Sign-ups are due this week as we need to commit final numbers to the Zip-Line outfitters.

The May trip for Troop 437 will be a camping trip at Lafayette Place Campground. This trip includes a day hike on Saturday near Franconia Notch State Park. On Sunday morning, we will visit Alpine Adventures Zipline in Lincoln NH for th eultimate Zip-Line adventure.  To find out more about the zip line activity, visit http://www.alpinezipline.com.

Participants will have the choice between two zip-line courses:

The Treetop Tour starts with a gentle ground take-off to put you in the trees. If you’ve never been with us before, we recommend this adventure. It’s a great introduction to ziplining, or for those looking to explore the forest canopy up close and personal. Perfect for families, beginners and thrill seekers alike. Tour has 6 ziplines and one suspension bridge and takes about 2 hours to complete with a group of 13, including a shuttle from our office on Main Street and an exciting Off-Road ride up to the start of the course.

The SkyRider Tour is a bit more of a thrill ride with longer, higher & faster lines than the Treetop Tour. It’s recommended for guests who have ziplined before or enthusiastic first timers and adrenaline junkies as it begins from Treewalk Village, 60′ off the ground! This course takes 2½ hours to complete with a group of 13, including a shuttle from our office on Main Street and exciting Off-Road ride up to the start of the course.

Sign-ups are due April 27th with the required Alpine Adventure waiver form.

Next Monday is a Merit Badge Monday!

March 20th, 7:00pm - 8:30pm at the McKeen home

If you are ready to meet with your merit badge counselor to finish up requirements on a merit badge you started talk with them about meeting on Monday evening.

If you want to start a new merit badge talk to the Scoutmaster and we will see if a session can be held.

As some wise person once said...no well layed plan survives contact with...the School calendar, or the Council calendar, or even the weather.

So once again we have a few updates to the calendar due to conflicts and weather

• The Winter Court of Honor is now scheduled for March 2nd
• The New York Trip has been moved to March 31st - April 2nd
• The April Pawtuckaway trip has been removed from the calendar
• A new Indoor rock climbing trip has been scheduled for March 3rd/4th

We will be getting a good dose of snow just in time for our Winter Camping trip.  There is still time to sign-up!  If you want to go please send e-mail to Mr. Laushine or Mr. McKeen letting them know.

Yes we have a cabin in case you don't want to sleep outside!

Remember to bring you sleds!

The February trip for Troop 437 is a winter survival trip at Camp Resolute located in Bolton, MA. We will be camping at the Mohawk leanto camp site.  We will meet on Saturday afternoon at our campsite and set up camp, cook dinner. Scouts will build shelters to “sleep outdoors” if they desire. Sledding, Skiing and Snow shoeing will also take place weather permitting. Sunday morning we will eat breakfast and depart the site at approximately 9:00am 

All scouts must be prepared for cold weather.  See some tips at our website (http://www.westfordtroop437.us/node/1328).

Northern Tier is the Boy Scouts of America’s gateway to adventure in the Great Northwoods. In the Summer, scouts from Northern Tier’s three wilderness canoe bases explore millions of acres of pristine lakes, meandering rivers, dense forests and wetlands in Northern Minnesota, Northwest Ontario and Northeast Manitoba.

Troop 159 has 4 spots available for scouts to join T159 on their trip to Northern Tier this summer.  The trip is scheduled for Saturday, August 5, 2017 -  August 12, 2017.  The estimated cost is $1,800.

Please talk the Scoutmaster for contact information if you would like to get more information.   Troop 159 like to scouts to join the Northern Tier planning process as soon as possible.  In addition, flights need to be booked soon.

Troop 437 will be returning to the BSA Sea Base High Adventure camp in the summer of 2018!  If you like water, sun and fun you will not want to miss this high adventure!

Sign-ups are now open for this trip and will close on January 19th.  Space on this trip is limited so sign-up early.

For more information check out the FAQ document.  To sign-up print the Sign-up form and turn it into the Scoutmaster or the trip planners.