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.  

Website going public

I have submitted the registration for the Troop Website, and I have asked for it to be registered on the Scatacook site.   Looks like I have a lead on how to get it registered in the Beascout.org site as well.  That appears to be done thru the MyScouting.org site, and can only be completed by the Unit Leader or Commitee chair.

Website coming along

The website is up, and I am in the process of adding content to the Public version of the Homepage.  I've been in contact with the District Webmaster ( and our Wood Badge Scoutmaster) about getting the web site listed on the District site and Beascout site.

Here's a link to the webpage.
http://scoutlander.com/publicsite/unithome.aspx?UID=14696

Court of Honor Dinner

The scouts have been bringing in their meals for the Court of Honor Potluck dinner, and there is a good variety of dishes that will be served.  I was personally surprise at the nationality of some of the scouts, based on their last names.  It's shaping up to be a good dinner, and some of the leaders (myself included)  will be bringing and talking about their dishes as well.

Website started

I have started the website design.  We looked at the different websites and have set up on Scoutlander.com.  This is a website that is setup for scouts. I am in the process of getting the site setup. I have finished a preliminary public page. I'm  getting the Private side started. 

     The scouts gave me some good ideas for the website content for the private part of the site.  We're going to include:

1. Permission slip boiler plate.
2. Link to the facebook account
3. Group photo of the scouts.
4. Calendar of Events
5. Campouts
6. Patrol Yells and Flags.

Here's the Website,  Look for the content to improve.
http://scoutlander.com/publicsite/unithome.aspx?UID=14696

Letter to the Troop for the Diversity Ticket

For the Court of Honor in December we are going to have a Heritage Food Theme for the meeting that Night.  What we are asking the Scouts to do is to bring a Dish that reflects their Heritage, and for the scouts to speak why this is dish is important to their Heritage/Culture.

The dish should reflect one part of their culture (heritage, religious background, region of the country a relative might have grown up in why their ancestors might have made this dish.  Was this dish made only for special occasions, or because some ingredient was available in the area.

Why distribute this now?   We want the boys to have some time to do the research, think about what they want to bring, and to make sure we can setup the night well ahead of time.  Will the dish need to be heated?  Does it need to have silverware/plates to eat it? Etc.  Please take time to think about this with your scout, and return the sheet back to us by November 3rd.

We are going to have the Court of Honor in the Parish Hall on this date, so we use the ovens to heat things up if necessary, and have facilities to clean up.

Website Designs

I have been looking at different Scout websites and I have decided on the following Public content so far:

1.  Chartered organization
2. When we meet and where.
3. How to join link to troop email system
4. What we do ( camping, hiking etc.)

I will be discussing next week with the Troop Youth leadership on what content in addition to that should be featured.
The site will have a Public and Private section