Troop 757 Portal

Austin McCarn's Eagle Scout Court of Honor will be held at Mayfair in the sanctuary beginning at 6:30pm on Thursday, April 1st. A reception will follow in the fellowship hall.

Troop 757 High Adventurists,

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.

[Update: BSA has at least temporarily put this merit badge series on hold. There was a premature announcement of it. Want to make sure that it is a go before we begin this class. Will let you know as soon as I know something. Thank you all of you who want to sign up! I sure hope it gets final approval. Best wishes, Mr. Wells]

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