Adopt a Mile/Court of Honor

Adopt a Mile  is Saturday (March 30) at 9AM.  If your scout is not on the backpacking trip, please join us.  We meet at Chase Bank (Publix shopping center on E. Piedmont across from the YMCA).  We need several adults to help monitor the scouts as we typically split into 2 groups to cover our section of East Piedmont from Roswell Road to Allgood.  Time commitment is 1 to 1 1/2 hours.  This counts toward service hours...and you never can tell what treasures you may find.

Court of Honor:  Monday's Court of Honor is at the Fellowship Hall.  We will recognize all rank advancements and merit badges earned since our December Court of Honor.  We will also incorporate Omar's Eagle Court of Honor.  Hawks and 2nd year scouts (Ent) should arrive at 7PM to help set-up.  If your scout has been asked to participate in the flag ceremony or Omar's Court of Honor, they may have been asked to arrive at 7PM for practice. The older scouts will handle clean-up.  The celebration will begin at 7:30PM.  Scouts should be in full field uniform wearing their merit badge sash if they have one.  Mothers are reminded to wear their mother's ribbons.  This is a family event.  Refreshments will be served.  The Fellowship Hall is at the opposite corner of ECUMC where we meet.  Continue driving past the sanctuary, turn right, and the Fellowship Hall is the last door on the right. 

Camp Cards—Leslie H. will have camp cards at the Court of Honor.  She will also accept camp cards that you are planning to return.  This fundraiser will end during Cobb County Spring Break. 

April 6/7    Camp and Cook

April 8        Meeting/Game Night  

Fundraising Garage Sale - April 20 and 21st

We have firmed up the dates for our Garage Sale fundraiser. The dates will be April 20 and 21, and you can bring stuff by Friday April 19th.

This has been a big money earner for us in the past, serving lots of great purposes...not the least of which is helping us clear out our attics, closets and garages and raising funds for new equipment and other key needs. Believe it or not, we have raised as much as $1,000 in one weekend doing this sale. We have great signs that reel people in from all over and we make it easy for people to buy everything they see.

We ask that you start setting aside sell-able goods that you want to get rid of and reserve them for the garage sale. With "stuff" from about 40 families, it adds up quick and creates a lot of excitement.

The sale will be at the Lee's residence, which is not far from the Church.

There will be more information as we get closer to the date. If you have any questions in the mean time, please do not hesitate to contact Lee B.

As a reminder, you can see a calendar of scheduled activities on the Troop website at http://www.troop435.org/

YIS,
Lee

Mark you Calendars!! Camp and Cook - Saturday, April 6 to Sunday, April 7

East Cobb UMC

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

Saturday, April 6 to Sunday, April 7

The date is coming up fast! Mark you Calendars!

• Action packed!
• Local!
• Camping!
• Do a good deed for our Troop Sponsor, the East Cobb United Methodist Church!
• Earn community service credits toward advancement!
• Practice and improve our scout skills, abilities and leadership!
• Have a lot of fun!
• Great opportunity for scout parents to be a part of the fun!
• For those parents that don’t care much for camping, join us at the 9:30 AM Sunday Service, where we will be cleaned up, dressed up and presentable to be part of the Scouting Sunday service.

When: Starting 10:00 Saturday Morning, April 6.

Where: Gather at the Scout meeting room at the Church

Needed: at least 6 (six) Adult Volunteers. Please let me know what role you are interested in. We need a Project Manager, Grill Manager, Breakfast Cooking Coordinators and assistants, and an Honor Guard Leader. There will be plenty to do, plenty of fun to be had, and plenty of good food as a reward. Please let me know if you and your son intend to be a part of this program. We will also have a participants list go around the at the scout meetings.

Requirements: For Saturday, wear clothes that you are willing to get dirty. For Sunday pack your clean Class A Uniforms neatly with your gear.

Signup Status: Currently we have 14 Scouts and 3 adults signed up.

Please feel free to call me or e-mail me with questions. Though we don't encourage it, partial days are acceptable. Because this is local, it is easy enough to stop by, get set up, help for a while, leave to participate in some conflicting event, then return. The key is to participate any way that works for you!

Yours in Scouting,
Lee B.

Parent Meeting Wed. 3/20 & Upcoming Activity Dates

All scout parents are invited and requested to attend an Adult Meeting next Wednesday, March 20 at 7:30PM. We will be meeting in the room where the scouts normally meet. We will be reviewing troop business and discussing troop activities thru July. Please plan to attend and share your ideas.

Here's a list of upcoming activities:

March 23/24 Backpacking trip

March 30 9AM--Adopt a Mile. Our troop has adopted 1 mile of East Piedmont from Roswell Road to Allgood. We meet in the parking lot of Chase Bank (Publix Shopping Center across from the YMCA). Time commitment is about 1 hour. This is a great way to help our community and earn community service hours.

April 1 Court of Honor/Eagle Court of Honor We recognize all merit badges and rank advancements earned since December. This is a family event held in the Fellowship Hall of ECUMC. Refreshments will be served.

April 6/7 Camp & Cook at ECUMC

April 7 Scout Sunday at ECUMC --9:30 service.

April 26-28 Camping Trip at James "Sloppy" Floyd Park

May 24-27 Cumberland Island Trip

June 2-8 Summer Camp

July 13-21 Gettysburg Trip

Camp and Cook and Scout Sunday - Saturday, April 6 to Sunday, April 7

East Cobb UMC

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

Saturday, April 6 to Sunday, April 7

Mark you Calendars!! We have an action packed local overnighter planned! This is a really great opportunity to serve our Troop Sponsor, the East Cobb United Methodist Church, while earning community service credits, showcasing our scout skills, abilities and leadership, and having a lot of fun!

This is also a great opportunity for scout parents to be a part of the fun on an easy overnight campout. And for those parents that don’t care much for camping, we would love for you to join us at the 9:30 AM Sunday Service, where we will be cleaned up, dressed up and presentable to be part of the Scouting Sunday service.

This program was a tremendous success last year, and the Church really feels good about their support for us and the success of our program when they see us in full force!

This all starts by gathering at the Scout Hut at the Church at 10:00 Saturday Morning, April 6. The schedule, which is still subject to change at this point, is generally planned as follows:

· Saturday


Community Service –Cleanout the Smokehouse and assist Men’s Club to enclose the cook house and convert it to storage.
Pizza Lunch - Soda and Juice
Scouts Grill Dinner for the Men’s Club and the Scouts – Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Soda and Juice on the menu
Camping and Games – Camp Overnight in front of Church. Campfire. Honor Guard Practice.

· Sunday
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
Scouting Sunday - Scouts attend Scouting Sunday service, perform Honor Guard and lead Pledge of Allegiance and receive special recognition
Clear out the campsite after church lets out (around 11:00)

We will need adult volunteers to assist with every stage of the weekend, from Project Manager, to Grill Manager, to Breakfast Cooking Coordinators and assistants, To Honor Guard Leader. There will be plenty to do, plenty of fun to be had, and plenty of good food as a reward. Please let me know if you and your son intend to be a part of this program. We will also have a participants list go around the at the scout meetings.

For Saturday, wear clothes that you are willing to get dirty. For Sunday pack your clean Class A Uniforms neatly with your gear.

Please let me know if you have any questions or have a willingness to participate.

Your in Scouting (YIS),
Lee