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Welcome to Troop 581 - Gainesville, VA

The world-famous Boy Scout Troop 581 meets every Monday evening from 7:00 to 8:30 pm at Gainesville United Methodist Church (near the north end of Linton Hall Road) for 90 minutes of non-stop Scouting excitement. Interested? Stop by anytime!

Are you the parent of a Webelos Scout? A Scout transferring from another troop? Or a boy looking for fun and adventure? Check out our Parents Transition Guide and Troop 581 facts sheets for more information! To contact Troop 581, please e-mail Jarrad Kosa -- handsome yet humble Scoutmaster -- at his e-mail (JarradKosa[at symbol]comcast.net) or give him a ring at (703)367-0573.

PARENTS LOOKING FOR MORE INFO: PLEASE LOG ON TO THE SITE TO SEE THE EVENT CALENDAR, SEARCH FOR PHONE NUMBERS AND FIND OTHER USEFUL STUFF.

MAY MEETING PLANS:
6: Safety and Traffic Safety merit badges
13: Backpacking skills; complete painting project
20: Backpacking skills; TF fitness requirement
27: Memorial Day: Stay home and eat burgers !

30: Special Thursday prep meeting for backpacking trip

Best Troop 581 quote ever: "This is the place where boredom comes to die and fun lives!" -- David K., July 13, 2012

Attachments
Icon	File Name	Comment
	BSA Adult Membership App 524-501A v4 Fillable.pdf	Adult Scouter Application - Fillable
	BSA Youth Application 524-406A.pdf	Youth Scout Application
	Transfer Form Youth Member 28-401.pdf	Youth Transfer Form

Be Prepared ... For Summer Camp !

Troop 581 is making a triumphant return to Camp Ottari on the Blue Ridge Scout Reservation. We have our largest contingent of summer campers yet, with 47 Scouts and 12 adult leaders currently registered.

Be Prepared: check out the merit badge offerings, equipment list and other resources that are conveniently located on the Scoutlander event calendar. Just log in, click on the event, and there you have it!

Getting to camp is half of the adventure. This year we have a stop planned at the historic Virginia Military Institute. Scouts will tour the grounds and museum then eat lunch in the shade with our guide. The bus trip to camp is every bit of four hours, but we will have a great selection of adventure movies for your entertainment. Please take note of the special list of items Scouts should bring with them on the bus to make their trip more enjoyable.

The Five Star Merit Badge Challenge awaits! If you are one of those veteran summer campers who want a little extra incentive to finish up their requirements in camp, then this is the challenge for you. Check out the Merit Badge Stuff web page for more details (look at the menu to the left under "Private Site").

You Could Have Been a Mountain Man!

and thrown tomahawks and knives, shot black powder rifles, stalked game, drank root beer, ate Buffalo, and generally lived like an 1840's Mountain Man! Showers optional. A crew of our mightiest, most fearless Scouts spent a week in the woods of far southwestern Virginny living off the bounty of the land (and the local Ordinary). You want to be a part of this? Then you start planning now and keep your powder dry until 2013!

UPDATE: We are making a return trip to Camp Ottari in 2013. In addition to slots available at Camp Ottari and the Claytor Lake Aquatics Base, we have sign-ups available NOW on the event calendar where YOU can reserve you spot at BRMC Mountain Man Camp! You will be a short walk away from Lake Ottari and the rest of Troop 581, so you can be there for the big closing camp fire and the legendary OA tap-out at the Onion Ring. SIGN UP NOW!

Troop 581 + You = Outdoor Adventure

Troop 581 spends a LOT of time outside!

So far in 2012, Troop 581 Scouts whitewater rafted the New River Gorge, camped in every corner of Virginia, hiked through the George Washington National Forest, caught over 100 fish (and ate a lot of them), ate bugs, scuba-dived over a tropical reef, visited the Gettysburg National Military Park, earned over 300 merit badges, backpacked all over Philmont High Adventure Base in New Mexico, jumped in a lake, lived like Mountain Men, caught a shark, built a campfire that could be seen from space, surfed down giant sand dunes, led no less than ten service projects, rappelled off a tower, cooked (and ate) moose, led the largest Bull Run District camporee ever, sailed around the Bahamas, survived wilderness survival training and even did some camping in their own backyard.

To the left, you see an extremely rare, albeit grainy, photo of what are alledged to be Troop 581 Scouts sitting still. The authenticity of this questionable image cannot be verified. The stillness of Scouts in this image should in no way be construed as indicative of typical activity levels of Troop 581 Scouts. In fact, we have one Scout who plays the bugle in his sleep.

Troop 581 Patrol Leaders' Council Annual Calendar

Want to know what kind of adventures are planned for 2012 and 2013?

The patrol leaders' council has planned this awesome schedule:

July: Summer Camp, Hawk Mountain, PA

August: Battle of Kettle Run

September: Scout Skills Campout

October: Fall Camp-o-ree 2012

November: Old Rag Mountain Backpacking

December: TBD -- Got any ideas !?

January: Skiing at Timberline, WV & Winter Camporee 2013

February: Camp Rock Enon

March: Submarine Overnight -- Baltimore Harbor

April: Spring Camporee 2013

May: New River Whitewater Rafting & Kayaking

June: Signal Knob Backpacking Trip

July: SUMMER CAMP! See You at Camp Ottari

See the Event Calendar for More Details !!!

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