Boy Scout Troop 37

 Troop needs the assistance of Scouts, Parents, older brother and sisters, and/or friends to assist with staffing two water stations for the Staten Island Half Marathon:

WHEN: Sunday October 9, 2011  - 7:30 am to 11:30 am

WHERE: Corner of Father Capodanno Blvd and McClean Ave.   

                                                                   (back entrance to Ft Wadsworth)

WHO: Scouts, Adults, older Brother and Sisters, Friends

WHAT: No uniforms necessary

HOW:  We will be filling cups with water and then passing them to the runners. You will be home before noon.

WHY: Community Service -All time spent assisting will count as Community  Service for advancement.

 Please arrive by 7:30 am to be accounted for

The Boy Scouts of America and the President’s Challenge program have teamed up to help Scouts of all ages and abilities increase their level of physical activity by completing SCOUTStrong Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA). PALA is designed to motivate participants to be physically active on a regular basis by doing activities they enjoy like walking, hiking, playing outside with kids, mowing the lawn, yoga, and more. To achieve SCOUTStrong PALA, your goal is to be active at least five days a week for six out of eight weeks. Are you ready to take on the challenge? When signing up, our Council is the Greater New York Council # 640.

Click here to learn more about SCOUTStrong PALA

Our Troop meeting starts promptly at 7:30 PM so please be on time, in Uniform and bring your Scout Handbook.
The “Knot of the Month” is the Clove Hitch  Do you know how to tie it? If not review your scout handbook or check out this animated link. 
http://www.tollesburysc.co.uk/Knots/Clove_hitch1.htm
 
This weeks meeting is going to be about Emergency Preparedness. Do you know what essential supplies you should have in your emergency preparedness kit? Do you know how much water you should have stored for each member of your family? Take the Red Cross Preparedness Quiz now – and in less than 2 minutes you can learn how to keep your family safe and prepared: http://american.redcross.org/site/PageNavigator/preparedness_quiz1.html
 
Merit Badge Books – Anyone who borrowed merit badge books from the Troop Library for summer camp please return them this week. Return books directly to the Troop Librarian so that he removes your name from the outstanding books list. 
 
Board of Review (BOR) – We will be conducting a large number of BOR’s. Scouts who require a BOR must first have a Scoutmaster Conference and must also be in Class A uniform and have their Scout Handbook.

Friday, 7:30 PM September 9, 2011 is our first Troop Meeting and we will be conducting registration. Please be sure to bring the $85.00 annual registration fee. Scouts should be dressed in class a Uniform and bring their Scout Handbook so entries from summer camp can be recorded. The Knot of the Month is the Clove Hitch.

We’d love to see some more photos on the site of the scouts in action! With so many events that we take part in, there are bound to be photos floating around and we’d love to have them! Checkout http://bsatroop37.us/pictures-for-the-site/ for more details.

After having an enjoy and adventurous summer camp, the troop has just returned home.

Enjoy the rest of you summer and see you in September!

As of 6/24/2011 10:30 AM-

• River is currently surging 8 feet above normal.
• No Canoes or Kayaks are being rented.
• Camp site is partially submerged.
• Possibility of thunderstorms /flash floods.

Reimbursements will be made at a future date.