Just a reminder for the scouts that completed the Swimming Merit Badge. Bring in your completed worksheets and blue cards so we can have those signed and submitted for the next COH.
Mr. Warner
The new Troop 287 T-Shirts have arrived and will be distributed at the January 8th Troop Meeting.
If you cannot make this meeting — dont worry we will hold on to it for you. See you then.
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Hi there Troop 287,
I am sure by now you heard the great news that we were lucky winners of the Philmont Adventure Camp Registration Lottery for 2014. The dates are June 10-22, 2014.
I know it seems like a very long time from now but we actually have to get our reservation deposit in by the end of February. We have spots for 2 to 4 Adults and 8 to 10 Scouts (Depending on how many adults sign up). The deposit is $100.00 and you must complete the attached Agreement.
Because this is a high adventure camp there is a age restriction of 14 years old at the beginning of the camp — or completed 8th grade and a minimum of 13 years old.
Please see your scoutmaster or me to get your reservation in.
Kathy Kaelin – Treasurer and Camp Coordinator -Troop 287
2014 Philmont Adventure Camp Agreement
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Merry Christmas everyone!
I noticed that the Pikes Peak web site had a flyer for the upcoming Harlem Globetrotters basketball event at World Arena. The Harlem Globetrotters also have a special patch for scouts. We decided to attend as a family and thought we would post it in case anyone else would like to attend. We are sitting in the Upper Bowl area where tickets are $23 each (and includes the patch). You can request to sit near the other Troop 287 group in the comments of the order form. There are less expensive seats for $16, which also include the patch.
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Troop 287 Committee Meeting Minutes
December 11, 2012
Present were: Kathy Kaelin, Keith Moore, Dave Krzemien, Dan Rodriguez and Tom Sharp
Approval of Minutes: Approval of November Committee Minutes was deferred till we next month because we did not have a copy on hand.
Scoutmaster Report: The Annual Scout Planning meeting was held on Dec 1 – the boys enjoyed Pizza and made a tentative schedule of events for 2013. The highlights are as follows – Dates are not final and are subject to change.
January – Campout Jan 25-27 Orientation Course, MB – Citizenship of the World, PPC – Rifle Merit Badge – Jan 18-19
February – Freez-o-ree – Feb 22-24, Court of Honor Feb 19
March – Ski Trip March 9 – MB Snow Sports
April – HP Camporee- April 26-28, MB Personal Fitness, Cycling
May – Backpacking May 17-19 – MB Wilderness Survival – Court of Honor May 21 – Flags May 27
June – Summer Camp – June 2-8, Sea Base June 14-20, Flags June 14
July – Campout (Rafting/Zipline) July 13-14, Flags July 4
August – Campout (Geocaching) Aug 17-18, MB Orienteering, Court f Honor Aug 20
September – Campout (shooting) , MB, Rifle, Shoot, Archery, Flags Sept 2, Yearly Planning Meeting
October – Backpacking – Dino Death March
November – 20 mile hike, Court of Honor – Nov 19, Flags Nov 11
December – Webelos Overnight – Camp A?
Keith also said that at the planning meeting – the scouts decided that each COH should have a theme and a presentation or activity based on that theme.
Upcoming events:
December 18th – Swimming MB – YMCA from 5-7 all others will meet at the church at 7pm
December 23 – Soup Kitchen
December 25 and January 1st – No Meeting
January 8th – Regular Meeting
Keith mentioned that he will have some repairs to the trailer done in December and he will save the receipts for this year’s budget.
Kathy handed out the T-Shirt Order proposals. Keith had asked that we look at the possibility of getting the high tech sweatshirts instead of the cotton ones. Those are $40.00 each. The committee voted to get extra T-shirts and extra Sweatshirts – Proposal #5 from the attached list. Kathy will also send out an email to the troop to see if anyone would like to order the new sweatshirts to see if we can sell any more. And she will contact the three people who ordered the cotton one’s and see if they want to upgrade for an additional $20.00 each. The orders will be taken out of 2012 budget – initial cash outlay will be approx $700.00 but the net after the sweatshirts are sold will be $300.00. Order deadline will be December 18th meeting.
Advancements Report: Joyce was not here so this was deferred to January
Treasurer Report: Kathy handed out the Treasurer Report (attached). We are still significantly under budget – based on this the committee decided the T-Shirts should be an expense for 2012 even though it is not budgeted. The Treasurer Report was approved.
Budget 2013 discussion was deferred till January 2013 Committee Meeting.
Journey to Excellence: Jen was not at the meeting so this was deferred.
Flags Discussion: Dave announced that if a parent does not volunteer then he will take the flags back for one year only. If we could get a parent to shadow him this year they could take it over next year.
Discussion of a raise for the boys was deferred as it has a direct impact on the budget.
Other Items:
Philmont 2014: Kathy announced that we were accepted to go to Philmont for 2014 – Kathy handed out the sign up form for the High adventure camp – The age limit is age 14 by the start of camp – or completed the 8th grade and at least 13. Deposits are due by the February Court of Honor to secure your spot.
Pack Recruiting: The need for recruiting of local Packs was discussed. The Committee asked if there could be an event scheduled for January – possibly an outdoor Saturday Event at the Church where Webelos could come and go – with several different stations – and possibly a orienteering course. Keith was going to take it back to the boys for their input.
Kathy will get contact information for area packs and send out the information once it is confirmed.
It was decided that an event needs to occur earlier in the year – and be an event geared towards the Webelo scouts and not just an invitation to a Court of Honor.
Friends of Scouting: If we reach the yearly goal for this – Our Rank advancements for 2013 will be paid for by council. This will be scheduled for a Court of Honor meeting – probably in February.
Recharter: Kathy reported that all scouts except one has paid their registration fee. The one scout that has not has been contacted and is not able to pay it at this time. The committee voted to pay the fee for him and Kathy will collect it in 2013.
Adults — Kathy reported that all adults have paid for recharter except for a couple of ASM. Nickolas Hasse will be sending his registration fee to Kathy via mail and hopes to be more involved with the troop this year. The others will be dropped from the Roster and if they decide to rejoin they will have to fill out a new adult application. Jim Brinkman has not completed his application yet. He did not have to pay as he is a multiple with Pack 26.
Kathy, Tom and Jen will get together and complete the Recharter online based on this information.
The meeting was adjourned – Next Meeting – January 8th at 6:30pm
Attachments:
T-Shirt Order Proposals
Treasurer Report for December
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If you want one of these Hi Tech Poly Fleece Hooded Sweatshirts with the Troop 287 Logo printed on them. Please email Kathy Kaelin or find me at the meeting Tuesday Dec 18th. I need to know what size you want so I can get the order in. The cost is $40.00. If you have money in your Scout Account you can use that for this purchase.
My email is kkaelin@comcast.net. Look forward to hearing from you. Kathy
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Scouts, the performance portion of the Swimming Merit Badge will take place at the Downtown YMCA on 18 December 12 from 5-7pm. The cost is $4 per scout unless you are a YMCA member then its free. Items required for the pool: swimsuit, shoes, socks, pants, belt and long sleeve shirt. If you have it: Dive Mask, Snorkel and Fins. The aforementioned items are all for IN POOL activities so bring an additional set of dry clothes to change into for when we are done.
Please finish working on the Swimming Merit Badge Worksheet if you haven’t already.(http://meritbadge.org/wiki/images/d/db/Swimming.pdf). Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Mr. Warner
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Tonight, several of the scouts of T287 (Tyler, Michel, Franklin, Sam M., Ben, Nick, and Stefan) attended the D11 school board meeting as a requirement for the Communications merit badge.
For the boys who are working on the Communications MB but couldn’t attend, they can watch the replay of the meeting on TV. Here’s the information from the D11 meeting:
District 11 board meetings can been seen live Wednesday nights on Comcast Channel 16 and Falcon Broadband channel 73, Regular meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. and Work sessions begin at 6:00 p.m. unless otherwise posted, and are rebroadcast on Friday mornings at 10am and Saturday and Sunday evenings at 6:00 p.m.
To still get credit, the boys must watch the meeting and be able to answer the following questions:
Who’s the superintendent of D11?
How did they start the meeting?
What sports teams were recognized at the beginning of the meeting?
What organization presented a check for D11 arts program? And How much money was the check for?
What type of audit was presented? How was it presented?
BONUS QUESTION FOR COOL POINTS:
How much “liability” will d11 take on next year?
If the boys miss the replays of tonight’s meeting, they’ll have to attend another school board (or government) meeting on their own with a parent or guardian and write a report on how the meeting was conducted and what topics were discussed?
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Cristain earned his 2nd Class award!
(sorry about the blurry photo).
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Troop 287 November Committee Meeting Minutes
Recorded by: Andrea Warner
November 13, 2012
Welcome
Approval of meeting minutes from October
COH Final Planning- November 20th at 6pm
Time correction from 630pm to 6pm
Committee will reimburse for turkeys only
Families will bring in can goods per family and a designated dish to share
Could not get the sanctuary but Tom Sharp will reserve for all future dates for 2013
Boys will not do their speeches.
Scoutmaster Report-Keith Moore
Nov 16th-18th Campout
Nov 17-20 20 mile hike
Nov 20 COH 6pm
Dec 1 11-1pm Planning meeting at Church(committee agreed to pay for pizza for meeting since it is budgeted)
Dec 4 Game night TBD
Dec 11 Regular meeting
Dec 18th regular meeting
Dec 25th-Jan 1st no meetings due to school vacation
Dec 23rd Soup kitchen 545pm
Jan ski trip TBD
Feb Camp out TBD
Philmount 2014 sign up is in progress now. Kathy Kaelin will take care of the sign up for Troop 287 $100 pp due in Feb need crew of at least 7 max 12 includes parents Will have to commit
Woodworking merit badge done by Mr North will be done at his house but will only take 4 scouts and it will be by invite only to older boys. This was decided by Mr North
Advancments-Joyce Moore
Family Life MB is finishing up
4 board of reviews this evening
Chess MB needs to be completed waiting to hear back from Mr Brickman to complete blue cards
Treasure Report-Kathy Kaelin
Summer camp contracts were presented to the committee-Jen made a motion to accept the contract for any events that is nonrefundable and Joyce 2nd the motion all in favor
Tshirts discussion- Andrea made a motion for the committee to pay for new shirts and give each scout a new short sleeve tshirt and if boys wanted a long sleeve they will pay the difference- Tom Sharp 2nd the motion and all in favor
2013 Budget/treasure report was given and went over by Kathy
Flags- table till next meeting
Journey to Excellence-table till next meeting
Other Items-
Popcorn money due at COH
Next meeting- Tuesday Dec 11, 2012 630pm
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Attached is a sheet describing how to pay dues for the Order of the Arrow. Our two scouts that went through ordeal last August have already paid for 2013. Everyone else has expired. To be eligible to wear the lodge flap all members must pay dues annually. We are trying to make a larger presence at OA functions. I am encouraging our Ordeal members to go for Brotherhood membership at the next fall fellowship.
If you pay before the end of they year the dues is only $12. On January 1st, the dues goes up to $15 per year. If you have any questions feel free to contact me. Will North, Troop 287 OA Adviser.
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The Boy Scouts of America Supply division will be hosting a black Friday sale this year. It is a great opportunity to stock up on quality gear for your scout. This year’s sale is 20% off most items in the store plus free shipping for orders over $75. They are excluding uniforms this year but Thurlo scout socks are on sale for a buy 3 get one free price. Most apparel items are on sale including panther hats (built in lights), Jackets, rain gear, back packs, belts, etc. Other great items your scout will appreciate include BSA pocket knives, sleeping bags, and other camping gear. Sale starts at midnight tonight and runs all day Friday only.
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Dillan receives his Second Class rank.
We had a successful November 2012 Court of Honor. All enjoyed a Thanksgiving turkey dinner. We heard a speech from Andrew as part of his Communications MB. The event was MC’d by Stefan and Andrew. All boys who sold more than $500 in popcorn threw a pie in Mr. Swanson’s face.
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Hi there Troop 287
Hope you are all ready to eat some Turkey!!!! I know it is a bit early but this turkey you don’t have to cook. Please be on time so you will have first pick of all the fine fixings.
We are asking the Troop Families to bring some supporting dishes:
Last Name — A-H Dessert
I-P Salad
R-Z Side Dish
Cost for the COH is free but we ask that you bring one non-perisable food item per person to be donated to the Church’s Food Pantry.
There will be lots of Financial items to be taken care of at this Court of Honor as well.
1. 2013 — Summer Camp Registration — Deposit of $100.00 is due
2. T-Shirt and Sweat Shirt Orders will be taken
3. Registration Dues will be collected — $15.00 per scout/adult
4. Boys Life Subscription Renewal — $12.00 per family
5. Popcorn Money will be Collected.
I will be sending the T-Shirt order form out with an email. Each Scout will receive a new Troop 287 Short Sleeved T-Shirt for free. If they opt to receive the long sleeved T-Shirt instead they will have to pay the $1.50 difference in price. If you want additional Shirts or the Hooded Sweatshirt complete that part of the form as well.
I will have samples of the T-Shirts so you can see the quality of the shirt and to help determine what size to order.
Thanks for your attention and I will see you all next week.
Kathy Kaelin
Troop 287 – Treasurer
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Troop 287’s November 6 meeting was game night and the troop went bowling. Fun was had by all … oddly enough, or maybe not, the lane that had the bumpers up ended up with the higher scores for the evening.
Here’s Cristian sporting his pro bowling style!
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Hi there,
Sorry for the confusion — The Popcorn Pickup is November 10th at 10:00am at Wilson United Methodist Church.
See you all there.
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Everyone who has sold popcorn needs to come to Wilson United Methodist Church parking lot at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov 10 to pickup their deliveries. Be sure to bring your popcorn sheets to make sure you get the right quantities of popcorn.
If you’re not going to be able to pick up the popcorn at 10 a.m., you need to let Kathy Kaelin know right away.
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Tuesday’s game night for November 6, 2012, is Bowling. Here’s the info …
Where: Bear Creek Lanes (meet at the Bowling alley)
When: 7 – 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov 6
Cost: $2.50/game (most likely just playing one or two); $2 for shoe rental
What to bring: Yourself and $5 for playing and shoe rental. You can also bring your family. We need 20 people and play two games to get our shoes FREE! Otherwise, we will just play one game with shoes NOT free. See you there!
Uniform: Class B T-shirts
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If the boys began their chores right after we began the family life merit badge, they can be finished with all requirements by November 13. I am asking that they all turn in their FULLY completed merit badge workbook as soon as possible. I prefer that they get the workbook to me at the beginning of the meeting on November 6 (at the bowling alley), so I can check it to make sure they have everything. Then they can just turn in their chores on November 13. If not, then they should turn in the completed workbook and the chore sheet on November 13. I will only be available at the beginning of each of those meetings, however. They should find me as soon as they get there.
If they do not turn in the proper documentation by November 13, they will not be recognized for this merit badge at the November COH. Regardless, they should finish this Eagle-required merit badge as soon as possible. As soon as I have everything, they will get their blue card. Have them contact me if they have any questions.
– Gina Swanson
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The weekend of Oct 19-21, 2012, the scouts of Troop 287 learned a bit about why they call this tradition campout “Dino Death March.” The boys hiked 5.3 miles to the site of 120 million year-old dinosaur tracks. Also along the way was a homestead cemetery and petroglyph markings. The hike in all ended up being 12 miles (which counts towards their hiking merit badge).
During the campout, the scouts did well on their campfire programs, speeches, and inter-faith worship service as part of the Communications merit badge. Photos below (you can click on each photo for a larger image that you can also download and save to your own computer, if you’d like):
The boys at the dino tracks area … were almost more interested in the small pond fish!
Yup, that’s a tarantula spider on Swanie’s hat.
Yup, that’s a snake … but just a little one that Michael found.
A nice Sunday service to end the campout on a note of reverence.
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