Troop Campout April 1/2

Meet at church at 9 am Saturday, return before noon Sunday. We will have a Cooking competition among patrols with a quiche baking contest for breakfast. The troop activity will be lashing a 12 foot tower. Location: Blueberry Patch campground, Finger Lakes National Forest, near Trumansburg New York. BRING: Wood and Water.

Scuba/snorkel event

Get certified and earn a patch: 10 am -1 pm Sat, April 15. Held at Helen Newman Pool, by Beebe Lake on the North Campus of Cornell Univ. Scouts should bring their swim suit and a towel. If you have snorkel equipment, bring that too. Cost is $15 per scout, and scouts must have passed BSA swim test within the last year. If they have not done so, then we can arrange for them to take the test at the Ithaca YMCA on Thursday, April 13, 7:30 - 8:30 pm.

We have only a limited number of slots, so scouts who can participate should call Mrs. Tiwari mari_tiwari@yahoo.com or call 257-4228 by WEDNESDAY APRIL 5 to hold a slot for them. The Venture crew may join us if there is room, so reserve your slot before we give it away.

Memorial Day weekend trip

If you would like to come on the Memorial Day weekend trip please contact either Mari Tiwari mari_tiwari@yahoo.com or call 257-4228, or Steve Lampke slampke1@twcny.rr.com as we are trying to finalize the schedule and make bookings. A harbor cruise, visits to the science museum, Skywalk observatory, Red Sox game, Freedom Trail and others are among the activities being planned so it is vital we get the bookings made on time.

Merit Badges

Our Merit badge coordinator, Rick Grossman, would like to announce a general info session for anyone wishing to take Reading merit badge this year. All those interested should meet at the First Congregational Church next Monday at 7:00pm for half an hour prior to the scout meeting. For more information on this or to discuss any aspect of merit badges, please contact Rick Grossman rdg@tc3.edu or call 277-5556 evenings and weekends.

Beginning at the end of February and running through the Spring, David Kuckuk will be running the Communication Merit badge each Monday from 7:00 until 7:30 at FCC. More details will be coming soon.

Recruitment - 2006 and beyond

Troop 2 is not alone in facing difficulties with maintaining numbers in the face of increasing alternatives to Scouting. Some of our recent events have been incredible experiences for the boys taking part and the value of scouting cannot be overestimated. To ensure that we grow our numbers we are looking for ideas from scouts, parents, troop alumni or anyone else interested in helping. If you know boys between 11 and 18 then talk to them about the troop and see whether they would like to come along and find out what's going on. If your scouts have friends at school then talk to them about overcoming their fears and asking them to come to a meeting - they might just enjoy themselves!  

Upcoming events, March/April

4.1/2 - Campout, contact Jery Stedinger jrs5@cornell.edu or call 257-8016 for details

4.3 - PLC meeting at FCC, First year patrol at 7:30 - no regular troop meeting

4.5 - District meeting, details of venue and time to follow

4.8 - Pack 4 crossover - Go Webelos!

4.10 - Scout Meeting at FCC. First year patrol and Merit badges at 7:00, meeting starts at 7:30

4.15 - Scuba/snorkel activity, Helen Newman pool, contact Mrs. Tiwari or call 257-4228

4.17 - Scout Meeting at FCC. First year patrol and Merit badges at 7:00, meeting starts at 7:30

4.18 - Troop Committee meeting, the library @ FCC, starts 7:30

4.24 - Scout Meeting at FCC. First year patrol and Merit badges at 7:00, meeting starts at 7:30

4.28 - District awards dinner, details to follow

4.29/30 - Campout, details to follow