- Starting with this meeting, Chip will be working on the Emergency Prepardness merit badge with the scouts at all meetings in September.
- Decisions on the location of summer camp 2016 still need to be made, and we would love to hear your input! Let Chip know what your opinion is about summer camp at a meeting, in an email, or on the page Contact Us.
- More details about the September Campout and the golf outing are on their way! To see a full up-to-date list of activities, visit the page Calendar.
- A former scout of Troop 834 was recently the victim of a house fire in Scott Township. He is asking for financial donations on his GoFundMe page.
- Tony and Beth Licciardello will be holding classes to work on the Ad Altare Dei Roman Catholic Religious Emblem this fall. For more information and to sign up, see the event here.
- A Flag Retirement Ceremony will be held in remembrance of the lives lost on 9/11. For more information, see the event here.
- If you still haven’t signed up for text message notifications yet, you can do so here. (Requires a website account)
- At this meeting, Chip taught the scouts how to tie a tie, stressing the importance of dressing right for the appropriate situations.
- Several dates were finalized tonight and further details will be coming soon. To see a full list of all the events, look at the calendar.
- Troop 834 now has a way to send you announcements straight to your phone through text messages. To sign up for the service, see this page.
- The adults discussed the upcoming schedule for the year, including the September campout, September Court of Honor, October golf fundraiser, and 2016 summer camp. As soon as these dates are finalized, they will be announced on this website.
- Next week will be the last meeting for Class B uniforms. Class A uniforms will be required at all troop meetings starting September 3.
- During this meeting, Troop 834 helped set up the OLG Festival by moving booths and setting up tables. At the end of the meeting, Matthew Mazzotti did a presentation on Bridgeville.
- There will not be a meeting next week due to the OLG Festival. We will resume August 20.
- There are still plenty of opportunities to help out at the Our Lady of Grace Festival. See this blog post for the full list.
- Troop 834 will be selling popcorn as a fundraiser. If you’d like to organize this, see Chip. Chip also has the order forms. Watch for an email later this week with more details.
- This meeting was focused on planning the upcoming year. Chip heard the scouts’ suggestions for summer camp, weekend camp outs, and day trips. Plenty of great ideas were brought up, but final decisions will be made after further discussion among the adults.
- If you haven’t already, make sure you sign up to work our booth at the OLG Festival. Set-up begins August 1.
Summer camp is only hours away! On July 11 at 11 am, all scouts and leaders are expected to be at Our Lady of Grace cafeteria. Full uniform is required for all scouts (includes troop hat, troop red shirt, BSA uniform, troop neckerchief with slide, scout shorts, belt, and scout socks). All gear will be loaded onto the bus. On the bus ride down to camp, we will not be stopping at a restaurant for lunch, so be sure to pack your own. You are welcome to bring a PG-13 or below movie for the bus ride, but Chip will have the final say on what is played. Snacks are allowed, but be extremely careful in what you choose to bring; we don’t want any unexpected visits from nature! Dinner the first night at camp will be ravioli. If any scout has medical issues with food, let Chip know. All scouts must be in camp by 2 pm on Sunday for group check-in.
- There’s only one more meeting before summer camp! If you haven’t told Chip who you will be tenting with, let him know by next week’s meeting. All scouts are expected to show up in full Class A uniform and ready to board the bus the morning of July 11. If you are not expecting to make it that morning, let Chip know.
- All boys are expected to wear full Class A uniform for any boards of review or ceremonies. This includes Courts of Honor and Eagle Ceremonies. You will be turned away from a board of review if you don’t have a uniform. In the summer, Class B is also expected of all scouts that attend meetings.
- The new troop website is ready at www.troop834.org! Let David Domalik know what else you want to see on the site.
