Outing: Camping at Nobscot Scout Reservation and Boundless Adventures High Ropes and Zipline

Meet: 11 AM, Saturday, October 19th, 2024 at Abbot School

 Return: Approximately 11 AM  Sunday, October 20, 2024

Cost: $65.00 – High ropes (Boundless Adventures), camping, and meals. 

or $15 for non-climbers - camping and meals

 
This week is a very important Troop meeting.  Scouts will be electing new Senior Patrol Leaders and Patrol leaders.  Please plan on attending to participate in the election process!

A limited selection of Merit Badge sessions will be offered on select Mondays, starting this Monday, September 30.

Merit Badge Mondays start at 7:00 PM and take place at the McKeen's house, 29 Steeple Chase Circle, Westford.

• September 30
• Family Life badge with Mrs. McKeen
• Citizenship in the Community badge with Mr. McKeen
• October 21
• Personal Management badge with Mrs. McKeen
• Mr. McKeen will run another Eagle-required badge
• November 18
• December 16
• January 13

Other badges that we may offer include Personal Fitness, Cooking, and Photography. To sign up for any of these sessions, please email Mrs. Evangelista at bevangelista1@gmail.com ASAP and provide the name of the Scout, the date they will attend, and the name of the badge.  Please also include any other badges that they are interested in.

Due to logistical difficulties, we have made changes in the October and November trips.

October - Unfortunately we are not going to be able to make the trip to Acadia on Columbus Day weekend as planned.  Instead, we are pulling forward the High Ropes trip originally planned for the spring to the weekend of October 19th.  More details about this trip will be published soon.

November - Because the October trip is moving out one week we are also moving the November trip out one week to the weekend of November 16th.  This allows us to avoid a trip on Veterans Day weekend.  The trip theme remains a pioneering trip to Camp Resolute in Bolton.

The Troop dues for the new scout year are $30 per scout.  These dues help cover the operating costs of the Troop including awards, supplies, and other expenses in running the Scouting program.  

Please submit your dues on or before Thursday, September 26th.  Payments can be made via Venmo, check, or cash.

Please note: Scouting America (BSA) is starting to collect registration fees for Scouting America membership directly from families - the Troop will no longer be handling these membership fees.

The Troop 437 Committee does not want any Scout or adult to miss out on anything Scouting has to offer due to an inability to pay.  If any fee is a hardship for your family, please reach out to one of the Scoutmasters, Committee Chair, or Troop Treasurer to discuss available options. Any requests will be kept completely confidential.

This week is the kick-off for the Troop elections.  The SPL will present an election overview and then open up nominations for next year's SPL.  On October  3rd the SPL candidates will present their visions for the Troop and then voting will commence.  Once the SPL is elected the patrols will elect their patrol leaders for the coming year.

All the newly elected leaders will take office starting at the Fall Court of Honor.