Troop 110 Estb 1952 Farmington Find us on

Troop 110 Estb. 1952 Farmington Find us on the web @ www. T-110. com

• Introduction Overview • Scouting • About our troop • What makes us different. • What we do • Meetings, Camping, Summer Camp, High Adventure, Community Service. • Fund raisers and cost

What are the Boy Scouts? • The Boy Scouts of America is a 100 year old organization • Scouting teaches young men leadership, responsibility and independence among other qualities • Scouting is boy lead and run • Adults provide guidance

Troop Organization

Youth Leadership • The highest youth leadership is an elected Senior Patrol Leader • Below him are about 4, appointed Assistant SPLs • Other troop leadership positions are Troop Guide, Den Chief, Historian, Quartermaster, Chaplain's Aide, and Webmaster • Each patrol elects it's own patrol leader and assistant, As well as patrol quartermaster • The troop leadership meets once a month to discuss specific plans for the next month

Advancement 1 • The first four ranks of scouting are scout, tenderfoot, second class, and first class • These cover the basic but fun scouting and outdoor skills • They cover outdoor skills, cooking, knots, first aid, physical fitness, and more • Most boys get the majority of these requirements done their first year of summer camp

Advancement 2 • The second level of scouting includes star, life, and Eagle ranks • These focus on leadership, merit badges, and service • Each rank requires the scout to preform a certain period of time in a leadership role • Service hours are required for star and life while a major, scout lead project is required for eagle • Merit badges are required for each rank for 21 total to reach Eagle

Troop 110 • Troop 110 is a about 40 boys • We meet Tuesday nights at Our Lady of Sorrows church basement 7 -8: 30 2 – times a month • We go on troop campouts once a month and Chief Pontiac backpacking trips 3 times a year • Every summer we attend a local summer camp and a High Adventure trip

Meetings • We meet every Tuesday • Each month we have 2 regular troop meetings in the Church basement, 1 off site meeting, and 1 troop leadership meeting ( PLC) • Typical off site meetings are putt, go karts, REI, whirly ball, broom ball, sledding, and others • The meetings are planned monthly by patrol with the SPL and adult approval

Service Projects • Service is an important part of our troop • We routinely help out at Our Lady of Sorrows events like food drives, setting up Christmas lights, and Christmas presents • The troop is always ready to volunteer for our Eagle Scout Projects • Twice a year we cook and serve lunch for the Seniors at St. Pat's Senior Center in Detroit

Campouts • Scouting is three fourths outing • Troop 110 goes on monthly campouts • All of these are tenting events except for Dec through February • Meals and duty rosters are planned by patrol • The campouts are scheduled by the boys and planned directly at the PLC • Previous campouts have been: canoeing, cycling, skiing, electronics, ice fishing, shooting, caving, medal hikes, city trips, dunes, amusement parks, and other activities

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Summer Camp • Week long event with a variety of activities for the entire troop. June 20 through 27, 2015 @ Cole Canoe Base • 1 st year scouts do a program to get many of the requirements of tenderfoot, 2 nd, and 1 st class ranks • Older scouts work on merit badges. • Other activities are open to all the boys daily are shooting sports, aquatics, and climbing • Troop 110 has recently attended summer camp at: Little Turtle(IN), Lost Lake, and Cole Canoe Base, Camp Berry (OH) & Rotary

High Adventure • Extended duration, strenuous treks usually about a week open to first class rank and 13 years of age scouts • Selected by vote of the older boys and planned by committees • Past high adventure trips have been to Pictured rocks 5 day, 50 mile, Florida Sea Base, Boundary Waters canoe area, White Mts. (NH), Philmont (NM), and Isle Royale

Fund Raising and Cost • $ 165 Required Contribution / per scout/ year • $55 for Cub Scouts crossing over - till Rechater • Popcorn Sales in fall - if scout sells $300, then $100 is applied to Required Contribution. • Have 2 Pancakes breakfast and a Can Drive - scout who participate can earn share of profits, in scouts bucks. Scouts bucks can be used to pay for Required Contribution or camp outs or other scout things. • Campouts cost about 30 or 40 each* * Not summer camp or high adventures

Merit Badges • Required for star, life and eagle ranks with a total of 21 for eagle and 12 eagle required • A total of 126 merit badges to choose • Topics range from sailing, oceanography, pottery, backpacking, wildlife management, astronomy, sports, business and Indian lore • The wide range of merit badges allows scouts to explore a variety of different interests

In Conclusion • I hope your son are excited to take the next step into Boy Scouts • Troop 110 is a great troop that I hope you consider joining • Thank you for listening to my presentation • Q&A