Troop 2 - Weekly Update

1. Thanks to all who attended the Troop 2 Awards and Recognition Dinner and Eagle Scout Court of Honor. 4 scouts received their Eagle ribbons - Jordan B, Mitchel S, Joe K, and Bryan D. We also honored many scouts with merit badges and rank advancement. Our newest scouts received the first badge on their trail to Eagle, the Scout rank, and are making great progress.

A special thanks to those who helped with the planning, preparations, hall setup, the raffle, preparing, cooking serving and cleaning up dinner, breaking down the hall, and for all the  support throughout the year of our Scouting program and most importantly, of the young men and their leaders.

Thanks also to Mike Curran for his work capturing photos of the evening, which are available at http://www.mpcurran.com/ 

2. BIKETRIP 2013 - we're bike tripping to Plymouth this month -

Where:  Camp Squanto – Myles Standish State Park
When: Friday night May 31st – Sunday June 2nd

Cost: $40.00 for event

Start time at Camp Squanto:  6 pm Friday Night        
We will be tenting outside.

Pick up at Camp Squanto:  9 am Sunday Morning

All participants will be biking on Saturday in Myles Standish

Head Count needed by: Monday May 20th

What to bring:  Athletic clothes and shoes for biking, bike, ground pad & blanket , water bottle, bug spray,  warm jacket and clothes for camping, flashlight, toilet kit.
Troop will provide: Tents, food and snacks for all in attendance.

3. Our next Troop Committee meeting is Sunday, May 19th at 7 PM. Please arrive promptly.

The agenda is below

Meeting Date – May 19, 2013
Meeting Duration – 7:00 – 8:00 PM
Meeting Location – Weymouth Heights Club

Before the meeting (6:45 - 7:00 PM) - please report any items for discussion under New Business to the Troop Committee Chair for review.

Time/Action

7:00  Call to Order/Opening Remarks
7:05  Circulate attendance sheet/approve minutes from last meeting
7:10  Scoutmaster Monthly report/ Advancement Reports (Troopmaster and Eagle Scout)
7:20  Merit badge update
7:30  Membership Report
7:35  Treasurers & Fundraising report
7:40  Public relations update
7:45  Announcement of upcoming events
7:50  New Business discussion (items presented before meeting)
8:00  Close

Troop 2 Upcoming Dates

·        May 20 – Weekly Meeting – Drummers at 7 PM, Meeting starts at 7:30

·        May 25 – Replacement of Flags on Veteran’s Graves

·        May 27 – Memorial Day Parade

·        May 31- Jun 2 – Plymouth Bike Trip Weekend

·        June 3 - Weekly Meeting  - No Uniforms, Summer Schedule - 7:30

·        June 10 - Weekly Meeting  - No Uniforms, Summer Schedule

·        June 17  - Weekly Meeting  - No Uniforms, Summer Schedule

·        June 24 - Weekly Meeting  - No Uniforms, Summer Schedule

Please check our BLOG for details on the following upcoming Troop events
May – Bike Trip in Plymouth, Flagging, Memorial Day Parade
June - Relay for Life, Local canoe day trip, WHC Potluck Dinner
July/August - Summer Camp for all active scouts at Cliff Island (July 27-Aug 4)
If you are not already a member of the Weymouth Heights Club, sponsor of our Troop for over 80 years, please consider joining to support their programs and your scout. Annual dues are very low, and the next meeting is the Potluck Dinner in June. The WHC provides us with a place to meet, all equipment, and significant financial support.
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Chase or Mr. Clancy.

4. Reminder - WE NEED YOUR HELP with the redemption program.

Bottle and Can sorting - Thursday evenings: 7 PM WHC Garage – Processing returnables for redemption.

We need a few adult volunteers from our organization to help with this program, as this is our fundraising source and assures costs are kept to a minimum. If this program is unsuccessful, other funding sources will be necessary, and costs for all programs will rise.

We need more support from the group to make this program successful. Please see Mr. Chase if you have any questions or can help us out.

Assistance can be as simple as dropping off empty case boxes, helping sort on Thursday, picking up the materials on Wednesdays, or dropping off materials at the redemption center.
Scouts should bring in cans and bottles on a regular basis to support the troop.

Troop 2 Leadership Contact Information - please direct any questions or concerns to the Troop leaders.

Scoutmaster - David Chase - 781-361-2677,  dmaychase@comcast.net
Committee Chair- Brian Chase- 617-413-4437, brian.chase1@comcast.net