Who: Boys in 5th through 11th grade and their parents (no prior scouting experience required)

Where: Highland Park Baptist Church (map) (park and enter through back entrance and go to Sapp Hall)

When: Tuesday, February 16 at 6:30pm to 7:00pm (you can stay to see a troop meeting starting at 7pm)

Learn more about Troop 410.

See photos of our campouts.

For more information contact Pat Hill at 371-3154 or hill.patrickj@gmail.com

Troop Sales:
Meet at the church to receive instructions and street assignments. Wear your troop t-shirt and uniform pants.

Sat, Jan 30   8:30am to 1pm
Sun, Feb 7  1pm to 5pm

DRIVERS NEEDED!!  CONTACT MARK HOLBROOK OR TOM HUNTER.

Delivery:
A truckload of mulch will be delivered to the church and the scouts will be needed to distribute to the buyers on the following dates:

Sat, Feb 13  8:30am to 1pm
Sat, Feb 27

Delivery will only be available within the areas we are doing troop sales.  If you make personal sales in other areas, you may be responsible for delivery or to arrange pick-up at the church.

Fine Print:
Sales made during troop events will be split among the scout participants.  Scouts can also sell on their own time and receive credit for their individual sales. 

Contact Information:
Mark Holbrook 658-7914
Tom Hunter  762-9116

Central Texas Hardwood

• 2 cubic foot bags
• Rich dark color enriches the soil
• Aged 9-15 months

Forget about the cold weather and start thinking about spending a week of summer in Colorado at Camp Alexander.  A $150 deposit is due now.  Go to the web page to download the payment form and see more details...  Summer Camp 2010

Thank you all for supporting Boy Scouts and Troop 410 this past year.  Hard to believe, but it's time to renew our dues for 2010.  It is important that we get all dues in before the Court of Honor on December 15th, so we can complete our recharter process on time and plan a great program for next year.  See the attached form for all the details.  Thank you to Jim and Sharon Westphal for coordinating our recharter again this year!

A note about dues for adults/parents:  Parents are required to be "registered adults" to participate in troop activities such as board of reviews, campouts, and being merit being badge counselors.  We encourage all parents to become registered so that you can jump in and participate at anytime.  If you are already registered, you only need to pay your dues to renew (ask if your not sure).  If you would like to become a registered adult, please complete a BSA Adult application and turn it in with your dues.  Applications are located in the troop meeting room in the stack of form trays.

In addition to completing an application, all adults are required to complete a very brief online Youth Protection Training at http://www.olc.scouting.org/.  It only takes about 20 minutes.  If you have not completed this training, please do so now and send the completion information to Susan Shultz (sschultz@law.utexas.edu) so our records can be updated.

Thank you all again for supporting the troop and making it possible for our boys to participate in a truly unique program.  I'm looking forward to a great finish to 2009 and even more fun in 2010!

Yours in Scouting,

Patrick Hill
Committee Chair

Popcorn selling is a great fund raiser because it helps scouting in three ways:  35% of each dollar sold goes to the Capitol Area Council to pay for facilities and staff, 28% goes to individual scout accounts and 7% goes to Troop.  That means 70% of every dollar is used for local scouting.  The money that goes into your scout account can be used to pay for summer camp and high adventure camps.

Unlike prior years, popcorn sales will only last 2 weeks, so don't delay.  Order forms and checks are due at the Oct 20 Troop Meeting.

If you did not get a popcorn sales packet at the last troop meeting, contact Celeste Hill at 371-3154 or celeste@chrealtor.com.

This is the first leg of our Scouting For Food service opportunity.  We will be placing door hangers on as many houses as possible in our assigned area.  Maps/routes will be provided for each team of scouts.  The door hangers notify the residents that we will return the following Saturday to collect the donations. Cub Scout Pack 28 will be joining us, so this will be a good recruiting opportunity as well. 

Meet at Highland Park Baptist Church at 8:00 am, on Saturday July 18.  Wear your Class A uniform and bring a water bottle.  We will meet back at the church by 11:00 am.  Scouts will call if we finish early.

The more people that are able to participate, the better!  That will help us to cover our area more efficiently and completely. Please contact me if you have any questions.

More details are available at http://www.bsacac.org/CampingEvents/ScoutingForFood.php.

Sincerely,

Aimee Randle
aka Atticus's mom

An annual swim test is required for all scouts AND adults who want to swim at summer camp, the water sports campout in May, or any other swimming activity.  Meet at Balcones Pool at 6pm on Wednesday.  The pool is heated!  All scouts and adults should attend. 

The test is described below:
Jump feet first into water over your head in depth. Swim 75 yards in a strong manner using one or more of the following strokes: sidestroke, breaststroke, trudgen, or crawl; then swim 25 yards using an easy, resting backstroke. The 100 yards must be swum continuously and include at least one sharp turn. After completing the swim, rest by floating.

See the Guide to Safe Scouting for more details.