Weekly Meetings and Events   Activities this Summer Troop 76 joins the Ridgefield Public Schools for Summer Vacation. Our weekly meetings will resume in September. Nevertheless, there are a few activities this summer.   June is ScoutsCan month for Troop 76 at the Recycling Center. Please sign up here and earn Conservation Service Hours. We need to cover the remaining weekends in June. Based on who signs up for each weekend, you can finalize the meeting time and date as a group, but we must cover all weekends.    The Big Trip New Hampshire Backpacking. Friday, June 20th - Sunday, June 22nd. Details are being hammered out for a backpacking trip to New Hampshire and likely will include an additional night before or after the weekend. This trip will be available for scouts 14-years and older, or 13-year-old and finishing the 8th grade. We'll plan a local trip for younger scouts in June.    Please sign-up here so that we can plan details. The PLC on April 29th will be focused on planning for the trip. If you're interested in going on the Big Trip, please come to the PLC.  Summer Camp July 20-26. Camp Sequassen, near Torrington, CT Special Request: We need parents for a successful and safe week at camp. Camp staff members run the many activities...they don't stay with our scouts. Our scouts rely on parent volunteers to directly supervise our troop in the camp site. You have a choice to help during the day or stay overnight. We ask that each family provide a chaperone for a fun and safe summer camp.   Please sign up for a shift using our new Membership Toolkit (MTK) online software. We're in the process of setting up the site, so more and more features will be added such as online payment this fall. If you use MTK for one of the Ridgefield Public School PTAs, the same login account can be used.     If you have any questions, reach out to the troop's camp coordinator, Cathy Davis. Her contact information is on the website.

Scoutmaster's Corner Here's how Scouts can be better Leaders The Connecticut Yankee Council, Scouting America's regional office, is offering National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT). This course is aimed at Scouts 13 and older with a minimum of First Class rank who want to become better leaders. Troop 76 always needs scouts willing to accept leadership positions. And Leadership Training helps all scouts who want to grow as more effective leaders throughout their careers and lives. NYLT is a six-day program from August 10-15 at Camp Workcoeman in New Hartford. For details on National Youth Leadership Training and how to register, please click here.

More Activities and Opportunities outside the Troop
Troop 76 belongs to the Connecticut Yankee Council, Scouting's regional organization located in Milford. "Council" organizes and sponsors scouting activities available for all troops and packs in its region. Details for events are available on Council's activity newsletter, Trail Notes. Check it out here.

Council Events
The Connecticut Yankee Council, the regional BSA office, offers exciting events and programs for cub and boy scouts under their umbrella. Here's Council's latest newsletter.  These events are not organized or staffed by Troop 76, however all scouts may sign up.

Financial Assistance
If a scout family is in need of financial assistance at any time, please contact Troop Committee Chair David Luhman.  All financial assistance requests are kept strictly confidential.

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