Troop 525, BSA - Homepage

Troop 525 - Simpsonwood United Methodist Church
Boy Scouts of America
4500 Jones Bridge Circle, NW
Norcross, GA 30092

Coming Up:

April 2008

	April 7 - No meeting - Spring Break
	April 14 - 7:30 PM - Regular Troop Meeting and Troop Committee meeting
	April 21 - 7:30 PM - Regular Troop Meeting
	April 25-27 - District Camporee
	April 28 - 7:30 PM - Green bar meeting

May 2008

	May 5 - 7:30 PM - Regular Troop Meeting and Troop Photo
	May 9-11 - Campout
	May 12 - 7:30 PM - Annual Green bar and Troop Committee Planning Meetings
	May 19 - 7:30 PM - Spring Court of Honor
	May 26 - No meeting

June 2008

	June 2 - 7:30 PM - Troop Meeting for those attending Woodruff summer camp
	June 8-14 - Camp Woodruff Summer Camp

July 2008

	July 7 - 7:30 PM - Troop Meeting for those attending Camp Rainey Mountain summer camp
	July 13-19 - Camp Rainey Mountain Summer Camp

Future Camping Trips and Activities

	April - District Camporee - Bert Adams
	May - Warner Robbins AFB

News:

Summer Camp 2008 - Here are the registration information and signup forms for the Troop 525 summer camps:

Woodruff - June 8-14, 2008 (View 2005 council summer camp video here.)

	Information Letter (PDF)
	Registration Form (PDF)
	Registration Form for First Year Scouts (PDF)
	Registration Form for Horseback Riding (PDF)
	Registration Form for Mountain Biking (PDF)
	Registration Form for Nantahala River (PDF)
	Registration Form for Ocoee River (PDF)
	Detailed Information on Woodruff from Atlanta Area Council - Do NOT use the information in this guide to register. (Register though the troop!)

Sharon Williamson is in charge of registration for Woodruff. Email slw0312@bellsouth.net, or phone 770-242-9441.

Rainey Mountain - July 13-19, 2008

	Information letter (PDF)
	Registration Information (PDF)
	Consent Form (PDF)
	Detailed Information on Camp Rainey Mountain from NE GA Council - Do NOT use the information in this guide to register. (Register through the troop!) Note that there are links to various videos over on the right side of this page.

Mandy McLean is in charge of registration for Camp Rainy Mountain. Email mandy.mclean@comcast.net, or phone 770-416-8607.

Staff Positions - Older scouts may want to consider working on staff at these camps this summer. See the web sites above for more information. For a real experience, consider working on staff at Philmont!

Medical Forms - Remember that current medical forms are required for all scouts and are a requirement for attendance at summer camp. The Class 1 and 2 form is appropriate for most first year scouts.

	BSA Medical Form - Class 1 and 2 - (Required every three years for all other scout activities not requiring the class 3 form. Information must be updated by parent annually, but checkup is only required every three years.) (download from National web site at link above)
	BSA Medical Form - Class 3 - (Required every year for all high adventure activities, and for adults over 40) (download from National web site at link above)

Green bar - National Youth Leader Training - To register for this week long training event for scouts at Bert Adams, visit the web site here. The information sheet is available here. Scouts must be at least 13 years of age, but not yet 18 by June of 2008 and have achieved the rank of First Class.

Timebomb - Pediatric Stroke - This educational video is intended to increase awareness of stroke in children. It discusses the causes and symptoms as well as what people should do during the event and in the aftermath. It is an Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project created by Alan Blinder of our troop. If you have questions or comments, please email PediatricStroke@gmail.com.

National Jamboree - In 2010, the Boy Scouts of America will be celebrating its 100th anniversary. There will be many opportunities to celebrate. One of these will be the National Jamboree. Start thinking about attending…Follow this link to get a glimpse of what its all about - http://www.scouting.org/jamboree/2010/. More info about how you can be a part of this will be available later this year!

Advancement Changes - For important information about changes to Boy Scout rank advancement effective January 1, 2008, visit the BSA web site.

Scout Parents - The National BSA office has launched a web site aimed specifically at parents of scouts. Visit the site at http://www.scoutparents.org/ . And be sure to check out the Public Service Announcements for scouting at http://beta.bsalegal.org/scouting-video-283.asp. Some of these are really entertaining!

Transportation Forms - A completed transportation form (Excel format or PDF format) must be on file for each family for a scout to travel to scouting activities with adults other than their own parent(s). It is important that we have current information regarding your vehicle so if you've completed a form in the past, chances are something has changed since you did. If you have completed and submitted this form VERY recently or if there have been no changes, e.g., vehicle, insurance coverage, etc., no need to do it again. New scout families for this year will all need to complete this form. Please return these forms to Scott Taylor at the next troop meeting, email scottmtaylor@comcast.net or regular mail - 5561 Clinchfield Trail, Norcross, GA 30092.

Read about the troop Master Camper Award! Be the first person in the troop to earn this coveted award! You can apply activities you have already completed during your entire participation with troop 525.

Are you getting email messages about troop activities? If not, you aren't on the list! Please email Linda Edwards [lindaedw@bellsouth.net], to be added.

Adult Training

For the latest information on adult leader district training, visit the training section of the Button Gwinnett district website. Note that a number of adult leader training courses are taught each year at Woodruff during summer camp.

For information on adult leader training at the Philmont Training Center, visit the Philmont web site.

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News:

BSA Medical Form - Class 1 and 2 - (Required every three years for all other scout activities not requiring the class 3 form. Information must be updated by parent annually, but checkup is only required every three years.) (download from National web site at link above)

BSA Medical Form - Class 3 - (Required every year for all high adventure activities, and for adults over 40) (download from National web site at link above)

Adult Training