Welcome to Boy Scout Troop 14!
Check the troop Calendar for a detailed schedule of meetings and other events.
Latest News and Events
TROOP 14 UPDATE For Monday, August 16th
Posted August 16th, 2010 01:07 AM
SCOUT NEWSLETTER IN BRIEF:
* REMINDER: MENU PLANNING FOR OWASSIPPI CAMPOUT - MONDAY, AUGUST 16TH
* KEEP SELLING THOSE RAFFLE TICKETS! FINAL DEADLINE AUGUST 19TH!
* STOP THE PRESSES! TROOP 14 MADE THE GH TRIBUNE
* MERIT BADGE UPDATE
* VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT: BUILDING STORAGE IN SLHS BAND DRUM ROOM
* COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT OPPORTUNITY: SL’S TOTAL TREK QUEST PROGRAM NEEDS COACHES
* SAVE THE DATE: AN EAGLE COURT OF HONOR
** NEXT TROOP 14 NEWSLETTER WILL BE AUGUST 30TH**
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REMINDER: MENU PLANNING FOR OWASSIPPI CAMPOUT - MONDAY, AUGUST 16TH
Families attending Owassippi Campout should attend a menu planning meeting. See the newsletter for time and place. This will take about 1/2 hour and additional information about the campout will be discussed.
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KEEP SELLING THOSE RAFFLE TICKETS! DEADLINE AUGUST 19TH!
ALL tickets sales MUST be turned in NO LATER than 7PM AUGUST 19th!!!
Read the newsletter to see how to turn in money and tickets. Any families not returning tickets/money by August 19th will be charged for the tickets they took to sell.
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STOP THE PRESSES!
In case you missed it, a recent Eagle Project made it into the Grand Haven Tribune. You can read about it here:
http://www.grandhaventribune.com/paid/305801386461582.bsp
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MERIT BADGE UPDATE
Partial merit badge blue cards are available for the following badges:
* Env Science
* Lifesaving
* Personal Mgt
* Personal Fitness
* Wilderness Survival
* Citizenship in World, Nation and Community
* Fishing
* Insect Study
* Archery
* Camping
* Emergency Prep
* Photography
* Small Boat Sailing
* Cooking
These badges are mostly from summer camp but some are older.
If you are the Merit Badge councilor for any of these badges and would like to keep them with you, see the newsletter for more information.
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT: BUILDING STORAGE IN SLHS BAND DRUM ROOM
A scout is requesting help from his fellow scouts to assemble and paint the storage shelves and carpet the SLHS Band Drum Room.
* Date: Thursday, August 26th, 2010
* Place: Spring Lake High School Band Room (Back door of High School)
* Time: 6 - 9 PM
* Tools will be provided.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT OPPORTUNITY: SL’S TOTAL TREK QUEST PROGRAM NEEDS COACHES
Spring Lake schools Total Trek Quest Program is facing a shortage of coaches for the 2011 school year. They are looking for a few scouts to help out.
Total Trek Quest is a nine-week interactive program where 3rd to 5th grade boys train for a 5k run as well as do activities to promote healthy choices and teach social/relational skills. They meet after school for 90 minutes, two times each week.
If you are interested in helping, see the newsletter for more information.
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SAVE THE DATE: AN EAGLE COURT OF HONOR
TROOP 14 invites ALL scouts and families to an Eagle Court of Honor.
WHEN: Sunday, September 12, 2010 at 2:00p.m.
WHERE: The Tennis Court at White Pines Middle School
More information will follow!
TROOP 14 QUICK UPDATE
Posted July 8th, 2010 06:08 AM
There's been an update to Troop 14 events since Tuesday's newsletter.
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HIGH ADVENTURE MEETING - JULY 14th @ CENTRAL PARK @ 7PM
High adventure is on. We have scheduled a meeting July 14th, at Central Park, 7:00pm. If you are signed up or are planning on going, please attend this meeting.
If there are any changes, please contact the Scoutmaster.
TROOP 14 WEEKLY UPDATE For Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Posted July 6th, 2010 08:15 AM
SCOUT NEWSLETTER IN BRIEF:
* THIS THURSDAY: AN EAGLE COURT OF HONOR FOR TREVOR EPPLETT
* URGENT: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THURS. POPCORN AT THE POINT
* LOST ITEMS: HAVE YOU SEEN THEM?
* DEADLINE APPROACHING: FAMILY CAMPOUT: AUGUST 20-22 @ CAMP OWASSIPPI
* SUMMER FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES:
- KAYAK RAFFLE - DATES AVAILABLE!
- HOT DOG SALE - AUGUST 7th
* SUMMER NEWSLETTER UPDATE - NEXT ISSUE JULY 19TH
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THIS THURSDAY: AN EAGLE COURT OF HONOR
Just a reminder that Eagle Court of Honor is this Thursday, July
8 at SL High School Auditorium at 7 PM. Please everyone come! We would
like a strong troop representation. This is for scouts and families.
Scouts should be in full class A uniform and arrive at 6:15. This not only
supports Trevor in this great honor, but inspires scouts to obtain Eagle
as well.
Scouts should arrive between 6:15 - 6:30 in full class A uniforms for line
up instructions.
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URGENT: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THURS. POPCORN AT THE POINT
We need at least one family this Thursday to handle the popcorn at the
Point. It is the same night as Trevor's Eagle Ceremony, so we'd like
volunteers who aren't attending.
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LOST ITEMS: HAVE YOU SEEN THEM?
A few more reports of accidentally lost items have come up from Camp Gerber:
* One scout accidentally brought home two different, navy blue Keen
shoes. One is brand new and one is pretty worn. If you own a pair of Men's
blue Keens in a size 10, please check to make sure they're a match.
* Another scout left his Scout handbook, and 2 merit badge books (Cit in
the World & Environ Science), and a book of all the Merit Badge Reqs at
the campsite at Gerber when he left camp on Friday night. If anyone
happened to find these and bring them home, please let us know.
Contact the Communications Chair for more information.
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SIGN-UP DEADLINE APPROACHING: FAMILY CAMPOUT: AUGUST 20-22 @ CAMP OWASSIPPI
When: August 20th-22nd
Where: Camp Owassippi in Blue Lake Township (near Camp Gerber)
Who: Scouts, parents, and siblings
Cost: $15 (age 3 and under are free)
The cost includes the campsite, all food, swimming (pool & lake), canoeing
and fishing!
!!!WE NEED TO CONFIRM PARTICIPANTS BY JULY 20TH!!!
The scouts will be in charge of a community mess: they'll do ALL the
cooking AND cleaning for us.
Please note that we will be TENT CAMPING. If you do not have a tent,
contact Curt Brower regarding borrowing one from the troop.
Scouts may attend without their family, but they are not able to share a
tent with an unrelated adult.
Contact the Communications Chair for more information.
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SUMMER FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES - KAYAK RAFFLE
If you could add that we still need an adult to sign-up for the following
times for Kayak Raffle Ticket Sales:
July 28th (Waterfront Stadium in Grand Haven)
August 3rd (Central Park in Grand Haven)
August 7th for Coast Guard Parade: shifts - 10-12:45; 12:30-2:45
August 17th (Central Park in Grand Haven)
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SUMMER FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES - HOT DOG SALE
During the parade on August 7th, Troop 14 will be holding a Hot Dog Sale
outside of the Grand Haven Elks. Scouts, parents, and siblings age 13 and
up are invited to help out.
Contact the Communications Chair for more information.
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SUMMER NEWSLETTER UPDATE
If you have Eagle Scout project announcement, news or an update that you
want to share with the scouts, parent committee or leadership council,
newsletters will now go out every other Monday starting with this
newsletter. If you have information that needs to be sent out, please send
all announcements to the Communications Chair by 6pm on Sunday night.
Eagle Scout Project Announcements: Scouts and parents should have at least
10 days notice before the event. Send details about your request (date,
place, time, things you need people, etc) to the Communications Chair.
Remember, these announcements must have the Scoutmaster's approval before
they are announced. You MUST CC: your message to the Scoutmasters and your
parents/guardians.
TROOP 14 QUICK UPDATE Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Posted June 23rd, 2010 10:58 PM
There's been some updates to Troop 14 events since Monday's newsletter. Please check them out below.
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POSTPONED: INSTALL FLAG POLE AND LANDSCAPING
The Eagle Project (installing a flagpole on June 27th) has been postponed. We'll post further information on this project soon.
In the meantime, the Scout is asking for returnable cans. Contact the Communications Chair for more information.
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NEEDED: ADULT VOLUNTEERS FOR HIGH ADVENTURE
Help! We need at least TWO MORE ADULT DRIVERS for High Adventure, coming up July 17th through 25th. Currently, we have 11 Scouts who do not have rides. If you can volunteer, please contact the Scoutmaster immediately.
If no one volunteers, we will have to cancel High Adventure. But this doesn't have to happen. Volunteer now to help out!
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PLEASE RSVP: AN EAGLE COURT OF HONOR
TROOP 14 invites ALL scouts and families to an Eagle Court of Honor.
When: JULY 8, 2010 7:00 PM
Where: SPRING LAKE HIGH SCHOOL
16140 148TH Avenue
SPRING LAKE, MI
This is a wonderful event for first-year scouts as it keeps them motivated to work on their Eagle requirements.
Scouts should arrive between 6:15 - 6:30 in full class A uniforms for line up instructions.
PLEASE RSVP BY JULY 1ST. See the Newsletter for more information..
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PLEASE CHECK MONDAY'S WEEKLY UPDATE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON:
* SUMMER FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES - KAYAK RAFFLE (all summer long) & HOT DOG SALE (on August 7th)
* FAMILY CAMPOUT: AUGUST 20-22 @ CAMP OWASSIPPI
Troop Meetings
We meet at the Holmes Elementary School gym every Tuesday at 7:00 pm.
Map to
Holmes Elementary School
426 River Street
Spring Lake, Michigan
If Spring Lake schools are closed for the day, OR if evening activities are cancelled on a troop activity night, the troop meeting or activity is cancelled.
Join Our Troop
We have an awesome Troop! If you're interested in joining the fun and becoming a Scout, email our Scoutmaster <scoutmaster@troop14sl.com>.
Troop 14 is in the Lakeshore District of the Gerald R. Ford Council, Boy Scouts of America.
Scouting Since 1927
The troop was first chartered in February 1927 by the Spring Lake Community Committee. Since 1977 we have been chartered by the Spring Lake Lions Club.