On Saturday April 14 and Sunday April 15, Tom D. will be leading his Eagle Scout Service Project at Old St. Mary's Church in Fairfax Station.  He will be directing grounds improvement projects at this National Historic Landmark.  See attached flyer for details and RSVP information (login required). 

This year's Fast Start Campout - dedicated to teaching our newest Scouts the basics of Boy Scout camping and getting a jump on their Tenderfoot advancement requirements - is April 14-15 at Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville.  We do this campout locally so that our new Scouts with unavoidable sports, etc., conflicts can attend as much of the program as possible while still getting to their other commitments.  It's very important that our new Scouts attend if at all possible!  Cost: $15 per Scout.  Sign-ups will close at the April 9 Troop meeting at Burke Presbyterian Church (not at the school that evening). 

From Tom Summers, our Family Friends of Scouting Coordinator:

I hope that everyone enjoyed Bill Snowden’s Friends of Scouting presentation at our Troop’s Winter Court of Honor earlier this month.  Thanks to your commitment, for the past several years we have led the District in pledges to Friends of Scouting (FoS), and it looks like we're on track to be the top unit in the Patriot District again this year.  Last year, our Troop contributed over $6,500! We have already collected over $7,000 -- thank you for those who have contributed!

Our affiliated Venture Crew, Crew 1346, now has its very own presence on the World Wide Web!  Check out http://www.crew1346.org/ to see what our Venturers are up to! 

Patrice Beauchemin will be taking orders for the 'class B' troop T-shirts starting March 19 through April 23.   These are the red wicking shirts with the white logo and are the official Troop uniform for Summer activities.  Price is $14 ($16 for XXL) and payment is needed in advance; we accept cash, checks and scout accounts.  

Because of overwhelming demand, we've procured a second week for Troop 1346 Scouts to attend Camp Ockanickon in Pennsylvania.  Scouts may choose to attend either the week of July 22-28, or July 29-Aug 4.  All payments in full are due no later than April 27 (Webelos crossing over this spring can still get the Early Bird rate of $348 if paid in full before that date).  There will also be a small add-on fee for Troop consumables, driver gas/tolls, etc.  We will also have an optional overnighter on the USS New Jersey Battleship en route to camp on the Saturday night before we arrive each week.  Contact John Rickards for details.