Troop 5 – Bronxville, NY

Welcome back from summer! Troop 5 was busy, with 20 scouts at summer camp earning 46 merit badges, and 9 of those scouts completing “New Frontier” activities towards Tenderfoot, Second, and First Class ranks.  We also hiked Gettysburg and earned 9 scouts (plus 2 Webelos) earned the Historic Trails award.

Now our first Troop meeting of the year is coming up!  The first meeting will be held Monday, 6:30pm, at the Reformed Church, and will be a special Court of Honor to recognize the achievements that the scouts earned over the summer.  Please check the “Calendar” tab of this web site for our full meeting calendar.

Scouts who will be attending Yawgoog this summer (August 9-16) should bring a check for $350.  The merit badge schedule, merit badge workbooks and pre-requisites, and the Eagle Merit Badge Schedule & Permission slip are all available on the Yawgoog web site (see the troop 5 links page for links to Yawgoog.)  Medical forms also need to be completed; These are on the troop 5 documents page.)

Scouts who plan to attend the rock climbing trip in the Gunks, April 18-19, should bring in a check for $25.

Scouts who want a blue felt temporary patch holder should bring in  $3 for each patch holder.

The Bowl-O-Ree will be held at White Plains Bowl on Sunday, March 8 at 2:00.  Scouts must raise at least $100 to bowl.  Contact Danny Romo or Clayton Cordsen, our Bowl-O-Ree coordinators, for more information.