Meeting Activities
Scouts completed an aquatics requirement, worked on advancements, and played a relay game. 
 
October 25, 2021 Don’t Do Drugs Event!
Many young Scouts need this event to rank up so please do your best to attend this special event! If this is all Scouts needs to advance, these Scouts need to have Scout Master Conferences to be promoted.
The Scout Master Conference sheets can be found here on the Troop website:
https://sjbsatroop623.weebly.com/troop-forms.html
Please remember to bring both the form and your Scout Book.
 
Advancements
Dillon Walsh was promoted to Life
Emmet Lorenz was promoted to Life
Ryder Bernard was promoted to Tenderfoot
 
Service Hours Opportunities
Saturday, Oct 23, 10am - 6pm and possibly Sunday, Oct 24
Brandon Jones’ Eagle Scout project at Humane Society: 5400 S Niles Rd, Saint Joseph MI 49085 (on M-139 between E. Marquette Woods and John Beers Rd). Scouts will be making a dog walking path, moving rock, installing edging and tamping path down. Please bring water bottles, work gloves, rakes, shovels, and/or tampers. Sandwiches for lunch will be provided. Please use the following link to sign up. Adults are welcome and needed! Click the link below and go to the last sheet to sign up on: Volunteer Info. Check your email for a link to sign up

 
Saturday, November 6, 2021, 9am - 11am
Removing invasive species from Howard Family Trail near Lions Park. Park cars near 1st Street. Contact Mr. Rimes for details
 
Thanksgiving Campout and Dinner
The troop is currently planning the Thanksgiving Campout.  The dates for the event are November 19th-21rst.  The location is TBD.  Please mark your calendar.  More details will follow.
 
1 Night December Campout
Details TBD
 
Merit Badge Counselors
The troop is in need of merit badge counselors. 
 
The need is most urgent for the Eagle required badges….
(a) First Aid, (b) Citizenship in the Community, (c) Citizenship in the Nation, (d) Citizenship in the World, (e) Communication, (f) Cooking, (g) Personal Fitness, (h) Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving, (i) Environmental Science OR Sustainability, (j) Personal Management, (k) Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling, (l) Camping, and (m) Family Life.
 
If you are interested in becoming a merit badge counselor look at the options on the list at this link.  Talk to Mr. Sparkman or Mr. Langlois to get the forms to sign up.
 
https://www.scouting.org/programs/scouts-bsa/advancement-and-awards/merit-badges/

Meeting Activities
Scouts completed a safety requirement, worked on advancements, worked with knot samples and played janitor. 
 
 
October 25, 2021 Don’t Do Drugs Event!
Many young Scouts need this event to rank up so please do your best to attend this special event! If this is all Scouts needs to advance, these Scouts need to have Scout Master Conferences to be promoted.
 
The Scout Master Conference sheets can be found here on the Troop website:
https://sjbsatroop623.weebly.com/troop-forms.html
 
Completed forms can be reviewed the week of Oct. 18th to speed up the process. Please remember to bring both the form and your Scout Book.
 
 
Thanksgiving Campout and Dinner
The troop is currently planning the Thanksgiving Campout.  The dates for the event are November 19th-21rst.  The location is TBD.  Please mark your calendar.  More details will follow.
 
 
1 Night December Campout
Details TBD
 
 
Merit Badge Counselors
The troop is in need of merit badge counselors. 
 
The need is most urgent for the Eagle required badges….
(a) First Aid, (b) Citizenship in the Community, (c) Citizenship in the Nation, (d) Citizenship in the World, (e) Communication, (f) Cooking, (g) Personal Fitness, (h) Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving, (i) Environmental Science OR Sustainability, (j) Personal Management, (k) Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling, (l) Camping, and (m) Family Life.
 
If you are interested in becoming a merit badge counselor look at the options on the list at this link.  Talk to Mr. Sparkman or Mr. Langlois to get the forms to sign up.
 
https://www.scouting.org/programs/scouts-bsa/advancement-and-awards/merit-badges/
 

Meetings Tonight, Tues Oct 5, 2021!
The PLC meeting is tonight at the shed at 5:30pm.
The Troop Committee Meeting will be from 7 to 8 this evening. 
 
Meeting Activities
Scouts worked on advancement, cleaned out expired food from shed, discussed what happened at October campout, and played sharks and minnows. 
 
Promotions
Levi Leitert was promoted to Second Class
Blake Bacon was promoted to First Class
 
Election results:
Librarian: Jackson Galsterer with Blake Bacon as backup
Quartermasters: Blake Bacon and Zach Arrans
Historian: Matthew Svetlev
Scribe: Emmet Lorenz
Leave No Trace Trainer: Levi Leitert
Web Master: Nicholas Pierangeli
 
Thanksgiving Campout and Dinner
The troop is currently planning the Thanksgiving Campout.  The dates for the event are November 19th-21rst.  The location is TBD.  Please mark your calendar.  More details will follow.
 
1 Night December Campout
Details TBD

Scout Master Conference Sheets
A number of the younger Scouts finished rank requirements.  These Scouts need to have Scout Master Conferences to be promoted.
The Scout Master Conference sheets can be found here on the Troop website:
https://sjbsatroop623.weebly.com/troop-forms.html
  
Eagle Ceremony for William Bacon
The Eagle Ceremony for Will Bacon is scheduled for October 10th from 2 to 4 pm.
The ceremony will be held at The Chapel EFC (4250 Washington Ave, St. Joseph )
 
 Merit Badge Counselors
The troop is in need of merit badge counselors. 
 
The need is most urgent for the Eagle required badges….
(a) First Aid, (b) Citizenship in the Community, (c) Citizenship in the Nation, (d) Citizenship in the World, (e) Communication, (f) Cooking, (g) Personal Fitness, (h) Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving, (i) Environmental Science OR Sustainability, (j) Personal Management, (k) Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling, (l) Camping, and (m) Family Life.
 
If you are interested in becoming a merit badge counselor look at the options on the list at this link.  Talk to Mr. Sparkman or Mr. Langlois to get the forms to sign up.
 
https://www.scouting.org/programs/scouts-bsa/advancement-and-awards/merit-badges/