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Troop 286
Brighton Place (Formerly Brighton Library) is holding a book sale July 16thto the 18th at Brighton Arena on Brompton Road.They have asked Troop 286 to help with setup-carrying in books and take down-carrying out books.
Setup is Monday July 14th and Tuesday July 15th from 9am to 3pm
Take down is Saturday July 19th from 12 noon to 3pm
Scouts, you are on summer vacation.What better opportunity to get off the couch and stop video gaming for a while.Community service is a part of scouting.Please email and let me know which days and times you can assist.
Here is who has signed up so far:
Monday – Bring a bag lunch and drinks
Linda Sternin (Adult)
Matt Sernin
Zach Archibald
Cameron Williams
Tuesday- Bring a bag lunch and drinks
Les Popp (Adult)
Cameron Williams
Saturday
Mark Oetinger (Adult)
Andy Hall
Chris Reardon
Yours in Scouting
Mark

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Lost and found

Summer Camp Lost & Found

Wow, what a fun and successful summer camp! Wonderful weather, no one hurt, only 2 minor sickness’s, 87 Merit Badges completed for 26 scouts. The “Banana Splits” were the top act at the air band composition with their rendition of the “Tra La La” song. Ben Thurston on lead vocals, Matt Sternin lead guitar, Will Crosby on base, Trevor Jones on drums and Phillip Callari, Lucas Hicks and Connor Gilmartin in the chorus.

Here is our lost and found items. Let me know if these are yours.

Soft sided cooler – Hart Hotels
Yellow BSA Flashlight
Gray AND1 B-ball tshirt
Dark blue poncho
Columbia red & gray jacket XXL

Mark

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Brighton Place Book Sale

Brighton Place (Formerly Brighton Library) is holding a book sale July 16thto the 18th at Brighton Arena on Brompton Road.They have asked Troop 286 to help with setup-carrying in books and take down-carrying out books.

Setup is Monday July 14th and Tuesday July 15th from 9am to 3pm

Take down is Saturday July 19th from 12 noon to 3pm

Scouts, you are on summer vacation.What better opportunity to get off the couch and stop video gaming for a while.Community service is a part of scouting.Please email and let me know which days and times you can assist.

Here is who has signed up so far:
Monday – Bring a bag lunch and drinks
Linda Sternin (Adult)
Matt Sternin
Zach Archibald
Cameron Williams
Tuesday- Bring a bag lunch and drinks
Les Popp (Adult)
Cameron Williams
Saturday
Mark Oetinger (Adult)
Andy Hall
Chris Reardon

Yours in Scouting
Mark

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Niagara Falls

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From: Stuart Schnettler
Date: Jun 25, 2014 3:02:48 PM
Subject: Niagara Falls Preparedness Program Details
To: Mark Gerlach Gerlach@scouting.org>
Cc: “Shawn Nickerson (nick538@verizon.net)” verizon.net>, “Mike Hughes (sfcrocezco@hotmail.com)” <sfcrocezco@hotmail.com>

Polaris Families,

This is something you can participate in that would be good for your Scouts and families to attend to learn more about what to do in case of emergencies.

-Stu

Stuart Schnettler |District Director – Polaris

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
Greater Niagara Frontier Council

2860 Genesee Street
Buffalo, NY 14225
O 716.891.4073 | F 716.891.4008 | D 716.512.6215
stuart.schnettler@scouting.org

Polaris District, serving the youth of North Buffalo, Grand Island, Kenmore, Lewiston, Town of Niagara, Niagara Falls, North Tonawanda, City & Town of Tonawanda, Wheatfield, Youngstown
Hello,

Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senator George Maziarz, Assemblyman John D. Ceretto and Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster invite you to participate in the WNY Region Citizen Preparedness Corps Training Program that will be held on:

SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 2014

10:30 AM
At
The Conference & Event Center
Niagara Falls
101 Old Falls Street
Niagara Falls, NY 14303

The program seeks to provide citizens with the tools and resources to prepare for emergencies and disasters, respond accordingly, and recover as quickly as possible to pre-disaster conditions.

Each family that attends will receive a NYS Disaster Preparedness Kit that contains key items to assist individuals in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. The state training and kits will help New Yorkers be the most-trained and best-prepared citizens in the country.

To register for the training, please go to: http://prepare.ny.gov/training-events

Also, attached is an invite for your reference. Please feel free to forward this to your lists.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you there.

Sincerely,

Sam Hoyt
Regional President
Empire State Development
95 Perry Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
(716) 846 8250

Geraldine Ford, MBA
WNY Regional Representative
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
716-720-3193
Email: Geraldine.ford@exec.ny.gov

In case your interested

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Mondays meeting

T286

Sunday 7pm at the church will be a Eagel Ceremony for Sam Battistella, Brandon Parker, Justin Dibble and Elijah Congi. Scouts and families are welcome.

Monday 7pm will be our last meeting before summer. We will be playing baseball and Kenmore East School. The baseball diamond is on Eggert Road. Bring gloves, bats and balls

Mark

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Last weeks of the scout year

Mondays Meeting will be the last formal meeting of the year as the meeting on June 23rd is a fun night.

We will be doing some preparations for summer camp and answering any questions you have. We will also be finishing off scout requirements in progress

Reminders
1) Bring any summer camp forms you have: Physicals, Permission to Shoot, Over the Counter Med Forms
2) The is an Eagle Scout Ceremony for 4 scouts on Sunday June 22nd at 7pm. Scouts and there families are welcome.
3) PLC is Wednesday at 6:30. We will be planning next years calendar and the August canoe trip.

What a GREAT Claimjumper. Prefect weather and everyone had fun! Lost and found list out .
Blue plastic coffee cup with GSI Mug / Tasse on it
Green boy scout hat – new era
Red scout neckerchief with white bsa logo
Fleece – zip up red, gray black – Columbia
Under armor – black shirt
Aeroposotale 1978 t-shirt
Yours in Scouting
Mark

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Claim jumper

Some reminders for the Claim Jumper Campout this weekend

Arrival is 6pm or after. I plan to be there by 5:30pm. Eat dinner before you come.
Parents, check in with a T286 leader before you leave camp.
Bring your permission slip if you have not turned one in Permission Slips
No driving on the field to drop gear in a campsite. It is muddy. Must park in parking lot and carry personnel and patrol gear to campsite.
Mosquitoes are fierce and swarming. Bring Bug Spray and sunscreen.
Bring boots. With the rain in forecast this week, there will be standing water on trails and road.
Some sites are not mowed which means there may be 2 feet of grass. Patrol Leaders be prepared on the site you pick.
No uniforms
A camp chair is a nice to have around the campfire.

Location is 9 Mile Island (Happy Land Day Camp) near Amherst Museum just off Tonawanda Creek Road: 9 Orbit Dr, Amherst, NY
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=9+Orbit+Dr,+Amherst,+NY&hl=en&sll=42.746632,-75.770041&sspn=4.921195,11.634521&oq=9&hnear=9+Orbit+Dr,+Amherst,+Erie,+New+York+14228&t=m&z=16

Yours in Scouting
Mark

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Mondays meeting

T286
Tomorrow’s meeting is for planning the claimjumper. Patrols will stratigize and pull their patrol gear. Patrol leaders will take their patrol gear home with them that night and be responsible for getting it to camp and home after the Claimjumper. Gear will be returned to the troop cleaned at the next meeting.

Please bring $20 and permission slip to this meeting if you have not already turned them in.
Will Crosby is planning a scouts own service for Saturdays camfire. Please bring any readings, poems or songs with the theme friendship and sportsmanship.
The patrols were picked by the patrol leaders with careful consideration of age, experience and who they work well with. Example, 2 of the Dywans are new and have never played the game. They are in separate patrols. Changes can be made but only by the patrol leaders at or before the meeting on Monday
Fox Patrol
Matt McGinniss – PL
Zach Archibald
John Dywan
Tyler Hamblen
Joe Kuschke
John Kuschke
Tyler LaPorta
Jeff Randle
Conner Gillmartin
TTCKA Patrol
Eric Brylinski – PL
Conner Shubert
Nathan Whalen
Cory Pietrzyk
Kellen Adamek
Cammeron Williams
Jordan Dywan
Paul Orrange
Trevor Jones
No Name Patrol
Will Crosby – PL
Josh Korman
Colin Archibald
Jimmy Dahlke
Matt Sternin
Mike McGinniss
Jared Dywan
Ben Thurston
Dana Whalen
Yours in Scouting
Mark

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Claim jumper

T286

Next weeks meeting will be focused on planning for claimjumper. Patrols will stratigize and pull their patrol gear. Patrol leaders will take their patrol gear home with them that night and be responsible for getting it to camp and home after the Claimjumper. Gear will be returned to the troop cleaned at the next meeting. Please bring $20 and permission slip to this meeting if you have not already turned them in.

The patrols were picked by the patrol leaders with careful consideration of age, experience and who they work well with. Example, 2 of the Dywans are new and have never played the game. They are in separate patrols. Changes can be made but only by the patrol leaders at or before the meeting on Monday

Fox Patrol
Matt Mcginniss – PL
Zach Archibald
John Dywan
Tyler Hamblen
Joe Kuschke
John Kuschke
Tyler LaPorta
Jeff Randle
Conner Gillmartin

TTCKA Patrol
Eric Brylinski – PL
Conner Shubert
Nathan Whalen
Cory Pietrzyk
Chris Reardon
Cammeron Williams
Jordan Dywan
Paul Orrange
Trevor Jones

No Name Patrol
Will Crosby – PL
Josh Korman
Colin Archibald
Jimmy Dahlke
Matt Sternin
Mike McGinniss
Jared Dywan
Ben Thurston
Dana Whalen

Yours in Scouting
Mark

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Mondays meeting

Monday’s Meeting May 5th
Gathering: Build Egg Drop box – Conner
Patrol Corners: Build Egg Drop box – Conner
Program: Lashing – Conner, Will
Program: Drop the Eggs in the Box – which patrol’s will survive?
MB: First Aid – Dan
No Committee Meeting – Jason

Reminder
Zombie Apocalypse Camporeee – $20 payment plus $7 t-shirt and Permission Slips
Pre unsold Camp Cards as sale is coming to an end

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BOTTLE and CAN DRIVE: Boy Scout Troop 286 Fundraising Opportunity. Scouts have 2 opportunities to earn $ for their Scout accounts.

On Sunday, May 3, Scouts and parents will meet in the Hamilton Elementary parking lot on 44 Westfall at 12 noon. Scouts will be given routes in the area to pass out flyers door to door informing the community of our Can and Bottle Drive.

https://www.google.com/maps/dir//44+Westfall+Dr,+Tonawanda,+NY+14150

On Saturday, May 10, Scouts and their parents will meet at 10 a.m. in the St. Amelia’s parking lot. Routes will be handed out to the Scouts and their parents to pick up bags of cans and bottles. Collected cans and bottles will be taken to Bottle Junction on the corner of Colvin and Brighton to be put in the Troop’s account.

What ever $ is made will be divided among the Scouts that participate. Scouts are welcome to participate on 1 or both days. Parents need to be with their Scouts for supervision.

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Sat May 10 – Postal Food Drive 10am to 12 – Need driver and scouts to drive routes and pickup food bags from house for Brighton Church Food Pantry. If you can help please let me know ASAP as church needs to know by May 1st

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Next couple of weeks

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Wow we have a lot of activities over next 2 weeks:

Wed April 23rd, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm – Summer Camp Swim Tests at Sweet Home High School. Tell them you are with T286 and they will be keep a special list for us and we are going out of council for summer camp. For those that took the swim test at NT, let me know so I can get you added to that list.

Sat April 26th 10am to 8pm – Camp Card Sale at Galleria Mall for those that signed up. Linda Sternin has sent email to those participating with your shift information

Sat April 26th 9am to 12 – Canal Cleanup at 987 Sweenney Street. Bring gloves. Hot Dog lunch afterward – Signed up are Thurston (3), Hall, Dywan. Mark Oetinger Coordinating 689-4571 or markoetinger@verizon.net

Sat April 26th 8am to 12 – Bornhava Pre-School cleanup at 25 Chateau Terr, Amherst NY, 14226. Bring gloves and leaf rake. Hot Dogs for lunch. Dan Dahlke coordinating onedownatatime@roadrunner.com or call 868-6191

Sun April 27th 12 noon – Complete Swimming MB at Tonawanda Aquatic Center for C Williams, T Jones, L Hicks, T Hamlin, M Sternin. Dan Dahlke is teaching.

Mon April 28th 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Tonawanda Aquatics Center Swim Night – Cost is about $4. Conner Shubert Coordinating

Fri May 2 Bison game and campout – Coke a Cola Field. Click here is info. Sign up by Out Meeting on Aquatics Center with Dan Dahlke

Sat May 10 – Postal Food Drive 10am to 12 – Need driver and scouts to drive routes and pickup food bags from Brighton Church Food Pantry. If you can help please let me know ASAP as church needs to know by May 1st

Yours in Scouting
Mark

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