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.
Saturday, January 19, 2019
Sunday, December 2, 2018
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.
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.
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
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.
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.
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