We want to thank St. Michael’s Episcopal church for three decades of love and support. On those years almost 70 Eagle Scouts have come through the troop. We now are thankful for Bethel Lutheran Church for hosting the now-bigger troop and look forward to new adventures!
Troop Meetings:
Our meetings are Mondays (except for national and school holidays) from 7:00-8:30PM at Bethel Lutheran Church at 20650 Cumberland Road, Noblesville, IN 46062.
If you’re looking for a troop, please visit! Contact Scoutmaster Grumpy (Mike Wyatt) at scoutmaster@bsatroop183.org.
• Sign in! • Popcorn booths are still available! • Jacob (Brownie) has raised enough money for his Eagle Project. It will be on November 3, 10 am to whenever it is finished. He is taking out everything from a storage area, putting in new shelves, and then organizing everything. Congrats to him for raising the money. • Congrats to new Star Scout, Henry Wasemann! • Don’t forget to sign up for the Gatlinburg trip the first week of fall break. The trip is from October 6 to October 9. We will be hiking in the Smoky Mountains and going to see Clingman’s Dome. • The sign up for Fall Camporee or ‘Cookoree’ is closed. You still can go, but there is a higher fee for walk in scouts.
Popcorn booths are available, congrats to Carter for selling all Saturday, and Mason C and Mason W for helping out and raising over $300 in donations!
Jacob (Brownie) has raised enough money for his Eagle Project. It will be on November 3, 10 am to whenever it is finished. He is taking out everything from a storage area, putting in new shelves, and then organizing everything. Congrats to him for raising the money.
Congrats to new Eagle Scout, Chase Mutter! His Eagle Court of Honor is on September 30 at 3 pm at St. Michael’s.
Don’t forget to sign up for the Gatlinburg trip the first week of fall break. The trip is from October 6 to October 9. We will be hiking in the Smoky Mountains and going to see Clingman’s Dome.
Rank Advancement News
We have three new Eagle Scouts who completed their Eagle Board of Review this month. Congrats to Alex, Cullen, and Chase!
Parker, Cullen, and JC all completed the Grand Ritual for Firecrafter. Congratulations, guys!!!
Announcements:
Aug. 13 • OA members over the age of 15 can volunteer at the Dairy Barn at the State Fair, contact info go to Anne Phillips at statefair@jaccostownelodge.org. • OA members needed to help plan Webelos Encampment activities. If interested, there is a meeting this Thursday from 7 to 8 pm at Bella Pizzeria at Clay Terrace. • All merit badges are due next meeting, Aug. 20. • Camp out and merit badge sign ups in the back of the church. • 11 days till popcorn starts! Booths are still available. • Camp Belzer is holding their popcorn kick-off party on August 19. • Jacob is looking for Eagle Project funds. You can donate on his Go Fund Me page. • Parker, Cullen, and JC all completed the Grand Ritual for Firecrafter. Congratulations, guys!!!
Aug. 20
• Blue cards are due today for recognition at the Court of Honor.
• Sign up for the Court of Honor.
• Popcorn starts Saturday! Booth available.
• Carter received Scout rank!
• Brownie is still fundraising for his Eagle Project. He still needs $700.
• Troop 103 has invited us to join them on their boundary waters canoe trip. you must b first class and 13.
• We are going to Gatlinburg to do hiking for fall break. This is the first week of fall break.
• Sign up sheets for campouts merit badges, and service hours are in the back if you are interested.
• Sign in!
This meeting’s focus was on finishing partial merit badges! Scouts were able to wrap up fifteen merit badges. Next week’s meeting (Aug 13) will continue this process.
In order to help scouts be more aware of upcoming opportunities, a set of clip boards will be at the back of the scout meeting for signing up. Having a sign up sheet will allow scouts to express their interest in an activity and doesn’t require the parent to share reminders from Scoutbook (please still do so, but this is another way to ensure scouts know how they can participate).
Advancement:
Life: Jack (Crazy Ninjas)
Announcements:
Eagle Projects
Ben: Second workday: Sat, Aug 12
Brownie: collecting donations
Drew: cross country course, website now available
Joey: Eagle Board of Review, Aug 16, Good luck!
World Jamboree, Summit (West Virginia) in 2019. Spots available, see Mark.
Popcorn booth sign-ups available
State fair band, Noblesville won! Congratulations to band members!
Sign up for court of honor, on scoutbook
Sign up for campouts in Scoutbook or on clipboards at meeting
Parker, Cullen, JC going for Firecrafter this weekend
Ben leads scouts, adults, family, and friends building raised garden beds behind the church.
For tonight’s troop meeting we went to Ivy Tech to sort out food for Noblesville Weekend Meal Pack Program and we sorted and boxed the food to make meals for kids who can’t get food over the weekends. There was soup, ravioli and Chef Boyardee, mac and cheese, oatmeal and granola bars, etc. Afterwards, Mrs. Trusty, kindergarten teacher at Hinkle Creek Elementary School, talked about kids who couldn’t eat over the weekend and that about 6 months ago we [Noblesville] were the only district in the county that DIDN’T have a weekend food program. There was a company that was giving away $1,000 [grant] to buy the food, but we missed it. We then figured out that it would cost $25,000 to feed all of the kids. But, with Cullen’s 2,300 pounds of food collected, that could feed the kids for 1 year, maybe even for the middle school. Thanks for the food, Cullen!
The troop supported Cullen’s Eagle Project by organizing 2300 lbs of food at Ivy Tech collected outside Kroger during the first two weekends of his project. The troop sorted items into barrels by type, loaded them into boxes, and put them in storage. Cullen’s project beneficiary, Mrs. Trusty, spoke to the troop about the Noblesville Weekend Meal Pack program, thanking the troop and sharing that 180 elementary school students participate and that the food collected these two weekends is enough to address the needs of the program for a year.
Next meeting: water baloon capture the flag. Dress appropriately (swim suit, and Activity Uniform)
Announcements:
Bring a list of the partial merit badges you would like to work on. In August, the troop will organize the Merit Badge counselors to work on partials on August 6. Fill out the info on your partials on the sheet at the meeting.
Brownie is looking for funds to help Hands of Hope who helps kids in need. Checks should be made out to Troop 183 with Jacob’s Eagle Project in the merit
Joey submitted his Eagle scout paperwork! He sends his thanks to everyone who helped him out. His board of review is August 16th.
Fall Break Adventure: troop will be going to Gatlinburg, TN starting the first weekend of Fall Break for 3 nights (Saturday through Tuesday). Activities will be Clingman’s Dome and a 10-mile hike.
Popcorn sales have moved earlier this year and will start August 25. Tom Tarzwell will be popcorn kernel.
Drew, Mark, and Jack had adventures and earned awards at Sea Base Out Island adventure. Awards:
BSA Snorkeling
BSA Kayaking
Sea Base Duty to God
and Sea Base Castaway
Announcements:
Upcoming Eagle Projects:
Brownie — looking for donations for his project
Cullen — needs help this weekend, info available through Facebook and Scoutbook emails
There are name tags for scouts. Pick one up at the next meeting. Adults can purchase a name badge for $2.50.
Treasurer (Doug K.): Adults — if you picked up a troop T-Shirt at summer camp, you need to pay for it. If you ordered a shirt and didn’t pick it up, you can do so at a troop meeting.
Advancement (Kim I.): Merit Badge blue cards from summer camp have been entered into Scoutbook. If you have an incomplete, please pick up your blue card. It will clearly have any remaining items marked.
Committee: Looking for a secretary to take over recording notes at committee meetings. The current volunteer is looking to move to a new volunteer position.
Troop 183 Noblesville, Indiana
