Troop 63

The materials presented at the Troop meeting, the Northwoods Counselor in Training application and BSA Rank Requirement changes, are available for download from the links and from the Resources page.

The dates for the haunted house are rapidly approaching. Click here to download the list of people who have signed up to bring in food for the breakroom. If you would like to volunteer to bring food where it is needed, please contact Mrs. Stevenson (655-9101 or ).

The annual Boy Scout popcorn sales have begun, running from September 25 to November 9 this year. Visit this page for more information. As you may or may not know, the Chief Okemos Council isn't in the best situation financially, and they are encouraging boys to aim for $400 in sales. Candles are also being sold by order alongside the popcorn orders this year. Have fun and sell lots of popcorn!

To clear up confusion concerning troop meeting locations, the current plan for troop meetings is to meet at the old fire station to work on the haunted house for every meeting from now through October with the exception of the court of honor on September 28, which should be at the middle school. This information may change, and any changes will be reflected in this post and on the calendar.

There will be a Troop committee meeting tonight at 7:00 at the fire hall.

Several links have been added to the picture galleries on the Northwoods and MIC picture pages. These links lead to Facebook photo albums of pictures from said Scouting events. A Facebook account is not required to view these pictures.

As part of the recently returned Northern Tier crew A071909A, I would like to congratulate my crewmates on an excellent trip. We had an amazing amount of fun; I would sincerely recommend Northern Tier to any and every aspiring Scout. Pictures from the trip will be uploaded soon to the pictures page, and stories of our excellent interpreter will be in abundance. I myself am off for another week of fun at the National Order of the Arrow Conference, and am awed by the amazing opportunities presented in the Boy Scout program. I wish the rest of the Scouts and Scouters a fun final month of summer.

Joel Yauk
Troop #63 Website Manager

There have been several changes made to the Northwoods page, including a new packing list and more information on the camp fundraiser. Head over and take a look!

The annual Troop Lugnuts baseball game will be on Friday, June 12, 2009 at 6:00 PM. Tickets to attend are $9.00 each; the deadline for turning them in is May 27. A ticket order form is available here or from the resources page. Please mail all submissions to Dan Urbane (see address below); he will not be able to be reached at Monday Troop meetings until after the deadline.

Address:
Troop 63 / Pack 263 Baseball
c/o Dan Urbane
P.O. Box 7
Williamston, MI 48895

If you will not be able to attend the Shuck appreciation dinner, please visit this page to send a message and picture of yourself to be displayed at the dinner.

The Shuck dinner went excellently, thanks to those who could attend and those who emailed in.

Three new links that will be available on the resources page will pertain to backpacking (Jordan River, Philmont, etc): How to Pack a Backpack, Backpacking Information for Beginners, and Sizing a Backpack for You.

Newly available for your amusement is the Troop 63 Monthly Brain Teaser page. Think you can solve this month's puzzle? Winners will receive special recognition.

Merit badge signup for Northwoods summer camp is due by April 27. Merit badge signup forms can be downloaded from the Northwoods page or received from Assistant Scoutmast Dan Urbane.

Visitors to the site, please take time to complete Troop 63's website survey after you are done browsing the site.

Click here to see what Mike Rowe (the host of Dirty Jobs) has to say about becoming an Eagle Scout.

In order for pictures of Troop members to be posted on the Troop website, a parental consent form must have been filled out. Parental consent forms can be downloaded from the resources page or here.

There is now a page on the site dedicated to the Northwoods summer camp. Access it through the resources tab or here. Various forms (medical, medication, merit badge, etc.) can be downloaded there. A link to badge prerequisites is given, and also a sample packing list.

There will be an Eagle Court of Honor for Austin Donohoe on April 19th, 2009 at 3:00 PM. The court of honor will be held at the Williamston United Methodist Church. Austin will be one of the last scouts to achieve Eagle rank under Scoutmaster Ralph Shuck, so please attend this important ceremony!

The next payment for Northwoods summer camp is due by April 13th.

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