Troop Ski Trip to Shawnee Peak

Troop 2 will be headed back to Shawnee Peak for another great weekend in the snow.  This is an opportunity for those who ski to have a great weekend on the slopes.  It is also a great opportunity for those that don't ski - the $135 covers lodging, food, equipment rental and lessons!

Payment is due on 11/2/09 - $135 payable to Troop 2 Weymouth.

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Annual Flag Retirement and Turkey Dinner, November 14th, 2009

Annual Flag Retirement and Turkey Dinner, sponsored by Troop 2 and the Weymouth Heights Club.
DATE: Saturday, November 14, 2009
PLACE: Valley Pines Campground, 509 Grove Street, Norwell. MA
(see website at www.weymouthheightsclub.org for directions)

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

12:00 PM: Start time
1:00 PM: TURKEY DINNER, prepared by the Weymouth Heights Club
2:00 PM: Flag Retirement Ceremony


James Kelley, Troop 2 Scoutmaster
Brian Stronach, Weymouth Heights Club President

Notes:

1. SCOUTS MUST WEAR THEIR UNIFORMS FOR THE CEREMONY
2. Bring your own chair
3. Parking is limited, please carpool
4. Desserts provided by WEYMOUTH HEIGHTS CLUB

Scouts will be staying overnight.

Eric Hicks Eagle Project

Where: Weymouth Heights Club

When: Saturday 10/31/09

Time: 12:30 – 3:00 pm

What to bring: Gloves, Work Clothes, shovels, post hole diggers

Troop 2 Halloween Party Monday, 10/26

The Troop 2 annual Halloween party will be held this evening, October 26th, at the Weymouth Heights Club.

There will be no drum practice, and no uniforms are required. Please wear a costume and participate in the party.

The meeting starts promptly at 7:30 PM.

Help Weymouth's Libraries - Updated!

The Weymouth Libraries are holding a fund raiser on 11/1/10.  They will be playing mini-golf inside the main branch library.  The library has asked for any scouts that can help set up - on 10/31 at 1pm. that can help out on the day of the event -  at about 1:30PM.  The boys can enter through the staff entrance and help by returning clubs and golf balls as each player finishes.

More info on the event at the library web site

One Day Valley Pines Event - Change in Plans

Considering the forecast of heavy rains and wind, we are modifying our plans for this weekend. We are NOT going to Valley Pines due to concerns over damaging the road. We will meet at the Clubhouse and work on advancement and skills. All scouts are encouraged to attend.

In addition to other activities, all scouts under First Class will be working on patrol cook requirements. If a scout was not assigned an item to bring for the cook, please contact Mr. Keenan at jlkeenan@statestreet.com Scouts must bring ingredients and help prepare our lunch for the day in order to meet this mandatory 1st Class requirement.

When:  10/24 9am - 3pm
Where: Weymouth Heights Club
Who:   All Scouts
Bring: Mess kits, utensils, BSA handbook, No uniforms.

Photos of the Great Pumpkin Give A Wey 10/17/2009

Mitchel's picture is on page 4 of the 10/21 Weymouth News!

Our Booth at the Great Pumpkin Give A Wey is on the far left side of this picture


Here's Charlie manning another booth


In this photo you can see some of our scouts helping with the pumpkin patch


And again in this picture


And in this one


And this one.


Here's another shot of our booth - you can see the array of photos of our scouts.

Great Pumpkin Give-A-Wey Report

Thanks to all who helped out at the Great Pumpkin Give-A-Wey. It was a cold day, but the public attendance at the event was high. We had several former scouts stop at our booth, as well as numerous potential cub scouts, girl scouts, brownies and boy scouts. All visitors to our booth received handouts detailing our programs and bottle & cans info, and a Troop 2 pen as a reminder.

Our booth included a Troop 2 bass drum, which we invited passersby to hit as they visited. We also had cocoa for the scouts, an old boy scout sash, campaign hat, and a bunch of photos of our activities provided by Mrs. Davis.

Our scouts helped the town with the distribution of pumpkins in the pumpkin patch, and received great reviews from the adults involved in these activities for their efforts.

Great Pumpkin Give-A-Wey

The Great Pumpkin Give-A-Wey is still planned for Oct 17th from noon to 4:00 PM.

The Weymouth Heights Club will have a table for the organization and the scouts, and due to the weather we will display limited items - pictures from camp and the canoe trips primarily, and handouts about our programs.

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Chase

Drum Corps - Practice 10/18 - no practice 10/19

Reminder – our next formal drum practice is this Sunday Oct 18th .There will be NO practice on October 19th, as we have a GYM NIGHT.

Drumming dates through Veterans Day are below

Sunday 10/18 - 6:30-7:30

Sunday 10/25 - 6:30-7:30

Monday 10/26 - 7:00-7:30

Sunday 11/1 - 6:30-7:30

Monday 11/2 - 7:00-7:30

Monday 11/9 - 7:00-7:30

Wednesday 11/11 - Veterans Day Parade

Great Pumpkin Give-A-Wey

Don’t make Mr. Chase go bananas! Be sure to help out with the Great Pumpkin Give a Wey this weekend”

Scouts need to come between noon and 4 PM to town hall, preferably in full uniform, to help with the event and to staff the Weymouth Heights Club table.

Scouts may be asked to work in the pumpkin patch, carving stations, painting stations or with the other events sponsored by the town, and should wear a troop t-shirt under their uniform shirt as well in case they’re helping out.

Parents, if you're attending, please stop by our booth as well!

Watch this site and http://www.weymouth.ma.us/news/news.asp?id=10790 for more info.

Bike Trip Final Report (with pictures)

All the Boy Scouts from Troop 2 arrived back in Weymouth at about 1pm this afternoon. After three days of biking the Cape Cod Rail Trail, some of these boys have done nearly 65 to 70 miles. The Troop had great weather and the trip was very successful. A big thanks go out the boys and Dads that helped make this trip a success.

Bike Trip - Day 2 (with pictures)

We woke to a cool 50 degree morning.  The boys helped Mr. Phillips prepare some of the eggs for our breakfast and we off on our way at about 8:30am.  We drove from our campground to a starting point closer to the Marconi Radio station site - not too close though as we biked about 7 miles and then the boys got to check out the incredible views.  From there everyone biked back to Nickerson State Park for a total of 20+ miles before lunch.  We had a nice lunch of sandwiches and some of Mr. Phillip's famous homemade soup.

Bike Trip - Day 1 (with pictures)

We left Weymouth at 9:30 this morning and caravaned to Dennis.  By 11:30 we had all the scouts on the bike path.  The scouts did an 11 mile stretch of the bike bath to Brewster, where they arrived at our campsite at about 1pm.  The scouts helped prepare a dinner of pasta and meatballs with salad and bread - enjoyed by all.  Spirits are high as we look towards tomorrows 50 mile ride. 

Congratulations to Troop 2's newest Eagle, Andres Butler

Congratulations to Andres Butler for achieving the highest ranking in Scouting, his Eagle Scout, on October 9th.

Watch this space!

If everything goes to plan and there are no equipment malfunctions, I will attempt to post blog entries from the Bike Trip.  I'm making no promises - but stop by over the weekend and check to see if there is any news here.

For more info in the Cape Cod Rail Trail check out www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/southeast/ccrt.htm

Troop 2 Bike Trip Reminders

Boys should talk to Mr. Kelley about how this trip helps them in earning the Cycling Merit Badge.  Scouts must earn Cycling or Hiking or Swimming merit badges in order to fulfill the requirements for Eagle. There is some mandatory equipment each scout needs to bring, including:

• Helmet - no boy will be allowed to ride without one
• Sleeping bag
• Ground pad

10/5 Scout Meeting Recap

Quick recap of the meeting on 10/5

Bike Trip preparations included bike safety discussion and bike riding details, as well as bike maintenance information, presented by Mr Wallace, Mr Kelley and Mr McCallum, with the assistance of Eric H.

Drumming Reminders

Reminder - no drumming this Sunday Oct 4th due to the committee meeting

Drumming dates through Veterans Day is below

 Monday 10/5  - 7:00-7:30

 Monday 10/12 - 7:00-7:30

 Sunday 10/18 - 6:30-7:30

 Monday 10/19 - 7:00-7:30

 Sunday 10/25 - 6:30-7:30

 Monday 10/26 - 7:00-7:30

 Sunday 11/1  - 6:30-7:30

 Monday 11/2  - 7:00-7:30

 Monday 11/9  - 7:00-7:30

 Wednesday 11/11 - Veterans Day Parade

Please remember to practice the pieces we'll be playing - Bass Street, 2, 9 and Bugle Street. The pieces are included in a previous post for reference.

If you have any questions please contact Mr Chase.