• Next meeting Tuesday 11/12 is a Webelos Arrow of Light visit from many local Cub Scout Packs, so please be early, look sharp, act welcoming and contribute to a successful event. The visitors all have choices for which Troop to cross-over to, so we need to impress them to join us!  The SPL Leadership is organizing this for us so if they ask you to help, please do! So far we have Stephanos and Koshal for 2 of the 5 stations.
• Please attend the SPL Candidate speeches on Tuesday 11/19.  11/19 is also the cutoff date for making the Program for a 12/3 December Court of Honor, otherwise rank and MBs earned after 11/20 will be in the June Court of Honor.
• The next PLC planning meeting will be 11/26, the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. PLs are you preparing?
• Tuesday 12/3 December Court of Honor (COH) Celebration
• SPL Elections will be held so please attend the celebration AND vote.
• During the COH, we will be holding a potluck gathering afterwards organized by Kathryn’s Mom, Mrs Aparna Amoss, as it was so popular in prior years. Please click on the sign-up link below to let us know what you will bring to share. Your contributions will make this gathering even more special. Can’t wait to enjoy great food and company and celebrate our Scouts' accomplishments with you all!

Please find attached a pdf for the Hiker Direct web site.  This is the Scout discount site for the ALPS Mountaineering gear company.  If you need bags, packs, chairs, sleeping bags, etc.they make good quality gear at great price discounts for scouts.  I have no affiliation to Alps or Hiker Direct except as a client. My son and I used their sleeping bags for Jamboree and our Council scout duffles for Jamboree also came from Hiker Direct.

Jersey Shore Council is once again holding their Operation Winter Thunder merit badge fair.  Held December 27-29 at the Citta Scout Reservation.  They’re offering over 30 merit badges, 2 slots per day for 3 days.  If interested sign up with Citta directly and earn up to 6 merit badges, essentially the same as a full week of summer camp, in 3 days! https://www.cittascoutreservation.org/winter-thunder

With the Court of Honor coming up on Dec. 3rd, we need to finalize our program, which means a cut-off of Nov. 19th for recording any merit badges and rank advancement.

Scouts - if you owe your merit badges counselors anything get that in this week.

Counselors - please send the details of any completions to Mr. Shullich or Mr. Szilasi before the 19th.

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