Who - Troop / Crew / Those Intested in Training

Where - Meet at FUMC at 7:30 AM on Saturday October 27th - Come Back by 3:00 PM on Sunday October 28th - Scouts will be driven home

All Scouts from the Troop or Crew and their families are welcome to join in to help cleanup the outside of the Church.  The more hands we have, the sooner the work will be done.   Earn up to 3 Service Hours for Advancement  - from 9AM to Noon.  Refreshments provided by Church .  Be sure to log into attendee list to obtain service hours credit. Be sure to dress warmly as needed by the weather.  Bring a rake and work gloves, put your name on your rake.  Optional items to bring include, tarps, blowers, trimers, etc. 

Troop 777 is in the process of collecting the 2019 Scouting membership fees so we can recharter in November. Please provide the following to our Front Desk staff - Colleen Sygar or Monifa Henry.

2019 dues for Scouts, Venturers, and Committee Members, and Scoutmaster/Advisors:

• Scout / Venturer = $137
• Adults = $46 

Youth Protection Training (YPT) certificates for Adults:

• Boys Scouts of America has updated this training in 2018 and require all registered adults, Merit Badge Counselor,  or parents attending camp to complete the new version regardless of when your prior training expires.  
• Please  provide the front desk with your YPT certificate. 
• You can take this online at my.scouting.org (ensure your BSA ID is in your profile so to link the training with you 2019 recharter info)
• We have a 777 in-person class scheduled at FUMC for Oct 1 - sign-up here  or Oct 16 - sign up here

Other Forms:

• Parent vehicle information - make, model, license and insurance information (required by BSA insurance to be a driver)
• Medical forms A, B and C for your youth and adults that did not submit a new one in 2018.  If you attended summer camp or high adventure, we should have a recent copy already
• Parent Questionnaire - please indicated how you will help make the operations of 777 an outstanding experience for our youth in the coming year

Click the links above to access the forms.

BSA takes youth protection very seriously.  In February, a new version of the Youth Protection Training (YPT) was released and ALL adults (registered or attending camp for 72 hours or more) must retake YPT using this version before 777 can recharter in October.  You have 3 options for completing this requirement:

1. Online - click here or login to your my.scouting.org account and click on the YPT icon to complete the training prior to Oct 1
2. In Person classes held by District - click here  to access calendar and then filter on "Youth Protection Training" to register for the date you wish to attend
3. In Person class held by 777 - on October 16th (Tuesday) starting at 6pm.  Click here to sign up. 

Every rank from Tenderfoot to Eagle Scout includes a “duty to God” requirement.  Scouts tell how they have done their duty to God according to their faith and belief.  This could be a simple statement, but for Scouts belonging to any of the Protestant faiths, it could be by earning the Scouting Religious Emblem this Fall.  

St. Pauls is running two levels for Boy Scouts.  If interested, please contact David Tischler or Kristen Goodman.  Both levels will meet his next week.

• Grades 6-8 Mondays from 6:30pm - 7:30 in St. Paul School room 3
• Grades 9-12 Sundays from 9:45am - 10:45 in St Paul Youth House
  

Welcome back Troop and Crew 777.  The youth planning meetings are complete and the Troop dates are posted the to the calendar.  The Crew dates will be loaded later this week.  Click Here for a summary document.  

Each campout has been assigned to a Patrol to coordinate, we will need the adults of that patrol to help with logistics.  After we get going, we will also restart the short parent/committee meetings each Tuesday to let the parents know what the boys are doing and what adult help is needed.

Remember, the best way to keep up to date is to use the Calendar Sync feature to add the 777 calendar to your phone or outlook.  Sign-in to the website and click on Calendar Sync in the left menu panel. 

Our primary communication method is via the Tuesday morning eblasts that go to the primary email we have on file for Adults and Scouts.  Please provide Anne Felosak with any updates.

Occasionally, we send out [Announce] emails that are of a more urgent nature.

-David Tischler, Committee Chair