The Troop will meet tomorrow night at the Moose for the first night of our “DIY” or “life skills” program theme. Jim emailed out the program options to all of you this past Wednesday (10/16) so please look at that email. Some additional details for these meetings will be down below.
Don’t forget that Swim Night is on WEDNESDAY NIGHT this week!
A quick note on campouts: Did you sign up for a recent campout and promise to PAY us later and maybe forgot? The envelopes have been light on cash in recent months and it’s not all being paid by Venmo. The money you pay for campouts generally covers the FOOD YOU EAT and some general supplies. If money is an issue, please speak with Jim or I about it, we won’t turn you away. But it is not fair for you to not pay your share of the campout if you are able, and leave everyone else paying to buy the food that you are eating on the campout. We use the honor system because a Scout is trustworthy, please don’t force us to switch to a more formal sign up and payment process.
Have you signed up for the USS Constitution overnight in early November yet? It’s only $10 to attend! We will be camping later in November, too!
Keep an eye out soon for an opportunity to order special Troop 19 apparel! We’re working on sampling and pricing several items that have been requested by our members and hope to have multiple item options. If all goes to plan, we will take orders sometime in late October into mid-November with the hope that all items are delivered to us in time to get them to you before the holidays! Stay tuned!
We will also have information for you soon about MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL as the process has completely changed for us compared to previous years and most current members of Troop 19 are coming up on their first renewal cycle under this new system at the end of the year. Under the new system, YOU the individual member or parent of a youth member are responsible for logging into the national Scouting system (my.scouting.org) and completing the membership fee payment online directly to Scouting instead of it going through our hands first. Stay tuned for details on that!
We have added many of our scheduled activities for the next year to the Troop 19 Google calendar and we continue to add more. We suggest you subscribe to the calendar to receive new events and updates automatically. Calendar link: https://tinyurl.com/2jr59fjb
Here’s everything going on:
Troop Meeting Tomorrow – Braintree Moose Lodge
175 W Howard St, Braintree, MA 02184 in the function room in the rear of the building
Pre-opening activities start at 6:30pm, you should be arriving as close to 6:30 as possible!
Opening ceremony at 7PM. Closing ceremony and announcements at 8:15PM
Class A uniforms for regular Troop meetings!
DIY or “Life Skills” program theme – For the next several weeks, we will be having a multitude of program offerings that our Scouts have requested from adult instructors.
The options were emailed out on October 16th by Jim McKnight
FOR ALL SCOUTS: Please wear a Class B shirt under your Class A. Several of the skill instruction offerings can get messy and you may want to take your nice, clean uniform shirt off rather than risk ruining it.
For Scouts who wish to learn the important skill of sewing, bring something to sew! Do you have patches that need to go on to your uniform? What about the merit badges you were just awarded, we could teach you how to sew those on to your merit badge sash if you bring both!
For John Fitzgerald’s resume and interview skills class, bring paper and pen (you should always have a pen anyways, right?) and older Scouts may want to bring a laptop to the meeting with them.
Veterans Opportunity in Braintree on Saturday, November 9th
Swim Night Returns in October – Wednesday, October 23rd at the Connell Memorial (Weymouth) pool, 7-8pm. 220 Broad St. Tanks-a-lot! to Ryan Hawker for organizing this activity!
Veterans Day Parade in Weymouth – That’s on November 11th, naturally. We will be marching. We expect you to participate.
Abigail Adams Birthplace Cleanup – We clean up the leaves every year. Keep an eye out for scheduling of this important service project.
Christmas Wreath Fundraiser – We will be selling wreaths again during the weekend after Thanksgiving. Plan to be available to help us.
The bow making team is planning to assemble for an adult-only “brunch and bows” on November 3rd. Please see the attached flier and RSVP by contacting Reem directly.
The Troop will meet tomorrow at the Moose Lodge. The Troop Committee meets TONIGHT on Zoom at 7PM!
If you missed the early sign up deadline for October’s Presidents Trail Camporee, you can still sign up! The cost is now $40 to sign up and you can do that at a Monday meeting or by sending me an email. There is plenty of room for more of you!
Here’s everything going on:
Troop Meeting Tomorrow – At the Braintree Moose Lodge
175 W Howard St, Braintree, MA 02184 in the function room in the rear of the building
Pre-opening activities start at 6:30pm, you should be arriving as close to 6:30 as possible!
Opening ceremony at 7PM. Closing ceremony and announcements at 8:15PM
Class A uniforms for regular Troop meetings!
September Troop Committee Meeting – On the 3rd Sunday of the month, 9/15 (that’s tonight!) at 7PM on Zoom.
All adults associated or affiliated with Troop 19 are welcome and encouraged to attend these monthly meetings and put in their 19 cents about how Troop 19 is operating!
Swim Night Returns in October – Wednesday, October 23rd at the Weymouth pool, 7-8pm
OA Members – Upcoming events, if you are interested in attending
September Ordeal Weekend *** RESCHEDULED TO NOVEMBER***– 11/1-11/3 at Camp Squanto
This course has a super early bird discount if registered by DECEMBER 31st! The Troop Committee will discuss adding our own subsidy for Troop 19 adults who register and complete this Wood Badge course.
BSA Basic Chainsaw Safety – REQUIRED to use a chainsaw on a Scouting property or event
Run by Western MA Council at Moses Scout Reservation November 9-10.
2025 Courses in the regular CPR/AED course are here, including offerings in BRAINTREE, Norwood, at Squanto and at Nobscot: https://scoutingevent.com/251-CPR2025
Wilderness & Remote First Aid Training at Nobscot – Courses in November, January, March, April, June & next November: https://scoutingevent.com/251-WRFA2024
This is a more in-depth course than traditional first aid trainings and is focused on situations where access to emergency response can be delayed, such as on a backcountry high adventure trek.
Stay tuned. We will add more as we hear about them!
Troop 19 Eagle Scouts – Have you filled out the Eagle contact info form yet?
Please do so ASAP. We want to have updated contact info on all of our Eagles!
Contact Info: All communication between a single Scout and an adult leader must include at least one additional adult CC’d on the email to comply with the BSA Youth Protection guidelines prohibiting one-on-one contact between adults and youth. Scouts, you can always add either Brian, Jim or Sam to help us with this.
Troop Meeting Tomorrow – At the Braintree Moose Lodge
175 W Howard St, Braintree, MA 02184 in the function room in the rear of the building
Pre-opening activities start at 6:30pm, you should be arriving as close to 6:30 as possible!
Opening ceremony at 7PM. Closing ceremony and announcements at 8:15PM
Class A uniforms for regular Troop meetings!
SEPTEMBER PARADE! Weymouth Irish Heritage Day Parade
We were invited to march in the Weymouth Irish parade on Sunday, September 22nd. They are excited to have us marching and this will be a great way to get our Troop out in front of the community we serve.
The parade starts at 11AM on Union Street. We will assemble in advance (line up time 8:30-10:15AM, we will give you a specific time soon) at the Hamilton School, 400 Union Street Weymouth
Keep an eye out for more details but plan to be there!
September Troop Committee Meeting – On the 3rd Sunday of the month, 9/15 at 7PM on Zoom.
All adults associated or affiliated with Troop 19 are welcome and encouraged to attend these monthly meetings and put in their 19 cents about how Troop 19 is operating!
OA Members – Upcoming events, if you are interested in attending
September Ordeal Weekend * RESCHEDULED TO NOVEMBER*- 11/1-11/3 at Camp Squanto
We typically have numerous members of Troop 19 in attendance at the Camp Squanto Ordeal weekends
Adult Leader Training Opportunities:
We will highlight specific training courses within and outside of our local council below but you may find other courses of interest by checking the council calendar yourself, especially as future courses are added.
Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS) – Required for ASMs to be “Trained” optional but encouraged for Committee Members.
Wood Badge 2025 – The ultimate adult leader training course for all who have complied their basic “position trained” requirements.
Offered by Heart of New England Council at TREASURE VALLEY over 2 weekends in September and October 2025: https://commerce.hnebsa.org/event/wood-badge-2025/ This course has a super early bird discount if registered by DECEMBER 31st! The Troop Committee will discuss adding our own subsidy for Troop 19 adults who register and complete this Wood Badge course.
BSA Basic Chainsaw Safety – REQUIRED to use a chainsaw on a Scouting property or event
Run by Western MA Council at Moses Scout Reservation November 9-10.
2025 Courses in the regular CPR/AED course are here, including offerings in BRAINTREE, Norwood, at Squanto and at Nobscot: https://scoutingevent.com/251-CPR2025
Wilderness & Remote First Aid Training at Nobscot – Courses in November, January, March, April, June & next November: https://scoutingevent.com/251-WRFA2024
This is a more in-depth course than traditional first aid trainings and is focused on situations where access to emergency response can be delayed, such as on a backcountry high adventure trek.
Stay tuned. We will add more as we hear about them!
Summer Camp STAFF and SCOUTS – I sent emails out last Saturday and again during the past week with a link to a feedback survey for adult staff and a feedback survey for all Scouts who attended camp. Please submit your feedback by September 1st or give us feedback in-person when you see us over the next couple of weeks!
Speaking of Summer Camp, put August 9th to 16th into your calendar for next year RIGHT NOW. We have tentatively set those dates to return to Treasure Valley in 2025 and we want YOU to be there with us.
Adults – info has been added below about upcoming training opportunities: IOLS for ASMs (and others) in November and a Wood Badge course being offered NEXT fall at Treasure Valley!
Order of the Arrow (OA) members and candidates, if you are planning to attend the Induction (Ordeal) weekend at Squanto in September, we suggest that you register soon as this event may fill to capacity: https://scoutingevent.com/251-OASquanto2024
Here’s everything going on:
No Meeting on Labor Day (9/2) – First Troop Meeting of Scouting Year on 9/9
Stay tuned for more info on our upcoming activities and events after the Labor Day annual planning is completed!
September Troop Committee Meeting – On the 3rd Sunday of the month, 9/15 at 7PM on Zoom.
All adults associated or affiliated with Troop 19 are welcome and encouraged to attend these monthly meetings and put in their 19 cents about how Troop 19 is operating!
We will meet at the Weymouth Sons of Italy tomorrow for some school-yard style sports competitions AND to sort of the Troop trailer for the next campout. We are watching the weather, assuming storms have safely exited the area by 6PM, we will continue with this plan. Keep an eye on email and the Troop Remind group for last minute changes.
If we are unable to unload the trailer on Monday night due to weather, we will need to find another night THIS WEEK to take care of this so plan to make yourself available if this happens.
Sign up for the Labor Day campout! It will be NEXT weekend at Wompatuck State Park in Scout Campsite #1. This is our annual program planning campout and ALL SCOUTS should try to attend the campout. Even if you cannot stay for the entire time, most of the brainstorming and planning for what YOUR program will be for the next year will happen during the DAY on Saturday. The cost is $20 to stay for the full campout or $10 if you just stay for the day (lunch and dinner) on Saturday. We will be camping from Friday night until mid-afternoon on Sunday.
Sign up for the Labor Day campout at the Troop activity tomorrow or by email NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. Let us know if you are staying for the entire campout or just for the day on Saturday.
We will also be going to the Presidents Trail Camporee in Quincy on Columbus Day weekend in October. See the attached form for sign up information. There is an early sign up deadline of September 9th, please follow this deadline. You can sign up by email to me by providing the info on the paper form,
Summer Camp STAFF and SCOUTS – I sent emails out on Saturday with a link to a feedback survey for adult staff and a feedback survey for all Scouts who attended camp. Please submit your feedback by September 1st or give us feedback in-person when you see us over the next couple of weeks!
Speaking of Summer Camp, put August 9th to 16th into your calendar for next year RIGHT NOW. We have tentatively set those dates to return to Treasure Valley in 2025 and we want YOU to be there with us.
Here’s everything going on:
Troop Activity Monday – 8/26
We will meet up at the Weymouth Sons of Italy (54 Whitman St) for a combination of 2 activities. The Scouts are planning a schoolyard style parking lot sports competition and we also need to unload and reload the Troop trailer to transition from Summer Camp to regular weekend campout.
We are watching the weather and may need to make a quick change. Assuming storms have safely exited the area by 6PM, we will continue with this plan. Keep an eye on email and the Troop Remind group for last minute changes.
We will be up there from 6:30-8:30PM
No Meeting on Labor Day (9/2) – First Troop Meeting of Scouting Year on 9/9
Jad K Eagle Project – Saturday September 7th, more details to come from Jad
Upcoming Camping – Labor Day Weekend Campout & Annual Planning – Labor Day Weekend
All Scouts should plan to attend this campout. If you cannot stay for the entire weekend, come for the day and participate in YOUR annual planning.
We will be tenting in SCOUT SITE #1 at Wompatuck State Park (campsite next to the paved lot adjacent to the “Transfer Station” building, which is on the opposite side of the road just after the entrance to the public campground.
Park entrance address: 204 Union St, Hingham, MA 02043
Google Maps location of Transfer Station/Scout Site #1: https://maps.app.goo.gl/j59ygT6iFQscvDYW8
$20 for the full weekend or $10 for day-only Saturday (lunch and dinner)
TIMING: We will be at the campground from Friday night starting at 6:30PM until Sunday AFTERNOON at 2PM.
Much of the annual planning effort will take place on Saturday however there will be opportunities for both fun activities and advancement work on this campout.
If you can’t make it to the Troop activity tomorrow but want to sign up, just send me an email by WEDNESDAY NIGHT and either Venmo your payment to Carolyn or bring cash with you to the campout to pay.
Presidents Trail Camporee – Columbus Weekend October 12-14
We have been invited to this exciting local opportunity in historic Quincy MA. It will be Saturday to Monday on the holiday weekend.
There is an early sign up deadline of 9/9 with a $30 fee. This fee increases after the deadline to cover the late charges for camporee registration.
There is a flier attached with some info and the sign up form. More info will come soon.
