Boy Scout Troop 37

There will be no Troop meeting this Friday, November 25, 2011 due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.
Please have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving.

Troop 37 wishes to congratulate out two newest Eagle Scouts:

Justin Jakubowski and Matthew Brown

All members & friends/supporters of Troop 37 are invited to attend and congratulate two of our newest Eagle Scouts.

Refreshments graciously provided by the Eagle Scouts’families & served courtesy of the Troop 37 Hospitality Committee.

All Scouts are to report to Conran Hall for the following times:

Reminder our meeting tonight is to include a shakedown of everyone’s fully packed pack. Be sure to use the shakedown checklist, which can be downloaded here. click here to download: http://bsatroop37.us/files/2011/11/SHAKEDOWN-CHECKLIST.pdf

Also, if you are going on the trip you MUST bring your payment and a filled out permission slip. click here to download: http://bsatroop37.us/files/2011/10/permissionslippouch.pdf

This Friday, we will be having our normal meeting at 7:30. However, there will be no uniforms due to this Sunday’s Pancake Breakfast. We will be learning about winter camping as well as this month’s knot, the Two Half Hitches. We again ask that all scouts attend this Sunday’s Pancake Breakfast, our largest fundraiser of the year.

Dear Parents/Guardians and Scouts,
This Sunday, November 6th is our annual Pancake Breakfast and Chinese Auction. It is our troop’s biggest fundraiser and we must all work together to make it a success.
At the first meeting in September all families chose a gift basket to provide for the auction. The committee asked that all baskets be turned in by this past Friday, our Court of Honor.

As of now, less than half of our families have done this.

Please note the following:

• All baskets must be brought to the meeting Friday night, November 4th and given to Lisa Naughton or Lisa Holland.
• All baskets must be assembled and wrapped. The committee will not accept unwrapped items as it only adds to the work that needs to be done in preparation for this event.
• Baskets will not be accepted after this meeting.

Set up for this event will take place on Saturday, November 5th beginning at 6:30 PM in the gym. Please make every effort to have your son help set up.
 
I would personally ask that any parents who are available, that you please donate some time to the Troop and help out at set up and/or at the breakfast. There is much to be done.
 
All Scouts are expected to participate in this fundraiser. 
 
Parents and Scouts please be sure to check in with Mr. Dave Jakubowski at the 50/50 table – he will be taking the attendance of those who participate.
Thank you for your cooperation in making our breakfast a success.
 
Very Respectfully,
Mike Di Trani

This week’s meeting we will be preparing for our Backpacking Trip to Pouch Camp on November 18^th, 19^th & 20^th. Cost of the Trip will be $25.00. Payment and permission signed slips must be submitted by cutoff date of Friday November 11^th in order to attend trip. We need to have an accurate headcount in order to plan and purchase enough backpacking meals.

Knot of the Month is “Two Half Hitches” be prepared to tie it.

Remember to Bring your Scout Handbook

This Friday will be our merit badge meeting. Scouts are encouraged to bring any and all materials or workbooks that they need for their merit badges. All Merit Badge Books from the Troop library mustbe signed out, and please make sure to return any Merit Badge Books when finished.

You will also be practicing the Clove Hitch and the Taught Line Hitch knots at this meeting. Be Prepared.

The Troop will be tent Camping at Alpine Buckhorn sites 13 & 14 for the weekend. We will depart from the Troop shed on  Friday afternoon around 4:30  PM. Alpine Scout Camp is 35 miles away and takes approx. 45 minutes to get to.  We desperately need help from a couple of Parents to assist with transportation- just to drop off on Friday and pick up at Camp on Sunday morning at 11:30.  The Patrols will be Patrol Cooking. Bring your own snack/dinner for Friday evening. Scouts should pack appropriately for this using the camping Checklist. If you have any questions contact your Patrol and/or Senior Patrol Leader.  The cost of the trip is $25.00.  If you do not turn in a permission slip you will NOT attend!

See the update camping checklist, too!