Boy Scouts of America

Troop 1518

Scout Breakout

39 Scouts registered for our recharter

Scout-3Tenderfoot-7Second Class-4First Class-7Star-5Life-11Eagle-2 (6 more aged out in 2013)

Scoutmaster/Assistants

Scott Wheeler Jeff MorrowTracy Howard Manny PabloTim Williams Scott RomansAlan Hannen Fred ShinerScott Schutzmeister Tim StuartHugh Robinson Jack TrowbridgeTim Butters Dean CamarellaMark Goeringer Jeff O’DonnellBryon Ing Terry FradyRay Kirk

Committee

Rob Pata* Ellen MusanteJames MacLellan Tim PembertonGail Simpson Cassandra RobertsJim Tatera Kevin SabaBryan Hume Elise SheridanJudy CamarellaGina CottonBenny HockersmithBryan HumeBruce Irvine+* Committee Chair +Charter Organization Representative

Upcoming Events

Dec 6-8 Winter Skills CampoutDec 16 Court of HonorJan 10 Lock inJan 18 Mulch Flyer DeliveryJan 24-26 Klondike Derby CampoutFeb 2 Scout Sunday@SUMCFeb 14-18Ski TripMar 8 Hemlock DaytripMar 15 ODD Merit Badge JamboreeMar 17 Court of Honor

Upcoming Events

Mar 22 Mulch DeliveryMar 28-30 Hiking/New Scout CampoutApr 25-27 ODD Camporee or West Point CampoutMay 3 Theme Park TripMay 16-18 Canoe/Kayak CampoutJun 6-8 Caving CampoutJun 9 Ice Cream SocialJun 16 Court of Honor/PotluckJun 26-Jul 2 SeaBase High Adventure TripMid Jul Summer Camp (Camp Ockanickon, PA)

Merit BadgesAmerican Business American Cultures American Heritage American Labor Animal Science Archaeology Archery Architecture Art Astronomy Athletics Automotive Maintenance Aviation Backpacking Basketry Bird Study Bugling Camping Canoeing Chemistry Chess Cinematography Citizenship in the Community

Citizenship in the Nation Citizenship in the World Climbing Coin Collecting Collections Communication Composite Materials Computers Cooking Crime Prevention Cycling Dentistry Disabilities Awareness Dog Care Drafting Electricity Electronics Emergency Preparedness Energy Engineering Entrepreneurship

Environmental Science Family Life Farm Mechanics Fingerprinting Fire Safety First Aid Fish and Wildlife Management Fishing Fly Fishing Forestry Game Design Gardening Genealogy Geocaching Geology Golf Graphic Arts Hiking Home Repairs Horsemanship Indian Lore Insect Study Inventing Journalism

Kayaking Landscape Architecture Law Leatherwork Lifesaving Mammal Study Medicine Metalwork Model Design and Building Motorboating Music Nature Nuclear Science Oceanography Orienteering Painting Personal Fitness Personal Management Pets Photography Pioneering Plant Science Plumbing Pottery

Programming Public Health Public Speaking Pulp and Paper Radio Railroading Reading Reptile and Amphibian Study Rifle Shooting Robotics Rowing Safety Salesmanship Scouting Heritage Scholarship Scuba Diving Sculpture Search & Rescue Shotgun Shooting Skating Small-Boat Sailing Snow Sports Soil and Water Conservation Space Exploration

Sports Stamp Collecting Surveying Sustainability Swimming Textile Theater Traffic Safety Truck Transportation Veterinary Medicine Water Sports Weather Welding Whitewater Wilderness Survival Wood Carving Woodwork

How to Become a Counselor

• Talk with ASM Ray Kirk [rayjkirk@gmail.com]• Complete Youth Protection Training (1 hr)• Register with Old Dominion District– Complete BSA Adult Application for District– Fill out Merit Badge Counselor Information form

Troop Budget

Checking Balance $5,144.76Outstanding Checks 2842 Payment Fall Camporee $24.93Balance $5,119.83

CD balances 9917 $2,045.00 9920 $2,042.669894 $2,025.419904 $2,029.61

CD Total $8,142.68Overall Balance $13,262.51

2013 Service Projects

• 2 w/ South Run Rec Center• Hidden Pond• Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration Center• Fox Hunt Pool• 2 w/ Sydenstricker United Methodist Church• Hunt Valley Pool• Sky Meadows State Park

Giving back to our community!

Advancement

29 Scouts advanced in 2013

Recruiting

• Hosted 75 Webelos & parents from five packs at District Fall Camporee in October– 684/Sangster, 685 & 686/Orange Hunt, 1853/Hunt Valley, 1100/West

Springfield– Provided either breakfast or lunch, provided parents with orientation,

and scout interaction

• Host Webelos at 1518 Troop meeting in December-January– Expect similar numbers from the same five packs– Parents receive an orientation from SM, the Webelos follow the

planned agenda with the boys

Questions?