Hello all! Here’s an update on what’s been going on in the troop:

First of all, all the parents can expect to be getting a letter home about our newly instituted dues policy. While we understand the difficult economic times and regret having to begin collecting dues, as our troop grows so do our expenses. We are no longer able to cover charges such as our annual rechartering out-of-pocket, and this will help assure we can pay that and provide the best program possible. You can see the letter for more detailed information, but it will be $50 a year, and we ask that you pay a minimum of $5 a month. Attached to the letter you will find a form that we will need a parent’s signature on — these can be returned to Beth Cheeseman as soon as possible.

Beth has also volunteered to head up our popcorn sale this year, and asked me to share some information with her. She distributed the popcorn sales forms last Tuesday (see her if you didn’t get one) and you may begin selling immediately. The order forms are due back by Tuesday, November 1st, and you can expect to receive your popcorn around the week of December 6th. We strongly encourage you to have your child sell as much popcorn as possible — he will receive some of the profit directly into his individual scout account, which can be used for camp-out fees, the cost of summer camp, to help towards your yearly dues payments, and any other scouting related activity.

All our scouts who attended summer camp this year were very busy, and to that end we have a tentative court of honor scheduled for the evening of Saturday, October 1st, at the church. Our annual haunted hallway is also scheduled for Saturday, October 29th. We’ll get more information to you about these events as we get closer.

And for all those new scouts who crossed over last spring, be sure that you receive, fill out, and return a Boy Scout application so that we may transfer your registration from the Pack to the Troop. You can turn those into Matt Demana, or any other leader, who can make sure they make it to Matt. We meet on Tuesdays from 7pm-8pm.

Dues letter

Dues form (To be signed and returned by parent/guardian)