There will be a committee meeting and PLC this Thursday at 6:00pm at Sacred Heart Parish Hall. We will have our regular weekly Troop Meeting from 7:00 - 8:30pm.
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.
Citizenship Merit Badges: Please remember that if you are working on the Citizenship merit badges, Mr. McKinnon should be available at the Troop meeting to go over any completed work you have to show him.
Upcoming Events:
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3/12
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Order of the Arrow Elections
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3/21 or 3/28
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Possible camping trip to Camp
Norse on the 21st or Murdoch Street on the 28th. Details to follow soon.
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4/18
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Tentative troop activity to help
setup for herring run festival
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5/9 – 5/10
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White water rafting,
Maine. Details to follow
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6/19 – 6/21
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End of year camping trip at
Myles Standish
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7/12 – 7/18
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Summer Camp
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TBD
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Possible camping trip to Camp
Sayre in the Blue Hills
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TBD
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Reedy’s archery night
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Order of the Arrow Elections: On Thursday, March 12th, both Troop 20 & Troop 96 will be holding our Order of the Arrow (OA) elections for this upcoming year. The OA was founded in 1915 as the BSA's National Honor Society and Scouts are elected by their fellow Scouts for membership. A representative from the OA will be showing up to give a short speech about the Order of the Arrow and an election will be held. Election requirements are:
- You must be a registered member of the Boy Scouts of America, Sea Scout, or Venturer.
- You must hold the rank of at least First Class Scout in a BSA Troop.
- You must have experienced 15 nights of Scout camping while registered with a troop within the two years immediately prior to the election. The 15 nights must include one, but no more than one, long-term camp consisting of at least five consecutive nights of overnight camping such as summer camp. Only five nights of the long-term camp may be credited toward the 15-night camping requirement; the balance of the camping (10 nights) must be overnight, weekend, or other short-term camps of, at most, three nights each.
If you believe you meet the requirements, please see Eric Grady a few minutes before the start of the Troop meeting on March 12th, to collect some information before the OA election. We encourage all youth to attend this meeting and if you are already an OA member, we encourage you to please wear your OA sash.
If you have any questions about the OA or the upcoming election, please email Eric Grady at: ericgrady21@gmail.com
White Water Rafting: The weekend of May 9-10 will be the Maine White Water rafting trip. More details to follow.
End of Year Camping Trip: The weekend of June 19-21 will be our end of year camp out at Myles Standish State Forest. We will be biking the trails in Myles Standish and we will have easy access to Charge Pond for swimming and boating/kayaking. Since school should be out, we plan to leave earlier on that Friday so that we will be at Mules Standish by lunchtime to enjoy the afternoon there.
Summer Camp: The Troop has blocked out the week of July 12-18 for summer camp. We are presently working with the Scouts to finalize where we will be going.The Troop is entertaining thoughts of attending Camp Bell in Gilmanton, NH. We have leaders who are willing to volunteer their time to attend camp so that our Scouts can go together as a Troop. What we need is a commitment from at least five (5) Scouts to allow us to register and reserve a spot at camp. This commitment will come in the form of a $100 deposit made by the end of February, which will allow us to obtain the early bird pricing ($50 discount off of the standard cost for camp) which is due at council by March 16th. Final payment of the balance due will be needed by May 15th. There are sibling discounts and camperships available to help Scouts afford the cost of summer camp, parents just need to speak to the Scoutmaster to get things started.
Tentative Activities
Herring Run Festival: The Troop is tentatively planning to help with setting up for the annual Herring Run Festival at the Oliver Mill Park, on Saturday, April 18th. The Troop is also considering using this event as a way to publicize the Troop and recruit some new members. One activity the Troop might consider, in conjunction with this event, is offering canoe rides in the area of the Nemasket River, just below the fish ladder/dam area adjacent to the park.
Camp Sayre: Another idea that's being considered is a weekend camp out at Camp Sayre in the Blue Hills to include a Blue Hills hike to the observatory at the top and a possible tour of the weather station at the observatory.
Reedy's Archery: We are looking into scheduling an off-site at Reedy's Archery in Middleborough for the Scouts to spend some time at Reedy's indoor range, learning to shoot a bow and arrow. We need to coordinate a time that works with Reedy's and line up enough adult coaches to be on hand. Stay tuned.
We look forward to seeing everyone this Thursday, the 12th!
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