Troop Meeting this Thursday, May 17th, at 7:00pm - Sacred Heart Parish Hall

Hello Troop 20!

We will have our regular Troop Meeting this week on Thursday, the 17th, at 7:00pm - Sacred Heart Parish Hall.

1) This Saturday will be an Eagle Court of Honor for John Boersdamm.  Currently, it is planned for 2:00pm at the Middleborough Town Hall.  More details to follow.

2) Troop 20 will be participating in a community service campout on Friday, June 1st to Sunday, June 3rd at Camp Cachalot.  Troop 48 from Carver will be hosting a fishing derby to support veteran's.  The current plan looks something like this:

• Troop 20 arrive on Friday June 1st, between 5-7pm at Cachalot.  All scouts should plan to have dinner before arriving as food will not be served Friday night.
• Saturday morning, we will cook breakfast as a Troop.  This is a good opportunity for any scouts who may need some cooking time for rank advancement.  After breakfast, the Derby will run from 8:00am until approx. noontime.  Scouts will assist the veterans fishing and help out until the veteran's leave after lunch.
• Lunch will be donated by Troop 48.  Troop 20 will bring desserts, donated by our Scouts.
• After the veteran's depart camp, the scouts can fish or work on requirements.  Dinner will be cooked as a Troop and we will depart after dinner.

This is a great community service opportunity and we hope to see lot's of Troop participation.

3) The leadership of Troop 20 will be holding a 'New Scout Parent's Meeting' on Thursday, May 31st.  We will be sending out emails to those parents who should plan to attend.  This is considered a required meeting so please try to arrange your schedules so that at least one parent can be present.

4) Summer camp is rapidly approaching.  Troop 20 will be at Camp Squanto the week of August 5 - 11.  We will have additional details and cost posted to the blog in the coming weeks, as it comes down to us.  All of our Scouts have a great time at camp so we strongly encourage everyone to attend, especially our newest Scouts.  It's a great opportunity to immerse yourself in what Boy Scouts are all about and build lasting friendships with Scouts from Troops all over.
NOTE:  We are in need of adult leaders to help provide leadership and supervision for the week of camp.  We need 2 deep leadership at all times (both during the day as well as overnight).  If you are able to help out, please see Larry Pierce or Mark Swindle at one of our upcoming Troop meetings.

5) Fleece Jackets

• Cost is $40.  Checks should be made out to 'Troop 20'.
• You MUST pay up front in cash or check.
• Expected delivery date will be sometime during the first two weeks of June.
• We will have examples of the jackets on display next week.
• The jackets will have the Troop 20 logo embroidered on the left chest and your name on the right sleeve.

6) We are currently planning to have an offsite Troop meeting on Thursday, May 24th.  Details will be forthcoming.

We will be sending out a separate blog post with information about the 25th Anniversary celebration at our end of year Court of Honor.