19 Scouts attended Camp Geronimo Troop earned the Big G Gold Award! John Asher was the Geronimo Scoutmaster – Thank You!!! Completed a Service Project of cleaning up a campsite (3 hrs) Qualified “12 days of summer camp” skit for the final Campfire 15 scouts completed Polar Plunge Hikes included  Totem to Totem, Tiger Eye, Levi Young, Inspiration Point and Tenderfoot Run Seven adult leaders that attended Geronimo Total Merit Badges earned: 46 (+ some partials) Total Service Hours: 57          Total Miles Hiked: 95           Total Nights Camped: 133                                                                                             ...

Had 12 Scouts attended Camp Emerald Bay Stayed the night on the U.S.S. Iowa before taking the ferry Kayaking, Snorkeling, Bike Riding and overnight War Canoe Outing 4 Scouts completed the Mile Swim Total Merit Badges earned: 39 Total Miles Biked: 94 Total Miles Paddled: 60 Total Nights Camped: 84 (Edited to protect scout’s identity) The scouts had a jammed pack week at Emerald Bay… here is the recap: Saturday afternoon we arrived in Long Beach and boarded the USS Iowa.  The scouts were treated to dinner and then a 2+ hour tour of the ship.  They slept in the sleeping quarters with two other troops, who, coincidentally, were also headed to Camp Emerald Bay. On Sunday morning we walked over to the Catalina ferry terminal and headed to Emerald Bay.  We saw several pods of dolphins and some curious sea lions.  In fact, the ferry had to slow for the dolphins until they passed by.  Once at camp we were escorted to our campsit...

All, Thanks for your willingness to assist with the preparation for this year’s Memorial Day Service of Remembrance for our deceased veterans. Your assistance enabled us to have a Service of Remembrance with the proper tone of respect and spirit of gratitude for the lives of those we honor on Memorial Day. Many members of Valley Presbyterian Church have again expressed to me their gratitude for the way in which our church honors deceased veterans. I pass those expressions of gratitude on to you. We have been fortunate that most of the major wars that the United States has fought have not been within our country’s borders. As we see the ravages of war during this past year in other parts of the world, it remains important for us to continue to understand that we need to remain vigilant. Our military services need to be ready, willing and able to act to protect and preserve our freedoms and know that they have our support. Let us pray that with God’s help, we will remain “t...

Wet N Wild Take your family to Wet N Wild this summer and cool off these great savings on tickets! Tickets are normally $43 so don't pass this up. Great savings on tickets  

Merit Badge Clinics are Open! Register now to reserve your spot before spaces fill up!  

BSA Youth Protection Mission Statement True youth protection can be achieved only through the focused commitment of everyone in Scouting. It is the mission of Youth Protection volunteers and professionals to work within the Boy Scouts of America to maintain a culture of Youth Protection awareness and safety at the national, regional, area, council, district, and unit levels. Troop 441 encourages ALL parents to read the Youth Protection information page and take the BSA Youth Protection Training. You are required to complete the training and turn in your certificate to troop leadership if you plan on attending hikes, camps or joining the board - INVOLVEMENT IN ANY SITUATION WHERE YOU HAVE CONTACT WITH THE SCOUTS. To take the training course, click on the badge below and set up an account. When you have completed the training, you will be issued a certificate. Please print it out and return it to a Troop 441 Leader. BSA Youth Protection - Parent & Scout Inform...

Camp Emerald Bay Sat, June 3rd - Sat, June 10th Please note that Geronimo and Emerald Bay will run at the same time this summer If you or your scout has not already signed up, please do so ASAP here:   http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a4aacad28a64-camp1 . SCOUTMASTER : Bryan Cox bryancox@cox.net VOLUNTEERS : If you would like to volunteer, please contact Bryan Cox. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a4aacad28a64-camp1 PAYMENTS : Total cost is $715.00 $250 deposit due by 3/21/17 $465 payment due 4/25/17 Pay Here Emerald Bay Physical 2017  - The troop will have a night for physicals in May but if you want to get them done prior to this = GREAT! THE PHYSICALS MUST BE ON THE BOYS SCOUT FORM BELOW -...

Geronimo Fact Sheet and Contact  - How to reach your son in case of emergency. DRIVERS : Please let John Asher know if you can drive up on the 3rd or pick up scouts on the 10th. Troop 441 is Session I this year from Saturday, June 3rd - Saturday, June 10th. We will meet at the Kiva Parking lot for those who need rides. Check in time at Geronimo begins at 1:00pm. We will return to the Kiva parking lot on Saturday 6/10, time TBD. Please let John Asher know if your scout will need a ride to/from the camp Fact Sheet/Contact Info "What to Bring 2017"  - Suggested and required items to bring. Self explanatory - if you have questions on what to bring, ask any scout who has been to Geronimo or contact John Asher.  MOST IMPORTANT IS A FULL CLASS A UNIFORM...MANY SCOUTS FORGET...THEY NEED THIS!!! What to Bring - Camp Geronimo 2017 Geronimo Camp Map  - Troop 441 will be in Campsite #4 - you...

SUMMER CAMP AND YOUR  CLASS B If you or your Scout need any additional Troop “Class B” T-Shirts for Summer Camp please contact Scott Wareing @  Scott@pwbonds.com .   New t-shirts are $10 each.  Used t-shirts are $5 each.   New t-shirts are currently available in Youth Large, Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult XL, Adult XXL, and Adult XXL.    Used t-shirts are currently available in Adult Medium and Adult Large. We also have a limited number of Troop Sweatshirts available in Adult Large and Adult XL as well as Troop Hoodies available in Adult XXL and Adult XXXL.    The sweatshirts are $20 each and the hoodies at $25 each.

THANK YOU to the Doctors at Ethos Integrative Medicine! The Troop would like to extend a big thank you to Dr. Matthew Hernandez, ND and Dr. Alexandra Mayer, ND with Ethos Integrative Medicine for volunteering their services by performing Summer Camp Physicals on Tuesday evening. Over 40 Scouts and Adult Volunteers received physicals this past Tuesday evening. If you would like additional information regarding Dr. Matt’s and Dr. Alex’s practice they may be reached at Ethos Integrative Medicine, 7054 E. Cochise Road, Suite B-200, Scottsdale, AZ  85253.  The office phone number is (480) 360-0115.

CYBER CHIP CONTRACTS There are still several scouts who have not turned in their Cyber Chip Contracts.  Remark: The contracts are mandatory for all scouts and must be turned in ASAP. Cyber Chip Contract  

Merit Badge Clinics available to you in your area:   Traffic Safety Merit Badge (June 12th) https://scoutingevent.com/010-trafficsafety Music Merit Badge (July 8th) https://scoutingevent.com/010-julymusicmb *3rd Annual Merit Badge University* (Sept 16th) https://www.facebook.com/events/183256858856915/ Plumbing Merit Badge (October 28th) https://scoutingevent.com/010-plumbingmeritbadge Welding Merit Badge (October 28th) https://scoutingevent.com/010-weldingmeritbadge

SPORTS TEAM NIGHTS & OTHER EVENTS   Arizona Diamondbacks Night (May 12th) www.dbacks.com/scouts Varsity, Venturing & Exploring Shooting Competition (August 12th) https://scoutingevent.com/010-augustshootingcompetition

Welcome to the Troop 441 Blog   This blog will have topics related to the troop, such as Important info with detail, Thank You notes, References links, Merit Badge Clinic available in the city, Other Events not directly engaged by our troop but available to you, Advance Notice announcement, Campaigns such as the Greens and Camp Fire at the Casa, and the like. One important note, please do not mention scout name any time, exception for Eagle Scout, in order to protect our scouts, thanks!