Merit Badge Counselor Training

There will be a Merit Badge Counselor Training next Tuesday 5/31/11 at PUMC at 7pm.  This is a good class for adults to take even if you are not ready to become a counselor but just want to learn how to help your son earn merit badges.  This evening is a PLC night so no scouts attend unless they are patrol leaders.

Community Service Opportunity

Double Angel Foundation is looking for a few volunteers to help out during Victorian Peaks 5K/10K Race on July 4, 2011 for a few hours in the morning.  These community service hours can be used for rank advancement, high school graduation requirements or for a Citizenship in the Community merit badge requirement.  Please call Mrs. Dunkel at 303/841-2420 (Double Angel Foundation) to volunteer.

Railroading Merit Badge 3/19 or 3/20

Here is a great merit badge opportunity, especially for our younger scouts, even our brand new scouts.  Older scouts too, this is a quick, easy and FUN badge.  The Rocky Mountain Toy Train Show is having a spring show this year on the weekend of March 19-20.  This is a fun event for the whole family.  Boy scouts, girl scouts, cub scouts in uniform and kids under 12 get in free.  Adults in uniform may get in free too or at least at a reduced price.  Almost the entire Railroading merit badge will be completed at the show.  Go to:  http://www.rmtts.com/Boy_Scouts_RR_Merit_Badge.htm for more information.  Contact me with any questions at dentonpl@aol.com.   -Mrs. Denton

Pioneer Trails Merit Badge College 4/9/11

Our district is hosting a Merit Badge College on 4/9/11.  I highly encourage all of you to go and get 2 or more badges completed in one day.  For our adults, the college is also hosting a CPR training and a Merit Badge Counselor Training.  Please click here for more information:  http://www.doubleknot.com/registration/calendardetail.asp?orgkey=1775&ActivityKey=822060

Family Fun and Railroading Merit Badge

Here is a great opportunity to earn the Railroading Merit Badge this weekend at the Rocky Mountain Toy Train Show at the Denver Merchandise Mart; 11/27 or 11/28 from 10am - 5pm.  Military and all scouts in uniform and kids under 12 get in free.  It is fun for the whole family!  Go to www.RMTTS.com for more info.  If you decide to go, call me at 303/840-7201 to get a book then go to www.meritbadge.org and download the worksheet.  For a special treat, Santa will be there as well!

Court of Honor Deadline 9/28/10

There is still time left to finish up those old merit badges.  You have your blue cards; you know what needs to be completed.  When you have completed a badge, email me at dentonpl@aol.com and I will arrange for a counselor to meet with you to review the badge.

YiS- Mrs. Denton

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