Boy Scout Troop 22

Selected photos from the 2008 Arrow of Light ceremony and Alex Redeker's Eagle ceremony are now on-line.

At last week's meeting, the boys selected their camp leaders as:

SPL - Greg
ASPL - Nash
Ravens PL - Kahua
Panthers PL - Dylan
Ravens APL - Justyn
Panthers APL - James

The Scouts used their 4/22 meeting to plan activities for the rest of the Spring. This was also an exercise for the senior scouts to manage a meeting. In the future, we'll introduce the concept of a formal meeting plan.

The follow merit badges were selected to work on before summer camp:
- Fire Safety
- Canoeing?
- Journalism, finishing up with a radio station tour. Newer scouts need to work earlier requirements with Carl.

Other events:
- Campout at 1000 peaks, May 16-18
- Radio station tour, May 10th
- Cemetery flag project, May 24th
- Car Wash @ Azeka Mall, June 1st
- Canoeing event, June 7th
- Summer Camp, June 29th - July 5th
- Summer Break
- First '08-'09 meeting: August 5th.

The Troop committee and a number of parents covered some new business while the boys exercised their knot tying skills outside.

* Friends Of Scouting: Rosanne Wuthrich made the FOS '08 presentation. The yearly FOS drive provides funds that the Council needs to offset it's expenses. A bad year for FOS puts us in danger of having our council - and its resources - folded into the Aloha Council. As Rosanne passed out pledge forms, she reminded the attendees that a number of employers provide matching funds.

* Scoutmaster Redeker covered a number or organizational issues, including:
- We need to get back on track with the regularly scheduled committee meetings.
- The senior scouts and patrol leader conferences: ditto. Next PLC will be during our next regular troop meeting, this Tuesday at ***6:30pm***. All boys should attend. We'll take that opportunity to update the leadership and community service records for each scout.
- We now have a scout event preparation check list provided by the Council, so that the committee can make sure it has all of its "i"s dotted before trips, campouts, etc.
- As a reminder, Summer Camp is June 29th through July 5th. We need parents to fill day and night shifts to chaperone the kids. There will not be a Thursday outpost campout, but we will have an encore family potluck on Friday evening.
- Robbie Redeker will begin keeping attendance and leadership posting records. Previously, the Troop has carried these records mentally, which presented a problem when scouts dropped out of sight for extended periods.
- Next committee meeting will be Wednesday, May 7th, 6:30pm at Midpac.
- Marie still needs receipts to reimburse the Lanai trip expenses.
- The Monkey Patrol is now the Raven Patrol. We wanted to purchase patrol badges, and uncommon patrol name badges would have run $400 for 10.
- Carl will see if the Council Eagle Board can review E. Turner's project proposal during the Tuesday, 4/29 meeting.

The first photos from March '08 Lanai trip are here.

Alex Redeker will become our second Eagle Scout in a ceremony at Kihei Lutheran Church on Sunday, April 27th, from noon to 4pm. Food will be served, courtesy of Outback Steakhouse.

We realize that this event falls the day after the Webelos Arrow of Light, so we appreciate your extra effort to attend as we bestow the premier Scouting honor on Alex.

Kihei Lutheran is at 220 Moi Place, just off of Piilani Highway, north of Tesoro.

Old Business: Lanai Trip
- Ferry fees $520 for scouts, plus added cargo fee.
- John Ornellas may provide tables on island. Mark will follow up.
- Hogans and/or John may be able to provide some transport into Lanai City, should the need arise.
- depart Lahaina on Sun @ 9:15a sharp. Dock is behind the Pioneer Inn/Banyan tree, right most dock in the harbor.
- return to Lahaina Weds @ about 11a.
- camp fees were waived, and in exchange, we camp in the grass area. Mark will see what he can do about the fire ants.
- each boy/adult must bring own camp chair, or they'll be on the ground.
- troop must bring own firepit, since the grass side of campsite doesn't have fire rings.
- shop for food @ Kihei Safeway on Friday afternoon. Any boy with unmet First Class food prep requirements should pitch in.
- ideally, fill one troop cooler with dry ice for meats, eggs, one cooler with regular ice.
- Nikki will draft tour permit for 14 kids, 3 adults.
- Meet @ Midpac, 5:30p Sat to pack troop gear.

New Business: Eagle ceremony
- Kihei Outback Steak House will donate 150 meals if reception is between 1 - 3p on a Sunday.
- Attempting to find a Kihei location, with a/c, that will handle the crowd. Ideas: MHPCC, Kihei LDS, Hope Chapel, Kihei Charter School (North Kihei or Tech Park locations).
- Potential dates: April 20, 27, & 13th, in order of preference. Otherwise, after summer camp in July.