From Scoutmaster Hank Manz:
I cannot be at the meeting this Thursday, so Mr. Bealieu will fill in for me. Since I will not be there, I wanted to share a few things with you by e-mail.
1. A Cub leader has shared with me that when one of his Cubs needed first aid, a Scout who was on the trip produced a first aid kit which was used to provide treatment. As I have mentioned many times, big first aid kits are nice for troop activities, but make that personal first aid kit small enough that you actually carry it. I favor a kit which contains 1″ Bandaids, Large Bandaids, 4″ gauze squares, ointment of some sort, alcohol wipes, a tongue depressor with some 1/2″ tape wrapped around it, and a plastic bag which can serve as both an emergency glove and a secure receptacle for medical waste. You may have other preferences, but make it small enough that you actually carry it. There is ALWAYS one in the red day pack I carry instead of a briefcase. So congratulations to Sam Williams who was prepared when it counted.
2. Try to make the Veterans’ Day parade and ceremony. Troops 160 and 119 always participate. We will gather between 9:30 and 9:45 AM next to the police station.
3. Even if you don’t need service hours, drop by Cary Library on the 15th at 5 PM to help move books. The FOCL book sale helps fund the library. Besides, you will get free pizza and soft drinks and you get to eat it in the library, something nobody else gets to do.
4. Tom Hatvany been elected to Vigil Honor in the Order of the Arrow. There are only a handful of such Honors. Many of us are members which means we are Ordeal or Brotherhood, but Tom is at a level well above the rest of us as befits his service to the organization. Congratulations to Tom.
5. I think you are all aware that a connection with the town is something I consider a very important part of being a Boy Scout. That’s why we participate in town activities. Today I attended a presentation by a couple of members of the Conservation Commission who went on at some length about how important Boy Scouts are to volunteer efforts in Lexington. They mentioned some of the projects that have been done for the town by Eagle Scouts. Several members of the Commission had already told me about the superb presentation by Gregory Muir of Troop 119 in support of his project in Willard Woods and two more mentioned it today during the program which will be seen on LexMedia, our cable channel. I smiled modestly, but I was incredibly proud of what Scouting has done for Lexington and the regard Lexington has for Scouting.