Hello Scouts,

For our Registered Cub Scouts

We are excited to see you soon!  Please remember to bring your Pinewood derby kit and your creativity!  Interested in getting a preview of what we will help you with?  Checkout our Pinewood Derby Workshop Handout.

See you at 7:00pm on either Wednesday or Thursday.  The event will be held at American Legion Post 437, 114 Dunstable Rd. in the upstairs function hall.

For Our Troop

This is an all hands on deck event, we need scouts and parents to help.  

For our 5th year, we will be hosting the Pinewood Derby Workshop.  The events will take place NEXT WEEK on both WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY evening.  

Signup Genius 

We have an exciting weekend hike opportunity coming up this December 4th weekend. We are making a reservation in one of the AMC huts in the White Mountains of NH, which means with just a minimal hiking effort we can appreciate the grandness of the great outdoors while enjoying the comfort of sleeping cots and a full kitchen! 

“Located in Franconia Notch State Park, Lonesome Lake Hut, known affectionately as “Lonestar” for generations of guests, offers big mountain scenery without the big mountain effort. Experience spectacular views of the Franconia Ridge across a pristine glacial lake.”

 While we will be packing in (and out) all of our food and necessities, the trail to the Lonestar Hut is just 1.6 miles in over well-traveled terrain. If you just want to enjoy the beauty and serenity of winter in the White Mountains without a lot of effort, this base hike is for you. For anyone who wants to get out and explore the wilderness directly, hiking options abound from the comfort of the lodge. 

 We do need to get our head-count in soon, so let’s get those hands up for Scouts who want in on this excellent adventure. Not sure if you’re ready, or whether or not hiking in December sounds like a good idea? Talk to some of the older Scouts who did this hike in 2018 and/or 2019 and let them tell you how much fun it was. I’d love to see a dozen eager Scouts from all the patrols joining us this year.

DEADLINE Thursday Nov 18th. Sign up now. 

Signup form: 

Here is the link to the Information sheet:

 Yours in Scouting,

Mr Mazgelis

Hey Scouts!

Here's another opportunity to earn some Merit Badges, including some Eagle required ones. The Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity at Worcester Poly Tech (WPI) is putting on their annual Merit Badge University this fall over the course of two weekends. While Scouts in our Troop have attended in-person in prior years, this year will be strictly on-line.

Dates: November 6th, 2021 & November 20th, 2021

Registration opens on Saturday, September 11th, 2021 at 5:00 PM EST and will likely fill-up fast.

Details are at https://users.wpi.edu/~apo/MBU/

Check it out!

Having a good turnout from our Troop to both these events is very important.  Please attend. 

Trip Information – Camp Nobscot Invitational Campout

Outing:Campout and AOL/Friends Invitational 

Where:Nobscot Scout Reservation (1 Nobscot Road Sudbury, MA 01776)

Arrive:   6:30 pm on Friday, October 22nd, 2021 (after dinner)

 Depart:   10:00 am on Sunday, October 24th, 2021

 Cost:$30 for 2 nights camping and meals (does not include Friday dinner) 

If you are not able to attend both nights you are welcome to attend only one night, however, the cost remains the same.

 Sign-ups are due by Sunday, October 17, 2021

 Sign-up going to link or form    

The October camping trip is a two-night camping adventure at Nobscot Scout Reservation in Sudbury.  The Troop will be conducting fire-building, orienteering, first aid, cooking, and other scout skill activities.  As usual, there will be an entertaining campfire.  This will be a great opportunity to enjoy the fall in New England and get some advancement done!

This is also our fall AOL and Friends Invitational!  That means we are inviting prospective scouts to come and find out what Scouting is all about and get to know our Troop.  Please also invite any friends you think might be interested in joining scouts!  Recruiting friends is a great way to help the Troop grow and increase your enjoyment of scouting!  Anyone 10 ½ or older is eligible to going scouts.

As usual, a guide to what to pack can be found at our website at https://www.westfordtroop437.us and choose “camping essentials” from the left-hand page list.  If you need to borrow any gear please speak to a Scoutmaster.

While outdoors at this event masks will not be needed but please bring masks in the event we find ourselves inside for some reason.  For tents we will follow the guidelines from our council:

• Tenting can now be done at 50% capacity of the tent being used.

• Example – In a 2-person tent, 1 may tent. In a 4-person tent, 2 may tent, etc.

• Head to Foot sleeping should be done.

• Maximize ventilation in the tent. This can be done by removing the rain fly and/or opening all of the windows on the tent to allow for better air circulation.

• Siblings can override the 50% capacity protocol.

Yours in Scouting,

Scout Masters McKeen and McKeen