Troop 398 News - Apr 21

EAGLE COURT OF HONOR
Troop 398 will convene a special Court of Honor to present the Eagle Award to Andrew White. All members of the Troop 398 family are invited to attend and celebrate Andrew's achievement. We only have a few Eagle C/H's each year. I would especially like to invite our new troop members and their parents to attend – I am certain you will come away with a new appreciation of the Eagle Award. The ceremony will be held at 2:00 PM this Sunday, April 26th, in the Worship Center at St. Mark's. Class A uniform.

SUMMER CAMP PHYSICAL EXAMS
Dr. Beckman will be at the troop meeting on April 27th to give Summer Camp Physicals. Dr. Galloway will be at the troop meeting on May 4th and May 18th.  Anyone who needs a physical must have the new BSA Health Form with Section A completed and signed by a parent before they have the physical exam.

SUMMER CAMP SWIM TESTS
BSA Swim tests will be given at SportsCom by Mr. Doliana from 7:00 to 8:00 PM on the following Thursdays: April 30, May 7, May 21, and May 28.  Pool admission is $2.00 for youths and $3.00 for adults.  All registered members of the troop must attempt the Swim Test so you can be classified as a Swimmer, Beginner or Non-Swimmer. Please sign up for the night you plan to attend.

MAY CAMP OUT
The camp out for May will be May 1-3. We will set up a base camp at Camp Tubbs at Rock Island. On Saturday, we will be canoeing and fishing on the Upper Caney Fork River. The Brownings have offered to let us use the dock which is on their property just a short distance from Camp Tubbs.  This will be a good opportunity for us to work with those of you who are new to canoeing. A sign-up sheet will be posted on the bulletin board. We are looking forward to another great weekend – ya'll come!

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
The will be a clean up day at Stone's River National Battlefield and/or the Greenway before Memorial Day weekend. Probably morning and early afternoon. A date has not been set as yet.

Also, on May 23rd, the Saturday before Memorial Day you can help place flags at either the Stones River National Cemetery or the Healing Field on Medical Center Parkway. Sign up with Mr. Horne.

MEMORIAL DAY
There will be no troop meeting on Memorial Day, May 25th.