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This week’s Optional Meeting

We do not have an official Troop meeting this week; however,  for those Patrols needing  to do meal planning for the Salmon River Camp out, the Elks will be open from for an optional meeting at our normal meeting time. 

Saturday Deliveries, Lunch and 2 Routes left

Good Morning,

The weather held off last night and it was a very good night for deliveries and volunteers for routes.  With another push we will wrap this up soon.

Saturday should be a big delivery day.  Mike Pezzetti has volunteered to open the warehouse starting at 8 on Saturday and we will be bringing in a lite lunch at 11:45.

There are books staged outside the warehouse as I type this.

There are two routes left – Both are Rockville / Vernon and each route is less that 400 books.

For a little fun music about phone books watch the following: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cufv5V_WDQY

Thank you,

Jason

Reminder and an update

Good Morning,

The warehouse will open and routes will be distributed beginning at 5PM.  There are routes that have not been distributed yet.

Permission slips for Salmon River are due tonight. 

This week’s meeting will be at the warehouse where we will have a phone book meeting, distribute routes, deliver some books and  do for some advancement work.  Please have the boys bring their scouting book.

Please note:

It may be raining – We have a route that is INSIDE THE MALL – 2 Teams could split this and knock it out quickly.

• A large percentage of the remaining routes are Rockville / Vernon
• They total less than 6,100 books

Thank you,

Jason

New scouts

I was asked about patrols for new scouts.  Typically the new boys would be their own patrol with an older boy assigned as their ‘guide’.  We still have one meeting left after this week, before the campout, so please check in with one of our Troop leaders either tonight or at our next meeting if you have any additional questions.

Salmon River campout PLEASE READ

Since this week’s meeting will be a phone book meeting, Jason Lipman will be collecting permission slips and money for our April campout while he’s stationed at the warehouse.

Important Reminders:
1) Bring a printed copy of your completed form (attached to your confirmation email) 
2) Payments to be made by cash or account only, NO CHECKS
3) Online permission slip will be deactivated at 6PM Thursday, so be sure to complete it on time. It only takes a minute. 
4) If you are unable to access or print the form, or can not make it to the meeting Thursday but want you scout to attend this trip:  Contact t2020ct@gmail.com  for assistance prior to the meeting so we can include your scout on this trip. 

This week’s meeting and a Delivery Update

Good Morning,

While there is light at the end of the tunnel and we are almost there, we need drivers for tomorrow night – This week’s meeting will be another delivery night.

The warehouse will open and routes distributed beginning at 5PM on THURSDAY.  There are routes that have not been distributed yet.

Please note:

It may be raining – We have a route that is INSIDE THE MALL – 2 Teams could split this and knock it out quickly.

• A large percentage of the remaining routes are Rockville / Vernon
• They total less than 6,500 books
• There are four pallets of books staged outside the warehouse as of this morning.

Thank you,

Jason

Salmon River Permission Slip

Salmon River Permission slip is now available online.  The link to the form is here:  http://goo.gl/forms/eg9p7l1jas

You can also find a link to the form on our Troop calendar.
Note: The due date for this form is Thursday 4/7.

Important Permission Slip Info

Going forward we are making the following changes to our Campout permission slip process.

1. Going GREEN-er with permission slips online
   • All Campout forms will be filled out online
     • If you are unable to access the online form, email t2020ct@gmail.com for assistance
   • Please print a copy of your completed form (attached to your confirmation email) and bring it to the Troop meeting on or before the due date on the form.
     • If you are unable to print your form, or are unable to attend the meeting on the due date,  email t2020ct@gmail.com for assistance
2. Updated Payment methods:
   • Payment options are now restricted to Cash & Account.  Having payments by check makes it often impossible to provide money up front to all of our food shoppers.  Having more cash payments will enable us to provide cash to more of  our food shoppers so they do not need to pay out of their own pocket and wait for a reimbursement.
3. Permission Slip Due Dates & Deactivation
   • Due dates will be noted clearly in the top section of the online form.
   • Online forms will be open for submission until 6:00PM on the due date.
   • At 6:00PM the form will be deactivated to allow time for all submissions to be processed in time for the meeting.

We feel these changes will better meet the needs of our growing Troop as well as make the lives of those organizing Troop activities a little easier 🙂

Loading up – If you need more books.

Good Morning, I will be at the warehouse tonight shortly after 7 until approximately 7:30 for anyone looking to load up. Based on the weather and the driveway I will leave pallets of books outside under a tarp. ~ Jason

Urgent – Safety First – Get your Routes and Books TONIGHT

Due to the pending snow and high winds the warehouse is not planning to be open tomorrow (Sunday the 3rd) but and will be extending the hours until 5PM tonight.

If you do not have your routes yet, please get them tonight.

If you need to re-load please come tonight.  Due to the snow and the winds we will not be leaving books outside.

Each scout should be responsible for 1,400 books.  Please ensure you have taken this into account.

If you need to contact me, you can call or txt me at 860-268-0545.

Jason