Young Men update (March 24, 2014)

Hi everyone!

We had a great leadership meeting yesterday, and wanted to pass on a few dates to everyone. 

–Activities last week/this week

YM picked up SCOUTING FOR FOOD donations last Saturday.

Thanks again to all the youth and leaders that participated!

This Wednesday, Matt Lingwall and other leaders will take the boys to ENSIGN PEAK. Note that this activity will start at 6:00 p.m. due to necessary travel.

UPCOMING BSA ACTIVITIES:

Campouts will be held on the 2nd weekend of every month for 2014.

If we have at least 2 boys, we will move forward with the campout. We will not hold the campout that month if 2 boys cannot attend.

Dates:

-April 11-12

Mining merit badge?

(Can Bishop get us into limestone mine by Pilot Peak? Gary to follow up with Bishop)

-May 9-10

-June 13-14

-Aug. 4-9 (Council Camp)

-Sep 12-13

-Oct 10-11

Courts of Honor dates for 2014

4-30--Easton may get his Eagle on this date as well.

8-27

11-19

Summer Camp--please note the deposit fee of $100 due by May 15. Please give this to Gary N. or John Dye. If the $100 deposit causes hardship, please contact John Dye. No boy with interest in attending should or will be excluded due to financial issues.

Notes from yesterday's Scout leadership meeting

Thanks again for meeting yesterday everyone.

Our marathon meeting, if held monthly, will become much easier and less time-consuming.

Please review my notes from yesterday. Assignments are contained in the notes, and some of them are time sensitive.

Thanks again for all you do!

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ROUNDTABLE INFORMATION

Who should attend from the 5th Ward?

COR (Steve), Scoutmaster (Gary), Cmte. Chair (Don)

Roundtable information (the first Thursday of every month at the same location):

Description:	Roundtable 7 pm; Commissioner and CORS Meetings 8:15
Next Start Date/Time:	4/3/2014 7:00 PM   End Date/Time: 4/3/2014 8:00 PM
Details:	6695 S. 2200 W.

Campouts will be held on the 2nd weekend of every month for 2014.

If we have at least 2 boys, we will move forward with the campout. We will not hold the campout that month if 2 boys cannot attend.

Dates moving forward:

April 11-12

Mining merit badge?

(Can Bishop get us into limestone mine by Pilot Peak? Gary to follow up with Bishop)

May 9-10

June 13-14

Aug. 4-9 (Council Camp)

Sep 12-13

Oct 10-11

Courts of Honor dates for 2014

4-30--Can Easton get his Eagle on this date? John to follow up.

8-27

11-19

Summer Camp

Deposit fee of $100 due by May 15

Are Varsity Scouts going to summer camp?

We need to determine who, if any, are going.

Do we have a specific Scouting budget?

Steve to get with Bishop to ask permission to move this direction. If green lit, John to work with Rick to get a line item budget as it stands, then will work with Gary to carve out a Scouting budget from YM budget. Will need to be bucketed by campouts, activities, supplies, etc. if we move this direction.

Swimming/Lifesaving

To save money, we will look at having this be done by Dale Hall instead of Murray Rec. We need to get this nailed down asap. Gary to interface with Dale to check his availability and willingness to assist. If we cannot make it work, we will default to Murray Rec.

Murray Rec Dates:

Swimming

April 23, 30  7-9 pm

Registration dates: Feb.1 -April 22

Lifesaving

April 9, 16 or May 14, 21    7-9 pm

Both badges require some pre-reqs to complete

Need a troop flag (Steve to work with Bishop and Gary)

Tour permits, if needed, can be done online. Don will take this on

We need to get with older boys (that are close to Eagle) so we go over what needs to be done and follow up with them and their parents. Bryce can own this and work with Don and Cam as needed.

These boys are:

Alex (non-member)

Ben

Joe

Caden

Call leadership in troop (Gary and Bryce to own this)

Contact information for leadership located at link and summarized below:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApyoROAFuQ8MdDB1bVVLbnpWV1RheDhPc3NkS0ZTeFE&usp=sharing

LEADERS	POSITION	BIRTHDATE	CELL PHONE	HOME PHONE	ADDRESS	EMAIL ADDRESS
John Dye	President - Young Men (Priests)	12/26/1969	801-937-4431	801-937-4431	1213 Saddle Bluff Drive	dyejoutah@gmail.com
Corey Peterson	1st Counselor (Teachers)		801-569-1018	801-569-1018	1187 Bateman Point	peterson495@comcast.net
Matt Lingwall	2nd Counselor (Deacons)		(801) 558-7686	(801) 558-7686		mlingwall@comcast.net
Cameron Ryther	Secretary		(801) 448-4881	(801) 448-4881		cameronryther@gmail.com
Steve Walker	Bishopric--2nd Counselor		(801) 541-1660	(801) 541-1660		swalker42@gmail.com
Gary Nebeker	ScoutMaster		(801) 403-5913	(801) 403-5913		gnjdesign@gmail.com
Don Borg	Scout Cmte. Chair		(801) 891-2636	(801) 891-2636		don.borg51@gmail.com

Young Men update (March 21, 2014)

Happy Friday!

Another week has gone by, and we have some more announcements.

–Activities last week/this week

YM handed out SCOUTING FOR FOOD bags last Wednesday.

We will be picking those up this Sat. morning. Please have your son at the church parking lot at 9:00 a.m.

This Wednesday we will have a combined YM activity at 7:00 (Deacons are in charge of planning/executing this activity).

In the near future, we plan to have the boys complete the SWIMMING merit badge at the Murray Rec. Center (Gary N. and Matt L. are heading that up, so more information will follow shortly).

–Scouting activities

We have a meeting this Sunday at my house (3:00 start) to cover some calendaring items such as future camp dates, Court of Honor dates, etc. My goal is to have the Scout leaders produce a calendar that we can provide to each of the Scouts' families so they know when activities are scheduled to occur. 

NOTE: This calendar will serve as a guide, but will not be definitive; dates may need to change different things come up. But we will try to make it as concrete as possible to help you with family planning.

UPCOMING BSA ACTIVITIES:

Summer Camp Dates: August 4-9

Gary sent out an email earlier. Please review it and reach out to him or me with with any further questions. If the $100 deposit causes hardship, please contact me. No boy with interest in attending should or will be excluded due to financial issues.

Per Gary:

The camp will be August 4-9 and the boys will need to be there for the entire week, if at all possible. We are asking for a $100 deposit per boy to commit their attendance. 

Young Men update (March 9, 2014)

Hi everyone!

Another week and another short list of items to make you aware of.

–Activities last week/this week

YM were in charge of GAME NIGHT last week.

We had great attendance and a great time.

See a short video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LULb2QcnzxE

This Wed., we will have Scouts (7:00 at the church). John Dye will not be in attendance due to some prior commitments, but other leaders will be there.

UPCOMING BSA ACTIVITIES:

Summer Camp Dates: August 4-9

Gary sent out an email earlier. Please review it and reach out to him or me with with any further questions. If the $100 deposit causes hardship, please contact me. No boy with interest in attending should or will be excluded due to financial issues.

Per Gary:

The camp will be August 4-9 and the boys will need to be there for the entire week, if at all possible. We are asking for a $100 deposit per boy to commit their attendance. 

Young Men update (March 9, 2014)

Hi everyone!

Another week and another short list of items to make you aware of.

–Activities last week/this week

YM were in charge of GAME NIGHT last week.

We had great attendance and a great time.

See a short video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LULb2QcnzxE

This Wed., we will have Scouts (7:00 at the church). John Dye will not be in attendance due to some prior commitments, but other leaders will be there.

UPCOMING BSA ACTIVITIES:

Summer Camp Dates: August 4-9

Gary sent out an email earlier. Please review it and reach out to him or me with with any further questions. If the $100 deposit causes hardship, please contact me. No boy with interest in attending should or will be excluded due to financial issues.

Per Gary:

The camp will be August 4-9 and the boys will need to be there for the entire week, if at all possible. We are asking for a $100 deposit per boy to commit their attendance. 

6 items to discuss

Hi guys!

Just a few things to discuss and get action on:

1-Carson's rank advancement 

I got ahold of Don Borg--I finally got his cell so keep this for your records as well--801-891-2636).

We'll have the advancement take place right after church--12:00.

Meet by the clerk's office.

Gary, Bryce, Steve--plan to stay after with Don and me and we'll get him trained. We have badges to pick up, camps to plan, etc., and he should be involved.

2-Monthly meeting--

I'd like to propose a meeting at my house every fast Sunday at 4:00 (so fast offerings and meetings can finish, etc.). Will this work?

Fast Sundays good or should we plan another Sunday?

I do think we should meet monthly at least as a Pres. and do visits as needed on other days.

3-Next Wed.

I will not be there due to a prior commitment. Gary and Bryce, you both have the next two Wed activities. I think Bryce has his scheduled; Gary, can you let us know what is planned? Ideally, we'll tie Wed. Scouting activities straight to merit badge requirements or rank advancement requirements.

4-Asst. ScoutMaster

I am lobbying big time to get one. Bishop is on board I believe. Steve, beat this drum for us in bishopric meets if you can.  :-)

5-Fundraiser

Each of us needs to work with our quorums to do some things for the fundraiser in late April That is not too far away if you think about it.

a-Carnvial booth--each quorum is responsible for one. What do your young men want to do?

b-Donations--each quorum/class should strive for ~$500 in donated items that we can auction off. Who do you (and they) know? Tickets, items, products, services--we need to look at everything.

Start thinking about this and talk to them. We want them to own as much as they can, as the money benefits them and their activities.

6-Lesson on Sunday

I have it. We are all combined.

7-Lesson schedule

Who teaches on what weeks for Teachers and Deacons? Please email me or Cam so we can put it in the calendar asap.

Check out the latest updates Cam made (thanks Cam!):

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApyoROAFuQ8MdDB1bVVLbnpWV1RheDhPc3NkS0ZTeFE&usp=sharing

Thanks!

 

Young Men update (March 2, 2014)

Hi everyone!

We hope everyone was uplifted and inspired at Stake Conference!

As YM Presidency and advisors, we love working with your sons. Thanks for all your efforts in raising them to be such good young men and future leaders in our Church, community, and world.

Just a few items to make you aware of:

1–Activities this week

We have a combined YM/YW activity this week. YM are in charge of GAME NIGHT, which will begin at 7:00 after some opening exercises and a discussion regarding our April fundraiser. 

Many of us in the YM Presidency met today to go over final details and we have a fun night in store!

2–DUTY TO GOD Fireside

A big thanks to everyone who participated. Please note that we will utilize our DTG booklets more in Sunday lessons, and encourage you and your young men to review them and utilize them in Family Home Evenings and at other times.

3–Reminder: The 2014 youth theme is "Come Unto Christ."

The youth of the stake have been asked to memorize THE LIVING CHRIST this year.

Many of the boys are making good progress. Please help support them in their efforts.

The text is located here:

http://jesuschrist.lds.org/SonOfGod/eng/testimonies-of-him/articles/the-living-christ-the-testimony-of-the-apostles-of-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints

UPCOMING BSA ACTIVITIES:

Summer Camp Dates: August 4-9

Gary sent out an email earlier today. Please review it and reach out to him or me with with any further questions. If the $100 deposit causes hardship, please contact me. No boy with interest in attending should or will be excluded due to financial issues.

Per Gary:

The camp will be August 4-9 and the boys will need to be there for the entire week, if at all possible. We are asking for a $100 deposit per boy to commit their attendance. 

We need to register for these high demand items ASAP.    Please let me know if your boy has interest and ability to commit and activities they would be interested in, this week.