Troop 167- Macedon/Gananda, NY

Celebrating 40 Years of service to our Local Community.

Meetings:

Summer time No more formally scheduled troop meeting until September, but Patrols please remember that you should get together at least once a month to do something fun and review where everybody stands. We also have many boys going to summer camp(s) this summer. Babcock-Hovey is July 12th - 17th and Sabattis is 19th - 25th. There is a Summer Camp planning meeting on June 29th 7pm @ Mr. Friedl's house (1551 Rt 441/Walworth-Penfield Rd). All those going to summer camp should plan on attending so that you know what to pack, help in some pre-planning, etc. Several of our 1st class and above boys are also going to NYLT this year, so we should have many new trained boy leaders in September. Have a good summer.

LDRS 28, Potter NY
July 2nd - July 6th

Camping and fundraiser opportunity, Click here to sign up...

LDRS, a national High Power Rocketry event, is being held in our own back yard this year, hosted by the PYRO, MDRA, METRA and Tripoli Central VA.

Troops from the Finger Lakes Council have been asked to run parking for this event. There will be also be vender booth space available (no charge) where we can sell bottled drinks as a fundraiser. Scouts in uniform may fly their own rockets (up to a “D” class engine) for free.

Note: The Potter Youth Rocketry Organization (PYRO) is a local organization, and is both a NAR Section and Tripoli Prefecture, willing to help out with scouting rocketry events. http://www.pyro.ws

For more information click here

Special Camping Opportunity   National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT)

For the boys that will be at least 13 years or older and have completed 1st Class by June 18th, this summer there is one more summer camp option. NYLT (National Youth Leader Training), Finger Lakes Council has joined with the Five Rivers Council to do a NYLT week long camp for those interested in becoming boy leaders.

We have very few detail at this time but here they are:
Date: August 16th - 21st, 2009
Location: Camp Brule in Forksville, PA (council is looking into providing tranportation if needed)
Cost: $150 if registered before the end of June, which includes a shirt, hat, all their materials, meals, etc.
Brochure: Click here.
Five Rivers Council site: Information here. (the Scoutmaster for this event, Kim Stanton is from Finger Lakes Council).

If you are interested please contact Mr. Skrotzki ASAP as the Troop Committee has stated that they would very much like to support sending five boys to this very special training.

Darien Lake Scout Discounts June 22nd - July 3rd Again this year Darien Lake is offering discount tickets for all scouts. This year the tickets need to be purchased through the council office. The cost for a ticket is $14.99 a savings of $20 over the regular price. For more information click here.

Merit Badges

Gardening Merit Badge

It is that time of the year again to start thinking about gardening and planting of seeds.

This merit badge is not a quick to complete merit badge as you need to grow plants from seed up through to bearing stage flowering and/or vegitable bearing stage (this can easly be 3 - 4 months). At the same time it is not time consuming one to do either as the plants do all the work; you weed, water, watch them grow and in the end pick them.

So if you are interested in getting involved please contact Mr. Skrotzki ASAP as mid April is the perfect time to get started with this merit badge.

For the few that still have not completed last years merit badge all you need to do is bring your worksheets with the questions answered, and we can sit and talk about how your planting did then I can get you signed off.

Coin Collecting Merit Badge

Coin collecting is one of the oldest of all hobbies. Once the hobby of kings, now the king of hobbies. Make a collection of your favorite US or foreign country coins. Now is a great time to start this indoor merit badge before the summer season begins.

Stamp Collecting Merit Badge

Stamp collecting is the worlds most popular hobby. It is the "hobby of kings and kids" and a stamp is a masterpiece of art in miniature. Make a collection based on your favorite areas of interest including stamps from around the world. Now is a great time to start this indoor merit badge before the summer season begins.

NEWS:
There is a free stamp collecting show at the ESL Center in Henrietta on May 16th. Mr. Courteau has contacted the organizers and they volunteered to hold a special Merit Badge class for our troop from 10 am to 1 pm with an experienced stamp collecting trainer. They believe that it may take only 2 hours, but Mr. Courteau didn't want to plan it to close and end up missing something important. You can get more details here: http://www.rpastamps.org/ropex.html You need to confirm with Mr. Courteau to go.

Photography Merit Badge

When you have completed the work for requirements #4 or #5 please contact Mr. Skrotzki as he is ready and waiting to verify that you have completed the last two requirements you need to finish this Merit Badge. Two of the current group have now completed all requirements and have been signed off.

Questions comments, concerns please contact Mr. Skrotzki so that we can get together and address any issues.


This site was put together as a resource for parents, scouts, leaders, and future scouts in the Gananda School district covering both Macedon and Walworth, New York. Here you can learn of upcoming events, find scouting info, or just hang around. Make it your Homepage!


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