Everyone:

The current version of the Troop Handbook and Rank Advancement Questions have been loaded to the website and can be found on the right side of every page under the heading Troop Documents.

If you have any questions about our Code of Conduct, how to get approval from the Scoutmaster to begin a Merit Badge, or what to study for a Scoutmaster conference, these are now readily available to you.

Everyone:

I hope you have enjoyed your Summer vacations and time off from Troop 502. Beginning this coming Monday night, August 2nd, the Troop will be back on regular schedule at 7pm. Class “B” uniforms are still in effect at this time.

The Troop has just returned from a great week at Summer Camp. We had 24 scouts attend this week and tried to complete 107 total merit badges. In the end, the Troop was able to walk away with 90 complete merit badges and only 17 partials. Congrats for all the hard work! A special thank you to the adults that spent a week with these Scouts helping them out. August Court of Honor should be a long one.

Tonight, July 27th at Township Grille in Matthews the Seabase Crews of 2011 will be holding a fund raiser to help offset their costs. Please bring your family, friends, co-workers, etc out tonight to have dinner and let these guys be your waiters, servers, and bus boys for the evening. The crews will earn a % of the total bill plus all tips to go towards their trip. Event will run from 5pm – 9pm TONIGHT!!

Few things everyone should be aware of:

• Community Books will be passed out Monday night, August 2nd, to begin our fundraising efforts again for the year. Please see Cindy Schnall for more information.
• Calendar has been updated through December to include meetings, campouts, service projects, etc. Please pay close attention to the final days to register for trips. Online registration for trips should be available shortly. Once cut-off dates have passed, no one will be allowed to attend. Remember food money is due the Monday night prior to the campouts. Other events may be added as go or changed if necessary.
  
• Merit Badges (outside of Summer Camp). Please refer to the Troop handbook concerning how to earn merit badges.  This can be found on pages 33 and 34. If you plan to work on merit badges on your own the following must take place in order for them to be approved:
  • Obtain a blue card from the Advancement Chair or Scoutmaster
  • Get the name of an “APPROVED and REGISTERED” merit badge counselor from the Adv. Chair or Scoutmaster. Registered means with the council office, taken youth protection, filled out the proper paperwork for that badge, and have knowledge of the badge being taught.
    
  • Ask another Scout(s) to work on this badge with you. Make no sense in doing it alone when others could benefit as well.
  • Once completed, the Merit Badge counselor will sign off the blue card as completed or partial.
    
• The Troop offers several Merit badges thru the year especially in the fall and winter months. Family Life, Communications, Personal Management to name a few. Plus the Troop also attends colleges at Camp Barnhardt starting in October as well.
  

We look forward to seeing all you back on Monday night, August 2nd. Please try to be on time.

Thanks

Troop Leadership

I’ve posted the pictures from summer camp. There are two sections; one for the bulk of the Summer Camp activities and another for the Brown Sea Island Scouts. Thanks to Mr. MacLaren for taking pictures of the BSI activities. Please let me know if your Scout took other pictures with their own cameras that we can add.

I’ve also posted the pictures from the June Court of Honor.

Since we received a good response to those willing to work the Matthews Township Grill fundraiser, we are able to schedule shifts. Please wear class “B” t-shirts, and remember to bring family and friends in to eat! If your shift time poses a problem, please e-mail Cindy Schnall at cyn93063@aol.com or call 704-236-2684. Thanks!!

Shifts are as follows:

5 to 7 p.m.

Anthony Miller
John Miller
Jordan Schnall
Michael McKay
Blake Garen

7 to 9 p.m.

Jacob Lee
Scooter Craig
Craig Jones
Jequan Gold
Joe Lindsey (Tyler)

Troop 502 Parents:

Bob Beamer has asked us to post his Cell Phone number just so you all would have a camp connection this week (if needed).   It is (704) 564-2021.

Have a great week!

Parents:

We will be departing for Summer Camp 2010 on Sunday, July 18th from Pineville Elementary School. Please meet at the school between 8:15 – 8:30 am in Full Class “A” uniform. Gear will be packed at church on Saturday night, July 17th, at 7pm. Make sure you check with the Scoutmaster concerning all paperwork and medications are correct. The following Scouts still need to bring their medical forms to us on Saturday night.

• Daniel Beamer
• Scooter Craig
• Michael Gallaway
• Jequan Gold
• Zach Groce
• Ben Knoble
• Zach Nedley – owes $20 to the Troop for Horsemanship
• Hayden Davidson
• Bob Beamer

Any questions, please contact the Scoutmaster.

There will be a summer camp meeting tonight beginning at 7pm. We will be giving out Merit Badge schedules, collecting Medical Forms, and handing out med packs for the ones needing to send required medicines to camp. We will also answer any other questions you may have pertaining to Summer Camp. This will be very informal, no uniform required. We will plan to be on hand till 8pm. Please come by to pick up your schedules in case you want to  prepare or know what you will actually be taking.

High Adventure 2011:

Next Meeting will be on Thursday, July 15th, at 7pm. We will be discussing fund raising options and organizing the Township Grille night on July 27th in Matthews. Please let me know if you cannot attend.

Monday, June 21st, 2010:

Swim tests for TONIGHT have been CANCELLED!! 

The Springs Complex has double booked events and couldnt work us in tonight. The Troop swim tests will be rescheduled for another date and time in the beginning of  July before Summer Camp.

NO TROOP MEETING TONIGHT!!

Next meeting will be on Monday, June 28th, 2010 at 7pm. This will be Court of Honor. Scouts need to be in Class “A”  and arrive no later than 6:45 in the sanctuary.

Summer Camp:

Merit badge schedules are due at Court of Honor. If you didnt make the summer camp meeting, please email Mr Lane to get your MB Schedules. Nehemiah Robinson, Michael Martin, Hayden Davidson, and Jared Letteer are enrolled in Brown Sea Island so they do not need a MB Schedule.

Everyone:

There is still a number of spaces available for this coming Thursday and the Million Meal Mission.  Please consider mobilizing your family and friends to help Scouting fill the available spots.  Please go to duty2others.org to sign up.