No Meeting Monday, May 30, 2011

We are honoring the memory and sacrifice of the US Military on Monday, May 30.

There will be no Scout Meeting.

2011 Tan and Green –After-Action Report

A special thank-you to Rev. Amy Na, who volunteered her time and expertise to chair our efforts for the 2011 Tan and Green. Her efforts in the weeks before, and during the Tan and Green made the event a great success.

Dear BSA parents; Thanks to all who made the Tan and Green Banquet a success. Here is a report for your reference. If you have any notes or suggestions to add, please let me know. I have attached the same that I copied below. Have a great Memorial Day weekend. Blessings from Amy Na

Tan and Green Banquet – by Amy Na

This dinner is held on a Friday evening in May, usually before Memorial Day. It is a time of food and fun for all scouts and their families. The dinner and raffle items are provided by families and everyone pays to eat except the scouts. The dinner usually begins at 6:30 and the evening is over by 8:30pm. The sponsor church is the location of the event. In the past, family members paid $4 per person for dinner. All families brought appetizers, side dishes and dessert.

2011

1. Event held at McGurk Hall, St. Camilla RC Church
2. Menu: meatballs, pasta, rolls, cake- (Na)
3. Drinks: Peach iced tea (Na); coffee and cherry drink (Wolford)

Note: Meatballs and pasta came from Classico foods, rolls from Giant Eagle;

4. Eagle: appetizer; Lightning: dessert; Dragon: side dishes
5. Decorations included flowers, iced tea and pretzel tubs (on each table, raffled later)
6. Paper products included plates, plastic flatware and napkins (Wolford)

Note: We could use small plates for dessert (also- we ran out of plates)

7. Cashbox needed for ticket sales- (Chamberlain provided)
8. Tickets needed for raffle- (Wolford provided)
9. Program: boys shared talent and organized skits
10. Uniform: Class A with sash required, no shorts
11. Total cost: $190.61 (includes gift card)
12. Number of participants: 35 +/-
13. We donated left over, cooked pasta to City Rescue Mission.
14. Six containers of meatballs and sauce were distributed to BSA families.

Note: this year, we bought a $50 gift card for Mr. Moon- families donated cash

Respectfully submitted, Amy Na

 

Thank you from the Troop 743 Committee

Amy:

Thank you again for all the work that you put into the banquet!  I think it was a great success!

We did an "after action report" on the banquet at Monday night's meeting, and the Scouts agreed that skipping the review of accomplishments over the past year was preferred since we do it at each Court of Honor.  Mr. Teodoro suggested that we at least honor all new Eagle Scouts since the last Tan and Green Banquet, and all agreed.  We did not do a program to pass out this year, and this may be helpful in keeping things on track better for future banquets.  The boys enjoyed providing the entertainment, but a list or schedule to follow would also be helpful if we choose to do the same thing in the future.

Colleen Chamberlain, Committee Chair

5/21 Flag Placement to Honor Veterans

Upcoming Event!!

Saturday, May 21 - flag placement to honor veterans.  Meet at the American Legion in downtown New Castle (134 North Jefferson Street, New Castle, PA 16101-3812) at 8:30 a.m.

Hot dog lunch follows.  

Have you gotten your physical for 2011 yet???

If you are attending Summer Camp OR the Philaganza trip (adults too!!), you will need to have a 2011 BSA Physical Form completed for these events.  If you haven't already made your doctor's appointment, CALL NOW!!  All attendees - Scouts, parents, Adult Leaders - everyone who is going needs to have the new 2011 form on file in order to attend.

If you need a blank copy of the form, click here.

Can you help?

The Get Involved! page has been updated with current needs for assistance to the troop, whether one day, or a committee position. Why not?

Tan & Green Banquet - Friday, May 20

Friday, May 20 from 6 - 9 p.m. at McGurk Hall, St. Camillus, is the Troop 743 Annual Tan & Green Banquet! 

 

Don't miss out on this special event to help honor our Scouts and everything they've accomplished in the past year!

 

Cost

 

Family and friends will need tickets to enter.  Tickets will be available from Mrs. Wolford at the Monday, 5/16 meeting

 

Tickets are $4.00 each; 5 years old and under and all Scouts are free. 

 

If you can't make it to the meeting, please contact Mrs. Wolford to make arrangements for your tickets!!

 

Entertainment and Prizes!

 

We'll have door prizes and giveaways, plus some excellent entertainment - the Scouts will be putting on a talent show this year, rather than having a guest speaker.  Come see your son at his best (or his worst!!)!

 

Patrols will be responsible for the following items:

Eagle: appetizer and talent for entertainment

Lightning: dessert and talent for entertainment

Dragon: side dishes and talent for entertainment

The troop will provide

A meat, potatoes, rolls & butter, drinks and paper products.

Uniform

Class A with sash is required. Complete uniform with all patches and bolo or neckerchief (Eagles), and long pants (no shorts).