More Fun, More High Adventure, More Scout-Led

UPCOMING EVENTS

January

3     Greenbar Meeting 6:30 p.m.

3     Troop Meeting 7:30 p.m.

4     Adult Committee Meeting 7 p.m.

10   Troop Meeting

10   Aransas Pass Campout permission forms due

10   Fish & Wildlife Merit Badge workshop 6:30 p.m.

14   Troop Leader Training 9 a.m.

14   Patrol Advisors Meeting 10:30 a.m.

17   Fish & Wildlife Merit Badge workshop 6:30 p.m.

17   Troop Meeting 7:30 p.m.

20-22 Aransas Pass Campout

21   Pack 266 Arrow of Light ceremony

24   Camp Parsons summer camp deposit due

24   New Parent Meeting 7 p.m.

24   Troop Meeting 7:30 p.m.

29   High Adventure 2013 Planning Meeting 4 p.m.

31   Greenbar Meeting 6:30 p.m.

31   Troop Court of Honor 7:30 p.m.

February

1    Adult Committee Meeting - 7 p.m.

6     National Scout Sunday

7    Troop Meeting - 7:30 p.m.

7    Enchanted Rock Campout permission forms due

12  Blood Drive

12   West U Methodist Scout Sunday

14   Troop Meeting 7:30. p.m.

17-19  Enchanted Rock Campout

21   Troop Meeting 7:30 p.m.

25   Bechtel Engineering Day

28   Greenbar Meeting 6:30 p.m.

28   Baden-Powell dinner/new scout ceremony 

March

1   Kevin Steinhart and Blake Campbell's Eagle Court of Honor 7:30 p.m.

6   Trail to Eagle Campout permission forms due

6   Troop Meeting 7:30 p.m.

7   Adult Comittee Meeting 7 p.m.

13   No Troop Meeting

20  Troop Meeting 7:30 p.m.

23-25  Trail to Eagle Campout at Brazos Bend

27  Greenbar Meeting 6:30 p.m.

27  Troop Meeting 7:30 p.m.

TROOP 266 FIREWOOD FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT ITS 2012 HIGH ADVENTURE PROGRAM

Troop 266 is selling 1/4, 1/2, and full cords of firewood -- delivered t0 you!  See flyer for pricing and additional information.  For questions, contact adult organizer Greg Carter.  Credit card payment can be made using PayPal link below.   

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Thinking about all the great things scouting has to offer.  Or girls.

TROOP NEWS

--  Please plan to bring a sweet or savory snack for the reception following the Troop Court of Honor on January 31.  Items can be dropped off at the Drummet Building between 7:15 and 7:30.  Contact adult organizer Peggy Dwyer with questions.

-- Troop Historian Eric Nordmann is requesting photos for a slide show for the Court of Honor.  You can either email photos to Eric or burn them on a CD and give them to him at an upcoming Troop Meeting.

--Welcome parents of our new scouts.  Mark your calendar to attend the New Parent Meeting on January 24 at 7 p.m., in the chapel.

--  Parents are encouraged to attend the High Adventure Planning Meeting for 2013 and 2014 on Sunday, January 29 at 4 p.m. at the Scout House on Edloe.  Come hear about all the great options available.

--Training for Troop Guide, Chaplain's Adie, and Den Chief positions is being offered by SHAC at the University of Scouting, February 11.  The cost is $20.  Check here for registration information.

-- Scouts and adults who are interested in going to Philmont in 2013 (June 18-July 1), must notify adult organizer Eric Scheller by Feburary 15.  It is recommended that scouts be at least 15 years old to participate.