BSA TROOP 349

Hi Troop 349!!!

 

It is that time of year again – Yawgoog here we come!  We are raring to go! J  So here is some information to help start  getting ready.  There are a few files attached to this email. Let me know if you have any trouble reading them.  For first time Yawgoog parents, please feel free to call or write or drop by.  We are here to help!!

 

1.     Please sign up for Yawgoog ASAP!  That means writing to Laura Goerke(hangoerk@optonline.net) or signing upWednesday May 23 at our meeting.

 

2.     The cost per scout is $425.

 

3.     What to Bring to Yawgoog.doc – a perennial classic. J  This is the basic list that is an excellent guideline.

 

4.     2012 Merit Badge Schedule.pdf – a list of all the Merit Badges being offered this year at Yawgoog and when.  This will be gone over at the Patrol meetings to be called by the Patrol Leaders.  You should be hearing from them soon.

 

5.     Troop_349_2012_Summer_Camp.doc – this is an FAQ of some of the most frequent questions.

 

6.     TroopDirectoryReport.pdf – an updated troop phone list for Patrol leaders to make their calls.

 

Here is a timeline from now to Yawgoog:

 

Ø June 18 – I will have a meeting of all the leadership scouts to go over Yawgoog patrols and procedures.  This is held at my home and I will send a separate email to them.

 

Ø By the end of June – the Patrol Leaders will be contacting their patrol members to schedule a patrol meeting.  They will create a patrol name and work on some of the details the patrols will need at Yawgoog.

 

Ø July 14 – we will load the trailer at Mr. Ryder’s house (25 Galahad Lane, Nesconset) from 10 AM-12 noon.  Please bring (not wear) Class A uniform on a hanger for uniform inspection.  Your gear gets loaded into the trailer / truck at that time.

 

Ø July 15 – we meet at Orient Point at 12 noon to have lunch and relax a bit before boarding the ferry.  We take the 2 PM Ferry to New London.

 

Ø July 17 – this Tuesday evening is the deadline to have “care packages” for the boys at Mr. Rapp’s house (30 Maureen Drive, Hauppauge).  I will send more details in a separate email.  The boys love to get their packages from home on Wednesday night, so thank you Bruce!

 

Ø July 22 – We arrive back at Orient Point around 5:15 PM (we take the 4 PM from New London).  Please come and meet up with your scouts so they can tell you what a great time they had! J

 

Hello Troop 349!

Here are some more final details about the Philadelphia trip this weekend:

1.     We will leave Saturday morning at 7 AM from Nesconset Plaza.  This is
across from the Nesconset Gazebo on Smithtown Boulevard.  There will be a
bus for all the scouts and 2 adult leaders.  All others will be on the
second bus. Please bring snacks for the bus

2.     All Scouts and Leaders are expected to be in full Class A uniforms on
Saturday.

3.     After we arrive at Valley Forge we will watch a short film, have a
brief flag ceremony outside and then tour the Valley Forge sites.

4.     We will lunch at Valley Forge and the take the buses to Franklin
Institute.   Please bring a bag lunch for Saturday!

5.     At the Franklin Institute we are booked for the 3:15 PM IMAX film
Flying Monsters.  We should have ample time before that to explore the
museum.

6.     From the Franklin Institute the scout bus will go to the Chamounix
Mansion Hostel and the second bus will go to the Comfort Inn Hotel.

7.     The current list of people needing hotel rooms are (alphabetized by
last name).  Please make sure you are not missing!

a.      Borrusso
b.     Botto
c.      Britch
d.     Butler
e.      Dagger
f.       Ferrara
g.     Goerke
h.     Pelis
i.        Piniello
j.        Rapp
k.      Rubesh
l.        Wallace
m.   Bus Drivers

8.     Scouts will be cooking and serving dinner in the Hostel’s kitchen.
We have the entire hostel building to ourselves.  Hotel guests are on their
own for dinner.

9.     On Sunday we will meet in downtown Philadelphia, tour the Liberty
Bell and other historic sites, lunch together at Campos Deli and visit the
Seaport museum.  I will send more Sunday details in a later email.

10.We should leave Philadelphia around 3:30 PM and get back to Nesconset
around 6:30 PM.

11.Given we have not had troop meetings last and this week – I am accepting
payment after the trip as well.

1.     We still have space in the buses so please consider coming.  If you
were waiting to see if we are full, I can say we are not yet.   Please let
me know if you would like to come!

2.     I will call the hotel tomorrow and make sure our number of rooms are
properly blocked out, and give her the names of people that have told me
they need rooms..  If you have been “holding off” please go ahead and call
the hotel and mention you are with Troop 349 for the night of April 28.

3.     The current agenda is:
a.      Valley Forge
b.     Franklin Institute
c.      Liberty Bell and Historic Downtown Philly
d.     Lunch on Sunday
e.      Seaport Museum