Troop 404 conducted its annual Crossover ceremony for Cub Scout Pack 404 at First Baptist Church of Pelham on Tuesday, February 21, 2012.  Fifteen boys “crossed over” to the Boy Scout Troop after receiving their Arrow of Light Award during a ceremony conducted by the Cub Scout Pack.  Several of the new boys also joined the Troop on its weekend camping trip to Oak Mountain State Park.  The new Scouts were divided into two new patrols: the “Dragons” and the “Flaming Arrows”.  Two First Class Scouts have been assigned to the patrols as Troop Guides.

Troop 404 conducted its second annual T404 Boot Camp where Scouts focus on rank advancements throughout the weekend.  We had 14 Scouts take advantage of the opportunity and all completed several rank advancements.  Three Scouts completed all of their remaining requirements to advance to the next rank.  Congratulations to all who participated!

Troop 404 sent 15 Scouts to the 2012 Shelby District Merit Badge Day at Oak Moutain High School on Saturday, January 21, 2012.  Combined, the boys took 29 merit badge classes and completed work on many merit badges before leaving the event which made for a full day.  In all, over 400 Scouts from three states took advantage of the merit badge classes offered at the event.  Great job Scouts!

The Webelos II’s from Cub Scout Pack 404 will be “crossing over” to the Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 7:00 PM.  The ceremony will be held in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church of Pelham.  All Troop 404 Scouts are urged to attend and wear their full Class A uniform for the event.  Please join us as we wlcome our newest members to the Troop 404 family.

The scheduled camping trip for February has been changed from Camp Jack Wright to Oak Mountain State Park.  Camp Jack Wright is hosting an archery competition the same weekend as our camping trip and is unavailable.  We will be camping in the BSA primitive area in Site #2 where we camped last Spring.  We hope to have several of the new Scouts who will cross-over to the Troop earlier that week join us for this outing.