"The Boy Scouts of America stands for a set of principles. These principles have a lot of staying power. The values you learn as a Scout are like a compass. They can help you find your way through difficult and sometimes uncharted terrain."

 

Bill Bradley, former U.S. senator

 

 

 

 

2009 - 2010 Schedule

 

September:
10- first meeting, Board of reviews
17- Elections
19- Scout day at West Point with Football Game.  
24- Roadside Cleanup.  
25- Roadside Cleanup - menu for fall camporee

October: Program - Climbing
1- Court of Honor
3- Spaghetti supper fundraiser
8- regular meeting. Potato orders AND money due
9-11- Camping in Fultonham and picking potatoes.  
15- knots  
       required for climbing. Popcorn orders & Pie and cookie dough orders AND money are due tonight.
17- Show & Sell Popcorn fundraiser  
22- Guest Speaker from Adirondack Extremes
24- Climbing and moving obstacle course at Adirondack Extremes  
29- regular meeting / NYC planning meeting with menu
31- Fright Fest at Great Escape

November: Program - Orienteering
Groups of boys will again work with Rick, Bruce and Charlie in either rebuilding, or building a new Klondike Sledge
5- orienteering.  
7- Food Bag Distribution
12- orienteering
14- Food bag pickup
19- Klondike Orienteering
26- Happy Thanksgiving…no meeting

December: Program - Klondike skills
Sledge building continued
3- Shelter Building
4-6 &NYC trip. Watch the website for the date of the NYC planning meeting if you are interested. (parents and siblings included)
10- Winter First Aid
13- Trans Siberian Orchestra…2pm show. Watch website for details.
17- fire building
24- Merry Christmas - no meeting
31- Happy New Year - no meeting

January: Program - Klondike Skills
7- ice rescue
14- Klondike review, menu
16- Klondike rehearsal – legion pavilion
21 Klondike packing
22- 24- Klondike Derby at Boyhaven
28- Board of Reviews
30 - 31- Adult weekend

February: Program - Tip ups and Ice Rescue
4- Election of officers and begin working on tipups
7- Scout Sunday
11- Build soap box  
13- Soap box derby in Caroga Lake
18- Court of Honor
25- Tip ups
27- Winter picnic at campground. Bring tipups for ice fishing.
28- Blue & Gold - Watch website for details.

March: Program - First Aid  
This month we will break into  
       groups.  The new scouts will learn 1st aid skills needed for 1st Class rank, the older boys will work on either First Aid Merit badge, or E Prep merit badge or teach the new scouts.
4- Finalize tipups, begin 1st Aid for Tenderfoot.
5-7- Wakpominee Cabin trip. Ice fishing and outdoor sports
11- First Aid for 2nd Class
13- Tubing at Oak Mt.
18- First Aid for 1st Class
25- First Aid catch up

April: Program - knots & lashings
1- Whip / fuse, basic knots
3-10- Disney
8- No meeting
15- knots  
16- Annual Chx BBQ
22 - Lashings
29- Lashings

May: Program - Fishing
1-2- Fried dough booth for Garage Sale Weekend  
5- Meeting  
       change!! Fishing. Watch website for details
6- Fried dough booth for return of the Swifts
13- Prepare for Spring Camporee
14-16- Spring Camporee at Woodworth
20- Roadside Cleanup  
27- No meeting
28- Meeting change…night fishing
31- Memorial Day Parade??? Details to Follow  

June: Program - Backpacking
3- Backpacking instruction
10- BOR - Backpack instruction
17- BOR - Backpack instruction
18-20- Backpacking trip…Wakely Dam section of Northville Placid trail
24- Court of Honor

July:  
2-4- Doins (fried dough, balloon booth and parade)
17- White water rafting / Tubing
30-Aug1 - Scout Island

August:
8-14- Summer camp at Wakpominee
14- yearly planning meeting
26-29 - Canoe / kayak trip