Upcoming Events

NOVEMBER 2019​​​

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• 15 Troop Meeting

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• 22 Buc Night - Prepare for Tree Lot

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• 23 Trees Arrive

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• 28 Thanksgiving

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• 29 Tree Lot Opens

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DECEMBER 2019

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• 1-20 Tree Lot

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• 6 Wreath Money Due

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• 20 Christmas Party

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• 25 Christmas

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• 27 Tree Lot Cleanup / Take Down

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JANUARY 2020

• 24-26 Winter Camp at IMR

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FEBRUARY 2020

• 1 Pine Wood Build Day

Online Christmas Wreath Form

Attention scouts:

You now have the option of entering your wreath order totals online instead of handing in your sheet in the troop office.

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Scouts earn a credit a 20% credit of the sales they can use toward campouts and personal gear.

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Remember Order totals are due this Friday October 18th.

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Click here to use the online form

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Here is a link to the  flyer for details  and important dates.
 

Sign up for Tree Lot Shifts

Sign up for your tree lot shifts by adding your name to the Google Spreadsheet. (Link below). If you are unable to work with Google Sheets, email your shifts requests by replying to this email with your name, date, and time of shifts.

• A = Adult,

• J = Junior Leader

• S = Scout

• Scouts should sign up for six shifts. 

• Junior Leaders should sign up for seven shifts

• Parent help is much appreciated. Consider joining your son on his shift by signing up as an adult on the same shift 

Do not change someone else's shift on the spreadsheet without their explicit permission. 

Tree Lot Schedule: https://tinyurl.com/yyoeapcv

Tree Lot Training Videos

Scouts and Adults must watch ALL videos before working shifts.

Cash Register - Basic Training
Cash Register - How to Void / Cancel an Item Scanned Incorrectly
Cash Register - Entering Alternative Price
Cash Register - Entering A Tip
Credit Card Machine - Basic Training
Credit Card Machine - Using a "Chip" Credit Card
Identifying at Fake $100 Bill

Fraud Detection: Mark any $10, $20, $50, $100 bill you receive with the fraud detection felt tip pen under the cash register. The color should remain yellow. If it turns black it's a fake bill. Alert an adult.

Amazingly Simple Knot for Tying A Christmas Tree to a Car

High Adventure Trip 2020 Boundary Waters Bound

Any scout of high school age as of Fall 2020, who meets the advancement requirements by May 2020 is eligible to attend. This year’s trip is June 13 – 21 and we will be heading to the Boundary Waters in Northern Minnesota near Canada. The trip will venture into the wilderness via canoes carrying all gear and provisions needed for a week long adventure. The trip will cross 30-40 miles of pristine lakes linked by portages, enjoy spectacular scenery and waterfalls, and offer world class fishing opportunities. Our adventure-packed agenda includes a week of camping, exploring, relaxing, and fishing (optional). 

In order to participate on the 2020 trip, a $50 non-refundable deposit is due on Friday, January 10. 

See the eBuggle for additional information.

Can / Wreath Credit Update

The next can drive will occur very soon (possibly next weekend). Look for details in an upcoming eBuggle extra.

You can look at the most recent eBuggle for the current balances for all member of Troop 61 who have brought aluminum cans to can drives or sold wreaths at Christmas time. These funds can be used to pay for campout or buy camping / scouting related gear.

Registration Scholarships Coming Next Year

The cost of annual BSA registration for next year is increasing due to new costs at the national level. We will supply details in the next eBuggle. To help offset this expected cost increase the Troop committee voted to provide an Event Scholarship of $20 per scout to be applied, $10 per event, to any outing or campout held next year starting with Winter Camp.  Again, more details coming next week.