Introduction to Overall Goals of this year in scouting.

• 3 year Rolling Scouting Program designed for Age/Skill levels
• Introduce the leadership team
• Expectations and Commitment. Meeting, camps, programs, FUN
• Consistent level of Camping throughout the year, (6 camps)
• Camping skills (setup, knots, survival etc.)
• Camp cooking/cleaning skills (work on these at home as well)
• Badge work – looking towards the Chief Scout Award
• Arrival/departure at meetings

Meetings

•  Youth expected at 6:45pm
•  Horseshoe at 7pm

Program

• Badge Presentation
• Aim to have every Scout current with their badge achievement
• Provide a chance to achieve Chief Scout if the scout wants it.
• Based on the Scout handbook, focused around the 3 levels outlined there
• and the 4 main elements of each one, Citizenship, Leadership, Personal Development and Outdoors Skill.
• Program is largely documented for year and available for your review and input, (especially you have ideas for interesting out trips or guests)
• With no 2nd year scouts in Troop there will special emphasis on the Older scouts being asked to with the new scouts from a leadership and teaching perspective

Phone list

• Permission to release to all members of the Troop

Transportation policy

• Parents Responsibility
• Leaders role if required

Budget

• Youth and Parent understanding – Fiscally responsible
• fundraising through out year necessary for $7000 budget
• Apple Day volunteers (Parents)
• 8 hour minimum by youth gets appreciation prize
• Youth fund raising reward strategy for year.

Camps and Camp Equipment

•  Camps this year, (6 camps)
• Youth’s sense of Ownership of equipment
• Followup and cleanup policy after camp
• Expected and recommended personal equipment

Questions