Good evening everyone

 

This is the letter that I got from the leader over at pack 260.  Below are the details for this Saturday.  If you can come please sign up on the website or let me know.  They have a few scouts that were looking at troops and we were one of them. Everything starts at 1p.

 

This week we are live and in person.  Dress warmly and bundle up. It's going to be nippy.

This Monday we will be having a special in person meeting.  Nowadays as everyone knows it's very difficult to try to find something to do or a place to meet that we can actually do something.  This Monday we will be taking a hike around downtown Saint Charles.  At around 6:45 we will be meeting at Saint Mark's church to coordinate hikers.

 

I want to think everyone that helped out at Cubsicle yesterday and last weekend.  I believe we were one of the few troops that had any boys come to help out.  I will probably be corrected on that but all in all it was a good way to help out your fellow scouter.  Tomorrow will be our first Patrol Leaders Council and Committee Meeting of the New Year.   Whether you are a scout with a position of responsibility or not we want your input.  Whether you are a committee member / adult leader or just a parent volunteer we need your help and input.  Every good idea is another idea that we can work with to make something out of.

We have a few scouts from pack 260 that have shown some interest in coming to our troop.  We need to come up with one or two good events to hopefully convince them to come over to us this year.  As a troop, we need to come up with a few things that we can do on a few winter weekends where we get out and about doing something.  The P.L.C starts at 6p

 

For Monday night's committee meeting we have an update on the sale of the smallest trailer.  Also, discussions on new fundraiser that the kids may be able to sink their teeth into and a program update.   The C.M starts at 7p 

 

 

With the new year comes new opportunity and renewed optimism for 2021.   It is my deepest wish that this year brings everyone a newfound sense of energy and hope.  I know that at some point during this year we will once again be able to go camping, go on day outings, or do something together. Whether it is under the scouting banner or just as a group of friends.   My whole plan for last year was to go bigger and bolder than we have in the past.  I hope that this year those ideas can finally start to be realized. The 1st half of the year will more than likely be on a month by month basis.  Usually I try to have the entire calendar updated and ready to go by the 1st of the year.  Because our current circumstances are still present and prevalent, most of what we do will have to be weekly or bi-weekly.  The meetings will continue to be at 7 o'clock on regular nights and 6 o'clock for the patrol leaders council on the 2nd Monday of the month.

 

This Monday will kick off our new year of meetings. This year at least for the 1st portion of it we will be incorporating rank requirements and merit badges with some new and exciting additions sprinkled in.  Our 1st big announcement will be at 7:50 tomorrow evening.  What will it be?  You'll just have to tune in and find out.

 

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