I have Started the Scout guide, and have jotted a few items down ( 2 pages or so) in a Word document.  We have an open house for the Troop for incoming Webelos on March 25th and I hope to have it completed by that point.

patrol boxes coming along

There has been some cutting errors but we're in process,  however the three of  us are doing the boxes  independently.  We can't find time to get together to do it, so we'll do it with the same set of plans. It will be interesting to see how it different the 3 boxes turn out.

Designs of Patrol boxes

Designing patrol boxes has been interesting work.
E.B. and I have been going back and forth looking at designs.

We come up with a design and then take a look at how much it weighs and figure out about changing it again.  We finally decided to go with an existing design, as it fits all of our items that we want it to go into it.   We;re going to do a hybrid of these 2 designs.  This Carcass for the box.
http://clipart.usscouts.org/library/Scouting_Images/plans_and_blueprints/chuckbox.pdf
This design of the doors and legs from this design:
http://www.bsatroop680.org/documents/Plans/Sketch_Book_Kitchen_Box.pdf

We're going to size how much materials we need for the boxes and get to Hardware stores to ask for donations.  Were looking right now to build all 3 of the wood badge ticket patrol boxes together.  We'll see how it goes.

We'll compile a set of drawings to archive in case more are needed int he future.

Working on CPR classes

I have started to look into the CPR classes and Certification.  Thru the help of our Scoutmaster, we've been offered a chance to part of the training online, and then in person for the total certification.  I found out that the online portion is going to cost $22 per person.  I have contacted the website to see if I could get a Group or Scout discount.   I have also contacted the www.cprdave.com site to see what pricing they might offer as well.  I am not sure what I am going to do for the funding, let's hope I get some good discounts!

Document for getting a website listed to Beascout.

Link for getting a site listed on Beascout.org

https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AYoZov9OWAK8ZGN6dDYyc18wY2ZycnA3eDU

Website Ticket COMPLETE

We now officially exist on BOTH the BeAScout and Scatacook websites.  The BeAScout registration is now completed

If anyone out there is having difficulty in figuring out how to do this, I'll see if I can attach instructions for getting a site/contact listed on BeAScout.org. that we used.

Diversity Ticket COMPLETE

 We had the Troop Diversity Dinner, and it went very well.  We had foods varying from Pad Thai, to Churrascaro ( an Ecuadorian mix of beef, rice, plantains, tomatoes and lettuce), to Mac and Cheese and Lasagna.  All of the scouts got up in front of the Troop and their Families to explain why they bought the dish, and what if meant to them and their families.   A great time was had by all.  Pictures to follow later.