Month: November 2015

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Carousel Pick-Up

Troop 540,
 
The Carousel cake order will be ready for pick-up tomorrow night at the Wolownik’s house from 6:00-9:00pm.  
 
Here is their address:
 
12 Sunny Lane
Monroe
 
If you can’t make it and need to make other arrangements, please call Karen at (646) 554-8978.

UPDATE: The Cakes are actually ready tonight if anyone wants to come by. 
 
Thanks,
 
Jon

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Camping This Weekend

Troop 540,
 
It looks like we’re only going to camp at Bullowa from Friday to Saturday.  We’ll meet at 6:00-6:30pm on Friday at Bullowa.  Please eat dinner prior to arrival.  Saturday, we will eat breakfast, hike 5 miles, eat lunch, work on some requirements and have an early dinner.  Please be prepared to pick your sons up at 6:00pm on Saturday night.
 
Thanks,
 
Jon Hess – Scoutmaster, Troop 540

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Last Call

Troop 540,
 
Please let me know by 8:00pm tonight if anyone would be able to help out the troop and volunteer to be a second adult for the camping trip this weekend.  You would only need to show up on Saturday around 6pm and stay until Sunday by 8:00am.
 
It’s important for the scouts that are looking to get two nights in a tent for the camping merit badge.  One of the requirements is to have a total of twenty nights in a tent.  The next two camping trips are going to be in cabins and they do not qualify for this requirement.
 
Again, please let me know by 8:00pm tonight, if anyone can cover.
 
Thanks,
 
Jon

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Camping This Weekend

Troop 540,
 
We need a second adult volunteer to help out with camping this weekend.  We have two adult leaders for Friday into Saturday.  We need one more adult from Saturday into Sunday.  Please get back to me by tomorrow night if you can help out with this.  If we don’t get a volunteer to help out for Saturday into Sunday, then we’ll just stay from Friday into Saturday.  
 
We are going to meet at the Dan Beard Campsite at Bullowa at 6:00-6:30pm on Friday.  Please eat dinner prior to coming to the campsite.  We will set up camp Friday.  Saturday morning we will cook and eat breakfast.  We’ll go on a 5 mile hike around Bullowa.  After the hike, we’ll cook and eat lunch.  Then,  we’ll raise, lower and fold a flag, work on requirements and then cook and eat dinner.  After dinner,  the night is yours for free activity.  Sunday morning, we will break camp at head out.  Please be prepared to pick up your scouts at 8:00am SHARP on Sunday morning, as I have a soccer game to get to early Sunday morning.  The weather looks good for the weekend.  If it should change, I’d bring rain gear to be safe.
 
Here is a list of camping gear to bring.

Long-sleeved shirt

Long pants (fleece or wool)

Sweater (fleece or wool)

Long underwear (polypropylene)

Hiking boots or sturdy shoes

Socks (wool or synthetic)
Warm parka or jacket with hood

Stocking hat (fleece or wool)

Mittens or gloves (fleece or wool) with water-resistant shells

Wool scarf

Rain gear

Extra underwear

Headlamp

Hand warmers

Zero degree sleeping bag

Scout book

Pen or pencil

Deck of cards

Pillow

Tooth brush/toothpaste

Compass

Mess kit 
 
Here is a link to the campsite map: http://www.hudsonvalleyscouting.org/openrosters/DocDownload.aspx?orgkey=2364&id=77998
 
I’ll see you all on Friday night. Thanks.
 
Jon Hess – Scoutmaster, Troop 540

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Meeting Tomorrow

Troop 540,
 
We will be meeting tomorrow night at The Knights of Columbus Hall.
 
The Green Bar Meeting starts at 7:00pm.  Leaders, please be prepared to hand in your final drawings for the trailer.
 
The general meeting starts at 7:30pm.  We will be handing out food assignments for the camping trip this weekend.  We will also have the younger scouts practice setting up the tent.
 
Merit badge counselors can work on their merit badges with their scouts.
 
The parents that said they could help out with picking up the wreaths, they will ready to be picked up and handed out for the meeting next week.  25 dozen wreaths and supplies for decorating have been ordered and paid for.  They just need to be picked up now. 
 
Here is the address for the wreath pick-up:
 
Alder’s Florist
110 Egbertson Rd.
Campbell Hall, NY
 
I’ll see you all tomorrow night.
 
Thank you,
 
Jon Hess – Scoutmaster,  Troop 540

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Plumbing Merit Badge – November 17

We will meet Tuesday,  Novenber 17, at my office, from 7:30 to 9:00pm. Please bring gloves and eye protection and wear clothes you do not mind getting dirty. The address is below . My cell number is 914-447-4442.

Paul Nebrasky
Nebrasky Plumbing, Heating & Cooling, Inc.
1019 State Route 17M, Suite 3
Monroe, New York  10950

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Tomorrow’s Meeting

Troop 540,
 
We will meet back at North Main tomorrow night.
 
The Green Bar meets at 7:00pm.  Members of the Green Bar, please have your trailer drawings ready to review and discuss tomorrow.
 
The general meeting starts at 7:30pm. 
 
Merit badge counselors, you will have time designated tomorrow to work with the scouts.
 
The Carousel Cake order is due tomorrow night.  Please have your payments and order forms ready to hand in.
 
See you all tomorrow night.
 
Thanks,
 
Jon