Troop 56 News Flash

Back to Scouting: Troop 56 will begin regular troop meetings on August 23 & 30 at 7:10 PM. 

Sign up now for the Carpentry Merit Badge! Carpentry is one of only four historic merit badges being brought back for scouting’s 100th anniversary. Mr. Elliott will be teaching the badge on Saturday, September 11th in the Luke’s Lodge parking lot. The class will be held from 1:00 to 6:00 pm. This badge will only be offered this year. December 31 the badge will no longer be offered to scouts. Sign up today. To register for this merit badge please e-mail Mr. Elliott at eliotski@sbcglobal.net . The cost will be $25.00 to cover the cost of supplies.

 Sign up now for the rappelling camp out September 25 and 26th. We will be traveling from Luke’s Lodge to Hemlock Cliffs State recreation area. In order to keep this on a one night event we will need to meet at Luke’s Lodge no later than 6:15 am on Saturday September 25th. We will be returning about 1:00 pm on Sunday the 26th. Please sign up today.

The fall Camporee will be held October 8 - 10th, 2010. The camp will be held at Eagle’s Crest, 7201 Fishback Road, Indianapolis, In. Sign up online now. We will be meeting at Fishback Creek arrival time between 6:30 – 7:30 pm on Friday the 8th. Scout dismissal will be around 10:00 am Sunday the 10th. All scouts will be released at the same time. Please note we will NOT be meeting at Luke’s Lodge for this event. Each scout is responsible for his own transportation to and from the Camporee

 

Email

Email is our Troop's primary method of communication. Though there is a phone tree for emergencies, your email inbox will nearly always be the quickest way to obtain information about current Troop news.

Email is currently coordinated by Anita Caraker, the Communications Chair.

If you are new to the Troop please do the following to be added to the Troop Communication lists.

  1. Send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with your name and phone number(s), and your Scout's name, email address, and phone number(s). This will add you to the Troop Roster as well.
  2. Join the Troop 56 Backup email system below. This system is used only when an extremely urgent message needs to be sent.
  3. Note that all of our regular email is stored in a central archive offsite (click here). You can always visit the archive to see our latest emails!

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