Information for Troop Meeting 12/2

-The Toucan Patrol has flags and the game. The game is Dodge ball*

-All Scouts working on Camping Merit Badge need to tell Dr. Vetter that they are doing so and what specific requirements they are working on before they do them.

-Last chance to sign-up for December 5-7 Desert Beg. backpack at the meeting Tuesday.

-There will be a pack inspection for the upcoming backpack. All beginner backpackers are to bring their backpacks fully packed (except for food and shared items).

-Scouts that are leaders this term need to put their Leadership Patches on their uniform and Scouts that are no longer in a leadership position need to take off old leadership patches. We will be doing an inspection in December or January and points will be deducted for wrong leadership patches.

-All Scout under the rank of First Class are to bring their Handbooks.

* The patrol that has the game is always expected to have the materials necessary to carry out the game. In an unexpected circumstance please contact me at troop271spl@gmail.com

Introduction to the Blog

The troop blog is here to serve a purpose two fold.

First the troop blog is here to serve as a means of conveying information to patrol leader*, and to patrol constituents. This is a beta program to determine whether we can replace the troop phone tree with a blog. After seeing these blog posts please vote on how you feel effective you feel the blog is. The voting is on the upper left hand side of the screen.

The other purpose of this blog is to serve a pilot program to see the response and effectiveness. If this is deemed effective, we may implement similar concepts for each patrol. If the feedback proves positive on both fronts

So please use this new resource to its fullest extent and provide feedback by voting.

* Note to Patrol leader: For those scouts that have intermittent internet access it is your responsibility to contact them with this information