Update

March 31st Meeting

Today we worked on two of the requirements for our Outdoorsman badge.  We did a three mile hike (Allen and Adam had to cut it short), as well as a conservation project in the form of picking up some trash.

Outdoorsman Pin

For those who attended the camp out, they are very close to earning the Outdoorsman pin.  Jacob, John, Johnny and Benjamin have only one more requirement to do.  Adam has two more (he didn't cook at the camp out).  At the next meeting, I plan on doing the one whipping and fusing a rope.  After that, they will be ready for the pin.  Adam will as well if he just completes one additional one.

Webelos Badge - IMPORTANT!

As far as the Webelos badge, its not too late to get it done this year.  We've done a lot of the tasks in the meetings.  Jacob and Johnny have earned and received theirs already.  I'm almost certain that Adam has his completed and should receive it at the next meeting (am I remember this right Dieter?)  Do I need to put in a request Dieter?

That leaves Benjamin, John and Allen.  We've done the bulk of the work already.  Here is what they need to finish, and its something we cannot really do in the the meetings.

Religious Faith Requirement (requirement 8, p. 50)
Okay, maybe David should not read this, but I considering that everyone has completed this, unless you specifically tell me otherwise.  I am not requesting you to tell me otherwise.  We have people of a lot of different faiths in our group.  Let's just leave it at that.

Fitness & Health Requirement (p. 245)
We've actually done some of this in our meetings.  Here is what is left.

Requirements 5, 6 and 7.  Just talk to the scouts about drug, alcohol and tobacco use.  We talked about it in the meeting, they just have to discuss it with a parent or family member.  It doesn't have to be a grand or detailed discussion.

Requirements 2, 3 and 8.  Pick 2 of these and do them with the scout.  2 and 8 reference some outside material, but I found it online with Google.

All told, there is really only a few hours of work left at most.  It would be great if we could get this done before the May meeting so they could receive the badge.  That means it probably needs to be done in the next two weeks or so.  

Readyman Pin

Jacob, Adam, John and Johnny should also receive their Readyman pin soon.  Benjamin and Allen missed one meeting.  I marked in Benjamin's book what he needs to complete to earn the pin.  If Allen wants to bring his book, I'll be happy to mark it.

Future Meetings

We will have our next meeting on April 21st.  My thought is to have one more in May sometime because after we wrap up the Outdoorsman pin, I'm not sure if we will have time to complete anything else.

For the last meeting, I'm thinking May 12th, if that works.  My thoughts are perhaps we could have something at a pool, and perhaps order pizza.

Thanks for all your support with the boys.  Sorry the updates have been sporadic this year, but I think we got a fair bit done, and I hope the boys had fun.