The Troop's fall Court of Honor is October 10th. Troop Courts of Honor are an important events where scouts are recognized for their advancements. All Scouts and Parents are encouraged to attend to help celebrate the Troop's advancement!
Refreshments will be served!
We look forward to seeing everyone at the Court! Yours in Scouting, Scoutmaster A. McKeen and C. McKeen
Our Fall Troop CourtofHonor is this Thursday evening Oct 7th at 7:30 in the Legion Hall. For those new to the Troop, a CourtofHonor is where we recognize all the achievements that the scouts have completed since the last Court. In this case, we will be recognizing all the achievements since the beginning of the pandemic.
All scouts should attend in full uniform. Scouts should arrive around 7:15 to help with setup.
Parents are invited and encouraged to attend to be present during the awards ceremony. Refreshments will be served after the Court to celebrate the achievements.
We look forward to seeing everyone at the Court! Yours in Scouting, Scoutmasters McKeen & McKeen
The Troop's fall Court of Honor is tonight (October 13th). We have a lot of awards and achievements to recognize. All Scouts and Parents are encouraged to attend to help celebrate the Troop's advancement! Refreshments ill be serverd!
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
Summer is coming and with it comes two great Scout leadership training opportunities. The first is Brownsea and the second is NYLT - National Youth Leadership Training. Both are week long residence camps focused on building scouts leadership skills for use within the troop and beyond. For more information click on the program names below or talk to the Scoutmaster. In recognition of the value this training brings back to our unit the Troop contributes $100 per scout towards the cost of training.
If you are interested in either of these opportunities please talk to the Scoutmaster as soon as possible - space is limited and are filled first come first serve.
BROWNSEA II LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM - Sunday July 3 through Saturday July 9th at TL Storer Scout Camp in Barnstead, NH What is Brownsea? It is a unique and exciting, hands on approach designed to teach youth leadership skills through the actual practice and use of Scout skills. Skills most closely concentrated on are camping, hiking, nature study, pioneering, and cooking. This course closely parallels the first Scout camp conducted by Lord Baden Powell in 1907. This program places special emphasis on Scout skills, teaching, and practice: the purposes of Scouting: and the role of the patrol method within the troop program.
NATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING - Two sessions to choose from: July 10th - 15th or July 31st - August 6th at TL Storer Scout Camp in Barnstead, NH National Youth Leadership Training is an exciting, action-packed program designed for councils to provide youth members with leadership skills and experience they can use in their home troops and in other situations demanding leadership of self and others. The NYLT course centers around the concepts of what a leader must BE, what he must KNOW, and what he must DO. The key elements are then taught with a clear focus on HOW TO. The skills come alive during the week as the patrol goes on a Quest for the Meaning of Leadership.
Mr. Carpenter will be starting up first aid MB sessions in the near future. If you are interested in participating please see him at tonight's meeting.
Mr. Carpenter will be starting up first aid MB sessions in the near future. If you are interested in participating please see him at tonight's meeting.