Monday 12/5/22

Good morning everyone,

You would think that we would be slowing down with the end of the year just around the corner, but we had yet another busy weekend:
– Roadside Cleanup: I want to thank everyone who came out to help maintain our roads clean. We collected 32 bags of trash, 3 bags of cans, and a couple of miscellaneous and automotive parts.
– Join effort between the pack and the troop in delivering popcorn to Indian Land High School to recognize Teachers “Heroes” of Lancaster County School District was also held this past Saturday.
– As part of our previous weeks efforts to run the 50/50 raffle fundraiser, we were at the annual Charlotte Rifle & Pistol Club holiday party last night where we drew the winning ticket. The winner earned himself $750. As a result of your efforts the troop also earned $750 and the club donated an additional $500 for a total of $1250 which is a HUGE win. Thank you all for the hard work, these are critical funds needed for troop plans we have in place for 2023.

I also want to thank everyone for acting so quickly to bring our recharter efforts to a close. I am super grateful to you all.

Looking ahead:

1. Tomorrow we will be working on flag rehearsals. I also encourage anyone who is up for review to come ready with their Scoutmaster sheet.
2. Our last committee meeting of the year will be this upcoming Tuesday at 7pm. Anyone who is up for rank advancement should be present in full updated uniform, updated sash, and their book handy.
3. Next Saturday is our joint effort with Pack 275 to participate at the Indian Land Christmas Parade. Sign up sheet is VERY LOW and we’re hoping to make a strong presence as a means to thank everyone in our community for their support.
4. Troop 275’s annual Christmas party will be on Monday, December 19th. As in past years, Leaders and Scouts will be doing a white elephant gift exchange for which we have only 2 guidelines for those who wish to participate:
a) Gift should be no more than $20.
b) We encourage everyone to put some thought into the gift, but for those who insist on giving out candy, we ask that no more than 50% of the gift is compose of candy and the other 50% is something else. Creativity goes a long way.
5. The 2023 Polar Bear dates have been set for 1/13 thru 1/15 in Gaffney, SC. The cost is $22 per Scout. The theme will be a sled competition and we will be making this a backpacking trip. Sign up sheet is up on our board as well, deadline is 12/19. Note that registration for this will close during the holidays. NO EXCEPTIONS.
6. First fundraiser of 2023 is already on the works as we’re looking forward to selling camping cards. Details to come.

As always, don’t hesitate to reach out to me at [email protected] or (917) 856-1720 if you have any questions or concerns.