Scouts will earn leadership credit for the month of February by earning 5 or more participation points during the month. The Troop's 67% participation rule is being relaxed this month to 62.5% due to the late cancellation of the February 14th metting.

For Scouts/Adults to reserve a slot in the 2013 454 Philmont crew, a $100/person deposit is due Monday, February 21. You can pay online through Online Payments -- "2013 Philmont Deposit". (Read on for more details...)

Need the Personal Fitness merit badge? You can earn this Eagle-required badge this spring, starting on Monday, February 20. Scotty's mom will teach the merit badge information, starting at 1:00 p.m. at AISD's Murchison Middle School, on North Hills Drive. Read on for more details!

Just a reminder that we will not be having a meeting on Tuesday February 14th. Meetings will resume on Tuesday, February 21st when we will be planning for the next campout.

Merit Badge University will be on Saturday, Feb 18th. If you have not yet registered for MBU, please note that the deadline to register for MBU is Saturday, January 14th.

To tie together some recent threads on Colorado Summer Camp:

• The next payment deadline is January 8. This is for the first of