Weekend of April 16 - 18, 2010

Troop 1970 needs all hands on deck to help out on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday. Detailed schedule is below.

We need chase-car drivers, cooks, food servers, truck unloaders, bag haulers, receipt deliverers, and stack counters.  In other words, there is something for everyone to do to contribute to this overall team effort.  Come help for 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours or spend the whole weekend.

Scoutbucks are earned for each scout’s account for every hour that any family member, scout, neighbor or pal spends working.  Scoutbucks can be applied to camp, outings, gear, registration, and other scout related costs.

See you out there.

FRIDAY 16 April

3:00   — Scouts arrive for Site setup (Langston Hughes Middle School at 11401 Ridge Heights Rd in Reston)
3:00   — Mulch starts arriving
4:00   — site set up complete (shelters, cooking gear, etc.)
4:30   — initial set of loaded delivery trucks roll
6:00   — PIZZA for dinner
8:00   — quit deliveries for Friday, set up delivery trucks

SATURDAY 17 April

7:30 AM — arrive to set up, coffee, donuts, receive assignments
8 AM — delivery trucks roll
11:30 — lunch available as trucks & crews return
6 PM — complete deliveries (could extend into evening or Sunday)
7 PM — Empty pallets dropped off at pickup site (West on Rt 50)
7 PM — site cleanup complete, adult volunteers gather to return rental
trucks (Sterling)

SUNDAY 18 April (Only If Necessary)

7:30 AM — arrive to set up, coffee, donuts, receive assignments
8 AM — delivery trucks roll
12      — complete deliveries (could extend into afternoon)
– Empty pallets dropped off at pickup site
– site cleanup complete,
– adult volunteers gather to return rental trucks

Order enough mulch for your landscaping needs.

BSA Troop 1970 — serving the community for 40 years, announces our 16th Annual Spring Mulch Sale!  Same prices as last year!

• Premium double shredded & aged oak-bark mulch. 3 cubic feet bags (about 5o lbs) covers 3-foot x 3-foot area 4-inches deep.
• Free curbside delivery in Reston/Herndon/Oakton/Vienna area.
• Mulch delivered during weekend of April 16-18, 2010.
• Tax deductible donation (receipt & quid pro quo disclosure provided).

Download the flyer and print it out. Then fill-out the order form and send it back to us with your check. Make checks payable to: BSA Troop 1970.

Prices list (minimum order is 20 bags):

• 20 – 34 bags = $5.50 / bag
• 35 bags or more = $5.00 / bag
• 100 bags or more = $4.50 / bag

Please place orders before March 20, 2010!  Although we strive to serve all customers we are limited in the amount of mulch we can handle. Once our limit is reached we will stop accepting orders.  Please order early, we sell out every year!

For more information email Mulch Czar Mike Lockwood.

Troop 1970 will take part in Scouting for Food the weekend of November 6th/7th/8th. We will be distributing bags to homes and Troop 1971 will be collecting the donations the following weekend.

• Bags with flyers inserted inside will be handed out to volunteer drivers (adults) on Monday November 2nd at the Troop Meeting. Everyone will get about 100 bags for their route. If you can not pick up bags on that night, you can make arrangement with Mr. Hutzler to stop by his house and pick up your supplies.
• You are free to distribute the bags on your route anytime during the weekend of the 6th-8th.
• Each route has been carefully selected to have about 100 homes in it. (thank you Google Maps satellite view!)
• If you want to trade a route, talk to the person who has the other route. The organizer (Carl Hutzler) can not help with negotiations.
• It may be possible to go green on some of these routes. With appropriate supervision and planning, you might be able to ride a bike with the bags on your handlebars or in a larger courier type bag on your shoulder. When you get to a group of houses, drop the bike and walk the bags to the doors. This is just an option and must be approved by your adult driver during your route planning discussions.
• Please make sure that bags are tied securely to to the door of each house or put inside or pinched in a storm door if one is available. DO NOT PUT BAGS INSIDE OF MAILBOXES.
• Extra bags will be available at Mr. Hutzler’s house at 2512 Freetown Drive 20191 (near Glade Dr and Reston Pkwy)
  

The overall map of our territory along with color coded routes for each volunteer team (driver + scouts) is drawn out on a Google Map. I hope everyone is able to view it and print it for their use. Let Mr. Hutzler know if you have any issues with this (I do not plan on printing color maps for everyone).

Larger Map with Assignments – Click Here

Flyer (JPG file)

View Scouting for Food 2009 – Troop 1970/1971 in a larger map

Troop 1970 will take part in Scouting for Food the weekend of November 6th/7th/8th. We will be distributing bags to homes and Troop 1971 will be collecting the donations the following weekend.

• Bags with flyers inserted inside will be handed out to volunteer drivers (adults) on Monday November 2nd at the Troop Meeting. Everyone will get about 100 bags for their route. If you can not pick up bags on that night, you can make arrangement with Mr. Hutzler to stop by his house and pick up your supplies.
• You are free to distribute the bags on your route anytime during the weekend of the 6th-8th.
• Each route has been carefully selected to have about 100 homes in it. (thank you Google Maps satellite view!)
• If you want to trade a route, talk to the person who has the other route. The organizer (Carl Hutzler) can not help with negotiations.
• It may be possible to go green on some of these routes. With appropriate supervision and planning, you might be able to ride a bike with the bags on your handlebars or in a larger courier type bag on your shoulder. When you get to a group of houses, drop the bike and walk the bags to the doors. This is just an option and must be approved by your adult driver during your route planning discussions.
• Please make sure that bags are tied securely to to the door of each house or put inside or pinched in a storm door if one is available. DO NOT PUT BAGS INSIDE OF MAILBOXES.
• Extra bags will be available at Mr. Hutzler’s house at 2512 Freetown Drive 20191 (near Glade Dr and Reston Pkwy)
  

The overall map of our territory along with color coded routes for each volunteer team (driver + scouts) is drawn out on a Google Map. I hope everyone is able to view it and print it for their use. Let Mr. Hutzler know if you have any issues with this (I do not plan on printing color maps for everyone).

Larger Map with Assignments – Click Here

Flyer (JPG file)

View Scouting for Food 2009 – Troop 1970/1971 in a larger map

Start Time: 18:00
Date: 2009-06-10
End Time: 22:30

The purpose of the American Red Cross Adult CPR/AED course is to give individuals the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide basic care for breathing emergencies, perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) for victims of sudden cardiac arrest.

Certification(s)
Adult CPR w/ AED (valid for 1 year)

Course Length
4.5 Hours

Course Cost
$40 ($50 for those not involved in Scouting)

Prerequisites
Participants should be at least 13 years old in order to take this course.