Category: Special Events
Please turn in requests for Merit Badge Challenge by Tuesday November 6th
Merit Badge Challenge (MBC) is an annual event organized by Dan Beard Council as a great opportunity for Scouts to earn up to 3 merit badges by attending classes taught by certified counselors. Most of the merit badges offered are of the ‘indoor’ type and many are not offered at summer camp.
The event will be held at Fairfield High School on 3 Saturday mornings – January 26th, February 16th and March 16th. Scouts should plan on attending all 3 dates. Session times each Saturday are 8:30-9:45 (A), 10:00-11:15 (B), and 11:30-12:45 (C). With enough parent volunteers, we will be able to carpool to Fairfield. The cost is only $15 per Scout. Make checks out to Troop 850 or let me know if you want the $15 deducted from the Scout’s account.
For Scouts to attend, please refer to the 3 documents below and follow these steps —
- In the MBC-Schedule document on pages 8-11, find the merit badges offered at Fairfield and in what session (A, B, or C). For many merit badges there are strict age or rank restrictions and these are listed on page 6. A few merit badges last for 2 sessions (A-B or B-C) and 2 of them last for all 3 sessions (A-C).
- Eagle-Required merit badges are indicated with an ‘*’. All Troop 850 Scouts should take 1 Eagle-Required merit badge. If a Scout is 1st class or above, he may take 2 Eagle-Required merit badges.
- Select at least one alternate class for each time. A Scout must have a full schedule, no free periods.
- In the MBC-PreWork document, you will find pre-work for some of the merit badges which must be completed before the first class. Also, any additional fees (paid to the merit badge counselor) are listed.
- In the MBC-FAQ document are Frequently Asked Questions with more helpful information.
- Do not complete registration online. Turn in your merit badge requests to me along with alternate choices and $15 fee.
Please turn in your selections to me by Tuesday November 6th. Do not hesitate to call if you have any questions. Fred Matthews
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Call the neighbors, wake the kids and be sure to join us on Sunday Oct 28th for our annual All You Can Eat Pancake breakfast from 7-Noon in the cafeteria at St. Ignatius.
Scouts and parents – we have mandatory setup on Saturday evening approximately 5:30 (immediately following the 4:30 Mass) Everyone must attend to help transform the cafeteria for our breakfast feast! With everyone’s help we’ll wrap up very quickly.
We’re still looking for gift certificates and donations for the basket raffle – always a highlight of our fundraisers please ask your friends and employers if they would be willing to make a donation for this important fundraiser.
Please contact Chip Branscum at 513-623-4941 if there are any questions. See you next Saturday!
2012 Pancake Flyer
There will be no Committee Meeting on Tuesday because no meetings are allowed at St I during Festival week. Please note the following ….
Thursday August 23 6 – 8:00 pm This is mandatory service for all Troop 850 Boy Scouts to help with the Festival set-up. Wear your red Class B shirt and bring a filled water bottle with Scout’s name. If you can not attend, you must contact Mr. Rottmueller.
Monday August 27 8 am – noon This is mandatory service for all Scouts who are not in school to help with the Festival takedown. Wear your red Class B shirt and bring a filled water bottle with Scout’s name. Lunch will be provided around noon. If you can not attend, you must contact Mr. Rottmueller.
Tuesday August 28 7:00 Troop Meeting We will have a guest speaker from the Cincinnati Grotto Society to talk about our caving trip to Renfro Valley, KY on September 21-23.
Below are 2 documents with details on Merit Badge Challenge held in January and February. These will be passed out at our Troop meetings, but if you would like to get a jump on registration or will be missing meetings, the information is available now.
The deadline for registration is November 15th. We will register together as a Troop, so please follow the instructions on the first document, and do not mail in your registration. Click
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for more details. Click
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for Registration form.
There is no Troop meeting Tuesday 8/23 because of Festival week.
A reminder that all Troop 850 Scouts are expected to help setup tables and chairs for the Parish Festival on Thursday August 25th from 6:00 pm to approximately 8:00 pm. Pizza will then be served. Also, for those Scouts not yet in school, Festival Take Down begins at 8:00 am Monday August 29th and goes until around noon or 1:00 with lunch provided.
Wear yellow Class B shirts both days.
A Scout needs permission from Mr. Rottmueller if he is unable to participate in either of these events. These will count as Troop activities to satisfy requirements for 2nd and 1st class ranks. Also, credit for service hours will be rewarded to satisfy requirements for 2nd Class and Star ranks.
A reminder that all Troop 850 Scouts are expected to help setup tables and chairs for the Parish Festival on Thursday August 25th from 6:00 pm to approximately 8:00 pm. Also, for those Scouts not yet in school, Festival Take Down begins at 8:00 am Monday August 29th and goes until around noon or 1:00 with lunch provided.
A Scout needs permission from Mr. Rottmueller if he is unable to participate in either of these events. These will count as Troop activities to satisfy requirements for 2nd and 1st class ranks. Also, credit for service hours will be rewarded to satisfy requirements for 2nd Class and Star ranks.
Next Tuesday, May 3, is t-shirt Tuesday at the Troop’s weekly meeting. As you know, all boys attending summer camp or high adventure will be required to have a complete set of six t-shirts in six designated colors. Everyone will wear the same color each day of the trip. This makes it a lot easier to keep track of the boys both on the road and in camp. Each Scout is entitled to one new t-shirt in this year’s color as part of their annual dues payment. Additional shirts necessary to complete the set will be available for purchase at our cost. This Tuesday we ask that every Scout bring in his entire collection of Troop t-shirts (freshly laundered, please) so we can take an inventory and determine needs. We also hope that you will donate any usable t-shirts that may no longer fit your Scout back to the Troop for possible future use by younger Scouts. Once we figure out the details, we let everyone know.
Mr. Reilly has asked the Boys Scouts of Troop 850 to give back to St. Ignatius by helping out on Safe Shred Day. This event provides an opportunity for people to bring confidential papers, tax returns, bank statements, etc to St. Ignatius to be safely shredded.
Where: St Ignatius School parking lot
When: Saturday April 30th 9 – 11:00 am
Please tell Mr. Rottmueller no later than Tuesday April 12th if you are able to help. Scout’s hours will count as service hours for Star rank or as a troop activity for lower ranks.
Spaghetti Dinner ticket sellers please take note: The deadline for turning in all advance ticket sale proceeds and all unsold tickets is the next Troop meeting, Tuesday, March 29th. Put the money and tickets in an envelope with your name, the amount of money collected and the number of each type of tickets sold. We use the advance sales as a means of estimating the necessary food quantities for the dinner, and late turn-ins don’t help with this, so any money turned in after this meeting WILL NOT be credited to your personal account. Please call Angie Dwyer if you have any questions.
