Hi All:

A few reminders and an opportunity:

• We have a Parent Social on Friday evening (Dec 5) at the Russell household
• We have a Parent/Adult meeting via Zoom next Wednesday, Dec. 10
• We have an opportunity to participate in an Eagle Board of Review next Thursday. Dec - no experience required

There's more info about all of these events on the Calendar.

Next meeting is our "talent show". We want everyone to get involved, just like a campfire program!

At a minimum, we are encouraging each patrol to present a skit.  (Or break into smaller groups and perform multiple skits. Or combine with smaller patrols and perform one skit.) 

Our Scouting community mourns the passing of James Davis, CJ Bailey's grandfather. We extend our heartfelt condolences to CJ's family.  James was the Den 4 Leader from Pack 2, and several Scouts from that den joined our troops last spring.

We've had a lot of people take some big trainings lately, especially Wilderness First Aid.  If you've recently taken Wilderness First Aid, Paddlecraft Safety, any of the Shooting trainings, or other large, in-person training, please send your card or certificate to me at karl.matthew.martin@gmail.com.  I will enter it into the troop records and Scouting America records.  And thanks for all you do to help us offer the best program possible for all our scouts!

We are building the roster for summer camp.  Sign up at this event on the calendar.  Cost is $405 for Scouts.

We need commitments from leaders before we lock-in our reservation with the council, so look over your summer plans

You've probably heard that the government is shut down, and funding for food programs for the poor is in question.  Legal and political wrangling will continue, but I want to invite our scouts and parents to set that aside and do a good turn for the needy in our area.  Please bring canned and dry packaged foods to scout meetings over the next few weeks, now through Thanksgiving.  We'll deliver all donations to food banks in our North Austin area, such as the Saint Louis Food Pantry on Burnet Road. 

Specific donation requests from Saint Louis Food Pantry include: