• THERE IS NO MEETING NEXT WEEK DUE TO HALLOWEEN. PLEASE STAY SAFE!!!
• Attention Life Scouts: The Eagle Service Project Workbook has been changed! Please use this information for your project.
• CampORee was a great success for Troop 303. 1st place Archery, 1st place football events, 1st place pumpkin chunkin accuracy, 1st place pumpkin chunkin overall, 1st place pumpkin carving, 2nd place scoutmaster chili cook off and 3rd place overall camporee. An accident left George Albert with a broken wrist . . . George, hope it heals fast!!!
• T-Shirt Design Contest: We need new Troop t-shirts and are asking the Scouts to design them. Scouts have until November 1 to submit their designs to Scotty. Get creative and design the new Troop 303 t-shirt!
• White Christmas: CHP’s White Christmas benefits our entire community by helping to keep people from being hungry. CHP is asking the Scouts of Lumpkin County (Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts and Brownies) to help out this year by donating boxed caked mix and canned icing to White Christmas. Donations can be left at the Scout Hut anytime between now and December 3. The patrol donating the most items will receive a special treat – be sure to let Betsy know when you make a donation so she can mark it on your patrol’s sheet. Click here to watch the tally to see how your patrol is doing.
• Annual dues are being collected now, and must be paid in full by January. Scouts whose accounts are more than 60 days in arrears may be restricted from attending outings.
• 2012 Summer Camp: Plans are already underway for Summer Camp! Please let Jennifer Head or Betsy Chaput know if you are planning to go. Payments can be made to Jennifer Head at any time – please designate “Summer Camp” on your payment.
• Uniforms Available: We have a few of the old (green) t-shirts left. The are available for $10 from Jennifer Head. We also have a significant number of Scout shorts which are available at no cost. Please let Jennifer know if you are interested.
• Citizenship in the World Merit Badge Class: Jennifer Head will offer this Eagle Required merit badge at the Scout Hut at 2:00PM on Sunday, December 4 . Please email her at bjhead@windstream.net if you are interested.
• Please wear your Class A Uniform and bring your Scout handbook each Monday night.
• TBA – Horsemanship Merit Badge (William Gilstrap)

Troop News & Updates (2-15-11)

Announcements:

• Rank Advancements:
  • Scout Rank: Steven Albert, Brenton Burnett
  • Tenderfoot:
  • 2nd Class: Sam Barrentine, Miles Clark
  • 1st Class:
  • Star:
  • Life:
• OA Elections:
  • Luke Hebert, Michael Pierce, Joseph Head

• Feb 19-20th: Woody Gap to Neels Gap Backpacking Trek (Roger Greer & Scotty Erwin) 11am at Scout Hut (Backpacking trip for older Scouts immediately following physicals.) (Jack Erwin, Justin Scott, Jimmy Grunfelder, George Albert, Stephen Albert, Grant Lytch, Luke Hebert, Luke Fassell, Brandon Ford: other adults: George Albert.)
• Feb 19th: Annual Physicals for the Troop at Ray Polk’s Office (Northview Orthopedics, 70 Ansley Dr)  from 8:30am to 10am. (To sign-up see Cara Barrentine.) The Physical form is attached to this email.

Here is the sign-up list:
8:30am  Joseph Head,     Adam Steinberg,     John Dyer      2 available slots for this time

8:45am  Jack Erwin,    Michael Pierce,     Jim Pierce,      2 available slots for this time

9:00am  Marshall Griffith, Bailey Goswick,      Greg Goswick,   2 available slots for this time

9:15am  Chris Mobley, 3 available slots for this time

9:30am Damian Mobley, Ethan David, Sam Barrentine, Cody Heath, Davis Gabriel, (No slots available)

9:45am Jacob Hester, Brandon Ford, Stephen Albert, George Albert, 1 available slot for this time

If you have not chosen a slot, please email Cara the time you would like.  Also, print off the physical form.  Please complete as much of the form as possible, along with immunization record and copy of insurance.  The insurance is for camp and other outings throughout the year.  Thank you.
ched86@aol.com

• Feb 25-27  Bogg’s Creek  Campout (See Chris Mobley & Noah Steinberg) (Brenton Burnett, Adam Steinburg, Drew Bodney, Aaron Covert, Justin Scott, Marshall Griffith, Sam Barrentine, Damian Mobley, Brandon Ford, George Albert, Stephen Albert, Bailey Goswick: Other Adults: Greg Goswick, John Griffith)
• Tentative Date (March 6th or 13th): Scout Sunday (See Jim Pierce for details.)
• March 8: 30 days retest for Tenderfoot Skills Test
• March 12: Troop Ski Trip (See Allyson David for more details.)
• March 20 (Sunday): Pool Day at NGCSU from 2-5pm (Rank Advancement Skills & Annual Troop Swim Test.
• March 24: “Taste of Mountains” Community Project (See Roger Greer.)
• 2011 Summer Camp Fees are due on the following schedule.

Scouts: $280

• $70   due Feb 1, 2011                    $70   due March 1, 2011
• $70   due April 1, 2011                    $70   due May 1, 2011

All payments MUST be made by May 1, 2011 if you need assistance with paying for camp, you must let the Treasurer know as soon as possible.

Adults: $ 150 leader fees – $35 offsite activity fee for rafting= $185 total cost

• $ 46.25  due Feb 1, 2011                $ 46.25  due March 1, 2011
• $ 46.25  due April 1, 2011                $ 46.25  due May 1, 2011

If you do not wish to attend the rafting trip please let Betsy or Jennifer know so we can adjust our numbers as necessary.

We have 5 open Scout slots left for camp, we need to know by March 1, 2011 if you wish to go to camp.  If not, we will need to drop those 5 extra slots.

On Mondays:

• Start date TBA from 7:45pm-8:15pm on Mondays. Allyson David and Betsy Chaput will be teaching the “Scout Heritage Merit Badge” at the DBC Fellowship Hall.
• Feb 21st: Georgia Appalachian Trail Club & Dahlonega Trail Fest Presentation by John Cavender (Former Ridge Runner) and Stephen Smith (Eagle Scout & Chamber Staff) 6:30-7:30pm in the DBC Fellowship Hall.
• Feb 28th: Davis COH 7pm at the DBC Fellowship Hall
• March 7 & 14 Cycling 101 by Dahlonega Wheelworks (Jon Dahlman)
  • • TBA: Road Trip from LCHS to R-ranch on Black Mountain Road
    • March 27: Mont Loop
• We’ll continue to offer Adult Training opportunities at DBC on Monday Nights at 6:30pm. (See Angie Erwin for details.) Below is a tentative schedule:
  • • Feb 28th: Trek Safety
    • TBA: Troop Outing Leaders Orientation (Health Forms, Van Request, P Permission Forms, Sign-List, Tour Permits)
    • March 14th: Weather Hazards
    • March 21st: Intro to Outdoor Leadership Skills
    • April 11th: Climb on Safety
    • April 18th: Safety Afloat
    • TBA: Safe Swim Defense
    • TBA: DBC Van Driver Orientation
    • TBA: 1st Aid & CPR
    • TBA: Wilderness 1st Aid & CPR class
    • TBA: Youth Protection Training
• Online adult training opportunities: BSA On-line Learning Center:  <http://olc.scouting.org/info/bsfs.html> http://olc.scouting.org/info/bsfs.html <http://olc.scouting.org/info/bsfs.html>

Upcoming this Spring

• Sunday Family Canoe Trip: Tentative Date April 10 or May 22 1-5pm Appalachian Outfitters:Patrol Challenge> River Clean-up Cost $20 person (Need Adults Leaders)

• Backpacking Trek on AT April 16-17 (See Roger Greer for details.)

• TBA: Patrol Challenge on Lumpkin Challenge Course

(Low/ Team Challenge in Morning & High Elements in Afternoon) Cost $20 per person

April                4-8            Spring Break
April                TBA            Community Service Project (TBA)
April                11            Court of Honor
April                30    Side by Side Community Service (See Michelle Steinberg.)

May                TBA            Troop Elections
May                TBA         River Clean-up
May                27            Last Day of School 2009-10

May 30-June 4          National Youth Leadership Training (NEGA) (John Passman & Luke Hebert)
June 5- 11               Woodruff, GA- BSA Summer Camp  ($280 per scout)  (Please see Betsy Chaput for details.)
July                  TBA            Backpacking Trek

Troop 303’s Youth Leadership Council:
Troop 303’s Youth Leadership Council meet at 5:30pm on Mondays.

• Senior Patrol Leader: Luke Hebert
• Assistant Senior Patrol Leader: John Passman
• Troop Quartermaster: Sam Barrentine
  • Assistant Quartermaster: TBA
• Troop Historian: Jimmy Grunfelder
• Troop Librarian: Jack Erwin
• Troop Webmaster: Miles Clark
• Troop Scribe: Ethan David
• Troop Guide: Anthony Bennett, Michael Pierce
• Instructor: Micah Mihok, Eric Fergusion, Jonathon McCraney, Eric Niconovich
• Chaplain’s Aide: Danny Niconovich
  • • • • Thrasher Patrol Leader: Grant Lytch
          • Assistant Patrol Leader: Eric Ferguson
        • BlackHawk Patrol Leader: Nicklas Chaput
          • Assistant Patrol Leader: Eric Niconovich
        • Panther Patrol Leader: Joseph Head
          • Assistant Patrol Leader: Sam Barrentine
        • Patrol #4 Patrol Leader: Daniel Mihok
          • Assistant Patrol Leader: Anthony Bennett

Tracking Scouts toward Eagle & Updates:

Please help encourage these scouts as they stay on track for EAGLE.

NAME                       RANK      DOB                DEADLINE     PROJECT

1. Daniel Mihok                Life    5/8/1993        5/8/2011        Camp Glisson
2. Eric Niconovich          Life   6/29/1993       6/29/2011
3. Jonathan McCraney   Life    3/07/1994       3/07/2012        YC Park Benches
4. Michael Pierce          Star    6/9/1994            6/9/2012
5. Eric Ferguson              Life     7/09/1994       7/9/2012       Camp Hope
6. Micah Mihok             Life        6/8/1995        6/8/2013        Lumpkin Park & Rec
7. Luke Hebert             Star    8/17/1995         8/17/2013
8. Danny Niconovich    Star    10/18/1995        10/18/2013
9. John Passman          Life      10/30/1995         10/30/2013

News for NEGA Council:

• Roundtable: 2nd Thursday of the Month at 7pm, First Baptist Cumming, 1597 Sawnee Drive in Cumming, Ga

All parents are encouraged to be active within the Troop either on the Committee or on Monday Nights, or leading outings for the scouts. We need everyone engaged and active to have an awesome troop.

• Troop  303 Updates: http://bsa303.org/index_updates.html <http://bsa303.org/index_updates.html>
• Etowah  District website: http://etowah-bsa.org/ <http://etowah-bsa.org/>
• NEGA Council website: http://www.nega-bsa.org/ <http://www.nega-bsa.org/>
• Check-out the new TroopMaster Web: http://www.troopmasterweb.com/troop303 <http://www.troopmasterweb.com/troop303>  (see Allyson for details.)

–
Roger Greer
Committee Chair, BSA Troop 303
http://www.bsa303.org/
706-867-7047
706-867-9001
rgreer@lumpkin.k12.ga.us

Announcements:

• Great job Jonathan McCraney on finishing your Eagle Project on Saturday Lake Zwerner Trail.
• Congratulations to Anthony Bennett for passing your Eagle Board of Review this past Thursday Night.
• Rank Advancements:
  
  • Scout Rank: George Albert, Drew Bodney, John Dyer, Marshall Griffith, Jacob Hester, Jamey South, Brandon Ford, Aaron Covert, Cody Health, Morgan Henderson
  • Tenderfoot: Alex Brown
  • 2nd Class:
  • 1st Class:
  • Star: Joseph Head
  • Life:
    

• Check-out the new TroopMaster Web: http://www.troopmasterweb.com/troop303 <http://www.troopmasterweb.com/troop303>  (see Allyson’s for details.)
• Feb 8th: Scout Day at the Capital (See Angie Erwin for details.)
• Tentative Date (Feb 13th): Scout Sunday (See Jim Pierce for details.)
• Feb 19th: We’ll be offering Annual Physicals for the Troop at Ray Polk’s Office from 8:30am to 10am. Please sign-up at Scout Hut. See Cara Barrentine for details. The Physical form is attached to this email.
• Feb 26-27  Winfield Scott  Campout     (See Chris Mobley)
• March 5 & 6 Backpacking (Scotty & TBA)
• March 12: Troop Ski Trip (See Allyson David for more details.) We need at least 15 people to attend in order to get the group rate.  Those signed up so far are Jack Erwin, Alex Brown, Brenden King, Sam Barrentine, & Ethan David
  

Adults: Jim Pierce and Allyson David  We’ll need two more adult leaders since we’ll have to take both vans.

• March 13 (Sunday): Pool Day at NGCSU from 2-5pm (Rank Advancement Skills & Annual Troop Swim Test.
• March 24: “Taste of Mountains” Community Project (See Roger Greer.)
  

On Mondays:

• Feb 7th: Next Troop Committee Meeting at 6:30pm in Dahlonega Baptist Fellowship.
• Feb 14th: OA Elections (Mark Pouncey) (Damian Mobley, Jack Erwin, Eric Niconovich, Michael Pierce)
• Start on Feb 14th from 7:45pm-8:15pm Betsy Chaput will be teaching the “Scout Heritage Merit Badge” at the DBC Fellowship Hall.
• Feb 21st: Georgia Appalachian Trail Club & Dahlonega Trail Fest Presentation by John Cavender (Former Ridge Runner) and Stephen Smith (Eagle Scout & Chamber Staff) 6:30-7:30pm in the DBC Fellowship Hall.
• Feb 28th: Davis COH 7pm at the DBC Fellowship Hall
• March 7 & 14 Cycling 101 by Dahlonega Wheelworks (Jon Dalman)
  
  1. 1. March 20: Road Trip from LCHS to R-ranch on Black Mountain Road
     2. March 27: Mont Loop
        
• We’ll continue to offer Adult Training opportunities at DBC on Monday Nights at 6:30pm. (See Angie Erwin for details.) Below is a tentative schedule:
  
  • • Feb 14th: Boy Scout Leader Fast Start
    • Feb 28th: Trek Safety
    • March 14th: Weather Hazards
    • March 21st: Intro to Outdoor Leadership Skills
    • April 11th: Climb on Safety
    • April 18th: Safety Afloat
    • TBA: Safe Swim Defense
    • TBA: DBC Van Driver Orientation
    • TBA: 1st Aid & CPR
    • TBA: Wilderness 1st Aid & CPR class
    • TBA: Youth Protection Training
      
• Online adult training opportunities: BSA On-line Learning Center:  <http://olc.scouting.org/info/bsfs.html> http://olc.scouting.org/info/bsfs.html <http://olc.scouting.org/info/bsfs.html>
  

Upcoming this Spring

• Sunday Family Canoe Trip: April 10 or May 22 1-5pm Appalachian Outfitters
  

Patrol Challenge> River Clean-up Cost $20 person

• Backpacking Trek on AT April 16-17 (See Roger Greer for details.)
  

• May 7: Patrol Challenge on Lumpkin Challenge Course
  

(Low/ Team Challenge in Morning & High Elements in Afternoon) Cost $20 per person

April                4-8            Spring Break
April                TBA            Community Service Project (TBA)
April                11            Court of Honor
April                30    Side by Side Community Service (See Michelle Steinberg.)

May                TBA            Troop Elections
May                TBA         River Clean-up
May                27            Last Day of School 2009-10

May 30-June 4          National Youth Leadership Training (NEGA) (John Passman & Joseph Head)
June 5- 11               Woodruff, GA- BSA Summer Camp  ($280 per scout)  (Please see Betsy Chaput for details.)
July                  TBA            Backpacking Trek

Troop 303’s Youth Leadership Council:
Troop 303’s Youth Leadership Council meet at 5:30pm on Mondays.

• Senior Patrol Leader: Luke Hebert
• Assistant Senior Patrol Leader: John Passman
• Troop Quartermaster: Sam Barrentine
  
  • Assistant Quartermaster: TBA
    
• Troop Historian: Jimmy Grunfelder
• Troop Librarian: Jack Erwin
• Troop Webmaster: Miles Clark
• Troop Scribe: Ethan David
• Troop Guide: Anthony Bennett, Michael Pierce
• Instructor: Micah Mihok, Eric Fergusion, Jonathon McCraney, Eric Niconovich
• Chaplain’s Aide: Danny Niconovich
  
  • • • • Thrasher Patrol Leader: Grant Lytch
          
          • Assistant Patrol Leader: Eric Ferguson
            
        • BlackHawk Patrol Leader: Nicklas Chaput
          
          • Assistant Patrol Leader: Eric Niconovich
            
        • Panther Patrol Leader: Joseph Head
          
          • Assistant Patrol Leader: Sam Barrentine
            
        • Patrol #4 Patrol Leader: Daniel Mihok
          
          • Assistant Patrol Leader: Anthony Bennett
            

Tracking Scouts toward Eagle & Updates:

Please help encourage these scouts as they stay on track for EAGLE.

NAME                       RANK      DOB                DEADLINE     PROJECT

1. Daniel Mihok                Life    5/8/1993        5/8/2011        Camp Glisson
2. Eric Niconovich          Life   6/29/1993       6/29/2011
3. Jonathan McCraney   Life    3/07/1994       3/07/2012        YC Park Benches
4. Michael Pierce          Star    6/9/1994            6/9/2012
5. Eric Ferguson              Life     7/09/1994       7/9/2012       Camp Hope
6. Micah Mihok             Life        6/8/1995        6/8/2013        Lumpkin Park & Rec
7. Luke Hebert             Star    8/17/1995         8/17/2013
8. Danny Niconovich    Star    10/18/1995        10/18/2013
9. John Passman          Life      10/30/1995         10/30/2013
   

News for NEGA Council:

• Roundtable: 2nd Thursday of the Month at 7pm, First Baptist Cumming, 1597 Sawnee Drive in Cumming, Ga
  

All parents are encouraged to be active within the Troop either on the Committee or on Monday Nights, or leading outings for the scouts. We need everyone engaged and active to have an awesome troop.

• Troop  303 Updates: http://bsa303.org/index_updates.html <http://bsa303.org/index_updates.html>
• Etowah  District website: http://etowah-bsa.org/ <http://etowah-bsa.org/>
• NEGA Council website: http://www.nega-bsa.org/ <http://www.nega-bsa.org/>
  

Troop New & Updates (1-04-11)
We had 15 adults at the Troop Committee Meeting last night. There are some wonderful things going on behind the scene to continue to make this a great Troop. Next meeting is Feb 7th at DBC Fellowship Hall.

Announcements:

• Monday, January 10, 2011 – 6:00PM – Meeting at Scout Hut (first Monday Meeting after Christmas Holidays.)

• Troop 303’s Youth Leadership Council meet at 5:30pm on January 10th.

Troop 303’s Youth Leadership Council:

• Senior Patrol Leader: Luke Hebert
• Assistant Senior Patrol Leader: John Passman
• Troop Quartermaster: Sam Barrentine
  • Assistant Quartermaster: TBA
• Troop Historian: Jimmy Grunfelder
• Troop Librarian: Jack Erwin
• Troop Webmaster: Miles Clark
• Troop Scribe: Ethan David
• Troop Guide: Anthony Bennett, Michael Pierce
• Instructor: Micah Mihok, Eric Fergusion, Jonathon McCraney, Eric Niconovich, Danny Niconovich
• Jr Assist Scoutmaster: Davis Gabriel

• • • • • Thrasher Patrol Leader: Grant Lytch
          • Assistant Patrol Leader: Eric Ferguson
        • BlackHawk Patrol Leader: Nicklas Chaput
          • Assistant Patrol Leader: Eric Niconovich
        • Panther Patrol Leader: Joseph Head
          • Assistant Patrol Leader: Sam Barrentine
        • Patrol #4 Patrol Leader: Daniel Mihok
          • Assistant Patrol Leader: Anthony Bennett

• Winter Camping (MLK Weekend) Jan 15-16 at Winfield Scott (Lead by Chris Mobley, Scotty Erwin, and Noah Steinburg.)
• Monday, January 17, 2011 – 6:00 PM – Court of Honor at DBC Fellowship Hall
• It’s time for our Annual Troop Recharter! Our Annual Troop Recharter is due on January 21st. Troop 303 Annual Dues for the 2011 year are $65 per scout and $15 per adult leader.These troop dues cover:BSA annual registration fee, Subscription to Boy’s Life for the Troops, other outdoor magazines and guide for books, Accident insurance per scout or adult leader, Funds that go to the Troop Budget for equipment, gear, supplies, and individual awards during the year.

We need your annual dues ASAP. You may pay the full $65 before December 6th or break it into 3 payments of $22 each (The first payment is due before the December 6th, second payment due on January 24th, and third on Feb 14th.) Only scouts and adult leaders that have paid their annual dues and their scout accounts are paid up will be chartered on January 21st.

• • Dues should be given to our Treasurer, Jennifer Head.
  • Betsy Chaput will be working on completing our troop recharter paperwork.

• January 22nd: Advance-A-Rama at NGCSU. We have 24 people signed-up at this point. See Allyson David for details.

• May 30- June 4th National Youth Leadership Training (First Class and up.) (See Roger Greer for details.)

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Summer Camp 2011
Woodruff Scout Reservation, Blairsville, GA
June 5-11, 2011
Cost is $280 for Scouts and $150 for leaders
Payments can be split, but 1/2 must be paid by January 24 and the balance by April 18.
We have 20 spots at this point, reserve your spots ASAP.
Please let Betsy Chaput know ASAP if you are planning to attend – AJDN_MOM@yahoo.com.

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Troop Calendar

• Monday, January 24, 2011 – 6:00 PM – Meeting at Scout Hut
• Monday, January 31, 2011 – 6:00 PM – Meeting at Scout Hut

Upcoming Outings
February TBA Ski Trip (Jim & TBA)
Feb Mondays Scout Heritage Merit Badge (See Besty Chaput)
Feb 6 Scout Sunday
March TBA “Taste of Mountains” Community Project
March 5 & 6 Backpacking (Scotty & TBA)
March 24 Taste of Mountains
April 4-8 Spring Break
April TBA Community Service Project (TBA)
April 11 Court of Honor
April 30 Side by Side Community Service
May TBA Troop Elections
May TBA River Clean-up
May 27 Last Day of School 2009-10
June 5- 11 Woodruff, GA- BSA Summer Camp ($280 per scout)
July TBA Backpacking Trek

Tracking Scouts toward Eagle & Updates:

Please help encourage these scouts as they stay on track for EAGLE.

NAME RANK DOB DEADLINE PROJECT

1. Anthony Bennett Life 2/14/1993 2/14/2011 FC Food Closet
2. Daniel Mihok Life 5/8/1993 5/8/2011 Camp Glisson
3. Eric Niconovich Life 6/29/1993 6/29/2011
4. Jonathan McCraney Life 3/07/1994 3/07/2012 YC Park Benches
5. Michael Pierce Star 6/9/1994 6/9/2012
6. Eric Ferguson Life 7/09/1994 7/9/2012 Camp Hope
7. Micah Mihok Life 6/8/1995 6/8/2013 Lumpkin Park & Rec
8. Luke Hebert Star 8/17/1995 8/17/2013
9. Danny Niconovich Star 10/18/1995 10/18/2013
10. John Passman Life 10/30/1995 10/30/2013

News for NEGA Council:

• Roundtable: 2nd Thursday of the Month at 7pm, First Baptist Cumming, 1597 Sawnee Drive in Cumming, Ga

All parents are encouraged to be active within the Troop either on the Committee or on Monday Nights, or leading outings for the scouts. We need everyone engaged and active to have an awesome troop.

• Troop 303 Updates: http://bsa303.org/index_updates.html
• Etowah District website: http://etowah-bsa.org/
• NEGA Council website: http://www.nega-bsa.org/

Adult Training offered at DBC on Monday Nights at 6pm. (See Angie Erwin for

• Jan 10th: Youth Protection Training
• Jan 24th: Boy Scout Leader Fast Start
• Feb 14th: Trek Safety
• Feb 28th: Weather Hazards
• March 14th: Intro to Outdoor Leadership Skills
• March 21st: Climb on Safety
• April 11th: Safety Afloat
• April 18th: Safe Swim Defense
• TBA: DBC Van Driver Orientation
• TBA: 1st Aid & CPR
• TBA: Wilderness 1st Aid & CPR class

BSA On-line Learning Center: http://olc.scouting.org/info/bsfs.html
We’re requesting that you use the web link above and take the “Troop Committee Challenge” and “Youth Protection” Training on-line.

Online training opportunities:

• “Fast Start: Boy Scouting”
• “Safe Swim Defense”
• “Safety Afloat”

Announcements:
Welcome new scouts from Pack 303 who crossed over last week; Please bring cake mixes & cans of icing for the Community Helping Place White Christmas project; Highlights from Sandrock Climbing Trip: http://picasaweb.google.com/lizardqing/Troop303Sandrock2010#
Davis is passed his Eagle Board on Nov 18th. He is the newest Eagle Scout.

* Friday, December 3 – Anthony Bennett’s Eagle Project Work Day, 3:30 – 5:30 @ LCES – bring painting clothes. Let Anthony know on November 29 whether you will be attending this workday.
* Friday, December 3 at 6:30 PM Pack 36 Crossover at Parks & Rec Please let Mrs. Passman know on November 29 whether you will attend. All Troop members must be in Class A uniform for this.
* Saturday, December 4 – Anthony Bennett’s Eagle Project Work Day, 9AM – 2PM @ LCES – bring painting clothes
* Monday, December 6 – 6:00PM – Meeting at Scout Hut (Troop elections) Last regular meeting for the year! All blue cards must be turned in tonight for the January Court of Honor.
* Thursday, December 9 – Bowling Party @ Yonah Bowl & Skate in Cleveland. Meet at the Scout Hut at 6:00 to ride in the church vans or to caravan. There is room for 18 Scouts in the vans so some parents will need to drive personal cars. E-mail Jennifer Head, BJHead@windstream.net if you plan to attend.
* Dec 13 at 6pm: Troop Committee Meeting (No Regular Scout Meeting)
* Thursday, December 16 Pack 357 Webelos Crossover, 6:30 PM (location TBA)
* December 18 & 19 Winter Camp-out at the Head’s Property (Working on 1st year scout skills) See Jennifer Head to sign-up.
* Dec 18-20: Advance Winter Backpacking Trek: (Older Scouts) See Trey Greer to sign-up.

It’s time for our Annual Troop Recharter! Our Annual Troop Recharter is due on January 21st. Troop 303 Annual Dues for the 2011 year are $65 per scout and $15 per adult leader.
These troop dues cover:

* BSA annual registration fee
* Subscription to Boy’s Life for the Troops, other outdoor magazines and guide for books.
* Accident insurance per scout or adult leader
* Funds that go to the Troop Budget for equipment, gear, supplies, and individual awards during the year.

We need your annual dues on or before December 6th. You may pay the full $65 before December 6th or break it into 3 payments of $22 each (The first payment is due before the December 6th, second payment due on January 24th, and third on Feb 14th.) Only scouts and adult leaders that have paid their annual dues and their scout accounts are paid up will be chartered on January 21st.

* Dues should be given to our Treasurer, Jennifer Head.

* Betsy Chaput will be working on completing our troop recharter paperwork.

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Summer Camp 2011
Woodruff Scout Reservation, Blairsville, GA
June 5-11, 2011
Cost is $280 for Scouts and $150 for leaders
Payments can be split, but 1/2 must be paid by January 24 and the balance by April 18.
We have 20 spots at this point, reserve your spots ASAP.
Please let Betsy Chaput know ASAP if you are planning to attend – AJDN_MOM@yahoo.com.

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Advanc-A-Rama
NGCSU
Saturday, January 22, 2011
$16 by January 3, $21 after this date
7:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Lunch is included in the fee
Please contact Allyson David, ally22@yahoo.com, with your top two merit badge choices. You will be registered for your first choice if available. If you choose two 1/2 day badges, you can earn both of them in the same day; otherwise you will earn one badge.
Merit badges being offered:
* Citizenship in the Community
* Citizenship in the Nation
* Citizenship in the World
* Communications
* Emergency Preparedness
* First Aid
* Swimming

* American Heritage
* Chemistry
* Disabilities Awareness (pm session)
* Electronics
* Energy (am session)
* Geocaching
* Graphic Arts
* Indian Lore (pm session)
* Reading (am session)
* Pioneering
* Space Exploration

* denotes Eagle required
For those of you new to Boy Scouts the TNT program is offered again this year. This is highly recommended to help you move get a good start on the first three scouting ranks.
New parents transitioning from Webelos might want to consider attending the Scouting 101 so you can learn what to expect from your BOY Scout experience. Scouting 101 is free unless you want lunch and then it’s $8.50 ($13.50 after January 3).

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Troop Calendar

* Monday, January 10, 2011 – 6:00PM – Meeting at Scout Hut
* Monday, January 17, 2011 – 6:00 PM – Court of Honor at DBC Fellowship Hall
* Saturday, January 22 – Advanc-A-Rama (see above)
* Monday, January 24, 2011 – 6:00 PM – Meeting at Scout Hut
* Monday, January 31, 2011 – 6:00 PM – Meeting at Scout Hut

Upcoming Outings
February TBA Ski Trip (Jim & TBA)
March TBA “Taste of Mountains” Community Project
March 5 & 6 Backpacking (Scotty & TBA)
April 4-8 Spring Break
April TBA Community Service Project (TBA)
April 11 Court of Honor
May TBA Troop Elections
May 27 Last Day of School 2009-10
June 5- 11 Woodruff, GA- BSA Summer Camp ($280 per scout)
July TBA Backpacking Trek

Tracking Scouts toward Eagle & Updates:

Please help encourage these scouts as they stay on track for EAGLE.

NAME RANK DOB DEADLINE PROJECT

1. Anthony Bennett Life 2/14/1993 2/14/2011 FC Food Closet
2. Daniel Mihok Life 5/8/1993 5/8/2011 Camp Glisson
3. Eric Niconovich Star 6/29/1993 6/29/2011
4. Jonathan McCraney Life 3/07/1994 3/07/2012 YC Park Benches
5. Michael Pierce Star 6/9/1994 6/9/2012
6. Eric Ferguson Life 7/09/1994 7/9/2012 Camp Hope
7. Micah Mihok Life 6/8/1995 6/8/2013 Lumpkin Park & Rec
8. Luke Hebert Star 8/17/1995 8/17/2013
9. Danny Niconovich Star 10/18/1995 10/18/2013
10. John Passman Life 10/30/1995 10/30/2013

News for NEGA Council:

* Roundtable: 2nd Thursday of the Month at 7pm, First Baptist Cumming, 1597 Sawnee Drive in Cumming, Ga

Troop 303’s Youth Leadership Council:

* Senior Patrol Leader: Luke Hebert
* Assistant Senior Patrol Leader: John Passman
* Troop Quartermaster: Sam Barrentine
o Assistant Quartermaster: Jack Erwin
* Troop Historian: Jonathon McCraney
* Troop Librarian: Daniel Mihok
* Troop Guide: Anthony Bennett, Michael Pierce
* Troop Webmaster: Miles Clark
* Jr Assist Scoutmaster:

Thrasher Patrol Leader: Grant Lytch

Assistant Leader: Eric Ferguson
BlackHawk Patrol Leader: Eric Niconovich

Assistant Leader: Nicklas Chaput
Panther Patrol Leader: Micah Mihok

Assistant Leader: Daniel Mihok

All parents are encouraged to be active within the Troop either on the Committee or on Monday Nights, or leading outings for the scouts. We need everyone engaged and active to have an awesome troop.

* Troop 303 Updates: http://bsa303.org/index_updates.html
* Etowah District website: http://etowah-bsa.org/
* NEGA Council website: http://www.nega-bsa.org/

Adult Training:
BSA On-line Learning Center: http://olc.scouting.org/info/bsfs.html
We’re requesting that you use the web link above and take the “Troop Committee Challenge” and “Youth Protection” Training on-line.

Online training opportunities:

* “Fast Start: Boy Scouting”
* “Safe Swim Defense”
* “Safety Afloat”