As mentioned at our first meeting, we will be holding Fall elections at the upcoming GT8 troop meeting. All scouts should consider leadership positions that they may be interested in and come prepared with speeches for the positions that they are interested in running for.

Please sign up NOW for the September outing at The Adventure Park at Sandy Spring. The Outing will be Saturday, September 28 through Sunday, September 29. All scouts will meet at Sandy Spring Adventure Park at 12:30 pm Saturday - climbing starts at 1:00 pm. We will climb for about 3 hours, wrapping up around 4 pm. Then we’ll set up our tents before heading to Axe Throwing from 5:45-6:45. We will have a campfire at night and cook dinner in patrols as usual.

Scouts who need to achieve the First Class Rank, Requirement 5a can meet with ASM Grabb on Sunday 9/15 at 10:30 AM at 4719 Saul Rd. Kensington 20895 (Meera’s home).

All parents of GT8 scouts are invited to join Scoutmaster O'Donnell, the ASMs, and other volunteers who help make the Troop run smoothly for your scouts to learn about the upcoming scout year and areas where we need volunteer help. Although the goal is for GT8 to largely be scout-run during meetings and outings, the success of the Troop relies on parent and adult volunteers, and we can use more help! This is also a good opportunity to get answers to any questions about GT8 and to learn more about your scouts' continued advancement.

Philmont is considered the epitome of scouting and is the oldest and most highly regarded. Plans for the 2025 Philmont High Adventure trip (https://www.philmontscoutranch.org/about/) are now underway. For many of you who have attended other high adventures, Philmont will round up for a TRIPLE CROWN (https://www.nationalhighadventureawards.org/about).

At the weekly Troop meeting this week, we will be hosting an Open House for people interested in learning about GT8. Please send the attached flyer to anyone who may be interested in learning more.