5 March 2023

Monday we'll be doing March Camp Prep

We'll be at Stearns Scout camp at Diamond Lake Lodge.

March Merit Badge Camp Program

• First Aid Merit Badge  - bring a pamphlet
• First Aid MB Worksheet 
• Citizenship in Society - no pamphlet
• Citizenship in Society MB Worksheet

REGISTER FOR UPCOMING CAMPS!!!

FUNDRAISERS

Simpls Soup .... yum! 3/1/23 - 3/31/23 and enter code TROOP1

Troop 1 is doing a fundraiser this month with Simpls, a Twin Cities based company specializing in scratch made soups, pizzas, bakes and gift packs made from local organic ingredients. If you place an order on their website from 3/1/23 - 3/31/23 and enter code TROOP1, BSA Troop 1 can earn between 25-35% of the profits, and you'll have yummy food delivered to your door (frozen) on a date you choose. You'll receive a text that the order has arrived. They have a very large delivery radius in the Twin Cities and suburbs (see map on their website). Minimum order is $50. Delivery is free with $99 order. Their large selection of items includes vegan and vegetarian options. Be sure to enter TROOP1 at check out. Thanks for supporting Troop 1 !Please share with your Friends. See Ann Wempner's Feb 28 email for more information. 

www.simpls.com 

Pancake Breakfast • Sunday, March 19 • MUMC 8:00-12:00

Please invite your friends, neighbors, nemesis, teachers, family, coaches, etc.

Pancakes: $7/individual, $25/family
All you can eat.
Gluten Free & Dairy Free upon request. 
Real maple syrup!

Funds go to support BSA Troop 1’s program budget.

Church Services at 9 & 11
Reminder: food service starts at 8am and goes until 11:30.

• Early Shift 7:30-10:30 Includes Set-Up

• Late Shift 9:30-12:30 Includes Clean-up

Sign up to work a shift here

We hope to see the entire troop help out and participate. We'd also like to see the troop families stay for pancakes. In general, we'd like as many attendees as possible also.

Upcoming Events:

6-Mar-2023	18:30	Troop Meeting	Camp Planning / Boards of Review
10-Mar-2023	18:30	Camping - Merit Badges	Stearns - Diamond Lake Lodge
13-Mar-2023	18:30	Troop Meeting	Cut off for Boards of Review / Rank Advancements
19-Mar-2023	8:00	Pancake Breakfast	MUMC 8-12
20-Mar-2023	18:30	Troop Meeting	PoR Elections / Cut of for Merit Badges
27-Mar-2023	18:30	Court of Honor	Sanctuary
30-Mar-2023		High Adventure	Sea Base - Spring Break 3/30-4/5
14-Apr-2023	18:30	Camping	Camping @ Phillippo w/ Pack 1
22-Apr-2022		Service	Earth Day Service Project
12-May-2023	18:30	Camping	Spring Camporee at Stearns
20-May-2022	14:00	Service	Pack 1 PWD
2-Jun-2023	18:30	Camping	Ripley Rendevous
10-Jun-2023	16:00	Service	Pack 1 Blue and Gold - Nokomis Rec Center
TBD		High Adventure	Backpacking Pictured Rocks Looking for Scouts to start planning
23-29 Jul 2023		Summer Camp Registration out soon	Tomahawk • Sioux Camp: Quapaw site
Winter '23-'24		High Adventure	Sea Base - Winter Break '23-'24

CAMPS

April - Camping with Pack 1

May - Spring Camporee - Register ASAP

June - Ripley Rendezvous - Register ASAP

July  - Summer Camp at Tomahawk - Registration coming soon!

TBD - Summer Backpacking at Pictured Rocks

BSA Troop 1 Facebook Group

For those of you on Facebook, feel please join our closed group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/mnt3001/

Subscribe to the Troop 1 Google Calendar

Google Calendar or in ical format

Scoutmaster's Minute

"A Wrapper A Day" - that's one of my mottos.

When I'm out walking, I try to pick up one wrapper a day - it's usually much more than that, unfortunately. I have no idea how the wrappers get there, but there's never a shortage of them.

I'm 47 years old and I have never actually seen someone throw a wrapper on the ground on purpose. I have no idea what sort of person does it. It just doesn't make sense to me, but there seem to be more than enough of them around.

So, I just do what I can when I can - just a wrapper a day.

Troop 1 has about 25 scouts. If we all did A Wrapper A Day, that would be close to 10,000 wrappers in a year - and that would be about 100 pounds. Crazy right.


Of course, it's up to you to help or not, and no one will know if you do. But, wouldn't it be great if one day I couldn't find a wrapper for that day?