Boy Scout Troop 500 "Serving Since 1951" 60 YEARS in 2011!!

May 2013


	Past Events

News- New Scouts
Welcome to our new scout LUCAS and OLIVER from PACK 503!!!

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Members List:

SM:
John Klomfas
COR:
Bill Moser
ASM:
Gary Davis
George Huttick
John Lorey
Landon Powell
J. Lee Powell
David VonKannon
Treasurer:
Julie Huttick
CC:
Rebecca Lynch
Secretary:
Shari Scott
Advancement Committee Chair:
Christy Anderson
Training Committee Chair:
Tom Eckert
MC:
Sydney Green
Nelson & Deb Boehms
Deborah Boehms
Gary & Lisa Davis
Lisa Davis
Stephen & Shari Scott
Nora Resto
Andrea Eckert

Links Section

	TROOP 500 FUNDRAISER SITE
	TROOP 500 BLOG/PICTURES
	EAGLE SCOUT SERVICE PROJECT EXAMPLES
	COGIOBA DISTRICT WEBSITE
	MIDDLE TN COUNCIL BSA INFO
	GRIMES CANOE BASE INFO
	NATIONAL EAGLE SCOUT ASSOCIATION
	MIDDLE TN CIVIL WAR TRAILS
	2011 WARM SOULS CHRISTMAS PICTURES
	US SCOUTS
	MERIT BADGE UNIVERSITY DATES
	MERIT BADGES
	MERIT BADGES-US SCOUTS
	PHOTO ALBUM 1
	OCOEE RIVER RAFTING PIC(24JUL10)
	PHOTO ALBUM 2
	2009 OCOEE RIVER PICTURES
	STONE DOOR
	USS ALABAMA
	CHICKAMAUGA
	PAOLI PEAKS WEBSITE
	CUMBERLAND MBU INFO
	NATIONAL ORDER OF THE ARROW WEBSITE
	TENNESSEE TECH MBU
	RACCOON MOUNTAIN WILD CAVE
	MTSU MBU INFO
	CLIMB NASHVILLE
	USAF MUSEUM_DAYTON
	HORSEMANSHIP MERIT BADGE
	JOHN BRYAN STATE PARK
	ST. LOUIS CITY MUSEUM
	MONTGOMERY BELL PARK LETTER
	MOSQUITO NETTING
	OCOEE RIVER RAFTING
	SCUBA BSA PATCH
	LASER QUEST

Boy Scout Troop 500 "Serving Since 1951" 60 YEARS in 2011!!

Welcome to BSA Troop 500

Welcome to Troop 500! For over 60 YEARS we have been serving Clarksville and we would like to have you as a member. We meet every Monday from 7-8 pm at the bottom floor of the Loaves & Fishes Building at 215 Foster Street in Clarksville, TN. With one of the lowest yearly dues around at $50.00 we welcome all Boys ages 10-18 to come by and visit our Troop. All Webelos and leaders are also invited anytime. You can find schedule of our events on the website.

If you need Webelo's Badge training you can contact us to help

ScoutMaster is John Klomfas.

If you are interested in joining or our Troop or coming by for a visit please contact John Klomfas, ScoutMaster at jrklomfas aol.com or J. Lee Powell at jleepowell bellsouth.net.

SEE OUR NEW FACEBOOK PAGE AT http://www.facebook.com/bstroop500 for more info. If you like to Snow Ski, White water Kayak, Camp, Fish, Climb, Climb, Scuba and Shoot you will love our Troop!

We look forward to seeing you at TROOP 500!

Statistics show for every 100 boys who join scouting:

12 will have their first contact with a church
5 will earn their religious emblem
1 will enter the clergy
18 will develop hobbies that will last through their adult lives
1 will use his Boy Scout skills to save his life
1 will use his Boy Scout skills to save someone else's life
17 will become Scouting volunteers
4 will become Eagle Scouts

EVENT NEWS!

UPCOMING EVENTS(-NOTE: SEE OUR NEW CALENDAR FOR A COMPLETE LISTING. AS EVENTS GET CLOSER MORE INFO WILL BE PROVIDED.)

17-19 MAY '13: STONE DOOR HIKING EVENT

POC is John Klomfas, SM jrklomfas@aol.com or (931) 338-6094 cell.

CONTACT J. LEE POWELL, ASM to Volunteer for any Merit Badge

SCOUT BOOKS!
All Scouts below 1st Class are expected to have their Scout Books on them at each Troop meeting and outings. We have had ongoing issues with incomplete Merit Badges that we need to stay on top of to ensure our Scouts progress. This is a good habit to enforce to maintain their books and update the information critical to advancement. You will also always need your books if you plan to have either a ScoutMaster conference or Board of Review.

If you are interested in attending other MBUs across the US and some near us also, go to www.Meritbadge.info or use the link in our links section. There are scheduled events plus year long offerings of Merit Badges included in the site that is very useful.

EAGLE SCOUT and EMERGENCY PREP INFO

EAGLE SCOUT PACKET INFO!

We are very proud of our Eagle Scout reputation in Troop 500. Our goal is that every Scout attain Eagle.

BELOW is a great presentation that shows the overall EAGLE SCOUT Process:
Download the EAGLE SCOUT CANDIDATE PRESENTATION Adobe PDF file

The Minute a Boy Scout attains the rank of LIFE SCOUT he can begin to work on his Eagle Project. Completing the Eagle Scout Project is only half of the requirements with earning the required 21 Merit Badges being the other but the Eagle Project is usually the toughest part of the two.

Below is the EAGLE PROJECT WORKBOOK that can be filled in ELECTRONICALLY and SUBMITTED to your EAGLE SCOUT MENTOR for PRIOR APPROVAL before working on any EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT-
Click here to download the 2012 EAGLE SCOUT SERVICE PROJECT WORKBOOK Adobe PDF file

Once the Eagle Project proposal has been seen by your Eagle Scout Mentor and ScoutMaster it will then be approved by the District Advancement Chairman before any work is done on the project.

Once the project is completed and approved by the Unit ScoutMaster the Eagle Scout will complete the EAGLE SCOUT RANK APPLICATION FORM and schedule an EAGLE SCOUT BOARD OF REVIEW from the DISTRICT ADVANCEMENT CHAIRMAN. Below is a copy of the EAGLE SCOUT RANK APPLICATION FORM:
Click here to download the 2012 EAGLE SCOUT RANK FILLABLE APPLICATION FORM MS Word file

One requirement for the EAGLE SCOUT BOARD is to submit a total of 4 EAGLE SCOUT REFERENCES(One is from your parents). These are mailed out and addressed for return directly to SCOUTMASTER JOHN KLOMFAS. MAIL THESE EARLY! SUBMIT MORE THAN 3 to ensure you are not SHORT!! ATTACHED IS THE EAGLE SCOUT REFERENCE FORM:

Click here to download theEAGLE SCOUT REFERENCE FORM Adobe PDF file

IN ADDITION to the references you must also complete the EAGLE PROJECT INFORMATION FORM and submit that form at the Eagle Board. This ensures your information will be available to share with the Council in preparation for the yearly EAGLE SCOUT AWARDS BANQUET you will be invited to later in the year held by the Middle Tennessee Council in Nashville.
BELOW IS THE FORM:
Download the EAGLE SCOUT SERVICE PROJECT INFORMATION FORM Adobe PDF file

TROOP 500 EAGLE SCOUT LIST!

ARE YOU ON THE TRAIL TO EAGLE SCOUT? DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO AND WHAT IT TAKES TO GET THERE? HERE IS THE HONOR ROLL LIST OF TROOP 500's PAST EAGLES

Robert Boram, Jr- 12/30/52
David Gleeson- 1/4/56
Marvin Cohen- 5/12/1959
Phil Thomas-5/12/1959
Bob Edmondson- 9/1/1959
Fred Taber- 11/16/1960
Don Cohen- 3/1/1961
Ned Phillips- 3/1/1961
William L. McLeod- 11/23/1971
Earl O. Bradley III- 5/1/1972
Edward M. Stephens- 8/17/1972
Mark G. Putnam- 12/19/1973
Paul T. Williams- 12/19/1973
Michael Ballard- 12/13/1977
John Thweatt-10/30/1980
Timothy Mohon- 12/8/1980
William Edmondson- 7/25/1984
Christopher Edmondson- 11/1/1988
Christopher Winters- 9/17/1991
John Blewett- 6/8/1993
Kenneth Ellsworth- 9/6/1994
Andrew Wimmer- 1/12/2000
Allen Moser- 8/29/2002
Brian Stafford- 4/21/2003
John Moser- 9/18/2003
Benjamin Hudson- 10/9/2003
John Kenyon McCollum- 1/20/2004
Kent Russell Unruh- 1/20/2004
Christopher Marshall Dial- 2/12/2004
Andrew Hudson Lambert- 10/14/2004
Benjamin James Unruh- 1/12/2006
Brian Thomas Gavin- 10/3/2006
Joshua Dean Unruh- 11/16/2006
Richard Casey Brundage- 11/25/2006
Jonathon P. Azzara- 4/6/2006
Daniel William Godsave- 2/26/2007
Benjamin Evan Stafford- 8/15/2007
Andrew Michael Davis- 10/28/2008
Jacob Alexander Birk- 5/9/2008
Brian Richard Goggin- 3/28/2008
Sean Thomas Dial- 3/28/2008
John Robert Anderson- 4/2/2009
Nicholas J Klomfas- 6/3/2010
Landon Thomas Powell- 7/29/2010
Jose Rafael Resto- 2/2/2012
John Thomas Qualls- 2/2/2012
Daniel Lee Eckert- 2/2/2012
David M. Midlick- 8/30/2012
Blake Davis- 9/25/2012
WILL YOUR NAME BE HERE?

EMERGENCY PREP MERIT BADGE INFO!

For everyone taking the Emergency Prep Merit Badge at BoxWell one of the main requirements is to complete REQUIREMENT #8a that states: "Prepare a written plan for mobilizing your troop when needed to do emergency service. IF one is in place please explain it."
Click here to download the download Troop 500 EMERGENCY MOBILIZATION PLAN Adobe PDF file

You should read this then consult with your Merit Badge Counselor to receive credit for Requirement 8a.
APPENDIX A of the Plan also has a checklist for putting together a personal emergency service pack for a mobilization call to complete requirement 8c.

2013 TROOP 500 CALENDAR OF EVENTS!

Please see the upcoming calendar of events below for Troop 500. We do at least 1 activity every month. We require 50% participation by all Scouts for the event. As the events get closer we will broadcast the details more:

CURRENT EVENTS!

17-19 May-Stone Door Backpacking Trip
25 May-Memorial Day Flag Placement
2 Jun-Boxwell Summer Swim Checks (YMCA off Madison St.)
30 Jun-5 Jul- Boxwell Summer Camp, Lebanon TN
14-16 Jun-GRIMES CANOE BASE
26-28 Jul-OCOEE WHITE WATER RAFTING TRIP(FRIENDS & FAMILY EVENT!!!-all participants must be 12 yrs.old the day of the event. A DON'T MISS EVENT!!
28 Jul-KAYAKING MERIT BADGE EVENT ON THE HIAWASEE RIVER- SELECTED SCOUTS WITH EXPERIENCE ONLY!! SEE SM!
9-11 AUG-Row Boating Merit Badge Event- Old Ben Scout Reservation in Indiana. A VERY FUN EVENT for the Scouts!
20-22 Sep-FALL CAMPOREE
28 Sep- Merit Badge University at APSU

PAST EVENTS!

28 Apr '13-SKILLS DAY at Rotary Park! Ramp new Scouts up to 1st Class!

10 Mar'13-Cumberland University Merit Badge University Event

25 Feb'13-Middle TN University Merit Badge University

Jan'13-PAOLI PEAKS SNOW SPORTS MERIT BADGE FRIENDS & FAMILY EVENT! HAD A BLAST!

16 Dec'12-Troop 500 Court of Honor and CHRISTMAS BANQUET (YUM!!!!)

16-17 Nov '12-Wilderness Survival Merit Badge Campout at the Davis Farm! EXCELLENT TIME with Navigation Course!

29 Sep'12-TEAM SHOTGUN SHOOTING COMPETITION!

Aug '12-Bear Island Camping Event- Skiing, Motor boating, Fishing! WOW!

NEW PARENT ORIENTATION PRESENTATION!
If you are a New Parent or a prospective parent thinking about Boy Scouts and Troop 500 this presentation will provide a guide on Boy Scouts and how our Troop is organized.
download our Troop 500 Parent Orientation Presentation Adobe PDF file

Our monthly Troop Committee meetings have lead to some great events such as the Christmas Banquet and assisting in the areas of organizing finance and driving Fundraisers. We are definitly going in the right direction and our Scouts are on the TRAIL OF THE EAGLE.

We have monthly Troop Committee meetings the 2nd Monday of each month that are held during our normal Troop meeting times from 7-8 pm upstairs. We do need more volunteers to stay involved for support. The more people we have involved the better we will be as a Troop in leading the boys. We ask each Committee Member to take some quick online training that will be outlined for each member. Thank you in advance!

WHY DID WE REORGANIZE?
Because of our increased growth this was needed to ensure proper traking of all areas to include Rank Advancement towards Eagle Scout.

WHAT DO I DO NOW THAT WE ARE IN BOY SCOUTS?
If you are a new parent you are probably have many questions about NOW WHAT? Let me attempt to answer some of your questions:

1. QUESTION: What is the #1 item my son needs?
ANSWER: Go to the Scout shop at Granpa's and pick up a new Boy Scout Handbook. Be sure to purchase the black cover that protects the book as well since pages will tend to get ripped off immediatly when the books are tossed around by your Scout. The Boy Scout Handbook will be needed extensively thru 1st Class to track and log all of their requirements completed. It's also a guide where they will log in all of their information and dates on completed activities with the Troop as well as Merit badges. Encourage your son to write everything he does in the Troop or outside the Troop by way of any Service to others in his book and log those hours.
NEXT: In Boy Scouts in order to keep the records up to date your Son has to learn to bring his book to the Leaders to update the information into the system. We log Service Hours, Camping Hours, and Rank items completed in the Patrol into the system.

2. QUESTION: What do I do about his uniform and what do I need to buy?
ANSWER: We will give you the Scout Rank and all ranks afterwards to sew on his Uniform. You can sew this or I suggest you put his first ranks in a holder versus sewing since in their early years they will move fast in rank up to First Class. We will also give you the Tabs you need to put on their uniform if you did not already receive them during Crossover into the Troop.
3. QUESTION: What about Camping Gear? Do I need to go out and buy a Tent immediatly? ANSWER: NO, don't go out and buy a lot of expensive gear. Buy it as you need it and ask advice from many of us already in Scouting on where to get the gear you are after. Camping gear is great to give on Birthdays and Christmas going forward to your Scout for larger items. A great site we use a lot for Sleeping bags and other gear is www.Campmor.com another site is www.REI.com We also have a lot of supplies to loan out in the Troop as well such as Backpacks and tents so hold off on making a big investment and buying all the gear until you need it.
4. QUESTION: SO, what do the parents do in Scouting?
ANSWER: We need you to help out when and where you can as a Troop Committee member. Just as in the pack ,if we have more help we can do more things more effectively. Each month during the 2nd Monday we have a Troop committee meeting held during the Troop meeting from 7-8 pm that you should plan on attending. Here you can see the full effect of running the Troop and the planning that goes on for supporting the actitivities and needs of the Unit.
5. QUESTION: I have noticed the Troop is quite a bit different than the Pack and the Boys are running around sometimes? Is that normal?
ANSWER: YES! Unlike Cub Scout which is Leader/Adult ran Boy Scouts is ran by the Boys. In fact, it's the Senior Parol Leader and the Patrol Leaders who run their own Patrols who we want to keep in charge. Following opening each meeting, the Senior Parol Leader is given the task(s) of the evening. The Senior Patrol leader will then pass this on to each Patrol present for action. Aside from the weekly tasks you should know that there are tons of other activities that go on each Monday such as: Scouts taking their books to leaders to update their information into the computer, Assistant ScoutMasters or Patrol Leaders training Scouts one-on-one on Rank requirements, Scouts bringing in Merit Badge completion items for review by the Merit Badge Counselor, Leader meetings to determine planning for future events, Payment of yearly fees by each Scout, Scouts working on individual Position duties (Quartermaster/Scribe/Librarian etc..)

AS YOU CAN SEE, there is a lot to do in a Troop and while it may seem like Chaos, it's organized chaos. Unlike Cub Scout they are not waiting on Adults to lead them each step of the way (but we are there of course). If we are not planning for an event we are following up and focusing on Rank and Skill requirements needed for each Scout. Each Patrol has an Assistant Scoutmaster assigned (an ASM we call it). Their job is to oversee and assist the Parol Leader to ensure he is doing his job and to watch out over the needs of the Patrol and spur them on if necessary.

If you have more questions or concerns just email me or ask. If you would like to to volunteer to be a Committee member in Troop 500 please email or contact me below. Thank you.

J. Lee Powell, ASM Troop 500 at jleepowell@bellsouth.net

931.217.4367 cell

ORDER OF THE ARROW INFO!

The Order of the Arrow's Purpose is to recognize those campers – Scouts and Scouters – who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives and by such recognition cause other campers to conduct themselves in such manner as to warrant recognition.
To develop and maintain camping traditions and spirit.
To promote Scout camping, which reaches its greatest effectiveness as a part of the unit’s camping program, both year-round and in the summer camp, as directed by the camping committee of the council.
To crystallize the Scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpo e of leadership in cheerful service to others.
In order to be a member of the Order of the Arrow you first have to be CALLED OUT by your Troop. This also counts for Adults as well as Scouts. Scouts must be 1st Class in Rank at a minimum and participate actively in the Troop to be considered for nomination. Adults must also participate actively to be nominated. There is no set number of Scouts/Adults who may be nominated. ALL nominated will then go through the OA ORDEAL which is comprised of a weekend campout in BoxWell. ORDEALS are held 2 times per year. Once ORDEAL is passed then they are official members of the Order of the Arrow.
If you want more info on OA please see our Troop 500 OA REPRESENTATIVE.
...For more information about the Order of the Arrow, visit the National Order of the Arrow website Link in the Links Section.

Wa-Hi-Nasa Lodge #111
Wa-Hi-Nasa Lodge, the 111th lodge to be founded, was established at the old Camp Boxwell, located on the Narrows of the Harpeth, on May 20, 1938. The lodge is based today out of Camp Boxwell, in the Middle Tennessee Council. We currently have around 1000 registered members. The name Wa-Hi-Nasa means Home of the Eagles in Cherokee.

FOR MORE INFO CONTACT OA AT: OA@Cogiobabsa.com. Contacts for OA within TROOP 500 is George Michael, and OA REP.

BOY SCOUT TROOP 500 "SERVING SINCE 1951" 60 YEARS IN 2011!!
1st Presbyterian Annex, 215 Foster Street • Clarksville, TN 37040
phone: 931-358-9638

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