George's Island and Fort Warren trip

Weather permitting, the trip has been rescheduled to Sunday, October 2.
Please meet at the Parish Hall parking lot at 7:45 am for an 8:00 departure to Quincy.
Plan to arrive back at the Parish Hall at 4:30 pm.
I will be monitoring the weather and will post a note here Saturday afternoon if we are going to cancel.  Please check this blog Saturday evening and Sunday morning for any updates.

We will be grilling burgers and dogs for lunch.
Please dress appropriately for the weather conditions.

Troop meeting Thursday 7:00 pm Parish Hall.

There will be a troop meeting at the Parish Hall at seven o'clock pm on Thursday September 29.

Backpacking Merit Badge people will meet for about a half hour during the meeting to go over requirements 1, 2 and 3.  We will also do some planning for our next trek.

Looking forward to seeing you all there.

Ryan Grady's Eagle Project - Sunday September 25th

 

Ryan Grady will be working on his Eagle Project this Sunday, the 25th.  Any Scouts available to help out should be at the Henry B Burkland School, 41 Mayflower Ave, Middleborough, MA at 9:00AM.  You should enter through the rear parking lot off East Grove Street, near Hannaford Supermarket.

Please bring work gloves, eye protection, cordless drills, and shovels.

Webelos Woods 2016

This weekend will be our annual Webelos Woods campout at Camp Norse (112 Parting Ways Road, Kingston, MA).  Scouts are asked to arrive no later than 7:30AM on Saturday, 9/24.  We will be at the Kolli site, which is our usual location.  (See map below)

 

Webelos Woods is an overnight camping weekend for the Webelos and their parents.  Troop 20 are their hosts for the weekend and it is our opportunity to interact with the Webelos, show them what Boy Scouts is all about and most importantly, show them how awesome Troop 20 is!

The weather looks to be great for camping and while it won’t be cold, it will be cooling off and Saturday night could be chilly so dress accordingly.

We’ll see everyone there Saturday morning!

Troop Meeting Thursday 9-22-16 at the Parish Hall, 7:00 pm.

Thursday, 9/22 we will have a Troop Meeting at 7pm at the Parish Hall.

Mr. Lamoureux will be holding Scout Master Conferences & Board of Reviews this Thursday, 9/22 for anyone who feels they are ready for rank advancements.  Scouts must be in Full Class A uniform & they must have their books with them and the books need to have the proper requirements signed off by a leader.

Mr. Devine will be meeting with the Backpacking merit badge boys to discuss trip planning and some requirements.  This will be about a half hour of time.

Webelos Woods is this weekend 9/23-9/25.  Leaders are still working on the final details for this event & will announce final details at the Troop Meeting this Thursday.  We do have some Webelos coming from Pack 20. 
If you signed up, please plan on $15-$20 to pay for this event per Scout.  You can bring a check to this week's meeting or you can also bring it this weekend.  Stay tuned!

Scoutmaster Conference and Board of Reviews

Mr. Lamoureux would like to remind everyone that at this Thursdays Troop Meeting, Sept 22nd, we will be having Scoutmaster conferences and Boards of Review.  All scouts in need of conferences and reviews must show up to Thursday's troop meeting in Full Class A Uniform (Full) and have their Scout Handbooks with them.

UPDATE regarding Eagle Projects

Julian Cassady's Eagle Project at the Soule Farm has been postponed until October - more information will be coming.

Alex Cassady's Eagle Project will be starting this Saturday with some prep work to be done at his home.  The address is 182 North Main Street, Middleboro, MA and the hours will be 10am-Noon.  If you have an extra screwdriver, please bring it labeled with your name on it.  Thanks!

Ryan Grady's Eagle Project has made great progress and the final installation of the outdoor classroom at HBB is still scheduled for Sunday 9/25 starting at 9am.

Upcoming Week & Announcements

Reminder – 1^st Committee & Troop Meetings of the year will be held on Thursday, 9/15.  The location is Central Congregational Church located at 2 Webster Street, Middleboro, MA.  The Committee Meeting will be at 6pm and the Troop Meeting will be at 7pm.  At the Committee Meeting we hope to elect a new Scoutmaster as we have a couple of people interested.  If you are interested in the Scoutmaster position, please prepare a letter of interest and see the details below on the blog post from 8/18. 
We are still in need of an Advancement Chair & an Activities Chair.  If you are interested in assisting the Troop, please reach out to a leader or Sherri Swindle directly.  Please see blog post from 8/18 for more details on these positions.

We have several Scout positions available within Troop 20 which should give a variety of boys an opportunity at leadership.  These are the positions & a brief description that have been identified at this point.  If you are interested in any of these positions or have a suggestion for an additional position, please let Senior Patrol Leader, Eric Grady know as soon as possible. 

Patrol Leader – 13-15 years old, must be First Class or above.  Plans & leads patrol meetings at a high level while keeping the patrol & it’s objective on task to completion.  Shows up at 6pm when Committee Meetings are held so that the Patrol Leader can take part in the Patrol Leader’s Conference.  Be a good example for your patrol by being enthusiastic, organized & confident.

Quartermaster -  There will be one Quartermaster in each patrol.  Must be super organized and have a commitment to the position.  Must report to the Quartermaster Advisor every 4 weeks for a Quartermaster Meeting.  A meeting during each month will be chosen for the Quartermaster Meeting.

Scribe – Shows up to all Patrol Leader Conferences and takes minutes for each meeting which need to be typed and given to the SPL the following week.  Also takes attendance at each meeting.

Webmaster – assists Troop leadership with posts on the blog and/or webpage and assists with overall layout of information to be shared electronically with the Troop via the blog or webpage.

Librarian – Organizes resources available to the Troop including but not limited to merit badge books.  Assist with loaning out the Troop’s current inventory of merit badge books & makes recommendations to the SPL & Committee on resources or books that should be purchased to update our inventory.

Boston Harbor, George's Island and Fort Warren

The troop has an opportunity to take a trip to George's Island in Boston Harbor on Saturday October 1, 2016.  We would most likely depart in the morning and arrive back on the mainland mid afternoon.  We can have a picnic lunch or cook on the grill or hit the snack bar.

I will need a head count as soon as possible, so please discuss with your parents and let me know if you are interested in going.  We can plan the details of chow during the next troop meeting.

Below is a link to the MA. DCR Georges Island website.  It has a ton of information about the island and Fort Warren.
http://www.bostonharborislands.org/georges-island

 

 

This Sunday marks the 15th anniversary of 9/11.  The Middleborough Fire Dept. will be conducting a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Sunday, September 11th at 8:30am at the Central Fire Station, 125 North Main Street.  If Scouts are interested in attending, please arrive at 8:15am on Sunday as the ceremony starts at 8:30am sharp. Scouts must wear their full Class A uniform if participating.  We hope to see you there!