elections will be held at the September 20 Troop Meeting. It is very important that every Scout attend. Your elections allow you to choose your troop leaders for the next six months. Plus, we must have a quorum to conduct elections, so your attendance is critical. As a reminder, all Scouts running for election should be prepared to give a one-to-two minute speech detailing why troop members should vote for you.  Scouts are encouraged to run for more than one position to increase their chances of being elected into a leadership position. The link for the Fall 2021 elections is live. Please have Scouts complete that HERE . Scouts, be sure you have enough Scouting experience and rank to run for office. To run for SPL (Senior Patrol Leader), you must have a team of four ASPLs to run. Submit the form only ONE TIME. Make sure you check off whatever positions you wish to run for. Nominations close at 5pm Friday, September 17. Elections will take place at the Troop Meeting on September

Volunteer Needed

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  Adult volunteers are needed for the November 12-14 Troop campout which is the Highland Games.  Please reach out to WB Coordinator, ASM Eric James if you can volunteer.

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.  

Court of Honor Tonight

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   Court of Honor is tonight at 7pm.  Join us to celebrate those who have advanced in rank and/or earned merit badges and awards in the past quarter.  

Reminders

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  (The following reminder is always available on a separate page HERE on our website. It is periodically sent out for new Scout families and as a reminder to tenured members.) Every Scout’s parent(s) should be involved with the Troop in some way as follows in order to exemplify servant leadership to their Scout. Do so by stepping up to be either an Assistant Scoutmaster, being an active Committee Member, serving as a Merit Badge Counselor or assisting at any of our special events. Assistant Scoutmaster  (also referred to as an "ASM") – ASM’s help run the monthly campouts, as well as long-term camps, for the Troop, and also sign off Scout handbooks when Scouts show they have completed rank requirements. To be an ASM, you must provide a  BSA Adult Membership Application  and pay the applicable BSA National and Longhorn Council Insurance fees.  Qualifications: Scoutmaster-specific training (we typically offer this training at the March Tenderfoot campout to any Adults that are

CPR Training Class

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  Having CPR-certified adult supervision is obviously imperative for our program so after the recent inquiry, we had enough expressed interest to book a class. Troop 1910 has secured August 30 as the CPR training date.  Instruction will begin immediately after Troop announcements.  Cost is $35 per person payable day of. Now that we have the date secured, all interested parties, please contact Eric James to verify your attendance.

August Campout

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        Our August Campout will be 13-15 at Wise County Park. The program will focus on  Water Sports  and is also our family campout where the entire family is welcome to come join the Troop for the day, night or the whole weekend.  Scouts will be kayaking, canoeing, motorboating, swimming, etc .  Permission forms are due on August 9 and meal planning/patrol assignments will be done after the Court of Honor. Transportation: We will officially allow pre-arranged transportation on this campout, i.e. parents can pre-arrange for their Scout to be transported to and from the campout by another parent, but again, you the parent must work this out with another parent – this is not a drop-off scenario like we did pre-COVID.  The Permission Form may be found  HERE .  These are to be turned in to Mr Hunt. Grub money ($15 per scout/$20 per adult) will be due at the  AUGUST 9 COURT OF HONOR .