Hello Murdock Street Campers!
This weekend, Troop 20 will be having our first camping trip of the Scouting year at the Murdock Street site! We hope everyone going is as excited as we are!
If you're not going, we do plan to have frequent trips this year, as long as we can get enough adults to cover the 2 deep leadership requirement, so there should be many more opportunities to get outside and go camping with us in the coming months.
Drop-off time is 9:00AM Saturday and Pickup will be 10:00AM on Sunday.
The Scouts will prepare lunch and dinner on Saturday and we will have a very light breakfast on Sunday as we break camp.
The Murdock street site is not really accessible by car so we will meet out on Murdock street and the Scouts will hike in. We may have a support vehicle that will drive in with larger gear that the Scouts won't be carrying. The address is 40 Murdock Street, Middleborough. If you have not been to this site before, you should be able to plug the address into GPS. Here's a view from the street.
A few things to keep in mind:
- Scouts should have the Scout Ten Essentials with them. (Look it up or ask an older Scout if you don't know what those are).
- Please make sure you have your Scout Handbook with you. These weekend trips are perfect opportunities for the younger Scouts to complete rank advancement tasks and if you have your book, we can sign you off on things as they are completed.
- We are in the woods....bring bug spray. We have not had a few hard frosts yet so Mosquitos and Ticks will be sharing the woods with us for certain.
- We are backpacking in. If you do not have a backpack, please see one of the leaders at tonight's Troop meeting. If you have never packed a backpack before, please talk with the older Scouts. They most certainly have done this many times and they would be happy to help you with any questions.
- We have invited the Webelos to attend. Any Webelos Scout is more than welcome to come out and have a good time with us, even if it's just for the day, but they MUST have a parent with them.
- It may get chilly Saturday night so please have an appropriate sleeping bag with you and you may want a light blanket, just in case.
- Make sure you have a sleeping pad for under your sleeping bag. These help add some comfort on the ground and, more importantly, they help insulate you from the cold ground.
- Weather will be on the cooler side so please dress appropriately.
- ALL Scouts must have a FULL water bottle with them.
- Lastly, we are just going out overnight, please do not pack as if you're going to summer camp. You don't even really need a change of clothes. Just a change of underwear and dry socks.
The cost for the trip is still TBD and is for the cost of food only. Once we know, we'll post to the blog.
If anyone has any questions, please reach out to one of the adult leaders and we will be happy to assist in any way we can.
The leaders are looking forward to a great weekend!
Hello Troop 20!
This Saturday, September 29th, Eric Grady will be continuing work on his Eagle Scout Project at the John T. Nichols Middle School in Middleborough and he's looking for more volunteers to help him out. If you're not going on the Murdock Street camping trip, and have some time available to assist, he would very much appreciate all the hands he can get.
As before, Eric asks that all volunteers to please bring work gloves, shovels, and metal rakes if you have them available.
Water and food will be provided for all volunteers.
This Saturday's work will be from 10:30AM to 4:30PM
If anyone has any questions, please direct them to Eric Grady via email:
ericgrady21@gmail.com If you are an adult, please be sure to copy
Mark Swindle markaswindle@verizon.net
Sherri Swindle sherriswindle@verizon.net
Hello Troop 20!
We will be having our regular Troop Meeting this Thursday, the 27th, at 7:00pm. Sacred Heart Parish Hall.
Here are this week's announcements:
MassJam:
- If you are registered for MassJam, and have not paid your $35 registration fee yet, please bring your $35 fee to Mrs. Swindle this Thursday.
- Scouts should check-in with Mrs. Swindle to make sure you have a valid health form on file with the Troop. All Scouts must have a current Health Form, Parts A & B, to attend. We prefer to have Parts A, B, & C on file.
- More details regarding carpooling, pickup, and drop off times will be forthcoming as we get them from council.
Youth Protection Training:
- Any adult leader who has not taken YPT since 2/2/18 must take the NEW version no later than 9/30. A certificate will be emailed to you within 24 hours showing your completion. A printed certificate must be given to Sherri Swindle and you should please keep a copy for your file as well.
- For anyone interested, there will be a YPT course offered live at Camp Norse this Thursday, 9/27, starting at 6:30pm sharp.
Murdock Street:
- We will be having our first camping trip of the year this coming weekend, 9/29 - 9/30.
- We will be meeting at Murdock Street at 9:00am on Saturday.
- For any Scouts who have not been to the Murdock Street site before, we will be hiking into the site so if you have a backpack, please bring it.
- The drop off location is 40 Murdock Street. It is a residential location. Here's a view from the street.
- Pickup will be at the same drop off location on Sunday morning 9/31, at 10:00am sharp.
Merit Badges:
- For any Scouts still working on the Personal Management or Communication merit badges, or any other partial merit badge, please bring your workbooks to this Thursday's meeting so that we can progress and make a plan for everyone to complete ASAP.
Committee Meetings:
- The first committee meeting will be Thursday, 10/4, at 6:00pm. We encourage parents to attend the committee meetings as this is where planning happens, ideas are discussed, etc.
- There will be a PLC meeting at the same time as the committee meeting for all Troop patrol leaders.
Hello Troop 20!
Just a reminder that Eric Grady is working on his Eagle Project this Saturday and he is looking for volunteers to help him out. Eric is renovating the landscaping at the John T. Nichols Middle School in Middleborough and this weekend will be focused on removing the existing plantings.
Water and food will be provided for all volunteers.
Eric is asking all volunteers to please bring work gloves, shovels, and metal rakes if you have them available. Additionally, please be sure to bring a water bottle, sunscreen, and bug spray.
Work will be taking place on Saturday, September 22nd from 8:30AM to 3:00PM
We hope to see lots of volunteers coming out to help Eric!
If anyone has any questions, please direct them directly to Eric Grady via email:
ericgrady21@gmail.com If you are an adult, please be sure to copy:
Mark Swindle markaswindle@verizon.net
Sherri Swindle sherriswindle@verizon.net
Hello Troop 20!
We hope everyone had a wonderful summer break and that you're all off to a great start to the school year!
Troop 20 will hold it's opening Troop Meeting for the 2018-2019 Scouting Year this Thursday at the Sacred Heart Parish Hall. 7:00 - 8:30PM as always.
We're looking forward to seeing ALL of our Scouts Thursday night, in uniform and looking sharp.
Reminders:
- MassJam is coming up Columbus Day Weekend, October 6-8. We will be posting more details about arrival / departure times and what Scouts will be needing for gear in the next week or two so please look for additional announcements. Not everyone gets Columbus Day off as a holiday so we are looking for adult leaders to help with coverage for the weekend. Please see Mr. Pierce if you can help. We will also be reaching out to folks to ask for help so please volunteer time if you can.
- We will have a new Troop calendar in the coming days so that everyone will know what events are coming up. As soon as it's finalized and posted, a notice will be put out on the Troop blog.
That's all for now. We'll see everyone Thursday to kick off a great Scouting Year!
Eric Grady Is looking for volunteers to help him with his Eagle Scout project in the coming weekends. Eric is going to be renovating the landscaping at the John T. Nichols Middle School in Middleborough. Over the three weekends, he will be taking out old and overgrown plants, putting down filter fabric, planting many new plants, and spreading mulch and stone.
Water and food will be provided for all volunteers.
Eric is asking all volunteers to please bring work gloves, shovels, and metal rakes if you have them available.
The dates will be:
- Saturday, September 22nd from 8:30AM to 3:00PM
- Saturday, September 29th from 10:30AM to 4:30PM
- Saturday, October 6th from 9:30AM to 3:00PM
If anyone has any questions, please direct them to Eric Grady via email:
ericgrady21@gmail.com If you are an adult, please be sure to copy
Mark Swindle markaswindle@verizon.net
Sherri Swindle sherriswindle@verizon.net
