Month: September 2014

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Updates

Troop 540,

Our meeting will be back at North Main tomorrow.

I will have the merit badge sign-up sheet available for you all tomorrow night.
 

I have locked in a date for Sherri Raco (Heritage District Advancement Chair) to come into North Main on October 7th, from 8:00-9:00pm to talk to the life scouts and their parents about the eagle workbook and answer any questions you may have. 
 

Don’t forget to wear your class “A” uniforms tomorrow.

See you all tomorrow night.

Sincerely,

Jon Hess – Scoutmaster, Troop 540
845-480-4391

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Updates

Troop 540,

We wrapped up out first overnight at Wabenaki.  I hope all of the scouts worked hard to get things signed off in their books this weekend and you all had fun. 

We will have our green barat 7pm to discuss how the overnight went.

 We have our Court of Honor this coming Tuesday at 7:30pm.  Don’t forget that1st class or lower, bring snacks and star or above bring drinks.

 We will need some volunteers to help out at our McDonald’s fundraiser on Route 17 M in Monroe (Stop & Shop Parking Lot) on Tuesday, October 14th from 5 – 8.

Basically all we need are a few boys for each shift (2-3)to greet people and bus tables and help sweep up.  Probably the older scouts could work the later shift and the younger scouts count attend the earlier shift, so they can get to the meeting.  We also need to encourage people to eat at McDonald’s that night.  We could also bring signs thanking customers for supporting our troop. 

Sincerely,

Jon Hess – Scoutmaster, Troop 540
845-480-4391

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Troop Fundraiser

We are scheduled for a troop fundraiser at McDonald’s on Route 17 M in Monroe (Stop & Shop Parking Lot) on Tuesday, October 14th from 5:00-8:00pm.

Basically all we need are a 2-3 boys for each shift to greet people and bus tables and help sweep up.

We also need to encourage people to eat at McDonald’s that night.

We could bring signs thanking customers for supporting our troop.

Thanks.

Sue

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Anthony’s Fundraiser

Hi Troop 540,

I would really like to thank everyone who volunteered to help me with my fundraiser next Sunday, October 5th at Manza’s Farm.

This is the schedule:

8:30 – 11:30am:
Adult Leader: Mr.Paul Phelan
Suzanne Donahue
Brandon Nebiker
Brian Phelan
William Nowosielski
Anthony Linsalato
Brandon Linsalato

11:00am – 2:00pm:
Adult Leader: Mr.Tom Soder
Mark Furmanek
Dylan Soder
Dennis Wolownik
Jack Furmanek
Anthony Linsalato
Brandon Linsalato

1:30-4:30pm:
Adult Leader: Mr.Jon Hess
Don Ellis
Christian Hess
Alex Hess
Mack Ellis
Anthony Linsalato
Brandon Linsalato

Manza Family Farm is located at 730 Route 211 W, Middletown, NY 10940

Manza’s Phone # is: (845) 692-4364

My Cell Phone # is: (845) 492-0073

My Mom’s (Mrs. Donahue) Cell Phone # is: (845) 598-2685

**If anyone has any Traffic Safety Vests that we could borrow for the day it would be a really big help.

Also, if anyone else can come up and lend a hand – even if it’s only for a short time – it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks again,

Anthony

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Overnight Checklist

Troop 540,

This email is especially important for the new scouts that will be joining us. I hope you’re all excited for your first camping trip of the season. Griffin has put together the itinerary. Plan on doing some work from your scout books and also plan on having a lot of fun! Griffin will not be there until Saturday. So, tomorrow night, plan on working on some rank requirements for the younger scouts. PLEASE bring your scout books.

We will be camping right by the lake. So, bring your fishing poles and tackle. Also, there’s a basketball court, so bring a basketball if you have one.

The camp director has asked us to move some plywood for him. So on Saturday, we will need all the scouts to help out with that. You will be able to add some time to your books for community service.

Plan on eating before you get to the camp site tomorrow. We’ll have snacks at night and the scouts will be preparing the meals for the rest of the trip.

See you all tomorrow night at 6:00pm.

Here’s the address again:

Camp Wabenaki
228 Wabenaki Road
Southfields, NY

I have put together a checklist of important items and optional items to bring with you.

Camping Gear

MUST HAVE

  • Sleeping bag (ZERO DEGREE RATED)
  • Head light with extra batteries
  • Extra sneakers or shoes
  • Mess kit (plate, bowl, and cup)
  • Utensil kit (knife, fork, and spoon)
  • Jacket and/or sweatshirt
  • Winter hat
  • Gloves
  • Short-sleeved shirt
  • Shorts
  • Sweat suit for sleeping
  • Boy Scout Handbook
  • pencils or pens
  • Rope
  • Blue jeans or other long pants
  • Socks
  • Underwear
  • Toothbrush
  • Toothpaste
  • Deodorant (NON-AEROSOL)
  • Toilet paper
  • Hand soap in container
  • Hand Warmer packets

OPTIONAL ITEMS

  • Pillow or air pillow
  • Basketball
  • Wipes
  • Garbage bag
  • liner, blanket(s), and/or space blanket
  • Insect repellent (NON-AEROSOL)
  • Foam sleeping pad
  • Compass
  • Folding camp chair
  • Wooden matches in waterproof container
  • Fire starters
  • Nylon cord for clothesline
  • Clothespins
  • Sunscreen and/or suntan lotion
  • Pocket knife – NO sheath knives
  • Totin’ Chip card
  • Washcloth
  • towel
  • Hiking boots or other sturdy shoes
  • Watch
  • Fishing pole
  • Bait & tackle

Consider clothing and outerwear made of synthetic fabrics (Polypropylene, Thermasilk, Thermax, etc.) which transport moisture and dry quickly, unlike cotton. Long thermal underwear shirts and pants are especially important items to consider made from these fabrics. This will be more important as we get into the colder months.

Sincerely,

Jon Hess – Scoutmaster, Troop 540
845-480-4391

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Merit Badge Counselors

Good Morning.

I just want to check in with all of the merit badge counselors. Who still needs to get their paper work in? I’d like to begin to offer the merit badges to the boys next week. Again, here’s what I have for merit badge counselors. Please update anything that you feel needs to be changed:

  • Camping – Pete Walker
  • Citizenship of The Community – Hiram Ramos
  • Citizenship of the Nation – Dennis Wolownik
  • Citizenship of The World – Matt Struhar
  • Communication Betty Nebiker
  • Cooking – Matt Nowasielski
  • Emergency Preparedness – Hiram Ramos
  • Environmental Science – Jim Donovan
  • Family Life – Jon Hess
  • First Aid – Karen Wolownik
  • Personal Fitness – Jon Hess
  • Personal Management – Paul Campanella
  • Sustainability – Don Ellis
  • Plumbing – Paul Nebrasky
  • Crime Prevention Ira Wasserman
  • Coin Collecting – Charlie Pakula
  • Stamp Collecting – Charlie Pakula

Sincerely,

Jon Hess – Scoutmaster, Troop 540
845-480-4391

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Anthony’s Fundraiser

Hi Everyone.

I really need to get a head count to determine if it is possible to do the fundraiser at Manza’s Farm on Rt. 211 in Middletown on Sunday, October 5.

The following people have volunteered to assist:

8:30-11:30am

  • Adult Leader: Mr. Paul Phelan
  • Brandon Nebiker
  • Brian Phelan

11:00am – 2:00pm

  • Adult Leader: Mr. Tom Soder
  • Dylan Soder

1:30-4:30pm

  • ??

Please let me know immediately if you are able to assist me with this fundraiser as I really need to determine if it is even possible to do this. We need a minimum of 6 scouts and 2 adults for each shift.

As I stated in my earlier email, if this works out this could be a very profitable fundraising opportunity for the troop since this is an annual event and they split the parking fees ($5.00 per car) 50/50 with the troop.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Anthony Linsalato