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Aug 2008
- Mon Aug 25, 7pm
- There is a meeting and BBQ for senior scouts
and assistant scoutmasters at Mr. Welton's house at 55 Twin Brook Dr in
Stamford this Monday at 7 PM. We will be selecting leadership positions
and planing outings for the upcoming year. Please give him a call or
email and let him know if you can make it.
Sep 2008
- Mon Sep 1
- School holiday — no meeting.
- Mon Sep 8, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting (first of the year), community
house. Dues are $85 for the first scout, and $75 for each sibling --
due by Parents' Night (October 27).
- Tue Sep 9, 7:30
- Committee meeting, community house.
- Mon Sep 15, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house. Permission
slips for the Sept
27-28 Sheffield Island trip, and a check for $45 (payable to “BSA
Troop 11”) are due today.
- Mon Sep 22, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Sat Sep 27 to Sun Sep 28
- Camping on Sheffield
Island. Canceled
due to bad weather.
We'll be taking the ferry from Norwalk Harbor
over to Sheffield Island on Saturday morning. We'll visit the historic
lighthouse, walk on the nature trail, and perform a service project. We
will be cooking dinner and breakfast on the island. Bring a bag lunch
and camping supplies and clothing appropriate for the season. Permission
slips and a check
for $45 (payable to “BSA Troop 11”) are due on Monday
evening, September 15, at our weekly meeting. Late forms will not be
accepted.
Meet at the main church parking lot at 9am on
Saturday, Sep 27. We will collect equipment from our storage closets in
the community house, and then drive in a group to Norwalk harbor. The
ferry leaves promptly at 10:30 from the dock at the intersection
of Water and Washington Streets in
South Norwalk.
We will depart the island at 10:30am on Sunday
morning. We expect to return to the church parking lot by noon on
Sunday.
Bring the following:
- Bag lunch for Saturday
- Sleeping bag
- Sleeping pad
- Clothing
- Toilet articles
- Rain gear (rain does not cancel this trip)
- Sweater or jacket (expect cold weather)
- Work gloves for service project (plant
removal or garbage pickup)
- Flashlight
- Mess kit
- 2 quarts of water (there is no water on the
island; the troop will bring some, but scouts need to bring some of
their own)
- Ball, frisbee, kite or other daytime
sporting equipment or game (optional)
- Deck of cards or other nighttime game
(optional)
- Backpack or duffle bag to put everything in
- Mon Sep 29, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
October 2008
- Sat Oct 4 to Sun Oct 5
- Overnight camping, Putnam
Memorial State Park, Redding, CT.
- Mon Oct 6, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Tue Oct 7, 7:30
- Committee meeting, community house.
- Mon Oct 13
- School holiday — no meeting.
- Sat Oct 18 to Sun Oct 19
- Powahay
District Fall Camporee, at the Hoyt Scout
Reservation, West Redding, CT. Meet at church parking lot at 7am on
Saturday morning. Returning 11:30am Sunday morning. Bring thepermission
slip with a check
for $15 made out to "BSA Troop 11". Also bring:
- Bag lunch for Saturday
- Class A uniform (shirt, hat, bolo, green
pants, boots)
- Sleeping bag
- Sleeping pad
- Change of clothes (avoid cotton)
- Toilet articles
- Rain gear (rain does not cancel this trip)
- Sweater and/or jacket (expect cold weather)
- Flashlight
- Mess kit
- Canteen with water
- Backpack or duffle bag to put everything in
- Mon Oct 20, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house. First physical
fitness test for Tenderfoot rank.
- Mon Oct 27, 7:30-8:30pm
- Troop meeting, community house, with early
dismissal at 8:30, except for senior scouts, who will stay for a
greenbar meeting until 9pm. (Parents' Night postponed to December 8.)
Dues are needed by tonight. $85 for the first
scout, $75 for each sibling. Make checks payable to "BSA Troop 11".
November 2008
- Mon Nov 3, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Tue Nov 4, 7:30
- Committee meeting, community house.
- Mon Nov 10, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Mon Nov 17, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Sat Nov 22 to Sun Nov 23
- Appalachian Trail backpacking trip, Connecticut
section 1B. Meet at Saturday 8am at the church parking lot. Returning
early afternoon on Sunday. Bring a bag lunch for Saturday, and money
for Sunday lunch. Permission slips are due November 10. Make sure to
pack according to our backpacking
checklist. Remember: NO
COTTON.
- Mon Nov 24, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Fri Nov 28, 7pm
- Steve K. Eagle Court of Honor, North Stamford
Community Church. Scout attendance is mandatory. Dinner will be served
afterwards in the community house.
December 2008
- Mon Dec 1, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house. Bloody Monday
first aid workshop. Troop 11 scouts should arrive promptly at 7:30 to
help set up. Cub Scouts will be arriving at about 7:45 pm; first aid
scenario activities will begin after a short introductory briefing.
This event will be most meaningful for scouts who have had some basic
training in treatment of injuries (cuts, burns, etc). Scouts should WEAR OLD CLOTHES (no uniforms), as simulated
blood may stain. Participation by Cub Scouts who are not yet in 5th
grade is not recommended, since portrayal of serious injuries can be a
bit graphic for younger Cubs (depending on the quality of our Troop 11
actors). Activities should conclude by 9:00 pm.
- Tue Dec 2, 7:30
- Committee meeting, community house.
- Sat Dec 6
- Service project, North Stamford Community
Church. Required for rifle shooting on Sunday. Bring work gloves, leaf
rake or pruning tool if you have one.
- Sun Dec 7, 1-4pm
- Rifle shooting at the Cos Cob Revolver and Rifle Club, 451
Steamboat Rd, Greenwich, CT (across from the Greenwich train station),
203-622-9508. Rifle and ammunition will be provided. No uniforms, no
personal equipment. Cost is $10. Permission
slip and check
(payable to BSA Troop 11) is due by November 24. You must have done the
service project on Saturday in order to participate.
- Mon Dec 8, 7:30-9pm
- Parents' Night, community house. Awards
presentation, rank advancement, slide show.
- Mon Dec 15, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house. Schedule
change: Scout youth protection videos will be notbe shown. This
will be postponed until early 2009. This meeting instead will be
largely devoted to planning the Dec 22 holiday party.
- Mon Dec 22, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house. Scouts holiday
party. Scouts should bring a wrapped present, costing no more than $10,
for a grab bag. Also please bring an unwrapped toy for Toys 4 Tots.
Dress casually -- no uniforms necessary.
- Mon Dec 29
- School holiday — no meeting.
January 2009
- Mon Jan 5, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Tue Jan 6, 7:30
- Committee meeting, community house.
- Mon Jan 12, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Mon Jan 19
- School holiday — no meeting.
- Fri Jan 23, 7:30pm
- Eagle Court of Honor for Marlin B, Church of
the Holy Spirit, 403 Scofieldtown Rd.
- Mon Jan 26, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Sat Jan 31 to Sun Feb 1
- Overnight camping, Camp Sequassen.
Staying overnight Saturday night, returning Sunday late morning or
early afternoon.
February 2009
- Mon Feb 2, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Tue Feb 3, 7:30
- Committee meeting, community house.
- Mon Feb 9, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house. Permission
slips for the Feb
12 swimming activity and
theFeb
27 ski trip are due
today.
- Thu Feb 12, 7:30-8:45pm
- Troop Swim, Stamford Italian Center, 1620
Newfield Ave. Use the south parking lot entrance, and proceed to pool
area at the end of the hallway on the left. Bring a swimsuit and a
towel. There is no troop-provided transportation for this event. Permission
slips are due at
the Feb 9 meeting.
- Mon Feb 16
- School holiday — no meeting.
- Mon Feb 23, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Fri Feb 27 to Sun Mar 1
- Skiing in Ascutney, Vermont. We meet in the
church parking lot on Friday at 3:30pm, and return late afternoon on
Sunday. Bring a bag dinner for Friday PM, sleeping gear, and money for
ski equipment rental and expenses. Permission
slips are due at
the Feb 9 meeting.
March 2009
- Sun Mar 1, 10:30am-3:00pm
- Maple Sugar Sunday at the Stamford Nature
Center. Troop 11 traditionally operates the colonial maple sugaring
exhibit. We need volunteers to come keep the fire going, the sap
boiling, and to explain to visitors how the process works.
- Mon Mar 2, 7:30-8:30pm
- Troop meeting, community house. Youth
protection training videos will be shown this evening. Due to the
sensitive and at times uncomfortable scenarios presented in these
videos, we ask that every scout be accompanied by at least one parent.
After the videos, the troop will be dismissed.
- Tue Mar 3, 7:30
- Committee meeting, community house.
- Mon Mar 9, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Mon Mar 16, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Mon Mar 23, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Sat Mar 28 to Sun Mar 29
- Appalachian Trail backpacking trip, Connecticut
section 2.
- Mon Mar 30, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house. Parents' Night.
Presentations, awards, rank advancement, and slide show.
April 2009
- Mon Apr 6, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Tue Apr 7, 7:30
- Committee meeting, community house.
- Mon Apr 13, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Mon Apr 20
- School holiday — no meeting.
- Sat Apr 25 to Sun Apr 26
- Six Flags Great Adventure Camporee, Jackson,
NJ. Details at http://www.jerseyshore-bsa.org/mydocuments/2009_package_form.pdf.
- Mon Apr 27, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
May 2009
- Mon May 4, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Tue May 5, 7:30
- Committee meeting, community house.
- Sat May 8 to May 9
- Class IV Whitewater Rafting, Upper Hudson River
Gorge. Senior scouts only.
- Mon May 11, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Sat May 16 to Sun May 17
- Connecticut Yankee Council ConnJam '09, Orange,
CT. Details athttp://www.ctyankee.org/program/connjam.
- Mon May 18, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Mon May 25
- School holiday — no meeting.
June 2009
- Mon Jun 1, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Tue Jun 2, 7:30
- Committee meeting, community house.
- Fri Jun 5 to Sun Jun 7
- Block Island trip and camp-out.
- Mon Jun 8, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house. Parents' Night.
- Mon Jun 15, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
July 2009
- Sun Jul 26 to Sun Aug 2
- Summer Camp at Yawgoog Scout Reservation,
Rockville, RI.
August 2009
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