At the Troop 840 Meeting at 7:00 pm CDT on Tuesday, May 29, an EMT-Paramedic will demonstrate the use of the Troop's recently-purchased AED (automated external defibrillator).  An AED can be a life-saving device when used properly in the appropriate emergency situation, so the Troop will be taking this device on campouts, high adventures, and summer/winter camps.  All Scouts and Scouters who might participate in one of these events should plan to attend this demonstration if at all possible.  

This is a reminder to all Scouts that if you have outgrown Scoutwear that is still usable, there are new Scouts getting ready for Summer Camp who would love to have it. Smaller size green T-shirts and Scout pants are particularly in demand - think about doing today's good turn by cleaning out your closet and adding to the Troop 840 Clothes Closet. New Scouts, ask a leader at a meeting to see what we have available.

Monthly Troop Committee Meeting at 8:00 am Sat., May 12.   <<----  Note new date!!
All parents are invited to participate in the Troop Committee Meeting, whether they are formally
registered with Troop 840 or not.  We meet in the small conference room just inside the door at
the South entrance to VRBC.  

Come see how Troop 840 really works!  We want and need all the parent participation we can get,
so please come join us.  This is where the "big decisions" are made!  And ... YOU get to vote!

Since our Five Trails District has CANCELLED Oak Leaf training for Spring 2012, the Training — Boy Scouts page of this web site has been updated with a link to Oak Leaf training for other Districts in Circle Ten Council.  

IF you still want to take Oak Leaf training in Spring 2012, please use that link to contact other Districts for enrollment.  IF you contact them, be sure to tell them you have met the pre-requisite of Troop Leader Training (TLT) at Troop 840.   

IF you canNOT attend another District's Oak Leaf training, our Five Trails District plans to offer Oak Leaf in Fall 2012.   

Since the SALT and IOLS training for our Five Trails District has been CANCELLED for Spring 2012, a new link to SALT and IOLS training for other Districts has been posted in the Training — Adult Leaders web page of this web site.  Please use that information to contact other Districts for SALT and IOLS options for Spring 2012.  

Note that SALT is a pre-requisite for IOLS since Patrols formed in SALT plan the menu/flag/yell/song for Patrols at IOLS; therefore you should attend SALT in the same District where you attend IOLS.  

IF you canNOT enroll in SALT and IOLS from another District, Five Trails District hopes to hold these in the Fall 2012.   

Three (3) Five Trails District training courses have been CANCELLED for Spring 2012 (due to low enrollment):