2014 April-June

Monday is the cake auction, please let Lisa know if you are coming (March 24, 5:30pm, Millikan high school, potluck bring a main or side dish please, no desserts needed)

April meetings: 9th and 30th at the council 6 to 7pm. we will be getting ready for Grand Council Fire, the kids will be learning a short speech they will do at the ceremony and this year they host the Camp Fire Law song, singing in front of everyone and teaching the hand signs.

Saturday May 3rd Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center nature walk. We will meet at the Upper Back Bay in the Interpretive Center parking lot at 10am. We can do a self guided tour of the center, they have a short movie we can watch and then take a walk together around the back bay. It is very hot and dry there, unless we have some june gloom, so wear comfortable clothes and shoes, hat, sunscreen and water.  I plan on being there about an hour 1/2 but we can stay as long as everyone would like.

Sunday May 4th  Grand Council Fire at the council, more details to come. This is a formal camp fire event which means the kids must be in uniform, dark blue pants, white polo and vest. jackets are ok, shoot for red, white or blue if possible. The kids will be out in front of everyone leading a song and reciting a short speech so pay close attention to how they look please. Remember parents pick kids up at the lodge after the ceremony, the kids will be excused first.

Wednesday May 7th is our parent meeting to go over registration, Spring Camp Out, summer events and answer any questions you might have. Please no kids at the parent meeting.

Friday May 16 to 17 is the Spring Camp out and pancake breakfast. We will discuss this at the parent meeting.

Wednesday June 11th is our last get together this year, we are signed up to attend the Ropes Course/Challenge at Camp Shiwaka, starting at 3:30 it is a 4 hour event. There might be a fee for each child, some of the fee will be paid from our candy sale earnings, I will let you know before the event. This is a very special, very cool course and is designed to help groups learn trust and to handle challenging situations. Fear of heights is addressed and the staff is highly trained to work with groups of kids. Local fire fighters have used our course, it is that good so i hope everyone can attend.

Camp Shiwaka is August 11 through 15, Lisa and I will be running camp this year, we will discuss this more at the parent meeting.

March-June

I am planning a field trip to the Peter and Mary Muth Center in Upper Back Bay for the spring, please let me know if Saturday or Sunday mornings work better for your family. I am shooting for April or May, should be a couple hours for a visit and walk.

We have the pancake breakfast tickets to hand out, the spring camp out is Friday May 16 to Saturday May 17 this year, please mark your calendars. We are planning a parent meeting for Wednesday May 7th (no kids please) so we can get registration for next year done, plan spring camp out and plan for Camp Shiwaka. I am hoping to lead camp this year along with Lisa instead of paying a youth counselor so we will need a few parent volunteers to help us that week. It's super fun and most parents find it a really unique experience to hang out with the kids all day.  We will also decide on our end of year party for the June 11th meeting.

Cake auction is Monday March 24th, more details to come

Grand Council Fire is Sunday May 4th, 6pm at the flagpole

Meetings: April 9, April 30, parent meeting May 7, end of year party June 11