Pike’s Peak Merit Badges – Historical Badges Offered

Pike’s Peak Merit Badge College (in Colorado Springs) is offering 75 Merit Badges including the Historical Merit Badges. Registration is OPEN!

Go to: http://meritbadge.info/mbn/default.aspx

When you go into the registration go down until you find “Troop 53” merit badge college for Nov. 13^th. You will need to set up a user name and password for the site. There is also a  short “Bonus” session between 4pm – 6pm.

They give you a week to mail your check to the listed address, otherwise they remove you from the registration. Follow the payment instructions on the site.

Merit Badge Classes

Incase anyone is interested there are a few merit badge classes that are coming up. Here is a link to the council calendar. Calendar

Railroading Merit Badge Workshop Aug 7th and 8th in Golden RMD RR Merit Badge

Cooking Merit Badge Workshop Sept 11th. Only has openings for 40 scouts

Public Health Merit Badge, September 14th @ 6:15pm, PEPC

Truck Transportation Merit Badge Class, Open for All Districts Sept 25th

2010 Centennial District Merit Badge College October 9th (merit badges are not listed as of yet.)

Valley District Merit Badge College November 3rd (merit badges are not listed as of yet.)

(Pikes Peak Council) Merit Badge College November 13th

Frontier Merit Badge College November 20th (merit badges are not listed as of yet.)

General Information – Misc.

• Troop 88 has three new Scouts who are certified scuba divers.
• Troop needs to name our boat
• There will be no House of Fear this year – maybe the troop will have a Halloween party??????

Environmental Science Merit Badgers-

Scouts who worked on the e-sci MB; plan on a day to go to Chatfield to finish up.

Family Life – Merit Badge

Scouts
This is your opportunity to earn an Eagle Required Merit Badge: Family Life. Our first meeting will be Tuesday June 8 during the committee meeting at PEPC. You can get a head start by printing the worksheet from MeritBadge.org and starting on the chores, then bring it with you to the meeting. Books can be checked out from the Troop Library or the Parker Library.

If you are interested in attending this class, please respond to Mary Bepristis at or Sue Schulhoff

Thank you and Good luck
Mrs. Bepristis and Mrs. Schulhoff

Castlewood Canyon – March 6

When: March 6th @ 10am (weather permitting)
What: 5 mile hike & Orienteering Merit Badge
Contact: Mr. Armenta 303 841-5775 or email: luna10575@msn.com
• Dress for the weather of the day – layers
• Bring sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, camera
• Comfortable hiking boots/appropriate socks to avoid blisters
• Walking staff (optional)
• Bring water/snack
• See Troop 88’s calendar for more information & directions.
• Sign up sheet will be available at February 16th & 23rd Troop meetings.

**Adult volunteers are needed in order for this hike to take place. Please contact Mr. Armenta if you can assist.**

Citizenship in the World MB

TROOP 316 in Castle Pines North, would like to extend an invitation to complete the Citizenship in the World merit badge. This is a required badge for the rank of Eagle Scout.

Please see the attached flier if interested.
Invite Cit World merit badge

Truck Transportation Merit Badge Workshop

Mrs. Hawkins passed this information along for anyone looking for a merit badge opportunity

from http://www.denverboyscouts.org/registration/calendardetail.asp?ActivityKey=705142

Description: Truck Transportation Merit Badge Workshop
Start Date/Time: 2/6/2010 9:00:00 AM End Date/Time:2/6/2010 12:00:00 PM
Registration Begins: 12/21/2009
Registration Ends: 2/5/2010
Contact E-mail: maranto@aol.com
Details: Truck Transportation Merit Badge Workshop

A Truck Transportation Merit Badge Workshop will be held Februrary 6, 2010 from 9am – 12pm at Graebel Moving and Storage, 15456 E. Airport, Aurora, CO 80011.

There is no charge for this workshop, however registration is required. Please note: If you will not be able to complete your obligation, do not register.

Please remember to take a blue card and the Truck Transportation Worksheet with you to the workshop.

For more information, contact Matt Maranto at 303.862.0595.
Activity Location: Map: 15456 E. Airport, Aurora, CO 80011

Merit Badge Counselor List

Attached is the most current Troop 88 Merit Badge Counselor list (as of 11/09/2009). If you have any questions about merit badges that don’t have a Troop 88 counselor, or you would like to work with a counselor outside the Troop, please contact Mr. Best – he has a copy of the Denver Area Counselor list, and can assist you in finding a counselor that is close to where you live.

Please refer to the Troop registered adult roster for phone numbers or email addresses of our Troop counselors, or simply make contact with the counselor you would like to work with at a Troop meeting. Remember, in addition to selecting a counselor, you need to download a copy of the appropriate merit badge worksheet  at  http://meritbadge.org and obtain a copy of the appropriate merit badge pamphlet , from the Troop Librarian, or from the Scout Shop. You can contact Mr. Best at any time for any questions related to your merit badge work.

You can also find the latest copy of the Merit Badge List on our Troop 88 Website under Advancement > Merit Badges

Troop 88 Merit Badge Counselor List
Troop 88 Merit Badge Counselor List in PDF format

Citizenship in the Nation MB

Attention Scouts interested in the Citizenship in the Nation Merit Badge Class.

Please remember we are planning on meeting NEXT Tuesday, the 10th of November starting at 6:30. We are planning on meeting in the trailers. Please be a few minutes early, we have lots to cover.

Here are a few things you need to do to be prepared for this class.

1. bring the merit badge worksheet with you
2. bring a writing utensil for note taking
3. bring a merit badge book with you if you have it. The troop has a few to loan but not enough for everyone. The parker library is another good resource for finding these books.

We will be covering item #4 the Declaration of Independence and the bill of rights, #5, and #7 the three branches of government. If you have additional resources on these topics please bring those to share as well. It will make the class much more interesting.

You will be responsible for:
Item #1- can be done easily between now and Tuesday.
Item #2- We will co-ordinate a trip soon- lets talk about ideas on Tuesday.
Item #3- I will try to have articles available Tuesday, but we will probably run out of time so you might want to watch the evening news for 5 nights and write your comments on your worksheets
Item #6-Chose a speech and answer the questions about it- we will have suggestions Tuesday, but if you come with this done- All the better
Item #8- you will need to write a letter to either your senator or representative.

See you Tuesday. Please email me with any questions or concerns at chwoodruff@hotmail.com

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