Bakers and Ice Cream Social Volunteers Needed for 8/14

We are sponsoring the Ice Cream Social/live music evening at Pearson Park on Sunday, August 14 from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.  We need volunteers to help sell pie and ice cream.  We also need families to volunteer to purchase & bake a pie ($5 each) to sell at this event.  

Please see Mr. Wolford for more information. 

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Ohio Greenways Bike Hike on Saturday

RSVPs due by Wednesday – call your Patrol Leaders
Date(s) and Time(s):


Sat., 7/30
Depart at 8 AM from St. Camillus
Return at approx. noon


Location (s): Beginning at Champion, OH (Ohio Greenways Trail)


Uniform: Class B (and HELMET!)

Description:
15 miles of cycling in beautiful Ashtabula County, Oh.
Make sure your bike is in excellent working order. Must have bike helmet!
Bring: Water, Gatorade, snacks
No whining! ;)

Adults will be: Doug Moon, Colleen Chamberlain, and Doug Smith

Troop 743 Event Information Template

This is the new format that will be used to plan and disseminate event information to the troop. We will try to have all of this completed when first planning an event, and to publish it with this information provided. 

Uniform for Monday, 7/25 - Class B

Per SPL McCracken, Class B due to the heat. Repeat, Class B.

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MC Needed for August 8 Court of Honor

Our next Court of Honor is Monday, August 8 at Pearson Park.  We need an MC for this event.  The speaker is already scheduled.  If you are working on the Communications merit badge (or want to START working on the Communications merit badge), being the emcee at a Court of Honor is a requirement.  Please see Mrs. Chamberlain to sign up!!

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July 2011 Committee Meeting Minutes

Meeting: July 13

The meeting started at 7:00 pm, at St. Camillus Church with the following adult members in attendance: Marilyn Moon, Colleen Chamberlain, Gary Wolford, Betsy Wolford and Donna Matuch. Jonathan Wherry represented the scouts.

Jeepfest 2011 Fundraiser is coming! Mark your Calendars!

JEEPFEST IS COMING!  JEEPFEST IS COMING!!

Calling all Scouts & family members:  letters will be going out in the next two weeks with information on JeepFest - August 20!  

Please clear your calendar to help with this event.  This is THE major fund raiser that allows us go camping, take trips, and pay for merit badges and rank advancements without having the Scouts fund everything!

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July 30 Bike Hike

We have a bike hike coming up on Saturday, July 30.  We will LEAVE the church at 8:00 a.m., and drive to the Champion, OH trail head of the Ohio Greenways trail.  This will be a 15 mile bike hike.  Please make sure your bicycle is in good working order!

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Meeting Locations until September at Pearson Park

Our Monday night meetings will be held at Pearson Park through the end of August, beginning this Monday, July 25!  We will be back at St. Camillus in September.

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Mrs. Chamberlain gave blood!

Blood drive!

Blood Drive on Monday–no meeting

Troop 743 is confirmed to host a blood drive at First Alliance Church on Mission Meade Road, Neshannock, PA, on Monday, July 18 from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. 

This is IN PLACE of our regular meeting.

We do need as many as can make it to be there at 1:00 p.m. to help set up.  These will count as service hours for Scouts. 

Parents are encouraged to give blood during this drive - summer is always a difficult time of year, and we will need many pints!!!

The Scouts Thank You for Philaganza!

By all accounts, an amazing trip, and a great experience. From the boys:

I had a great time on our camping trip! Going to hershey park was fun and educational. So was Philadelphia. We saw the Liberty bell, Independence hall, The Civil war museum, Betsy Rosses house, and Ben Franklins house! We even got to see Chinatown! Our majority of our campout included swimming in the Viscos pool, thanks to Mrs.Na! I had a great time.  – Logan T.

My favorite part was the man who was playing the hammered Dulcimer.  Thank you to all the leaders for taking care of us. Thank you to Mrs. Na for driving Brett, James and I to and from Philaganza.- Kyle S.

What's up with those smiles?

What's up with that wheel cover?

Someone better tell us!

Sam shows off his poison ivy

They are back, and loved it!

Apparently this picture posting thing is popular?

So, we’ll keep doing it!

Homeward bound at 9:20 am on Saturday

Everyone had a great time.  Many thanks to the Visco family for their wonderful hospitality and challenging card games.

Better hot tub pix

How many scouts can you fit in a hot tub?

Its a Zach attack

What was that?

Hot tub war

How to dive by Christian Na

Chillin in the hot tub

More fun and games

Rainy day games

Philaganza Day 4: Washington Crossing State Park!

On Friday, July 8th, the brave band will be at Washington Crossing State Park!

From this site, General George Washington and men of the Continental Army and militia crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776 and marched to Trenton, New Jersey. 

There they attacked and defeated Hessian troops quartered in and around the village.This surprise attack and victory set the stage for Washington's subsequent victories at the Second Battle of Trenton and Princeton.

The Crossing and the Trenton/Princeton campaign have become known as the Ten Crucial Days — a campaign that saved Washington's army from defeat, allowing them to fight another day and achieve ultimate victory.

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Swimming to end the day

Sleeping on the job

Waiting for Mrs Na's ticket

We are soooo lost...Chinatown

Signing the constitution

John up close and personal with history

Bottom of china

Shenango Pa Jefferson pattern of china

At the constitution center

Hall of congress

Philly sunshine

Better shot on 2nd try

Liberty bell photo op

Too cool for Philly!

Troop with Betsy Ross

Lunchtime

Getting instructions

Undercover history detectives

Getting ready for Philly

Tent city at Visco home

Philaganza Day 3: Philadelphia!

Today, they are continuing their US History tour in Philadelphia! The itinerary:

National Constitution Center
Independence Hall
Liberty Bell
Betsy Ross House
Franklin Place
Borse Building
Reading Terminal Market (time permitting)

At the conclusion of the day, they will have traveled 509 miles!

We should all thank Amy Na for her leadership and service in putting together this amazing trip for the boys.

- Nathan Teodoro, Webmaster

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Late night swimming

Card game fun at the Visco home

Temporarily changing email blasts to 5-7 PM

So that your email will include most of the updates from each day during the Philaganza trip, I have moved the email blast of the day's posts to between 5:00 and 7:00 PM. Anything sent by the Philaganza group after that will be blasted the next day.

- Nathan Teodoro, Webmaster

Civil war museum

Bonus cub scout on end. Na cousin.

Games at lunch

Get involved! July and August!

The Get Involved! page has been updated. Check it out for a way that you adults can pitch in to help the troop! Please check back often for more ways you can help.