Troop 81 End of the Year Court of Honor

All Scouts and leaders and family invited

Pot Luck dinner check Troop 81 facebook page for food sign up

All Scouts should be in full Class A uniforms

Monday December 14

St Annas Catholic Church Parrish Hall

Scouts at 630pm to help set up

Ceremony to start at 7  pm

Eagle Court of Honor for Daniel Yarman and Walker May

Please join us for the Eagle Scout Court of Honor 

celebrating the achievements of 

Walker May and Daniel Yarman. 

Saturday, December 5

11:00 AM

St. Anna's Catholic Church

1401 Alcovy Street, Monroe

Lunch will be served following the ceremony. 

Please RSVP (770) 356-2055 or angelayarman@gmail.com 

 Troop 81 upcoming events

Saturday Sept 12 Cobbler Court of Honor, 3:00 pm Scout Hut, Scouts will be recognized for advancements for the year so far. Full Uniform required. Scouts will be able to taste and learn the making of delicious dutch oven cobbler. 

Saturday Sept 26 Stone Mountain Hike Scouts will pack a day pack and plan a 5 mile hike around the base of the mountain. 1/2 day event

November 6-8 Sweetwater and Chattahoochee Fall Camporee at Scoutland on Lake Lanier with activites oriented towards Nature oriented merit badges.

December 11-13 Yule Log Camporee At Scoutland, Fun and Games combining scout skills and training. Also serves as a food drive for local food banks

Greetings Troop 81

New Scouts coming to Troop 81. All Troop 81 Scouts and adult members are encouraged to attend two new scouts crossover ceremony this Saturday June 27 to be held outside at the Joel Turner Ranch located at 1989 Monroe Jersey Road SE Monroe. Ceremony starts at 100pm so arrive early. Come in FULL DRESS UNIFORM and bring a chair and masks. Food will not be served. Please come welcome our newest members! Social distancing precautions will be in place.

Scout Hut

We have met with the New Leasers of the Community center. They have encouraged renovation of the Scout Hut. Already, adult leaders have cleaned the roof, power washed the entire building, cleaned shrubs from the back, removed unused light fixtures and poles, and work is proceeding on removing the grates and repairing the windows. Next comes painting and replacing the door. We also plan  to undate the electrical box and install ceiling fans. 

We have three scouts heading to Camp Rainey summer camp on Sunday June 28- Friday July 3. Ron Yeater and Warren Parsons will be adult leaders. Roman Rodriguez cannot attend because of family concerns.

Short Meeting Monday March 16- Troop 81 will meet Monday to discuss upcoming troop activities and meetings. We will decide on Pine Mountain Backpacking event scheduled for March 21-22 as well as whether to procede or suspend  regular meetings until the current viral outbreak has stablized. Scouts and leaders who are at risk or sick are not expected to attend. 

REMINDER! Daniel's Eagle Project Workday is Saturday, March 7

Please come out and help me with my Eagle Project on Saturday, March 7.  We will be laying stepping stones for a prayer walk at St. Anna's Catholic Church, 1401 Alcovy Street (corner of Criswell Road and Alcovy Street/Monroe-Jersey Road).  We will start at 10:00 AM and hopefully finish by 3:00 PM.

There will be plenty of snacks and drinks and we will have pizza for lunch.

Wear old clothes that can get dirty and bring work gloves and shovels if you have them. I still need a wheelbarrow if anyone can let me borrow one, let me know.

Please text your name to me at (770) 880-2504 and let me know if you are coming so I will have a count for lunch and so I can let you know if there are any changes to the plan due to weather.  Right now it looks like the weather is going to be perfect - high of about 60 degrees and sunny.  It will be cool in the morning, so bring a jacket.

Thanks for your help.  See you Saturday!

Daniel

Please Help at Daniel Yarman's Eagle Project March 7

I need your help for my Eagle Project Workday on Saturday, March 7 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at St. Anna's Catholic Church, 1401 Alcovy Street, Monroe.

We will be laying stepping stones to create a prayer walk for the church. This will count as service hours for advancement for the younger Scouts. If we have a good turn-out, we should be able to finish in one day.

Wear old clothes that can get dirty and bring work gloves if you have them.  Bring regular full-sized shovels or the little hand-held shovels that are used to plant flowers if you have those.  We also need wheel-barrows and tamps for packing down the dirt, if anyone has them please let me know.

We will have plenty of snacks, drinks and lunch for everyone.  Please let me know if you are coming so I can be sure I have enough help and so we can plan lunch.  You can text me at (770) 880-2504 or email danielyarman@gmail.com.

Thank you for helping me with my project. 

Daniel

Monday February 10  Cub Scouts are visiting. We need all scouts to come in Class A uniform. We really need to make a good impression. Games and demonstrations planned.

Monday February 17 No meeting due to Presidents Day

February 22 Saturday Advancorama in Athens, Andrea Miley Advancement Coordinator is helping with sign up.

Next Outing February 29- March1 campout at  Schorr Farm. Details to be decided

Schedule for the Year

March 21-22 Backpacking the Pine Mountain Trail through FDR State Park

April 18-19 Canoeing and camping down the Flint River near Thomason Georgia, Experience one of the nation's most scenic rivers by canoe.

May 2-3 Camping and exploring Providence Canyon near Columbus Georgia, the Grand Canyon of Georgia

June 6-7 Camp Rotary on Lake Hartwell

June 28-July 4 Summer Camp at Camp Rainey Mountain. This is so important for Scouts to attend to earn Merit Badges towards Rank Advancement and Eagle.

July 13 Monday meeting Scout Hut Cleanout.

July 20 Monday meeting Mid-year Court of Honor and Grillout at Scout Hut

August 15 Chicken BBQ Fundraiser

September 19-20 Nantahala River raft and campout

October 24-25 Backpacking Chattooga River Trail Clayton Ga

November 14-15 Campout to be decided

December 11-13 Yule Log Camporee Scoutland

December 14 End of Year Court of Honor

2020 Boy Scout dues are Due. The National portion of the dues almost doubled this year. The Committee voted to only raise our dues by $10 to $70 to try to minimize the burden on our Scouting families. The proceeds from the BBQ allows us to subsidize the increase.

Summer Camp this year is $300, up $5 from last year. First $100 payment is due by end of February, second payment by end of March and third payment by end of April.

Thanks for all the adult leaders who attended the Troop 81 Committee meeting at the Schorrs. We think we have one of most exciting and adventurous calenders ever planned. Congratulations to Warren Parsons who was elected committee chairman.

All Scouts interested in a week adventure in the beautiful Florida Keys at the national BSA camp Seabase, talk to Scott Miley, he is gathering information on an adventure in summer 2021.

End of the Year Events
Last regular meeting December 9- Come prepared to arrange final plans for Yule Log. Will need all hands on deck for the famous scout skills competition. Also remember to bring Canned good for food bank.

Also Advancorama is coming up January 25 2020 and registration for merit badges is open. Andrea Miley should be at meeting  December 9 to help scouts decides which merit badge offering would be of benefit. Great opportunity to advance rank and move toward Eagle.

Yule Log December 13-15 Scoutland. Dress for weather and warmth. Bring canned goods. Adults usually provides meals at this event so Scouts can focus on competition. Mr Thompson has reached out to cub packs to join us. We need new young scouts!

End of Year Court of Honor Monday December 16th All scouts and their families are invited to Troop 81 traditional banquet. Program will include recognition of advancements as well as a slide show covering all the adventures of the year. Families expected to bring either a hot or cold side dish or desert. Troop will provide chicken.

 To be held at St Annas Catholic Church parishoner hall 1401 Alcovy St Monroe. Scouts should be in full Class A uniform including Sashes. Scouts should be there by 630pm to set up. Program to start at 7 pm.

Scouts wanting to participate in the Santa gift exchange should bring a wrapped gift valued at or less than $10 for the exchange.

Next Outing Adventure Caving at Raccoon Mountain August 17-18

We have advance paid for 6 scouts and 2 adults. These are nonrefundable tickets for a 3 hour caving adventure. All scouts who committed should bring check ( made out to Troop 81) or cash to next meeting August 12. Fee is 45$.

All scouts must bring   Long sleeve shirt
                                     Sturdy Long pants (not sweat pants)
                                     Closed toe laceup shoes
                                     Though the cave is cool, jackets are not recommended as exertion keeps                                                   everyone warm
                                     Change of clothes as cave clothes will get very muddy.
                                     Cave is strict, if scout is not properly dressed, they will not be allowed into                                          cave
                                   

Troop is paying costs of onsite camping and meals for this event. There is a gift store for souvenirs. The campsites do have trees for hammocks but they must be approved by campground before being set up.

All caving scouts must have waivers signed by their parents. Go to wildcave.com  click on "waivers and forms" and click on digital link for "electric signature".

There is a pool at the campground so scouts should bring swimsiut and towel and pool toys.

Plan to leave scout hut at 730am.
Campground checkin is 1200
Caving checkin is 1230 pm
Tour departs promptly at 100pm.

Address is 319 West Hills Dr Chattanooga TN

Depending on time a side trip to Cloudland  Canyon State Park can be made on Sunday on the way back. This will depend on decision of the troop. Cloudland is one of Georgia's most beautiful state parks.

New Troop 81 Scoutmaster  Roman Rodriguez has stepped up to be Troop 81's newest Scoutmaster. Be sure to congratulate him and offer him your support. We're delighted to have him step into this very important role.

Thank You to Eddie Partain for his years as our latest Scoutmaster. Due to family and work changes, he was forced to step down somewhat suddenly. He guided an excellent week of Summer Camp at Camp Rainey Mountain. Thanks also to Ron Yeater, Scott Miley and Roman Rodriguez who spent part or all of the week helping our Scouts have a great time. Three Scouts achieved their mile swim award and no trips to the infirmary where required this year. Many merit badges and good times were had by all.

Eagle Project by Walker May is set for Saturday July 13 at 800 am. Please wear work clothes and bring gloves. Project is at George Walton Academy in courtyard close to cafeteria.

Backpacking Panther Creek Next outing July 20-21. Essential planning next meeting. This hike is a favorite with an easy 2 mile hike into the campsite and another 2 miles to one of the prettiest waterfalls in Georgia. Plan to bring swimsuits and water shoes for swimming in the falls.

Adult Leader Planning Meeting Thanks to all who attended and help map out 2019 for the Scouts of Troop 81 Eddie Partain, Ron Yeater, Scott Schorr, David Thompson, Scott Miley, Roman Rodriguez
We look forward to a great year. We hope by publishing dates early, we will give every Scout and Adult Leader the chance to participate in as many activities as possible. Though we have dates selected, all the activities are still being pulled together.

January 26 Sweetwater Advancarama Berkmar High School. Scouts should arrive by 745am for a prompt starting of merit badge course at 8 am. Program should be completed by 3 pm. Scouts should wear their Class A uniform and bring lunch with them. Snack and drinks will be available for purchase. Bring notebook and pencil. Bring Blue card.

February 9 Day Activity Likely Climbing at Stone Summit. Details to follow

March 8-10 Sweetwater Camporee Scoutland

April 27-28 Camping

May 4-5 Camping

June 1-2 Camp Rotary camp, Family camping event- parents and siblings encouraged to attend for the day or the weekend.

June 23-29 Summer Camp at Camp Rainey Mountain

July 20-21 Camping

August 17-18 Camping

Additional Important Dates for ADULT WOODBADGE TRAINING
April 12-15, May 3-5

Changes in Adult Leadership Positions
Andrea Miley will be taking over as Advancement Coordinator. Thanks to Elaine Foster for her 20+ years of service to Troop 81 in this position.
Scott Schorr will move over to Activites Coordinator. He will still attend some outdoor activities as well.

Annual Scout Dues for 2019 will remain the same. $60. for Scouts which includes a T shirt and Boys Life Subscription and $30 for adult membership. Payment is due by February 11 Meeting.

 The Tshirt will be the same design and color as last years special edition- 81 years of Troop 81. Additional longsleeve T shirt, pullover hoodie and zip up Hoodies are available for special order. We're also looking into a possible Troop 81 hat. Ron Yeater will be handling orders.

Summer Camp 2019 is $300. First payment of $100. is due February 25, second payment  $100 is due March 25 and final $100 payment is due April 29. Mr Partain and Mr Yeater are confirmed as leaders. Mr Miley and  Mr Rodriguez are also possible attendees.

Recruiting all scouts and adults are encouraged to urge  boys to join Troop 81. Boys need to be either 11 or 10 and completed arrow of light in Cubscouts or 10 and having completed the 5 th grade. We have reached out to local Packs and encouraged them to visit. Boys are not required to have participated in Cub Scouts to join Boy Scouts.

Last Regular Meeting of the Year!  Bring Books! Ms Elaine will be present to catch up on achievements. Make sure all accomplishments are recorded for Court of Honor. Also we need to know who is going to Advanceorama on January 26- a great way to get extra merit badges needed for advancement. Early Registration ends Dec 15.

Bring Canned Goods too! Yule Log is a canned food drive for area food banks.

Friday Dec 7-9 Yule Log at Scoutland- our biggest combined outing of the year. Leave Scout Hut ~6:00-630pm,  return Sunday about noon. Adult are taking care of meals so scouts can focus on events. Cub Scouts are encouraged to visit.

End of Year Court of Honor Monday December 10 at St Annas Catholic Church, 1401 Alcovy St. Scouts should be in full uniform including sashes. Scouts arrive at 630, program starts at 7pm. Troop will provide chicken, families are asked to bring covered side dish, salad, or desert. Parents and families  are invited. Gift exchange will occur. Scouts interested in participating should bring wrapped gift of a scouting nature worth no more 10-15 dollars.

Happy Thanksgiving Troop 81 and Families

Chicken BBQ Fundraiser a Great Success! Thanks to all who sold tickets and contributed time and items. We cleared $1600 on 190 tickets sold. Camden M won the $50 dollar Smoothie King gift certificate for most tickets sold. The Willis family won the $500 gift certificate raffle.

Congratulations to Troop 81 Scouts at Sweetwater Camporee. Our well prepared and well trained Scouts won 3 of the five competitions- Flag pole lashing, Desert preparation, and Fire Starting.

Final Outing of the Year Yule Log December 7-9, Scoutland on Lake Lanier. The next two meetings after Thanksgiving will focus on preparation for this big event. This is a big canned food drive for Atlanta area food banks. Scouts are asked to bring canned goods for donation to the next 2 meetings to help out others who are hungry around the holidays. Cub Scout packs are invited to attend for overnight or just for the day.

End of the Year Court of Honor. All Scouts, Leaders and Families are invited to our final event of the year. Badges and ranks of the year will be awarded. Monday December 10 at St Annas Parrish Hall. Scouts should arrive by 6:30pm, program to start 7:00Pm. Scouts in full uniform including sashes. All Pictures for the slide show should be turned into Dr Schorr by Monday November 26. Chicken will be provided by the troop. Sides, drinks and deserts are donated by families. At the next meeting the scouts will decide if they want to do a white elephant gift exchange at the gathering.

Troop 81 Fundraiser Final night for Chicken BBQ Raffle tickets turnin is Monday, October 8. Please bring money and stubs so we can get an accurate count of the number of chickens we need to purchase. Both Scouts and family are needed to help prepare and distribute the meals on Saturday, October 13. Please come to Mondays meeting with an idea of who can help. We usually have an early shift for cooking and a late shift for distribution.

Austin Schorr Eagle Court of Honor All Scouts and Families are welcome to celebrate Scouting's Highest Achievement. Sunday, October 14 at 4:00 PM at St Annas Catholic Church 1401 Alcovy Street. Dinner reception to follow. All Scouts should be in full Class A uniform with sash and bolo tie.

Big News Troop 81 is excited to announce two upcoming Eagle Scout Courts of Honor. All Scouts and their family are encouraged to join the community in recognizing this high achievement. These ceremonies are inspiring to young Scouts to continue their efforts toward this lofty goal. All Scouts should be in full Class A uniforms.

Ken Partain will hold his ceremony on Saturday, September 29, at 1:00pm at Good Hope Christian Church located at 176 High Shoals Rd, Good Hope, Ga 30641.

Austin Schorr will hold his ceremony on Sunday, October 14, 4:00pm at St Annas Catholic Church Parrish Hall. Dinner reception will follow ceremony. Fellowship around Austin's Eagle Project Fire Ring will conclude the festivities.

October 13 Troop 81 BBQ Fundraiser. All scouts need to sell tickets to help fund the troop for the upcoming year. We have added a raffle to the ticket, with the winning ticket receiving a $500 gift certificate toward purchase of a Black Powder Muzzleloader from CVA Muzzleloaders. This can be converted to an Academy Sports Certificate if winner chooses. Tickets will be available soon. Make sure your scout keeps the stub of the ticket sold to enter it into the raffle.

Congratulations to Camden Miley elected as Senior Patrol Leader at last meeting.  Congratulations to Reagan May elected to Assistant Senior Patrol Leader.

Troop 81 Announcements

Next Campout postponed due to scheduling conflicts at the Horse Park and the opening day of deer season. Next campout at Georgia International Horse Park now scheduled for September 15-16. Plan for canoe and kayak in the wetlands as well as hike and bike trails along the beautiful Yellow river. Please check your scouts schedule so we can get an accurate head count at the next meeting.

Next Meeting September 10, plan for new SPL and ASPL elections. All scouts encouraged to be in Class A uniform.

Tickets for Troop 81 Chicken BBQ coming soon. This is our single fundraiser of the year and the more tickets we sell, the more money the troop has to live on. Tell friends, family and neighbors. October 13.

Yule Log in December is also a  food drive for area food banks. Scouts are encouraged to start bringing extra can goods between now and December for this contribution.

Troop 81 Schedule for rest of 2018

Congratulations to all the Scouts who spent last week at Camp Rainey Mountain. Despite some stitches and a sprained ankle, all the Scouts had a great time. Thanks to Scoutmaster Eddie and Mr Ron for accompanying our young scouts.

To rest and recover, there will be no meeting Monday July 16. Meetings will resume Monday July 23.

Schedule for the Rest of the Year. Please put these dates on your calendar so our Scouts can plan to attend as many overnight campouts as possible. Often, the Scouts wait to the last meeting before an outing to check if they can attend. This makes planning difficult and often creates scheduling conflicts that occur from a lack of planning.

August 18-19 Mocassin Creek Falls and Trail. Primitive camp near Trailhead. Short hike up Mocassin Creek, swim and play in waterfalls.

September 8-9 Conyers International Horse park. Camp in Special Scouts only section adjacent to wilderness area. Mountain Bike, Kayak and canoe fun.

October 13  Troop 81 Annual Chicken BBQ- our only fundraiser of the year.

November 9-11 Sweetwater Camporee verses Troop 81 Campout

December 7-9 Yule Log Camporee-  Biggest Event of the year with combined districts competing for top honors in tradition Scout Skills events

December 10 End of Year Court of Honor- Pot luck dinner and awards ceremony recognizing all the achievements and rank advancements of the last year. Slide show allows remembrance of all the great experiences and fun from the past year.

Camping at Hartwell was a great success. The scouts passed their swim tests and are ready for summer camp. All enjoyed swimming and tubing on the ski boat we had up for the weekend. Congratulations to Camden who waterskied for the first time!

All Scouts remember summertime is a great time to work on advancements.  Make best use of the calm summertime to begin projects or finish requirement. Please bring your books to meetings and activities. It is difficult to run a troop if our attendance is so sporadic.

Summer camp approaches! July 8-14 Camp Rainey Mountain. The next few meetings will focus on getting ready summer camp. Adopting a new patrol name, planning our entrance gate, developing packing list for troop and personal. Please bring signed physical forms including copies of insurance card to the next meetings. Final payments for camp are due as well.

Adult leader meeting was held. A tentative schedule for the rest of the year is near completion. This will be distributed so scouts and families can plan around these activities.

Troop 81 is proud to announce our newest Eagle Scout Austin Schorr. He joins the ranks of many Eagles produced by Troop 81 is the last few years.

Next Campout May 5-6 First Campout for our 5 new scouts. All Scouts urged to attend and get to know and help orient the new scouts to camping.
Meet at Scout hut at 730am in class A uniform. Will be camping at Schorr Farm 2490 HD Atha Rd Monroe. (white fence with White columns). Mr Partain will be grubmaster for adults and scouts.

New Scouts need to bring tents, pads,sleeping bags, cook kit and utensils, water bottle, extra clothes, rain gear, flashlight, Knife(If they want to get totum chip card). toiletries. There is running water and a bathroom for scout use.

Tick and Chigger season is here, bring bug repellant and sun block too

Thanks for a great turnout for Troop 81 Welcome Ceremony. The new scouts did a great job launching their fiery arrows across the pond. Our SPL and Scouts conducted a great ceremony. Thanks Mr T and Mr Yeater for the pyrotechnics. What a beautiful evening with good attendance from local cub scout packs.

Congratulation to Brantley Y on his Eagle Court of Honor. It was well attended and impressive. Troop 81 has added another Eagle to its nest! Job well done.