Whispers On the Wind
T R O O P 5 1 2
Scoutmaster Minute
2021-2022
Scout Master
Mr. Pat Spatola
Committee Chair
Mr. Todd Shaner
TROOP 512 MEETINGS
Meetings are Mondays at 7 pm
Covenant UMC
Class A Uniforms, unless otherwise noted
POPCORN UPDATE
The purpose of a scout selling popcorn is to promote salesmanship skills, financial management, and setting goals.
Looking ahead to the coming weekends, we plan to add some additional sites and shifts for next weekend and beyond.
Please keep checking the app and sign up...we need each scout to work at least 3 shifts!
If your scout will be around the weekend of the Welcome Back Trip and would like to work a shift (or more!), please email me ASAP so that I can see how many shifts I need to create for that weekend.
Reminder that all scouts are expected to work a minimum of three shifts over the course of the fundraiser. Shifts can only be secured through the Trail's End app, so please take a moment to set up an account and sign up for any open shifts.
If you are opening a shift, you will need to retrieve materials from the locker, and if you are closing a shift down, you will need to return the materials to the locker.
Please reach out with any questions - jpeterkin831@gmail.com
MEETING INFORMATION:
We know that a lot of information was covered at the POPCORN MEETING.
For those that were unable to attend the meeting, please see the following:
*Please remember that your Scout(s) must be registered on the Trail's End app in order to sign up for shifts!
Please reach out with any questions.
Helpful videos:
Signing up for Storefront Shifts
Connecting Bluetooth Square Reader (iPhone users with system 14.6 or higher will not be able to use the bluetooth readers. There are swipe readers available to plug into iPhones)
Setting up Table at sites (Please note that products have changed since recording this video last year. We are not requiring scouts to sign in with their temperature.)
Directions for Storage Unit (Please note that our storage unit this year is inside on the second floor...Unit 2029!)
CRADLE OF LIBERTY
STEM MERIT BADGE COLLEGE
STEM Merit Badge College
Saturday, October 2nd
This is an opportunity for scouts to earn advancements while exploring STEM content that may be of interest to them and exposing them to professionals in STEM fields who will be counseling these sessions.
The format this year comprises of scouts picking one of seven sessions with a paired Merit Badge and Nova Award they will work on from 9am-4pm with a break for lunch.
STEM Merit Badge College
When: Saturday, October 2nd, 2021
Where: Holy Ghost Prep - 2429 Bristol Pike Bensalem, PA 19020
Timing: 9am-4pm
Cost: $20 - will earn 1 Merit Badge and 1 Nova Award (upon completion of pre-reqs) and receive an event patch
--> Registration: https://colbsa.doubleknot.com/event/2021-stem-merit-badge-college/2849165
Registration end date: Monday, September 27,2021
Please see the flyer below for more details.
STEM Merit Badge College Flyer 2021.pdf
MONTHLY COMMITTEE MEETING
September 23, 2021, 7 pm – You're Invited
- Click the Zoom link in your email invitation going out shortly.
Parents & Leaders,
Please join us this Thursday, September 23, for our Troop Committee meeting. For now, we will continue with the Zoom meeting format vs. onsite.
We have several very important topics to discuss including, but not limited to:
Popcorn/Fundraising updates
Camping Updates
Troop meeting updates
Dues & Membership renewal for 2021-2022 year
much more
All parents and leaders are invited. We need at least one parent from each family to attend!
Thanks,
Todd Shaner | Troop Committee Chair
Mark your calendar
All committees should be represented at this meeting as well as assistant scoutmasters and parents.
BOARDS OF REVIEW
Reminder for Monthly Board of Review
This is a reminder about our new monthly Board of Review process.
Beginning October we are moving to a monthly BOR held on the 4th Monday of each month.
In order to be scheduled for the BOR, the scout needs to submit a short application to Amy Maraj and/or Mr. Spatola the week prior (the 3rd Monday of the month).
Dues/Charter
2022 Membership Dues will be due shortly.
Stay tuned for details.
As we did last year, you will be able to fees easily using PayPal and TroopTrack:
Login to TroopTrack and select "Money" under your account. Click "Make Deposit" and a PayPal window will open allowing you to initiate a payment via PayPal.
2021 - 2022
CAMPING SCHEDULE
TENTATIVE/CAMPING SCHEDULE
PDF COPY OF CAMPING SCHEDULE
Troop 512 2021-2022 Camping Schedule.pdf
Planning 2021-2022
- September 27-19 Welcome Back Trip @ Camp Rodney Maryland.
- October 15 – 17 Hiking/ATV Trip @ Camp Roosevelt New Jersey.
- November 5 – 7 Biking Trip @ Greenlane Park Montgomery County Pennsylvania
- December 10 – 12 Lumberjack Games @ Broad Creek Scout Reservation Maryland
- January 2022 TBD (Winter Survival)
- February 2022 TBD (Day Trip for skiing)
- March 2022 TBD
- April 22 – 24 Shooting Sports Trip @ Camp Rodney Maryland
- May TBD
- June TBD
SCOUTING FOR FOOD 2021
Scouting for Food is one of the nation’s largest food drives that Cub Scouts, Scouts, and Venturers participate in to support their local food pantries and hunger-relief agencies.
The Scouts of the Cradle of Liberty Council have continuously exceeded expectations and helped fulfil the need.
FOOD PICK-UP: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2021
Updated door hanger coming soon!
Volunteer Help Needed
Can YOU help organize THIS?
Maintain a calendar of Troop 512 Pennsylvania certification requirements and youth protection training.
It's an especially important job that requires little time, but a sense of the calendar.
Responsibilities include:
(a) catalog and make certain scoutmasters are certified every two years for scheduled youth protection services as well as presenting their PA certifications to you when due.
(b) communicating timelines to scoutmasters and assistant scoutmasters.
(c) communicating with active parents to pursue PA certs as well.
***By the way, there is TRAINING AVAILABLE AND much of this paperwork is organized and being done already.***
The current volunteer is "taking on new responsibilities" and needs to pass this on.
Important Dates for your Calendar
COMMITTEE MEETING - September 23, 2021 @ 7
- September 17-19 Welcome Back Trip @ Camp Rodney Maryland.
- October 15 – 17 Hiking/ATV Trip @ Camp Roosevelt New Jersey.
Mid-November dues payment.
Trail to Eagle
- Future Eagles, Get on the List -
• Josh Kirkpatrick Eagle
• AJ Faustman Eagle
• Austin Shaner Eagle
• Justin Eaton Eagle
• Aiden Burrows Eagle
• Sean Gamble Eagle
• Kahil Payne Eagle
• Riley Volz – Eagle
• Domenic Spatola – Eagle
• Ian Gove – 17 years Life Scout, Project completed / Colonial Playhouse - Aldan PA
• Jake Byrne – 16 years Life Scout, Project completed / Holy Cross
• Colin Downey – 16 years Life Scout, Project completed / Smedley Park
• Brock Newnam - 16 years Life Scout, Working on proposal – FPC playground/S. Perrone
• Scott Slonaker – 15 years Life Scout, Working on proposal.
• Lukas Miller – 16 years Life Scout
• Owen Peterkin – 15 years Life Scout, planning stages of project.
• Domenic Doyle – 15 years Life Scout, working on proposal. Holy Myrrh Bearers
• John Murphy – 15 years Life Scout
• Santiago Dreibelbis – 14 years Life Scout
Feel free to email me your updated information: cas7575@aol.com
PARENTS - CALL TO ACTION
TROOP 512 REQUIRES UPDATED MEDICAL FORMS. PRINT AND FILL OUT HEALTH FORM ABC. Part C: Pre-Participation Physical. This part must be completed by certified and licensed physicians (MD, DO), nurse practitioners, or physician assistants.
SUBMIT 2 COPIES (MAKE A COPY FOR YOUR RECORDS).
Annual Health Form_ABC.pdf
Check out Wildlife Wednesdays
From August to December each year thousands of raptors or birds of prey pass through Pennsylvania on their way south. During this time, raptors can be commonly seen flying along the ridges of the Appalachian mountain, which provide upward currents that give the birds lift. There are many locations to watch migrating raptors in Pennsylvania, like Waggoner’s Gap along the border of Cumberland and Perry Counties. Find more locations here https://bit.ly/33lRKCc.
While visiting these locations, watch for Northern Goshawks, whose southward migration in November provides a unique opportunity to view this secretive bird. Goshawks are large blue-gray raptors who prefer to nest deep in Pennsylvania’s forests. Goshawks were never considered a common species in Pennsylvania and reports suggest goshawk populations are declining. In fact, goshawks are identified as a Species of Greatest Conservation Need in Pennsylvania’s Wildlife Action Plan through breeding, migratory, and winter seasons due to range wide concerns for the species and Pennsylvania’s role in supporting these magnificent birds at all stages of their annual cycle.
Help us learn more about this declining species by emailing your goshawk sighting to the Pennsylvania Goshawk Project at pgcgoshawk@pa.gov. The Pennsylvania Goshawk Project (run by a subcommittee of the Ornithological Technical Committee of the Pennsylvania Biological Survey in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Game Commission) collects reports of goshawk sightings throughout the state. Reports are confidential to protect the birds.
Troop Resource Show
JOIN US
Did you know that three Troop 512 ASM's run their own Scout-related TV show? It’s called "Your Troop Resource" and Scott Newman, Randy Hardie and Steve Perrone broadcast LIVE the second Wednesday of every month (Sept-June) at 8:00 PM Eastern Time on the Troop Resource Facebook page. "It's a casual, yet informative conversation with people who are at the top of their game". These shows are fun. Mark your calendars!
ARCHIVES OF YOUR TROOP RESOURCE
Archives of the show and other videos can be found on the Troop Resource YouTube channel. Recent show topics include: Summer Camp, Rank and Merit Badges, STEM, Merit Badge College, and more. In addition, they just finished taping a series of videos that every Scout on the Trail to Eagle should watch. Go visit, subscribe, and stay informed, now!
BSA Scouter Code of Conduct
GENERAL INFORMATION
Please know that the Boy Scouts of America expects Scouters to follow the Scout Oath and Scout Law as well as other laws and regulations from local, state, and federal governments.
TROOP 512
CELEBRATES ACHIEVEMENT
Valley Forge Scout Shop
1485 Valley Forge Road, Wayne, PA 19087
Phone: (610) 989-9626 - Fax: (610) 989-9628
Monday – Friday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday - 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Sunday - Closed