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| Announcements from the last parent meeting |
Parents Meeting Announcements: 6/7/10
The Can Trailer will be emptied this weekend (6/11-6/13), and will not be available for can drop off for the next 10 days, as the trailer is needed for the Biking Campout (6/18-6/20). Thank you for waiting to bring cans to the trailer.
Summer Camp:
Merit Badge Sign-up sheets should be turned in on Monday 6/14.
Health Forms and copies of your Insurance Cards are due Monday 6/14. Monica Murdo will be following up with scouts who still need this completed to attend. Canteen Funds, up to $10 per scout, should be turned in to David Streeter on 6/14.
Bear Training will be completed at the 6/21 meeting. This is mandatory for all scouts attending summer camp.
Swim Tests will be done at Eden Prairie Community Center on Sunday 6/13 from 2-4pm, and on Wednesday, 6/16 from 6:30-8:30pm. Cost is $4.50 per scout. RSVP to Jean Eckholm so we can plan for each session.
Next Parents Meeting – Monday July 19th.
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| New Health Forms |
New Health Forms:BSA has a new health form that went into effect January 1, 2010. The new form MUST be completed annually by every scout and adult leader. The same form is to be used for both youth and adults.The Health and Medical Record has 3 parts (A, B, and C). Parts A and B, completed by the adult or parent, include the health history, and also a parental “informed consent and release”, a Lyme disease statement, and shooting sports permission. These 2 parts are required for any campout that is less than 72 hours in length. Part C, which is the physical exam and requires a physician’s signature, is required for any campout or activity lasting longer than 72 hours, for example, Summer Camp.
Here’s where to find the new form: Go to www.northernstarbsa.org
Click on “Resources”
Click on “Forms”
Click on “H”
Click on “Health Form – Frequently Asked Questions”. This will answer all your questions!
Click on “Health Form – Boy Scout Camping”. Print this out.Note: please read the forms carefully so they are filled out correctly and completely. Also, Summer Camp requires a copy of the front and back of your insurance card. Please submit this with your completed Health Form. |
| New Photos in the Photo Gallery |
The much anticipated Philmont albums have been loaded on to the website! There are three of them -- One album for each of the crews, and one just of the landscapes and such. Give yourself some time -- these albums are not small, and they are worth seeing. We've taken only the best pictures from 13 cameras. Almost 4,000 pictures were reviewed to chose these.
If you'd like your pictures added to the website, here's what you need to do:
1) Get them to Tracy Dungan. Full sized pictures are fine -- we'll set them to the standard size for the website. If you have just a few, emailing them is fine. If you have a lot, burn a disc and give them to Mrs. Dungan at a troop meeting or parent meeting.
2) Let me know what the pictures are. Don't label picture by picture -- just let me know the event. If you have pictures for several events, put them in folders and label each folder.
3) Limit yourself to about 50/60 photos max for any event. More than that, and I'll have to chose my favorites. Save me some work, and make sure that your favorites make it on the site, by picking just the best to give me.
That's all there is to it. Enjoy the pictures! |
| Merit Badge Cards |
For all Merit Badges, the Scout needs to start a blue card before beginning work on the badge. Blue cards are found in the back meeting room, in the scout supplies.
Take your card to the Scoutmaster so that he can make a note in his records that you are starting the merit badge and give approval to begin work.
Next, contact the Advancement Chair to get assigned to a merit badge counselor. The Advancement Chair has a list of all counselors, and makes sure that no one counselor gets overwhelmed with scouts.
The scout then contacts the merit badge counselor, does the work, and the counselor signs off with completion. Scout must keep track of the card and be responsible for getting it to the counselor for signatures.
Once the merit badge is completed, the counselor keeps one third. The Scout brings the rest to the Scoutmaster for entry and signature. The Scoutmaster then passes the card on to the Advancement Chair (Mr. Horsch), who will get the badge from the Scout shop. The Advancement Chair keeps one third of the card for the troop’s records, and the last third is returned to the Scout when the badge is awarded.
For summer camp, scouts should get their blue cards in advance of camp and fill them out, getting signatures from the Scoutmaster. The cards are brought to camp, where they are turned in. A few weeks after summer camp, the cards will be returned to the scouts with all requirements completed at camp filled in. |
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