Delicious Grapefruit
Troop 746 Citrus Drive
Juicy Navel Oranges

Boy Scout Troop 746 at St. Joseph Church is conducting its annual Citrus Drive. Visit the following page for pricing information and delivery dates or here if you would like to place your order online.

Three bits of news from the November Committee Meeting

  • Troop 746 needs an adult to coordinate candy bar sales for Scouts who want to sell candy bars to help fund their Scout activities. The adult would keep track of who is selling and how much is being sold and collect the money, prior to turning it over to Mr. Norbert.
  • Troop 746 needs an adult to help Ms. Kim with coordination for the food collection for the Thanksgiving baskets.
  • The troop approved the bylaws that it has been working on; more to follow.

Here is one Scout's impression of Summer Camp.

This year, instead of staying at Broad Creek, we stayed at camp Horseshoe for summer camp. The first day, we arrived, unpacked, and went to a campfire where the staff did skits and songs for the campers. Instead of staying in tents like Broad Creek, we stayed in things called Adirondacks , which are 3-sided cabins with concrete floors. The Adirondacks have 2 bunk-beds so the highest amount of people you can have is four people in one Adirondack . After the campfire, we went to sleep.

When we woke up, we went to breakfast in the dining hall. After breakfast, we headed off to our merit badges. Some of the merit badges you could take were woodcarving, woodworking, sports, personal fitness, geology, art, and cooking. Then at noon , it was time for lunch in the dining hall. During lunch, the staff members sang songs and told jokes. Then after lunch everyone went back to their merit badges. For the first year campers, there is a first year camper program called trailblazer. In trailblazer the campers do relay races, go swimming, shoot arrows at the archery range, and shoot rifles. When trailblazer and all the merit badges were done, it was time for dinner. Some of the meals we had for dinner were tacos, chicken Alfredo, and soup and salad. Every night after dinner, the camp would do a camp activity. One night we did a scavenger hunt, and one night we did a campfire at our campsite. Then it would be time for bed. Then in the morning it would start all over again.

While we were on our way to dinner on Tuesday, the staff made an announcement that a virus had spread and that we had to evacuate the camp. Everyone was very sad. The thing I think I‘ll miss the most about Horseshoe is that every day when we woke up, went to dinner, and went to bed, they would play songs for to wake us, put us to sleep, or just to cheer us up. Even though we were only there for 3 days, it was a wonderful trip and I hope we go there again soon.


Matt

Troop 746 Eagle Scout News

Troop 746 Eagle Scout Requirements are now included in one location. All future Eagle Scouts, especially those who have obtained the rank of Life should make note of the requirements on this page.

Troop 746 Tee Shirts

One of the hottest things going on is the appeal of the designer Troop 746 tee shirts. Our very own Mr. Mike Cox is leading the effort to see that every boy in the state of Maryland, I mean everyone in Troop 746 has his own 746 tee shirt. If you want to know the what is available just print and fill out the order form and turn it in to Mr. Mike Cox with a check made out to Troop 746 to pay for the stuff you are ordering.

Inclement Weather Policy
If the weather is inclement enough to close the public schools, (and St. Joseph School follows the Baltimore County Inclement Weather Policy) all Scout activities will also be canceled for that evening.

Troop Uniform Policy
Class A Uniform should be worn at all times except during the meetings that fall between 1 May and 1 September. During those summer months a Class B uniform may be worn.

Dulaney District Training Opportunities - For additional information please see the calendar of the district web site.
The Hiker was a monthly publication that summarized activities of Troop 746, but now we have this nifty little web site. Click on the links below if you want to read about the activities of our troop.

March 2006
Jan-Dec 2005
Jan-Dec 2004
The 2008 Troop 746 Calendar is now located on its own page. To see what we did in 2007, visit the old calendar.
Scout Corner
All Scouts are expected to be at the St Joseph Gym at 6:00PM (no uniform requirement) on Friday 11 November to help unload the navels and oranges from the truck. Scouts are also expected to return at 7:15 AM on Saturday morning to help the customers with their orders. Class A uniform on Saturday.  In between Scouts are invited to an evening of bowling (expected to begin around 9:00PM and finish after 11:00PM. The cost of $5.00 includes bowling, shoe rental and pizza.  A permission slip must be completed prior to going. Ms Georgianne will be their on Friday to collect the permission slips.

The photos from the Out West Camping Trip, the local summer camp as well as Camp Ed are posted.  To see these or other trips, visit the link on the left (Photos of Trips-Events - 2008 to see your photo.

The 2008 Troop calendar has been posted for planning purposes. Additional dates will be added as soon as Mr. Bill shares them with the rest of the troop.



The next committee meeting will be at 7:30 PM on 10 December. Please bring your ideas. This is the Troop's annual planning and budget meeting.
Next Event

The next event will be the fruit unloading and delivery to customers. Be at the St Joseph Gym on Friday at 6:00PM to help unload the truck. (no uniform requirements). Return on Saturday morning at 7:15 AM in class A uniform to help the customers with their orders.


Mr. Ton Timmons has created both an Interactive STAND Volunteer Certification Form and also a Merit Badge Counselor Application form that is interactive. Just open them up in the latest version of Adobe Acrobat and type away.

Mr. Chris Gagliardi supplied a general food supply/roster that each patrol could use as a gauge to help them plan for food purchases and better organize their camping trips.


High Adventure

For a link Seabase click here.

For the Philmont website click here.


For backpacking-camping trips, here is a link that contains a wealth of info about lightweight backpacking. Visit kuffelcreek.com for additional information.)
 

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