The BCC folks were kind enough to mow for us while everyone was either at Philmont or summer camp.  It is up to us to keep the area maintained, and is not a lot to ask given we are not charged for our use of the facility.  We know everyone is busy, but it makes it even harder when only a few people end up doing all the work, so please try to help out and sign up for even one slot for the remainder of the year.  Gate codes will be provided to those who sign up.  The link to sign up is https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054AA4A62CA0FB6-bccmowing

We are going to be testing out our capability to get more technologically advanced using our tracking softwares. We are using both Troopmaster and Scoutbook as we work towards a transition to just Scoutbook next year. Both softwares have the ability to schedule events, sign up for them, track attendance to these events, send group text messages and emails, etc. We want to be able to setup a text message blast for things like coming back from events or last minute updates to events and so on. To do this we need to know what cellular service carrier you are using. I can show that information to you if you want to see why I am asking for this. Mr. Smith plans to do an evening meeting with all adults to walk through this to make sure we have everything setup correctly in both systems.

If you plan to attend NYLT you must be at least 13 and First Class Rank. You need to sign up online instead of the troop meetings at https://scoutingevent.com/160-2021nyltsept. The sessions will be September 10-12 and 24-26. You must attend both weekends to be certified.

Indiana Dunes on August 13th-15th
We are planning a Six Flags or Kings Island trip in September, more to come on that soon.
Kayaking / Canoeing Campout coming up later in August

If you have not signed up yet for your ordeal please do so. If you are an elected member you should have received a letter giving you instructions on how to sign up and what dates are available. Please let Mr. Smith know if you have any questions.

We only had 8 scouts show up for the meeting, so we need to do a better job of attending the leadership meetings. We are taking attendance at these meetings and will be checking it against the leadership roles to ensure that you are getting credit for the meeting. If you aren’t there, then you will receive no credit. This is part of the responsibility of being a leader in the Troop so please make the effort to attend these meetings. The y only happen one day per month, usually the 4th Thursday and they are on the calendar for you to see.