Troop 75 -1- June 2000 Troop 75 Newsletter Sponsor: Boulder Breakfast Optimist Club, Space Donated by Boulder Valley Church of Christ Committee Meetings Chair's Corner: 3rd Tuesday of the month at the I need a few adults to step Church, 7 p.m. forward and take a more active Tuesday, June 20 role. One great way to Contact Brent Reeves via email: volunteer time is to participate brent@TwinBear.com if you are in Boards of Review. You'll get planning to attend to confirm a feel for what a young scout dates. experiences as he faces several adults and reviews his progress. Happy Birthday!! It's a good way to get to know other scouts in the troop and it Carl Perry 6/2 Jason Sinkey gives you a little insight into 6/4 what awaits your son in terms of Mitch Stepleton 6/10 Nick advancement. Boards last about Gervasi 6/16 20 minutes and we usually have Ben Reeves 6/21 Eric 10 or so each quarter. Hay 6/27 Like to do word-processing? We need a Newsletter writer. We BDSR have templates in MS Word for We're all paid up for 20 folks. the layout and mailing labels, Adults who are going up for a so it's a matter of attending day or two (< 72 hours) just PLC meetings, gathering news need the one page of the medical items, then formatting and form, you long-term camper mailing the document. adults need both sides. Longs Don't mind doing paperwork? How Peak Council web page has forms about being the person who makes online. sure each outing has a proper Tour Permit? Every troop outing Philmont `01 requires a tour permit in order All Philmont '01 folks need to to have insurance coverage. be at our first official meeting It's not terribly hard work - it on Monday, June 12, right after just takes a person who can our regular troop meeting. swing by the Scout office on We'll issue the first official 55th and Arapahoe and fill out a rosters and discuss how to 1-page document describing the prepare for this most excellent outing. trip. Like to help the scouts learn By the end of June each leadership? How about participant should have paid volunteering to be the adult $300. Good news - scouts will supervisor of one of our many only need to pay the $395 fee Troop Positions? Scout plus expenses, because all positions include troop guide, adults have agreed to pay the librarian, historian, quarter- full fee. master, SPL, etc. It really helps the scouts to have an individual who taps them on the shoulder every few weeks and asks, "So. how's your work going?" Is your son's patrol Adult Leader also on the committee? Then help them out by becoming more active in your son's patrol. It is always difficult for a patrol when the adult leaders are also on the committee. Or how about you join the committee and let the adult leader concentrate on your patrol? UPCOMING EVENTS June & July Meetings 7/3 No Meeting 6/12 Troop Meeting: Water Safety 7/10 Troop Meeting: 6/19 Patrol Meeting Triangulation 6/26 Troop Meeting: 7/17 Patrol Meeting Canoeing 7/24 Troop Meeting: Trail Safety Wanted: Day Camp Staff Troop 75 Web Page Adults and youth over 14 years www.twinbear.com/T75.html old are needed to staff both Coming real-soon-now: sessions of this year's Cub descriptions of adult leadership Scout Day Camp. Contact Linda positions. Martin at (303) 652-3717. Boulder Creek Cleanup May 2000 Newsletter Submissions/Mailing Troop 75 had a great turnout for List Updates this event. Send to: Brent Reeves 6138 Gale Dr, Boulder, 80303 brent@TwinBear.com (303) 499-2666 2000 Planning for the Year Month Focus Activity Patrol May Conservation Boulder Creek Cleanup (5/20) Troop (Phillips) Campout at Eldora Cabin Bigfoot (Lindeke) June Water Sports Backyard Cougars July Backpacking BDSR 7/9-7/15 Troop (Arnold) Basic Backpacking 7/28-7/29 (Lindeke) August Intermediate Adventure Yellowstone (7/29-8/6) Jaguars (Orth) Backpacking Hiking/Backpacking/Canoeing September Cycling Arapahoe Rendezvous (Date TBD) OA Cycling Trip Roadrunners October Sports Football Game Seniors November Firearms/Archery Safety Near-by (Date TBD) Wolves/Seniors MBU (Date TBD) Troop (Phillips) December Citizenship Community Food Share (12/2,3,9,10) Jaguars January 2001 Winter Sports Snow Caving Seniors February Winter Cooking Freezoree (early Feb) Lost Klondike (late Feb) Roadrunners March Fishing Ice Fishing Lake Grandby Roadrunners (Dokken) April Orienteering/Camping MBU (Date TBD) Troop (Phillips) Scout Show Lost Lock in Sand Dunes Calendar 6/10 Campout: Fourth of July Campground. Meet at Lindeke's Saturday 8 am 6/12 Troop Meeting Philmont '01 Meeting after the troop meeting 6/19 Patrol Meeting 6/20 Committee Meeting 7 p.m. 6/26 Troop Meeting, Opening: Bigfoot, Skill: Canoeing (Lost Patrol), Activity: Rope accuracy (Lost Patrol) 7/3 No Meeting - Have a great weekend! 7/9 BDSR - depart from Douglas Elementary 7/10 PLC 7/17 Opening: Seniors, Skill: Triangulation (Roadrunners), Activity: Scavenger Hunt (Roadrunners) 7/24 Patrol Meeting 7/30 Yellowstone Canoe trip 7/31 Opening: Jaguars, Skill: Trail Safety (Lost), Activity: Obstacle Course (Lost) Troop Song At the close of every regular meeting in Troop 75, we circle up and end the meeting by singing our closing song. Here are the words: Softly falls the light of day, As our campfire fades away. Silently each scout should ask, Have I done my daily task? Have I kept my honor bright? Can I guiltless sleep tonight? Have I done and have I dared, Everything to be prepared? Good night Scouts! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- TROOP 75 NEWSLETTER 140 - 30th Street Boulder, CO 80303