January, 1999 Newsletter

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Important Dates

Tuesday, February 2 @ Scout House:
6:30 PM Seabase Meeting
7:00 PM Leader's Meeting
7:30 PM Committee Meeting

Monday, January 18:
No meeting! School Holiday!

Saturday, January 23:
Klondike Derby, 9AM till 3PM, Camp Arrowhead
Buffalo Bills Alumni VS HFL Faculty benefit basketball game, Main Gym, 7 PM

Monday, February 1:
Blue Cards and Advancements due for inclusion in Winter Court of Honors

Monday, February 8:
Court of Honors at 7 PM, Scout House followed by special presentation of Camping in Yester-year. (This is Scout Anniversary Week)

Monday, February 15:
No meeting! School Break!

Friday to Sunday, February 26 to 28:
Camp Russell Winter Trip and Snow weekend!

Monday, March 1:
No meeting! Camp Russell Trip!
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Annual Registration Fee Due

BSA annual registration fees are due again in March. Fees must be paid for each boy BEFORE the Camp Russell trip so please get your checks in NO LATER THAN 15 February. Checks can be made payable to 'BSA Troop 10' and can be delivered to Mr. Collard or any of the Collard boys. Fees are held constant at $23 per boy without Boy's Life and $32 with the magazine subscription.
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Klondike Derby

This year's Klondike will be at Camp Arrowhead in Pittsford on January 23. Mr. McCunn is coordinating and guarantees a good time will be had by all especially since this year it looks like we may even have some snow for the sled races. As usual, we will invite the Mendon and HF Webelos II units to join us for a day of winter fun, challenge and competition.
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Camp Russell

Attached is a form for all boys who will attend Camp Russell. The troop will pay for food and transportation (in parent's cars) but boys and adults will pay for ski passes and rentals. Amounts due are on the form which should be turned in to Stephen T. NO LATER THAN February 15.
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Benefit basketball game

The Walkers and Koss/Wilson's have organized a basketball game between the Buffalo Bills Alumni and the HFL faculty for January 23rd at 7 PM. Tickets are $5 per person ($4 for senior citizens) and can be purchased in advance or at the door. There will be an auction of sports memorabilia, food from the Booster Club, lots of fun, and some of the area's greatest 'scout' referees!! Proceeds will go towards the Sea Base trip in April.
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Masseweepie deposits due

A $ 50 deposit for Massaweepie is due by the first of February. Checks are payable to 'BSA Troop 10' and can be turned in to Mr. Monnat, our 'Massaweepie Master' . Dates will be the last week of July, with departure on Sunday, July 25th.
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Advancements/Merit badges

Over the last few weeks several advancements and merit badges have been earned and recorded. Many boys will be recognized at the next Court of Honor on February 8th. All parents and family are invited!!
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Scout Leader Meeting

The boy leaders have gathered two times for a troop planning session in which the next 4 or 5 weeks of meetings are planned and responsibilities assigned. Hopefully you've seen or heard of the results: more organized and efficient meetings with more boys earning merit badges, learning skills, and gaining leadership experience. Congratulations to the youth leaders for their dedication to making improvements to our troop! (thanks too, to Mr. Kanaley and Mr. Collard for their guidance!) Attached is the schedule for the next several weeks.
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‘Tis the Season’ donations

After announcing at two meetings that boys could donate portions of their 'scout money' to charity, a total of $ 107.44 was graciously donated by several boys. The funds will go, as per the boy's wishes, to needy area families, to the Open Door Mission, or to a Rochester BSA Troop which has been identified as having needs. We are all fortunate to have many blessings and the boys who participated are to be congratulating for demonstrating true scout spirit! They have certainly done a 'good turn daily'.
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Christmas Tree Final Tally

Mr. Dekar reports that 198 Christmas trees were selected, cut, transported, marketed and sold by our troop. Many thanks to all who participated and a special 'atta boy' to Mr. Dekar for making it all come together so well!! We can expect that next year some of the boys will take on more responsibility in organizing the activity.
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Scoutmaster Scribbles

January is the time of year when we reflect on the past year and make plans for improvements, sometimes called 'New Year's Resolutions'. Many times those resolutions fall apart after a couple of weeks ( can I count shoveling the driveway as exercise??) and get lost in our daily activities.

In a couple of weeks we'll have a Court of Awards ceremony where many of our boys will be recognized for rank advancement. In many of my Scoutmaster Conferences, boys explain to me that while they may have slacked off in their advancement over certain periods of time, they realized they really did want to continue and make Scouting an important part of their life experience. I'd like to see each of our boys set a personal goal -- a sort of New Year's Resolution-- of reaching the Eagle Scout Award.

One thing that each boy has learned is that it really depends on him. Just like in life, in scouting, rewards don't come to those who wait. You have to take the steps yourself to get the rewards. And once you've taken a few of those steps, the next ones become easier and easier. After all, the Scouting advancement trail is well paved, well traveled and well respected. I hope to see all of the boys in our troop advance a step or two along that trail on February 8th.
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