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Webelos Woods
October 20-22nd will be this year's Webelos Woods. The cost will be $10 per Scout (plus food cost). Scouters and parents will be free. They are returning to the campsite rotations this year. Troop 159 is planning an exciting demonstration for the Webelos and Arrow of Light recipients. October 15 @1300, we will meet at the Legion to go out and clean our campsite. |
Summer camp parent meeting
Don't miss our SR2 summer camp parent meeting, June 6, 2017 @ 7:20pm. We will be going over all needed forms, scout equipment, etc. All parents attending summer camp MUST attend in order to complete required forms. A copy of your current YPT training card is also required. If you still need YPT training or if you have lost your card, please attend the next Roundtable (June 8) to complete this. |
2017 Arrowmoon District Camporee
Indiana Jones is the theme for this years camporee. Patrols will take part in events that test their Scouting knowledge, skills, teamwork, and leadership. There will also be an OA Tapout at the Saturday night campfire. April 7-9, 2017 Camp Arrowmoon $10/person |
Arrowman Bash 2017
The Bash is a fun weekend of great activities for ALL Boy Scouts that includes shooting, climbing, games, food and much more fun! In addition, as a service to Scouting, the Colonneh lodge is opening up this entire event to ALL Boy Scout Troops & will offer a "trail to First Class" program where Scouts can easily complete many of the requirements for this rank. There will be adult training offered as well....including IOLS!! March 31-April 2, 2017 Bovay Scout Ranch |
Highland Games, Longhorn Council Camporee
Put on your kilt and participate in the caber toss, hammer throw, pumpkin slaying, and much more. More information at http://www.longhorncouncil.org/event/council-camporee-2016/ . See Mike Clark to register before October 15. |
Webelos Woods
Webelos Woods is October 21-23, 2016 at Camp Arrowmoon. Come out and let's show the Webelos what Troop 159 is all about!! |
Court of Honor
Our final Court of Honor of the 2015-2016 school year will be May 31 at 7:00pm at the American Legion. Stay tuned for more information. |
Scout Fair
Due to the Garner campout cancellation, we will be attending the Scout Fair in Houston on Saturday. The fair hours are 10:00 am - 3:00pm. We will meet at the Legion at 7:45 am Saturday and leave at 8:00 am. Scouts wear class A uniforms, bring water, sack lunch (not sure if food is available), and some cash (fair is free, but there is a shop to buy things). We will return to the Legion by 5:00 pm-5:30. If you are attending, please contact Luke Sweeney by 5:00 pm Friday April 15, luke@thesweeneys.org For further information about the Scout Fair: www.samhoustonbsa.org/scout-fair |
Upcoming Merit Badge Events
Since the boys enjoyed it so much they voted to once again this year attend the Josey Merit Badge Campout that will be held April 10-12 this year. Since that decision our Arrowmoon District has decided to hold a one-day merit badge event at Texas A&M on April 11. The Sam Houston merit badge day, which our troop attended last year, will be held on April 25 this year. Our troop has decided to offer ALL of these to our scouts and will coordinate these events. Obviously your scout will need to choose between the Josey and Texas A&M merit badge events. The Josey event will be the only campout offered in April. I will need to know what Scoutmasters are available for the Josey Campout ASAP! We will need at least one adult leader at the Texas A&M MBU. IOLS training, which several scoutmasters in our troop still need in order to be considered fully trained, is PLANNED to be offered that day. We will need PARENT volunteers to drive scouts to/from Huntsville for the Sam Houston merit badge day - let me know if you can drive. Here are details on all of these events: Josey - April 10-12 in Huntsville: Cost - $35/scout & $20/adult, includes merit badge classes (1 or 2 depending on badges chosen, plus up to 6 drop-off badges), t-shirt, patch and ALL meals for the weekend Website - for MB list and more info: https://sites.google.com/site/joseyjamboree/ Deposit - $10 deposit due February 3 Fee due - Remaining $25 due by March 10 Transportation - coordinated by the troop Texas A&M MBU - April 11: Cost - $30/scout & $15/adult, fee includes T-shirt, lunch, patch, and merit badge classes (2-4 depending on badges chosen) Website - for MB list and more info: http://apo.tamu.edu/node/151 Deposit - None Fee due - by March 31 Transportation - on your own, scouts dropped off and picked up by parents Scouts@SAM - April 25 at Sam Houston State Univ in Huntsville: Cost - $35 per Scout and includes continental breakfast, merit badge classes (1 or 2 depending on badges chosen, & possibly drop-off badges), lunch, commemorative patch Website - for MB list and more info: http://www.shsu.edu/dept/scouts/boyscoutprograms.html Deposit - None Fee due - by March 3 Transportation - coordinated by the troop - PARENT DRIVERS WILL BE NEEDED |
Troop Fundraisers
We have several fundraisers going on right now. First, the troop will be participating in a profit share night at Freddy's on Tuesday October 28th. Please support the troop by eating at Freddy's that night between 5 and 9pm. Please also ask your friends, family, co-workers, etc to eat there that night as well. Here is a flyer that you can send to others or share on social media. The funds from this will go to the troop to purchase new equipment. We also have two other fundraisers going on that benefit YOU directly. The entire profit from these sales offset the cost to you for registration fees, which will be due soon, and any activity fees for troop events. At the last troop meeting the scouts were given order forms for the Butter Braid/Cookie Dough fundraiser we do twice per year and also the forms for the annual Boy Scout Popcorn fundraiser through Trails End. If your scout wasn't at the last meeting or didn't make it home with the forms tell him to see me for forms. The forms are also linked below so you can share those with your friends and family. Important Dates:
All checks should be made out to BSA Troop 159. Remember, these fundraisers are for YOU to reduce the cost of scouting to your family! |
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