ANNOUNCEMENTS

Reminder: Help Needed – Cans & Bottles

• Please bring the cans & bottles you have collected to tomorrow night’s Troop meeting.
• Help Needed Sorting, Loading & Transporting Cans & Bottles This Saturday (2/8) @ 9:00 AM

Summer Camp Deposits Due Thursday (2/27)

In order to get early bird pricing, scouts must pay a $50 deposit by Thursday, February 27. The Summer Camp Info page of our Troop’s website has been updated for 2020. More information will be coming soon.

Cooking Merit Badge Class – Sunday 2/9 @ 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Mr. Nevelos will be starting an Eagle required cooking merit badge class at his house (54 Hillcrest Drive in Vernon) on Sunday 2/9 @ 3:00 PM for interested scouts. We will be going over health and safety, cooking basics, and nutrition. For homework after this class, scouts will be expected to plan and cook multiple nutritious meals at home. Future meetings will be focused on camp cooking, trail and backpacking meals, and food-related careers. Please let Mr. Nevelos know if you’re planning to attend so he can have enough workbooks printed. Email dnevelos@hotmail.com or speak to him at the 2/6 Troop meeting.

Reminder: Black Rock Permission Slips & Payment Due Thursday (2/6)

The permission slip is available for Black Rock (Saturday 2/15 – Monday 2/17). Permission slips and payment are due at the 2/6 troop meeting.

Sign Up For Gampel Pavilion Concessions

Additional slots have been added for the upcoming games: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4FA8AC2AA6FE3-gampel

Cans & Bottles Fundraiser

• Please bring the cans & bottles you have collected to tonight’s Court of Honor.
• Please have your family reach out to relatives, friends, neighbors, etc. to have them donate their cans & bottles from Super Bowl Sunday to the troop and bring them to the February 6th troop meeting.
• Save The Date: Help Needed Sorting, Loading & Transporting Cans & Bottles On Saturday, February 8th

Black Rock (2/15-2/17) Permission Slip

The permission slip is available for Black Rock (Saturday 2/15 – Monday 2/17). Permission slips and payment are due at the 2/6 troop meeting.

Reminder: Court Of Honor – Thursday 1/30 @ 6:00 PM (Potluck)

Reminder: There will be a Court of Honor on Thursday 1/30 @ 6:00 PM. It will be a potluck. Please bring a main dish and a side or a dessert. Scouts must wear full Class A uniform.

Update: Volunteers Needed! – Mandatory Participation Fundraiser – Gampel Pavilion Concessions

Please click the following link to sign up as soon as possible: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4FA8AC2AA6FE3-gampel.

Volunteers still needed: Each scout, or the scout’s parent/guardian, will need to sign up for a minimum of one of the four games.

Note: Scouts must be 16+ years old to sign up. If the scout is not 16+ years old, then the parent/guardian must sign up instead. It is not necessary for both the 16+ year old scout and their parent/guardian to sign up so there are enough slots for all families to participate. Please click the Edit My Sign Up link in the Sign Up Confirmation email you received if you need to change the number of slots that you signed up for.

Wednesday, January 29 @ 4:30 PM – 10:00 PM (7:00 PM game time)
Sunday, February 9 @ 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM (Noon game time)
Sunday, February 23 @ 11:30 AM – 5:00 PM (2:00 PM game time)
Thursday, March 5 @ 4:30 PM – 10:00 PM (7:00 PM game time)

Note: Group leaders need to be there a half an hour earlier than the rest of the volunteers. We are still in need of a group leader for the Sunday, February 9 game.

Additional details for volunteers:
– Click here for a map with directions to park in the ice arena lot for free
– Enter the SOUTH entrance of Gampel Pavilion and check-in with security
– Please wear khaki or black pants and a Troop 2020 class B shirt if possible

Volunteers Needed: Pack 221 Pinewood Derby

For scouts available to help at the Pack 221 Pinewood Derby, setup will start at 5:45 PM tonight (Friday 1/24) at Lake Street School and registration will start at 8:30 AM tomorrow morning (Saturday 1/25). Please wear Class A uniforms.