weekly update

Couple of items - Tommy Ivey has asked for help this weekend @ Camp Thunder to start prepping for Spook - O- Ree. I cannot go, But if any adults and scouts are wanting to go, he will feed the guys Saturday and probably offer up a fun activity. Scouts and Adults that are interested please see me before the meeting. There is also an option of camping.

Council is going to try and roll out the camp card program way earlier this year. They are asking for help. If you know a business that might be interested in being on the card please contact Jason Setser @ Jason.Setser@scouting.org.

  Calendar updates/omissions - October 13 Parent/Committee meeting
                                                  November 14 Lock-in @ Hut

Sign up for Spook - O - Ree is tomorrow night. Please bring the form in. I am attaching it also. We will not be meeting on October 7 due to school being out, and Tommy has to have our accurate count to order the food before then.

Tomorrow night we will continue the bookwork portion of the Cooking Merit Badge. Its a long badge. But its also Eagle required. Most of the scouts that attended the Troop leader training weekend should have their workbooks. (and be working on them) Here is the link to that workbook. http://meritbadge.org/wiki/images/8/87/Cooking.pdf

Scoutmaster Conferences - Cody B, & Gavin

Backpacking - Camping gear training meeting

Come and join veteran scouts as they go over camping gear. Open to all parents and scouts. Learn what to buy, and more importantly, what not to buy. Thursday night September 25th at 6:30 pm.

Family Life Merit Badge

Hey all - The family Life Merit Badge will be offered Saturday 9-20-2014 from 9 am till 11:30 am. Scouts will need pen, paper and a copy of the worksheet. Available here - http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Family-Life.pdf Hope to see every scout there. Thanks go to Mrs Brown for putting this together.

Reminder - No meeting 9-2-2014

Since school is out we will not be meeting on Tuesday 9-2-2014.

Fish Fry Schedule

Looks like the fish fry should be huge this weekend. We already have about 120 presold tickets. We will need a lot of help. Big thanks already to Mr Bo and Mrs Bynum and Mr Bill for their work already. We will meet at 6:30 tonight to set up dining flies and get cole slaw ready. If possible bring a large spoon if you want to cup cole slaw. Tomorrow morning we will get started at 9am. Hope to see everyone this weekend. Thanks for all your help.

Fish Fry

Just a reminder our Annual Fish Fry fundraiser is Saturday August 23 from 11am till 5pm. Tickets are on sale from any Scout. They are also available at Bills produce stand across the street from the hut at Bills Carports and Towing.

I didn't think about sending it out before the summer camp break. Anyway the signup form for the July campout is clickable on the calendar. We will be going to a local lake and camping, canoeing and fishing. We will try to complete the fishing merit badge also. The worksheet for that badge is http://meritbadge.org/wiki/images/2/2e/Fishing.pdf Scouts will need that worksheet, also if the Scouts could practice those knots on the worksheet that will speed up that part of earning the badge. Scouts will need tents and standard dump camping equipment, chairs, swimtrunks, water shoes sunscreen and bug spray. They will cook as Patrols. The cost is $15 to cover food. Gas donations to the drivers are always appreciated.

Join Troop 165 at Robbys' Eagle Ceremony

Save the date!!! Sunday August 17th 2 to 4 pm at the Ted Strickland Community Center in Stockbridge. Becoming an Eagle Scout is something only 2 out of every 100 Scouts will accomplish. Join us in celebrating Robby and all of his hard work. Scouts that want to help with the ceremony will need to be at the July 15th Troop meeting.

We survived Summer camp

We made it!! Thanks to all the Adults that made this happen. The Scouts had a blast!!! Look for details at our Court of Honor. Remember no meetings for two weeks. We will NOT meet on July1st or 8th. Resume regular meetings on July 15th.

Fish fry was a success!

Thanks to everyone's efforts we earned over $700 for the boys of Troop 165 with today's fish fry- woohoo!  We appreciate everyone in the community that came out and supported the scouts today. 

When you see them be sure and thank the following people:  Tanya for keeping things organized and straight, Kim for the fish preparation, Bo and Bill for all the cooking, Cheryl, Chris, Mary Beth, and Susan for taking care of the front and filling in where needed, the boys that helped serve, run, and clean up, and Doug for all that he does.  Good job! 

Fish fry on 8/24

Be sure and get your scout out to sell fish fry tickets this weekend! 

The fish fry is on 8/24, so money and unsold tickets are due back to the troop Tuesday night. 

We'll need everyone to turn out to help with the fish fry - be sure and let Mr. Doug know that you'll be there and where you can help out. 

Thanks for helping make this another successful fund raiser for the troop! 

Court of Honor Tuesday 8/13 7:00pm

 All scouts need to be in full uniform for the Court of Honor Tuesday night!

We'll be enjoying ice cream with all the fixings after the ceremony so come ready! 

Troop 165 Fish Fry coming up 8/24

This Troop runs on a shoestring budget. We do not want to increase dues. We hold several fundraisers during the year to help the Scouts raise money to go to Summer Camp. We only hold one fundraiser where the Troop receives any reward. That is our fish fry. Tickets are $8.00. For every  ticket sold the Scout receives $1.00. The rest of the profit goes to the Troop to help with expenses.

We have expenses few other Troops have. We have our own power bill.  Our own water bill. We have a Scout bus, a canoe trailer, 5 canoes, a scout trailer and our very own Scout Hut to meet in. All of which require money to operate.

Unlike a lot of Troops we do not have a financial supporter. We have to take care of ourselves. That is why this fundraiser is so important to us.

We ask that every parent volunteer at least 3 hours toward the fish fry.  ** Please **

August 5th @ 7pm is our planning meeting.

Please attend and help the scouts of Troop 165.

Next big project - archery range!

We already have a mound of dirt at the scout hut that is a perfect backdrop, so let's build an archery range!

We will be discussing this at the Committee mtg next week.  Be sure and be a part of the mtg!

Troop mtg Tuesday night - whitewater rafting forms due

Troop 165 is going Whitewater rafting this coming Saturday!

If you are planning on being a part of this day trip please turn in the permission slip and the fees for the trip by the end of the troop meeting on 7/23.  You can download the permission slip here.

See Scoutmaster Doug for details!

Troop 165 received the 2012 Scout Safe Challenge Award

From the Flint River Council:  "Congratulations to Troop 165 for putting safety first by completing all the requirements to qualify for the 2012 Scout Safe Challenge award.  Flint River Council places the greatest importance on creating the most secure environment possible for our youth members. Troop 165 did an OUTSTANDING job in 2012!

Troop 165 will be receiving an award certificate and ribbon for their flag.  Good job, Troop 165!

No troop meeting tomorrow night

Because of the holiday we will not have a troop meeting on 7/2. 

Next troop meeting is 7/9/13 at 7:00pm.  It's Board of Review night so if you're signed up for a Board of Review get ready this week. 

We will need at least three adults that are not parents of the boy(s) up for a Board of Review to participate as members of the Board, so please be there for the boys next week. 

No troop mtg tomorrow night

Remember, because Scoutmaster Doug just returned from summer camp this weekend there will be no troop meeting on 6/25! 

Next troop meeting is 7/9/13 at 7:00pm. 

Returned from summer camp!

Scoutmaster Doug and the boys of Troop 165 returned from summer camp today.  Everyone had a great time at camp this year, and Doug said that it was the best summer camp ever! 

Many, many thanks to Aaron Roberts, David Wamer, Mr. Brown, and Scoutmaster Doug Clemens for taking the boys to Raven Knob this year!  The boys couldn't do this sort of thing without dedicated adults in our program. 

Summer camp going well

 Everyone found the dining hall quickly and have enjoyed the meals there.

Mr. Wamer was happy to see swimming, kayaking, snorkeling, canoeing, rowing, and sailing all going on at one time.  Great aquatics program at Raven Knob!