Boy Scout Troop 1001

We would like to thank you for the overwhelming turnout this past Monday. The troop made great progress toward its Cottonwood contractual commitment. However, we still need help in some key areas. Key shifts still open:

• Thursday 6-9 pm need 3 more adults
• Friday 10 am - 4 pm need 5 more adults
• Saturday 4-6 pm need 3 more adults
• Sunday 12-2 pm need 3 more adults
• Sunday 5:30-9 pm need everyone

Remember, to be successful we need about 9 adult hours per scout.

We also have most scout slots open.

Please contact Roy Carnes or Dan Bryan if you can provide additional help.

Looking forward to a successful Cottonwood,

Roy Carnes and Dan Bryan
Cottonwood co-Chairs

It's easy and fun to sell popcorn because people love supporting Scouting and getting the popcorn. "This great tasting popcorn makes great gifts if you can keep from eating it all yourself!" Information and order forms were distributed at the September 15 meeting. If you did not get a copy, see the Popcorn Kernels at the next meeting or download an order form online.

Why sell popcorn?

• Everyone who sells to 30 customers earns a Bow & Mallow (one customer per line).
• All of your 28% commissions go into your personal account in the troop treasury. Use your money for dues and troop activities such as campouts and summer camp.
• Start a college fund. Sell $2500 in one season; 6% of your annual sales goes into your fund thereafter.
• Support BSA and Circle 10. Without BSA, we wouldn't be here!
• Encourage our U.S. Troops! You get commissions for all $25 donations to send popcorn to the U.S. Troops! Give a tax-deductible receipt.

Simplify the Sales & Delivery Process:

• Collect the money when you take your orders.
• Ask people if it's OK to leave the popcorn on their porch if they're not home when you deliver.

Order deadline: Orders and money are due to the Popcorn Kernels (Dave & Kathryn Mohn) by the Monday, October 20th troop meeting.

Bow & Mallow:

• The deadline to take a copy of your "Fill-It-Up" Popcorn order form to a scout store and exchange it for a Bow & Mallow is October 28th.
• Your order form must have one customer per line or 30 customers.
• You must retain a legible copy to give to the Troop Kernels so we can order your popcorn.

Popcorn pickup: Saturday, November 8th. Stay tuned for announcement of pickup time. Tell your customers they'll have their popcorn by Thanksgiving but probably before. Then, make sure you get it all delivered!

Cottonwood Arts Festival
October 2-5, 2008

The Cottonwood Arts Festival is an important Troop 1001 service project and the troop's main fundraiser. The troop makes money three ways (largest to smallest): tips from the artists, a payment from the city, and water sales. The more people soliciting help, the more tips we make. Based on past years we need about 500 adult hours for Cottonwood to be successful, which equates to about 9 hours of adult help per scout. We need 100% participation to be successful!

Opportunities to Help

Thursday October 2:

Need 8 adults from 5 pm to 8 pm to help to set up the troop tent and to assist local artists for booth set up.

Friday, October 3:

Need help setting up the artists. Need 20 adults from 10 am to 4 pm and 12 adults and 12 scouts from 4 pm to about 7 pm. 

Saturday, October 4:

Festival hours are 10 am to 6 pm. Needed are 5 booth sitters for each 2-hour shift starting at 10 am and 4 beer garden attendants for each 2-hour shift starting at 11 am.

The booth sitter role is an excellent opportunity to for those who enjoy shopping for art, to mix a little shopping with fulfilling this important requirement. A person in this role is responsible for watching an artist booth during breaks and various other artists’ tasks.

The beer garden role is one of the easiest at the show and that is to make sure no alcoholic beverages are taken out of the beer garden. We want to have 2 uniformed adults at each of the 2 exits.

Sunday October 5:

Festival hours are 10 am to 6 pm. Needed are 5 booth sitters for each 2-hour shift starting at 10 am and 4 beer garden attendants for each 2-hour shift starting at 11 am. Please roles above.

We need every scout and adult available starting at 6 pm for artist tear down. This activity winds down about 9 pm and is critical for the success of the weekend. We need high participation from every family during load-out.

For more information or to sign up for specific time slots, contact Dan Bryan.

The September 19-21, 2008 campout will be to Camp Wisdom in Dallas for Pioneering and War Canoes. As usual, we will meet in the TBC parking lot at 5:30 pm Friday to form up and load up. We will return Sunday about 12:45 pm to the hospital parking lot across the street from TBC.

Be sure to eat dinner before you arrive or bring a sack dinner to eat on the way. In addition to your regular camp gear, pack a swimsuit, towel, water shoes (optional) and sunscreen.

While not required for your Eagle Scout rank, the God and Country Award (GAC) is one we encourage all Scouts to earn. The first promise in your Oath as a Scout is to do your duty to God and your country. The GAC award program is diverse and provides curriculum and a distinct award for almost every religion.

This session for Troop 1001 will be administered by Trinity Bible Church, using the Protestant curriculum (award shown). If you are interested in earning the GAC Award for your religion, and you are not Protestant or Christian, please let me know and Troop 1001 will coordinate with officials at your place of worship to provide an opportunity for you to earn it. All Troop 1001 Scouts who earn the award have their names engraved on the plaque at the Scout display at Trinity. The Christian/Protestant program is designed to help the Scout develop a strong spiritual life, to grow in his relationship with God, and to learn more about Jesus Christ and the Bible. The award takes a fairly long time to complete, usually at least 4 months, and involves a significant amount of writing and Bible reading.

There is a small cost for the Workbook and program materials. We will meet about twelve times on Monday nights at 6:00 pm, but practically all the work is done by the Scout on an individual basis, going through the Workbook and working closely with a parent. To complete the award, the Scout must attend a minimum of 10 of the 12 classes. To allow you to set your own pace, multiple dates are set for completing the program and receiving the award. Scouts who finish by January 12, 2009 will receive their medal from Pastor Jeff Miller in a special God and Country Award ceremony at Trinity Bible Church on Scout Sunday morning, February 8, 2009. Scouts who finish later will receive the award at a regular Troop 1001 Court of Honor. Three adults are involved with each Scout's progress: Counselor, Pastor and Mentor.

• COUNSELOR: The program Counselor is Grady Frank.
• PASTOR: The program Pastor is Mr. Jeff Miller, Senior Pastor of Trinity Bible Church.
• MENTOR: Each Scout is to select a Mentor to guide him through the program. We strongly suggest the Scout's own parent(s) serve as his Mentor, but it may be someone else if the Scout and his family feel the person is more appropriate. In addition to the Scout's Workbook, there is also an optional Mentor's Workbook if you want it.

Please sign up in advance: Give your name, phone and email to Mr. Frank in advance so we can obtain your materials. First Meeting (attendance at this first meeting is required): Monday night, September 15, 2008, 6:00 pm at Trinity Bible Church in the Fellowship Hall (Troop meeting room)

Bring $5.00 for your workbook and other materials.

Mike Reisinger will again offer a class for the First Aid merit badge on Monday evenings at 6 pm starting September 8, 2008. All scouts who do not have this eagle-required merit badge are encouraged to attend. Scouts who have not yet achieved First Class rank are especially encouraged so they may complete the first aid requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class advancement. All sessions will be held at Trinity Bible Church.

Class Schedule

The merit badge is not finished until requirement 2d, home first aid kit, is presented and the exam and CPR are passed.

Requirement 2d, home first aid kit, will be explained October 20 with a demonstration of the items needed. The items to be included are listed on p 22 of the merit badge book. Mr. Reisinger has mouth barriers, goggles, and gloves for sale.

Materials

• Your Boy Scout Handbook
• First Aid Merit Badge book, 2007 edition. The 2004 edition is no longer valid.
• First Aid Merit Badge Study Guide, available by email after the scout signs up for the class.
• Items for the home first aid kit.

Direct your questions to Mr. Reisinger.

Parents! Start off the scouting year informed and involved! We will have a parent meeting in Room 2 on September 1, Labor Day at 7:00pm sharp. Please ensure that an adult from each scouting family attends.

Agenda highlights include:

• A preview of the Patrol Leader Council's plans for the year. Put Troop 1001 on your family calendar!
• Slide and video presentations of the troop's high adventure activities at Philmont and Sea Base last June with Q&A regarding future opportunities.
• Introduction of the new boy leaders, explaining their positions of responsibility. We will do the same for the adult leadership and describe volunteer opportunities.
• Collection of dues for the 2008-2009 scout year. Dues are $120 per scout and are due by September 15. If making on time payment is a problem, please see the troop treasurer Terry Watts to make other arrangements. Financial hardship should never prevent a scout from participating.
• Updating medical releases and physicals. If your son recently had a physical for school, consider having his doctor sign off on Class 2 and Class 3 forms now and avoid the mad rush next spring.

The first Troop Committee meeting is set for 7:00pm Monday September 8. All further committee meetings are scheduled for the Monday evenings following the campouts. All parents and adult leaders are encouraged to attend.

Troop 1001's Patrol Leader Council met over the summer to plan the year's activities. They have filled the year with fun events, some familiar and some all-new.  One notable change is the venue of the December Court of Honor, which will be held indoors at Trinity Bible Church to avoid disruption by wintry weather. Also of interest is a trip in May to the USS Lexington in Corpus Christi.

The calendar is available on the troop web site by choosing the Calendar link on the left-hand menu. Once the main monthly calendar view is open, a list of specialty calendars will appear on the left beneath the Calendar link. These specialty calendars present specific kinds of events in a list format. The All Upcoming Events link is helpful for filling your family calendar.  Whatever format you prefer, be sure to visit the calendar often to stay abreast of changes and newly added items.