PLC Minutes 2/23/09

PATROL LEADERS: Please contact patrol members and communicate the following:

Camping/Other Outings:

1. Our next campout will be March 26-29. We are going to Table Rock. Sign-ups will be at the March 2 meeting. Permission and Information forms will come out in the next couple of weeks.
2. The trip in April is going to be a 50 mile bike trip from April 24-26. The 50 miles have to be done in 8 hours. A "practice run" of 25 miles will be done on the 14th of March. Mr. Scholtens will be running both the 50 miler and the 25 miler.
   
3. Start thinking about the White Water Rafting trip in May (15-17). It is one of our more expensive trips, so if you need to save up, start saving now.
4. The OA Spring Fellowship is March 6-8 @ Camp Ho-Non-Wah. If you are a member of the OA, go represent your Troop on a very fun-filled weekend at Camp Ho-Non-Wah.

Meetings:

1. There will be representatives from the SPCA and Red Cross to speak to the troop on March 2/9. This is to finish up the theme of community service from last month.
2. This month's theme is Wilderness Survival. We will be going over different requirements for the Wilderness Survival merit badge at this month's meetings. The grand finale will be held at the Table Rock campout where we hopefully finish the merit badge requirements and sleep in our own shelters overnight.
3. Gator Patrol Only: Gator patrol is the service patrol this month.
4. Money Monday is on March 16. Please bring dues, payment for Camp Ho-Non-Wah if you're going, and payment for the Table Rock trip if you're going.
5. March 30 will be our Court of Honor. Food assignments are below. The rest of the CoH will be planned by Graham Shertz(sp)
   
   • Snacks - Frog Patrol
   • Drinks - Lightning Patrol
   • Cups, Plates, Napkins - Gator Patrol
   • Fruit - Scorpion, Eagle Patrols

Other Information

1. Mattias Miklancic and Matthew Jones will be having his Eagle Court of Honor this Saturday, February 28 @ 7pm in Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church.
2. Zach Bradley will be holding his Eagle Court of Honor on March 22.
3. If any scouts are interested in National Youth Leadership Training at Camp Ho-Non-Wah, please contact Mr. Hills.

Patrol Leaders: please communicate the above information to all scouts in your patrol.

Meeting Assignments

1. March 2/9
   
   • SPCA & Red Cross Representatives will visit one of these meetings.
   • At the other meeting, Michael Hall will present information on how to survive in different types of climates
2. March 16
   
   • Money Monday (see above list for things to bring)
     
   • Wilderness Survival Shelters: Mattias, Zach Bradley, Michael Hall lead (Mr. Miklancic help)
3. March 23
   
   • Wythe tells what materials will be needed on the Table Rock campout for building shelters, food, etc.

NOTE FOR NEXT PLC: The next PLC will be held WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 (not kidding) at 7pm. This is because of the Court of Honor being on Monday and Spring Break (yay!) being the next week.

-Wythe Crisler