Scouts BSA Troop 457 > 2022-10 Newsletter
CategoriesCar Camping Events

Thanksgiving Feast (November 4-6, 2022)

Troop 457

The Troop’s annual Thanksgiving Feast campout is coming!

Join us for the weekend of November 4 – 6, 2022 or just for the meal on Saturday evening.  Additional details will be posted in TroopTrack the week of October 24.

You must RSVP in TroopTrack by this Tuesday, October 25, to reserve your spot for this event. 

There are two options to RSVP:

  • Dinner Only: You will only be attending dinner on Saturday evening.
  • Weekend Campout:  You will be attending all (or part) of the weekend’s activities including Dinner on Saturday.
Weekend Campout
Dinner Only
CategoriesEvents

Troop Elections (November 8, 2022)

Troop 457
Troop 457 will hold its semi-annual elections on Tuesday, November 8.  All Scouts in the Troop should submit the form below to declare :
  • Whether they intend on running for a Troop Position
  • What position(s) they intend to run for
Scouts must declare their candidacy by Tuesday, November 1.
Learn More in the Leadership Hub

Declare Your Candidacy For the November 2022 Elections

  1. Scouts cannot directly run for Assistant positions.  These positions are filled by the Scout with the second highest vote count in the primary position’s election.
  2. Per the Scout’s BSA Handbook, Assistant Patrol Leader is not an approved position of responsibility for the Star, Life, or Eagle Ranks.  The Bugler position is not an approved position of responsibility for the Eagle Rank.
  3. Scout must have earned or working to earn the Bugling Merit Badge to be eligible for this position.
  4. Scout must be an Ordeal member of the Order of the Arrow to be eligible for this position.
CategoriesAnnouncements

Our TroopTrack URL is Changing!

Troop 457

Beginning the week of October 24, the URL we use to access TroopTrack is changing to:

https://Troop457Zelie.TroopTrack.com

This change is intended to align our TroopTrack URL with our website and new Social Media presence.  The Troop has also launched new, public-facing social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube which will be used for community outreach and recruiting purposes.  (For Youth Protection purposes, we will not post photos/video of our Scouts to these sites without parental permission.)

Facebook Opal-icon-instagram Youtube Globe

You are also invited to join our (soon to be private) Facebook Group where you can share photos from Troop events to our current members and alumni.

This change will also allow us to create custom email addresses that will automatically forward emails to the appropriate individuals in the Troop.  Need to send a message to your patrol or schedule a Scoutmaster Conference or Board of Review?  There will be unique email addresses setup to allow you to do just that.

Preparing for the Change

An email will be sent to all members from TroopTrack once the change is completed.  At that time, you should:

  • Update any links / bookmarks you have setup on your personal devices.
  • Add @Troop457Zelie.TroopTrack.com and @Troop457Zelie.org domains to your contacts / email whitelist so it is not treated as spam.
  • Relink the Troop Calendar to your personal devices (if you had previously subscribed to the).

We do not know if the old TroopTrack URL will redirect to the new URL after the transition.

CategoriesAnnouncements

Volunteers Needed to Organize 2023 Activities!

Troop 457

Many hands make light work.

The Troop has at least one event planned every month (in addition to our weekly Troop Meetings).  While our Scouts do much of the planning and coordination for these activities, they still need help from adults to be successful. 

We ask that parents signing up to help our Scouts coordinate one event per year.  Our goal is to have at least two adults assigned to each of the Troop’s events (one with over a year’s experience with the Troop). 

Volunteer Survey

Please complete the survey below to let us know which events you would be interested in helping to coordinate.  We will contact you with additional information before assigning you to the event.  (All fields are required unless otherwise noted.)

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