Saturday is Camp and Cook - Plan to attend!

Please plan to attend our Camp and Cook.  This program benefits the Scouts and the Church, and will be a lot of fun to boot!

The program starts Saturday at 2:00 PM with activities all day and into the evening, then we camp out overnight, make breakfast for the congregation in the morning, attend services at 9:30, then pack up and out at around 11:00 AM.

Please plan to join your son if you can, for all or portions of the program.  It is proven that the Scouts excel when their parents get involved, and parents get a lot of joy and satisfaction out of seeing their kids excel!! 

We have had a good response from our request for adult volunteers.  Thank you.  There is still some need, so I will send out an updated list of volunteer needs this evening.

Scouts, please plan to bring a tent and sleeping gear for overnight camping.  If the scouts can find tent mates prior to event, that will reduce the number of scouts bringing tents.

We are not yet sure if there will  be a charge for this event (for the pizza dinner and breakfast), but if there is, it will be nominal...no more than $5.

I hope this answers all of your questions so far.

Kind Regards,

Lee

Preparing for Camp and Cook (and Community Service) next Saturday!

Waiting out the weather last week paid off and we had a fantastic Winter Camp this weekend!  Lots and lots of Roses, and very few Thorns!  Everyone that participated was rewarded with nice weather and a great, activity packed program at a fantastic venue!  Thanks again to the Zenobles and the Baileys and Jill for organizing the event to and everyone that came and participated and shared in the fun.  We look forward to receiving the pictures and pushing them out to the website.

We also look forward to more great achievements, lessons and results this coming weekend at the Church.

This week we have a 21 hour, action packed program planned from 2:00 PM Saturday to 11:00 AM Sunday that involves community service, pizza rewards, honor guard practice, camping, campfire fun, cooking for and serving the church members, and being honored in a special service.

It is a program that will benefit tremendously from parents' involvement and participation with your son, and we can use as many adult volunteers as we can muster.  None of it is hard, we just need helping hands.  We don't need a lot of your time, just what you are willing and able to give.  We have a lot of scouts excited and signed up to participate and a lot of great goals to make this a truly wonderful and memorable experience, and because of the scope of what we hope to achieve, we could use all the parent volunteers we can muster! 

For this Saturday, starting at 2:00, we could use 9 adult volunteers to guide the scouts on one of six mini-projects.  Most of these mini-projects will take the scouts less than 30 minutes to accomplish.  We can pare back to as few as 6 adults to stay the night and help with the morning events, but there is no harm in having more. There is a lot to do in a short time frame.  We have a pretty good game plan and coordination, and the less any one adult has to do, the more effortless the whole event becomes.   We had almost a dozen adults travel 120 miles this weekend to participate, so how many can we get to join us in their back yard for a local one-nighter??  It is practically guaranteed to be a great time!

Here are the roles and timing that we have available for your involvement.  Please pick a role or two (or three) that you would like to volunteer for and let me know by Tuesday, at which point we can see if there are any the remaining positions available:


SATURDAY      9 or more Adult Volunteers Needed

           

Mini-Projects -  2:00 to 5:00 PM Saturday         

9 Adult Volunteers Needed as Project Managers

           

Scout Dinner – Pizza, Soda and Juice - 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Saturday         

3 Adult Volunteers Needed – Pizza Pickup, Sodas (Drinks) and Supplies (reimbursed), Event Manager

           

Honor Guard Practice  (After Dinner) – 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Saturday         

1 Knowledgeable Adult Volunteer and 3 adult assistants to help Scouts take turns practicing Honor Guard    

Campfire with S’mores (After Dinner) – 8:00 PM - 8:30 PM Saturday

1 Adult Volunteer Needed – Supplies (reimbursed)

Overnight Camping 8:30 PM - AM

6 Adults to spend the night in the Campsite with the scouts. 

SUNDAY          6 or more Adult Volunteers Needed

           

Cooking – 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Sunday      

2 Adult Volunteers Needed in Kitchen – to guide food prep by scouts

Motivators - Logistics – 6:30 AM to 7:45 AM Sunday

2 Adult Volunteers Needed in Campsite– to wake scouts and guide them to the followship hall and their appointed positions.

Service and Dining Rotation - Logistics – 7:45 AM - 9:00 AM Sunday

2 Adult Volunteers Needed in Dining Area – to guide table service by scouts and make sure Scouts eat and move to next rotation

Cleanup – 9:00 AM Sunday

2 Adult Volunteers Needed in Fellowship Hall and Kitchen to guide scouts in final cleanup.

Prepare Scouts and Honor Guard – 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Sunday

2 Adult Volunteers Needed in Camp – to make sure scouts take turns practicing honor guard and then lead them to the service.

Also, there is a volunteer opportunity for assistant project leader who can help me with some of the details, someone I can bounce ideas off of and get ideas from and help to make this a super event for all involved.

Thank you for your attention to and response to this lengthy message! 

Kind Regards,

Lee

TROOP 435 Reminder! THIS WEEKEND! The rescheduled Zenoble Farm Camping, Scouting, Shooting, Fishing and Much More trip!

Zenoble Farm

Camping, Scouting, Shooting, Fishing and Much More!

This Friday, February  24  to Sunday, February  26 

We will be learning shooting rules and skills, fishing, and working on some basic scouting skills for rank advancement and merit badges, and we encourage our adults to come and be a part of the fun.   It is going to be a big crew, with 36 participants expected, and a lot going on, and we would be glad to have the adults join us at any of the scouting skills stations.

The boys need to bring $25.00 cash for the Ammo and Travel costs and an additional $10.00 cash for their food. The adults need to bring $15 cash for the ammo if they are shooting, $10 for the travel costs and as much as $15 for the cost of food, which will determined later and payable during the trip.

We will gather at the Church at 6:45 Friday Evening for loading and will depart by 7:15!

·    Pack for cold weather!   It will be in the 30s at night!  (extra layers)

·    Eat dinner before you come because there are no plans to stop along the way.  The Zenoble’s Farm is near Macon, a two hour trip.  Maps & directions will be prepared and delivered at the church for all driving adults that request one.

·    Bring your fishing poles if you have 'em!

·    Don't forget to bring permission slips!

·    Bring Annual Health and Medical Record if we do not already have it on file!

·    Don't forget to bring permission slips!  (do I need to say it again?)

We will NOT have the Church Van, so we will need as much parental vehicle capacity as possible.  We will bring the Troop Trailer loaded with firewood, Troop Gear and as much personal gear as we can get in it!  Additional drivers will be selected on Friday based on the need.

The return time depends on the weather and other factors.  We will likely shoot for 1:00, after Church is out.  Expect a call from your son around 12:00 with an estimated arrival time.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Here's to a great trip!

Lee

Please put Sunday March 4th 9:15 AM on your calendar - Scout Sunday at East Cobb united Methodist Church

We have a lot going on in the next two weeks, so I wanted to make sure this event did not get lost in all the activity.

On Sunday, March 4th, the Sponsor of our Troop, East Cobb United Methodist Church, would like to recognize the boys of Troop 435 in a special Sunday service known as Scout Sunday.  The Scouts attend service, in special reserved seating section, and perform Honor Guard duties and lead the Pledge of Allegiance.  

The boys will already be at the Church Sunday morning as part of their Camp and Cook adventure.

We would like to invite the parents and Families of our scouts to attend as well.    Please put this date on your calendar.......go ahead......I'll wait.........got it?   Good!

The Camp and Cook program is going to be a lot of fun for the boys and will culminate in the Troop sharing some of our energy with the Church.  If you are not sure if your son is signed up, ask him about it.  Attached is the Camp and Cook Program so you know what kind of activities are planned.  

Thank you for your support and for coming out to support our Scouts on Scout Sunday.

Kind Regards,

Lee

Zenoble Farm - Camping, Scouting, Shooting, Fishing and Much More!

Zenoble Farm

Camping, Scouting, Shooting, Fishing and Much More!

This Friday, February 17 to Sunday, February 19

We will be learning shooting rules and skills, fishing, and working on some basic scouting skills for rank advancement and merit badges, and we encourage our adults to come and be a part of the fun.   It is going to be a big crew, with 36 participants expected, and a lot going on, and we would be glad to have the adults join us at any of the scouting skills stations.

The boys need to bring $25.00 cash for the Ammo and Travel costs and an additional $10.00 cash for their food. The adults need to bring $15 cash for the ammo if they are shooting, $10 for the travel costs and as much as $15 for the cost of food, which will determined later and payable during the trip.

We will gather at the Church at 6:45 Friday Evening for loading and will depart by 7:15

• Pack for cold and wet weather! (extra layers, change of clothes and plastic bags to keep wet stuff contained)
• Eat dinner before you come because there are no plans to stop along the way. The Zenoble’s Farm is near Macon, a two hour trip. Maps & directions will be prepared and delivered at the church for all driving adults that request one.
• Bring your fishing poles if you have 'em!
• Don't forget to bring permission slips!
• Bring Annual Health and Medical Record if we do not already have it on file!
• Don't forget to bring permission slips! (do I need to say it again?)

We will have the Church Van, so many boys will be riding in that.  We will bring the Troop Trailer loaded with firewood, Troop Gear and as much personal gear as we can get in it!  Additional drivers will be selected on Friday based on the need.

We will have tarps and weather protected areas.

The return time depends on the weather and other factors.  We will likely shoot for 1:00, after Church is out.  Expect a call from your son around 12:00 with an estimated arrival time.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Here's to a great trip!

Lee

Troop 435 - Upcoming Trips and Events

Troop 435 Scouts and Parents,

We have two big, fun winter events coming up on us fast; the February 17th Cold Weather Campout at the Zenoble's Farm and the March 4th Camp and Cook at the Church.

Please put these on your calendar.  You don't want to miss these.  Here are more details about both events:

Zenoble Farm

Camping, Scouting, Shooting, Fishing and Much More!

Friday, February 17 to Sunday, February 19

We will be shooting rifles, fishing, and working on some basic scouting skills for rank advancement and merit badges, and we encourage our adults to come and be a part of the fun and assist or lead a skill station.  It is going to be a big crew, with 18 Boy Scouts, 3 Webelos and more than 13 adults expected. 

The boys need to bring $35.00 to the Monday meeting to cover shooting, transportation and meals. The cost of food for the adults will be determined later and will be payable during the trip.

We will gather at the Church at 6:45 Friday Evening for loading and will depart by 7:15!

·    Pack for cold weather!

·    Eat dinner before you come because there are no plans to stop along the way.  The Zenoble’s Farm is near Macon.  Maps & directions will be provided to all adult attendees this Monday.

·    Bring permission slips!

We will have the Church Van, so many boys will be riding in that.  We will bring the Troop Trailer loaded with firewood, Troop Gear and as much personal gear as we can get in it!  Additional drivers will be selected on Friday based on the need.

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East Cobb UMC

Camping, Cooking, Community Service, Scout Sunday and Much More!

Saturday, March 3 to Sunday, March 4

We have an action packed local overnighter planned, with a rare opportunity to serve our Troop Sponsor, the East Cobb United Methodist Church Men’s Club, who supports us in numerous ways including, but not limited to, providing us our meeting and event facilities, allowing us use of the Church Van and providing financial and spiritual support.  On this overnight campout we will be doing a whole lot of fun things (see the following list) and we encourage parents who want to come and be a part of the fun on an easy overnight campout to join us, and we encourage those parents that don’t come camping to join us at 9:30 AM Sunday, cleaned up, dressed up and presentable to be part of the Scouting Sunday service. 

We will gather at the Church at 2:00 Saturday Afternoon, March 3.  The schedule, which is subject to change at this point, is planned as follows:

·     Saturday (March 3)

o       Community Service – Classroom Cleanup - Remove Construction Debris in Classroom, Cleanup and Organize Storage Area behind Classrooms.

o       Scout Dinner - Pizza, Soda and Juice

o       Camping and Games – Camp Overnight in front of Church.  Campfire with S’mores. Honor Guard Practice

·     Sunday (March 4)

o       Wake up Early Sunday to cook for the Men’s Club - Wear Uniforms – Cook,  Serve and eat Breakfast - clean up and prepare for Sunday Service

o       Scouting Sunday - Scouts attend Scouting Sunday service, perform Honor Guard and lead Pledge of Allegiance and receive special recognition

o       Clear out the campsite after church lets out (around 11:00)

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If there are any Webelos or new Boy Scouts that should get this but are not on the distribution, please forward this to them.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reply to me.  Thank you!
Lee

Lee J. B.

Troop Committee

Troop 435

Coin Collectors of Troop 435 Unite!

Coin Collectors of Troop 435 Unite!

There are a lot of Troop 435 Scouts out there now that have had the Coin Collecting training course and have completed some of the other requirements.  I intend to be available every Monday meeting for the next couple of months to allow for all of those that have started the badge to complete it.

Have your scout bring their partially completed workbook and anything they have to be demonstrated for credit to every Monday meeting and I will start checking off their blue cards so we can start getting a little more focused on what is left to do.

Thank you for supporting your scout’s interest in coin collecting!

Kind Regards,

Lee B.