Check out the troop calendar, and sign up for upcoming Outings and Activities!  February:  Snow Camping w/ Informational Meeting & Pack Check Meeting, March:  Car Camping + Service Project.  ADULTS:  If you signed up to be an Assist Outing Lead Adult or just want to join the fun, please sign up!  The Lead Adults for both Outings are looking for assistance in getting these organized, driving and working with the scouts.  

DO NOT LET your SCOUT's SCOUTING AMERICA MEMBERSHIP EXPIRE.  Their Scout Records will be dropped from Scoutbook, and the troop cannot do anything about any lapse in Scouting America membership.  Membership Renewal is an annual process for youth and adult members to renew their membership. It's an online process  accessed in My.Scouting.org.  COMPLETE your SCOUT'S and YOUR RENEWAL TODAY.  Details can be found here: http://ggacbsa-21688059.hs-sites.com/individual-membership-renewal-0?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=331985118&utm_content=331985118&utm_source=hs_email

SCOUTS, Now is the time to check your records in Scoutbook  If you don’t have access to Scoutbook, please ask your parents to grant you access.  You can see your BSA ID #, rank, completed merit badges, leadership position, patrol, contact information (parents, address, phone number), to name a few details in your record.  It is good to check this information during your scout journey so that you are familiar with these records (and the records are correct) when you start work towards Eagle.  Questions?  Please reach out to the Advancement Chair.

Troop 216 relies on their trained adults for all of the outings offered to the scouts.  Please check out the upcoming training sessions, and become a Trained Adult!  New adults should take Intro to Outdoor Leader Skills Training Part #1 and #2.  Adults leading Summer High Adventures should take Wilderness First Aid and specific trainings for that high adventure (listed on their website).

PARENTS: To support the many troop outings, the troop (and each family) has invested in high quality camping equipment. Please help the troop keep the camping equipment clean and intact. After each outing, your Scout may come home with a piece of camping equipment that his Patrol used. It is his responsibility to clean, inventory, repack and return the item within the week. If it is a tent, it is especially important to open, air & dry out and then repack. He is to bring items to the next troop meeting, or contact the Troop's scout Quartermaster Weston, so that it can be returned to the troop trailer.

The troop asks for your support in getting this accomplished. Please help your scout remember what he needs to do with the equipment, so the troop can continue providing these items to other scouts. Further details are located on the troop website; far left column, "Returning Troop Equipment".