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8th Annual Webelos Visit Night – January 12, 7 PM
The troop will hold its Eighth Annual Webelos visit night on Monday, January 12, 7:00 to about 8:30 PM, at St.
John’s, in place of the regular troop meeting. Webelos II Cub Scouts from local packs, and parents, are invited to
visit starting about 7:30 PM. Boys who are not presently in Cub Scouts, but who may be considering Boy Scouts, are
also welcome to attend, along with their parents.
Each patrol will be demonstrating skills learned and used in Boy Scouts. Patrol skill assignments will be made
at the December TLC meeting. Scouts and scouters in contact with local Cub Scout packs should make
them aware of this opportunity and get this on their calendars. Questions can be directed to
[email protected] . This has been a popular event every year to date and we expect it to be equally so this time.
This is YOUR opportunity to show Cub Scouts and parents what Scouting has done for you, and that there is fun
beyond Cub Scouts. We hope it will kindle enthusiasm in the Webelos scouts to tread the same path beyond Cub
Scouts, whether with Troop 264 or elsewhere. Information about Troop 264 is always available on the troop’s
website, www.troop264olney.net , and in the recent Signaler newsletters therein, and via e-mail at
January 1 New Year’s Day 5 Troop meeting 10 – 11 Venturing Crew Winter Trip 10 D.C. Hike (Eagles) 12 8th Annual Webelos Visit Night – 7:00 PM 14 District Roundtable (Crusaders) 15 Troop Adult Meeting, 8 PM 19 No school (MLK holiday) 19 TLC, “Last Chance” BOR, Patrol Meeting 26 Winter Court of Honor 31 Nursing Home visit (Thundercats) 2015 -- April 17-19 -- U.S. Merchant Marine Camporee
February 2 Troop Meeting 8 Scout Sunday 9 Patrol meeting 14 District Roundtable (Hawks) 16 Presidents Day (no school) 16 White Oak merit badge day (tentative) 16 Troop meeting 19 No school (MLK holiday) 21 Dentistry Merit Badge with Dr. Smisson 27 to March 1 – Ski trip to Seven Springs Ski Resort (Pennsylvania) 28 Nursing Home visit (Vikings) 2015 – July 11-18 -- SUMMER CAMP at Camp Bowman, Goshen Scout Reservation
The Signaler
Troop 264 – Meeting time 7:30 PM Mondays Venturing Crew 264 – 6:30 PM Mondays
(Venturing Crew activities in RED)
Calendar Summary
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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 New Year’s Day
(no school)
2
(no school)
3
4
5 Troop meeting
6
7
8
9
10
D.C. Hike (Eagles)
(to be rescheduled ?)
11
12
8th Annual Webelos
Visit Night (7 PM)
13
14 District Roundtable
15 Troop Adult Meeting,
8 PM at Brookeville
Academy
16
17
18
19 “Last Chance” BOR
and Patrol Meeting
MLK Holiday
(no school)
20
21
22
23
24
25
26 Winter Court of
Honor, 7:30 PM
27
28
29
30
31 Nursing home visit
Thundercats – 11 AM
January 2015
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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1
Super Bowl Sunday
2 Troop meeting
3
4 5
6
7
8
Scout Sunday
9 Patrol meeting
10
11 District Roundtable
12
13
14
15
16 Presidents’ Day
White Oak merit
badge day
(tentative)
Troop meeting
(no school)
17
18
19 Troop Adult Meeting,
8 PM at Brookeville
Academy
20
21
Dentistry Merit badge
(Dr. Smisson)
22
23 Patrol meeting
TLC, BOR
24
25
26
27 (Early Release day –
MCPS)
Ski Trip Weekend
(Eagles)
28 Ski Trip Weekend
(Eagles) to March 1
Nursing home visit
(Vikings – 11 AM)
February 2015
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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1
2 Troop meeting
3
4 5
6
7 Philadelphia (Hawks)
SM/ASM Training
(adults)
8 Philadelphia (Hawks)
9 Patrol meeting
10
11 District Roundtable
12
13
14
15
16 Troop meeting
17
18
19 Troop Adult Meeting,
8 PM at Brookeville
Academy
20
Merit Badge Madness
(Mr. Bickel)
21
Merit Badge Madness
(Mr. Bickel)
22
Merit Badge Madness
(Mr. Bickel)
23
Patrol meeting, TLC,
BOR
24
25
26
27
(No school – MCPS)
28 Penn State Nuclear
Science Merit Badge
(Day trip - Bickel)
Nursing Home Visit
(Crusaders – 11 AM)
29
30 Troop meeting
31
March 2015
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Winter Court of Honor, Monday, January 26
Get ready for the Winter Court of Honor! Turn in your completed blue cards for merit badges, arrange rank
advancement Boards of Review with Mr. Greenspon, and brush up on your scouting skills. All completed merit
badge blue cards must be turned in by Monday, January 19, if they are to be awarded at the Court of Honor.
Ski Trip to Seven Springs Ski Resort – February 27 to March 1
The Eagle patrol has arranged a ski trip for 2015. There are a few spaces presently open. Details are:
Who : All Troop 264 scouts and Ventures
When: Depart in the afternoon of 2-27-15 (tentative half day for MCPS)
Ski Friday night/2-27-15 through Sunday evening/3-1-15
Where: Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Seven Springs Pennsylvania
Lodging: Seven Springs Base Lodge Tower- Friday and Saturday night- 4 people per room
Meals included: Saturday (breakfast and dinner), Sunday (breakfast).
Everyone is on their own for Friday Evening dinner and lunches on Saturday and Sunday
Price:
Lodging and lift ticket: $294 per person
Ski rental: $55
Snow board rental: $62
Helmet rental: $10 – MUST HAVE A HELMET to comply with BSA policy
The Troop will ask for a commitment with a $25 deposit when you sign up, with the balance due by January 27th.
Thank you! Jake Wei.
This is a popular event and there is often a waiting list – avoid that by signing up NOW!
Nuclear Science Merit Badge at Penn State – Sat. March 28
Penn State has sent out its annual invitation to scouts who want to complete the Nuclear Science merit badge next
spring, March 28 to be exact. This is sent to a large number of troops across Pennsylvania and there is limited
space. I have received word that T264 will have spaces for this event.
"The event will run from approximately 10:00 am to 3:00 pm and lunch will be included. The event will be $10 per
scout to cover the cost of lunch and supplies. The event will include presentations by nuclear engineering students,
several fun activities and demonstrations that explain nuclear science, and a tour of the Penn State Breazeale nuclear
reactor provided by the reactor staff. The scouts will get the opportunity to use radiation detectors, perform
experiments, and see a nuclear reactor operate. ...The scouts will need to complete some requirements beforehand
(this is due to time constraints-a prerequisite package will be provided), but the scouts will leave the event with all
badge requirements completed." Some adults can accompany the scouts.
The merit badge is typically conducted in the small research reactor building right on campus. Possibility too of
persuading Jimmy Bickel (he of the truck mounted potato cannon) of a tour around campus afterward.
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Presently eight scouts are signed up, with some accompanying adults. I must provide names of all attendees to Penn
State beforehand (security reasons), and plan to do this in early January to lock in our scout/adult spaces. Please
contact Mr. Dale Bickel at [email protected] right away if you would like to complete this merit badge.
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Camporee – April 17-19, 2015
T264 and V264 have been invited to attend the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Camporee at Kings Point, Long
Island, NY on April 17-19. This will be the first time the troop or crew has attended this event. The Camporee
itself is not widely publicized and is limited to about 350 participants. Presently, T264 has 21 people signed up for
this event, about evenly split between scouts and adults. We are asking for limited additional slots, you can
guarantee yours by signing up now. WE STILL HAVE SPACES AVAILABLE!
The Academy (also known as USMMA or Kings Point) is one of the five United States Federal Service
Academies and it is charged with training officers for the United States Merchant Marine, all branches of the
military, and the transportation industry. Midshipmen are trained in marine engineering, navigation, ship's
administration, maritime law, personnel management, international law, customs, and many other subjects
important to the task of running a large maritime vessels. Below are a couple YouTube links that display the
academy.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEhHvwiGoxk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4Mz5FC7dVk
[T]his is one of the best kept secrets of the military. Graduates get to go tuition, room and board free just like
the Naval Academy (which all of these folks know), but when the Merchant Marine Academy Officer graduates,
they can join any of the branches. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or remain Merchant Marine. I would
recommend having the scouts think about bringing a sibling that is looking forward to college and willing to
consider one of the "uniformed Services". …This link shows the class profile, proving it is not as difficult to enter
as the Naval Academy. http://www.usmma.edu/admissions/class-profile ~ [Dr.]Dave
Smisson
Scouts signed up: Adults signed up:
Luke T. Mrs. Shannon G.
David R. Mr. Dennis B.
Peter B. Mr. Rich T.
Brandon S. Mr. Al B.
Matthew D. Mr. Doug G.
Brock H. Mr. Joshua S,
Sean D. Mr. Ian D.
William S. Mr. John D.
Jorrdan O. Mr. Martin P.
Jacob Wei. Mr. Dale B.
Keith G.
Philmont 2015 – August 1-15
The second installment has been paid to Philmont, and the crew members are planning prep hike to learn about
backpacking and working together as a group. The next installment payment is due in February, then after that
Initially, we set the expected cost at $100 per person (based on
experiences with similar trips in the past). This figure will be
adjusted next spring once we work out the cost of the charter bus.
We are close to the point where the portion of the bus cost will
come down for all as additional persons join this expedition.
All participants will receive a USMMA patch and T-shirt.
Sign up with Mr. Bickel, [email protected] .
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the airfare and related travel expensed will come due in May. Trip dates are August 1 to 15, 2014. There are still
spaces for interested scouts, must be 14 or older by August 3, 2015. Contact Mr. Dan Parks if you have interest,
Adult Leader Training for 2015
For a summary of what’s involved with adult leader training, please see the summary on Page 11 of the
September Signaler: http://www.troop264olney.net/Signalers/2014-09.pdf That is the place to start. Anyone
18 and over can take these training courses. An Adult Application must be completed first, and Youth
Protection Training taken online at http://myscouting.scouting.org (takes about 30 minutes).
Upcoming training for Scoutmaster / Assistant Scoutmaster:
Scoutmaster Specific Training course dates:
March 7, 2015 Day: http://ncacbsa.site-ym.com/events/event_details.asp?id=473026&group=113271
April 14 & 21 & 28: http://ncacbsa.site-ym.com/events/event_details.asp?id=473026&group=113271
(3 Tuesday nights)
Then you must take Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills (IOLS) (dates offered):
May 30-31, 2015: http://ncacbsa.site-ym.com/events/event_details.asp?id=490998&group=113271
Then you are trained and can wear the TRAINED strip on your scout shirt sleeve.
The troop is always in need of fully trained adult leadership! This gives us more flexibility for troop outings,
which require at least one trained adult. More importantly, it gives insight as to how to work best with the
scouts.
American Legion Flag Retirement Ceremony – December 7
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The American Legion, Norman Price Post No. 68, was pleased that representative scouts and scouters were able
to attend the flag retirement ceremony on December 7, including some that came for a while from the Farmers
Market sales. This year there were a lot of old flags to be respectfully retired. SPL Peter B. served at the troop’s
bugler. In attendance:
Peter B. Sean D. Mr. Rick J. Mr. Dennis B. Mr. Al B. Mr. Dale B.
Wreath and Ornament Sales at Olney Farmers Market – Dec. 7
That same Saturday, T264 was invited to set up a booth at the Olney Farmers Market. With the help of Mrs.
Bernadette M. and Mrs. Danielle D. (who were taking the lead with organizing troop wreath and ornament sales
this year), T264 members arrived at the site about 10:30 AM to set up the popup shelter and tables. This site
was open for business from 11 AM until about 2:45 PM, at which time everything was put away. T264 scouts
and scouters assisted Farmers Market staff
with taking the market’s shelters down and
general cleanup.
Atticus M. Mrs. Bernadette M.
Sean D.* Mrs. Danielle D.
Peter B.* Mr. Al B.*
Mr. John D. Mr. Dale B. (1.5 hr.)
Luke M. (2.5 hr.)
* Left for 1 hr. to attend flag ceremony
We take this opportunity to thank
all the scouts, scouters, and
especially the customers, who made
this T264 fundraiser a success in
2014! The final tally is not yet in,
but over 190 wreaths were sold, plus
something over 200 ornaments. The
money raised goes toward troop
administrative costs such as merit
badges, rank advancement patches,
rechartering costs. The scouts are
the ultimate beneficiaries of your
efforts. Thank you once more!
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Backpacking on the C&O Canal – December 6-7
The Plan. “The Thundercat Patrol is sponsoring a backpacking trip to the C & O Canal. We will meet up on
Saturday, December 6 at 8:00 AM at St. John’s Church parking lot. From there we will drive to the parking
lot for “Dam 5,” mile marker 106.8. We will then backpack to McCoy’s Ferry camp ground, mile marker
110.4. At this camp ground, we will drop our packs and set up camp. Afterward, we will hike to Fort
Frederick State Park, which is 2 miles away along the C & O Canal, to explore this French and Indian War-
era fort. We will then return to our camp. This will give us a 7.6 mile hike on Saturday, meeting one of the
requirements for 2nd class scout. If you haven’t hiked along the C & O canal, the terrain is flat. We will
break camp Sunday morning and return to our starting point at Dam 5.”
~ Matt D.
The Execution of the Plan. “It was a wet and wild adventure. The boys were troopers. It rained all day
until bed time. Sunday had better weather.”
~ Mr. Wesley W.
The Scouts.
Ian W. Matt D. Daniel G. Daniel H. Brock H. Daulton S. Evan D. Brian H.
The Adults.
Mr. Wes W. Mr. Ian D. Mr. Tom H. Mr. Jim S. Mr. Ethan B.
The Pictures (courtesy of Mr. Wesley W.).
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Nursing Home Sing-A-Long – December 13
Thanks to all who turned out for the Nursing Home Sing-A-Long! We had a good turnout, and sang Christmas
carols to the residents for most of an hour, accompanied by scouts on piano and some with instruments. May
have been a bit off key, but no one cared about that. The residents were pleased by the visit.
The next nursing home visit is January 31 and is assigned to the Thundercats patrol. That is followed by the
Vikings on February 28, and the Crusaders on March 28.
Sing-A-Long participants:
Luca S. Daniel G. Peter B. Jacob Wei. Tyler H.
Joshua F. Michael Wil. Nick S. Eric F. Anthony F.
Mr. Martin P. Mr. Al B. Mr. Dale B. Dr. Laura H. Mr. Gary S.
Dr. Paul F. Mrs. Joan G.
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100+ Eagles Celebration – Sunday December 21
Mr. Dennis Bogan has been T264’s Scoutmaster since September, 1992. And in that time, more than 100
scouts have achieved Eagle rank.1 The Troop decided that this event could not pass unnoticed, that a
celebration was warranted. And a celebration we did have. Approximately 230 people, including about 55
Eagle Scouts, attended this event. By all accounts, it was well worth the time and effort.
Scout William Santos served as Master of Ceremonies for this event, thrust in at the last minute by current SPL
Peter Barth who came down with the flu the day before. Mr. Halsey Smith of the Norman Price Post No. 68 of
the American Legion (T264 and V264’s sponsoring organization) presented Mr. Bogan with a certificate, and
Mr. Rick Justus presented Mr. Bogan with a plaque on behalf of the troop. Mr. Justus called up Sean Bogan
(Mr. Bogan’s first Eagle, 1992, right) and T264’s most recent Eagle, Joshua Fowler (2014, left), to say a few
words.
After that, Eagle scouts were given an opportunity to come up and say a few words, and six did so:
1 The exact number depends on who is counting: whether to include scouts who finished up a few remaining requirements
elsewhere, or just those who earned Eagle in the troop. But all sources agree the number is over 100.
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Joseph Matyas (2008) Gerad Sherman (2011)
Steven Ramsey (2002) Kevin Carr (2014)
Michael Mercado (2005) 12 Sean O’ Lone (1995)
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Then, of course, Mr. Bogan was given a turn
at the podium.
This was followed by the “all Eagles” pictures with Mr. Bogan. The higher-resolution pictures taken by Mr.
Kirk are not back yet (as of the date of this Signaler) so these will have to do for now. We will give notice
when those are available. Looks like about 55 Eagles, which is a really impressive turnout.
The troop commissioned this special
3” by 5” patch for the event. All
attendees should have received one.
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And for the record (in response to a few questions), Mr. Bogan is not resigning his Scoutmaster position, but
plans to continue with the troop. It already has been suggested that we do this again when Mr. Bogan reaches his
second hundred Eagles.
Lastly, a big thank you to the many who thought this was a Great Idea and lent your thoughts and support.
Special thanks to the core planning group who, through several meetings and their own initiative, brought the
details together: the Delaney family (all the great food), the Justus family (plaque and the arrangements for the
hall), Josey Simpson (arrangements and tickets), the Sherman family (cake, promotion), Pete Kregloh (planning),
and the Bickel family (promotion, patches, and organization).
Troop Holiday
Party
December 22
The party after the
celebration. Actually, we
saw no reason to give up the
annual Troop Holiday Party
just because of the 100+
Eagles event the day before.
A good turnout with good
food brought in by scout
families for the event. This
was the last meeting of 2014.
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Comments from John Fuchs, T264 Scoutmaster from 1969 to 1975
One of the guests at the 100+ Eagles event was Mr. John Fuch, who had been T264’s Scoutmaster in the early
1970s. He kindly has allowed the Signaler to reprint these reminisces and troop history:
“This is a recap of the information about Troop 264 that I could remember during my tenure as Scoutmaster from 1969 through 1975. “I took over as Scoutmaster in the Fall of 1969 when the troop was going through some hard times. There were only about a dozen boys in the troop at that time and the current Scoutmaster, Lou Oldani, was moving to Texas. No one else volunteered. I agreed [to be Scoutmaster] only that the committee let me set it up my way. I set up requirements for attendance, for participation by parents and scouts, for advancement, for financial responsibilities, etc. The number of scouts dropped to six (6)!!! “Fred Young was the first Eagle. The membership soon swelled to 60 scouts with a waiting list of over 20 boys. We had many Eagles after Fred. We had a very active program, camping once a month, year round. Summer camp at different locations: primitive camping in Pennsylvania, beach camping on Assateague Island, Camp Tuckahoe north of Frederick, MD, and going to many locations in the area. The troop adopted a song, “Whad Ot En Choo,” during camp at Tuckahoe. Our first summer camp at the scout camp in Virginia was a disaster in that we were threatened by a troop from DC. After that we never went back. Adult participation was exceptional. Paul Angel, still on Lafayette Drive [in Olney, MD], was our interface with Legion Post 68. George Bidinger and Charlie Haas were assistant scoutmasters. Our monthly calendar was compiled by myself and duplicated by Gloria Sullivan (Westminster, Cal), and Don Wrublick’s wife (can’t remember her first name, on Sir Walter [Road, in Olney, MD]) did the newsletter. Our funding was raised by selling Krispy Kreme donuts every third Saturday of the month starting at 0730. People expected the donuts to show up to have coffee and donuts. We were selling over 300 dozen each month and it only took an hour. The routes in the area were chosen so that pairs of scouts could cover the distance easily. Almost all merit badges were counselled by adults in the troop. We were pretty much self-sustaining. “When I left the troop in early 1975 to become the neighborhood commissioner for the 5 units in the area and then to start an Explorer post in Olney, the troop had over 25 Eagles and a very active program. Jasper Holt (moved to Tampa, FL) took over for me. Paul Henry was then the committee chairman. “Some Eagles that I can recall were Fred Young, Owen Englander, Ronald Cutlop, Jerry and Ronald Lavalle, Jeff Graham, Tom and his brother Kusterer, to mention a few. I have a set of coffee mugs at home that were presented to me when I retired, that have the signatures of each of the scouts and adults on the outside. I’ll get a list of them for you. Also I have many photos of our activities and will try to get them mounted on a board for the banquet [the 100+ Eagles Celebration on December 21]. I do plan to attend the banquet. I tried my old uniform on but as it goes, the material around the middle has shrunk!” ~ Regards, John Fuch 12.19.2014
Primitive Campout Updates for November 22-23
Adding Ian W. to the overnight roster, also his dad Wesley W. Thanks for the correction!
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Dentistry Merit Badge
Dr. David Smisson, a T264 adult, has offered to serve as counselor for the Dentistry merit badge on Monday
February 21 ( a no-school day). Sign up with him at [email protected] (that is falcon_38 @
hotmail.com). There is some work that need to be done in advance.
Tell It to Mr. Matyas!
Mr. Gary Matyas is the troop’s Advancement Chair, which is a fancy (and understated) way of saying that he
keeps track of all the rank advancements, merit badges, and other awards that all the scouts earn. Plus
completed training for the adults, that isn’t done online by registered scouters at http://myscouting.scouting.org .
This is a big job, as you can imagine, particularly in the weeks before a Court of Honor.
You can help. Just drop an e-mail to Mr. Matyas at [email protected] for any of the following.
Include the scout’s name, what the e-mail is relating to, and the date(s):
Rank advancements that may not go through the 3 person Board of Review (BOR). Generally, this applies
to Scout rank, most other BORs are administered by Mr. Greenspon.
Service project hours outside the troop, that a scout wants to use to meet a rank advancement or merit badge
requirement. This might include, for example, an event outside of scouting where the hours are not being
applied to some other purpose, whether inside or outside of scouts. Even if you mark the hours in your Scout
Handbook, they aren’t entered into the troop database if you don’t say something. So report them early,
before your Scoutmaster conference. Include a short description of the project(s) along with the date(s) and
hours.
Eagle project accounting. At the end of each Eagle project, the scout assembles a table of who worked how
many hours. Please provide a copy to Mr. Matyas so that he can credit project hours to each scout in the list.
Events not in the Signaler. Mr. Matyas uses the Signaler record to establish scouts’ participation record, so he
won’t know of anything not published there. The best solution for that is to put an article in the Signaler, and
give public credit to those who participated.
Your attention to these small matters will improve the function of the troop, and thank you in advance for your
assistance!
Video Training for Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class Scouting.org has videos available to help scouts with the rank requirements of Tenderfoot, Second Class, and
First Class. These short videos include the current requirements listed for Tenderfoot through First Class.
http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/Applications/RankVideo.aspx
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INFORMATION PAGE
Attention: Board of Review (BOR) Procedures
Board of Review (BOR) Any scout needing a Board of Review should call Mr. Walt Greenspon @ (301) 774-5394
no later than two Sundays (8 days) before the scheduled Board of Review.
Failure to give proper notification will delay your BOR until the next month. Get
your Scoutmaster Conference prior to calling Mr. Greenspon. If your scout is scheduled for
the BOR, he MUST bring an adult with him. That adult is needed to sit on a BOR for another
scout. This way we can accommodate all scouts striving for advancement.
Scout dress code for BOR will include Class “A” shirt, neckerchief, slide, and scout pants (khaki or black pants can be substituted). Merit badge sash is recommended. A scout hat is preferred.
Scout Spirit for Advancement
We all recognize that Scout Spirit is hard to evaluate.
We know Scout Spirit includes being helpful and
cheerful, but it is more than that…it’s giving back. In an
effort to assist Patrol Dads in recognizing Scout Spirit,
the following guidelines are offered.
Our troop believes that prior to each advancement, participation in the following activities
exemplify the essences of Scout Spirit:
• A minimum of 1 nursing home visit
• Participation in at least 1 fundraiser
• At least 4 overnight outings per year
• Good deeds done outside of scouts
Scoutmaster Conferences
Any scout needing a Scoutmaster Conference for advancement up through First Class, needs to
contact one of the following for a conference:
Mr. Greenspon 301-774-5394
Mr. Laing 301-570-4235
Mr. Predoehl 301-774-0974
Mr. Matyas 301-570-0610
Mr. Freedman 301-774-7766
Mr. Bickel 301-774-0416
Mr. Irvin 301-570-5548
Mr. Kennedy 301-774-5014
Mr. Delaney 301-412-0509
Mr. Long 301-924-4365
Scoutmaster Conferences for Star, Life, and Eagle must be
held with Mr. Bogan: (301)-774-2768.
The Patrol Dad, not a senior scout, is responsible for signing off on Scout Spirit prior to your
Scoutmaster Conference.
Preparation for the scout’s BOR must include being prepared to
answer skill, citizenship, first aid, and merit badge questions.
More Assateague Island photos
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BOR for Star and Life Scout Advancements While ropes and compasses are provided for younger ranks, by the time you are ready for Star and Life
advancement, you should be responsible enough to bring your own knot rope and compass for your BOR.
We are requiring all scouts who are advancing to Star or Life to bring a knot rope and compass to their
BOR.
Life and Eagle Scouts as Advisory BOR Members
If you are a Life or Eagle Scout and would like to sit on a Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, or Star
BOR, as a “Technical Expert”, call Mr. Greenspon on 301-774-5394.
Troop Activity Policy
Please be reminded that it is troop policy (and common courtesy) for a scout or scouter to pay the costs
associated with an event he or she has signed up for but did not attend, without being asked. No-shows increase
the costs to the troop and the participants, require the troop to reserve unneeded space and transport excess
equipment, and results in wasted food and materials. We realize that situations inevitably will occur t hat
prevent a scout from attending events, and ask that the scout or scouter contact the person organizing the event
right away. If the conflict is raised early enough, adjustments can often be made where food has not yet been
purchased or reservations have not been finalized.
Getting Credit for Troop Activities
It’s important that everyone who participates in Troop 264 campouts, trips, and community service activities gets
credit for their hard work. The Signaler provides the permanent record of everyone who attends these events.
Patrol leaders need to take responsibility for collecting the names of participants in their patrols and send those
lists, preferably by e-mail, to the Signaler staff by the monthly deadline. E-mail lists to [email protected] .
