March 2022
Meetings
Weekly Meetings
Our meetings are in person for the month of March. This month troops we will return to meeting separately.
Tuesdays 6:15-8:00 - T346 G
Wednesdays 7:00-8:30 - T346 B
Meetings are in person at the fireside circle unless stated otherwise. Please notice changes to meetings for the girls and the PLC the first week of March. There are variances made due to Winter Relief.
Mar 1st - T346G or Mar 2nd - T346B
Girls - Winter Relief dinner prep, Advancement check in & Merit Badge wrap up
Boys - Personal Fitness Merit Badge
Mar 7th or 11th - T346G or Mar 9th - T346B
These evenings will start at 5pm and finish after dinner service is completed and the kitchen is cleaned. Expected ETD 8:30pm.
Monday or Friday - Girls - Make and serve dinner for Winter Relief
Wednesday - Boys - Make and serve dinner for Winter Relief
*There are no regularly scheduled meetings this week
Mar 15th - T346G or Mar 16th - T346B
Girls - Movie Making Merit Badge
Boys - Hike Planning
Mar 22nd - T346G or Mar 23rd - T346B
Girls - Movie Making Merit Badge / Camporee Planning
Boys - Camping Merit Badge / Camporee Planning
Mar 29th - T346G or Mar 30th - T346B
Girls - Movie Making Merit Badge
Boys - Camping Merit Badge
District Roundtable
March 14th - T346 B & G Leaders
7pm Harundale Presbyterian Church
Schedule:
Annual Planning
Patrol Leader's Council
March 19th - T346 B & G
*This was previously scheduled for March 8th. A decision was made to combine this with the annual planning March 19th.
Who: Senior Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Patrol Leaders, Scribe and Scoutmasters - This is an expectation of these positions. Other scouts in the troop are welcome to attend but are not required.
We will meet in 30 min blocks, please arrive and be prepared to start on time. Girl's Troop will begin at 6:30, Boy's troop should arrive and be ready to start at 7 with the combined PLC. Girl's Troop is free to leave after the combined PLC.
What to bring: Notebook, pen, handbook, ideas!
We will be using the bone, meat, flesh analogy.
Bone: (3 months out) Take monthly themes and make weekly meeting plans.
Meat: (2 months out) Assign responsibility to scouts/ adults who will be in charge of activities and/or materials for meetings.
Flesh: (all activities for next 6 weeks) Confirmation that all meeting details are complete and ready to proceed.
Parent Committee Meeting
March 28th - T346 B & G
7pm in person at PUMC
Activities
March 4- 6th - Camp Out
Downs Park, Pasadena Md. We will be meeting at 6pm at PUMC to gather gear and heading to Downs Park to camp for the weekend. This is a relaxed camping weekend team games, table top games and D&D.
March 7th (Monday) & March 9th (Wednesday) - Winter Relief
Winter relief is a community out reach program Pasadena United Methodist Church offers annually. The program services several unhoused men during the chilly winter months by rotating through several churches in the area. Each troop takes on the responsibility for making, serving, and cleaning up from dinner for one evening during the week of winter relief.
Monday - The girl's troop will be making and serving dinner. Dinner is chicken -n-dumplings. Girls also have the opportunity to attend on Friday if they can't make Monday or would like additional community service hours.
Wednesday - The boy's troop will be making and serving dinner. Dinner is spaghetti, salad and garlic bread. Scouts will be making the famous 346 homemade meat sauce!
Schedule:
9:00 - Opening
9:15 - Adults begin work on derby track
Scouts begin planning
12:00 - Lunch at fire circle
5:00 - Dinner at fire circle
8:30 - Closing
9:00 - Head Out
March 19 - Annual Planning
Program Planning
Details: This will be an annual planning day activity for both the boy and girl troop's scouts. By the end of the day our goal is to have a 15 month calendar, unit recipe binders, Summer Camp 2023 selected, and High Adventure 2024 treks selected. During breaks scouts and adults will enjoy tabletop and electronic games.
To accomplish these goals scouts will need to bring:
3 Recipes - any combination of breakfast, lunch, dinners or desserts that can be cooked using a camp stove, campfire (stick, foil wrap or pie iron), box oven, or dutch oven. Recipes should feed 4-6 people.
3-5 - Ideas in written form. These are ideas the scouts would like to incorporate in their scouting program. This includes meeting themes, outings, hikes, recruitment activities, service projects, fundraisers, trainings, camp out locations, summer camps, and other adventures. These ideas should be based on what the scout enjoys, places on their wish list or activities they have heard about that interest them.
Games - a board game or electronic game you want to play with the group. Electronic games must be rated "Everyone"
Pinewood Derby Track Day
9:00 - 12:00, A few adults and scouts are needed to help the derby committee set up and evaluate our derby track, make repairs if needed or plans for repairs. Our goals are to check the projector, sound, and track set up.
This program is best suited for older scouts and adults. "All scouts deserve a trained leader!"
March 12th & 13th - University of Scouting
Carroll Community College
The University is a FUN filled training program to help develop Scouter excellence in the Baltimore Area Council. All registered Scouters are encouraged to attend so that they may better understand the critical role and function of their position in the Scouting program. This Scouter training experience is planned to:
PROVIDE Scouters with a full understanding of their mission
OBTAIN a commitment to the success of the mission
HELP develop techniques
SUPPLY information necessary to carry out assignments
BUILD morale and fellowship in the Scouting community
These results are achieved through a broad curriculum of instruction and recognition of achievement by a series of awards.
March 20th & March 27th - Scouting for Food
Each year Troop 346 collects food for the PUMC pantry. This pantry serves community members in need throughout the year. Scouting for Food is a great way for scouts to earn community service hours towards rank advancement and other BSA recognitions.
March 20th
Pick up hang tags and maps from PUMC. Hang you tags in your designated area.
March 27th
Pick up donated food from your designated area.
March 27th
Drop off collected food at PUMC. Volunteers will sort and weigh food. Sorted food will be put away in the church's pantry for distribution in the community.
March 26th - Boy's Hike
Boy's troop is going on a hike! Details TBD at the 3/15 meeting.
Fundraising
Fundraising has begun for summer camp and will continue through May of this year. Your scout can choose to sell one, two or three of the fundraisers. Show and sells will also be scheduled based on interest & participation throughout the spring.
Camp Cards - $5
Country Meat Sticks - $1.50 or 2 for $3
Gertrude Hawk Candy Bars - $1.50 or 2 for $3
Only one set of each fundraiser out at a time.
All funds of each type need to be turned in prior to receiving another carrier/pack of that type.
All three BSA units are participating in these sales by each leading one. Families are encouraged to make one check payment for all product sold by sale type. (Paper trail!) Make checks to Camp Cards: Troop 346, Country Meats: Crew 346, Gertrude Hawk: Troop 346.
If you are using fundraising to fully fund summer camp please make sure you pay attention to camp payment deadlines.
Additional details for each fundraiser are below.
Camp Cards
Sale price - $5
In person & booth sales
$3 for each card sold goes to the scout
10 card pack
Payment due if full pack sold: $50
Checks made to: Troop 346
Additional Product, contact CarrieAnn
Country Meat Sticks
Sale price - $1.50 or 2 for $3
In person, booth, & online sales
$.73 for each stick sold goes to the scout
$12 per online sale to the scout
25 stick variety carrier
Payment due if full carrier sold: $37.50
Checks made to: Crew 346
Additional product, contact Dave
Gertrude Hawk Candy Bars
Coming mid to end of February
Sale price - $1.50 or 2 for $3
In person & booth sales
$.75 for each bar sold goes to the scout
48 bar variety carrier
Payment due if full carrier sold: $72
Checks made to Troop 346
Additional product, contact CarrieAnn
Gertrude Hawk
Upcoming Events
April 1-3 - Camporee
April 5 - Girl's Court of Honor
April 6 - Boy's Court of Honor
April 9 - PUMC Spring Clean Up
April 11-17 - No Meetings, Spring Break
April 23 - Pinewood Derby
April 29-May 1 - Camp Out TBD