Boy Scout Troop 648 Scottsdale, Arizona

Greetings!

This is a reminder that we will have our May Troop Activity Committee Meeting tonight, May 8, at 6pm at CCC. All leaders, parents, committee members, (and anyone generally interested) are welcome.

Also for those attending Summer Camp, please don’t forget your Merit Badge sign up forms.

Thanks!

Mr. Benyi

Greetings!

This is a reminder that we will have the Troop Activity Committee meeting tonight at 6pm at CCC. We will be reviewing upcoming events and operations for the Troop including the Family Campout, upcoming outings, and the pancake breakfast; leaders and parents are welcome.

Also as a reminder, if you haven’t yet made your second summer camp payment, please get that in. We are now collecting third payments.

Thanks!

Mr. Benyi

Greetings!

This is a reminder that we will have the Eagle Court of Honor for Joe Hart this afternoon at 2pm. The ceremony will be held at:

Greetings!

This is a reminder that we will have our first revamped “Troop Activities Committee” (TAC) meeting tomorrow night at 6pm, prior to the regular Troop Meeting. The TAC is a program operations meeting, (what used to be called the Adult Leader Meeting) – and is meant for: Leaders, Assistant Scoutmasters, Adults in charge of upcoming events, and any otherwise interested adults, parents, etc.

All are welcome and we hope you can join us.

Thanks!

Mr. Benyi

Greetings!

Troop Meeting: This week’s 7pm Tuesday meeting (3.6.18) will be held OFFSITE at 5337 E Thunderbird Road; Zane will be leading a meeting regarding Canoeing skills. He has asked everyone to bring a swim suit.

PLC Meeting: The PLC Meeting will be at 6pm (as usual) and will also be held at the address above; not at CCC this week.

Parent/Committee Meeting: Because we are offsite, we will have a brief “standing” Committee Meeting. I will keep the agenda as short as possible. (This meeting will NOT be held at the usual location, so that everyone does not have to drive to multiple locations.) Primary topics will include pancake breakfast and summer camp.

Thanks!

Greetings!

This is a reminder that we will be having a Parent & Committee Meeting this coming Tuesday (2/6/18) at 7pm in the Conference Room at CCC. Although this is not our usual month for the Committee to meet, I have some important information from Council to share with everyone, and it is also a good time to talk about Summer Camp and the upcoming Pancake Breakfast.

I hope to see you there!

Thanks,

Mr. Benyi

Greetings!

This is a reminder that we will be holding our Troop Committee/Parent Meeting this coming Tuesday, 12/5/17. The meeting will be held during the usual troop meeting from 7pm-8:30pm over in the Conference Room on the north end of the CCC campus. All parents and committee members of the troop are invited and welcome to attend. We will have several topics to discuss and cover at this meeting.

The following week, 12/12/17 will be a Philmont Information Meeting from 6pm-7pm, prior to the troop meeting. (This meeting will also be in the CCC Conference Room.) All scouts and/or adults signed up for Philmont need to attend this meeting, or at least send a representative. Philmont is just about 7 months away, so it is time to start getting prepared. We do still have two open spots for Philmont, so anyone who will be 14 before June, 2018 who might be interested in Philmont is welcome to attend.

Thanks!

Mr. Benyi

Greetings!

A quick update regarding our December backpacking outing to the Superstition Mountains this weekend.

We will meet at the Troop Shed @ CCC at 7:30am on Saturday morning, Dec 2, and will return midday on Sunday, Dec 3. We will travel to the Peralta Trailhead in the Superstition Mountains east of Mesa, where we will do a moderately easy backpacking trip on the Bluff Springs Trail. The backpacking to the overnight campsite is a relatively short 3.2 miles, to be followed up by a 1 mile each way day hike (no backpacks) to the world’s largest saguaro cactus named 50 in 1. For those needing the Second Class “5-Mile Hike” requirement, this hike will meet that requirement. For those attending Philmont this summer, this is a good hiking and backpacking to help your skills and conditioning between now and June.

Some logistics:

• Eat breakfast Saturday morning before meeting up at the church.
• The daytime highs are forecast to be in the low 70’s, fantastic for hiking.
• The overnight lows are forecast to be in the mid 40’s, so bring layers to keep you warm in the evening and an appropriately rated sleeping bag and sleeping pad. Don’t forget a beanie to keep you noggin warm at night.
• As is typical with backpacking trips, each person brings their own food. Bring food for lunch and dinner Saturday, and breakfast Sunday. The adults will have jetboils to boil water for freeze dried foods.
• Bring 5 to 6 liters of water, There will not likely be any water on the trail since it has not rained for so long.
• If you did not sign up for this outing on SignupGenius, please let Brandon Bollimpalli know you are planning on participating. You can reach Brandon @ 480-688-8240

See you there!

Greetings!

Happy Labor Day weekend to everyone! This is a reminder that we will be having our usual September Troop Committee & Parent Meeting on Tuesday, 9/5/17 at 7pm in the CCC Conference Room. All parents and committee members are invited to attend.

Among other things, we will be reviewing the Troop Calendar for the coming year that was put together by the Patrol Leader’s Council this past month.

I hope to see you there!

-Mr. Benyi

Greetings!

This is a reminder that we have an opportunity to work on the Swimming MB this weekend. This is an Eagle Required MB, so I encourage anyone who hasn’t completed this badge to take advantage!

We will meet Sunday, August 13th, 2pm at the MEETING ROOM of the McDowell Mountain Aquatic Center – 15525 N Thompson Peak Pkwy, Scottsdale, (480) 312-6677. Please check with the front desk when you check in. Admission is free!

Mike Coppo (Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 869, former U.S. Navy officer with numerous swimming related survival certificates and also an accomplished triathlete) will be giving a safety lecture in the meeting room and then we’ll move to the lap pool for the swim test. A Head Lifeguard from the Aquatic Center will be assisting the boys with requirements #4-7. Please have your Scout familiarize themselves with the requirements prior to the event and/or read through the MB pamphlet.

The Webelos Den from Cub Scout Pack 682 and Boy Scouts from Troop 869 will be joining us, so it should be a fun event for everyone. The pools, lazy river and slide will be open until 5pm, so your Scout is welcome to stay as long as they like, but the official Scouting event will probably wrap up by 3pm. One parent/guardian must be on premise if your Scout stays later than our event. We also encourage the Scout to observe the buddy system at all times. Siblings are welcome to attend. Did we mention that there is no charge for this event?

Thanks!

-Mr. Benyi