leaders, Parents, and Scouts!

On October 8th we are holding our first ever district-wide Popcorn/Battery Blitz Day! This is a District event so please plan to attend. We realize how important it is for all of our Scouts to be provided an opportunity to sale and wanted to help create that environment as a District. By doing this event as a District, we are able to provide many more prizes and sales incentives. A “Blitz” day is a day (Oct. 8th) that all of our units go out to neighborhoods and businesses at the same time to sell popcorn and batteries. 

We will have “Mystery Houses” all across the District containing individual prizes! After a Scout knocks on the door and asks the home owner to buy popcorn or batteries, he will then be handed an envelope containing a certificate for one of our prizes. These Mystery House envelopes will be spread out randomly throughout the District. Prizes will include but are not limited to, Gift Cards, movie tickets, meals, games, etc.

Every boy who participates in our Blitz Day will receive a Blitz Day patch. The Kernel for each unit will call the Council Office and report how many boys sold and what their total was. Also, any boy who sales more than $200 on Blitz Day will be entered into a drawing for a Brand New Bike and Helmet (1 Bike will be given for the North and 1 Bike will be given for the South). 

Neighborhoods and Subdivisions are going to be assigned to units (only for Blitz Day, not during the entirety of the sale). If your unit has a particular Neighborhood/Subdivision in mind, please register it with us ASAP. These assignments are on a first come first serve basis.

I encourage your unit to make this day even bigger and even more fun! Have some unit prizes for top sellers and scouts who participate. Make sure this is a Pack event and expect everyone to travel together to your assigned location and sale as a group! This is another opportunity for our Scouts to be seen by the public. Let’s get out and knock on some doors!

Thanks for all you do!



James Howard

Field Director

Blue Grass Council, BSA

606-434-0226
James.Howard@scouting.org


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PHILMONT

(2)  Philmont.  Normally, our next opportunity for Philmont would be 2011, but I've been offered up to 2 crews for June 24-July 6, 2010!  (No we don't have field whole crews.)  If you're 1st Class and 14 years old by these dates and want to do Philmont, speak NOW!  (Adults TOO!  We can wave the 1st Class requirement for YOU.)  Here's the catch:  You have to commit NOW and put in a $100 deposit by May 1.  Deadline for saying, "I want to go!" is April 14.

 

(3)  Philmont (Part 2.)  Due to attrition, we have ONE spot left on our Troop 73 2009 Philmont crew.  If you want to go and didn't get selected on the 1st-pass, speak NOW - it can happen!

 

(4)  Troop Calendar:

*  Tuesday, March 17 - Scoutmaster Conferences and Board-of-Reviews ONLY.  Those scouts that need SM Conferences and BORs, need to contact me ASAP - so far I know of only 3 scouts that need these.  I need at least 3 Committee Members to cover the BORs, so please check with Tammi and/or Pete Michl to see if you need to attend.