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Storm Advice (Please Read)

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I am posting this not because it is troop related, but rather as a reminder for those who may be missing something and not realize it. If power go outs and stays out for any extended period of time your preparation now will impact what you go through.

Here are some NOT SO OBVIOUS things you should IMMEDIATELY do:

Go to the bank and take out CASH, if power goes out, whatever is open will only be taking cash.

Fill up all of your cars gas tanks. No power = No gas

Charge all and any rechargable batteries you have.

Make sure you have ample ice to refrigerate the basics. No power = No Fridge.

Fully charge all electronics, even the ones you only occasionally use.

Ensure all flashlights, candles and lighters are in an easy to get to location. (remember to always keep an eye on open flames)

Fill up your bathtub, most water pumps are electric, you are NOT to use this water to drink.  It sitting stagnate for an extended period of time makes it border on not being potable. You  would use this for cleaning and washing.

If your lights go out turn everything off, and keep it all off as when they go back on the electric voltage has a tendency to fry electronics.

Hope everyone is ok, PLEASE feel free to reach out to me if you have any concerns or need advice on something.

 

Please Bring Something

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We are asking that everyone please bring something Friday for the Halloween Party.

Here is what we would like you to bring (one or more of the following):

Cakes

Chips

Cookies

Other Sweets

Juices

Soda

Milk

There are no uniforms required. Come in costume if you want to participate in the costume contest.

Mike will not be at the meeting as he will be running an Order of the Arrow Event at Alpine, The ASM’s should all be there.

John Schatz comes through in a HUGE way!!!

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John Schatz knew he had a responsibility to collect 25 cans for the canned food drive and knowing his mother worked at Stop and Shop he asked her for help.

Well today because John saw the opportunity to touch upon a great resource he had in his mother, he was able to donate 2 pallets full of food and toys to Catholic Charities.

To top it off the troop gets to keep those crates which will be great for organizing the closet downstairs.

Great Job John!!! Looking forward to tallying up the bonus points towards scout of the month that you get for all of this!

Reminders

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Here are 4 reminders for this Friday:

1) It is a Class B Uniform Meeting, So you just need your Class B shirt to be considered in full uniform.

2) A $60 Non-refundable deposit is due for ANYONE who is going to DC. This applies to both youth and adults. We had to book the hotel rooms already in order to lock in the rate and will be cancelling any unneeded rooms on Saturday. Mike (with the committee’s approval) will not be making ANY exceptions to this. Any questions should be directed to him.

3) Bring your bolo’s, we will be working on them.

4) There will be a TLC meeting after the regular meeting, all youth leaders are expected to attend and everyone else is welcome.

See you all Friday.

DC Trip Update

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After the Committee Meeting last night I am happy to report we have almost all of the details for the DC Trip.

PLEASE THROUGHLY READ THIS WHOLE POST

The Cost of the trip will be $120 per/person (youth or adult)

The reason the cost went up is various discussions occurred and it was deemed best since we will be spending two full days touring DC that instead of tent camping we stay at a hotel. This increases the lodging and food costs for the weekend which is why the overall cost of the trip went up.

Due to the fact that we have to book enough hotel rooms we have created a payment schedule that is slightly different from normal trips:

a $60 per/person NON-REFUNDABLE deposit is due on 10/19/12

the remaining $60 is due on 10/26/12

There will be a $20 late fee is this payment schedule is not followed, with the only exception being pre-paying the total on 10/19/12

The reason we needed to do this was we are going to book all the hotel rooms on 10/19 and need an accurate count as to how many people are going. Troop 106 would normally never make anything NON REFUNDABLE, but due to the nature of this trip it was necessary.

If someone was to pay for the trip in full and something came up at the last minute that didn’t allow them to go they WOULD get the second $60 payment refunded but NOT the initial $60 deposit.

If a scout or adult is using money from their account or plans to use the money raised for the pie sales, they need to do two things:

1) Contact the Scoutmaster Immediately

2) Bring a $60 deposit on 10/19/12, which will be refunded after the trip

There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this

So everyone is all on the same page here is what the $120 covers:

3 nights in a hotel

3 Breakfasts

2 Lunches

2 Dinners

Entrance fee to certain attractions

Parking Costs

Miscellaneous

 

We will be leaving on Friday 11/9 from the church at 5P. Please be prompt

We will return on Monday 11/12 to the church at approx. 2P.

We will spend two full days touring DC (Saturday & Sunday) and there may be a few cool surprises thrown in.

There will be a treasure hunt for both the Youth & Adults (separate, not competing with each other) with PRIZES for the winners

 

If anyone has any questions in regards to this feel free to reach out to Mike.

You can download the permission slip here or from the Permission Slip Page

Cheesecake & Pies

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It’s that time of year again. This is a great opportunity for the scouts to raise some money which they can use towards future trips.

A group of adult troop leaders at TMR decided that this fundraiser would also be open to the adults in the troop. So any cakes/pies that adults sell, they can get credit for if they so wish.

The Cake/Pies run between $15-$18. The person selling them will get $5 (in their account) for each one they sell. We get them from Cascone’s Bakery in Bayside/Whitestone.

The Forms will be given out at Friday’s Meeting or Click Here to Download: Pie

Forms must be turned in with all monies by November 7th. Pies will need to be picked up Monday, November 19th as we don’t have refrigeration this year.

Direct any questions towards Mike.