Aug 08

Fall Kickoff Court of Honor – August 24

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Troop 365’s Kickoff Court of Honor

When: Sunday, August 24, 2014 at 5:00pm for dinner; program to follow.

Where: Worthington United Methodist Church South Fellowship Hall – our regular meeting place in the basement

What to bring: 2 side dishes to share, tableware for yourselves, your own beverages. We will provide the hamburgers and hot dogs on the grill!

** Patrol leaders are calling each family to confirm a head-count of your attending family members. Please call him by August 21st to confirm how many from your family will be coming. Those who do not RSVP are not guaranteed a hamburger or hot dog. Thank you for your cooperation!

Aug 08

Skills Development Session – August 9th

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If you still need some skills signed off before the Advancement Wrap-up on Monday, August 11th, then you may want to join us at the picnic/group camping area at Alum Creek State Park off Lewis Center Road to the left on Saturday at 10am. Mr. Cook and Mr. Roderick will be there for a few hours — 10 to 3’ish, and Aidan will cook up some brunch/lunch for those that can attend. Any other adults interested are welcome as well.

Skills include include reading map symbols, Leave No Trace rules, selecting a tent/patrol site, wood tools use, fire building and cooking, tracking wild animals (or evidence of them), to name a few.

Please call Mr. Roderick today and let him know if you are planning to attend.

Aug 05

Citizenship in the World Merit Badge Workshop

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I will be conducting a Citizenship in the World merit badge workshop in late August or September at my house, 175 Kenbrook Dr. For those who did the other two Citizenship merit badges with Dr. Dorothy, my house is right next door to his. The actual date of the workshop will be dependent on how many sign up as we might need to break it up into more than one group, but it should be in August and/or September. It should take about 3 hours.

Any boy who would like to sign up can send an email to me at dnadolny@columbus.rr.com or sign up on a list I will bring to the next few troop meetings.

Boys who sign up are required to read the merit badge handbook and come to the meeting prepared to discuss requirements #1-2, 4a&c, and 5-6. As preparation for the workshop, I suggest they print out and complete the merit badge worksheet located at http://usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/worksheets/Citizenship-in-the-World.pdf . I will ask the boys as they show up if they have read the handbook, if they have not, they should not stay. I know this sounds harsh, but without reading it, it is unlikely that most boys (I’m sure there are exceptions) will be able to effectively discuss the subject matter, which is a requirement for this Eagle required merit badge. Each boy must participate in the discussion for me to sign off on the requirements. I will do the class again every six months or so, so if the scout is not ready for this badge yet, they will have plenty of opportunities.

In addition, each boy will need to do #3 and 7 (two from the list) as homework. For #7, as one of the two required, I suggest that they try to do #7e, as there are multiple ethnic festivals in Columbus at this time of year including:
Latino Festival Aug 9-10
African VIllage Arts Festival Aug 16-17
India Festival Aug 16
Greek Festival Aug 29-Sep 1
Macedonian Festival Sep 5-7
Germania Oktoberfest Sep 20-21
and more…

Yours in scouting,
Dave Nadolny

Jul 10

Advancement Wrap-up & Gear Swap – Aug 11

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The troop meeting on August 11th will include advancement wrap-up so make sure that you bring your scout book and come prepared for a scout master conference and board of review if you need one.

Also on August 11th, the troop will be having a gear swap/sale — bring your unwanted camping gear to sell at affordable prices, and your money to buy affordable gear. We will be auctioning off the lost and found items — 20 minutes after the lost owners have had a chance to claim and identify it.

You don’t want to miss this meeting!

Jul 07

WUMC Cleanup

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The troop meeting tonight turned into a service project to cleanup the fallen branches at the church. What a great way to spend a meeting! Thanks to all of the scouts and scouters that helped out tonight.

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Jul 07

Note from Mike Hock

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It was a wonderful celebration this past weekend: thank you all. I enjoyed my many years as Committee Chair of BSA Troop 365, and continue to enjoy my participation with Scouts, adult Scouters, the Scouting families of our Troop. I’m privileged to have provided a reason for a party, and Linda and I thank you warmly and again for your sweet thoughts, delightful food and the chance to see a flag ceremony in the rain.

Best, Mike Hock, Committee Member, BSA Troop 365

Jun 17

Eagle Court of Honor – June 22nd

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Join us for a historic court of honor for three of BSA Troop 365’s newest Eagle Scouts: Forrest Eisenschmidt, Kody Prosser, and Dan Monnin. The ceremony will be held on Sunday June 22nd at 1pm, High Banks Park, Oak Coves picnic area, just follow the signs!

Jun 17

Parent Presentations – June 23 & July 7

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There are two upcoming parent presentations on June 23 and July 7. The first will be on BSA Uniforms and Gear and the latter about Chief Logan Summer Camp and the Foothills Program. The meetings will start at 7:15pm and last until 8:25pm. We will meet at the regular troop meeting and then adjourn upstairs to one of the meeting rooms at the church.

June 23 – The presentation is on “What a Parent Needs to Know about BSA Uniforms and Gear.” The presentation will cover the basics of BSA uniforms and will discuss typical gear needed for participating in BSA activities. Guidance as to how to prioritize gear purchases and examples of appropriate gear will be covered.

July 7 – This presentation on “New Parent Orientation for Chief Logan Summer Camp and the Foothills Program.” The presentation will outline the Foothills Program at Chief Logan Summer Camp, give additional information regarding first year participants at Chief Logan and provide an opportunity for Q&A.