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The Troop Roster was updated on November
5th. The parent
email list, and committee
member email list were updated on October 16th.
Please use these new lists for all communications. If you notice
any missing or inaccurate information in these documents, please
contact Scott Diener, Dave Lubowe, or Nick Crossley. These documents
are password protected; if you do not know the password, call an
adult leader or the web master (Nick Crossley). Please do not ask
someone to email the password to you; email is not secure, and
the rosters contain private information. |
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Here is the Scoutmaster's report on the rocket launching
outing at El Mirage Dry Lake, October 24-26th. |
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On Sunday November 16, join us for a behind the scenes tour of the airfield at LAX! See the
flyer, and don't forget your permission
slip! |
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The Resources page now has some information for Adult Leaders on
conducting Boards of Review. |
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Here are some press releases issued by Troop 615. |
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The troop calendars for September, October,
November, December
2008, and January 2009, and an updated
long
term calendar, are now
available. |
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A Merit Badge Day, sponsored by Troop 792 and approved by Troop 615 leaders, will take place Saturday, February 7, 2009
at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 17500 Bushard, Fountain Valley (S.E. Corner of Bushard and Slater).
Download the event informational flyer and registration form here. There will be no on-site registration;
registration must be received by January 24, 2009. Cost to attend is $20 for up to two classes. |
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Our troop is helping at the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes on November 9th.
We need at least 15 boys and at least 5 parents to help: right now we have 7 boys and 3 parents.
You will earn service hours by helping. See the flyer,
and/or call or e-mail Kyle Hutchinson. |
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The shooting sports merit badge weekend is scheduled for November 7th - 9th at Camp
Trask.
The event is hosted by the San Gabriel Valley BSA Council. On this weekend the scouts can work
on either the Rifle, Shotgun or Archery merit badges. Scouts cost for the
weekend is $68, adults $35 and the cost covers the equipment usage and meals Saturday and Sunday.
Payment for the outing is due no later than October 20th, checks should be made payable to Troop 615
and we will be collecting at the troop meetings on the 6th and the 13th.
Reminders for the event:
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From the Scoutmaster: a checklist for Troop 615's practices
and expectations at our outings. |
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The Gift Cents scrip order form has been updated. For more details
on this program, see the scrip page. |
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Application forms for Scouts and
Adults are now available on the Resources page. |
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“Boy Led / Boy Run, Adult Guided” are words
that need defining so we can all understand how our Troop operates.
Here is a position
paper from the Scoutmaster. |
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Tour leaders, please note: the web site has updated versions of
the
Local Tour Permit, National
Tour Permit, and the Council's Tour
Permit Policy.
The Resources page and the Outing
in a Can also have the updated documents. Permit applications will be
denied if old forms are used! The canned outing download now contains a copy
of the
Guide to Safe
Scouting,
which is required for all tour leaders. |
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The Resources page is a useful source
of forms (such as Patrol Menu and Duty
Roster forms, and blank Permission
Slips), documents (such as the Leadership
Contracts,
Participation Agreement, etc.)
and other information including diagrams of various useful camp
gadgets.
Use the search page to find information
on this and other pages. |
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Monthly meetings follow this pattern each month unless the calendar indicates otherwise:
- 1st week: Patrol meetings for Scouts, and the monthly Parent
Meeting in parallel.
- 2nd week: Regular Troop Meeting; the Senior Patrol (SP) meets
30 min early.
- 3rd week: Regular Troop Meeting for the 1st and 2nd months
of each quarter;
Court of Honor (CoH) in the 3rd month.
- 4th week: Patrol Leaders’ Council (PLC)
- 5th week: In those months when there is a 5th Monday, we will
generally have no meeting.
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The troop has revised and clarified the policy on Scouts attending
Merit Badge Days.
All Scouts should read this policy, and note that prior approval from
the Scoutmaster is required before you attend these events. |
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Plan ahead for the National Jamboree in 2010! See this
link, and read the flyer. |
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Try out our search page, provided
by Google! Now you should be
able to find all the information you need. You can access the search
page from anywhere using the new link at the top right of every page. |
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The Photos collection on
Flickr now
has nearly 6000 pictures! Do you have photos from any recent Scouting
events? We want these pictures for our collection - and you can then
use that collection to find photos of your Scouts for Courts of Honor
and other celebrations, or just for fun! The full process of how
to participate and how to provide pictures for the collection is
explained on the Photos page. |
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There is now an official and up-to-date site for
merit
badge information. |
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If you have comments on the web site, or material to be posted to it,
please contact the troop webmaster at troop615@ocbsa.org.