Category: Weekly Updates

Hey Troop 19,

IF YOU ARE A SCOUT IN TROOP 19 bring your Scout handbook to the meeting tomorrow night, we will be collecting them! If you can’t make it tomorrow, then bring it next Monday night! We will hold on to them for a brief time so we can fully update the online Scoutbook records! 

We will meet at the Moose Lodge tomorrow for the 4th night of “work with your hands” month.

THE ATTACHED 3 PAGE CONSENT FORM MUST be completed by all attending the Klondike Derby with us. We have printed copies at the meeting and will be collecting them NEXT MONDAY NIGHT. 

Scout Sunday will be on February 12th at Sacred Heart in the Landing. Arrive at 11 AM so we can assemble and sit together for the 11:30 AM mass. Class A uniforms, ALL are welcome to join us for this activity. You can also participate in your own religious services by attending in uniform on or around that weekend. 

We are now taking sign ups for the February campout! February 17-19 at TL Storer in Barnstead NH, carpooling will be necessary for this campout. $15 to sign up at any meeting. The notice is attached. 

Did you miss the signup deadline for the February Klondike Derby? We may still be able to add you to the signups, talk to Brian! 

We will meet at the Moose Lodge tomorrow for the third night of “work with your hands” month.

This coming Saturday we will be hosting a Klondike Derby shakedown training day for our Scouts as well as local Cub Scouts. We will be holding this in Scituate at the First Baptist Church of Scituate, 660 Country Way, Scituate, MA 02066. We will start at 9am and plan to wrap up around 3pm, lunch will be served. Thank you to Matt Murray for securing this great venue for us.

Scout Sunday will be on February 12th at Sacred Heart in the Landing. Arrive at 11 AM so we can assemble and sit together for the 11:30 AM mass. Class A uniforms, ALL are welcome to join us for this activity. You can also participate in your own religious services by attending in uniform on or around that weekend. 

We are now taking sign ups for the February campout! February 17-19 at TL Storer in Barnstead NH, carpooling will be necessary for this campout. $15 to sign up at any meeting. The notice is attached. 

Did you miss the signup deadline for the February Klondike Derby? We’ve been told the signup deadline was extended so see me tomorrow with $5 if you would still like to sign up! 

Next Monday Night ALL Scouts should bring their Scout handbook to the meeting. We will be collecting them to update the online records.

Hey Troop 19,

We will meet at the Moose Lodge tomorrow for the second night of “work with your hands” month. The Scouts had a great time last week building AC electrical circuits and getting a switch to operate a lightbulb. 

The Troop Committee meets tonight at 7PM on Zoom! All adults associated with the Troop including parents of our Scouts are encouraged to attend these meetings. Zoom link below, the agenda and previous meeting minutes are attached. 

Scout Sunday will be on February 12th, more details to come! 

Our Scouts have completed a period of Patrol and position of responsibility reorganization. Attached is a document that shows all Scouts listed by patrol and/or position. A youth roster by rank is also attached!

We are now taking sign ups for the February campout! February 17-19 at TL Storer in Barnstead NH, carpooling will be necessary for this campout. $15 to sign up at any meeting. 

Did you miss the signup deadline for the February Klondike Derby? The Troop is registered to attend and we are allowed to add additional signups with a late fee, so the cost now to sign up to attend with us will be $10. The required consent form for attendance is attached. 

We will be hosting a Klondike Derby TRAINING day on Saturday, January 28th. Plan for 9am-3pm. More details soon. 

Hey Troop 19,

We will meet at the Moose Lodge tomorrow night for the first night of “work with your hands” month! 

Gym Night is also this week, Wednesday night at First Church, bring a friend! If you need to complete the fitness requirements for Tenderfoot, this is a perfect time to work on that! 

The signup deadlines for both the January campout at Squanto and February Klondike Derby at Squanto is TOMORROW! Sign up at the meeting or send me an email by the end of the night to sign up. I’ve attached the rosters from both signup envelopes, if your name isn’t listed, you either didn’t sign up or we goofed and you should let me know!

Tentatively, the January Troop Committee meeting will be held next Sunday, the 3rd Sunday of the month, (1/15) at 7pm via Zoom but I will keep an eye on the football schedule and avoid meeting during a potential Patriots playoff game. 

We will be hosting a Klondike Derby TRAINING day on Saturday, January 28th. Plan for 9am-3pm. More details soon. 

Hey Troop 19,

Happy New Year!

We will not be meeting tonight. We will see you next Monday night at the Moose Lodge. These weekly emails will return to Sundays next week. 

Tentatively, the January Troop Committee meeting will be held on the 3rd Sunday (1/15) at 7pm via Zoom but I will keep an eye on the football schedule and avoid meeting during a potential Patriots playoff game. 

There will be a Merit Badge Academy (MBA) next month hosted by the Friends of Canton Scouting. Our Scouts have been invited and our adults have been asked to help. If interested, speak to Jim ASAP. Details below. 

Coming up soon – with the holidays coming, the signup deadlines for the JANUARY campout and FEBRUARY Klondike Derby are only a few Troop meetings away. Both are at Camp Squanto and both have a signup DEADLINE of JANUARY 9th. Some details below, more to come. 

Here’s everything going on: 

• No Troop Meeting Tonight. See you next Monday night at the Moose Lodge 

• Merit Badge Academy Hosted by Friends of Canton Scouting
  • SCOUTS AND ADULTS – If interested in participating, speak to Jim ASAP. 
  • Friends of Canton Scouting is offering a Merit Badge Academy (MBA) on January 21st and January 28th from 7:30am-2:30pm at Bridgewater Raynham Regional High School!
  • At the MBA, scouts will have the opportunity to earn up to three merit badges of their choosing.  Students will begin work on their badges on Day 1 (1/21), complete any multiday assignments on their own in the week between classes, and continue their guided coursework Day 2 (1/28).
  • Total cost of the MBA is $36 per scout, which you will pay at the end of filling out this form.   This includes an MBA ‘Class B’ (T-shirt) and a commemorative patch for each participant.
  • https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FOCS_MBA 
  • If we have Scouts attending, we must volunteer a certain number of adults to assist in the event. 

• January Campout – Camp Squanto 1/13-1/15
  • $15 per person to attend, sign up by 1/9
  • More details to come

• February Klondike Derby – Camp Squanto 2/11
  • $5 per person to attend
  • THERE IS A SIGNUP DEADLINE OF JANUARY 9th. 
    • After this deadline, we will pass along the late fee charges to you if you wish to sign up late. The Troop is subsidizing the per-person registration fee for all who sign up however we will not cover the late fee for you. 
  • Klondike Derby hats are NOT included in registration this year. We will let you know what they will cost to purchase once we find out. 
  • There will likely be at least a permission form required for this event. We will also have to turn in medical forms, however if we have a valid one on file for you then we will turn that in for you. 

• SAVE THE DATE – February Campout @ TL Storer in NH: 2/17-2/19
  • This will be another carpool campout.

• January Troop Committee Meeting – Tentatively Sunday 1/15 @ 7pm via Zoom