Troop 757 Portal

During the Outback Bowl, I heard Lou Holtz discussing what it takes to be successful on his ESPN segment entitled Dr. Lou. I don’t always agree with Coach Holtz's football prognostications but he was once a very good football coach and he is still a very good inspirational speaker. When he was a football coach, Lou took great pride in teaching young men to be great athletes, citizens, and gentlemen. In his Ask Dr. Lou segment, he identified three keys to success in life. Some of these will be very familiar to Scouts.

In honor of the BSA’s 100th Anniversary, though, today’s generation of Scouts will get the unique opportunity to experience some of the activities their predecessors enjoyed. That’s possible thanks to the BSA’s new Historical Merit Badge Program, a set of four discontinued merit badges that today’s Scouts can earn.

Well it's a new year and I always like to set some goals and resolutions. While watching the news one morning, I heard Carl Rove say he set a goal of reading at least one book a week in 2010. That's a great goal so I have decided to do that myself and I've challenged my family and the Scouts to do the same thing. (BTW -- audio books count). So far I have completed "Uncommon" by Tony Dungy, "The Teeth of The Tiger," by Tom Clancy, and "Eat That Frog," By Brian Tracy. I'll update the list each week as I complete another book.

I will check my e-mail Sunday morning. Please check yours as well. Call if you have any questions Sunday morning. 682-3425

Our yearly ski trip to Paoli Peaks is on!! Paoli has great snow and the conditions should be perfect for great snow skiing. To check ski conditions go to http://www.paolipeaks.com/snow_report.html

*** bring a towel for drying off after your shower. Bring a pad if you have a problem sleeping on the floor ***

Riding:
Mr. Evans, Bradley, Mr. Love, Jackson Love, Josiah Lane, M. Calhoon

Mr. Pierce, Mr. Calhoon, Ian Pierce, Sam Pierce

For this campout, our boys will be going back in time 110 years to 1899. Col Baden-Powell is surrounded by enemy forces in the town of Mafeking. He is in desperate need of supplies and information. All 5 of our patrols will be tasked with getting through enemy lines to Mafeking. They will have to use all of their Scout skills in order to have a successful mission. Fortunately, for the purposes of this exercise, Mafeking is located on Redstone Arsenal near the civilian camp sites (see attached maps).

I cannot overemphasize to you the importance of becoming a trained leader. As Baden Powell once said, “Every Scout deserves a Trained Leader!” We have a large Troop and it is vital that we have a large group of trained leaders. If you have recently joined the Troop, you may be wondering how you can get involved. When I first joined, I felt the same way. I wanted to help but I did not know what to do and no one had the time to spoon feed it to me.

What
Service opportunity serving water to runners at designated stations-need 25+ boy scouts to serve water in Class-A uniform

When
October 17, 2009 from 7:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Why
To receive service hours for rank advancement and also to support the Huntsville Hospital to purchase equipment which will detect breast cancer sooner

How

Every boy deserves a trained leader. Trained leaders stay with the program longer and boys stay involved in the program longer when they have trained leaders. Your Troop, Troop 757 has over 81 scouts in the unit. They need men like you to stand up alonside your scout and help in the Troop! This email is for you! Talakto will conduct leader specific training for all Boy Scout leader positions on Saturday, September 26. This training will be conducted at Holy Spirit Catholic School on Airport Road in Huntsville.

Moontown Airport Annual Fly-in, September 19-20, 7 a.m. until dark,
Moontown Airport, Highway 72. Aircraft displays. Young Eagles program
allows youth ages 7 to 18 to get a free airplane ride. Boy Scouts
working on the Aviation merit badge can finish several requirements.
For more information, contact Joe Baldauf at Joe.baldauf@us.army.mil or
check the website at http://www.moontownairport.com/ for directions.
Families and siblings are welcome to go along. It is a fun outing!