User:Troop 821

About 821
821 is one of the Affton boyscout troops, with Troop 200 as their alie. This is their secondary page with the other page being at. Enjoy this page as it will be updated regularly.

Latest E-mails
Here are the latest updates from Mr. Piel(Emails older than 3 months will be removed): June 10th: Committee Meeting Comittee meeting is this Wednesday at 6:30 at Casa Guiardo (or however you spell it) on south Lindberg & 55. All parents and spouses are welcome. (No sorry the Troop does not pay) I will not be there - I will be at a conference in Chicago. Paul will also be gone - he is at Philmont! So since I'm not going to be there - you really need to get alot of business done that night (ha ha) Thanks to all the parents who help out throughout the year. Thanks, Mr. Piel June 10th: 6/10 Update THURSDAY JUNE 19TH – Will be our next Troop meeting. We will be going to JB Park for some Frisbee golf. We will meet at 6:15 at Mesnier to leave. SUMMERTIME ACTIVITY SCHEDULE: The planning group met this past Sunday and laid out the rest of our summer plans. Please find them listed below and mark your calendars: Thursday June 19th. – Frisbee Golf at JB Park. Meet at Mesnier at 6:15 Sunday June 29th – Those going to summer camp, we will be going to Beaumont to take our swimmers test and get out buddy tags so we don’t have to do it at camp. More info to come. Thursday July 10th – Pool Party at the Laberta’s. Bring a Snack or Desert – 6:15 – 8:30. Thursday July 24th – Possible Bowling nite or Geo Caching Saturday August 2nd – Family Fun Day at Raging Rivers in Grafton Thursday August 7th – Pizza and Fun and Tee Time – 6:30 Please watch my e-mails – there may be some spur of the moment activities on a Saturday or Sunday for the boys to do. MERIT BADGES Merit badge workshops - You can do these on your own if you wish. You will need to call and get yourself signed up if you are interested. You can check out stlbsa.org, look under the advancement tab for more skill centers. Also - The Arch is offering some merit badges as well. You can call the Arch at 655-1700 to find out more about the following: Indian Lore - August 5 SUMMER CAMP: Everyone is registered for their Merit Badges and ready for camp. Reminder – camp does not provide cots. You don’t want to sleep on the floor of the camp tents – they are very dirty. – there is no floor – just a wooden planks. I still have Class B shirts for anyone needing some for camp - $6 each. I am out of Mediums. I have S, L, XL & XXL Mrs Creamer said she had 2 cots for people to borrow. Contact her for info. Boys need to be working on their prerequisites for the badges they are taking at camp – If they are not complete, they may got complete all the requirements at camp. When we meet on the 19th, I will have cards for all the boys and what they need to be working on. Medical Forms: The following need attention to their Medical Forms. If they are not complete, they will not be allowed to go to camp (or other outings): Need Physicals: Matt Heckenkamp Robert Klemme Tim Lindner Philip Simon Sergey Alt Franz Lindor Need Parent Sign Offs: Tyler Billingsly West Lindor Jack Weber UPCOMING PLANS: Summertime fun – See Above Mr. Piel June 4th: 6/4 Update Sorry it a little late - Been very busy at work this week as well as at home. Hope to see all the Scouts Thursday! THIS THURSDAY – Will be our last regular school year meeting 7:00 at Mesnier. After this Thursday, we will be meeting every other week starting on the 19th of June. Bring your Communications worksheets for the older boys and we will be working on rank advancement for the newer Scouts. Please be there! Also this Thursday, You will need to turn in your TJ’s Pizza orders as well as your Scripts orders. MERIT BADGES Merit badge workshops - You can do these on your own if you wish. You will need to call and get yourself signed up if you are interested. You can check out stlbsa.org, look under the advancement tab for more skill centers. Also - The Arch is offering some merit badges as well. You can call the Arch at 655-1700 to find out more about the following: Indian Lore - August 5 SUMMER CAMP: Everyone is registered for their Merit Badges and ready for camp. Reminder – camp does not provide cots. You don’t want to sleep on the floor of the camp tents – they are very dirty. – there is no floor – just a wooden planks. Mrs Creamer said she had 2 cots for people to borrow. Contact her for info. Also don’t forget to sell your TJ’s pizza. All scouts must sell $200. The profit will go into our gas money fund. Scouts who are short in raising their gas money must pay and make up the difference. UPCOMING PLANS: Summertime fun – Stay Tuned! Mr. Piel May 28: Update THIS THURSDAY - COURT OF HONOR DINNER AT ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL. BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY WE WILL BEGIN AT 6:30. PLEASE BRING A SIDE DISH AND A DESERT. THE TROOP WILL BE SUPPLYING HOT DOGS AND HAMBURGERS. Also Thursday, I will have some Troop class B t-shirts there for sale. These are tan shirts with the green Affton Troop 821 logo on them. They are only $6 each. These are recomended for summer camp as well as other outings we take as a troop (like a bike hike). That way we all still are in a uniform. If we need more, I can order more. Thanks - See you tomorrow, Mr. Piel