The schedule for the 2019-2020 scout year is up. The year is going to start off with a bang on August 28. In the first month, we will

• Conduct leadership training with the SPLs, ASPLs, patrol leaders, and other significant scout officers
• Help our church sponsor with the Greek Festival on Sept 7-8
• Have our first trek to Joshua Tree on Sept 21-22
• Host a new parent night at our meeting on 9/25 (old parents also welcome to join)
• Set up the Haunted Hotel on Sept 28-29 and Oct 5
• Help the Olivenhain Town Councel with Olivenhain Octoberfest on October 6

This is only the start of a great year. Details are on the scout calendar. We hope to see you all back with us!

If you are part of the scout leadership, please try to make this. We are going to discuss how we'd like to organize the meetings, discuss some new tools we can provide for doing a green bar, and then plan out the month of September. Expected guests:

The Haunted Hotel is a Troop 2000 Signature event. In addition to allowing our scouts to earn service hours and provide Halloween entertainment to the entire community, the Haunted Hotel funds all our activitiies for the year. The Haunted Hotel requires the support of our entire community, parents, committee, ASMs, and scouts. Even if you are limited in the time you can commit, we have opportunities to help. 

It is with heavy heart that I announce that T2k has lost one of our own.  Alex Borchers, scoutmaster of Troop 2000 from 2010 through 2012, has passed away.  Remember him always. Honor him as a member of our family, and a leader of our troop.

Just a brief note to remind everyone of upcoming events.

• Congratulations to San Sproule and Thomas Gonzales, our new SPL and ASPL! We will have a scout leadership training on August 24th, right before scout meetings resume in the fall. Look for the time and location on the scout calendar soon.
• This Wednesday will be the final scout meeting for the year. its your last chance for a Board of Review, or to easily catch a Scoutmaster. I'd request that if you can, bring some cookies, brownies, or other goodies to make the send off special.
• The Kern River Trek is next weekend, June 29 and 30th. There will be a brief preparatory meeting this Wednesday at the final meeting.
• Paperwork for Summer Camp at Emerald Bay is due. This includes physical forms, merit badget prerequitsites, etc. Please get them in to Danielle Page-Pattison as soon as you can.
• We will resume meetings on August 28th. I look forward to seeing you then.

YIS,