The Monthly Campfire

The Monthly Newsletter of BSA Troop 17, Denville, NJ

January 2008

Happy new year to all and welcome back to scouting. Hope everyone had a restful vacation and a great holiday break with your families. We start of the year with two separate trips to Camp Winnebago. The first one in a cabin with the Cub Scouts, and the second one for the annual Klondike Derby. We will spend most of the meetings during the month of January preparing for the Klondike derby, fine tuning scout skills so our teams have a chance in winning first place at the derby. Note the extended deadline in payment for the cub camporee. Klondike Derby payment is due the same day as well due to the need to submit the list of scouts who will attend the derby. In addition to the trips we also have an Eagle Ceremony during this month on the 12^th at 1PM. And finally to make things interesting its time to start to think of summer with the first payment for summer camp which is due the end of the month. Ah the warm days ahead.

New Updates for the Month

Please note that the following items were updated:

Trip Information updates for January 2008

Annual Calendar for 2007 – 2008

Eagle Scout Roster

All this information is available on the Troop Web Site- www.bsatroop17.org.

Activities for the Current Month

DATE	ACTIVITY	TIME
Jan 2	Troop Meeting	7:30-9PM
Jan 5-6	Cub Camporee	TBA
Jan 8	Roundtable	7:30PM
Jan 9	Troop Meeting	7:30-9PM
Jan 12	Eagle Ceremony	1PM
Jan 16	Troop Meeting	7:30-9PM
Jan 22	Committee Meeting	7:30PM
Jan 23	Troop Meeting	7:30-9PM
Jan 25-27	Klondike Derby	TBA
Jan 30	Parents Night	7:30-9PM

Money Due This Month

Amount	Trip	Date Due
$10.00	Cub Camporee	Jan 2
$14.00	Klondike Derby	Jan 2
$100.00	Summer Camp	Jan 30

Money Due in Future Months

AMOUNT	TRIP	DATE DUE
TBA	Feb. Trip	2/6
100.00	Summer Camp	2/13
TBA	March Trip	3/5
TBA	April Trip	3/26
Any Balance	Summer Camp	4/16
TBA	May Trip	5/7
25.00	June Trip	5/21

Camping Trip Notes

Permission slips must be handed in at least 2 weeks prior to a trip, preferably with payments for the trip. Permission forms are available on the troop web site.

Each Patrol is responsible to arrange transportation to and from camping trips.

Please note-If for any reason, your scout cannot attend the camping trip for the full length of the trip, you must advise the Scoutmaster. The participation in camping trips is essential for the success of the trip, as well as the scouting experience. All gear described in the mailing for the trip must be with the scout. Check with your scout or with the patrol leaders to the proper gear needed for the trips if for any reason you are uncertain of what is required.

Uniforms

All scouts are expected in full uniform at meetings. Information on uniforms and insignia is in the Scout handbook. If there are hardships, please speak to the Scoutmaster in obtaining the uniform. The uniform is available at BSA service centers or Ramsey Outdoor.

Committee Meetings

All parents are invited to attend and participate in our committee meetings. Please see the activities calendar above for the date and time of this meeting.

Other Information and Camping Notice

No meetings when school is closed. All troop meetings start at 7:30PM and end at 9PM. We ask that all Scouts be picked up no later then 9:15PM.

Prior to trip departure, the Scoutmaster must approve any early departures from the trips. Scouts, whose siblings wish to attend trips and are not registered with BSA, must have the parents join the trip for the entire length of time while sibling is present.

Cell Phones and Electronic Equipment are prohibited at all camping trips.

All scouts who sign up for a trip are responsible for payment at least 2 weeks prior to the trip, unless previous payment date has been established. If payments and permission forms are not received by these dates, the scout will not be allowed on the trip. This is due to the requirement of the troop to pay fees in advance on the behalf of the scout.