• Service Opportunities – Saturday, April 27th
  • We have committed to sending several adults and any interested Scouts down to Camp Squanto for the annual Camp Squanto Appreciation Day service day.
    • Talk to Brian about helping out at Camp Squanto. 
  • Weymouth town-wide cleanup on April 27th. We are volunteering to perform a spring cleanup at the Abigail Adams birthplace in Weymouth Heights.
    • Tanks-a-Lot! To Troy Emet for stepping up to be the adult in charge of this service project. Troy needs at least one additional registered adult leader to be on-site for the project. We need as many Scouts as possible to help out! 

• Service Opportunities with our charter organization – 
  • Saturday, May 18th at the Whitman’s Pond gazebo cleanup
  • Sunday, May 19th at Whipple Center in Weymouth – Pancake Breakfast 8-11:30AM
    • We’ve been asked if we are available to assist with this event. They are looking for help with all aspects of running the event: setup, kitchen, serving, parking, cleanup. 

• Volunteer Opportunity on June 8th at Braintree Town Hall
  • This is coming to us from Committee Member Dave Curran (davthocur@hotmail.com)
    • Michelle Maloney, former Assistant Den Leader for Pack 22 is looking for assistance at the Relay for Life event to be held on June 8th at Braintree Town Hall this year.  They could use at least 5-6 scouts to assist people unloading their cars and setting up their tables/displays from 10:00am-12:30pm.  We had a good number of scouts volunteers last year and we made pretty quick work of it. I’m happy to be one of the adult volunteers. 

• Volunteer Opportunity – Sunday February 11th
  • IF INTERESTED IN HELPING, PLEASE SPEAK TO THE SCOUTMASTER (or email tractor698@aol.com)
  • Our charter organization, Weymouth Rotary Club, is looking for help with an event at the Weymouth Senior Center “Super Bowl Lunch” on Sunday, February 11th. They are expecting nearly 200 guests. 
  • Setup help needed 10AM-Noon and serving/cleanup help needed from Noon-2:30PM
  • They are looking for around a half dozen Scouts to assist. 
  • Whipple Center 182 Green Street North Weymouth

• February Gym Night – NEXT Wednesday, 2/14 at First Church
  • Bring a friend!
  • Gym Night is a great opportunity to complete FITNESS advancement requirements, which many of you need to do. We may be able to work on other advancement items at Gym Nights if you ask in advance. 
  • Troop Committee Members – There is a chance that certain Scouts would be ready for a Board of Review during Gym Night this month, if we had at least 3 of you present, we could help our Scouts advance.

Klondike Derby Training Day – Saturday, January 27th

• We will again host a day of training and preparation for the Klondike. We will invite local Webelos/AOL dens to join us and learn skills for the Klondike from our Scouts.
• First Baptist Church in Scituate 660 Country Way, Scituate, MA 02066
• Arrival will be at 8AM promptly. Ending time around 3pm. 
• Much of the day will be spent outdoors however we will have access to heated indoor space.

Scout Sunday – February 4th

ALL are welcome to join us for this, you do not need to be Catholic or a member of this parish to attend with us. While Sacred Heart is no longer our charter organization, they still support us, especially by allowing us to sell Christmas wreaths in their parking lot.

The 11:30 AM mass at Sacred Heart in the Landing. Class A uniforms. We will sit together.

Klondike Derby February 10

• Klondike Derby – We are participating in the council Klondike this year on Saturday, February 10th at Camp Squanto
  • We will compete in patrol size groups against other Troops in our council! 
  • The early signup deadline has passed. You CAN still sign up but the fees have increased to $30 for Scouts and $17 for adults. We did not set the registration fee.
    • If you wish to purchase a Klondike Derby hat, those are an additional $15. ADULTS will not receive an event patch unless ordered for an additional $5 (Scouts WILL receive one as part of their sign up fee) 
  • MEDICAL FORMS – This event will use an electronic system called CampDoc to collect the required BSA medical information. After we register the Troop to attend, you (adults and parents of Scouts) will receive an email from the CampDoc system to set up a profile for each attendee. You MUST complete this before the event and should do so ASAP. Failure to complete this will result in you being turned away at the event. 
  • If you are attending, you must also complete the Mayflower Council consent/talent release form like we’ve had to complete for similar events in the past.
    • Who signed up? These Scouts have signed up:
      • Anthony B
      • Ben B
      • Phillip D
      • Thomas K
      • Eoin M
      • Donal M
      • Sean W

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• • We have committed to supporting the “Camp Squanto Appreciation Day” on 4/29.
  • Jim and Brian will be heading to Squanto that morning and we can use both SCOUT and ADULT help! There is plenty of work for Scouts to do and we have been asked to help with some tasks that will require adults to perform specific tasks including operating a log splitter.
  • Lunch will be provided.
  • There’s no cost to attend but we are taking sign ups starting this week so we know how many people to expect.