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Troop Program for 2009 - 2010

Date Activity Game
Sept. 24 Reorganization of Patrols
Leadership - Planning ahead, Delegation of Responsibility
Scout Law Relay
Oct. 1 Court of Honor
Oct. 8 Advancement: Bring Your Handbook - Passing on your own
Purpose of Patrol Corners
Kim's Game
Oct. 15 Camping Safety
Start: Family Life Merit Badge
Ships in the Fog
Oct. 16-18 Campout at MacQueen, Kirkland IL
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Oct. 22 Pioneering: Half hitch, double haft hitch, slippery half hitch, timber hitch Circle Knot Tying Contest
Oct. 29 Pioneering: Taughtline, Bowline, Clove Hitch JKnot Tying Relay
Nov. 5 Pioneering: Square Knot, Sheetbend, Fisherman's knot
Knot Tying Orgy
Nov. 12 Hiking Safety Tips Sleeping Indian I
Nov. 19 Emergency Preparedness
Progress report on MBs started on Oct. 15th
Sleeping Indian II
Nov. 26 Thanksgiving Day - No Meeting - Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Dec. 3 Map & Compass: Reading a Map Pantomime Game
Dec. 10 Map & Compass Map Reading Contest
Dec. 17 Map Sketching
Progress report on MBs started on Oct. 15th
Compass Facing
Dec. 24 NO MEETING - Merry Christmas!
Dec. 31 NO MEETING - Happy New Year!
Jan. 7 The World Famous Caesar's Olympic Games presented by ALL the Asst. Scoutmasters
Selection of Parents' Night Chairman
Jan. 14 First Aid: Shock & Fainting, Severe Bleeding, Burns & Scalds, Poison Ivy Long, Short, Round
Jan. 21 First Aid: Object in eye, Frostbite, Poisoning, Animal Bites & Stings - Ticks Boxing Compass Race
Jan. 28 First Aid: Heat Stroke, Heat Exhaustion, Dehydration
MERIT BADGES STARTED ON OCT. 15th SHOULD BE COMPLETED TONIGHT
Crossing the River
Feb. 4 Building a Fire in Rain or Sun Picture Gallery
Feb. 5-7 Campout at McQueen
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Feb. 11 CPR and Heimlich Maneuver - Scouts, Parents, Friends None
Feb. 13 Scout Sunday and Eagle Court of Honor
Feb. 18 Lost: How Not To Be and What To Do If - Lost Child Search Step On It
Feb. 25 Winter Constellations Sprained Ankle Contest
March 4 The Tree Parent's Night Preparation
March 5 Parents Night - Summer Camp Sign Up
Mar. 11 Auction Preparation (Rehearsing the boys) Smells I Love
Mar. 13 Prepare for Auction
Mar. 14 AUCTION DAY!!
Mar. 18 The Flag Famous Visitors
Mar. 25 First Aid Baseball None
Apr. 1 Maundy Thursday - No meeting
Apr. 8 Trees-R-Us Tree Identification Contest
Apr. 15 Emergencies Near and Far:
Tornatos, Gas Leak, Fire, Electric Wires, Auto Crashes
Lost
Apr. 16-18 Campout to MacQueen - Kirkland, IL
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Apr. 22 Water Safety
Issue MB list for Camp
Sleeping Indian I
Apr. 29 Selection of Camp MB & Tent Partners Sleeping Indian II
May 6 Morse Code Review Morse Code Message to Patrols
May 13 Weather: Will it Rain, Russ? Reading Clouds and Wind Signal Touch
May 14-16 Welcome to Spring Campout - McQueen - Kirkland, IL
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May 20 Spring Constellations Observation Game
May 27 Las Vegas Night: Merits come and Merits go!
June 3 End of the Trail
Meeting only for boys who have problems - Final Board of Review
NOTE: There are several Boards of Review scheduled for the year - with the last one on June 3 - it is the cutoff date for Summer Camp advancement. No merit badges will be counseled or accepted after this date until badges are earned at Summer Camp.

Edition date: 09/24/09

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