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Dear Troop 850 Families & Friends:
I’m sure you all heard something about the recent announcement about the BSA to admit girls. Their official announcement appears below, in case you haven’t seen it. I wanted to clarify a few things for you. First and foremost, this change will not have any direct impact on Troop 850. They are not proposing to have girls join Boy Scout troops. What they are going to do is to roll out a parallel program for girls of Boy Scout age, and it will be up to each sponsoring organization (St. I in our case) to decide whether or not they wish to sponsor a separate girls’ troop (or whatever they choose to call the new units—that hasn’t been determined). It’s probably too early to say what St. Ignatius will choose to do in this regard, but in any case it really won’t affect Troop 850.
At the Cub Scout level, each Pack will have the option of organizing girls-only Dens which will operate separately from the existing boys-only Dens within the Pack. Alternatively, the sponsoring organization may elect to organize a separate girls-only Pack, or to do nothing at all. At this point we don’t know how St. Ignatius or Pack 850 will choose to proceed.
This was all a bit of a surprise to all of us, and was determined at the national level without any local input. Many details remain to be announced. Regardless, we will continue to operate a high-quality Boy Scouting program in Troop 850.
Chas Hertlein
Committee Chairman
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| It is with excitement and hope that I share with you that the BSA’s National Executive Board has unanimously approved welcoming girls into Cub Scouting and delivering a Scouting program for older girls (ages 11 to 18) that will enable them to advance and earn the highest rank of Eagle Scout.
The historic decision comes after years of receiving requests for such action from across the country, especially from families already in the BSA program with their sons. In coming to this decision, the BSA evaluated the results of numerous research efforts, gaining input from current members and leaders — including all BSA Councils across the country, as well as from parents not involved in Scouting — to understand how to offer families an important additional choice in meeting the character development needs of all their children.
As a chartered organization, you will continue to have the option of selecting those programs that best meet your goals for your youth. For instance, you may decide to have all-boy packs, all-girl packs, or packs with both girl dens and boy dens. As always, your organization will continue to have the ability to select and approve leaders.
We are excited about the opportunity to expand Scouting to deliver the ideals of the Scout Oath and Law to both boys and girls. You are critical in making that a reality and in meeting the needs of today’s youth and families.
Thank you for all you do for Scouting and our communities.
For more information about the expanded opportunities for family Scouting, please visit the family Scouting page, or contact Lee Shaw Jr., Director of National Alliances at lee.shaw@scouting.org with any questions. |
Troop 850 will be participating in the Greater Cincinnati Scout Orienteering Camporee at Camp Friedlander on Oct 13-15. This is the first time we will be going to this event, but it appears very well organized and should be a lot of fun. The Scouts will be learning more about orienteering and will be able to complete some work towards the orienteering merit badge. Scouts will compete in timed orienteering courses with recognition for the fastest; Scouts interested in attending will be given additional information by the Scoutmaster about how to prepare for the competition. There will be a campfire with skits and songs, as well as a night orienteering activity. This event is open to other Boy Scout troops as well as to Girl Scout troops and Venture crews, and adults attending with the youth are also open to participate in the competitions.
Scouts will be expected to bring a compass, a whistle, a headlamp or flashlight, shoes suitable for hiking/running, and usual weekend campout gear.
If you plan on attending, please return the Permission Slip on or before October 10th.
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| Date: | September 23, 2017 |
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Please remember to invite your friends and neighbors to join the Saint Ignatius community and friends at the annual Troop 850 Spaghetti Dinner and fundraiser. Join us for all you can eat spaghetti, garlic bread, and some of the best meatballs in Cincinnati. Dessert and soft drinks are included. Advance tickets can be purchased from any Troop 850 scout ($7 adult, $5 children or seniors, Cub Scouts in uniform are free.) In addition to the food, there will be a basket raffle. Sponsorships and tax deductable donations are welcome, proceeds will directly benefit the scouts of Troop 850. Scouts and scout families have been emailed with the shift assignments, all scouts and scout families are required to work assigned shifts, they are looking forward to serving you dinner!
Sunday, February 5 is the Scout Mass at noon at St Ignatius. Scouts should meet at 11:30 AM in the Fr Gratsch Room. Please wear your FULL CLASS A UNIFORM. Mr Walro will assign readings and other responsibilities at our troop meeting Tuesday. Any scout unable to attend or attending a service at their own Parish/Church should notify Mr. Ogilvie.
- Troop 850 will join the William Henry Harrision District at their Klondike Derby the weekend of January 20 2017. Scouts and adults must register by our meeting Tuesday January 17th. Remember, we need enough adults to attend campouts or they don’t happen. The theme for the Klondike Derby this year is “the amazing race”. Scout patrols each use a sled to participate in a race with challenges along the way. The full leaders guide with detailed information can be viewed at http://storage.danbeard.org/event/docs/2239/2017_amazing_race_camporee_field_manual.pdf.
- Sign up at the meeting!
Winter Bushwhack Hike will be in Saturday,January 7th. We will plan on meeting at St I’s at 7:30 am and traveling to John Bryan State Park in Yellow Springs, where we will hike 10 miles of the Winter Bushwhack at the Clifton Gorge Nature Preserve. We will return later in the afternoon. A trail lunch will be provided. Each scout will need to dress for hiking in cool weather and bring a water bottle. Cost is $10 which gets you a patch, lunch and covers fuel to get there and back.
Several months ago Katie Walro volunteered to lead interested Scouts in earning the Catholic Scouting award, Ad Altare Dei. In case you didn’t see Father Don’s heartfelt thank you in last week’s bulletin, here it is again. Thanks again Katie!
The deadline for signing up for our 2016 high adventure trip to the Boundary Waters in northern Minnesota–January 19–is fast approaching! Click here:
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| Date: | October 5, 2015 |
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for a fact sheet with all of the details. The logistics of planning this trip are considerable, and we do need to know who will be participating by the deadline, as we will then get to work choosing a route, obtaining the necessary permits (available by lottery only!), and otherwise planning the trip. Chas Hertlein and Dan Rottmueller will be happy to answer any questions.
It’s time to renew the Troop’s “charter” with the BSA and therefore time to renew our individual memberships for 2016. The usual paperwork for this purpose is now in the mail. This is also the time to catch up on required adult training, and in some cases you will find inserts in your mailing with details on your training status.
And speaking of training, the University of Scouting is coming up on November 7 at Princeton High School–click here for details. This is a great opportunity to catch required trainings and for our parents and other volunteers to learn how to be great scout leaders.
It’s time to begin planning for our high adventure trip next summer. We will be returning to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota for a week of paddling, camping, and fishing. A preliminary fact sheet is attached; hard copies will be available at the Court of Honor this Tuesday. We will show a short video about the Boundary Waters, including some pictures from past trips, and we will be available to answer any and all questions.
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| Date: | October 5, 2015 |
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