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Ocean Springs, MS On Sunday, November 7, 2010, Scouts from Troop 271 and Pack 271 participated in a Flag Retirement Ceremony at the VFW Hall where ten American flags were ceremoniously laid to rest.

Pine Burr Area Counsel announced their  last official event to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of  Scouting.  Surge Hockey will open up their doors to all Scouts and Families for a special night.  Below is a link  to download the Scout Night Flyer to distribute to everyone you have in your group, to come out as we take over the coliseum on December 11th!  We will be involved throughout the night in events and videos.

And to top it off.. The Surge will be wearing 100th Anniversary SCOUT JERSEYS!!!! After the game they will be auctioning off those jerseys to support local Scouting and you will want to get one of these one-of-a-kind jerseys!!

CLICK HERE for Flyer.

To register for this event online – CLICK HERE

At the troop committee meeting a couple of notable items came up…

Scouts for Food

We are all feeling the pinch of the current economy. Some worse than others. The Lord is my Help soup kitchen in Ocean Springs is one of the great local organizations that help those in need. So for the next two Monday night meetings we will be collecting non-perishable food items to be given to the soup kitchen no later than the 17th of this month.We are asking that every scout bring in a minimum of 5 items so that others may have a good Thanksgiving. We will also be doing the same thing for Christmas. I would like to see if we can get scouts in uniform to deliver the items on the 17th. Mr Galle and I will also be there.

Adult Volunteer Recognition

Each year the district has a banquet and recognizes the outstanding adult volunteers in the district. Anyone of us can nominate any registered adult for a number of awards. These awards are:

• District Award of Merit (Pine Burr Award) the highest award given by a district.
• District Scouter of the Year
• Scoutmaster of the Year
• Asst Scoutmaster of the Year
• Boy Scouter of the year (Troop Committee)
• Scouting Family of the Year, Yes the whole family
• District Certificate of Appreciation.

I have the forms and will have them at the next meeting. The deadline for submission is 31 December 2010. We all know our adult volunteers lets recognize them so everyone else knows them to.
The banquet is currently scheduled for Thursday Jan 14, 2011 at Scrantons Restaurant in Pascagoula. Cost is $5.00 per person for the awards and everyone is on their own to order from the menu. There will be a sign-up list posted and we will collect the 5.00.

Flag Retirement Ceremony

Veterans day is right around the corner. The VFW in Ocean Springs will have a flag retirement on this coming Sunday at 3:00 pm. I highly encourage all scouts and families to attend. Scouts should be in full class “A” uniforms.

Yours in Scouting

Bill Schultz
Troop 271
Committee Chairman

During a special ceremony on Sunday, at the close of the BSA Centennial Parade in Washington, D.C., nearly 300 Scouts and Scouters, including our very own Scout Master Carl “Moo” Galle,were named as recipients of an honor bestowed upon a small contingent of Scouting’s finest living examples of Scouting service and virtue; induction into the National Hall of Leadership.

According to Chief Scout Bob Mazzuca, the National Hall of Leadership 100th Anniversary Celebration program is, “a one-time opportunity to recognize and thank Scouts, their leaders and any living person that has served as a scouting volunteer for the extraordinary difference they have made in the lives of others through their leadership.”

Nominations were accepted earlier this year during a nationwide campaign for consideration into the Hall of Leadership. More than 7,000 nominations were received; all of which are now a permanent record at the BSA 100th Anniversary archive at the National Scouting Museum. Inductees could be of any age or gender. The only requirement was that they had a profound impact on someone else. Also, only living individuals were eligible for nomination.

Trentwood Estates, Hwy 90 & Riley Rd in Ocean Springs, will be having a flag pole dedication ceremony this Saturday, 15 May, at 10:00 AM. John McKay, County Supervisor, has invited Troop 271 to participate in this event.

This event will qualify for service hours as well as fulling a requirement for your Character Tab.

If participating, please arrive by 9:45 AM. Contact Mr Boo for further details.

Only 3 weeks left for this year’s Citizenship Merit badges. There is still time left to knock out at least one. On May 17th we will have pizza for all those attending May 3, 10, and 17. We start at 5:30 and end promptly at 6:25. C U Tonight. — From: Neil Harris

IMPORTANT – PARENTS please check the beach cleanup sign up sheet MONDAY NIGHT. We must have an accurate head count

Youth Protection class is Mon April 19- CPR is changed to Monday April 26th. We will meet at the ER of Ocean Springs Hospital and Denise Rajnic will escort you to the Education Department.

Just a Reminder for adults – yes there are a lot of rules and regulations in Boy Scouts, but they have spent 100 years perfecting ways for our children to enjoy the outdoors as safely as possible. Please take the time to get trained and certified.

MAY 3 – 6:45 pm The troop will be offering the Adult Youth Protection training. Every adult in the troop must have this training. This class will take about 1 1/2 hours. If you choose to do this on at the BSA web site (need your boy scout PID (personal Identification number off your scout card), you must bring in a copy of your certificate to Janet Wilson or Mary Reese. All adults must be current in their youth protection.

SAFETY AFLOAT – it appears there is an interest in water activities this coming year. We need adults who will be participating in these activities to go on line and get their safety afloat certification. Bring a copy of the certificate to Mary Reese.

Thank you to all the medical personnel who gave up their free time and loaned their equipment to come do the physicals for the troop. THANK YOU

NOTE: TO ALL PARENTS WHO DID NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PHYSICAL NIGHT Your scout may not participate in any scouting activity without a physical on file with the troop. Please bring an official BSA physical form (all three pages) filled out by you and your Doctor, signed and a copy of both sides of your insurance card to the troop by April 26. (if you need a form they can be obtained from scout office Monday night)