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	AT A GLANCE ..... Today is All troop meetings will be at 7pm at the Scout House unless otherwise noted. 2007 Scouting Year LEGEND (by color) Troop Meetings Outdoor Activities Troop Committee meeting Roundtable meetings OA Events Scout Birthdays Fundraisers Training		ANNOUNCEMENTS March 29, 2007: The link to the Photo Galleries in new. It takes you directly to Walgreen's Photo web site. Check out the latest pictures March 27, 2007: There is a new update out for Troopmaster to version 3.03d. You can get it at this link March 20, 2007: Our Troop is hosting the Spring Camporee coming up on April 27-29, 2007. There is a web site up now for giving out all of the information on the Camporee to the other Troops. You can go there to keep up with the details. Click here. March 9, 2007: For all adults needing their Scoutmaster/Assistant Scoutmaster Specific Training, it will be available on April 20-21 through Miami District. Miami does a great job of training. This course is required to be considered "Trained" for the Scoutmaster or Asst. Scoutmaster position. You will get a lot out of it. February 17, 2007: Get your adult training the easy way, click here to go on-line to the BSA On-Line Learning Center. Currently, they are offering Fast Start, Youth Protection, Safety Afloat, Safe Swim Defense and Troop Committee Challenge on-line. More will be coming in the future. After completing the on-line course, print out your certificate and be sure to get a copy to the Scout Office to be credited on your training record. Also, let us know so we can note it in Troopmaster. February 13, 2007: The troop Clothing Bank is in dire need of some Scout pants. If you know of Scouts outgrowing their pants, the Troop 411 Clothing Bank is a great place to take the old ones. February 13, 2007: We now have the meeting plans on-line. Just click MEETING PLANS up on the bar on top. February 13, 2007: The Wildcat Patrol won a third place ribbon at the Klondike Derby for the Quiz station. Congratulations, Scouts! To see the ribbon, click here. February 13, 2007: It's time for Advancement! In fact, that the theme of the next campout. You can watch a video on advancement for each rank on the internet. Click here to go there. February 13, 2007: Summer Camp 2007 is coming up soon. Make plans to attend National Youth Leadership Training held at Camp Chief Little Turtle. It will be held June 10-16, 2007. Click here for a flyer on the Training. Recommended for all boys in the Troop. February 13, 2007: Wood Cutter's Day will be held on March 31st this year. We've always had something planned for this day in the past, but this year it is wide open. Camping is free for this weekend. Maybe we should take advantage of that. They are even providing lunch! Sounds like a good time. For a flyer on this, click here. February 13, 2007: There are 3 weekend dates still available for Climbing Merit Badge at Troop 2's Scout Lodge. It costs $25 a piece, if you interested, let the Scoutmaster know. You don't have to do it as a group. For a brochure, click here. February 13, 2007: There is a free internet phone service you can get called Skype. You can get it at http://www.skype.com. We set up the teleconference on the night of 2-13-07 with the Skype service. It is very cool and very free for Skype to Skype calls.
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	HIGHEST PRIORITY: WORKING ON RANK ADVANCEMENT AND RECRUITMENT.   red ADULT LEADER TRAINING Outdoor Leadership Skills Training March 10, New Leader Essentials, Grace Presbyterian Church, Fort Wayne April 20-21,Outdoor Leader Training, at the Southwest Conservation Club on Bluffton Rd. You need to pre-register with the Scout Office in advance. This is required for Scoutmaster training. Some adult classes are offered on the internet, click here to view.		SCOUTMASTER'S CORNER Scoutmaster's Corner March 29, 2007 To the boys: Scouts, we are well into the year and it's time to make serious plans for Summer Camp. Plans like "What Merit Badges am I going to take?" and "Do I want to see our troop earn another Blue Heron Award?" Your Scoutmaster is busier than ever right now trying to make a living, so chances are you won't see him as much for awhile, especially after we get the Spring Camporee over with. The other adults will be stepping up to fill in, so don't let that surprise you. Most of the adults are almost through their required training and can become Assistant Scoutmasters pretty soon. You all need to concentrate on getting your advancement done to move up to the next rank. You now have a new Sr. Patrol Leader and Patrol Leader. You need to let your Patrol Leader know when you will not be at a meeting. He is your contact for all things Boy Scouting.  Your Scoutmaster  To the adults:  Gentlemen,  We covered a lot of ground at the meeting on Tuesday, March 27. As you know, I will not have a lot of time to spend on getting Scouting done for immediate future and will need to depend on all of you to pull the troop through. The big things coming are the Spring Camporee, Summer Camp and our advancement and recruiting efforts. One of the best things each of you can do to help is to complete your Adult Leader training classes. One of the key classes, the Outdoor Leader Training course will be taught at the Southwest Conservation Club over April 20-21. You need to register early in order to get a slot. This is the most fun of all the training courses and you will be camping out one night on this course. Please make sure you get your Fast Start, New Leader Essentials, Troop Committee and Scoutmaster/Assistant Scoutmaster Specific courses out of the way, too. Youth Protection is also required and can be taken on-line from the Council web site.  Your Scoutmaster  Andy H,