Monthly Archives: October 2020

Troop News 10/27/20

by sharontaylor |October 27, 6:30 pm

10/28 Troop Meeting – Franklin Methodist Church   7:00 – 8:30p – Pumpkin carving will be in the field behind the Church. There will be opportunity for rank advancement and games if time allows. Scouts should wear Class B Shirt or Troop 29 Sweatshirt.

11/4 PLC And Committee Meeting Zoom information to be sent later.

  • PLC (6:30 – 7:30)
  • Committee Meeting (7:30 – 8:30)    All adults are encouraged to attend the committee meeting

11/11 Troop Meeting – Location TBD   7:00 – 8:30pm Veteran’s Day Celebration

11/18 Troop Meeting – Location TBD   7:00 – 8:30pm Webelos Recruiting

11/25 NO Troop Meeting 

12/2 PLC And Committee Meeting Zoom information to be sent later.

  • PLC (6:30 – 7:30)
  • Committee Meeting (7:30 – 8:30)    All adults are encouraged to attend the committee meeting

Upcoming Trips

11/20 – 11/22 Nobscot – Camping- Sudbury MA

The troop leaves the VFW at 5:30 Friday night. Return to Franklin on Sunday, time to be determined.

Fee for the trip is $20

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4aabab2ca7ff2-november5

Access all Troop 29 Current Sign Ups list and Information:  All Troop Sign Ups


ScoutBook Update

Scoutbook is now leveraging Single-Sign on. Your account credentials used for Scoutbook.com are now the same as for my.scouting.org.  More information is available here:  https://help.scoutbook.com/knowledge-base/sso-self-helps/For those scouts who want to access Scoutbook:  Only parents can give their own Scout’s access to their own account..


Parent role – Parents have full unrevokable parent rights to their children in Scoutbook. They are able to mark his advancement as “Completed” which is represented by a green checkbox. They cannot mark advancements as approved unless they are also in Scoutbook as a leader or on the unit committee. Parents can give their Scout’s access to their own account. Parents can send a message to any leader in the unit or if they are connected to a Scout they can send a message to the Scout and his parents.

Scout role – Able to mark his or her advancement as “Completed” which is represented by a green checkbox. They cannot mark as advancements as approved. They can edit his or her profile. He or she can also remove themselves from having access to their account.

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Troop News 10/20/20

by sharontaylor |October 20, 9:30 pm

10/21 Troop Meeting – Franklin Methodist Church  7:00 – 8:30pm – Scouts will have an opportunity to work on rank advancement. In addition, meeting will be used for meal planning for the upcoming Camp Sayre trip.

10/28 Troop Meeting – Franklin Methodist Church   7:00 – 8:30p – Pumpkin carving will be in the field behind the Church. There will be opportunity for rank advancement and games if time allows.


Upcoming Trips

10/23-10/25 New England Base Camp – Milton, MA

Overnight camping for two weekends at New England Base Camp/ Camp Sayre in Milton and get the experience of “summer camp.”

Meet at the VFW at 5:00 on Friday evening and arrive home Sunday approximately 5pm.

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4aabab2ca7ff2-camp

If you have not already completed updated BSA health forms for this year, they can be found at the sign up link above.

11/20 – 11/22 Nobscot – Camping- Sudbury MA

The troop leaves the VFW at 5:30 Friday night. Return to Franklin on Sunday, time to be determined.

Fee for the trip is $20

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4aabab2ca7ff2-november5

Access all Troop 29 Current Sign Ups list and Information:  All Troop Sign Ups

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Troop News 10/13/20

by sharontaylor |October 13, 12:30 pm

10/14 Troop Meeting – Franklin Rod and Gun Club   7:00 – 8:30pm– 53 Florence St, Franklin, MA 02038. Meeting will be used to plan for October Camp (New England Base Camp) Trip. In addition, there will be a Court of Honor starting at 8:00pm.

10/21 Troop Meeting – Location TBD   7:00 – 8:30pm – Scouts will have an opportunity to work on rank advancement. In addition, meeting will be used for meal planning for the upcoming Camp Sayre trip.

10/28 Troop Meeting – Franklin Methodist Church   7:00 – 8:30p – Pumpkin carving will be in the field behind the Church. There will be opportunity for rank advancement and games if time allows.


Upcoming Trips

10/16-10/18 and 10/23-10/25 New England Base Camp – Milton, MA

Overnight camping for two weekends at New England Base Camp/ Camp Sayre in Milton and get the experience of “summer camp.”

Meet at the VFW at 5:00 on Friday evening and arrive home Sunday approximately 5pm.

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4aabab2ca7ff2-camp

If you have not already completed updated BSA health forms for this year, they can be found at the sign up link above.

11/20 – 11/22 Nobscot – Camping- Sudbury MA

The troop leaves the VFW at 5:30 Friday night. Return to Franklin on Sunday, time to be determined.

Fee for the trip is $20

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4aabab2ca7ff2-november5

Access all Troop 29 Current Sign Ups list and Information:  All Troop Sign Ups

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Troop News 10/6/20

by sharontaylor |October 6, 1:45 pm

10/7 PLC And Committee Meeting Zoom information below:

  • PLC (6:30 – 7:30)

Jonathan Apicella is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://acosta.zoom.us/j/95393489366?pwd=MjNBMFVQQ0p2UmRqSW9yY1o3T3dBQT09

Meeting ID: 953 9348 9366

Passcode: 264861

One tap mobile

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  • Committee Meeting (7:30 – 8:30)    All adults are encouraged to attend the committee meeting

Timothy O’Toole is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://acosta.zoom.us/j/95433980701?pwd=M01HbXVwUmlNVThxU3VTc1ZjR21Sdz09

Meeting ID: 954 3398 0701

Passcode: 012155

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10/14 Troop Meeting – Location TBD   7:00 – 8:30pm– Meeting will be used to plan for October Camp (New England Base Camp) Trip. In addition, there will be a Court of Honor starting at 8:00pm.

10/21 Troop Meeting – Location TBD   7:00 – 8:30pm

10/28 Troop Meeting – Location TBD   7:00 – 8:30p


Upcoming Trips

10/16-10/18 and 10/23-10/25 New England Base Camp – Milton, MA

Overnight camping for two weekends at New England Base Camp in Milton and get the experience of “summer camp.” Programming includes swimming, archery and more. Cost $265.

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4aabab2ca7ff2-camp

If you have not already completed updated BSA health forms for this year, they can be found at the sign up link above.

11/20 – 11/22 Nobscot – Camping- Sudbury MA

Access all Troop 29 Current Sign Ups list and Information:  All Troop Sign Ups

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