Troop 132 Kickoff Mtg 090215 (Karen Makris's conflicted copy 2015-09-20)

 

 

 

Old
 Tappan
 Boy
 Scout
 Troop
 132
 
2015-­‐2016
 

Agenda
 

•  Troop
 organiza4on
 &
 Parent
 Volunteers
 
•  Annual
 dues
 $95
 per
 scout
 due
 asap
 but
 no
 later
 than
 9/24
 

•  Check
 made
 payable
 to
 Troop
 132
 
•  Drop
 off
 to
 Laura
 Pilkington,
 Treasurer
 (28
 Country
 Squire
 Rd.)
 
•  Bi-­‐monthly
 troop/patrol
 mee4ngs
 (no
 mee4ngs
 on
 school
 closings)
 
•  Flower
 bulb
 fundraiser
 9/26
 
 
•  Possible
 Stanaland
 Campout
 10/3-­‐4
 
•  10/4
 -­‐
 "Ac4on
 Against
 Hunger"
 Food
 Drive
 at
 Shop-­‐Rite,
 Emerson
 
•  10/11
 or
 18
 –
 Possible
 Horsemanship
 Merit
 Badge
 @
 Saddle
 Ridge,
 
Franklin
 Lakes,
 NJ
 
•  10/26
 Fall
 Court
 of
 Honor
 –
 Deadline
 for
 Board
 of
 Review
 is
 10/8
 
•  11/21
 Merit
 Badge
 Fair
 –
 (scouts
 par4cipate
 &
 register
 individually)
 
•  Troop
 will
 endeavor
 to
 complete
 Cooking
 MB
 in
 4me
 for
 fair
 
•  Floodwood/Camp
 Turrell
 Planning
 –
 Requires
 parent
 volunteers
 
•  Resources
 
•  More
 to
 follow
 in
 2016...(Klondike
 Derby
 1/13,
 Glen
 Gray
 
 

 
 
 
 
 campout
 2/6,
 canoeing)
 





Merit
 Badge
 Counselor
 Training
 

•  Next
 training
 will
 be
 at
 the
 council
 service
 center
 
(Oakland)
 on
 Saturday,
 September
 19th
 from
 
9:30am-­‐11:00am.
 (Please
 register
 on
 council
 
website
 by
 9/18/15.)
 

 

•  See
 email
 from
 Karen
 Makris
 dated
 6/26/15
 “The
 
Essen4als
 of
 Merit
 Badge
 Counseling.”
 

 

•  In-­‐troop
 badge
 counselors:
 
 Ci4zenship
 
(Community,
 Na4on,
 World),
 Communica4on,
 
Dog
 Care,
 First
 Aid,
 Family
 Life,
 Personal
 
Management,
 Home
 Repairs,
 Pets,
 Public
 
Speaking,
 Scholarship,
 Reading.
 


 
•  Please
 consider
 training/applying
 for
 badges
 not
 

already
 covered.
 

 

 

Horsemanship
 MB
 


 

•  $45
 per
 scout
 

 

•  October
 4th
 or
 18th;
 TBD
 

 

•  Will
 cover
 barn
 
management
 and
 include
 
½
 hour
 trail
 ride.
 

Saddle
 Ridge
 Riding
 Center
 
Franklin
 Lakes,
 NJ
 

Avia4on
 Camporee
 


 

•  $20
 per
 person
 


 

•  Registra4on
 ENDS
 9/21
 

 

•  Parent
 volunteer
 

urgently
 needed
 to
 
register
 as
 a
 unit.
 

 

•  Leaders
 Guide
 
available.
 


 

 

Merit
 Badge
 Fair,
 November
 21st
 
 
•  Scouts
 register
 and
 
par4cipate
 
individually.
 This
 is
 not
 
a
 troop-­‐led
 ac4vity.
 

 
•  Signed
 “blue
 card”
 
from
 Mr.
 G.
 must
 be
 
obtained
 before
 
beginning
 MB
 work.
 

 
•  Work
 must
 be
 done
 in
 
advance.
  *
 


 
•  Counselors
 must
 be
 
contacted
 in
 advance,
 
by
 November
 15th
 
 –
 
by
 the
 scout,
 not
 
parent
 -­‐
 to
 make
 an
 
appointment
 to
 meet
 
at
 the
 fair.
  *
 These
 are
 samples
 of
 the
 merit
 badges
 at
 
the
 2014
 fair.
 Expect
 2015
 to
 be
 posted
 soon.
 

Floodwood
 High-­‐Adventure
 Trek
 –
 Summer
 2016*
 

•  Philmont
 was
 a
 huge
 success
 for
 
Troop
 132!
 

 

•  Floodwood
 brings
 high-­‐adventure
 
trekking
 closer
 to
 home,
 in
 The
 
Adirondacks.
 15
 to
 50
 mile
 treks!
 

  www.floodwood.org
 

•  3,
 4,
 or
 5
 day
 treks
 offered
 each
 of
 
the
 following
 five
 weeks:
 July
 17th
 
through
 August
 7th,
 2016.
 

•  High-­‐Adventure
 trekking
 that
 offers
 
combined
 hiking/canoeing
 programs.
 

 

 

*Scout
 must
 be
 13
 yrs.
 old.
 by
 9/1/16.
 Above
 pricing
 
approx.
 (2015).
 
 

Troop
 Ini4a4ves
 

•  Troop
 132
 will
 con4nue
 our
 focus
 on
 core
 scou4ng
 
skills.
 

 

•  Events
 may
 run
 through
 summer
 2016
 with
 sufficient
 
interest
 &
 parent
 volunteers.
 

 

•  Adult
 leaders
 will
 encourage
 the
 patrols
 to
 work
 on
 
merit
 badges
 and
 rank
 advancement
 together,
 using
 
troop
 mee4ngs
 as
 much
 as
 possible/prac4cal.
 

•  High-­‐Adventure
 trekking.
 

 

 

Websites
 

 
•  www.nnjbsa.org
 –
 This
 is
 the
 Northern
 New
 Jersey
 Councils
 

website.
 Go
 here
 to
 learn
 more
 about
 all
 council
 and
 district-­‐led
 
ac4vi4es,
 such
 as
 merit
 badge
 fairs,
 Camporees,
 and
 summer
 camp
 
opportuni4es.
 Our
 district
 (Three
 Rivers
 District)
 maintains
 their
 page
 
on
 the
 council
 website.
 

•  www.scou4ng.org
 –
 Go
 here
 to
 learn
 more
 about
 scout
 awards,
 

opportuni4es,
 rank
 and
 merit
 badge
 requirements
 and
 for
 various
 
guides
 and
 publica4ons
 to
 support
 our
 scouts
 and
 their
 parent
 
volunteers.
 

•  www.philmontscouranch.org
 

•  www.scoutstuff.org
 –
 Can’t
 make
 it
 to
 the
 scout
 store?
 Shop
 

online!
 

•  hsp://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/
Merit_Badge_Worksheets
 -­‐
 All
 merit
 badge
 worksheets
 can
 be
 

found
 here.
 
•  ….and
 stay
 tuned
 for
 our
 Troop
 website
 launching
 in
 October!
 

Resources
 

•  Like
 us
 on
 Facebook
 –
 “Old
 Tappan
 Troop
 132”
 
•  Use
 iCal
 or
 Google
 Calendar
 “Troop
 132”
 
•  Local
 scout
 shops:
 

•  Mel’s
 Army/Navy,
 Pearl
 River,
 NY
 
•  Ramsey
 Outdoor
 Store,
 Ramsey,
 NJ
 
•  NNJBSA
 Scout
 Council,
 Oakland,
 NJ
 

•  Reuse/Recycle!
 Borrow
 merit
 badge
 guides
 from
 your
 fellow
 
scouts!
 Hand
 down
 outgrown
 uniform
 shirts,
 pants,
 etc.
 

•  Interac>ve
 merit
 badge
 booklets.
 Purchase
 download
 here:
 
•  hsps://www.scoutstuff.org/bsa/literature-­‐media/interac4ve-­‐
digital.html
 

•  Amazon
 
•  Visit
 the
 Fire/Kindle
 store
 on
 Amazon
 

•  Scout
 handbook
 and
 merit
 badge
 guides
 are
 available
 in
 e-­‐Book
 format
 

hsp://blog.scou4ngmagazine.org/2014/03/31/smile-­‐your-­‐amazon-­‐
purchases-­‐can-­‐now-­‐support-­‐scou4ng/
 

•  Support
 Boy
 Scouts
 of
 America
 via
 smile.amazon.com
 

hsp://smile.amazon.com/about
 

Join
 Us!
 

•  Troop
 132
 is
 at
 a
 record-­‐breaking
 headcount!
 

–  Commisee
 needs
 to
 grow
 to
 keep
 pace
 

•  We
 are
 ac4vely
 recrui4ng
 for:
 

–  Public
 Rela4ons
 Coordinator
 –
 As
 easy
 as
 taking
 a
 picture,
 making
 a
 

few
 pithy
 comments,
 and
 emailing
 to:
 [email protected]
 

–  Outdoor/Ac4vi4es
 Coordinator
 
–  Assistant
 Commisee
 Chair
 

•  Or
 consider
 becoming
 a
 Merit
 Badge
 Counselor!
 

–  Hobbies,
 talents,
 or
 subjects
 of
 general
 interest?
 There’s
 a
 
badge
 for
 that!
 

•  Other
 roles
 to
 consider:
 Youth
 Protec4on
 Coordinator,
 Eagle
 

Advisor,
 Equipment
 Coordinator
 (Adult
 Quartermaster),
 Training
 
Coordinator,
 or
 your
 choice!
 

Merit
 Badge
 Counselor
 

•  Merit
 Badge
 Counselors
 are
 subject
 maser
 experts
 for
 the
 Merit
 
Badges
 they
 counsel
 either
 through
 voca4on
 or
 hobby.
 

•  Du4es:
 

–  Take
 Merit
 Badge
 Counselor
 Training.
 
–  Submit
 Merit
 Badge
 Registra4on
 Paperwork
 to
 counsel
 office.
 
–  Inform
 Advancement
 Coordinator
 and
 Web
 Master
 of
 registra4on
 as
 a
 

Merit
 Badge
 Counselor.
 
–  Conduct
 all
 Merit
 Badge
 classes
 and
 counseling
 within
 published
 BSA
 

guidelines.
 This
 includes
 Youth
 Protec4on
 Training
 and
 The
 Guide
 To
 Safe
 
Scou@ng.
 

•  Whenever
 a
 Merit
 Badge
 Counselor
 is
 counseling
 their
 own
 son
 
for
 a
 merit
 badge,
 the
 Scoutmaster
 must
 approve
 such
 an
 
arrangement
 and
 other
 scouts
 must
 also
 be
 included
 in
 the
 merit
 
badge
 sessions.
 


 

Outdoor/Ac4vi4es
 Coordinator…
 

•  Secures
 reserva4ons
 for
 troop
 ac4vi4es/camp
 outs,
 coordinates
 
transporta4on,
 process
 Tour
 Permits
 and
 necessary
 paperwork
 required
 to
 
conduct
 the
 outdoor
 program.
 Appointed
 by
 the
 Commisee
 Chair
 and
 serves
 
at
 the
 sa4sfac4on
 of
 the
 Commisee
 Chair,
 Scoutmaster,
 and
 the
 Troop
 
Commisee.
 

•  Reports
 to:
 Commisee
 Chair
 
•  Du4es:
 
•  Azer
 the
 PLC's
 annual
 calendar
 has
 been
 approved
 by
 the
 Scoutmaster
 and
 

Troop
 Commisee
 this
 person
 will
 work
 closely
 with
 the
 Scoutmaster
 to
 make
 
necessary
 reserva4ons
 to
 accommodate
 the
 planned
 ac4vi4es.
 Secure
 
permission
 and
 reserva4ons
 to
 use
 camping
 sites
 and
 facili4es.
 Coordinates
 
with
 the
 Treasurer
 to
 ensure
 camping
 fees
 are
 paid.
 Maintain
 map
 library
 for
 
use
 in
 making
 copies
 for
 campout
 drivers.
 Secure
 Tour
 Permits
 for
 all
 troop
 
ac4vi4es.
 Asend
 Troop
 mee4ngs
 when
 Permission
 Slips
 are
 due
 and
 collect
 
Permission
 Slips.
 Serve
 as
 transporta4on
 coordinator
 for
 troop
 ou4ngs.
 
Ensure
 enough
 drivers
 are
 available
 for
 each
 ou4ng.
 
•  Prepare
 maps
 and
 driving
 direc4ons
 for
 drivers.
 

 

…Outdoor/Ac4vi4es
 Coordinator
 

•  Publish
 a
 driving
 roster
 for
 each
 ou4ng.
 
•  Iden4fy
 emergency
 contact
 person
 for
 each
 trip.
 
•  Keep
 Tour
 Leaders
 Binder
 updated
 and
 in
 the
 hands
 of
 the
 Tour
 Leader
 for
 

each
 ou4ng.
 This
 includes
 the
 annual
 update
 of
 Medical
 Forms
 prior
 to
 
Summer
 Camp.
 
•  Work
 with
 Database
 Coordinator
 to
 ensure
 council
 has
 updated
 drivers/
vehicle
 list
 for
 Tour
 Permits.
 
•  Promote
 asendance
 at
 troop
 campouts,
 district/council
 ac4vi4es
 
(Camporees,
 Expos,
 Camporall,
 etc.),
 and
 summer
 camp
 to
 reach
 the
 goal
 of
 
one
 ou4ng
 per
 month.
 Promote
 the
 Na4onal
 Camping
 Award.
 Keeps
 the
 
"Camping/Ac4vity
 Pledge"
 in
 mind
 when
 dealing
 with
 excep4ons
 to
 normal
 
prac4ces.
 
•  Keep
 Tour
 Leader(s),
 Scoutmaster,
 and
 Commisee
 Chair
 updated
 on
 any
 
issues
 or
 poten4al
 problems
 with
 reserva4ons
 or
 travel.
 
•  Act
 as
 or
 appoint
 an
 Emergency
 Contact
 for
 each
 ou4ng.
 
•  Report
 to
 the
 Troop
 Commisee
 at
 each
 mee4ng.
 

 

Assistant
 Commisee
 Chair
 

•  The
 Assistant
 Commisee
 Chair
 is
 a
 back-­‐up
 to
 the
 Commisee
 Chair
 and
 is
 
presumed
 to
 be
 ready
 to
 take
 over
 the
 Commisee
 Chair
 role
 in
 the
 future.
 
Selected
 by
 the
 Commisee
 Chair
 (CC)
 and
 approved
 by
 the
 Charter
 
Organiza4on
 Representa4ve
 (COR).
 
 Serves
 at
 the
 sa4sfac4on
 of
 the
 COR
 and
 
the
 CC.
 

•  Reports
 to:
 Commisee
 Chair
 (CC)
 
•  Du4es:
 

–  Assist
 Commisee
 Chair
 with
 du4es.
 
–  Be
 familiar
 with
 Commisee
 Chair
 Job
 Descrip4on.
 
–  Fill
 in
 for
 Commisee
 Chair
 as
 needed.
 
–  Chair
 all
 special/temporary
 sub-­‐commisees.
 
–  Have
 good
 organiza4on
 skills
 and
 the
 ability
 to
 recruit
 adults
 to
 support
 the
 troop.
 
–  Help
 recruit
 qualified
 adults
 to
 support
 the
 troop
 and
 assist
 in
 their
 training.
 
–  Take
 necessary
 training
 and
 become
 familiar
 with
 BSA
 polices
 with
 intent
 of
 taking
 over
 as
 

Commisee
 Chair
 in
 the
 future.
 

•  Maintain
 a
 close
 working
 rela4onship
 with
 the
 Chartered
 Organiza4on
 
Representa4ve,
 the
 Scoutmaster
 and
 Commisee.
 

Youth
 Protec4on
 Coordinator
 

•  Ensure
 that
 troop
 follows
 youth
 protec4on
 guidelines.
 Appointed
 
by
 the
 Commisee
 Chair
 and
 serves
 at
 the
 sa4sfac4on
 of
 the
 
Commisee
 Chair
 and
 the
 Troop
 Commisee.
 

•  Du4es:
 

–  Asend
 district
 youth
 protec4on
 training
 and
 be
 familiar
 with
 all
 
youth
 protec4on
 guidelines.
 

–  Be
 familiar
 with
 the
 Guide
 To
 Safe
 Scou@ng.
 
–  Coordinate
 with
 Training
 Coordinator
 presenta4on
 of
 youth
 

protec4on
 videos
 to
 all
 youth
 prior
 to
 summer
 camp.
 
–  Advise
 the
 Scoutmaster,
 other
 adult
 leaders,
 and
 scouts
 on
 youth
 

protec4on
 issues.
 
–  Coordinate
 and
 promote
 adult
 asendance
 at
 Youth
 Protec4on
 

Training
 courses
 either
 on-­‐line
 or
 at
 district
 training
 func4ons.
 

Eagle
 Advisor
 

•  Acts
 as
 a
 resource
 for
 Life
 Scouts
 preparing
 to
 work
 on
 the
 Eagle
 rank.
 
Appointed
 by
 the
 Commisee
 Chair
 and
 Scoutmaster
 and
 serves
 at
 the
 
sa4sfac4on
 of
 the
 Commisee
 Chair,
 Scoutmaster,
 and
 the
 Troop
 Commisee.
 
This
 can
 be
 an
 ASM
 or
 a
 Troop
 Commisee
 posi4on.
 

•  Reports
 to:
 Commisee
 Chair
 and
 Scoutmaster
 
•  Du4es:
 

–  Provide
 scouts
 asaining
 Life
 rank
 the
 "Life
 to
 Eagle"
 packet.
 
–  Inform
 Life
 scouts
 of
 the
 troops
 Life
 to
 Eagle
 Guide
 and
 troop
 policies.
 
–  Advise
 Life
 scouts
 on
 the
 general
 process
 of
 asaining
 the
 Eagle
 rank.
 
–  Advise
 Life
 scouts
 on
 Eagle
 service
 projects
 and
 provide
 guidance
 on
 paperwork
 prepara4on.
 
–  Assist
 families
 of
 Eagle
 scouts
 with
 Eagle
 Court-­‐of-­‐Honor
 planning.
 
–  Coordinate
 with
 Advancement
 Coordinator
 requests
 for
 Eagle
 lesers
 of
 congratula4ons
 from
 

dignitaries.
 

•  Should
 be
 an
 Eagle
 scout,
 or
 the
 parent
 of
 an
 Eagle
 scout
 who
 has
 knowledge
 
of
 the
 process.