APR 13-15 Mountain Bike Campout | Scout Troop 266

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Active Project: Heath Marks’ Eagle Project

My Eagle Scout Project will be 11/16/24 at the City Southside Place Town Hall (6309 Edloe Street). My project has 2 parts. First is installing storm water inlet marking stickers on inlets around the City of Southside Place. Inlet marking stickers remind citizens not to place debris (such as leaves and trash) in the storm drains which help to prevent flooding. The second is cleaning and buffing the City Hall floors, an essential building of Southside Place, to restore shine and appearance.
There will be 2 shifts: 9:00AM – 12:00PM and 1:00PM – 4:00PM. Lunch and snacks will be provided from 12:00-1:00PM. Please meet at Southside Place City Hall at the beginning of each shift.
Use the Sign Up Genius Link here. This will count to Life Rank conservation-related service hours

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Merit Badge Opportunities

Opportunities include Merit Badge Fairs, badges through the Houston Museum of Natural Science, and Summer Camps.

Summer is a prime time to earn badges.

Fall through Spring Schedule

Topic: Regular get together of troop

Tuesdays, 7:30pm, West University Methodist Church

Wear Class A Uniforms

Next Event: See “Quick Notes” below for details.

Upcoming Events

November

12- Troop Meeting
19- Troop Meeting
26- No Troop Meeting- Thanksgiving Holiday

December

3- Troop Meeting
4- Troop Committee Meeting at Skeeters
6-8 December campout TBD
10- Troop Meeting
17- Troop Meeting- last for the calendar year
24- Christmas Holiday

Link to Scoutbook Troop Activity Calendar Here

APR 13-15 Mountain Bike Campout

The next campout is Mountain Biking April 13 to 15. The campout will be at Buescher State Park near Smithville, and we will bike at Rocky Hill Ranch.

We recommend you block out your calendar so you do not miss this fun event.

Please sign up on line and complete a waiver form. Sign up forms are due by April 7 but scouts need to sign up early so that the patrols can plan the campout and so that we can plan instruction at the scout meeting.

Please note the Ranch rules: Helmets are ALWAYS required when biking.

During the March 26^th troop meeting we will have an instructional session on some of the biking Merit Badge requirements.

During the April 10^th troop meeting we will conduct a short bike skills evaluation before we load the bikes on the trailer.

Parents, the permission form also asks if you have a truck. We may need one or two trucks to help to transport bikes.

Meals

Each camper should bring a sack dinner and drink on Friday for the trip. Meals at the campsite will include Saturday breakfast, sack lunch, trail/backpack dinner, and trail/backpack breakfast for Sunday morning.

Forms

Signed permission forms, release/waivers, and payment are due by Saturday, April 7, 2018. Signup and payment may be done online by following the link on the Troop 266 website. For additional information, contact adult organizer Jim Willcockson, email: jimnirmi@hotmail.com

Registration and Forms for this Campout

To Register click on this Link – Mountain Bike Campout

Click on these links for the campout –

Moutain Biking Campout Permission Form and

Rocky Hill Ranch waiver

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