Please email Kristen Brannock at kkbrannock@att.net with merit bades for which you can be counselor.
  -  Let's divide-and-conquer to help our uniformed Scout leaders guide completion of these badges.
     NOTE:  For many of these badges, your college degree, work experience, experience with Scouting or simply being a parent qualifies you. 
Thank you!

Please take a moment to consider recognizing leaders in our Troop or in other units that you feel have met or exceeded the requirements for awards that are given at the Impeesa District Annual Award Dinner. Nomination forms are due October 31. Link to the nomination forms here: http://www.troop364.org/taxonomy/term/1150 

Each year the Boy Scouts of America districts take a moment to recognize leaders in scouting for their contributions at an annual Awards Dinner. Troop 364 is part of the Impeesa District of the Occoneechee Council and our annual award dinner takes place December 4 this year (more details later). Awards include:
  * Scout Leader of the Year
  * Venture Leader of the Year
  * Commissioner of the Year
  * Cub Leader of the Year
  * Most Valuable Scouter Award
  * District Award of Merit
  * Distringuished Leadership Citation

Edward Burke, son of Mr. Chris Burke and former Scout from Troop 364, has one remaining concert appearance in NC next weekend:
• A performance with the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra at Meredith College at 3pm on Sunday, October 26.
   Details:  http://raleighsymphony.org/
There may be an additional performance on a third date at a third location that has not yet been set. Please see Mr. Burke for details.
**  If anyone has any questions, please be sure to e-mail Mr. Burke. We'd love for everyone to get an opportunity to see Edward perform.  

Bring your take order sheets to the Scout meeting and leave them with Mr. Sanders or Mr. Lindsay. **  All popcorn forms need to be turned in by Oct. 25. **
NOTE: One more adult is needed at Lowe's ths Friday (our last day selling popcorn at Lowe's). Use the SignUp Genius link: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/4090C45AFAE2AA57-popcorn/@z@z

**  All popcorn forms need to be turned in to Mr. Sanders by Oct. 25. **

Boy Scout popcorn sales continue through Oct. 25. Here's your kernel of wisdom: prize qualifications add up in your kettle if you sell on your own, or sell as a troop at Lowe's Home Improvement.

Selling at Lowes: Slots are still open! Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday night, we are set up from 6:00 through 9:00pm through Oct. 24. Each shift needs 4 Scouts and 2 adults total to cover both the store's entrance and exit. Butter your way into the remaining slots at this Signup Genius link: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/4090C45AFAE2AA57-popcorn/@z@z Check with Mr.Ron Lowery with questions about Lowe's sales.

Selling on Your Own: You can sell directly to your family, friends and neighbors through Oct. 25. Sales sheets will be available at our Tuesday meetings, and if you want, you can use this flyer filed away on the website at http://www.troop364.org/system/files/PopcornFlyer2014.pptx.  Customize it with your parent's contact information and post it where you have permission at your church or school. Check with Mr. Ralph Sanders about getting popcorn in advance for selling door-to-door (afterward you hand in the money you collected), or use the sales sheets to sell door-to-door and collect money (then deliver popcorn afterward).

** NOTE: There's nothing cheesy about earning the Boy Scout Salesmanship Merit Badge by using your popcorn sales as part of your effort. #justsayin'
** Groan-inducing popcorn puns are courtesy of your webmaster. Complaints will be answered by getting jalapeno' business...

Resurfacing this request from the summer:
   -  Our boys have many dozens of partial merit badges in progress, and half of them are Eagle-required.
   -  Let's divide-and-conquer to help our uniformed Scout leaders guide completion of these badges.
      NOTE:  For many of these badges, your college degree, work experience, experience with Scouting or simply being a parent qualifies you. 
                   Please email Kristen Brannock at kkbrannock@att.net with your list of badges you can help our Scouts with.

The current number of Eagle merit badges in progress are:
   Citizenship in the Community - 5
   Citizenship in the Nation - 5
   Communications - 8
   Cooking - 7
   Cycling - 1
   Emergency Preparedness - 15
   Environmental Science - 1
   Family Life - 3
   First Aid - 3
   Hiking - 6
   Personal Fitness -  11
   Personal Management - 8
   Sustainability - 1
   Swimming - 2