Swimming Merit Badge

The last session of the water portion of the Swimming Merit Badge is on September 12 from 2-5pm at the Parker Rec Center; $3.50 for scouts.  You may begin or complete the badge at these sessions if you have already started it.

If you would like to attend this merit badge class, you must respond to me by Tuesday 9/7 for the 9/12 class. 

At these sessions we will focus on the following requirements: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.  The dry portion for you to do on your own are requirements: 1, 2, 6d, 10.  Requirement 3 has to do with rank advancement; if you are not a First Class Scout, you must have completed Second Class requirements 8a, 8b, 8c and First Class requirements 9a, 9b, 9c.  If you are not sure if you have completed these requirements, email me or discuss at a Scout meeting.

Please note that these sessions are not swimming classes.  Read the badge requirements and practice to be sure that you will pass.  This is a very important badge and no requirement will be signed off unless you are proficient at it.

Go to http://meritbadge.org/wiki/images/d/db/swimming.pdf to download the worksheet.

Yours in Scouting, Mrs. Denton

Railroading Merit Badge

The Rocky Mountain Division of the Train Collectors Association will be hosting a Railroading Merit Badge program at the annual Summer Train Show.  The show will be August 7-8 at the Colo Railroad Museum in Golden.  Scouts and Scouters in uniform will be admitted free to the show and the museum.  This is a fun and fast merit badge for scouts, especially good for younger scouts.  This is also a great outing for the whole family.

For more information please visit their website at: www.rmdtoytrains.org

As always, feel free to email me with any questions at: dentonpl@aol.com

Track Philmont Trek Crew 1 on the Web

Stephen F. will be carrying a Spot personal locator beacon on the Troop 16 Crew #1 trek.  Use the following link to keep track of their progress:  

http://share.findmespot.com/shared/gogl.jsp?glId=0RInmTrjiEiHBNMqKVTdOJkk10VMn4NWS

Stephen will update their progress several times a day.   

Rob Florian-Troop 16 Philmont Coordinator

Merit Badge Opportunity

There is a merit badge opportunity coming up for the Disabilites Awareness merit badge (on 6/5/10 in Castle Pines) .  There is no charge but it has a limited enrollment.  If you are interested in this, sign up ASAP!  Go to:   http://www.denverboyscouts.org/registration/calendardetail.asp?orgkey=1775&ActivityKey=803198

Mock Disaster

Usually when I post things here I am speaking to the scouts or trying to get volunteers to staff an event for the scouts.  Today I am going to break tradition. 

First and foremost I would like to say that I am truely grateful to be in an organization with so many wonderful people.  I know we all got involved in scouts for our sons.  But they are not the only ones who benefit.  I have made many, many friends right here in Troop 16.

So… I would like to thank you all for giving up your Tuesdays and helping to put on such a wonderful program for all our boys.  Thanks to those of you who go camping with our boys so many times a year.  Thanks to all of you who spend countless hours organizing, planning, counseling and mentoring. 

But especially, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for letting us squirt fake blood all over you!  :) 

To everyone involved in the Mock Disasters…You are the BEST!

District Merit Badge College 4/17/10

Pioneer Trails District will host a Merit Badge College on 4/17/10, right here in Parker.  Registration is  open.  Many of you have asked me about First Aid or Emergency Preparedness classes.  Well, here they are!  Sign up ASAP to ensure you get the classes you want.  Click here to go to the website:  http://denverboyscouts.doubleknot.com/openrosters/DocDownload.aspx?orgkey=1775&id=75453

Please Return Merit Badge Books

Please look through your bookcase, under your bed, behind the hamper, in your backpacks etcetera, etcetera… and find all the merit badge books you have borrowed from the troop.  Keep them if you are still working on the badge but return them if you are not using them anymore.  There are other scouts who need to use these books too.  New books cost $5 each now, so I would hate to waste the money buying new books if the books we already own are just laying forgotten somewhere.  Remember, a Scout is Thrifty!

CPR/1st Aid Certification

Calling all Scouts and Scouters!  A Scout is prepared for anything.  But to be prepared we need to be trained.  There is a CRP/1st Aid training class coming to Parker on 4/17/10 for the incrediably low price of $35.  This is an 8 hour class.  Scouts under 13 need to be accompanied by an adult.  We do need as many of our adults to get this training as possible.  We can’t go on all our wonderful trips without trained adults.  Please click here for more info and to sign up: http://www.auroramedteam.org/firstaid.htm .

T16 Annual Merit Badge College- Registration Closed.

Troop 16’s Annual Merit Badge College will be on Saturday 2/27/10 at PUMC from 8am until 4pm.  Sign up for classes by emailing Mrs. Denton at dentonpl@aol.com.

Please make a 1st & 2nd choice for morning and for afternoon.  There are class limits, so sign up ASAP to get your 1st choice.  The college is free.  Lunch is $3 (pizza, drink and fruit).  Please tell me when you sign up if you want to buy your lunch or if you are bringing a sack lunch.  If you can only come for 1 class; that’s fine.  Just sign up for 1 class (but still choose 2 in case you don’t get your 1st choice).  You will receive a confirmation email listing your classes and the prerequisites. 

AM class choices are:  Coin Collecting, Crime Prevention & Fingerprinting, Electricity ($5 fee), Emergency Preparedness, Engineering, 1st Aid, Personal Fitness, Personal Management, Photography.

PM class choices are:  Citizenship in the Community, Dentistry (from 1:30-5pm), Dog Care, Emergency Preparedness, Engineering, 1st Aid, Personal Fitness, Personal Management, Swimming.

Finally, anyone interested in Aviation; we are offering a class on Sunday 3/7/10 (all day).  Please let me know if you are interested.

Recharter Fees Due 1/12/10