Scouters,
Calendar items:
5-16-12. Regular scouts-7:00-8:15 at Javan’s House-We will be outside so dress accordingly
5-19-12 Mitchell W Eagle project part 1 3:00 at Whitten’s
5-23-12. No scouts school gets out
5-26-12 Eric Vue Eagle project (MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND)
5-30-12 Court of Honor-Outdoors??
6-2-12 Mitchell W Eagle Project part 2
6-6-12 Swimming (swim checks for camp)
6-13-12 No Scouts (javan and Joe gone)
6-18-12 to 6-23 Scout Camp– I need all parents to volunteer to help out and pull some weight here. Thanks Matt and Kevin and Layne for your responses. Please everyone plan to spend at least one night and a Day. I will make a calendar here shortly.
Last weekend we Had a fantastic time in the Lost Creek wilderness area covering about 14 miles total. I think the Saturday weather was way better than we had down here in the city. Fantastic time. Thanks Brother Orgill for you help. -Steppenwolf- Pictures Here
Bro Buckwalter has been working very hard on the advancement tracker at scout track.org Most boys and or parents should have received a login link to this site to allow you to be able to go in and view/track your scouts progress. Any Questions email Bro Buckwalter at joebuckwalter@gmail.com
Thanks Everyone Have a great week.
This summer looks to be as worthwhile, exciting, and busy as ever. We have Youth Conference, Girl’s Camp, and Boy Scout Camp quickly approaching. We would urge all the youth in our ward to do whatever they can to make these activities an integral part of their summer plans. We are desperately trying to keep the costs as low as possible and are working on a fund raising activity to defray the costs for both Girl’s Camp and Scout Camp. We know that these activities can be a financial burden on many families and so we would encourage the youth to try and earn as much money on their own as possible. We certainly do not want someone who wants to attend one of these activities to not attend because of the cost. Please contact your priesthood leaders if any of these youth activities places a financial burden on your family and we will do whatever we can to help.
Girl’s camp is the week of June 17. Sister Rawlings has informed us that the cost for Girl’s Camp is $70 for all girls except 4th years. The cost for 4th year girls is $25. Boy Scout Camp is June 18 to June 23. Brother Houser has said that the cost for each boy is $250. Again, we are trying to plan a fund raising activity that will help defray the costs for these two excellent activities.
As you have probably already heard, the Stake Presidency has given us permission to have our Ward Youth Conference at Temple Square. Just like Girl’s Camp and Scout Camp, much preparation and planning has gone into this great activity. We have met several times with the Youth Conference committee and have lowered the costs as much as possible. The original cost looked to be around $75 per person. We now have the cost down to $40. This includes transportation, lodging, several meals, and the cost of the actual conference. Each person will be responsible for the cost of their meals while traveling to and from youth conference. We will be departing the morning of June 4th and returning the afternoon of June 7th. During our time in Salt Lake City, we will be staying at the Residence Inn by Marriott. The hotel has a pool, so bring a modest swimsuit. Each hotel room has a full kitchen. A brief tentative daily schedule follows:
Monday: Drive to SLC with a pool party and barbeque at night (time permitting).
Tuesday: Short hike to “This is the Place” monument in the morning. 2pm Youth Conference check in.
Wednesday: Youth Conference.
Thursday: Return home around 5pm.
We will provide you with the actual youth conference agenda and the dress standards in the very near future.
As a Bishopric we support all of these summer activities and feel strongly that they will provide many “testimony strengthening” opportunities. May the Lord continue to bless you and your families.
Sincerely,
Bishop Thorderson
Bro. Fellows
Bro. De La Rosa