TROOP MEETING Thursday, February 9 @ 7:00 PM. Scouts will continue advancement. Sign-ups and $20.00 due for February's Survivor camping trip if you haven't already done so. We'll also coordinate the Pancake Breakfast. Turn in your $60+ for pre-sold Pancake Breakfast tickets. PANCAKE BREAKFAST Saturday, February 11. Tickets have been distributed. Please print and sell to your family, friends and neighbors. All Scouts, regardless of age or activity, are expected to sell at least one full sheet. Turn in your $60 (or more if you pre-sell more than one sheet) at the February 9 troop meeting. Scouts who pre-sell a full sheet, turn their money in on February 9, and work a shift at the breakfast eat for free. We'll have some tickets to distribute this week. Cost is only $5.00 per ticket. This week Scouts will sign up to work either the 7AM-10AM shift, 10AM-1PM shift, or both shifts. All troop members are expected to sell and to work. Download tickets here. NENTEGO LODGE BANQUET Saturday, February 11 at the Sheraton Dover. Doors open at 5:15 PM and the banquet begins at 6:00 PM. Register online by January 31 to avoid a $5.00 late fee at . CAMPING (SURVIVOR) Febraury 17-19 at Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation. $20.00 due at the February 2 troop meeting. Scouts will camp in a cabin and take part in patrol and individual competitions based on Scout skills and knowledge. The sole Survivor will receive a monetary prize to be awarded at the June Court of Honor. MERIT BADGE COLLEGE DAY 2 Saturday, February 25 from 8AM until 4PM – Scouts must attend both dates! At Alfred Waters Middle School (1235 Cedar Lane Rd., Middletown, DE). Attend in complete uniform, bring a notebook and pen(cil), and complete all prerequisites and homework. Click HERE   to see the prerequisites. We will need parents to attend and remain during the day. Please let Adrienne Roberto know this Thursday if you're available to drive to and/or from or to stay for all or part of either day. AAUW BOOK SALE Wednesday, February 29 at 5:15 PM at Concord Mall. Scouts will deliver books to sales tables around the mall. Then on Sunday, March 4 Scouts will help take down the sale and cart unsold books back to the truck. Sign up at February 23 and March 1 troop meetings. GROTTO PIZZA FUNDRAISER Wednesday, February 29 from 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM. When this voucher   is presented at the time of order at Grotto Pizza in Fairfax, an amount equal to 20% of the total bill will be donated to Troop 70. Please share the voucher with your family, friends and neighbors. SUMMER CAMP 2012 August 5-11 at Rodney Scout Reservation. Non-refundable deposits in the amount of $50.00 were due last week, but turn in yours this week if you'd like to go as there may be space available. The balance of $295.00 is due at the April 26 troop meeting. If you pay after April 26 then the balance due increases to $320.00. COURT OF HONOR PRESENTATIONS The slide presentations may be downloaded by clicking on each of the links: 40th Anniversary Summer Camp Maine High Adventure 2013 NATIONAL SCOUT JAMBOREE Registration for the 2013 National Jamboree is now open! July 15, 2013 is the beginning of the first ever National Scout Jamboree at The Summit in West Virginia. All Scouts and Adults who will be 12 years old by July 15, 2013 are invited to apply now. The registration process begins by creating a Summit Account on the The Summit national webpage. Once your Summit Account has been created, and your participation approved, you must log onto the Del-Mar-Va Council website and create a National Jamboree Event Registration from which to pay for your adventure and receive all of the information necessary for this mountain top – literally – experience! Activity highlights at the new site include white water rafting, mountain rappelling, mountain biking, rifle and even pistol shooting for Venturers! Del-Mar-Va Council will be sending five troops of 36 Scouts each and a crew of 10 Venturers! The full Del-Mar-Va Council participant fee is $1400 with three opportunities for early bird payments. The fully discounted fee if all early bird payments are on time is $1325. See the council registration webpage for full details. Please e-mail me with any questions or concerns.