Friday, January 8, 2010

2010

Happy New Year Boy Scouts of Troop 512,

Welcome to 2010!  We hope to see you all at the next Scout meeting and actively participating and serving throughout the next charter year and on forth!  We have great plans for you, but it's YOU that needs to be there to be part of it!

Remember that as part of your Boy Scout commitments, you should be attending Scout meetings on a weekly basis, participating and serving in/on projects with your fellow Troop Scouts and Leaders and set a good example through actions as well as words.  It's not all about camping, right?!  You are part of a Boy-Led Unit and should therefore be in regular contact with your fellow scouts and scout leaders, especially in meetings.  When is the last time you contacted your Senior Patrol Leader?  We have the potential to rock the Scouting world with our unit and we're gonna do it!  Our Scouts may be young, but they're lean and mean...ready to do it all...and one day before you know it, it will be time to begin the Eagle Path.  This is not anything new of course as you hear a version of "the speech" almost weekly in your meetings and who can forget that special meeting a few months ago concerning attendance, participation and "walking-the-walk - not just talking-the-talk" and the ever-so-popular "YOU are the Scout - not your parents!"...But it is a new year and so let's begin! 

NOTES FROM JANUARY ROUNDTABLE

* ScoutFair Fundraiser/Event Update. Coupon books will be distributed at February Roundtable. Streamlined booklets, increases in profit percentages based on incentive system, prizes galore.


* Unit Commissioner Team Update. More volunteers added. Training held after Roundtable last night. Still need more volunteers. Contact Greg Carr.

* Cub-o-Ree Adult Patches distributed.

* District Dinner Update. Event date: 3/4/09. Nomination forms for awards will go out soon.

* Arrow of Light Ceremony Schedule Update. Webelos wanting to Cross Over in Jan., Feb., March (Webelos Woods), or April (Campout by Carl P.) need to register for this ASAP. It is up to the parents to initiate.

* District Pinewood Derby - scheduled for Feb. 20th.

* Scouting For Food Update - Packets/flyers/instructions distributed to leaders. 20 flyers per scout. Door placement: Jan. 30. Pickup: Feb. 6. Deliver to selected donation point: Feb. 6.

* District First Aid Meet - For Webelos and Troops. January 16, St. Mark's Church (Roundtable location). Free to observe. $ 2.00 per Webelos Scout to participate and earn Readyman Badge. $20 per Troop Team to participate. Register at 8:30 AM. Start at 9:00 AM. Time approx: few hours. Need Adult Volunteers including Judges.

* Webelos Woods Update - Early Bird NEW Deadline is Feb. Roundtable. All required forms and payments due at that time. All Packs AND Troops must register for event.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Meeting Information - Friday nights @ 6:30 PM. Walk-ins are welcome.



Meeting Location

Holy Trinity Methodist Church

13207 Orleans St.

Houston, TX 77015

Next to Cimarron Elementary School.

Enter through back parking lot into the courtyard.



For more information: e-mail: rogtij@att.net

CONGRATULATIONS!

2009 CENTENNIAL QUALITY UNIT AWARD
2010 ON TIME RECHARTER
2010 100% BOY'S LIFE UNIT
2010 SCOUTING FOR FOOD - SOUPERBOWL OF CARING

A SCOUT IS REVERENT - RELIGIOUS KNOT

Religious Emblems for Boy Scouts,Varsity Scouts,Venturers, and Explorers

(For information go to: http://www.usscouts.org/, Advancement, Religious)

"A Scout is Reverent." All Scouts show this by being faithful in their duty to God. Some go further and give special service. This can qualify them for a religious emblem. Such an emblem is not a Scouting award. It is conferred on a Scout by his religious leader. Each faith has its own requirements for earning its emblem. Listed on the web link are the BOY SCOUT and VARSITY SCOUT emblems and where to find out about them. Before writing or visiting your local council service center, check with your religious leader.
(Unless indicated otherwise, awards listed may be earned by both Boy Scouts and Varsity Scouts.) Older Boy Scouts of Varsity Scout age (over 14), Venturers, and Sea Scouts (and in some cases, Explorers) are eligible for any awards that Varsity Scouts may earn.

PRAY FOR OUR FAMILIES

Sometimes we all go through hardships and losses. Please pray for our families and friends.