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Monday Plans 4/30/23

Good morning everyone,

Now I know that some of you might find my weekly emails (dare I say) exciting to read, but if there’s anything more exciting than my emails it is the ever so productive weekend that we just had.

1. We had our 2023 SEALS scouts completing their training at Glendale, SC.
2. We had several leaders taking some required training at York, SC.
3. We celebrated the achievements of Nolan Reid and Drew Reinert at their Eagle ceremony.

Tomorrow Drew Reinert will be doing a presentation on substance abuse risk. This is will help about 53% of our Scouts who need (or will eventually need) requirement 7c for their 2nd Class rank. I need to emphasize that in today’s time, this is a hard requirement to fulfill because our local schools no longer do the DARE presentation that many of us have been familiar with since it started back in 1983. I highly encourage everyone (even if you have fulfill the requirement) to be in attendance.

Lets look ahead at what else we have coming up:
1. TOMORROW is the last day for me to take payments for the Cannonballers baseball game. As a reminder, the cost is $20 for the game only and $30 for game and camping. Family is welcome to attend the game, but cannot camp with us. Scouts coming ONLY to the game, will need a family member to drive them back home.
2. Next weekend we have about 8 Scouts from our Troop who will be embarking on the Complete Angler Weekend event in which they will work towards earning the Fishing, Fly Fishing and Fish and Wildlife Management merit badges. If you have not received the email from the event director, I will forward it over to you after this.
3. May 19th thru the 20th is the Cannonballers Scout Night baseball game. Payment is due TOMORROW.
4. I am considering setting up either May 20th or May 27th as a Scout Hut spring clean up day as we could use some help with organizing and inspecting our equipment. More details to come.
5. June 10th is our 2nd roadside cleanup of the year. Sign up sheet will be up tomorrow.
6. As I shared with you all last week, the Cape Fear Council just launched their online merit badge program. If interested, please visit this site: https://scoutingevent.com/425-vmbc
7. The Charlotte Philatelic Society (CPS) just announced that they will once again welcome all Scouts for the Stamp Collecting merit badge event on July 29, 2023. I have been promoting this for nearly 4 years now and it is on of the most unique and rarest merit badges that you can take locally. Parents you will need to transport your Scout and provide lunch, if interested, please register your Scout here: https://www.mccscouting.org/StampCollecting0723
8. Lets not forget those medical forms for summer camp, please keep bringing those in.

As always, please reach out to Mr. Otto with any questions at [email protected] or (917) 856-1720. I will see you all tomorrow.

Monday 4/24/23 Plans

Good evening everyone,

Nature has a funny way of fooling us, but it’s trickery did not stop Joshua Bernal from completing his Eagle project at Indian Land High School today. On behalf of Joshua, I wanted to extend my gratitude to everyone that showed up and supported him today. I also wanted to extend my congratulations to Joshua for driving such a successful event.

Tomorrow is part 2 of the critical presentation that will lead us into elections known as Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops (ILST). As a reminder all Scouts need to be present so that they are aware of the different roles within the Troop so that come election day (May 8th) they know what to sign up for and what they’re voting on.

Also, remember that I am still collecting medical forms for summer camp AND I am also collecting payments for the baseball game. The deadline for the baseball game payment is May 1st.

Lets look at ahead at future events:

1. Next Saturday we have a dual Eagle ceremony for Drew Reinert and Nolan Reid at Andrew Jackson State Park. Sign up sheet has been up for a while; the headcount for that needs to be locked in TOMORROW. The ceremony is at 11:30am. I ask everyone to arrive at least 15 minutes early so that we can start in a timely manner. If you have a part to play at the ceremony I ask to arrive 30 minutes early.
2. Next Monday we will have Drew Reinert do a presentation to help ALL Scouts on the topic of the dangers of using drugs, alcohol, and tobacco and other practices that could be harmful to your health. This is to help everyone fulfill a 2nd class ranking requirement. Even if you have this done, I still encourage everyone to be in attendance.
3. As a reminder to those of you that signed up for the Complete Angler Fishing Weekend, that event is from May 5th to the 7th. I will send a separate email to all the attendees as we get closer to the date.
4. May 19th thru the 20th is the Cannonballers Scout Night baseball game. As stated above, you have 1 week left to submit your payment.
5. June 10th is our 2nd roadside cleanup of the year. Sign up sheet will be up soon.
6. As we’re getting closer to the end of the school year, we’re starting to see online merit opportunities popping up. Regardless of whether you’re going to summer camp or not, this is a great way to advance in the program. Than being said, check out the latest opportunity provided to you by the Cape Fear Council. Note that each class is $20 and are about 3 hours long. As always, once the class if finished you will get an electronic blue card which you need to provide to me as proof that you took the class. Please visit this site: https://scoutingevent.com/425-vmbc
7. Lets not forget those medical forms for summer camp, please keep bringing those in.

As always, please reach out to Mr. Otto with any questions at [email protected] or (917) 856-1720. See you all tomorrow.

Monday 4/17/23 Plans

Good morning everyone,

Hope you are all having a great weekend, but as good as weekend as you have had so far, I am know that our Scouts have had a much better one at Spring Camporee specially after learning that they got 1st place in the Spring Camporee games. Can’t wait to hear their stories.

Tomorrow we have our annual Order of the Arrow (OA) election and a brief kick off to our Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops (ILST) presentation which will carry us thru the next few weeks in preparation for our Troop election on May 8th. I ask any active OA members to please wear your OA sash for tomorrow’s event.

As stated in previous emails, we have a baseball/camping event coming up and we are starting to collect payment for this tomorrow as well. As a reminder, this is a family event, the cost is $20 per family member. Scouts that want to stay behind and camp with us will pay $30 instead of $20. Only Scouts can camp overnight. The reason why the camping piece of it is a big deal is because we will be allow to camp on the baseball field from which we will also watch a movie overnight. This should be a lot of fun. The deadline is 5/1, but I rather collect everything sooner than later in order to secure our tickets as quickly as possible.

Lets look at ahead at future events:

1. Joshua Bernal’s Eagle project is schedule for next weekend at Indian Land High School. Our meeting time is 8:30am at the high school parking lot. Sign up sheet needs to be finalize TOMORROW in order to give Josh a proper headcount.
2. April 29th we have a dual Eagle ceremony for Drew and Nolan at Andrew Jackson State Park. Details to come as we get closer to the date. Sign up sheet is up as well.
3. Monday, May 1st we will have one of our Eagle Scouts do a presentation to help ALL Scouts fulfill a 2nd class ranking requirement on the topic of the dangers of using drugs, alcohol, and tobacco and other practices that could be harmful to your health. I encourage everyone to be in attendance.
4. As a reminder to those of you that signed up for the Complete Angler Fishing Weekend, that event is from May 5th to the 7th. I will send a separate email to all the attendees as we get closer to the date.
5. May 19th thru the 20th is the Cannonballers Scout Night baseball game. As stated above, please start brining in your payment.
6. June 10th is our 2nd roadside cleanup of the year. Sign up sheet will be up soon.
7. Lets not forget those medical forms for summer camp, please keep bringing those in.

As always, please reach out to Mr. Otto with any questions at [email protected] or (917) 856-1720. I will see you all tomorrow.

Monday 4/10/23 Plans

Good morning everyone and Happy Easter,

Did you know that the reason why we celebrate Easter with eggs is because eggs have long symbolized rebirth and renewal, making them perfect to commemorate the story of resurrection as well as the arrival of spring? In that same manner, this past weekend our Scouts and leaders came together to resurrect the spirit of unity as everyone pulled together to drive yet another successful fundraiser. I know that nature did not make things easy, but it was only because of our strength in numbers and the creativity that went into how everything was executed right down to the last minute, that we were able to succeed. For that reason, I thank every person who was in attendance this weekend and everyone that was working behind the scenes in the weeks leading to this event.

Tomorrow we will go over preparations for our upcoming Spring Camporee event. We also need to do some cleaning up since the rain did not allow for us to do that after yesterday’s event. Also, if you have any unclaimed pork butts, please pick them up tomorrow.

Lets look ahead at what is coming up:

1. Spring Camporee is NEXT WEEKEND. The event will be at Camp Conley Clarke in Gaffney, SC. Pre-event email will be send this Wednesday, but given the recent cool temperatures you can expect the usual communication as in past weekend campouts.
2. Clemson Merit Badge day is also next Saturday. Please refer to last week’s email for the liability form that you will need to be checked in. PLEASE WRITE BACK TO ME TO CONFIRM IF YOU’RE GOING TO CLEMSON.
3. Order of the Arrow elections is schedule for April 17th. Please make sure you’re in attendance so that you can place your vote.
4. Joshua Bernal’s Eagle project is schedule for April 22nd to the 23rd at Indian Land High School. Sign up sheet is up.
5. April 29th we have a dual Eagle ceremony for Drew and Nolan at Andrew Jackson State Park. Details to come as we get closer to the date. Sign up sheet is up as well.
6. As stated in my 3/29 email, we have 2 exciting events coming up with the Kannapolis Cannonballers night and the Patriot’s Point Trip. Sign up sheets for both events are up. Payment for the baseball game will be due on 5/1.

As always, please reach out to Mr. Otto with any questions at [email protected] or (917) 856-1720. I will see you all tomorrow.

Monday 4/3/23 Plans

Good morning everyone,

I hope everyone is enjoying their spring break. Whether you’re going somewhere or just staying locally, please be safe and respectful in what you do. Now for those of you that are available to come to tomorrow’s meeting, we’re having a Scout game night. Please bring any card games or board games of your choice and lets have ourselves a night of fun. For those of you that play UNO, UNO has confirmed this week that +4 and +2 cards CANNOT be stacked; so keep that in mind the next time you play.

Also, for any of you that have additional pork butt tickets, tomorrow is the LAST DAY to submit them along with the payment. We just placed our order for the pork butts this past Friday, but can still make some last minute adjustments to the numbers if any tickets are submitted. So please bring that over TOMORROW.

As we look at ahead at the next couple of months, we have some administrative items that need to be address so that we can be ready for several of our upcoming events. The top 3 items that come to mind are:

1. Medical forms for Scouts and Leaders. As stated in past emails, parts A, B1, and B2 are essential for weekend trips. Part C is needed for Summer Camp. Without an updated form, neither Scout or Leader will be admitted, even if you have paid your registration. I will send a follow up email on this.
2. Clemson Liability form. Also stated in past emails, the Clemson Merit Badge University event is in 2 weeks. You will not be checked in if you do not have your liability form ready. You don’t need to provide it to me, just have it handy when you arrive. I will still like to know who has register for this event.
3. Summer Camp dietary and allergy form. So far only 1 Scout has provided me with this form. This form is for the summer camp staff so that they know what meals to prepare for your Scout and alert their medical staff of any conditions that need to be on standby for.

Finally, let me take this moment to congratulate Tony, Finn, and Stephen for completing their National Youth Leadership Training program (NYLT). This was a 2 weekend event in our GOLS facility over by Glendale, SC. I am very proud of their accomplishments and I look forward to hearing their feedback.

Lets look ahead at what is coming up:

1. As stated above, remaining pork butt tickets and payments need to be submitted TOMORROW.
2. Our next fundraiser is Pork Butts which will be next weekend from Friday into Saturday. I will send the pre-event email later in the week.
3. Spring Camporee will be at Camp Conley Clarke in Gaffney, SC from April 14th to the 16th. Registration is now close. Pre-event email will be send next week, but (as a heads up) you can expect the usual communication as in past weekend campouts.
4. Clemson Merit Badge day is happening on April 15th. Please note that you need to bring with you the attached liability form to be checked in and you need to make sure you have done any merit badge prerequisites BEFORE showing up. If you don’t know if you have any prerequisites to work on, please see me.
5. Order of the Arrow elections are schedule for April 17th. Please make sure you’re in attendance so that you can place your vote.
6. Joshua Bernal has his Eagle project schedule for April 22nd to the 23rd at Indian Land High School. Sign up sheet is up for anyone that wants to help out.
7. April 29th we have a dual Eagle ceremony for Drew and Nolan at Andrew Jackson State Park. Details to come as we get closer to the date. Sign up sheet is up as well.
8. As stated in my 3/29 email, we have 2 exciting events coming up with the Kannapolis Cannonballers night and the Patriot’s Point Trip. Sign up sheets for both events will be up. Payment for the baseball game will be due on 5/1.
9. If any Scout is ready to go up in rank, please come ready tomorrow for a Scoutmaster Conference. We will determine tomorrow if the next committee meeting will be this week or next week, given the spring break.

Again, I hope everyone has a wonderful spring break. Enjoy yourselves and come ready to help us out next weekend at our pork butt fundraising event. As always, please reach out to Mr. Otto with any questions at [email protected] or (917) 856-1720. I will see you all tomorrow.

Monday 3/27/23 Court of Honor

Good morning everyone,

I hope everyone is excited about tomorrow’s Court of Honor. As stated in my last email, Arrowhead, Flaming Fox, and Wolves patrols can bring in finger food, Golden Eagles can bring in desserts, and leaders can provide drinks. We’re looking at a 6:45pm arrival time in order to set everything up and then get started. All Scouts need to be in FULL uniform with sash (as long as the sash has merit badges). Scouts that are unable to make it tomorrow, will receive their awards the following Monday.

Also, tomorrow is the deadline for the remaining summer camp balance. At this point 85% of the Scouts have paid. When you arrive, please provide all payments to Mr. Joe.

Lets look ahead at what is coming up:

1. Our first Court of Honor of the year has been schedule for TOMORROW.
2. Again, summer camp payment is due TOMORROW.
3. Any unsold Pork Butt tickets as well as monies collected and ticket stubs from sales you have made are due tomorrow. Scouts that want to sell, but cannot find customers, can talk to Nolan in the troop who has customers on standby. At the end of our event tomorrow, we will make all remaining unsold tickets to everyone for a free for all.
4. As recently stated, our next campout is Spring Camporee at Camp Conley Clarke in Gaffney, SC. The dates are from April 14th to the 16th for $35. Payment is due by April 3rd. Sign up sheet is already up. Money can be given to Mr. Joe for this.
5. For those that register for the Clemson Merit Badge day, that event is happening on April 15th. Please note that you need to bring with you the form I provided last week to be checked in.
6. Order of the Arrow elections are schedule for April 17th. Please make sure you’re in attendance so that you can place your vote.
7. Joshua Bernal just announced that his Eagle project will be at Indian Land High School from April 23rd to the 24th. Sign up sheet is already up for anyone that wants to help out.
8. April 29th we have a dual Eagle ceremony for Drew and Nolan at Andrew Jackson State Park. Details to come as we get closer to the date. Sign up sheet is up as well.
9. Look later in this week for an email from me about our 2 unique campouts for the year which is the Cannonballers baseball game and the Patriot’s Point weekend trip.

Families please join us tomorrow to celebrate your Scout’s achievements. As always, please reach out to Mr. Otto with any questions at [email protected] or text at (917) 856-1720.

Monday 3/20/23 Plans

Good morning everyone,

I hope everyone is enjoying this weekend and have gone out to sell those pork butt tickets. Tomorrow we’re looking to collect ticket stubs and the corresponding money and will issue out more tickets to all interested Scouts. As a reminder, your Scout’s efforts will help raise money that will go into their Scout account which will help offset any of your cost towards our upcoming activities such as spring camporee, summer camp, and many more. Tomorrow we will also be sorting and cutting up flags in preparation to retire them during our pork butt event.

Now in preparation for our next Court of Honor, this past Monday we asked all Scouts to submit any completed merit badge blue cards, special award forms, and ranking forms by TODAY as our order form needs to go out so we can be ready on time. Anything that I do not receive by TODAY, will be awarded at our 2nd Court of Honor of the year which will be some time around August. (Note that ranking patches will be the exception to the rule).

Lets look ahead at what is coming up:

1. Our first Court of Honor of the year has been schedule for March 27th. Please make sure that I receive any pending paperwork by TODAY.
2. Payment for Summer Camp is due by March 30th. At this point I have 25 Scouts attending and only 6 have fully paid; that’s 24% of our attendees. I know we can do better than that, so please start bringing in your payment because we still have plenty of logistics to address.
3. The second weekend of National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) is next weekend. Scouts that attended this weekend need to make sure they attend the 2nd weekend in order to get full credit. Also, please bring back your medical forms at the completion of the program.
4. As stated above, our next fundraiser is Pork Butts which will be from April 7th to April 8th. Tickets are being handed out at $40 each for Scouts to distribute. If you want to participate, but do not know who to sell to, we have several Eagle Scouts that are willing to pass on their customers to help out other Scouts. Sign up sheet is up on the board.
5. As recently stated, our next campout is Spring Camporee at Camp Conley Clarke in Gaffney, SC. The dates are from April 14th to the 16th for $35. Payment is due by April 3rd. Sign up sheet is already up.
6. For those that register for the Clemson Merit Badge day, that event is happening on April 15th. Please note that you need to bring with you the attached liability form to be checked in. There are over 150 Scouts attending this event, so please come prepare and make sure you have done any merit badge prerequisites BEFORE showing up.
7. Order of the Arrow elections are schedule for April 17th. Please make sure you’re in attendance so that you can place your vote.
8. Joshua Bernal just announced this past week that his Eagle project will be at Indian Land High School from April 23rd to the 24th. Sign up sheet will be up tomorrow for anyone that wants to help out.
9. April 29th we have a dual Eagle ceremony for Drew and Nolan at Andrew Jackson State Park. Details to come as we get closer to the date. Sign up sheet will be up tomorrow as well.

So why did we have such a light month of Scouting activities for the month of March? Well I hope you can all see that it is because we have A LOT coming up. In some cases, there is an overlap so each Scout needs to be strategic about which events to participate in.

As always, please reach out to Mr. Otto with any questions at [email protected] or (917) 856-1720. I will see you all tomorrow.

Monday 3/13/23

Good evening everyone,

I wanted to thank everyone for their efforts this weekend in coming out on our first roadside cleanup on the year. Thanks to all your hard work we managed to collect 45 bags of trash and 5 bags of aluminum cans. Great job everyone!!

I also wanted to take this opportunity to congratulate Cannon Robinson and Carson Burke for reaching the rank of Tenderfoot at this month’s committee meeting.

Tomorrow we will be going over rank advancements. Scouts in the Arrowheads and Flaming Foxes patrol should come ready to address many of their outstanding requirements. Scouts in the Golden Eagles and Wolves patrol should come ready to help as well as ready to discuss their Troop position responsibilities with our leadership.

1. As stated last week, we’re already gearing up for our next campout which is Spring Camporee at Camp Conley Clarke in Gaffney, SC. The dates are from April 14th to the 16th for $35. Sign up sheet is already up.
2. As a reminder, the remaining balance for Summer Camp is due on March 30th. After March 30th there’s a late fee that will be issued by the campsite which you will be responsible for. We have 23 Scouts attending and only 2 have fully paid for everything.
3. The first weekend of National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) is next weekend. Scouts whom are eligible for this event will need to bring with them their medical form. So far only 1 Scout has asked me for this. Please make sure you come tomorrow to get the one we have on file. Also, if you need a tent, please let us know.
4. Our next fundraiser is Pork Butts which will be from April 7th to April 8th. There will be a sheet tomorrow for Scouts to sign up so that they can help. We will also be handing out tickets to each Scouts. In the event that we have extra ones, we will hand those over the following week on a first come first serve basis, but you need to first sell all the ones we hand over to you and bring the money back first before requesting more tickets. I will get a confirmation on the price tomorrow, but we are aiming to be somewhere in the high $30s to mid $40s.
5. Our first Court of Honor of the year is coming up. We will be announcing the date very shortly, so anyone who has ranking or merit badge requirements to wrap up, please make sure you bring that to a close over the next week or so.
6. Order of the Arrow elections are schedule for April 17th. Please make sure you’re in attendance so that you can place your vote.
7. April 29th we have a dual Eagle ceremony for Drew and Nolan at Andrew Jackson State Park. Details to come as we get closer to the date.

Lastly, if you haven’t joined our Facebook page, please do so, we have some amazing pictures of all of our events. I also recently activated a chat feature where you can easily drop a quick questions for the group to see and know about. Still, I will emphasize that email will continued to be our main means of communication.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ILTroop275

Please make sure to bring your book tomorrow. As always, please reach out to Mr. Otto with any questions at [email protected] or (917) 856-1720. I will see you all tomorrow.

Monday 3/6/23 Plans

Good evening everyone,

Well nature threw a curve ball at us on Friday and it ended up cutting our weekend a bit short. However, we came out swinging on Saturday which ended up being a very well organized event that opened the doors to 3 new Scouts as part of our annual Crossover weekend. Troop 275 welcomes Joshua, Cayden, and Ben. We look forward to seeing them grow in their journey. Thank you everyone who participated this weekend to give these Scouts such a warm welcome.

Our next campout is Spring Camporee which is going to be held at Camp Conley Clarke in Gaffney, SC (same place we just had our Polar Bear event). Just like Polar Bear, Spring Camporee is another competitive event against other troops (just with warmer weather). The theme this year is “Patrol Site Bragging Rights & Games Galore”. The short version of this is that participating Troops are encouraged to work on camp gadgets, well-pitched and organized tents, safe and clean kitchens, artistic patrol flags, and well-constructed, innovative gateways after which we will have Scout activities, including some shooting sports, outdoor fun and classic Scout games. More details and information about the camporee will be published closer to the event. The cost is $35.

Tomorrow we will be doing a cooking event with Ms. Vicky which is a great follow up to the grubmaster exercise we had this past weekend thanks to Cannon, Andrew, and Jackson M. Lets look at what else is coming up:

1. Our first roadside cleanup of the year will be this upcoming Saturday. Sign up sheet is up at the Scout Hut and it’s looking very weak. PLEASE SIGN UP TOMORROW so we can start things off on the right foot. These are hard to come by service hours and everyone is in need of it.
2. Summer camp registration is still open AND I am still collecting payments. At this point everyone should be aware of the final amount they’re responsible for. The 2nd payment was due last week. The final payment (or full balance) is due on March 30th. After March 30th there’s a late fee that will be issue by the campsite which you will be responsible for.
3. The March Committee Meeting is this Tuesday at 7pm. All Scouts that are ready for rank advancement should have a Scoutmaster conference by no later than tomorrow. As of right now I am only aware of 2 Scouts that should be doing this and they are Cannon and Carson B. If you’re also ready for rank up, please go to our site to download the correct form and bring it completely filled out tomorrow: https://troop275il.com/documents-forms/
4. Whether you’re going to SEALS, NYLT, Clemson, Spring Camporee, or Summer Camp, please make sure your medical form is up-to-date. Note that parts A, B1, and B2 are needed for only weekend events, where as the full form is needed for Summer Camp. See the site above for the form.
5. Our next fundraiser is Pork Butts which will be from April 7th to April 8th. Great way to add money to your Scout Account. Details and tickets will be release later on.
6. As mentioned above, our next campout is Spring Camporee which will be from April 14th to the 16th. Sign up sheet will be up tomorrow as well. Payment is $35.
7. Order of the Arrow elections are schedule for April 17th. Please make sure you’re in attendance so that you place your vote.
8. April 29th we have a dual Eagle ceremony for Drew and Nolan at Andrew Jackson State Park. Details to come as we get closer to the date.

Please come ready tomorrow to sign up for this Saturday’s Roadside Cleanup (families are welcome to participate as well). As always, please reach out to Mr. Otto with any questions at [email protected] or (917) 856-1720. I will see you all tomorrow.

Monday 2/27/23 Plans

Good evening everyone,

Hope everyone has enjoyed the long break. As stated in last week’s email, now that we’re getting back into the rhythm of things, we have A LOT to quickly address particularly for our upcoming 2 events (Crossover and Roadside cleanup) which all needs to be squared off by tomorrow night.

In preparation for Crossover we have the following going on this week:
1. Tomorrow we will be welcoming in the upcoming Arrow of Lights for a joint activity with the Troop as we work on outdoor skills.
2. Tomorrow we will also be collecting the $15 for each Scout that is participating at Crossover.
3. Tomorrow we are also assigning work stations for the Crossover activities. If you’re not present, a station will be assign to you. I will not take email or text request for this because in-person planning goes into this.
4. While the activities are happening, some of the adult leaders will work on making sure we have some proper sticks/poles for the Crossover bridge. If you’re able to come early and scan the woods, that would be great.
5. I have emailed 3 Scouts about taking on a grubmaster role to do patrol cooking. Only 2 have responded back. You will need to be at the meeting tomorrow to discuss meal plans and budget. If you’re not present, I will have to pass the opportunity to the next person in line.
6. Crossover starts Friday night at 6:30pm until Sunday at 9am.

Looking ahead:
1. Crossover weekend is this upcoming Friday and will run until Sunday morning. I will send my typical pre-event email on Wednesday. The cost is $15 per Scout which will cover the meals. PAYMENT IS DUE TOMORROW.
2. Our first roadside cleanup of the year will be on March 11th. Sign up sheet is looking very weak. PLEASE SIGN UP TOMORROW.
3. Summer camp registration is still open AND I am still collecting payments. At this point everyone should be aware of the final amount they’re responsible for. You’re welcome to make a 2nd payment of $100 next week or pay the remaining full balance by March 20th.
4. As stated in past emails, I shared with you all 3 merit badge opportunities. Be strategic about your choices and feel free to reach out to me if you need suggestions. I will still like to know who has register for Clemson.
5. As you’re preparing for summer camp. Keep in mind to update your FULL medical form AND provide me with your dietary and allergies form which were included in my previous email 3 weeks ago.
6. Everyone please pay close attention to the annual calendar as there are 2 events for later in the year that are new. One is a baseball game/camping event in Kannapolis and the other is a camping event at Patriots Point in Charleston. Please start having discussions about whether you’re attending or not because I will soon be asking for payment and these are non-refundable events. Details will be release soon. DO NOT SEND PAYMENT YET.
7. Recently I promoted a fishing event called the Complete Angler Weekend in which Scouts who love fishing get to do the 3 fishing merit badges. The event will run from May 5th to May 7th in Foster Park Lake in Union, SC for $25. At this point, I have 3 Scouts and 2 leaders that will be attending. The event is limited to 12 Scouts from our entire council and right now there are 7 spots open. I will suspect that this will get filled up this week since the registration just opened up. If you’re interested, please reply ASAP and provide me with your payment TOMORROW.
8. Recently a selected number of you received an email invitation for one of two leadership programs in Scouting named SEALS and NYLT. The qualifications for this are based on age, rank, and number of camping nights. If you didn’t get that email, don’t worry about it, it just means that you’re not eligible this year. However, for those that did, please refer to the email your received where you will find all the details on how to register. Please act fast on it as these event fill up rather quickly.

Again, payment for Crossover is due TOMORROW and please sign up for Roadside Cleanup. As always, please reach out to Mr. Otto with any questions at [email protected] or (917) 856-1720. I will see you all tomorrow.

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