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The Signaler - Troop 264 Newsletter The Signaler The Signaler ANUARY HIRTY WO YEARS OF THE IGNALER OLUME O JJ ANUA RY 22 001122 –– TTH IRTY --TTWO YEARS OF THE SSIGNALER -- VVOLUME 3322,, NNO.. 11 Website: http://www.troop264olney.net E-mail: [email protected] Upcoming Dates and Deadlines (Refer to calendars for specific times.) Troop 264 – Meeting time 7:30 PM Mondays January Venturing Crew 264 -- 6:30 PM Mondays 2 Troop meeting / No school (Venturing Crew activities in RED) 9 Patrol meeting 11 District Roundtable 12 Venturing Roundtable T264’s Newest Eagle – Patrick Stoll 15 Lottery registration opens for Seabase 2013 13-15 USNA NESA Jamboree at Annapolis Patrick Stoll passed his District Eagle Board of Review on 13-14 National Aquarium, Baltimore December 19, 2011 and is now officially an Eagle Scout. 16 Troop Meeting / no school (MLK Day) Congratulations to Patrick on his well-deserved award , and 19 Troop Adult Meeting, Brookeville A., 8 PM congratulations also to his family! 20 Sharp Street Food Bank, 4:15 PM 23 USNS Comfort Tour (10 AM in Baltimore) 23 TLC / BOR / Patrol meeting Turn in Wreath and Ornament Money! 28 Ventures Shooting 28 Nursing Home Visit (Vikings) Please turn in the wreath and ornament money from your 30 Winter Court of Honor , 7:30 PM December sales at the January 2nd troop meeting, or by the 16th at the latest. Write your name on an envelope, list how many February wreaths sold and how many ornaments, and enclose the checks or cash. Turn in the sealed envelope to Mrs. Anderson or 4 Ventures Snow Tubing Mrs. McCabe. Scout credits will be calculated, along with the 6 Patrol meeting winner of the ski trip in February. 8 District Roundtable 9 Venturing Roundtable 10-12 Ski trip to Seven Springs Winter Court of Honor – January 30 11 Scouting University at Elizabethtown 13 Troop meeting You know the date, so WORK HARD on completing those merit 16 Troop adult meeting, Brookeville Academy badges and rank advancements. The last Board of Review night 17 Sharp Street Food Bank between now and then will be Januart 23rd. Turn in completed th 17-19 100 Valley Forge Encampment blue cards for merit badges to Mr. Matyas no later than January 20 TLC/BOR/Patrol meeting 23rd so they can be recorded and the merit badges obtained. 25 Nursing Home Visit (Pumas and Quesadillas) th 27 5 Annual Webelos Visit Night – 7:30 PM Troop Dues Being Collected NOW! $50 per scout, and $20 for registered adult leaders. Make checks Summer Camp -- July 29 – August 4 out to BSA Troop 264, and give to your patrol dad. Thanks to the Philmont Backpacking – July 9 – 24 many who have already turned in their dues! Philmont Cavalcade – July 31 – August 11 1 January 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Troop meeting New Year’s Day Open: Pumas 2012 Skill: Hawks MB: Eagles No school (MCPS) 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Venturing BWC Rehearsal Patrol meeting District Roundtable Roundtable Baltimore Aquarium Baltimore Aquarium 4:15-5:45 PM (Vikings) (Ventures) overnight (Pumas) overnight (Pumas) 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Troop meeting BWC Rehearsal Open: Quesadillas Troop Adult meeting, Sharp Street Food Troop 719 merit 4:15-5:45 PM Skill: Crusaders Brookeville Bank, 4:15 PM badge day (for those MB: Vikings Academy, 8PM signed up) MLK Day – No school (MCPS) 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 USNS Comfort at Baltimore (10 AM) Nursing home visit BWC Rehearsal (Vikings) 4:15-5:45 PM TLC/BOR/Patrol meeting Venturing Crew Shooting (?) No School (MCPS) 29 30 31 BWC Rehearsal January Court of 4:15-5:45 PM Honor, 7:30 PM 2 February 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 Ventures Snow Tubing 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Patrol meeting District Roundtable Venturing Roundtable Ski Trip (Hawks) Ski Trip (Hawks) BWC Rehearsal (Hawks) (Ventures) to Seven Springs 4:15-5:45 PM Scouting University at Elizabethtown 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Troop meeting Troop Adult Meeting Sharp Street Food Ski Trip (Hawks) Open: Crusaders 8 PM, Brookeville Bank, 4:15 PM 100th Valley Forge Skill: Eagles Academy Encampment BWC Rehearsal MB: Hawks 100th Valley Forge (Mr. Bogan) 4:15-5:45 PM Encampment (Mr. Bogan) 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 TLC/BOR 100th Valley Forge Patrol meeting Nursing home visit Encampment (Mr. (Pumas and Bogan) Presidents’ Day Quesadillas) No school (MCPS) BWC Rehearsal 4:15-5:45 PM 26 27 28 29 BWC Rehearsal 5th Annual Webelos 4:15-5:45 PM Visit Night, 7:30 PM 3 March 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 1/2 day school (MCPS) 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Patrol meeting District Roundtable Venturing Roundtable (Crusaders) (Ventures) 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Troop meeting Open: Quesadillas Troop Adult Meeting Sharp Street Food Skill: Vikings 8 PM, Brookeville Bank, 4:15 PM MB: Crusaders Academy 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 TLC/BOR Patrol meeting 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 No school (MCPS) Nursing home visit Troop meeting Spring Break Starts (Hawks) Open: Vikings Skill: Pumas NYC (Vikings) – NYC (Vikings) MB: Quesadillas 1 PM Merit Badge Madness Merit Badge Madness 4 The Signaler - Troop 264 Newsletter National Aquarium at Baltimore Overnight – January 13 - 14 The Puma Patrol arranged for an overnight campout for 22 people inside the National Aquarium at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Cost per person was $84.95. There is a release form that must be signed for each participant (copy at the end of this Signaler) and a permission slip for Troop scouts. There may still be spaces available, contact Ryan M. at [email protected] . Looks like a great outing! USNA NESA Jamboree – January 13 - 15 Six scouts had signed up for the USNA NESA Jamboree. However, their merit badge requests and deposit was returned as “undeliverable” by the U.S. Postal Service in late December – more than three weeks after it was originally mailed, and despite having been mailed to the exact address specified in the registration form. This issue has probably affected other troops similarly. We are waiting to see how the midshipmen running the event respond to our inquiry. Sharp Street Food Bank – January 20 Only a couple of people from the troop at the December 16 food bank, but then there wasn’t all that much to sort. Still, we helped to pack about 50 bags for distribution the next day. It’s plain that donations are way down. Participants: Jim B. Mr. Dale B. Mrs. Laura H. The next food bank setup will be on Friday, January 20 at 4:15 PM. All assistance is welcome. USNS Comfort Tour – Monday, January 23 (10 AM) Mrs. Garrity has arranged a tour of the hospital ship USNS Comfort, at 10 AM in Baltimore on Monday morning, January 23 (a no-school day in the Montgomery Schools system). The tour is 2 to 2 1/2 hours long, and requires a LOT of walking. We can have a tour group as large as 50 folks, and all participants need to be 8 years or older (so some Cub Scouts can attend). All adults need to bring a government issued ID card with photo (e.g., a photo driver’s license). If you are interested, please contact Mrs. Shannon Garrity, [email protected] , 301-580-0467, with the following information: Full name(s) E-mail address Age (if under 18) If you can drive (and how many you can take with you) More information on the arrangements will be sent to participants via e-mail in the next couple of weeks. 5 The Signaler - Troop 264 Newsletter Scouting University – February 11 Scouting University at Elizabethtown University (Elizabethtown, PA, east of Harrisburg) will be held on this date. This is a great opportunity to pick up 2 merit badges in a day. There are also Girl Scout badges available, for those of you with scout-age sisters. Hoerver, registration is now closed. So far, six scouts are known to have registered, so car pooling may be possible. Ski Trip to Seven Springs, PA – February 10 - 12 This year, all spaces filled up early for the February ski trip, and there is a waiting list. Contact Mrs. Justus at [email protected] if you have questions. Helmets are required by the BSA for all skiers. 100th Valley Forge Encampment – February 17 - 19 The Valley Forge Encampment is hosted each year by the Cradle of Liberty Council. It is in the same valley in which General George Washington wintered with his troops during the terrible winter of 1776-77. The Boy Scout event has been held each year since its inception in 1912, making it the longest running recurring event in U.S. Boy Scouting. As you participate in the cold weather camping for just two nights, you may get an inkling of what it was like to be quartered here for months on short rations and insufficient warm clothing. Snow is also a distinct possibility. This is President’s Day weekend, so no school on Monday. We will travel up Friday evening and return Sunday toward noon. More details will be available early in the New Year. A sign-up list will be available starting January 2 for scouts and adults interested in attending the Valley Forge Encampment. All Scout Shabbat – February 25, 2012 The Religious School at B'nai Shalom of Olney will again host an All Scout Shabbat on Saturday, February 25, 2012, from 9:30-11:30 am.