The individual [...]]]> Thank you to the scouts, leaders and parents who came out on this rainy morning to help with “Scouting for Food”.  Our troop donation to Loaves and Fishes food bank was 1,200  lbs of food!  We were also able to donate some food items to Harrison Methodists’ church run food bank as well!

The individual patrol donation challenge results were as follows:

Flaming Waffles – 292 lbs

Cobra – 138 lbs

Decepticons – 82 lbs

The Flaming Waffles have won the patrol challenge! Congrats  Michael McKay,  Jordan Schnall, Anthony Miller, Zach Nedley and Tony Garen.  These were the scouts that came from the patrol, worked, and have earned a pizza party (date to be announced)!  Again, thanks to all who came out and helped this very worthwhile cause.

When:  February 4th 2012 at 9 am (Rain or Shine)

Where: Meet at Harrison UMC

What:  Non-perishable food items (No glass items)

Scouting for Food is an annual Boy Scouts of America nationwide effort.   Locally it is the Mecklenburg County Council/Catawba Lodge’s council-wide service project.  All the food collected will [...]]]>  

When:  February 4^th 2012 at 9 am (Rain or Shine)

Where: Meet at Harrison UMC

What:  Non-perishable food items (No glass items)

Scouting for Food is an annual Boy Scouts of America nationwide effort.   Locally it is the Mecklenburg County Council/Catawba Lodge’s council-wide service project.  All the food collected will be distributed to Loaves and Fishes.  Mecklenburg County Council’s goal is to exceed last year’s goal of 175,000 pounds of food.   It is important that you participate.  “Do a good turn daily”.

Scouts will meet at the church Saturday morning and will go with leaders to assigned neighborhoods and collect Scouting for Food bags.  After all the neighborhoods have been collected, the scouts and leaders will then sort and deliver food to Sharon UMC for drop off and weigh in. 

There is a friendly competition between the patrols.  The patrol that brings the most food from home will win a pizza party.  Scout are asked bring food from home or food collected from neighbors and friends.   This will be added to the food we gather from the neighborhoods.  Bring your patrol competition food Saturday morning.  There is no space at the church to store it.   Please sign up at tonight’s meeting or contact Mrs. Miller at kmiller@carolina.rr.com.

Now, [...]]]> TOMORROW NIGHT –  Pack 502  is pleased to invite the Troop 502 family to their ”Packcake” dinner at HUMC – 5:30pm to 7pm. – Come join our Pack friends for a Pancake and sausage sandwich dinner with fruit, coffee, water, and Tang. There is no cost for this event, but donations are encouraged and recommended.

Now, you don’t have to worry about what you are going to do for dinner tomorrow night.

We look forward to seeing you there.

2.  Parent attendance at our last court-of-honor was less than stellar.  Please remember that court-of-honor is a family event. Great time and effort by our leadership goes into preparing for such nights. Parents and [...]]]> 1.  Even though CMS is not in session, there will be a regular troop meeting Monday, January 23rd at 7 p.m.

2.  Parent attendance at our last court-of-honor was less than stellar.  Please remember that court-of-honor is a family event. Great time and effort by our leadership goes into preparing for such nights. Parents and families are encouraged and expected to attend. It is very sad, not only to the scout but to the leadership as well, when a scout receives a rank advancement and does not have a parent to stand up with him. While we realize that some families may have other obligations Monday evenings, with 43 scouts in our troop we should be able to fill the sanctuary.   Our troop family should be supporting all our scouts, whether or not your child is receiving recognition that evening or not.  Our next court-of-honor is scheduled for March 26th.  Please mark your calendars and make every effort to attend.  Thanks!

1. Due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, there will be no troop meeting on Monday, January 16th.

2.  For those interested in attending summer camp at Camp Daniel Boone, June 24th-June 30th, your first deposit of $97.00 is due no later than Monday, January 16th.  Although there is no troop meeting [...]]]> A few reminders:

1. Due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, there will be no troop meeting on Monday, January 16th.

2.  For those interested in attending summer camp at Camp Daniel Boone, June 24th-June 30th, your first deposit of $97.00 is due no later than Monday, January 16th.  Although there is no troop meeting that day, there will be a closed committee meeting occuring that night, so if you need to drop off a check for your scout there will be someone there to accept it.  Please look for Melody Lee in one of the classrooms upstairs.  Please make check payable to BSA Troop 502.