Troop Meeting this Thursday, 4/11 at Sacred Heart Parish Hall - 7:00pm

Hello Troop 20!

We will be having our regular Troop Meeting this Thursday, April 11th, at 7:00pm.  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 10-15 minutes earlier, in Class A uniform.

We would like to remind Scouts that one of the requirements to move up in rank is 'active participation' in the Troop.  Missing meetings and arriving late does not count as active participation and may cause delays in Scouts moving up in rank.  This includes Eagle Scout.  The photo below was from last week's Troop meeting.  We know we have more Scouts than this and we should really be seeing better participation.  We understand that there can sometimes be conflicts with school activities and sports but if that's the case, you should be talking to the leaders to make sure we understand the circumstances.  Let's all try to be active participants in our Troop.

Merit Badges:

• Scouts working on the Citizenship and Pet merit badges should be prepared with their workbooks to show progress and get requirements signed off if our merit badge counselors are available.

  

Eagle Court of Honor for Thomas Devine:

Just a reminder that Thomas Devine will be having his Eagle Scout Court of Honor on Saturday April 13th at the Town Hall Ballroom at 1:00PM.  We would like all Scouts to arrive around 12:00 - 12:30PM, in full Class A uniform, looking sharp.  Remember, full class A is your Scout shirt, with all of the appropriate patches and rank affixed, your Troop 20 neckerchief and slide or a bolo from a Scout event such as NYLT, your Troop 20 hat, and your merit badge sash if you have one, with all of your current merit badges affixed.
Please put this on your calendar and plan to be there to celebrate Thomas's achievement of obtaining the rank of Eagle Scout!  A light luncheon will be served immediately following the ceremony.

We may be setting up for the Court of Honor on Friday but timing is not worked out yet so stay tuned.
 
 
Troop Planning & Events:
- Nantucket Island - It looks like the weekend of June 21-23 is full at Camp Richard so we're trying for another weekend.  We'll let you know as soon as we hear back from them.  Mr. Holt has sent in our campsite request, along with a deposit, so hopefully we will get a response.  Until then, we have to remain in a holding pattern and we cannot book the ferry reservations.  We hope to have updates very soon, once we can confirm with Camp Richard.

For any Scouts that have never been to Nantucket with the Troop, this is a great trip that everyone always enjoys.  We head over on a Friday morning and we bring over the Scouts bikes and camping gear.  We spend two nights at BSA Camp Richard and bike around the island, checking out the sights.


 - Nantucket Island Shakedown Rides - We will be planning 2 shakedown rides at the Cape Code Canal, prior to the Nantucket Trip, to make sure that all of our Scouts and their bikes are ready to do a lot of riding on Nantucket.  We expect these will likely be in May, once the warm weather sets in on a regular basis.

 

 We look forward to seeing our Scouts this Thursday!

Committee Meeting / Troop Meeting this Thursday, April 4th, at Sacred Heart Parish Hall - 6:15pm Committee / 7:00pm Troop

Hello Troop 20!

There will be a committee meeting this Thursday at 6:15pm at Sacred Heart Parish Hall.
There will be a Troop meeting immediately following the committee meeting at our regular time.  7:00PM.  Please remember that we line up for our opening ceremony at 7:00PM so you need to plan to be at the hall 10-15 minutes earlier, in Class A uniform.  If you arrive during the opening ceremony, please remain in the foyer until we complete the opening, then you may join your patrol.


Merit Badges:

• We will be having the Pets merit badge and the Citizenship merit badges this week.
• For Scouts participating in the Pets merit badge, Mrs. Drass would like you to please bring in your workbooks so that she can check progress.  You are also reminded that you should have located a book or pamphlet on your pet and you should bring this to show as well.
• Scouts working on the Citizenship merit badges should be prepared with their workbooks to show progress and get requirements signed off.
  
   

Eagle Court of Honor for Thomas Devine:

Just a reminder that Thomas Devine will be having his Eagle Scout Court of Honor on Saturday April 13th at the Town Hall Ballroom at 1:00PM.  We would like all Scouts to arrive 30 minutes early, at 12:30PM, in full Class A uniform, looking sharp.  Remember, full class A is your Scout shirt, with all of the appropriate patches and rank affixed, your Troop 20 neckerchief and slide or a bolo from a Scout event such as NYLT, your Troop 20 hat, and your merit badge sash if you have one, with all of your current merit badges affixed.
Please put this on your calendar and plan to be there to celebrate Thomas's achievement of obtaining the rank of Eagle Scout!  A light luncheon will be served immediately following the ceremony. 
 
 
Troop Planning & Events:
- Nantucket Island - We apologize for this dragging on so long but we are still tentatively planning a camping/bike trip to Nantucket Island for June 21-23.  The dates are tentative because we are having trouble getting Camp Richard to acknowledge whether or not there is a camp site available for us.  For some reason, we have been unable to make contact with them.  Mr. Holt has sent in our campsite request, along with a deposit, in the hopes this will get a response.  Until then, we have to remain in a holding pattern and we cannot book the ferry reservations.  We hope to have updates very soon, once we can confirm with Camp Richard.

For any Scouts that have never been to Nantucket with the Troop, this is a great trip that everyone always enjoys.  We head over on a Friday morning and we bring over the Scouts bikes and camping gear.  We spend two nights at BSA Camp Richard and bike around the island, checking out the sights.


 - Nantucket Island Shakedown Rides - We will be planning 2 shakedown rides at the Cape Code Canal, prior to the Nantucket Trip, to make sure that all of our Scouts and their bikes are ready to do a lot of riding on Nantucket.  We expect these will likely be in May, once the warm weather sets in on a regular basis.

 

 We look forward to seeing our Scouts this Thursday!

 

Troop Meeting this Thursday, 3/28 at Sacred Heart Parish Hall - 7:00pm

Hello Troop 20!

There will be a Troop meeting this Thursday, March 28th, at the 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 10-15 minutes earlier, in Class A uniform.

Last weeks offsite:

All of our Scouts who attended last week's offsite at the Mystery Room had a fun time as always.  We hope to see more Scouts next time.

Merit Badges:

• We are scheduled to have the Citizenship merit badges this week.
• Scouts participating in these merit badges will need their workbooks and be prepared to show progress.

Eagle Court of Honor for Thomas Devine:

Just a reminder that Thomas Devine will be having his Eagle Scout Court of Honor on Saturday April 13th at the Town Hall Ballroom.  Arrival time and further details will be forthcoming.  Please put this on your calendar and plan to be there to celebrate Thomas's achievement of obtaining the rank of Eagle Scout!

Troop Planning & Events:- Nantucket Island - We are still tentatively planning a camping/bike trip to Nantucket Island for June 21-23.  The dates are tentative because we are still confirming that we can get campsite.  We have been having difficulty reaching anyone at Camp Richard to reserve a campsite.  Mr. Holt is working on this diligently and we do hope to have updates very soon.

For any Scouts that have never been to Nantucket with the Troop, this is a great trip that everyone always enjoys.  We head over on a Friday morning and we bring over the Scouts bikes and camping gear.  We spend two nights at BSA Camp Richard and bike around the island, checking out the sights.

Again, we will have more information for everyone as we firm up dates.

- Nantucket Island Shakedown Rides - We will be planning 2 shakedown rides at the Cape Code Canal, prior to the Nantucket Trip, to make sure that all of our Scouts and their bikes are ready to do a lot of riding on Nantucket.

We look forward to seeing our Scouts this Thursday!

Congratulations Eagle Scout Eric Grady!

The Leaders and Scouts of Troop 20 would like to extend our congratulations to our newest Eagle Scout and his family - Eric Grady! 
Eric successfully passed his Eagle Board of Review this evening, Wednesday, March 20, 2018.  Please congratulate him next time you see him.

Well done Eric!

 

 

 

 

 

Offsite Activity this Thursday, March 21st - Mystery Room, Kingston Collection Mall, 6:50PM

Happy Spring Time Troop 20!

This Thursday, March 21st, the parish hall is not available for our use so we will be having an offsite activity instead.  This week's offsite will be at Mystery Room, in the Kingston Mall, 101 Kingston Collection Way, Kingston, MA.

Scouts who have signed up should arrive no later than 6:50PM at the Mystery Room inside the mall.  The event starts at 7:00PM.  We anticipate the cost will be $20 per Scout, although we are trying to get a slightly lower price.  We ask that Scouts please have their money with them that evening.  Food will NOT be provided so Scouts should eat prior to arriving.  If any Scouts would like to eat at the mall food court with their parent or guardian before the event, please make sure you allow enough time so that you are not late to the Mystery Room.  Things start promptly at 7:00 and once you're in the room, you're in for the 50 minutes.

Pickup will be 7:45PM.  We ask that all parents please be there promptly to pickup your Scout so that leaders do not have to hang around.  We can't leave until all Scouts are safely off with their parent or guardian.

We look forward to seeing our Scouts this Thursday!

Committee Meeting / Troop Meeting this Thursday, March 14th, at Sacred Heart Parish Hall - 6:15pm Committee / 6:30pm Troop

Hello Troop 20!

There will be a committee meeting this Thursday at 6:15pm at Sacred Heart Parish Hall.

We would like Scouts to arrive at 6:30 to help setup for Webelos Night and immediately following, 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, in Class A uniform.

Webelos Night - The Troop will be hosting Webelos Scouts on Thursday March 14th.  We will have stations setup in the church hall, that will be manned by our Boy Scouts, where we can teach Scouting skills to the Webelos and give them a view into what we do as Boy Scouts in Troop 20. Mr. Goodrich is coordinating this event.  The stations we will be running are:

• Knot Tying
• Camping & Campsite Setup
• Cooking
• First Aid
• Maps and Compass
• Presentation about Troop 20

Troop Planning & Events:- Nantucket Island - We are still tentatively planning a camping/bike trip to Nantucket Island for June 21-23.  The dates are tentative because we are still confirming that we can get campsite and ferry reservations.  We hope to have updates very soon, once we can confirm with Camp Richard.

For any Scouts that have never been to Nantucket with the Troop, this is a great trip that everyone always enjoys.  We head over on a Friday morning and we bring over the Scouts bikes and camping gear.  We spend two nights at BSA Camp Richard and bike around the island, checking out the sights.

We will have more information for everyone as we firm up dates.

- Nantucket Island Shakedown Rides - We will be planning 2 shakedown rides at the Cape Code Canal, prior to the Nantucket Trip, to make sure that all of our Scouts and their bikes are ready to do a lot of riding on Nantucket.

Red & Green Banquet / Court of Honor this Thursday, 3/7 at Sacred Heart Parish Hall

Hello Troop 20!

Red & Green Banquet:
This Thursday, March 7th, Troop 20 will be holding our annual Red & Green banquet along with our mid-year Court of Honor.  Remember that this is a pot luck dinner, so please bring your favorite dish to share with all of the other Troop 20 members and their families (anything you want to bring is good - pasta, chicken, meatballs - whatever you want!).  Salad, dessert, and drinks will be provided by the Troop.

Arrival time is 6:30pm, at the Parish Hall, for food and table setup, with dinner expected to begin around 7:00 PM.  The Court of Honor will be held immediately following dinner.  Please remember to wear your full Class A uniform to this event.


Troop Planning & Events:

- Webelos Night, March 14th - Troop 20 will be hosting the Webelos Scouts on Thursday March 14th.  Mr. Goodrich is planning a series of stations setup in the church hall, that will be manned by our Boy Scouts, where we can teach Scouting skills to the Webelos and give them a view into what we do as Boy Scouts in Troop 20.

Please plan to arrive at 6:30pm to help setup the stations.

We look forward to seeing all of our Scouts this Thursday!