Note from Calder:

For my Eagle project, we will assemble an outdoor play kitchen for the preschool at Nature Forward. We will work on two different days. The first day, we will cut and drill pilot holes in the wood. The second day, we will assemble the kitchen and paint it. Lunch will be provided both days. You can sign up for one day or both. Thank you!

For any Scouts interested in STEM, the Council is offering a pair of Merit Badges in the next few weeks.

• Nov 5 - Model Design and Build MB - Building Momentum, Alexandria, VA

Congratulations to our newly elected SPL (Charles Tuesca) and ASPL (Oliver Pruessner).

Scout Leadership: https://bt8md.net/roster/yleader

All prior positions of responsibility (POR) have now ended, and Scouts wishing to assume a POR going forward will need to fill out an application and speak with Charles. For more information on PORs, please visit the Youth Leadership (https://bsatroop8.net/youth-leadership) section of the Troop website.

After a two-year hiatus Troop 8 is heading back to West Virginia for two days of skiing/snowboarding on Friday, February 7, 2025, through Sunday, February 9, 2025. This event is open to families.

Volunteers needed for three jobs: (1) fire watch, (2) managing entry lines, and (3) managing exit lines.
Fire watch volunteers should be 14 or older; any age for the other roles.

Volunteers needed to collect food donations from their neighbors (11/2-11/9) and help load the truck (11/9).

Door-to-Door Campaign (11/2-11/9): Interested scouts should distribute post-it notes to their neighbors' doors by Nov 2nd. Post-it notes invite neighbors to put their donations in a bag outside on a certain date, when the scout will retrieve the donated food. Scouts should write the collection date on the post-it note before distributing. Scouts decide which date to collect but all donations need to be delivered to a food truck on Saturday, Nov 9th. Scouts going on the camping trip should make arrangements for someone else to deliver their collection to the food truck at Holy Redeemer (11/9, 10 am to 1 pm).