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    Ribbit, ribbit(Hello, this email is a recap of the meeting that happened last night.).

    Ribbit, ribbit ribbit croak(River Raft Regatta is coming up soon...sort of...not really that soon...). Croak croak ribbit croak(River Raft Regatta will take place on April 20th to the 22nd.). Crooooooooooooak(The early bird price must be paid by March 30th and it is $37.). Ribbit. Ribbit ribbit ribbit(The non-early bird price for this campout is $45.). Ribbit. Ribbit. Ribbity ribbity ribbit(Our troop will be attending the second week of TK Summer Camp which is from June 24th to the 30th.). Croooooak. Ribbit(The early bird price must be paid by May 15th and it is $280. The non-early bird price for this campout is $305.). Ribbity ribbito(From July 8th to the 14th, we will be camping at Woodruff.). Ribbit, ribbit ribbit(This campout costs $375 and their ain't an early bird price.).

    Ribbit ribbit ribbit(At this meeting, we planned out the meals for Hells Bay.). Ribbit(That would be all we did in this meeting.).

    Ribbity ribbity ribbit(Thank you to our translation team to make these emails understandable to both frogs and homo sapiens.).

Hello and welcome to the not so spooky email that makes me wonder why I chose that as an introduction.

Unfortunately, the campout planned for October has been canceled because of the lack of people signed up. But don't get your peppermint in a twist! We still have a campout in November, SAW! If paid for by October 24th, you can still get the early bird price and only have to pay $47. That's practically free!

Popcorn sheets must be turned in by next Thursday to Mrs. Vicki. Refer to her email on how to turn in the money.

We just got some rank requirements signed off this meeting so there isn't much to talk about for this meeting's activities.

Anyways, have a great day and remember that nine plus ten does not equal twenty-one.

The Troop Meeting of Thursday, September 28th, 2017.

 

       Hello, this email is for people who were not able to attend this evening's meeting. But if you did attend, you can still read this. There is no mace-wielding troll to stop you.

       Due to the hurrication that was followed by hurricane Irma, the school decided to take back all of the teacher work days in the next few months. Since the Hillsborough River State Park campout was scheduled with the teacher work day, that will be canceled. A campout within a two hour driving distance may be in place of Hillsborough on that weekend but the campout has not been decided yet. If this campout does happen, it will be October 13-15.

      Popcorn season has started(although I'm not sure why I called it a season if it is only a month)! We have chocolate popcorn, we have caramel popcorn, we have excessively buttered popcorn! See Mrs. Thompson's email for the link to sign up genie to sign up for popcorn selling shifts.

      We were visited by the Korean War Veterans this evening. They told their stories about the war and answered questions. The Korean War is referred to as the forgotten war and is almost never referred to in school curriculums. They are trying to spread information about the forgotten war and make sure that history does not forget it.

 

That is all for now, but remember the forgotten...

Hello people of the troop. I was trapped in the realm of the homework and these are the notes a little bird gave me. 

     Peanut Island campout is next week and if for some reason your health forms are still not turned in, you will not be able to attend. Stay tuned for any weather related updates. We will be camping at Hillsborough River State Park in October from the 13th to the 16th. 

     See Mr. Colter for blue cards from summer camp if you have not already gotten them. Or not. If you don't want the merit badge then completely ignore the first sentence of this paragraph.

     Please sign up for the vigil. You can sign up for two hour shifts or the whole night all together.

     The Spaghetti dinner is tonight. Please refer to Mr. Ken's email for directions. Class A uniform is required.

    That was it for announcements and there was a presentation about pollution and more fishing talk.

    That is all for now. But remember, 3.141592 is not pi. Pi has more digits.

     Hello, this email is for people who weren't it this past meeting.

     Spanish River campout is cancelled due to weather. We may still be able to do all the activities if the weather permits but we will not be camping there. Peanut Island will be from September eighth to the tenth and there are four more spots left. Tonight was final sign up night.

    The vigil will be Friday, September 15. If you participate for at least two hours, you will get a badge. The sign up sheet will be at the meetings.

    Tonight, we discussed how to cast a fishing net.

 

-Illuminacho

Hello and welcome to the MEETING RECAP! BWA HA HA!

Some scouts put the scout sign at around 60 degrees. You are supposed to put at 90 degrees.

We are leaving for summer camp tomorrow at one o'clock. Make sure to bring closed toed shoes to summer camp. Make sure you have already had lunch before coming and have turned in your health forms.

At this meeting we did lashings for the gateway. Later this afternoon at Samule's house we will be finishing those. Please refer to his email for more information about that.

That is all for now, but remember, Toxin is the Symbiote spawn of Carnage.

Here is a recap of Thursday's meeting.

Make sure to turn in your health forms before you go to summer camp. For provisional campers, Mr. Harlen Pierce will be your scoutmaster for the week, who is in the troop, now we have eyes everywhere. Zach and Brian will be gone for this week's meeting so Samuel will be the SPL for that meeting and someone will be ASPL(not completely sure who that someone is, but I'm 99% sure it isn't Super Man). We are also doing lashings next week so it may be a good idea to brush up on that if you don't know them all(It is definitely a good idea if you don't even know what they are all called).

At this meeting we did songs and skits, which are two very important things you need to know for summer camp. But I guess you don't really need to know any of the songs considering 92% of them or something like that are repeat-after-me songs. Well, you can study those, no one's going to stop you(unless for some odd reason it becomes illegal).

I believe that is all for now, but to all the fathers out there, happy father's day. Roll the outro! Or something...

Hello Troop 395! Today I have a recap of Thursday's meeting.

For those who have not yet turned in health forms for summer camp, you can turn them in at the yearly planning meeting. You can also turn them in at the troop meetings unless you are going the first week of summer camp. The yearly planning meeting is in the Living Word Church from 1-6pm. It will be held in the room where we normally have PLCs. For those who don't know which room that is, it is the one at the end of the hall with the large table and rolling chairs with the door usually open. Anyone can come to the yearly planning meeting, not just leadership. Please come with campout, service, or meeting ideas. If not, then you can take notes and alert your patrol of what's ahead. Please wear class B to the yearly planning meeting.

For those of you who usually go to Mr. Colter for advancements, you only need to see him for a Scout Master Conference or blue card. If you had a conversation with him about advancements that can be explained to the ASM. You can use Mr. Colter as a witness if need be.

This meeting we went over how to pack for summer camp. If you want the list, then refer to Zack's email sent several hours ago. We also explained the swim test, which is needed to be passed for the swimming merit badge and First Class. This test goes as follows for those of you who want to practice before summer camp:
Jump in the pool feet first.
Complete three laps freestyle(which apparently isn't what you think freestyle would be. It's apparently an actual style of swimming).
Complete one lap using the back stroke.
Float until the director tells you to stop.

That's all for now. But remember, Spider-Man Homecoming will be released July 7th!

Hello Troop 395! This email is a recap for last meeting.

There will be a D-Day ceremony at the veterans Park on Tuesday, June 6th at 11am. Also, at Boomers (in Boca), Friday, June 9th, there will be scout fun night. It is $20.99 per scout and you can come any time between 4 and 7pm.

If you are going to Ventures in TK Summer Camp(It may be adventures...It sounded like it could be either one.), then you will have to sign an extra form. See Mr. Rick for more information about that. Speaking of Summer Camp, if you need any merit badge books, see Cristian F for that(he is our librarian).

The Living Word Church gave a letter thanking the Boy Scouts for their service to the church and the mulching of the playground.

At this meeting we learned about different methods of scouting. Those methods include the EDGE method, leave no trace, and tread lightly. If you want to know find out more about them you can find them in the new book on pages 38, 224-226, and 233 respectively. If you still have the old book you can find the EDGE method on page 59, leave no trace on pages 247-257, and tread lightly is only a thing in the new book... But that's what Google's for!

That is all for now, but remember, Black Flash would beat Green Lantern in a fight.