Troop 301

Troop 301,

The time has come
and I’ve got the sum
It’s popcorn of course and piled all over here
so lets get it out and make it all disappear
In the end, it’s always about the scout
so he has enough money to go camp out
we all worked so hard from our heart and soul
to accomplish for the troop that one set goal
did we hit our number, yes or no
doesn’t really matter  we now have cash flow
donations galore like we’ve never seen before
come on down and pick up your
Im not that far and in your zip code

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Individual Popcorn Pickup  Sunday Nov 20   3 pm – 4:30pm 

Location;  Mr Takach’s  597 Moriches Road

corner of  Moriches Rd and Cordwood Path, Nissequogue

drive thru stone pilers to end of driveway

individual sales were from these 23 Scout families

Two scouts are going to the Islander game each with a second free pass:
James O. and Luke C.

The order below is random and is listed by when scout handed in sheet. 

1. Harry D.
2. Chris B.
3. Tommy B.
4. James B.
5. Max G.
6. Jack H.
7. Zach Z.
8. Nick T.
9. James O.
10. Grant H.
11. Dean B.
12. Weston Y.
13. Gregory R.
14. Michael F.
15. Cole D.
16. Jimmy F.
17. Graham & Ben C.
18. Thomas P.
19. Ryan & Matt W.
20. Jake W.
21. Ben W.
22. Jason T.
23. Luke C.

Schedule for Events for December

December 1st meeting – Patrol Elections (WE WILL BE MEETING AT NORWAY HALL) Parking extremely limited Click HERE for a full size view and where the hall is relative to the church. Please park in the big church lot and walk the two blocks unless you need handycap access.

PERMISSION SLIPS DUE FOR FINS HIKE AT THE DECEMBER 1st MEETING (We are limited to 30 total scouts and adults)
December 6th PLC (Also at Norway Hall) 201 7th Street, St. James, NY 11780

December 8th meeting – SPL Elections and Campout Preparation for FINS backpacking and concervation project. (We meet at the First Presbyterian Church)

December 9th Uniform Leaders Meeting – Youth Hall off the big parking lot

December 10th & 11th – FINS backpacking campout from Smith’s Point beach heading west 3 miles.

December 15th Meeting – We will be meeting at the Mills Pond Nursing Home Formerly ST. JAMES PLAZA NURSING HOME – Secret Santa with the residents. WE MEET THERE AT 7:00 pm (1/2 hour earlier)

(see the post for gift ideas by clicking HERE)

December 22nd Meeting – New module – Photography with Cole D presenting with Mr. Bauer & Dean assisting. (We meet at the First Presbyterian Church)

December 29th Meeting – No Meeting – Enjoy your Holiday!

No More Scout meetings until January 3rd PLC in the Church Hall.

Troop 301,

If a scout wants to be considered for ANY leadership position, INCLUDING SPL and Den Chief, he must fill out the LEADERSHIP POSITION APPLICATION and turn it into the SCOUTMASTER by the NOVEMBER 17th meeting.

To date I have only received less than 10 applications.

Every position will require WEEKLY duties that are measureable and almost always include time spent outside the troop meetings.

Boys requesting consideration for positions are expected to “Do their Best” to accomplish 100% of the responsibilities of each job. If they cannot commit to 100% of the job, they should not apply.

We expect the scouts to do their best and to put in 100% effort. We do not expect PERFECTION. Scouts learn but listening and by trial and error. Mistakes are accepted and often expected. What is not accepted is a lack of effort or follow through.

As a scout advances through the ranks, he does NOT earn the right to relax. What he does earn is the right to be given a role of greater responsibility. The expectations are greater for a STAR, LIFE or EAGLE scout than for a TENDERFOOT, 2nd Class of 1st Class scout. Each successive rank requires more effort and is judged to a higher standard.

At the risk of sounding like an ARMY commercial - “BE ALL YOU CAN BE” and step up to give it your best shot.

A scout only succeeds at the challenges he takes on.

Mr. Bauer

TROOP 301 ANNOUNCEMENT

Our December 15^th meeting will

be held at 7:00 PM at the

Mills Pond Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

273 Moriches Road, St. James

Once again, we will be joining the residents for an evening of

“Santa” Bingo and “Secret” Santa

All scouts are asked to attend in Full Class-A uniforms

and to bring along a wrapped gift which will

be given to the residents.

Any questions, please call Mrs. Dodd

@ 862-8459

Troop 301,

• The Turkey Cookout is the weekend of November 11th thru the 13th. The troop is providing the dinner at no charge to all but we ask that each family bring a desert to share. The desert should be enough to feed a little more than a family and not for 100 people.

• Green Troop Fleeces will be being ordered shortly (Jim Dodd will take orders on November 17th). If you do not have one or need an additional or replacement one, NOW IS THE TIME.

• REMINDER – The deadline for turning in you form is NOVEMBER 17th.

Troop 301 Scouts,

Your SPL  will be working on his Eagle Project Tuesday November 8th from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm.

The project is a dog walk behind the Smithtown Animal shelter on Route 25 to the right of Smithtown Ford and the Senior Center.

He could use a lot of help and this time counts as COMMUNITY SERVICE toward advancement.

As there is no school, there should be a lot of scouts available to attend.

Please do the right thing and help him out.

Mr. Bauer

Troop 301,

Troop 301,

November 1st – SPECIAL PLC – ALL 1st CLASS AND ABOVE SCOUTS MUST ATTEND!

November 3rd – Regular Troop Meeting – Lashings (Mr. Palmer guiding 4 scouts) Greg B., Chris B., James B. and Cole D. (Scouts need to brush up on their lashings and see Mr. Palmer at the PLC). PERMISSION SLIPS are past due for the Turkey Cookout (They need to go to Mr. Stickevers now).

THIS IS THE “DROP DEAD DATE” TO TURN IN POPCORN FORMS!

November 5th – Webelos Woods at Baiting Hollow – See Mr. Palmer ASAP

November 10th – Regular Troop Meeting – Flag Etiquette (Mr. Anello & Mr. Fabrizio)

November 11th – Veteran’s Day Parade – Meet at 9:30 am at Capital One Bank (See details HERE)

November 11th – 13th – Annual Turkey Cook – This year it is at the SMITHTOWN HISTORIC SOCIETY grounds in Smithtown. Each Patrol will be cooking ONE side dish that were assigned at the PLC. Enough for 100 people will be needed.

Predators = Corn
Cobras = Stuffing
Black Ravens = Sweet Potatoes (real ones [not canned] washed and wrapped in foil)
Panthers = Green Beans
SPL & ASPL = Gravy and Cranberry Sauce

November 17th – Regular Troop Meeting – New Program Module – Conservation Scrap metal recycling with Mr. Calamia and 1st half Leave No Trace presentation- Alex B. Presenting Deadline for handing in your LEADERSHIP POSITION APPLICATION form if you want to be considered for a position toward advancement to STAR, LIFE of EAGLE.

November 24th – No Regular Troop Meeting due to THANKSGIVING.

Remember that we do not meet at the St. James Lutheran Church the entire month of December! Meetings will be elsewhere.

Troop 301,

With the December elections coming soon, we want to prepare all scouts that may want leadership roles in the future.

As stated in BSA policy, ONLY PATROL LEADERS are elected by the patrols they are in and the SENIOR PATROL LEADER is elected by all the scouts in the troop. Most of the rest are “appointed” by the SPL and/or the Scoutmaster.

All positions for election or appointment are to be done “with the scoutmaster’s approval”.

This means that DEN CHIEFS to SPL’s all have to get approval to run or serve.

There is nothing that says that a boy has to serve in a leadership role or that he is entitled to serve. It is, however, a “requirement” for advancement beyond 1st class.

We want all of you who would like to advance and serve the troop as leaders to be prepared and matched to a position they want to do and can complete successfully.

This requires action and effort on the scouts part and this will be discussed at the November PLC.

Don’t miss it! November 1st at 7:30 pm in the church hall where regular meetings are held (Full Class A)

The LEADERSHIP POSITION APPLICATION can be found HERE.

Mr. Bauer

Troop 301,

We are continuing out skills training with PIONEERING!

Remember: It’s NOT just KNOTS.

Pioneering lets you use knots and lashings to be creative and build things that you need or just want to play with.

To do it safely, you need to have a basic knowledge of the types of rope materials that are out there as well as their limitations.

On October 27th, Mr. Herrmann will present TYPES OF ROPES as well as the KNOTS YOU NEED TO KNOW.

On November 3rd we will move to LASHINGS.

When we don’t use our skills, we lose our skills so brush up on your Knots and Lashings prior to thes meetings.

On our own website we have a page devoted to knots and lashings that can be found HERE

Be sure to watch the video and to check out the link to troop 542′s website:

http://www.bsatroop542.org/Knots.htm

Also coming up is the PLC on NOVEMBER 1st and the VETERAN’S DAY PARADE on NOVEMBER 11th before we head to the Turkey Cookout Campout on the Smithtown Historic Society grounds across from the Smithtown Uniter Methodist Church.

The parade lineup is at 9:30 am at the Capital One bank in St. James. Scouts need to be in FULL CLASS A uniform with their troop fleece. If it is warm, fleeces will be omitted. If you do not have a fleece, wear underarmour (thermal wear) UNDER your uniform. NOTHING SHOULD COVER YOUR UNIFORM OTHER THAN A TROOP FLEECE!.

ONLY BSA UNIFORM HATS ARE PERMITTED! If you dont have one, you are NOT wearing a hat.

Mr. Bauer