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Dear Scouts:
Mr. Wick Smith will be starting Citizenship in the Communit=
y
merit badge. The first meeting will be Monday Novembe=
r 9th,
before the regular Troop meeting. Please meet at the chu=
rch
at 6:45 - 7:30pm.
You will need to request a blue card from Mr. Jorgensen, purch=
ase
the merit badge booklet (or get it from the Troop's library), =
and
download the mb worksheets from the Troop's website.
Please respond to Mrs. Palmer by clicking
here if you would like to start this merit badge, so Mr. S=
mith
knows who to expect at the first meeting.
If you have already started this merit badge, you do not need =
to
attend this first meeting. You do need to schedule any
follow-up meetings directly w/ Mr. Smith.
The Horsemanship merit badge offered on Wednesday November 11t=
h has
been cancelled due to lack of interest.
Boards of Review will be held Monday November 30 and Monday Ja=
nuary
25. The Winter COH is Monday February 22. Please e=
mail Mr.
Weikert, Advancement Chair, if you would like to schedule a
BOR.
Thanks,
Carolyn Palmer
Important resources:
Our Troop Website: bsa-=
troop237.org
All past newsletters are now posted on the Troop website, as w=
ell
as our Troop roster, and lots more - check it out!
MDSC's newly updated Website: www.=
bsa-mdsc.org
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News from SPL Jason
Lammert
Monday November 9, Patrol leaders will be finalizing Pa=
trol
plans for Scouting for Food. On Saturday November 14<=
/u>,
all Scouts should meet at 9am at St. Stephen's Church - wear C=
lass
A uniform. PL's were all given their Patrol's distributi=
on coverage
area and will organize drivers for their Patrol, to distribute=
door
hangers. Saturday November 21 Scouts will again m=
eet
at 9am at St. Stephen's Church (wear Class A uniform) and coll=
ect
food donations in their same coverage area.
November 16th is a very important Troop meeting for Sco=
uts
to attend. 5th graders (and their parents) interested in joini=
ng
our Troop are invited to attend this Troop meeting. Visi=
ting
boys will join the regular Troop meeting for flag ceremony and
first aid and fire building demonstrations. Parents of
visiting boys will join Troop 237 parents for an introduction =
to
the troop and time for questions. Scouts, please make ev=
ery
effort to attend on November 16th and wear full Class A unifor=
ms.
There is no Troop meeting 11/23 (Thanksgiving week).
Thanksgiving Day 11/26, Kyle and Alex Miller will be
organizing our annual Troop Father/Son football game. See
article below for details.
If you have any questions or comments, please email Jason. Thanks.
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Troop 237 Wreaths/S=
wags
Fundraiser
Scouts who sold wreaths and swags - great job!...just a remind=
er
that all checks need to be collected and turned into Mr. Tong =
by
the Monday November 9 Troop meeting. Checks shou=
ld be
made payable to BSA Troop 237 and turned in with a copy of your
order form (keep original so you know where to deliver the ord=
ered
items). If you have questions, please contact Mr. Robert Tong or Mrs.
Chris Jorgensen.
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Santa Catalina Isla=
nd
Summer Camp
Are you interested in going to Santa Catalina for summer camp =
this
year? Tentative dates are June 20-26, 2010. If you=
'd
like to learn more about merit badge opportunities, activities,
scuba lessons and an awesome High Adventure camp (for 14+), pl=
ease
contact Lynn
Hogan.
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Annual Father/Son
Thanksgiving Day Football Game<=
/span>
Hello Everybody well it's time for the annual father/son Troop=
237
Thanksgiving Football Game. This will be my 36th annual
football game and I certainly hope that I will see you all
there. Game time is at 10:00am and location is the lower
field at OIS. We play from 10:00am to Noon on Thanksgivi=
ng
day- all boys 18 and under play on the Scout side and 19 and o=
lder
play on the Dad side. It has been a great contest for the
last few years and the Scouts have gotten the better of us Dad=
s so
it's our turn this year.
Patrol leaders - please contact your Patrol members and remind=
them
of this game. In turn I would like all of the PL's =
to
contact me to let me know this has been completed.
Parents this really is a lot of fun and it's a tradition that =
is
very easy to get into year after year. If you have any
questions please feel free to contact me at Alex Miller or call my cell phone at 415-748-=
8326.
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Hospice Tree Lighti=
ng -
12/5 service event
The Orinda Hospice Tree Lighting Ceremony will be Saturday
December 5th, 3:30-5:30pm Troop 237 has helped in the
past with setting up risers, and visits with Santa. It's=
a
fun 2-hour service project. Sign ups will be at November
meetings, or email Jack
Kovalik, Scout Leader, or Jane Wiser, Adult Advisor.
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Summer Camp '09 at
CJM - by Scribe Mark Laughton<=
/span>
=
As we arrived at Camp John Mensinger, everyone was excited to =
spend
a week earning merit badges, especially the second year scouts=
. We
started off meeting the staff members, and then we had a great=
meal
served for us. After dinner, we were all greeted with a camp w=
ide
campfire. We were all tired from the car ride and went to sleep
earlier then expected.
Monday: We all woke up to a 7:00 call from Mrs. Young and were
ready to go to the morning flag ceremony. We had a breakfast, =
and
then it was off to merit badges. The most popular merit badges=
were
environmental science, and weathering. After merit badges, peo=
ple
had an hour and 30 minutes to do whatever they liked. The shoo=
ting
range was by far the most popular, along with the gift shop.
Tuesday: After breakfast, everyone prepared for their next mer=
it
badge. Many people still had environmental science, beca=
use
it was a two day merit badge. Tuesday was very similar to Mond=
ay,
except for the scary hike Pendola. It was about true stories a=
bout
what had happened before Mensinger was a camp. Many people in =
our
troop weren't that scared, but most in other troops there
were. Most of the scouts went to sleep looking forward to their
next merit badge.
Wednesday: On Wednesday most people were starting a new merit
badge. Most either took Citizenship in the Nation, Geology and
Mammal Study, or Swimming. After merit badges, we were treated=
to a
whole campside cookout. Troops had choices of all kinds of foo=
ds,
and our troop chose meat in tin-foil. It was a great night of =
great
food, and an awesome campfire.
Thursday: Thursday was just a plain old day for scouts, focusi=
ng on
getting all of our merit badges and other things. Many scouts =
were
looking forward to Friday, the last day of merit badges.
Friday: Friday was probably the best day for scouts. We did al=
l of
their merit badges, and then we all participated in Camp Wide
Games!!! We all had a blast and did great. As we went to camp
campfire, We found out that we got in 3rd place, which is very
good. We all went to sleep, and got ready to leave camp.
Saturday: We all woke up and loaded up the car and left. Most =
of
the troop went in a car that took them straight to Camp Wolfeb=
oro.
All of the scouts had a great time, and we hope to come again =
next
year.
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