Boy Scout Troop 648 Scottsdale, Arizona

Hello Troop 648

Reminder that this Tuesday, February 24, 2015 is our Court of Honor. The COH will be held at Blessed Sacrament starting at 7:00pm.

Please bring a dessert to share with a dozen or more people. It should be table ready. The troop will provide plates, napkins and cups.

See you there!

Scoutmaster 648

Hello Troop 648

A story worth reading. Don’t forget to check out the video that plays at the beginning of the article. Click here for the story.

Hope you are having a great week!

Scoutmaster T648

Life Project

Please remember to bring donations of personal care items for the New Life Center (Domestic Violence Shelter) to this evening’s troop meeting.

Please consider donating: Facial Cleanser, Body Soap, Hand Soap, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, Mouthwash, Dental Floss, Shampoo & Conditioner, Hair Styling Products, Nail Clippers, Vaseline, Q-Tips, Toilet Paper, Kleenex, Diapers, Wipes, etc.

I need your help to make this community service project a great success! Every donation will be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

James DeAngelis

Hello Troop 648

A reminder that Michael Harness’ Eagle Court of Honor is February, 14th, 1:00pm at Scottsdale Worship Center. SWC is located at 6508 E. Cactus Road, one block east of 64th Street on Cactus.

Come out to celebrate Michael’s AWESOME achievement! Reception following the ceremony.

Scoutmaster T648

Hello Troop 648

What a wonderful trip! Our group of 11 scouts and 8 adults ventured northeast to Sunrise Ski Resort for our annual ski trip. The group included some old pros and some new converts and both skiers and snowboarders. Last weekend’s major snow fall provided a solid base as we skied and boarded under a beautiful blue and cloudless sky. Near spring temps saw most of us shedding layers as temps approached the 50s.

A record personal best (24 runs!), two awesome birthdays to celebrate (Marshall B. and Aidan B.), a jump gone awry, a couple rank advancements (congrats Reese G. and Alex D.), full stomachs and many air hockey, foosball and competitive table tennis matches rounded out the weekend.

Special thanks to Kevin W. for organizing the trip, the Beyers for some awesome chili! and Mr. Parizek for cooking and hauling the trailer. Another successful and memorable Troop 648 outing! We are still working on our final costs for the trip and will email them out later this week.

See you tomorrow night for our weekly meeting!

Scoutmaster T648

  

JAMES DEANGELIS LIFE PROJECT

How can I give back to the community? Great question!

Help New Life Center (Domestic Violence Shelter)

By Donating Personal Care Items For Survivors Of Abuse

Please donate any of the following items by bringing them to a February Scout meeting and/or to the COH on Tuesday, February 24^th: Facial Cleanser, Body Soap, Hand Soap, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, Mouthwash, Dental Floss, Shampoo & Conditioner, Hair Styling Products, Nail Clippers, Vaseline, Q-Tips, Toilet Paper, Kleenex, Diapers, Wipes, etc.

These in-kind donations are critically important for the families of New Life Center since most arrive at the shelter with little more than the clothes they are wearing.

A few facts about New Life Center:

• NLC provides more than 34,000 nights of safety, shelter and services to more than 900 women and children on average each year. NLC is devoted to providing a safe haven and services to help families escape domestic violence.
• Due to its unique design allowing privacy for each family, NLC is one of the few shelters in the state to accept teenage boys.
• Over 95% of the women completing the program do not return to the abusive environment from which they came.

Please collect donations from your family, friends, neighbors, healthcare providers, and church members, too. Let’s make this donation drive a huge success!

Thank you for your help and support!

Contact James DeAngelis for more information

jdeangelis33@yahoo.com or 480-593-7705

Scoutmaster T648

Hello Troop 648

The Sunrise Ski Trip is almost here and it should be a great one! Sunrise has excellent snow coverage and we should have clear, blue skies and mild temps (low-mid 40s during the day, 20s at night). We want to confirm attendance and provide some last minute packing ideas.

Here is the latest info we have for attendees:

Scouts (13 total):

• Kevin
• Michael M (rental/ski)
• Cameron (lesson, rental/ski)
• Cullen (rental/ski)
• Reese (lesson, rental/ski)
• James
• Marshall
• Zach R (lesson, rental/ski)
• Aidan (rental/snowboard)
• Harry
• Alex DeA
• Alex Dem (lesson, rental/ski)
• Jack P

Adults (8):

• Bruce (driving, 7 total)
• Rick (driving, trailer, 4 total)
• James C (driving, 5 total)
• Jim H. (driving, 5 total)
• Dave B (driving, 2 total)
• Jacob B
• Michael H
• Doug (rental)

If I have inadvertently left someone off the list, please let me know ASAP. If you are renting (from Alpine) and I don’t have that listed, please let me know.

Some additional last minute items to pack:

• Most important – HELMET! This is a BSA requirement. These can be rented from Alpine, but NOT in Sunrise. They don’t rent helmets anymore.
• Ski/snowboard personal gear: layers to include long underwear, shirt or turtleneck, jacket or fleece like jacket and wind breaker of some sort, gloves, hat, google or sunglasses, warm socks, ski pants or something that will stay dry.
• Sunscreen!!! We will have clear skies, high elevation and the sun is brutal when reflecting off the snow.
• Sleeping bag, sleeping pad, pillow and a bath towel. We won’t be using any linens.
• We will be traveling in Class As. After that, the Scouts can pack whatever is comfortable. We are skiing just on Saturday, so Fri night in the cabin, Sat night in the cabin should be sweats, PJs, whatever is comfortable.
• Medicine should be checked in on Friday in the parking lot.
• We will be meeting between 4:30-4:45pm on Friday, with departure at 5:00pm. If you can’t make it by 5pm, please let me know.
• If anyone has an electric griddle, please let me know. We may want to borrow it.
• We are still adding up the total costs for the trip. Different adults are buying food, etc. Unlike most trips, it will probably be next week when we have final accounting as well as what we end up with for lift ticket costs, lessons etc. Therefore, we will collect $s or have $s transferred from Scout accounts next week.
• Please remember your Permission Slip, which can be found on the website under Documents.
• Cash for your Scout for Friday night dinner on the road <$10 is usually sufficient as we stop for fast food.
• HELMET and SUNSCREEN!
• Meals will include: Sat. breakfast oatmeal, muffin, juice, milk, fruit; Sat, lunch is Parizek-a-Palooza Lunch and Gab Fest burgers, brats; Sat. dinner is Beyer’s World Famous Award Winning Omaha Chili (!), Sunday is our fly away Vegas Buffet with eggs, pancakes, bacon, and more (sadly, no Keno).

See you tomorrow!

Scoutmaster T648

Hello Troop 648

Hope you enjoyed your Super Sunday and are rested and ready for a busy February! Here are the key activities for the month:

• 2/3: PLC Meeting starting at 6:00pm, Troop meeting 7:00pm, meeting leaders Cullen T., Jacob M.
• 2/5: District Awards Night including our very own Elvin Clapp receiving the Silver Beaver Award!, 7:00pm, LDS Waltann Building, 4242 East Waltann Lane in Phoenix, Arizona
• 2/6-2/8: Annual Ski Outing, Sunrise, leaving church between 4:30pm and 5:00pm, trip leaders Kevin W., Harry K.
• 2/10: Troop meeting, 7:00pm, meeting leaders Cullen T., Jacob M.
• 2/14: Michael Harness, Eagle Scout Court of Honor, time and place to come
• 2/17: Troop meeting, 7:00pm, meeting leaders Cullen T., Jacob M.
• 2/20: Fish Fry, info TBD, event leader Ryan Conrad, leader for this date, Michael McFetters
• 2/24: Winter Court of Honor, event leader, Zach Harper, food organizers, Pirates Patrol
• 2/27: Fish Fry, info TBD, event leader Ryan Conrad, leader for this date, Sean Hart
• 2/28: Scout o Rama, Troop will be participating with a Fire by Friction demonstration, event leaders: Harry K., Val J. (ticket sales lead)

See you Tuesday!

Scoutmaster T648

Hello Troop 648

A reminder that we have our PLC meeting tomorrow night, 6pm at Blessed Sacrament. We will be discussing the details of our February monthly theme – Engineering. If you are in charge of a meeting, please be prepared to discuss.

See you then!

Scoutmaster T648

Hello Troop 648

Hope you are enjoying your Super Bowl weekend! The bad news has been the rain. The good news is the rain means SNOW! and Sunrise has seen plenty of it the last few days and just in time for our annual outing!

We will be departing at 5pm this Friday, Feb 6th returning Sunday, Feb 7th around 1-2pm. Please arrive at the church around 4:30-4:45pm so we can get an earlier start up the mountain.

We will be staying in a large cabin in Pinetop Country Club with plenty of space and an awesome game room featuring a regulation sized air hockey, table tennis and foosball!

Here is some important information:

• Please bring a sleeping bag, pad and pillow. There are a number of beds, though not everyone will be able to sleep on one. For those scouts that will be sleeping on a bed, we will use our sleeping bags and not sleeping in the bed so we can avoid the expense of cleaning the sheets.
• Please bring a bath towel for the shower. Same comment, trying to avoid some cleaning fees.
• If you are renting skis or a snowboard, you can save 20% by renting from Alpine Boardsports on Scottsdale road and Thunderbird. Navigate to www.alpineboardsports.com, click on the Rent tab, enter your info and use the following discount code for 20% off – Troop648. You don’t have to go to the shop if you don’t want to. You can take care of everything online. My only caution is make sure you are certain of your boot size.
• If you rent, please send me your rental information (what you rented) and your rental number. We will pick up ALL rentals from Alpine on Friday morning and return ALL rentals Sunday or Monday saving you both trips.
• We will be skiing one day, Saturday.  Saturday’s highlight will be Mr. Parizek’s Burgers and More Parking Lot Extravaganza!  An annual lunch tradition from noon to 1pm on Saturday.
• If your scout is new to skiing or snowboarding, please have them take lessons and let me know. The lessons typically include a ski lift ticket so you won’t have an added expense.
• The Beyer family has been kind enough to volunteer to make Saturday night’s dinner – Beyer’s Famous Arizona Chili!  This chili is the best and sure to fill the stomachs of our hungry crew.
• Remaining meals will include breakfast on both Saturday an Sunday.
• If you or your scout plan on attending, PLEASE email me immediately as we are close on seats and need an exact count asap.
• We will have a more accurate $ later this week as we determine final numbers.  For this trip, scouts will have gas, lodging, food, ski lift ticket, ski rental (if applicable) and Friday night dinner cash. Remember, your scout can also use funds from their scout account. Total trip expenses are historically in the $100-$120 range.
• Dress for 20-40ish during the day, 25-45 at night.  Remember sunscreen!!!! and remind your scout to stay hydrated.
• If you have any questions, please let me know.

Looking forward to seeing on the slopes!

Scoutmaster T648