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Welcome to Troop 437! Proudly sponsored by American Legion post 437 in Westford Massachusetts.

 

 

Are you an Arrow of Light scout looking for a Scout Troop to cross over to?  or maybe you are new to Scouting and want a great Troop to join?

 
Either way, Troop 437 welcomes all youth to come and experience the adventure of scouting!  Visit one of our meetings to experience what Scouting is all about and what makes Troop 437 a great Scout Troop.
 
We meet every Thursday evening when school is in session.  Meetings start at 7:00 pm at the American Legion Post 437 at 114 Dunstable Road.  Feel free to contact us at info@westfordtroop437.us and let us know you are coming or to contact us with any questions.  For more information about the troop, you can start at our About Us webpage.

 

2025 Summer Camp at Camp Wanocksett

Great weekend in Vermont

Posted on Oct 15 2013 - 9:22pm
I hope everyone had as much fun this weekend as I did!  We had great weather for our hike and all forty of our party made it to the summit!  Great job everyone! Everyone hiked at least 6 miles and went up (and down) a 2,000ft elevation gain with some opting for longer more adventurous routes that took them on 8 and 10 mile round trips.  When I checked out of the park the Ranger asked me to pass on his thanks to the Scouts for your service work clearing the culverts on the access road.  He said theyz can quickly become clogged and if not cleared the water will wash out the road.
 
As for Acadia...I am sure the PLC will look to find a time when we can try that trip in the future.
 
I have posted pictures from the trip on the troop's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/troop437/.  This is a closed group and if you are not a member yet you can request to be added by selecting the "Join" link in the upper right hand corner of the page.

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Change of plans - new location for this weekend's trip

Posted on Oct 8 2013 - 1:46pm

 
The prospects of being able to camp at Acadia National Park this weekend are looking bad.  Due to that we have decided to move the trip to a new location.  I know everyone is very excited about visiting Acadia but we have found a great alternative.  Instead of Acadia we will be camping in Underhill Vermont State Park in the Green Mountain State Forest at the foothills of Mount Mansfield.  Mount Mansfield is the highest peak in the Green Mountains with a summit that features a fantastic 360 degree vista and one of the few Arctic Tundra environments in New England.
 
Underhill State Park is actually an hour closer to Westford then Acadia is so our travel time will be less.  Our arrival time will remain at 1:00pm on Saturday.  On Saturday we will setup camp, take a short hike in search of some boldering opportunities, cook a wonderful dinner and work on merit badges.  On Sunday we will climb Mount Mansfield.  The hike to the summit is very manageable by scouts of all ages - I first climbed Mount Mansfield when I was 9 years old and I last climbed it with my family 4 years ago when Steven was 10 years old.
 
We will have more information for you at the troop meeting.  If you have any questions please feel free to let me know.
 

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Service Project - Wood stacking at East Boston Camps

Posted on Oct 1 2013 - 11:46pm

Friends of East Boston Camps will be preparing their winter firewood supply this Saturday.  They have asked for Scouts to help stack the firewood on Saturday morning starting at 10:00am.  This is a great opportunity to give back to a valuable community asset with a little bit of your time.  All scouts are encouraged to help out.  Please let the scoutmaster know if you will be able to help out.

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Cape Cod Bike Trip a big sucess

Posted on Sep 17 2013 - 7:50pm

It was a wonderful weekend for biking on the Cape.  The weather was perfect and the scouts biked from Nickerson State Park in Brewster to Lecount Hollow Beach in Wellfleet and back.  They traveled over 25 miles.  The evening was spent cooking some great meals and hanging out with their fellow scouts.  Four intrepid scouts even opted to sleep outside under the stars forgoing their tents.  The Troop's new trailer made its camp-out debut and was perfect for transporting all the troop equipment.

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Philmont 2014 - two slots available

Posted on Sep 16 2013 - 11:05am
      Seabase 2013 was a great sucess...but that is history...the troop now has its sights set on Philmont in 2014!  A crew of 12 scouts and adults will be traveling to the Philmont National High Adventure base in the summer of 2014.  If you odn't know what Phlimont is you can check it out here.

The Troop has two open slots - one for an adult and one for a scout.  There is an age requirement for attending Philmont - you need to have been born before July 27, 2000 or currently in the 8th grade and born before July 27 2001.

If you are interested in Philmont please contact Tom Weaver or the Scoutmaster.

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2013 - 2014 Troop Calendar

Posted on Sep 3 2013 - 11:00pm

 A summary of the 2013 - 2014 Troop calendar of events can be found here.  This is a PDF suitable for framing and hanging on your refrigerator.  As always some dates and details may change as the year progresses so please consult the calendar on this web site for the latest information.

For those of you who use on-line calendars you can subscribe to the Troop calendar and have events show up in your personal calendar automaticly.  Simply sign into the web site with your user id and click the "Calendar Sync" link in the upper left hand corner.

Date Trip
9/14/2013 Bike Trip
10/12/2013 Acadia
11/9/2013 Survival/Pioneering Trip
12/7/2013 City Trip
1/11/2014 Cooking Trip
1/25/2013 Klondike Derby
2/8/2014 Snow Sports Trip
3/15/2014 Hiking
4/12/2014 Purgatory Chasm/New Scout
5/17/2014 Backpacking Trip
6/7/2014 Kayak/Canoe Trip
7/13/2014 Wah-Tut-Ca summer camp (tentative dates)
7/27/2014 Philmont

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