Final meeting of the year...BBQ & Campfire

Our final meeting of the 2014-2015 season is upon us.  On Wednesday evening, we will invade join Liam Angellotti at his house, as his mother Danielle has graciously offered their place once again.

The address is 1787 Killarney Beach Rd.

Beavers will be supplying burgers and buns and drinks.  If anybody would like to bring salads to make it a true pot-luck, please let me know.

Also, please RSVP so I can ensure we have the correct amount of supplies.

Here's the map:

Even though Camp-A-Lot was found to be a bit wetter and cold than anticipated, it sounds like the boys still had a lot of fun.  I had a quick opportunity to chat with some of the boys and the other leaders when I was picking up my son, and though they were a little sodden they all seemed in fairly good spirits...nothing a good coffee/tea/hot-chocolate/shower wouldn't solve.

If anybody has stories to share, please let me know and I'll get it on here.

This has been a great year for me as section leader.  I hope I was able to hold up to your expectations regarding communication and balancing each child's needs.  Remember that we need new leaders for the fall...so please give some consideration about coming on board.  We are in a great place as a group, with lots of wonderful things ahead and we welcome the opportunity to work with more of yo u in the coming year.

Ringtail

Rolling up to Camp-A-Lot

Ouch, get a chiropractor for this poor guy

We're now counting down the days both to Camp-A-Lot and the end of this year's Beaver programme.  At the upcoming meeting; our last regular meeting at the school, we will be decorating the groups Herald Staff that I am putting together from an 8' tall pole with a square piece of birch plywood...meaning it weighs next to nothing but is (hopefully) sturdy enough for the boys to take turns carrying it from activity to activity.  The boys will each be able to colour in a small medieval representation of themselves that they will be glued to the plywood and protected with a plastic coating.  This means that even if your child is not going to camp, well...they will still be there in their own way.

The Scouts are putting together a decoration scheme for our campsite that will enforce the Medieval theme.  Apparently there will even be a crown on our...er...throne (loo).

Drop-off at the Orangeville Fairgrounds is at 7pm in the area called Nottingham.  It's a very short walk to our campsite from there, which is E2.  Let us know if you need to come earlier or later than this time so we can have someone meet you.

  We will not be feeding anyone that night other than for a quick mug-up before bed so please ensure you've fed your child before drop-off. 

Pick-up will be 1pm on Sunday.


Here's a map to where you are going (give yourself just over an hour depending on traffic from Alcona):  Both 5th Line and Hockley Rd are nice drives.  Or you could take 89 west through Alliston to 10 and go south to Hockley Rd.  Just consider rush-hour traffic.

 

The Google Map is: https://www.google.ca/maps/place/247090+Side+Rd+5,+Mono,+ON+L9W+6K5/@43.9501039,-80.0786695,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x882b001515a5d40b:0x345a2fdd35d739ee!6m1!1e1?hl=en

 

 

I myself will not be at camp.  Tic-Tac will be our main contact during the event.

 

Any questions, please let me know.

 

Ringtail

Craft This Week

This week (May 20th) we will be back at St. Francis of Assisi for what should be the second last time for this Scouting year.  My plan is to do a spring craft, so if as many people as possible could bring an empty egg carton that would be wonderful.  I have 2 18-egg cartons that I'll be bringing, and that will make 6 caterpillars...so we need at least 7 more 12-egg cartons to have enough supplies for everyone.  The cardboard ones will work the best for this, but Styrofoam ones will work in a pinch (the clear plastic ones could be tricky to decorate).

I will shortly be sending out a packing list for Camp-A-Lot, and we will be focusing our final at-school meeting on May 27th about this event.  Even those who are not going to camp will have a good time and learn a lot about camping so hopefully they join us on next years camping events.

Any questions, please reach out to me anytime.

Ringtail

All at once you're lighter than air

On Wednesday, we will meet at Innisfil Beach Park where we will learn about flying kites, weather permitting!  We will be supplying each Beaver with a beginner level kite...and if parents wished to stay to enjoy this great activity with their child they would be more welcome!



Following this meeting, there will be only two more meetings leading up to Camp-A-Lot....and at least one will include a craft.  If I could ask, could everybody try to collect an empty egg carton, which, time permitting we will create a small caterpillar friend from?  If we don't get to it, these could always be donated to a local kindergarten class for cut and paste, or they could be used again in the fall.

The other craft I was planning, more specific to Camp-O-Lot will be a Pool Noodle Lance, which the boys who will be attending can bring with them as part of the group's honour guard.  We will be supplying everything for that.

Next to last, our last meeting will be on June 3rd....which is planned for a bonfire / BBQ event to celebrate the end of the Scouting Year.  Location TBD.  Could everybody plan to bring something small to share, and please keep in mind we do have an egg allergy in the group so be mindful of that.
We will supply hot dogs and buns.

Finally, I want to mention some good news.  The price of registration for next year is dropping to $175 as an early bird price, to fit a Canada wide Scouting mandate.  After July 1st the price will go up to $190...which is still cheaper than last year.  The registration section of Myscouts.ca for 2015-2016 is now online...and we've already had our first new Brown Tail register just today!  As part of that, we will be looking for new leaders as at least three of our current leaders will likely be leaving us for differently coloured pastures.  I don't want to see a repeat of this years situation where we struggled to keep ratio up for the first while so if you've been thinking of possibly coming on as a leader, either full or part time to help us out please let me know.

Yours in Scouting,

Ringtail

Pitch-In Day and Swim-Up Ceremony

We are slowly heading towards the end of this Scouting year, but still have some fun times ahead.  This week we do not have the gym as St. Francis of Assisi have an event occurring in the school at that time.  So, I figured we would get a jumpstart on the Innisfil Pitch-In Day and take a hike by the school - focusing on picking up and trash that can be found.  Please consider appropriate footwear, bring a small garbage bag and if you have any gardening gloves for your child to wear, that would be great.  I have already coordinated with the town that we can just leave the garbage at the side of the road.

I still highly encourage you and your family to be involved with the actual Pitch-In day on Saturday.  For Alcona, the meeting place is the Fire Hall at 780 Innisfil Beach Rd, by 9am.

Garbage bags, gloves and morning refreshments will be supplied along with Safety tips

Sign-up at your local Fire Station by 9:00 a.m.
  All high school students participating will receive 3 hours of community support hours.  Please bring your Community Involvement Activity Forms for signature by a Volunteer Firefighter, Mayor, Deputy Mayor and/or Town Representative “upon completion” in order to receive acknowledgment. 

An appreciation BBQ with Displays, Games for kids & face painting will be held on May 9, 2015 at 12:00 p.m.  The first 100 people will receive a Civic Pride Button!  Location: Centennial Park (corner of 7^th Line & 10 Sideroad - 2870 7th Line).


1st Alcona will have its Advancement
ceremony on May 14th at Holy Cross Catholic School.  For us, this will be for the White Tails specifically, symbolizing them "Swimming-up" to Cubs.  However, all members of the colony are certainly invited to come and cheer on their colony mates and learn a bit more about the Scouting program.






YiS,

Ringtail