Wednesday, June 14th, is Flag Day. Our charter organization, American Legion Post 437, is holding its annual Flag Day observance and Flag retirement ceremony. The Scout Troop will be participating. All Scouts should attend and should come in full Class A uniform. The Ceremony starts at 6:00pm - please arrive at 5:30pm so that we can review your role in the ceremony.
We are now collecting Troop dues and the BSA membership fee for the upcoming Scout year. Total being collected is increased over last year due to the fee increase that BSA just publicized. For more details on the BSA fee increase, please see:
Note that Troop dues have not increased for the coming year.
Troop dues remain at: $50 BSA Scout registration is now: $60 (up from $33) ----------------------------------------- Total Scout fees due by 11/21: $110
BSA Adult registration is now: $36 (up from $33) , also due by 11/21
We apologize for the increase, unfortunately, we have no control over the National membership fee set by the BSA.
The Troop 437 Committee does not want any Scout 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 Scout Masters (Andy McKeen\Cindy McKeen), Committee Chair David Barnard, or Committee Treasurer David Carpenter to discuss available options. Any requests will be kept completely confidential.
Please turn in your dues/registration payment by November 21st.
This is going to be an awsome event! We have a great turn out and there will be lots of rock climbing fun! There is still time to signup at this week's troop meeting. Make sure you bring a completed waiver and permission slip to the troop meeting.
The PLC has decided to change the April trip to be a Indoor Rock Climbing Overnight Lock in at the Central Rock Gym in Worcester. They have over 13,000 sq. ft. of total terrain including over 100 bouldering, lead, and top rope stations. Scouts will have the chance to experience all levels of rock climbing challenges. Scouts will be able to climb as long as they want as we will have exclusive use of the climbing gym once their normal hours.
We will need trained belayers for this trip to support our climbers. Adults and Scouts 15 or older can belay. to belay you need to be trained at Central Rock Gym or have been trained at another rock climbing event. If you need training please see the permission slip for details.
Sign-ups are due before the April 7th Troop meeting. Scouts signed up by the meeting on the 7th will participate in meal planning.
The April trip for Troop 437 will be a camping trip to Purgatory Chasm. Always popular with the scouts, this trip includes scrambling over glacial rock formations and through natural caves. For more information visit: Purgatory Chasm State Reservation | Mass.gov .
We will be tent camping at Sutton Falls Camping Area, 90 Manchaug Road, Sutton, MA, and driving to Purgatory Chasm after camp is set up. Adults attending the trip will be needed to assist with transport to and from Purgatory State Reservation.
Information will be sent to those signed up prior to the event about carpooling.