Saturday, July 22, 2017

at One O'Clock in the afternoon

Park United Methodist Church

704 S. Allin St,

Bloomington, IL  61701

There will be a potluck at our Court of Honor on Monday, 7/31 at 6 p.m..   The location will be the bandstand at Miller Park, on the west side.  The troop will provide fried chicken, table service and lemonade.  Please bring a dish to pass.  We do have two scouts with peanut allergies, so if there are any nuts in your dish, please label it accordingly.  If in doubt, label it (please).  There are picnic tables, but you may want to bring chairs.   Parents should attend, and siblings are welcome.

Boards of Review

The committee will hold Boards of Review for scout rank advancement the next Monday after the Scoutmaster's conference has been held. This will give the scout a chance to prepare both mentally as well as physically. Scouts having Boards of Review will need to be in full uniform in order to be considered for rank advancements. This means a scout shirt with all the current patches properly sewn in place. A neckerchief with slide or a scout bolo. A merit badge sash with all merit badges sewn in place. He needs to wear pants that compliment his scout attire. Every scout must bring his scout handbook to the review. We ask that parents please be sure that your scouts be properly uniformed for not only Boards of Reviews but all scout activities including meeting nights.

The scout uniform is a very important part of showing Scout Spirit!

Community Service Hours

Service hours are important to your scouts! They are required for rank advancements. They also show Scout Spirit and a willingness to serve others outside of our troop. All scouts need to keep track of your hours. You can do so very simply by emailing the following information to our troop advancement recorder. The information that you need to include is as follows:

1. Scout's name and current rank!
2. Date of service and what the service was!
3. Number of hours/minutes worked!

Another way to record this information is to get with your troop advancement chairperson at a scout meeting. He has a printed form for your use to complete and return to him to be recorded. Again, this information is very important to both your scouts as well as the troop itself.

**NEW information 2/24/2014 - a sign up sheet is available on the front table for Scoutmaster Conference's. Please use the sign up sheet to notify your Scoutmaster's if you need to have a conference.**

Morgan Kirkham
Troop 20 Advancement Chairperson

Merit Badge Blue Cards

Our scoutmasters have requested that ALL scouts starting any merit badge must have the Scoutmaster's approval before they start any of the requirements! The scout will need to bring the blue card to the scoutmaster for his signature. This is done so the scoutmaster knows who the merit badge counselor will be as well as what the scout is working on. At that time, the scoutmaster can answer any questions or offer any suggestions to the scout.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the scoutmasters.