The Gulf Ridge Council is putting on the Spring 2016 Merit Badge Academy, on May 7, 2016 at Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, Florida. Online registration for troops within the Council will open Monday, March 28 at 9 a.m. and registration is to be done at the Troop level. As such, if you (or your
EAGLE SCOUT CEREMONY
We will be celebrating Jake Hausler and William Morgan achieving the rank of Eagle Scout, this Saturday, March 26th. The ceremony will begin at 3:00pm at Cork United Methodist Church, and a reception will follow. Please come out to celebrate and honor our fellow Scouts.
Summer Camp
For those that have registered for Summer Camp, final/full payment is due to the Troop. Health forms are due as soon as possible so we can make up the needed copies to prepare the 4 binders necessary for the trip. If you don’t have a health form completed, with the Doctor’s (Part C) certification, you
Troop Meeting Schedule
Click on “Troop Meeting Schedule” above for list of upcoming meeting dates.
February Camp Out
The Troop will be camping February 26 – 28. We will meet at Cork UMC at 6:00pm on Friday and plan to return to Cork UMC approximately 12:00n on Sunday. Feel free to bring fishing poles and supplies if you like. There will be fishing available during Siesta. Please sign up at the Troop Meeting,
Scholarship Opportunity for H.S. Seniors
For all interested High School Seniors, AMVETS Post 44 is offering a College Scholarship opportunity. Click on the image for more information.
Scout Sunday
Scout Sunday is February 7, 2016 – we ask that you attend your own church in uniform on February 7th. We will celebrating Scout Sunday at Cork United Methodist Church on the following weekend, February 14th. Please come to Cork UMC to attend the 10:30am Service on the 14th, in Uniform, and stay after for
Troop Meeting – Monday, Jan. 25
Monday’s meeting will be a “Yard Rule” meeting. This is something we used to do more frequently and involves cleaning, organizing and putting away the equipment from the last camp out, and in preparation for the next camp out. There will still also be organized Troop activity towards advancement, and all Scouts should attend. Because
NO Troop Meeting – Monday, Jan. 18
There will be NO Troop Meeting on Monday, January 18th due to MLK and school holidays.
Troop Equipment Servicing
Although we are not holding a Troop Meeting on Monday, January 18th due to the school holiday, the Troop is looking for some Boy Scout Volunteers to meet at Cork UMC at 6:00pm (on Monday) to go through the patrol boxes and unit gear to get organized and prepared for the January (and future) camp
AHG Service Project
Stars and Stripes Work Days – Volunteers needed! Volunteers needed to complete current updates to Restoring Hope Global. These updates are part of Bentley Rae Roberts, Stars and Stripes project, the highest honor you can achieve in American Heritage Girls. Please see the AHG Stars and Stripes 2016 Flyer for more information.