Please bring your Neckerchiefs and Merit Badge Worksheets to the meeting tonight!

Folks, the Sea Base meeting will be next Tuesday! Sorry for the “Happy Accident”. The rest of the stuff is tonight….sled building, First Aide MB, and Committee Meeting.

Folks,

There’s a lot going on tomorrow. Some scouts will work on the First Aid Merit Badge and the others will start sled construction for the Free-o-ree. Adults please bring tool and material that you are willing to use and contribute to the sled!

Sea Base Parent will discuss logistic of the trip in August so if your scout is going to Sea Base then please plan on attending this meeting (at least one parent).

There will also be a committee meeting. All are welcome to attend!

Phew,….that’s enough for one night!

See you at 7!

Sean

Troop,

We are going to have a busy night on Tuesday. We are going to spend about 10 min finishing up the Snowshoe merit badge. We are going to start the First Aide Merit Badge and we are going to plan out our sled for the next campout…The Free-o-ree!!!!

The Freez-O-Ree is an annual campout that is held on the Air Force Academy and run by the Cadets.  They do all sorts of fun activities over the weekend. This is one of the scout’s favorite annual campouts!  We will have to build a sled to push gear around on which will start on Tuesday!  The Cadets put on a great time!  The cost is $20 per scout for the weekend for the Freez-O-Ree. Please sign up on the link below if you are able to go!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054BACA929A4FC1-freezoree2

Thanks!
Sean

I accidentally wrote the 28th on the previous post. The correct date is Tuesday, 1/29/19 @6pm – 730pm. Arrive at 545pm.

Troop,

Tuesday’s night meeting will be Game night at Battlefield Colorado located at 120 W. Costilla St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903 (Downtown Colorado Springs). Its a pretty big lot. Please arrive about 15 min early (545pm) so we can get our safety brief knocked out and get going. Our troop did this about a year ago and everyone agreed it was the funnest Game night we’ve probably ever had. The cost is about $26 per person for a 90 minute session. The troop Debit card can pay so scouts and parents can reimburse the Troop (Unless the Treasurer says we can’t 🙂 If you plan to pay with a card then you’ll have to pay Battlefied Colorado Directly. 

Family, Adults, and Friends are invited to play!

Please sign up on Sign Up Genius so we can get a good idea of how many people to expect: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054BACA929A4FC1-12919

Here is the information that we all need to play. Please fill out the waivers below before the event. There are computers there to do it but it will take more time.

From Battlefield Colorado:

Player Information, Please Read Carefully!
Waivers

All participants must sign a waiver.  Minors will need their own parent to complete and sign the waiver. Your check-in process will go much faster and easier if the waivers are completed online prior to the event.

There are two ways you may complete the waiver and register for your event:
1. Click on the following link: (Click here to Register Online)
or
(Click here to View who has Registered for this event) 

2. Or, visit BattlefieldColorado.com and click on the Waivers Menu at the top of the page. You can then enter the following group number: Group #: 49249

If you or your child have visited before, you should already have a login to our Digital Waiver System, and can quickly login and sign the waiver for this event.  

What to Wear:  Fully closed shoes are required. We play in a urban area with asphalt, gravel, buildings, uneven terrain, etc.  At some point, most people will kneel, sit or lie on the ground, so please wear appropriate clothing. 

Winter Play: Please bring gloves and clothing layers as you would for any outdoor winter sport.  

Summer Play: No sandals, flip flops, clogs, or other open shoes are permitted. We highly recommend long pants.

Arrival Time: In order not to miss any play time, please arrive at least 15-20 minutes before your start time in order to park and check in. If you are interested in weapon upgrades, they are very popular and regularly sell out, so you might want to arrive 30 minutes in advance for the best selection. 

Directions: Please check our website at the link below for directions:  Directions to the Battlefield!ParkingFree parking is available. Please check our website at the link above for parking details.

We look forward to seeing you on the Battlefield.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us!

Sincerely,

The Battlefield Colorado Team
719.599.3000
www.battlefieldcolorado.com 

Folks here are the two menus that each patrol plans using for this weekend. Mark is buying for one patrol and Malcom for the other. Due to the Thursday meeting short notice for those needing to purchase food our departure could be delayed just a tad to get the Patrol “Grub Chiefs” a chance to purchase the food after school and arrive at the church.

We will meet at the church at 530pm (or as close as you can get to that). We will depart to Camp Shady Brook YMCA camp as soon as we are packed up and ready.

Please also bring the attached permission slip https://www.bsatroop287.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/BSA_ParentPermissionForm.pdf

We should have enough snowshoes and poles so no-one will to rent any.

Thanks!
Sean

Folks,

I’m going to bring this waiver to the meeting tonight but I wanted to post this because it has a map of the campground.

Troop,

Tonight’s meeting is only for the Scouts going on this weekend’s campout.

Here are some updates to our campout this weekend. We are going to have a cabin at Shady Brook YMCA in Deckers. The cabin will be heated and we will base our activities out there. If the snow is lacking at the Camp, then we have the option to drive to snowy trails to snowshoe then come back to camp to cook, sleep, MB and rank advancement activities.

For tonight, please bring as much as your packing list as possible. Due to the outside temperature forecast, its very important that we all share good and bad ideas to ensure we are able to accomplish our snowshoeing hikes in a fun and safe manner.

In addition to the packing list the scouts camp up with, please use this resource that Mr. McGuire picked up from REI.

Here is the Boy’s Life Winter Packing list:

https://media.scouting.org/boyslife/workshop/gearlists/cold.pdf

The food menu needs to be refined and a couple scouts chosen to be the Grub Chief (Scout in charge of buying the food and supervising the cooking). The lunch time meal on Saturday should be a backpacking meal that we can make on the snowshoe hike. On Friday, make sure the scouts bring their own dinner….Subway Sandwich or something to that affect.

Tonight’s meeting will be at 7pm. Please indicate if you need the troop to provide snowshoes. We have limited quantities. As a back up, the Air Force Academy rents them for $9 a pair.

Sean

Troop,

Schools are closed and roads are icy. Historically, we follow the D11 for snow day guidance. Since this weekend’s campout is an important one, we need to have another preparation meeting so we are rescheduling tonight’s meeting to Thursday at 7pm. Please bring in your packing list gear. We are still planning on camping but know that we will make sure the event is safe for everyone so no need to cancel your participation because of the weather. Right now we have 6 adults attending and 7 scouts so we have plenty of scouts to “supervise” the adults 🙂

I will submit a follow up planning post prior to Thursday’s meeting.

Sean

Troop,

Above is a pic of the packing list that the scouts came up with last meeting. Please bring in your packing list gear, the best that you can so we can discuss ideas. We will also need to solidify the meal plan and determine who is going to be the Grub Chief for this outing. For those that need to complete the Snow Sports Merit Badge, please download and print off the worksheet. Fill out what you can and we will discuss on the outing.

Scouts should also be ready to accomplish any rank advancements that you needs. So please bring a personal list of items so we can knock out a few requirements here and there.

We will be going to Mueller State Park. We will meet at the church on Friday the 25th at 530pm and we will return on Sunday the 27th no later than 10am. We will text/call parents when we are on our way back to pass on a more precise time.

Thanks!

Sean

Good afternoon everyone,

The next payment for summer camp will be due Tuesday the 22nd. The monthly minimum payment is $68.80. Of course you can pay more if you wish. You can also let me know if you wish it to come out of your scout’s account. Pam and I will not be at the meeting. Please give your check to Lisa that night.

Thanks everyone,
Danny

Folks, we are going to start out camp out prep for this months snowshoe campout. Since its in pretty extreme cold, we are going to prepare over two meetings. Tomorrow’s meeting will focus on getting the right packing list and designating activities, routes, etc. Plan on bringing in your gear on the 22nd to discuss it and ensure its adequate to keep you warm!! Let’s also determine who needs to borrow some some snowshoes and who has their own to bring.

Troop,

This is the sign up for the Snowshoe Camp out that we put on the calendar a while ago. We don’t have an exact location (But I’m thinking Mueller State Park is the best option) yet but let’s get an idea of how many scouts will go!  We will plan this campout over the next few meetings. I am able to get some snowshoes for the campout or you may use your own. We also could make this a one nighter if we feel its too cold or there is not enough snow!

Please sign up so we can determine interest in advance or if we need to modify this to another type of campout.

Please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f054baca929a4fc1-snow2

Troop!

I hope everyone had a great time over the Holidays and wasn’t recruited by the Dark Side of the Force!  We are starting our meetings back up on Tuesday.  The main focus of Tuesday’s meeting will be to get back in the rhythm of things by plugging in the rest of the outing for the year on the calendar. We have already done the planning work. We just need to add it to the calendar. If you have any new ideas since the planning meeting then please bring them with you! I would also like to add a few more community service opportunities.

Let also refresh ourself of patrol names, calls, and such.

Plus, the McQuires found a pretty cool fundraiser that we can discuss and plan to help offset the cost of Sea Base or any other events that the troop deems worthy.

See you Tuesday!

Thanks!
Sean

Troop,

The time to sign up for Summer Camp has already arrived!

This coming summer we are going to Cris Dobbins for Summer Camp. We like to change it around every year to provide some variety to the scouts. Summer Camp is from 16-22 June 2019.  Here is a link to the Summer Camp: http://www.denverboyscouts.org/camp/boy-scout-adventures/peaceful-valley-scout-ranch/camp-cris-dobbins/46004

More details will come as we have them.  As we get closing we will have Merit Badge and activity signup. For now, we are just identifying who wants to go. Also, we need at least two adult leaders to attend summer camp with the scouts! Normally, the first two adult leaders that sign up are free (the Council Pays for one and the Troop Pays for the other)

please sign up here!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054BACA929A4FC1-summer2

Thanks!

Sean

Parents,

It’s time to re-charter the troop for 2019, plus pay troop dues and summer camp deposits.  Please bring payments to Court of Honor on December 11th.  If you will not be attending COH, please email me and I can stop by your house or you can mail check.

What is due and how much?

Re-charter fee:  $33 per Scout and Troop Committee member

Troop dues:  $80

Summer camp deposit:  $55

How do I pay?

You may write one check, payable to Troop 287, for the total amount owed.

Does my Scout have any money in his Scout account?

Danny Reeves will have current balances available at COH.  You may pay for some or all of the amount owed with the Scout account, as long as the account has a positive balance.

Please let me know if you have questions.

Thanks,

Lisa Durrenberger

lisadurrenberger@gmail.com

Just a reminder that our Quarterly Court of Honor is Tuesday at the church at 6pm. Please arrive early to bring your food and help set up at 530pm. There are a lot of promotions and some merit badges at this one. Also, there are a couple of side dishes still available for someone to bring so if you can please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f054baca929a4fc1-holiday

Thank you to those that ran and attended the Chess Merit Badge Lock in. It was reported that 6 scouts earned the Chess Merit Badge and everyone had fun staying up all night playing video games! On a personal note, I really appreciate the ASMs that stayed the night to make this happen!  Thanks Dan, Blake and Paul!!!

It is also the time of year where we collect dues and re-charter. Another message will come from the chair on dollar amounts to bring.  Thank you!

See you tomorrow!

Sean

Here is the menu from the Troop Scribe:

Lock-In Troop 287

FRIDAY

Dinner:
Scouts will be ordering pizza for dinner Friday night ( please bring $5)

Snacks:
Scouts can bring snacks to share if they would like to.

SATURDAY

Breakfast:
Cade will be purchasing cereal and milk for the scouts.
Cereal options are Captain Crunch, Fruit Loops, and Honey Bunches of Oats.

Lunch:
Scouts opted to not plan for lunch on Saturday.

**The Troop still has drinks available at the Church from previous events.

Please arrive at the church at 6pmon Friday.  Bring a sleeping bag, pad, toothbrush, tooth paste and whatever games  you might want to play in addition to Chess. Bring your Merit Badge Worksheet and your permission slip. Snacks are fine to bring as well.

The lock in should be done about noon on Saturday.  Parents will be notified if it finishes early.

Thanks!

Sean

Troop,

Sorry for the late send on the sign up genius. This weekend we are doing a lock in and will start the chess Merit Badge and some other stuff. Scouts will plan the lock in tonight.  I think we will start around 6pm on Friday and go until about noon on Saturday. This is just a one night event but still scouts as an over nighter for camping in the scout log in your Handbooks.

Please sign up if you are interested. We need at least two adult leaders.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054BACA929A4FC1-chess

Thanks!

Sean