Carousel Cakes Fundraiser / Wabanaki Hike

All,

Please note the following as discussed at last night’s meeting: Please download the Carousel Cakes Fundraiser Order Package.

All scouts are asked to sell three cakes each. Anything sold above the minimum will go towards your account for future camp-outs, etc.

• Cakes marked with an asterisk (*) contains nuts.
• No cupcakes are available at this time.
• All paid order forms are due on Tuesday, November 8. Since there is no school that day due to Election Day, we will be at Museum Village on November 8 to collect order forms. Please drop off the forms only between 7:30-8:30pm.

Harriman / Wabanaki hike – Saturday, October 29, 2016, from 8:30am to 12:30pm

• Meet at Elk Pen parking lot at 8:30am
• Parents to pick-up at Elk Pen at 12:30pm
• Please wear warm clothes / hat / layers / gloves
• Please be prepared to hike a few miles round-trip
• Please bring snack / water
• No water / food will be provided by the troop
• Please bring fishing gear, etc.
• Directions:
  • Head south on Rt. 17 toward Red Apple Rest.
  • Take Arden Valley Rd. Southfields, NY “over” NY State Thruway.
  • Elk Pen parking lot is located on the right after crossing over highway.
• If you need to contact us:
  • Mr. Ramos cell – (845) 248-0550
  • Mr. Hess cell – (845) 480-4391
  • Mr. Kohrs cell – (914) 450-8521

Yours in scouting,

Ken Kohrs

Sincerely,

Hiram Ramos – Scoutmaster, Troop 540
845 248-0550

Tuesday, October 25 – Troop Meeting

All,

Meeting tonight, in the North Main Cafeteria:

• 7:00pm Green-bar
• 7:29pm General meeting

Separately, please note the following upcoming events for Fall / Winter 2016:

• Applebee’s Fundraiser – Saturday, October 22, 2016 – 7:30am (Please bring any remaining ticket money tonight, 10/25)
• Wabanaki – Harriman State Park Hike – Saturday, October 29, at approximately 8:00am – 3:00pm (hiking / fishing / bring bag lunch; more details to follow)
• Nooteeming Campout – Fri / Sat / Sunday, November 18-20 (Salt Point, NY)
• Carousel Cakes Sale – November 2016 (Pre-Thanksgiving)
• Holiday Wreath Sales – November – December 2016
• Winter Cabin Campout – TBD – January 2017

We need new scouts. Keep recruiting your friends!

See you tonight !

Yours in scouting,

Ken Kohrs

Sincerely,

Hiram Ramos – Scoutmaster, Troop 540
845 248-0550

Applebee’s Fundraiser and other Fall 2016 events

Troop 540,

Regarding the Appleby’s Fundraiser:

• Please download the Applebee’s flyer and Applebee’s tickets
• Please plan to sell at least (4) tickets per Scout
• Please bring any money from tickets already sold to our next troop meeting on Tuesday, October 18
• Please bring any last minute ticket money to the event on Saturday, October 22
• All scouts should be in uniform and report to Applebee’s at 7:30am (Woodbury Common) for set-up
• The event runs from 8:00-10:00am for the general public

Separately, please note the following upcoming events for Fall 2016:

• Wabanaki – Harriman State Park Hike – Sat. 10/29 – appx. 8am – 3pm (hike / fishing / bring bag lunch) (more details to follow)
• Nooteeming Campout – Fri / Sat / Sun. 11/18 – 11/20 (Salt Point, NY)
• Wreath Sales – Nov.- Dec. 2016
• Winter Cabin Campout – TBD – Jan. 2017

We need new scouts. Keep recruiting your friends!

• See you next Tuesday, October 18, for our next troop meeting.
  7:00pm Greenbar
  7:30pm General meeting

Yours in scouting,

Ken Kohrs

Sincerely,

Hiram Ramos – Scoutmaster, Troop 540
845 248-0550

Meeting Tomorrow

Troop 540,

We have a meeting tomorrow at North Main. The green bar will start at 7:00pm. The general meeting will start at 7:30pm.

We will be getting a head count for those that are going on the camping trip to Alpine with the 11 mile hike from the George Washington Bridge into camp at Alpine. We will also be practicing setting up a tent and handing out food assignments.

Kenny, please be prepared for patrol activities for tomorrow night.

See you all tomorrow night.

Thanks,

Jon Hess – Scoutmaster, Troop 540

Palisades Historic Trail Info

Hello all.

Please download the Palisades Historic Trail info pack. Focus on reading pp. 12- 17 before next week’s (Tuesday, April 5) meeting – EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT HIKING…it’s U.S. History!

Our hike event is set for Saturday, April 9. We plan on meeting at Camp Alpine – Greater NYC Councils (right off the Palisades Interstate Pkwy.) early on Saturday morning (around 8:30am). This is where we will be camping, so overnight gear can be dropped off.

Everyone should bring a light daypack on the hike with your heavy backpack to be left in the trailer at Camp Alpine.

We will then drive to Ft. Lee Historical Park for a short briefing and 1  hour tour (max.) of the museum to answer the scavenger hunt questions.

Then, by 11:00am, we will begin our hike from Ft. Lee back to Camp Alpine on the “Long Trail” which is the upper trail.

Mr. Kohrs’ – “STRONG” suggestions

• WEAR GOOD HIKING BOOTS that are broken in already…
• BRING EXTRA SOCKS, BANDAIDS / FIRST AID KITS (blisters do occur)
• DRESS IN LAYERS
• BRING WATER / GATORADE
• BRING BAG LUNCH to be eaten on the trail.
• SAFETY FIRST – Stay on the trail…No approaching the edge of the Palisades cliffs.

Dinner will be handled when we arrive at Camp Alpine.

I look forward to this really cool event ! See you at our next meeting.

Mr. Kohrs (Ty’s Dad)

Hike This Saturday

Thanks again to Mr. Hickey for leading the troop on our hike this Saturday to Bull Mine. For those that are going, we will meet at 8:00am SHARP in the South Blooming Grove Fire House parking lot. We will head out at 8:15am SHARP. We will probably be done with the hike by 12:30pm. Please bring backpacks if you have them. You should bring at least 4 bottles of water each, snacks, lunch and maybe an energy bar. You should also wear hiking boots, old clothes, layers (cold in the mine), TWO flashlights per scout or headlamps are great for hands free, work gloves in addition to winter gloves- for holding ropes and climbing rocks.

Mr. Hickey stressed that it is VERY important that we stay on the trail. There are air shafts and such all over the mountain, often hidden by ground brush.

Here is the address:

South Blooming Grove Fire Dept.
819 NY-208, Monroe, NY 10950

See you all on Saturday!

Thanks,

Jon Hess, Scoutmaster – Troop 540

Saturday Overnight at Wabenaki

Troop 540,

We’re all set for the camping trip this weekend. We will meet at the Arden Parking Lot in Harriman State Park (New York 17A and Arden Valley Rd., Southfields, NY) on Saturday morning, September 19, at 8:00am. Plan on eating breakfast beforehand. Take Arden Valley Road over the NYS Thruway. The parking lot will be on your right. Mr. Crown will meet us at the parking lot with the trailer. You will load up the trailer with the food and drinks and we’ll be on our way to Camp Wabanaki. We will be leaving for the camp site at 8:15 am SHARP. If you’re not there by 8:15am, we will leave without you. We will stay overnight and hike back out early Sunday morning. We will meet the parents in the same Arden parking lot at 8:00am SHARP on Sunday morning. Please be sure to be on time, as I have to get Alex to his football game by 9:00am. Thank you.

We will hold a fishing derby on Saturday. We’ll also work on some scouts skills at night. There will be some free time to play basketball or work on scout skills or continue to fish.

Here is the list of campers and what they need to bring for the camping trip:

• Wolownik, Dennis – Lunch for 10 people
• Hess, Alex – Dinner for 10 people
• Crown, Aidan – Drinks for Lunch for 10 people
• Duarte, Sam – Drinks for breakfast for 10 people
• Ramos, Justin – Light breakfast for 10 people (Muffins or bagels)
• Wolff, Oren – Drinks for dinner for 10 people

Adult leaders:

• Jon Hess, Scoutmaster
• Hiram Ramos, Asst. Scoutmaster
• Dennis Wolownik, Adult volunteer

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

Camping Gear

MUST HAVE

• Sleeping bag
• 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.

Here’s the agenda:

SATURDAY:

• 8:00am – Meet in the parking lot
• 8:15am – Hike to camp
• 9:30am – Set-up camp
• 10:30am – Fish
• 11:30am – Lunch
• 1:00pm – Help put boats away for the season
• 2:30pm – Fish
• 4:30pm – Dinner
• 7:00pm – Scout skills (practice first aid and knot tying)
• 9:00pm – Free time
• 10:00pm – Lights out

SUNDAY:

• 6:00am – Break down camp
• 6:45am – Light breakfast
• 7:00am – Hike out

Sincerely,

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

Camp Wabenaki This Coming Weekend

Good Morning Troop 540.

Since we will not have a troop meeting this Tuesday, we’re going to have to plan the trip through emails. It looks like we’re going to start the trip on Saturday morning at 8:00am in the parking lot in Harriman State Park. Please have breakfast beforehand. We are going to hike into the camp, set up camp, fish, help put away the boats from the camp for the season, do some more fishing and work on scout skills. On Sunday morning, we will break camp, have a light breakfast and hike back and meet the parents at 9:00am. I will send out more details later on this week. What I need right now is a response back with who is definitely going on the trip? Also, I need to know what adults are able to stay over? Finally, can I get an adult to volunteer to take the trailer to and from camp?

We will hand out food assignments, as soon as we hear back from those that are going.

Please get back to me no later than Monday night.

Thanks.

Sincerely,

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

Troop Hike Tomorrow Night

Troop 540,

Just a reminder that our troop meeting will be on the hiking trail tomorrow.  Mr. Donovan will be leading the troop on the Highlands Trail.  Bring plenty of water.  We will meet at the trail at 6:00pm. 

Mr. Furmanek will be there as well to collect the money from the chocolate bar fundraiser for Jack’s eagle project.

 See you all tomorrow at 6:00pm.

 Sincerely,

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

Upcoming Events

Troop 540,

Here are the upcoming events for the remainder of the scout year:

Monday, May 25th: Memorial Day Parade  –   We will meet in the St. Anastasia Church Parking lot at 10:00am for the church service and then join in the parade to the center of Harriman.

Tuesday, May 26th: Trail hike led by Mr. Jim Donovan. More details to follow..     Jack Furmanek’s Eagle Scout Project fundraiser money will be due and collected this night.

Saturday & Sunday, May 30th & 31st: Jack Furmanek will do his Eagle Scout Project at Museum Village and will need help from the scouts.

Sunday, May 31st: Brandon Nebiker’s Eagle Court of Honor will be held at the Museum Village Snack Bar.

Tuesday, June 2nd: End of year BBQ/Court of honor  –  Scouts ranked from Scout to 1st Class will bring in a food dish for the BBQ and scouts ranked Star and up bring in drinks.

Sunday, June 14th: March of Dimes 5k –  They are looking for volunteers to help out at the race, which will be held around the lakes in Monroe.

Friday, June 19th to Sunday, June 21st:    Rafting trip  –  We will need the forms and checks handed in to Mrs. Donahue, no later than June 2nd.

More events to follow as well as more details on specific trips.

I’ll see you all this Monday at the parade. Thanks.

Sincerely,

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