Another Great Merit Badge Opportunity

Railroading Merit Badge - On March 3rd and 4th, the Rocky Mountain Toy Train Show will be at the Denver Merchandise Mart.  Anyone under 12, Scouts in uniform and Military in uniform get in free and there is free parking.  This is a great opportunity to finish a really fun badge in just a few hours; especially good for the younger scouts.  This show is a wonderful outing for the entire family.  Go to:  http://www.rmtts.com/index.html for more info.  Be sure to go to the scout page to see what requirements will be covered there and which you will need to do on your own.

Troop 16’s Annual Merit Badge College

 - March 3, 2012 from 7:45am - 4:00pm

 - Troop 16 Annual Merit Badge College

 - at PUMC

 - Please click [HERE] for more Details and to Sign Up.

2012 Pioneer Trails Merit Badge College

It’s Merit Badge College time in the Pioneer Trails District on Saturday, April 14, 2012 from 7:30 am - 4:30 pm. With over 50 merit badges being offered this year, Scouts are able to choose up to 4 badges to complete.

Registration - http://denverboyscouts.doubleknot.com/Registration/CalendarDetail.asp?ActivityKey=1120912&OrgKey=1775

Pre-requisites - https://denverboyscouts.doubleknot.com/openrosters/DocDownload.aspx?orgkey=1775&id=106224

Class availability - http://denverboyscouts.doubleknot.com/openrosters/ViewchildActivitySpaceAvailable.asp?ActivityKey=1120912&orgkey=1775

Cost is $10. Lunch of pizza, fruit and soda will be provided. Field uniform should be worn.  A receipt must be brought with you. If you do not get an email receipt, you are not registered.  You must bring a Blue Card with the Scoutmaster’s pre-approval signature for each merit badge. If you do not have one, you will receive a NCR form showing participation.  Merit badge worksheets are available at www.meritbadge.org.  Please folks, there will be no walk-in registrations with this event. Merit Badge College will be held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Highlands Ranch Stake at 9800 Foothills Canyon Blvd., Highlands Ranch, CO 80129.

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.

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