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(Information links or downloads are in blue. For the weekly
meetings schedule, click on the "calendar" link above.
The 2020-2021 preliminary schedule is available
here.
Please remember it may be revised. Complete the
Consent to Administer Over-the-Counter-Medications form.
Camp Sequassen, Boy Scout Summer Camp
July 16-22, 2023 at Camp Sequassen. Sign ups for
camp are still open. Reduced pricing (Early Bird) was available until
Tuesday, March 28th. Nicole Genna, a troop parent, has volunteered to be
the Camp Coordinator, the contact point for all things Camp Sequassen. She
is handling sign-ups, required paperwork, payments, etc. All the
information needed to register for Camp Sequassen 2023 can be found on
this link.
Northern Tier: A Scouting High
Adventure
Several of your fellow Troop 76 Scouts have already signed up for this BSA high
adventure in the summer of 2023. Join them by
signing up here.
Northern Tier is one of four BSA High Adventure Programs.
Here's a brief overview. The troop will fly to Minnesota (Duluth or
Minneapolis) and scouts will be organized in Crews of 6 - 8, including
adults.Day canoeing trip to the boundary waters of northern Minnesota. The
canoe trips depart from the
BSA camp in Ely, Minnesota. The troop has applied for a reservation
for the first week of August, 2023.
To attend, Scouts must be either 14 years old or 13 years old and have completed
8th grade. This is a strenuous adventure that will involve several
portages where we will carry gear and canoes over land. We'll require 2-3
adults per crew. The fees are determined per crew however we're estimating
around $1,000 per scout (not including Airfare and other travel costs).
Community Service Projects
Here are the
opportunities for scouts to earn community service hours. These are especially helpful for scouts who need conservation service for rank advancement. Remember to log your service hours then please to Mr. Tole (gtole@gtole.com) to be recorded into the troop records.
If you have an
idea for a
service project,
please
complete this
form and
send to Mrs.
Bagal, Service
Coordinator for
the Troop.
Woodcock Nature Center - Trail Maintenance
Presidential Volunteer Service
Award
This popular 150
acre nature
preserve,
that straddles
Ridgefield and
Wilton, offers
four miles of
hiking trails
which need
regular
maintenance.
Woodcock has an
immediate need
to clear
vegetation from
nature center
building to the
pond to improve
the view.
Please contact
Jeanne Young at
Woodcock,
Jyoung@woodcocknaturecenter.org.
Earn service
hours by
checking trails,
removing
overgrowth,
fallen
trees/limbs and
repairing small
walking bridges.
As with other
troop service
projects, please
bring a parent/guardian
if you wish to
take advantage
of this service
opportunity.
Be sure to bring
work gloves,
hand clippers
and other tools to
clear trails. Take photos of trail work and email
the troop's
records
coordinator, Mr.
Gary Tole
(gtole@gtole.com) along with the number of hours you worked.
Scouts Can
This ongoing
community
service raises
money by
collecting the
returnable cans
and bottles from
the large bins
at the
Ridgefield
Recycling
Center. To
sign up for this
activity, please
click here.
Instructions for submitting hours for the award are posted below.Our Troop is proud to have been
accepted as a Certifying Organization for The President's Volunteer
Service Award (PVSA). Scouts who volunteer enough hours can earn
this prestigious award that comes with a special pin, certificate
and congratulatory letter from the President. PVSA was started in
2003 by the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation
as a way to thank and honor Americans who, by example, inspired
others to engage in volunteer service. The goal is to encourage
individuals to embrace the spirit of volunteerism that makes this
country so great. The Award level is determined by the amount of
hours a scout works. Please refer to the below chart.
Hours by Award
Children (5-10 years)
Teens (11-15 years)
Young Adults (16-25)
Adults (26 and older)
Families and Groups*
26 - 49 (Bronze)
50 - 74 (Bronze)
100 - 174 (Bronze)
100 - 249 (Bronze)
200 - 499 (Bronze)
50 - 74 (Silver)
75 - 99 (Silver)
175 - 249 (Silver)
250 - 499 (Silver)
500 - 999 (Silver)
75 + (Gold)
100+ (Gold)
250 + (Gold)
500+ (Gold)
1,000+ (Gold)
How to track hours
Service is calculated from June 1st to May 31st. This time period
only applies to the PVSA calculations. A scout is required to keep
track of all community service hours they perform using an Excel
spread sheet.
The data they should collect is written below and should be
presented to the Community Service Coordinator in the correct order.
Please ensure that the Time in Hours column has a grand total at the
bottom.
On June 1, after a year of volunteering it is the scout's
responsibility to email The Community Service Coordinator a copy of
their Excel sheet. They have till June 11th to send in their
information. No sheets will be accepted after this date.
Dates to Remember
May 31: Cut off
date for current
year's service
June
5th-11th: Send
in Excel Sheet
to Community
Service
Coordinator for
current year's
service
June
1: Start
recording on new
Excel sheet for
following year's
award
Example
of Excel
Spreadsheet:
Last Name
First Name
Age
Date of Service
Organization
Contact Name
Contact Phone
Time in Hours
Description of
Volunteer Work:
Please
note fund
raising of any
kind is not
considered
community
service.
Volunteering to
help a religious
organization may
be submitted but
not if you're
teaching or
preaching.
Youth Protection
Training
We are asking
all adults in
the troop to
complete Youth
Protection
Training. Follow
this link to
complete the
training:
http://www.scouting.org/Training/YouthProtection.aspx
First Aid
Training
Firefly Family
Yoga is offering
American Heart
Association CPR
Certification
Course for
anyone needing
to be certified
or re-certified.
The course will
be held on
Sunday January
28th from
3:30pm-6:00pm
and the cost is
$45. To learn
more information
please visit
www.fireflyfamilyyoga.com
or call
203-431-0140.
Class B Shirts
If you need a Class B shirt please
contact
Mr.
David Luhman, Troop Committee Chair. The cost of the shirt is $13.
Shop on line and donate to scouting.
It's free.
Our regional
BSA office, the Connecticut Yankee Council, benefits when you shop
at Amazon, eBay, Cabelas,
Eastern Mountain Sports, REI, and others. These retailers agreed to
split some of their income
with Council. It's easy and costs you nothing. Help scouting by
starting
here then choose your
store. And here's
a link on how to use Amazon Smile, the on-line retailer's
donation option.
Communications
Troop Texting
Stay informed
with troop text messages. We encourage
scouts, adults and leaders in the troop to sign up for this service.
It's free to sign up, but it does send text messages to your phone.
Please join one of the groups below by sending a text.
It's quick and easy.
Scouts Troop 76 Parents
Enter this number: (203) 403-2120 Enter this number: (203) 403-2120
Text this message: @t76scouts
Text this message: @t76parents
Troop 76 Uniformed Leaders
Troop 76 Committee Members
Enter this number: (203) 403-2120 Enter this number: (203) 403-2120
Text this message: @t76leaders Text this message: @t76comm
After you send your text message you'll receive a confirmation text
that you're signed up. That's it!