Court of Honor, Spring 2014 

Tuesday, May 20, 2014 from 7:00pm – 8:30pm 

St. Angela Merici Church Hall

In three weeks, we will be having our biannual Court of Honor.  This is a public ceremony which formerly recognizes our Scouts for successful achievement  and to incentivize other Scouts to advance.   At that time, Scouts will be presented with recognition cards for each of the awards (Merit Badges, Rank Advancement, Challenge Coins) that they has received since the last Court of Honor.

As has been our tradition, our scouts will make a slideshow which highlights the Troop’s events from the past year.  This year, Star Scout Bryce T. will be making the slideshow.  If you have any pictures you would like to add, please send them to neotheone77@hotmail.com or on a flash drive before May 13, 2014.

Also, we are asking all families to please bring either a dessert or drink to the Court of Honor.  It is a Red, White, and Blue theme.  Please sign up below so we can get an idea what we will have for our Scouts.

>Dessert sign up<

On Saturday, May 3, 2014, we will be going to Raahauge’s Shooting Enterprise in Corona and shoot shotguns.  We will meet at Hugo Hall at 8:30 am and drive to Corona together.  Our estimated return time is 3 pm.

Raahauge’s will provide us with 20-Gauge Shotguns, Safety Instructions, and Loading/Shooting Instructions for both experienced and beginners.  Scouts and Adults will receive 25 shells and will be provided clay targets to shoot at.  Those Scouts and Adults interested are asked to sign up on the Clipboard below.  The cost is only $26 which covers ammunition and gun fee.  Please bring lunch money for Subway afterwards.

Please be informed that both payment and Activity Consent forms are due to Mr. Tsuyuki no later than Tuesday, April 22.  We cannot accept either one after that day.  You can sign up on the Clipboard below

Activity Consent Form (permission slip)

>CLIPBOARD<

The Challenge Coin Award

Troop 811 is introducing the Challenge Coin Award.  This award, conceived by Life Scout Bradley G., means to recognize the accomplishments of registered youth and adult members within Troop 811.  To qualify for the award, each Scout and Scout leader must demonstrate that they have completed 7 requirements within a 12 month period.   Only one coin can be earned each year.

 

Please download the Award Requirements below.  If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Steve Swanson.

Alex Josten will be working on his Eagle Project, an amphitheater within the Grove at St. Angela Merici School, from April 18 – 24.  We encourage all Troop 811 Scouts to attend because this is a great opportunity for you to assist a fellow Scout achieve his goal and to see how an Eagle Project is done.  Alex handed out a flyer about his project at the Troop meeting.  If you are interested, please sign up on the Clipboard below.   Thank you very much and we hope to see you over spring break!

>>CLIPBOARD<<

Troop 811 proudly congratulates two of its outstanding Adult Committee Members.   OCBSA Portola District awarded Niki Collins with The Boy First Award and Dina Gillanders  the Extra Mile Award in recognition of their many years of dedication to our Scouts.  Niki Collins, our Troop Treasurer and Registrar, and Dina Gillanders, our Troop Advancement Coordinator, have kept always kept our books and awards in order and we cannot be more happy for them.

They will be honored at the 2014 Portola District Annual Adult Recognition Dinner on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at the Yorba Linda Community Center, from 6:30 – 9:00 pm.  We encourage all adults to attend the dinner and support Nikki and Dina.

If you are interested in going, please inform Mike Glasgow or fill out the reservation sheet below.

Portola District Annual Adult Recognition Dinner Flyer

Camporee 2014 will be held at Firestone Scout Reservation in Brea from April 25-27.  This year’s theme is ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE.  Camporee is a gathering organized by Portola District which invites over 400 scouts to participate.  Scouts will build their own campsite and gateway.  They will compete in events which test their scout skills, like knot tying, map reading, and first aid.  Prizes will be given out to various patrols and troops who participate and do their best at the various events.

For Troop 811, this will be the first chance that we will be camping out as a unit so we encourage ALL SCOUTS to attend.  The cost is only $36 which will cover food and registration.  Parents are more than welcome to attend as long as they have registered with BSA and have completed Youth Protection Training within the last 2 years.  The price is also $36.

In order for you to attend you must do 4 things:  1) Sign up on the Clipboard below or at the Troop meeting no later than April 8; 2) complete the Firestone Firearms Permission Slip;  3) complete the BSA Activity Consent form and; 4) submit your payment of $36 to Mr. Tsuyuki.

>CLIPBOARD<

Firestone Firearms Permission Slip

BSA Activity Consent Form

We are now taking orders for our next set of Troop 811 jackets so the Scouts can get them in time for Camporee.  The jackets are soft red pullovers which is 100% polyester.  The zipper goes down 1/4 the distance of the jacket.  Our logo is over the left breast and the “8 ELEVEN” is woven on the back.

The price of the jacket is $29.50 for sizes XS-XL, and the cost is higher for larger sizes.  Scouts should consider using their scout accounts to purchase their jackets.

Please click HERE  to place an order or talk to Christian Lising at one of the Troop meetings.  We will be ordering the jackets on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 after the Troop meeting.

A Scout is Reverent…

• God and Church for Scouts in grades 6-8
• God and Life for Scouts in Grades 9-12

 >More Information<

Pancake Breakfast is just around the corner

SCOUTS

All Scouts are expected to attend and help whether or not you have sold any tickets.  If you have not signed up for the duty roster, please do so below or at the Troop Meeting on Tuesday, March 4.

You will be broken up into a team of 5-6 scouts who will be serving a set of tables.  Each team will be in charge of: taking orders, delivering the food, providing drinks, and busing/setting up those tables.  You will rotate in these assignments so the workload is evenly distributed.  If you do not sign up, you will be randomly assigned.  The Assignment list will be posted on Saturday, at set up.

There will be NO ELECTRONIC DEVICE USE at pancake breakfast.  Scouts caught using them will have their device confiscated by our SPL, SM, or ASM and returned after Pancake Breakfast.

Please wear your Class B uniforms (Scout pants, Scout belt, Red Class B shirt).  SPL, ASPL please wear Class A uniforms.

Lastly, we encourage you to continue selling the tickets.  Each ticket you sell means more money into your Scout Account.

PARENTS

We are still looking for volunteers for this weekend.  We appreciate any help you can give to this event.  The Volunteer Sign up is below.

We are also requesting that each family bring at least 3 items from the food donation list.  We primarily need the bacon, fruits and drinks at this point but any assistance would be appreciated.  The Food Donation sign up is below.

TIMETABLE

Saturday, March 8, 4-7 PM:   Set up

4 PM:  All Scouts in the Hall  (~2 hours) 

4 PM:  Adults in Kitchen preparing food (3 hours)

4-5 PM:  All food donation brought to kitchen

Sunday, March 9,  5 AM – 2 PM:  Pancake Breakfast

5 AM:  Food preparation begins

6:55 AM:  All Scouts must be in the Hall (flag ceremony, duty assignments, breakfast)

 8 AM:  Pancake Breakfast starts.  Scout teams will rotate duties hourly

12 PM:  Pancake Breakfast ends

12 – 2 PM: Clean up

>>Scout Duty Roster Sign Up<<

 >Parent Volunteer Sign Up<

 >Food Donation<

What is Camporee?

>>CLIPBOARD<<

Activity Consent Form

Firestone Firearms Waiver

Car Camping Gear List

Grubmaster planner