JOHN CALIFANO a freshman at BCTHS received this prestigious award for his commitment to scouting and his church Sacred Heart in Rochelle Park. The award was presented on Scout Sunday, February 9th, 2014, at the Basilica Cathedral in Newark by Bishop Marconi. Congratulations to John on this special day.
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The theme for the month is Communications. "Every human is constantly communicating through speech, reading, body language, even a raised eyebrow. We have many other means of sending and receiving messages, too - the telephone, television, radio, photographs and drawings, computers, recorded tapes, and compact discs. This month Scouts can explore some of the older means of communication such as Morse code, flags, and sign language." For more on the recommended troop program features view this page: http://meritbadge.org/wiki/images/d/d2/Troop_Program_Features_-_Communications.pdf Tonight we plan on asking each boy to tie a knot before entering. We will keep score of the number of boys who can tie the Bowline knot. For an animated demonstration of how to tie this knot check out this page: http://www.animatedknots.com/bowline/ It will probably take about 15 minutes to learn. Considering there is no school today it might be something they can spend a little time on. Check the calendar every week. Here are some events that are coming up: 2/16 Next pancake breakfast Ryan Scully, Kacper, Christian Fuchs 2/17 Committee meeting for ranking up. You must meet with the Scoutmaster before this date. Contact Mr. Buyck for a Friday meeting (after school) before the next committee meeting. Only three boys can rank up at the committee meetings. 2/24 Troop meeting prior to Camp Turrell trip 2/22 Cub Scouts Blue & Gold Dinner 2/27 Packing and Shopping for Camp Turrell Trip. Attendance is required by all attending this trip. 2/28 - 3/2 Turrell Trip Did You Know? - In order to attend a camping trip you must not only attend the required trip meetings before (set up) and after (cleaning), but you must maintain a good record of attendance for the regular troop meetings as well? Scouts best achieve the aims of Scouting (character development, citizenship training, and personal and mental fitness) when they participate in meetings, outings, and service projects, and hold positions of responsibility. Many of the skills that are required for the trip are practiced at these meetings, and a lot of discussion goes on for fun things like hikes and the SNIPE hunt! Of course, we understand if there are conflicts but a reasonable attempt should be made. If your son plans on attending summer camp this year, then parents are asked to attend the Summer Camp meeting on Friday, January 24th at 7pm (Scout Building).
Also, there is an update in the date for Camp Turrell. It will be the weekend of February 28th. Please update your calendars. We will send out a permission slip and more information The theme for the month is Wilderness Survival. That's perfect for our preparation for Klondike this year. So far eight boys have stated interest in being on the team. That's a perfect number for one sled.
Our first troop meeting back will be January 6th at 7pm. Remember, Class A uniform for meetings. Pancake breakfast is January 19th from 8-11am. William, Kacper, and Ryan have all volunteered for this date. Please make arrangements for a replacement if they cannot make this date. The Summer Camp Parents Meeting will be on January 24th at 7pm at the Scout Building. Please make sure to attend if your son plans on returning to summer camp this year. All of the information you need will be provided at this meeting. Klondike will be on January 25th for the boys who said they were interested in competing. Please make sure to check the website each week (maybe each Monday morning) to check for any additions, edits, or changes to the calendar. It's time for the annual Christmas part at Barcelona's in Garfield, NJ
If you want to car pool, then you should meet at the scout building at 6:30pm to organize and leave by 6:45pm. Otherwise you can drop of your son at 7pm at 38 Harrison Ave, Garfield, NJ 07062. The boys had a yummy meeting last night. The theme for the month is cooking so they made a banana, brown sugar, and cinnamon cake in a dutch oven over coals. The meal was completely prepared by and cooked by the boys. It was pretty unanimous "it was really good"! Donate at Troop 114's Toy Drive! We are accepting any unopened and unwrapped toys for all ages. Drop off your donations at the Scout building in the back of the American Legion at 33 West Passaic Street. We will be open for drop-off on Monday, December 9th and 23rd from 7-9pm, and Saturday, December 21st from 9am-12pm. If you have any questions please contact our scoutmaster, Jon Buyck, at 973-906-6389 - Thanks for your help and HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Well, it's official!! Mark your calendars for Tuesday, December 3rd at 3:30pm!! A helicopter will be landing at Midland school. The only way this won't happen is if the weather is bad or if they get a call while they are in transit because they would need to be the first responders. 11/23/2013 The Merit Badge Fair is this weekend from 8am-12pm. More details here:http://www.nnjbsa.org/event/1379969On 11/25 we have a Green Bar meeting. Only members of the Patrol Leaders' Council are to attend at 7pm on Monday. Please make sure they have all their materials related to PLC meetings. Holiday Party will be on 12/16 at 7pm. Only current active scouts may attend and active/registered leadership. More details on location will be announced at a later date This message was broadcast by Senior District Exec Joel Lieberman on Nov 4.
All Youth members will now have a chance to join the District Chairman’s club Beginning Nov 1 through December 15 all youth involved in all programs, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturing, can help support the message of Scouting by recruiting two friends this fall and receive a colorful patch with the District Chair's emblem and certificate signed by our District Chairman Pat Stamato. More importantly, on Dec 20 we will have a drawing for all members of the Chairman’s Club for an Amazon gift card. Entries must be submitted to Joel by Dec 18. To qualify, the two new recruits must be officially registered with the Council as of Dec 18. Editor's note: One extra award will go to any Boy Scout aiming for First Class rank. He'll earn a completion for this requirement: "Tell someone who is eligible to join Boy Scouts... about your troop's activities. Invite him to a troop outing, activity, service project, or meeting...." |
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