Text Box: snack booth at home games. It’s a great opportunity to make money for the troop. Wreaths are being ordered for the annual troop 19 wreath sale which starts at Thanksgiving. A tentative carwash date of October 5th at the Magdalene has been proposed. State-of-the-troop: Tents from Philmont are available for $40 each and we decided they would be the best deal for new troop tents. The new whisperlite stoves worked admirably at Philmont, and some of the older scouts are now experts in their use, having used them over and over and over. Service Projects: Dinner for the poor at St. Mary Magdalen Parish. Setup 1-3 PM first Sunday in the month. Upcoming Outings: September: Sat. Sept. 13th—Swim and barbecue at Albany pool. Sat. Sept. 20th—Beach cleanup at the Albany Bulb at the bottom of Marin/Buchanan. Sun. Sept 21st—Alex’s Eagle court of honor, 3:30 at Camp Herms. October: Fri.-Sunday 17th-19th.—Pinnacles campout, explore the bat caves and get lost in a giant corn maze! Wed. 22nd—Court of honor. Text Box: Troop 19 Berkeley Newsletter Text Box: Committee Meeting 9/3/2008 Attendees: Chairman Don, Mary, Ernie, Scoutmaster Paul, Jane, Bob, and Peg. Scoutmaster’s Summer Report: The troop 19 summer started with SPL Sam B., Chris, and Doug heading to Wolfeboro to be on staff. Sam G. and Zander traveled to Camp Lindblad in the Santa Cruz mountains for Brownsea leadership training, and then the troop met at Wolfeboro for the first week of summer camp. Many merit badges were earned by the troop, and Liam, Mark and Joey hiked up to sourdough for an overnight stay under the stars. At the end of July, Sam B., Chris, and Doug had to cut their staff work short because Troop 19 was off to Philmont New Mexico for a 60 mile, 2 week trek. The trek ranged in altitude from 7,000 feet at the base camp to over 12,000 feet to sleep on the top of Mt. Phillips in a typical Philmont thunder storm. The group learned outdoor skills and practiced ‘leave no trace’ camping using newly learned techniques such as the ‘human sump’ meal cleanup method. It was an adventure packed two weeks which came to an end as we scaled the tooth of time before a lightning storm hit, and helped another scout who broke his ankle hurrying down the rocky crag. There are many pictures on the website at http://www.troop19berkeley.org. Finance: Some fun, money making opportunities for the fall: Cal football season is here and troop 19 along with the Sakai venture crew have been selected to run a Text Box: http://www.troop19berkeley.org September 2008