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.