Trail Talk 7/4/22

Hope everyone is enjoying this Fourth of July. Be safe and have fun.

Tuesday Meeting: Troop meeting and Boundary Waters meeting.

  1. Those going to the Boundary waters please be at the church at 6pm. Please bring your backpack with the stuff you are bringing. Please refer to the packing list. We will need to know who  is available to drive and what kind of vehicle you have. Please let me know ASAP.
  2. We will be working on non-required merit badges that started last week. Starts qt 7pm

Pop Cans and bottles:

We have about 17 bags of pop cans and plastic bottles, Also a lot of glass containers. After the meeting please take a bag and deposit the cans. Please bring the money back next week Tuesday.

Mammoth Cave

This Tuesday 07/5/ 2022 is the last day you can sign up for the Mammoth cave tour. We have to commit to the National park how many are coming.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION. PLEASE READ.

As some of you might have heard, the United Methodist church has decided not to recharter any Scout troops nationwide. This includes Pathfinder church. Our current charter expires at the end of this year.

SO WHAT NOW??

We are pleased to announce that we are setting up our own charter that will be known as

“Friends of Boy Scout Troop 244 Girls and Boys. We have contacted a lawyer who will make the necessary paperwork happen. What this means is that all property and checking acct will be owned by  the Friends of Troop 244.  This is a good thing. The time table for this action should be by the end of October.

The Pathfinder Church will continue to let us use the building for all our meetings and storage of equipment.

In the long run you will not see anything different.

Since we are not sure of the immediate cost from the Lawyers. They have told us that they will keep the cost respectful. We do ask if there is a cost that we might solicit for funds to pay for this transfer.

Troop 244 has been and will continue to be a successful program for our youth. It takes a village to have such great support from parents, adult leaders and also from Pathfinder church. It’s because of you Troop 244 “Does More”.

Currently we have 56 Boys and 22 Girls in the troop. That is fantastic and awesome.

We will keep you informed on the progress of this transfer. Thanks. Hank Poppen-Scoutmaster

WE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF SOMEONE TO RUN THE POPCORN FUNDRAISER. THERE IS A MEETING SCHEDULE JULY 13 WITH ALL THE DETAILS. PLEASE LET HANK KNOW ASAP. THANKS.