Troop 757 Portal

During the Outback Bowl, I heard Lou Holtz discussing what it takes to be successful on his ESPN segment entitled Dr. Lou. I don’t always agree with Coach Holtz's football prognostications but he was once a very good football coach and he is still a very good inspirational speaker. When he was a football coach, Lou took great pride in teaching young men to be great athletes, citizens, and gentlemen. In his Ask Dr. Lou segment, he identified three keys to success in life. Some of these will be very familiar to Scouts.

Well it's a new year and I always like to set some goals and resolutions. While watching the news one morning, I heard Carl Rove say he set a goal of reading at least one book a week in 2010. That's a great goal so I have decided to do that myself and I've challenged my family and the Scouts to do the same thing. (BTW -- audio books count). So far I have completed "Uncommon" by Tony Dungy, "The Teeth of The Tiger," by Tom Clancy, and "Eat That Frog," By Brian Tracy. I'll update the list each week as I complete another book.

I cannot overemphasize to you the importance of becoming a trained leader. As Baden Powell once said, “Every Scout deserves a Trained Leader!” We have a large Troop and it is vital that we have a large group of trained leaders. If you have recently joined the Troop, you may be wondering how you can get involved. When I first joined, I felt the same way. I wanted to help but I did not know what to do and no one had the time to spoon feed it to me.

Every boy deserves a trained leader. Trained leaders stay with the program longer and boys stay involved in the program longer when they have trained leaders. Your Troop, Troop 757 has over 81 scouts in the unit. They need men like you to stand up alonside your scout and help in the Troop! This email is for you! Talakto will conduct leader specific training for all Boy Scout leader positions on Saturday, September 26. This training will be conducted at Holy Spirit Catholic School on Airport Road in Huntsville.

Moontown Airport Annual Fly-in, September 19-20, 7 a.m. until dark,
Moontown Airport, Highway 72. Aircraft displays. Young Eagles program
allows youth ages 7 to 18 to get a free airplane ride. Boy Scouts
working on the Aviation merit badge can finish several requirements.
For more information, contact Joe Baldauf at Joe.baldauf@us.army.mil or
check the website at http://www.moontownairport.com/ for directions.
Families and siblings are welcome to go along. It is a fun outing!

The Citizenship in the Community Merit Badge Class, will be attending the City Council Meeting on August 13,2009! Please be sure to arrive at the Municipal Building between 5:30PM and 5:45PM. You should be in your Class A uniform for this meeting (look sharp!). The City Council meetings go from 6:00PM until they are finished. Usually they are finished by 9:00PM but it depends on how many people address the council. We will look for an opening to leave by 8:30PM but we cannot disrupt the proceedings so there is no guarantee we will be out by then.

Recently, we celebrated Independence day in America. On July 4,1776, we declared our Independence from Great Britain. The following is an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence.

The Unanimous Declaration
of the Thirteen United States of America

Dear 757 PLC,

Many people were unable to attend so this event is delayed until further notice.

Yours in Scouting,
Mr. Spivey

We are planning a special Court of Honor and Bridging Ceremony this Saturday, April 4th at the Hayes Nature Preserve in Hampton Cove. The Bridging will take place on the Hayes Nature Trail Bridge over the Flint river. The ceremony will start at 2:00 PM and be complete by 3:00 PM. Scouts should arrive at 1:30 PM to help with preparations. Scouts should be in full dress Class A uniform including OA or Merit Badge sashes. A cake and soft drinks will be provided after the ceremony. This area is subject to flooding so heavy rains could force us to postpone the event.

Huntsville High School Senior Selected for High Scouting Honor
Tory Green to Present Boy Scouts of America's Report to the Nation in Washington, D.C.
Scouts this is a story worth reading! Who knows, next time it might be you!
http://www.whnt.com/news/huntsvilleandmadisoncounty/whnt-tory-green-scou...

http://www.bsartn2008.org/