The troop will be recognizing John Bergin's attainment of Boy Scout's highest rank - the rank of Eagle - with a special Eagle Court of Honor on December 22nd at 7:00pm.  Please pencil this date into your calendars - formal invitations will be sent in the near future.

The cookie dough and popcorn sales are ending this Thursday.  All orders and payments are due at this weeks troop meeting. If you have unsold popcorn product that also needs to be turned in.   If you have any questions please contact Mrs Hemmingway for cookie dough or Mr Laushine for popcorn.  Remember, all profits from this year's sale is going directly into the scout's account with the troop and can then be used for any scout related expense!

If you have not yet signed up for the upcoming camping trip and would like to you can still sign up - bring in your signed permission form and payment at the beginning of this week's troop meeting.

Troop 437’s October trip is a wilderness survival outing at Wah-Tut-Ca scout reservation.  Scouts will work on requirements for the Wilderness Survival merit badge.  Scouts will learn how to and build their own survival shelter to sleep the night in.  A group lesson on shelter building will be held during the trip, and older scouts will oversee shelter construction, providing assistance where needed.  A ground cloth is greatly encouraged to keep sleeping bags and gear dry and a foam or other non-air sleeping mattress is also recommended as it will provide better insulation against the cold ground.   Scouts should also bring tents as a backup to the built shelters.  Like every trip, scouts under first class should bring their books to work on advancement.

If a scout doesn't want to sleep in the shelters they build they can bring and use tents.

Permission slips can be found here and are due by October 18th.

If you need additional order forms for the cookie dough sale you can print one using the file linked here.

Reminder that the patrols have the following assignments for the Court of Honor:

• Pineapples and Flaming Eagle patrols: Food for refreshments
• Buffalo and Phoenix patrols: Drinks
• All scouts: setup and cleanup

If you have not yet signed up for the October trip please bring your signed permission form and payment to the Court of Honor

The details for the October trip are now available. It has been changed from a full backpacking trip to a day hike with backpacking skills development. The troop will be camping at Camp Wanocksett and hiking Mt Monadnock. On the hike Scouts should plan on carrying a daypack with essential hiking supplies: rain gear, spare clothing, 2 liters of water, compass, map, lunch (provided by patrol), snacks, knife, flashlight, whistle, and first aid kit. For the meals the scouts will be doing backpack style cooking on lightweight stoves.

The signup sheet can be found here - please print it out and return it to this week's troop meeting. The scouts will be doing meal planning this week and it will be important to know who will be attending.