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THEWHO
The Weekly Hand Out
New weekly handout about scouting for us who scout

03/03/2009

THEWHO is a weekly handout for scouts and scouters. We would like your information because it is important to us. If you have information about a scout or something in scouting or something that you just think is really neat, please hand it on a piece of paper to a leader with the words THEWHO and we will do our best to get it on our next edition of THEWHO. You can also send your information to our e-mail address at thewho@troop224.us.

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Troop224.us
New calendar is available online for all events through August 2009 we hope to have a complete calendar very soon. Every leader looks forward to hearing from parents so please continue to call if you have questions on anything. You will get a faster response by going to Troop224.us anytime you have a question whether there is a meeting or not or the time of a event.

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Scout account totals will be coming soon
A new procedure is taking effect in 2009. From this point forward, whenever possible a scout will receive a voucher receipt after scout bucks have been removed from their account.
A voucher with a voucher number will be issued for each withdrawal. This will help the troop keep track of scout withdrawals and help the scout and his parents feel more confident in the money that the scout is spending.

A special note on the upcoming Wilderness Resort trip.
The troop is attempting to get the best price on hotel rooms at the resort. Therefore, we are holding off booking the rooms until the last minute. If we cannot obtain rooms for a decent rate, the trip will be changed at the last minute from Wilderness to the Kalahari Resorts. This resort allows us a day pass where the Wilderness does not. If we end up going to the Kalahari Resorts it will be a day trip. Parents will be informed before we depart. Scouts will return late Saturday night. However, scouts should continue to plan on an overnight. Every attempt is going to be made to secure rooms at the Wilderness. Any questions on this please feel free to talk to a leader.

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Obama welcomes Boy Scouts to White House
President Barack Obama met with Boy Scouts in the Oval Office Tuesday. He accepted the Boy Scouts of America's 2008 Report to the Nation during a Tuesday afternoon meeting. The Boy Scouts say every U.S. president since William Howard Taft in 1910 has served as an honorary head of the Boy Scouts of America. Scouts meet with the sitting president every year.

Attention please all parents and scouts, please read!
The fair this year will be held a week later than is normal. Normally the fair is held the first week of August, not this year. This year the fair will be held the second week, the 11th through the 16th. Please disregard the information that came on your February calendar, it was wrong. A big thanks goes out to Cindy Hathaway for the heads up.

Just a note on summer camp...
This year we will be working hard to get scouts set up for their summer camp merit badges early. In the coming weeks we will be working with your scout so we can help him find the best path to optimize there summer camp experience. Summer camp is the best place to work and get merit badges to boost their drive toward Eagle.

THINGS WE NEED TO FOCUS ON IN COMING WEEKS
Need scout information sheet updates for 2009
Need class 1 physical updates and ideally scans of insurance id cards
Start planning for class 2 and/or class 3 physicals before the summer season arrives.

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