Troop Meeting - Thursday 5/27 7:00 - 8:30PM / Sacred Heart Parish Hall

Hello Troop 20!

There will be a Troop Meeting this Thursday, May 27th at 7:00PM at Sacred Heart Parish Hall!  Please remember that we line up for our opening ceremony at 7:00PM so you need to plan to be at the hall about 10 minutes earlier.  Please arrive wearing your Class A uniform and have a mask.

Also, please remember that all Scouts should be bringing their Scout Handbooks and backpacks to every Troop meeting.  For new Scouts, we can cover what you'll need for your Troop meeting backpack.

Summer Camp 2021 - Camp Squanto:

Troop 20 will be attending Camp Squanto during the first week of August (Aug 1-7).  We have been assigned to campsite Sioux, which is down next to the waterfront.

All of our Scouts who signed up for summer camp are now registered at the early bird rate.  Additionally, there's still a chance to obtain this reduced rate if a Scout brings full payment ($350) to the Troop meeting this Thursday.

The cost breakdown for camp is as follows:

• This year, the Troop will be putting in $100 per Scout, reducing the cost to $390 per Scout.
• Additionally, any Scouts paying in full this week will also receive an early bird discount of $40, further reducing your cost to $350 per Scout.

Please make all checks payable to 'Troop 20'.

Camp Squanto has informed us that merit badges will be offered on an individual basis and the camp should have a final decision on Flight-To-Eagle soon. We should have a list of all offered merit badges soon so that Scouts can pick which ones they want to participate in.

This year, Camp Squanto has informed us of a few changes to their policies.

1. There will be no visitors allowed into camp this year, so parents will be unable to visit mid-week as in prior years.
2. The camp will not allow taking scouts in and out of camp during the week, other than for a medical appointment.
3. All scouts must plan to arrive on Sunday.  You cannot arrive later in the week, although they can leave camp early.
4. From a leaders standpoint, they will allow for one change of leaders mid-week, Wednesday, and they will not allow leaders dropping in and out of camp for visits.
5. Scouts will be sharing a tent with another scout as in previous years, versus one scout to a tent as was going to be the case before the relaxation of the summer camp guidance.
6. Finally, scouts can only bring store-bought packaged food items into camp, no homemade items will be allowed.

We will have more information about what Scouts should plan to bring with them to summer camp shortly.

Contact Information:

We need to update our contact information, especially for those Scouts attending summer camp.  If you have not already done so, please bring the following information to this week's Troop meeting:

Parent / Guardian Cell Phone

Parent / Guardian Home Phone

Parent / Guardian Work Phone

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Gender

Birth Date

Help Needed After Troop Meetings:  In order for us to return to the Parish Hall, we are going to need 2-3 volunteers (Scouts and/or leaders) to stay after the meeting for a short period of time and help us sanitize the hall.  We also need sanitation supplies, as the church does not provide those for us, so any donations would be greatly appreciated.

We look forward to seeing all of Scouts this Thursday back at

Sacred Heart Parish Hall!