October 16, 2006
Fall Court of Honor
Once again, our scouts, adult leaders, parents and siblings met to celebrate the troops' achievements in Scouting. Refreshments were provided by the scouts and pictures can be seen on our photos pages. Thanks to all concerned, particularly Jery and Robin Stedinger, Mark Tate and Tim Nord for their constant support and encouragement, David Kuckuk, Luke Landherr, Tom Caswell, Dan Ophardt and Jeremy Tagliaferre for all their wonderful work with the program. Special thanks are due to Mari Tiwari and the troop committee, particularly Rick Grossman for all his work with the merit badge program.
After many years as Scoutmaster and then ASM, Ben Brown has now become our unit commissioner and so can no longer serve as an assistant scoutmaster with Troop 2. Our special thanks go out to Ben, we would not be where we are now without you!
Benjamin Miller Eagle project
Scouts and Families,
I'm holding the first of two workdays for my
Eagle Project this Saturday, Oct. 21,
at my house (see below for directions). We will be building a
photography blind for the Cornell Laboratory
of Ornithology; when finished, the blind will reside in the
Sapsucker Woods Bird Sanctuary. The blind will be constructed of wood, so
come prepared to measure and cut boards, hammer nails, and drive screws, and
don't forget to dress appropriately for the weather! We're starting at 9:00
AM and finishing around 4:00 PM. Pizza and drinks will be provided for
lunch. Extra hammers and drills are appreciated, but don't forget to mark
tools as your own! Please let me know if you are planning to attend and/or
have questions. My email address is
jbm1@twcny.rr.com
and my phone number is 257-0470.
Scouts working on advancement should be aware that time spent on any
Eagle project counts for service time for advancement.
Thank you for your support,
Benjamin Miller
International Brotherhood Camporee
Holiday wreath fundraiser
Upcoming events, October - December Mon
Oct.
23,
Scout
Meeting at FCC. Wreath orders due. First year patrol and Merit badges at
7:00, meeting starts at
7:30 Mon
Oct. 30,
Scout
Meeting at FCC. Popcorn orders due. First year patrol and Merit badges at
7:00, meeting starts at
7:30 Sat Nov. 4, Campout,
for more details contact Jery Stedinger,
jrs5@cornell.edu or call 257-8016 Mon
Nov. 6,
PLC
Meeting at FCC. First year patrol
meeting starts at
7:30 Mon
Nov. 13,
Scout
Meeting at FCC. First year patrol and Merit badges at
7:00, meeting starts at
7:30 Fri
Nov. 17, Popcorn
pick-up, your orders may be collected from Tony Brock
tbrock@virtualcash.biz or call
257-8776 Mon Nov. 20,
Scout
Meeting at FCC. First year patrol and Merit badges at
7:00, meeting starts at
7:30 Mon
Nov. 27,
Scout
Meeting at FCC. First year patrol and Merit badges at
7:00, meeting starts at
7:30 Sat Dec. 2, Scouts day out,
venue to be decided Mon
Dec. 4,
Scout
Meeting at FCC. First year patrol and Merit badges at
7:00, meeting starts at
7:30 Mon
Dec. 11,
Scout
Meeting at FCC. First year patrol and Merit badges at
7:00, meeting starts at
7:30 Mon
Dec. 18,
Scout
Meeting at FCC. First year patrol and Merit badges at
7:00, meeting starts at
7:30 Mon
Dec. 25, Christmas Day, happy holidays to all!
Thu Dec. 28, Michael Deyhim, Eagle
Court of Honor
Several car loads traveled up to Wellesley Island in the 1000 Islands to
represent Troop 2 at the World Brotherhood Camporee. Around 3000 attended
the event with great campfires and good opportunities to talk to other
scouts and swap badges. We have pictures on the troop photos page.
The fundraiser runs from now until October 23, when
the orders are due. Your customer orders will be due for collection from
Mrs. Tiwari on November 19 (1:00 - 5:00 PM) and 20 (8:45 - 9:45 AM) and
ALL monies are due no later than Monday, December 4th. For more
information, extra order forms etc. please contact committee chair
Mari Tiwari mari_tiwari@yahoo.com
District Autoree
Many scouts took part in the district Autoree this weekend, to see a few
pictures please visit out troop photos
pages, thanks to Troop 2 Scoutmasters and leaders, particularly the
organizers from Taughannock District and our own Rick Grossman and Mike
Thompson..