Monthly Archives: June 2015

Eagle Projects This Weekend

Riley’s Eagle Project (trail walkways)

  • 8am – 11am Saturday June 20
  • Dacey Field (meet on trail just left of dog park)
  • Bring gloves, water, bug spray
  • Need 3-6 strong scouts (minimum) that can help carry walkways (short distance)

Austin’s Eagle Project (New trail construction)

  • 1pm-3pm Sunday June 21 (rain or sun)
  • Franklin Town Forest (Summer Street, off of King Street)
  • Late arrivals will need to walk the trail to the project (a map will be left at trail head)
  • Bring gloves, hard rakes, loppers, grass whip, water, bug spray
  • Rain gear if raining

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Troop News 6/15/15

6/17   Troop Meeting – Charter School

  • COH will begin at 7pm
    • Picnic immediately following
    • Troop families are asked to bring beverages and desserts.
      • Families with last name from M-Z please bring beverages (small bottles of water, juice, soda, etc)
      • Families with last name from A-L please bring a dessert
  • Payment due for rafting trip
  • Summer camp forms

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Preparing for Next Scout Year

6/24 Planning Meeting

  • The elected SPL and PLs will need to attend the troop’s annual planning meeting defining trips and community service, scheduled for Wednesday night, June 24.

August Overnight Training 

  • The troop will be holding an overnight training session for all Scouts in PORs on a yet-to-be-determined date in August, before the new Scout year kicks off.  Attendance is mandatory for those in PORs.

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6/26 – 6/28  White Water Rafting –  Shelbourne Falls, MA  White water Rafting-Shelburne Falls, MA 6-26-15

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7/12 – 7/18 2015 Summer Camp – Squanto

Coordinator:  Tim Cook – send email to squanto@treksolver.com

  • Location:Camp Squanto   200 Cutters Field Road, Plymouth, MA 02360  http://www.campsquanto.net/
  • Cost:$385/scout
  • Forms:
    • 2015_Merit_Badge_Schedule – Please do not hand this in. Mark badge selections on troop forms
    • SummerCamp_Troop29_Forms_2015– There are 3 pages. Adults and scouts should sign permission slip. Please fill in badge choices and contact complete info. Please return medication/allergy form with scout’s name on it even if no medications are required and no allergies exist.
    • BSA_Medical_Form– This requires a signature from the pediatrician’s office and that signature must be dated within 12 months of camp.

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Adult Involvement Opportunities

  • Coordinate a trip outing for a month.
  • There will be movement in current roles (Chairman, ASM, etc).  Now is a perfect time to be trained.
  • Please talk to Anna Dos Santos at our troop meeting to learn more.

 

Please contact Deb Ryan at mjryan4@comcast.net if you have items to communicate to the troop.   Deadline to submit communications is Monday morning by 9am.

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Troop News 6/10/15

6/10   Troop Meeting – Charter School

  • Vote for you next SPL and Patrol Leaders tonight
  • Please bring back any patrol boxes and water jugs.
  • Pay for the rafting trip -due date is 6/17.

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Preparing for Next Scout Year

6/24 Planning Meeting

  • The  elected SPL and PLs will need to attend the troop’s annual planning meeting defining trips and community service, scheduled for Wednesday night, June 24.

August Overnight Training 

  • The troop will be holding an overnight training session for all Scouts in PORs on a yet-to-be-determined date in August, before the new Scout year kicks off.  Attendance is mandatory for those in PORs.

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6/26 – 6/28  White Water Rafting –  Shelbourne Falls, MA  White water Rafting-Shelburne Falls, MA 6-26-15

  • Permission slip due by 6/3 (deadline extended) and payment by 6/17
  • Costs:  Scouts $80 (maybe reduced if scout participated in fundraising).  Adults who will raft $65
  • An online waiver form link will be provided upon signing up to be completed before the trip

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7/12 – 7/18 2015 Summer Camp – Squanto

Coordinator:  Tim Cook – send email to squanto@treksolver.com

  • Location:Camp Squanto   200 Cutters Field Road, Plymouth, MA 02360  http://www.campsquanto.net/
  • Cost:$385/scout
  • Forms:
    • 2015_Merit_Badge_Schedule – Please do not hand this in. Mark badge selections on troop forms
    • SummerCamp_Troop29_Forms_2015– There are 3 pages. Adults and scouts should sign permission slip. Please fill in badge choices and contact complete info. Please return medication/allergy form with scout’s name on it even if no medications are required and no allergies exist.
    • BSA_Medical_Form– This requires a signature from the pediatrician’s office and that signature must be dated within 12 months of camp.

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6/17 Court Of Honor (COH)  with picnic to follow

  • COH will begin at 7pm
  • Picnic immediately following
  • Troop families are asked to bring beverages and desserts.

    • Families with last name from M-Z please bring beverages (small bottles of water, juice, soda, etc)
    • Families with last name from A-L please bring a dessert

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Adult Involvement Opportunities

  • Coordinate a trip outing for a month.
  • There will be movement in current roles (Chairman, ASM, etc).  Now is a perfect time to be trained.
  • Please talk to Anna Dos Santos at our troop meeting to learn more.

 

Please contact Deb Ryan at mjryan4@comcast.net if you have items to communicate to the troop.   Deadline to submit communications is Monday morning by 9am.

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Troop News 6/1/15

6/3   PLC and Troop Committee Meeting – Charter School

  • PLC 6:30pm.
  • Troop Committee 7:30 – all parents are encouraged to attend.
  • Extended for 1 week – this Wed is final date to sign up for white water rafting trip!  Stop by anytime between 6:30 and 8:30 to bring in your permission slip.

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6/6 Support The Chuckwagon

  • Cub Scout Pack 99 is looking for a couple of Boy Scouts to help run the compass station at this year’s Chuckwagon.
  • Chuckwagon will be held at the Canoe River Conservation area in Foxboro on Saturday June 6th.
  • We need help between 12 – 4pm to run Cub Scouts and Webelos through the compass course.
  • Scouts can contact Mr. Klawson if they can help Gregg@klawson.org, cell 508-254-7598.

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Preparing for Next Scout Year

6/10 Troop Elections (date change)

  • All other positions of responsibility will be appointed by the new SPL later in June.

6/24 Planning Meeting

  • The  elected SPL and PLs will need to attend the troop’s annual planning meeting defining trips and community service, scheduled for Wednesday night, June 24.

August Overnight Training 

  • The troop will be holding an overnight training session for all Scouts in PORs on a yet-to-be-determined date in August, before the new Scout year kicks off.  Attendance is mandatory for those in PORs.

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6/26 – 6/28  White Water Rafting –  Shelbourne Falls, MA  White water Rafting-Shelburne Falls, MA 6-26-15

  • Permission slip due by 6/3 (deadline extended) and payment by 6/17
  • Costs:  Scouts $80 (maybe reduced if scout participated in fundraising).  Adults who will raft $65
  • An online waiver form link will be provided upon signing up to be completed before the trip

6/6 – Uno’s Dough Raiser Fund Raiser

  • Uno’s in Bellingham will provide a portion of their proceeds to support Troop 29 when you use the attached flyer.   Boy scouts troop 29
  • Encourage friends and family to support our troop on these days!

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7/12 – 7/18 2015 Summer Camp – Squanto

Coordinator:  Tim Cook – send email to squanto@treksolver.com

  • Location:Camp Squanto   200 Cutters Field Road, Plymouth, MA 02360  http://www.campsquanto.net/
  • Cost:$385/scout
  • Forms:
    • 2015_Merit_Badge_Schedule – Please do not hand this in. Mark badge selections on troop forms
    • SummerCamp_Troop29_Forms_2015– There are 3 pages. Adults and scouts should sign permission slip. Please fill in badge choices and contact complete info. Please return medication/allergy form with scout’s name on it even if no medications are required and no allergies exist.
    • BSA_Medical_Form– This requires a signature from the pediatrician’s office and that signature must be dated within 12 months of camp.

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6/17 Court Of Honor (COH)  with picnic to follow

_____

Adult Involvement Opportunities

  • Coordinate a trip outing for a month.
  • There will be movement in current roles (Chairman, ASM, etc).  Now is a perfect time to be trained.
  • Please talk to Anna Dos Santos at our troop meeting to learn more.

 

Please contact Deb Ryan at mjryan4@comcast.net if you have items to communicate to the troop.   Deadline to submit communications is Monday morning by 9am.

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