Boy Scout Troop 422 – Smyrna, Tennessee

Skymont is coming up soon everybody!

This is an incredibly fun camping trip and it will also be very productive as we will get lots accomplished.

The link below is the signup for the Skymont trip.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0449aca722a7f49-skymount

Scout & Parents, we will be holding a Flag Retirement Ceremony on Monday November 9th.  Class A uniforms are REQUIRED for this event.  We will be reviewing details, procedures, conduct and how we’ll run the event at the Monday November 2nd regular meeting.

The yearly planning is November 14th in the afternoon.

There is more information to come.

Scouting for Food will be on November 14th at 8:30am.  We will meet at Rock Springs Middle School.

More information to come soon.

The church is having a cleanup day on November 7th, from 8am-noon.

There is also a church bazaar on November 21st for service hours.

Christian is having his Eagle Project on November 8th.

The project will consist of repairing wooden structures at Wherry Housing.

There will be more information to come.

Dear Scouts:

Please use the following Sign Up Genius link to sign up for our annual Poppy Sales taking place on Saturday, November 7th. We need your help to support our sponsoring organization, VFW Post 8422. This time will be recorded as community service hours, and we need 2 Scouts + 2 Adults at each of the 5 locations during the afternoon. (Cub Scouts will be volunteering in the morning.)

Details: Arrive at the VFW at 12:00 noon to pick up Poppies and Signs. (Scouts MUST check in FIRST at the VFW before going to selected location.)

Distribute poppies from 1-4pm at selected location. Return to VFW with money & remaining poppies/sign.

http://www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0449ACA722A7F49-poppy
Please email Laura Wright with any questions at lwright3877@yahoo.com.

It’s time to start thinking about our next campout at Skymont.  Here is the link for the reservation so you can learn more about Skymont   Skymont Reservation

Cold Weather Troop Camping  We need to plan for COLD WEATHER camping, this is MUCH different than our spring and summer camping so start making plans now to acquire the correct gear for camping.  The link above has a good checklist to follow.  Be thinking about a warmer sleeping bag, Example @ Walmart,  a fleece blanket, stocking hat (worn while sleeping), warm socks (not cotton), hand and foot warmer packs (Walmart, academy, amazon), two sets of footwear, warm winter coat.  We need to stay away from Cotton clothing as it absorbs and holds moisture and that makes you very cold, especially at night.

Also, Scouts need to be organized and plan what merit badges they will work on while on this campout (book, merit badge worksheet etc…).  We should be taking advantage of the opportunity to work on and complete merit badge requirements.   This will be a big campout and we had a BLAST last year.

We also would like to have some more parents come on this campout, it’s a great time to get away for the weekend and enjoy time with your Scout and other great parents.

Watch soon for the signup genius info…

Hello All,

There is a PLC tonight, not a regular meeting.

Our next regular meeting is November 2nd.

Poppy Sales are on Saturday, November 7th from 1:00-4:00pm. Our Troop is sponsored by Smyrna VFW Post 8422 (Veterans of Foreign Wars). Each year on the Saturday prior to Veteran’s Day, we help the VFW by handing out red flower poppies for people to wear, while collecting donations for the VFW. This money is used to support local veterans and their families.

Poppies symbolize remembrance of our Veterans and the sacrifices they have made for our Country. Please help us thank our sponsoring organization, and honor our veterans by participating in this year’s effort. Scouts & Parents will need to sign up on Signup Genius. (The link to sign up will be sent out in a separate email.)

This time will be recorded as community service hours.
Details: Arrive at the VFW at 12:00. Distribute poppies from 1-4pm. Return to VFW with money & remaining poppies.

We also need a few Scouts & Parents to help with counting the money at the VFW following the poppy sales.