troop 88--the eagle makers charter organization: men’s club, fairfield grace united methodist...
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TROOP 88--THE EAGLE MAKERS
Charter Organization: Men’s Club, Fairfield Grace United Methodist Church
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PARENT ORIENTATION - 2012
WELCOME TO TROOP 88!
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AGENDA
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Why Boy Scouting? ; What’s in it for my son?; What’s in it for me?; and the Program—Michele Johnson
The Troop’s Leadership—Jon Duguid; Dick Stone; Bill Hall
Meetings—Michelle WendtCamping – Bill Hall; Jim WoodMerit Badges—Michele JohnsonResources—Michele JohnsonSummer Camp!—Bill Hall
WHY BOY SCOUTING?
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Three aims: Character developmentCitizenship trainingPhysical and mental fitness
Unique experiencesA successful program in place for over100
years!
WHAT’S IN IT FOR MY SON?
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Fun and adventure!Lifelong skills training!
Hiking, camping, cooking, first aid, citizenship, nutrition, fitness, and more!
Achievement!FUN!World-class leadership training!Friends!Did we say FUN?
WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?
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What would you like your son to be like when he grows up? Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly,
Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent?
These are the 12 points of the Boy Scout Law!Scouts promise to obey the Scout Law every
time they recite the Scout Oath.Different than Cub Scouts
Scout becomes more independentTroop is boy run with supervision
THE PROGRAM
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Ideals (Oath, Law, Motto, Slogan)Patrol Method (boy run)Outdoor ProgramsAdvancement (Scout to Eagle!)
Ranks: Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class,
First Class, Star, Life, Eagle
Associations with AdultsPersonal GrowthLeadership Development
THE TROOP’S LEADERSHIP
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Adult Leadership (Troop Committee)Troop Committee Chair (Dennis Doherty)Scoutmaster and Scoutmasters Emeritus: Bill Hall, Scoutmaster;
Dick Bartholomew (“Mr. B”) Scoutmaster Emeritus; Jon Duguid, Scoutmaster Emeritus; Doug Heim, Scoutmaster Emeritus
Assistant ScoutmastersTroop Committee Members Treasurer (Dick Stone)
Application; Release Form and Dues; Medical Form; Driving Insurance Information
FundraisingQuartermaster (Dick Stone)Webmaster (Mary Magnusson) Secretary (Michele Johnson)
• Need Parental Involvement!
THE TROOP’S LEADERSHIP
Scouts – Youth Leadership
Senior Patrol Leader; Assistant Senior Patrol Leader(s)
Patrol Leaders; Assistant Patrol Leaders
Positions of Responsibility: Scribe; Historian; Librarian; Chaplain Aid; Bugler; Webmaster;
Quartermasters; OA Representative; Troop Guides; Instructors; Den Chief; Others as assigned
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MEETINGSMeetings – 7:00-9:00 p.m. Wednesdays –
September – June
Drop off through side door (not at front entrance)
Uniform
Opening; Patrol Meetings; Instruction; Demonstration; Games; Closing
Parents to arrive at 8:45 p.m. for announcements made at Closing (enter through side door)
No meetings when Fairfield Public Schools are closed or when there is early dismissal due to bad weather
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CAMPINGMonthly Trips (parents encouraged to attend)District Fall and Spring CamporeesConnJam (Council Camporee)National Jamboree (West Virginia 2013)Troop Gear tents, ground cloths, cooking gear,
lanterns)Personal Equipment (sleeping bag, cell pad, day
pack, waterproof hiking boots, extra footwear, rain gear, headlamp, water bottle (Nalgene), compass, pocketknife and Toten’ Chip card, backpack for hiking trips (can rent at EMS), camp chair, mess kit)
Packing List (on the Troop’s Website)
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MERIT BADGESGetting Merit Badges at Summer Camp
First-Year Scouts; Other YearsMerit Badge Counselors
In the Troop; in the District; Troop List is on Troop’s Website
Process to Follow (when not in Summer Camp)Blue Card signed by Scoutmaster; Find a Counselor;
Partial Blue Card; Completed Blue Card; Receive the Merit Badge; Sew on Sash (purchase sash at Milford Scout Shop)
More important at First Class rankOpportunities to Earn Merit Badges
On Own; With Troop; Jamboree; Camp Sikorsky; District Camporee; Merit Badge College
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SUMMER CAMP Troop 88 attends “Week 1” at Camp Sequassen, New
Hartford, CT each yearFor 2012, Week 1 is from June 24 through June 30We occupy two sites: Hillside and JeromeConsent Slip; Due Dates and Payments Sheet; FAQs (on
Troop’s Website) First-year Scouts are in tents (to meeting camping reqs)
and attend Wilderness Patrol in the mornings; Merit Badge in afternoons
Other Scouts are in lean-tos; Merit Badges in am and pm
Sunday arrival; Saturday departure For details, go to
http://www.ctyankee.org/camping/residentcamp/boyscout
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RESOURCES
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Troop 88 Website: www.T88.org Boy Scouts of America: www.scouting.org Connecticut Yankee Council: www.ctyankee.org
Council Leadership Directory Milford Scout Shop Council Camps Summer Camp Information (Leader’s Guide; Forms Appendix; and more) Council News and Events
Pomperaug District: www.ctyankee.org/districts/pomperaug/home District Leadership Directory District News and Events
Uniform Insignia Guide: www.ctyankee.org/resources/insignia Order of the Arrow, Owaneco Lodge, Chief Pomperaug Chapter:
www.owaneco.org/chapters/chiefpomperaug Scout Parents Information: www.scoutparents.org Merit Badge Worksheets: www.meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
Worksheets for every Merit Badge; lists requirements and includes spaces for answers