Good morning everyone,

Let me start things off by extending my gratitude and congratulations, on behalf of the Troop, to all the moms. You’re the heart and soul of every household and it shows in how much your kids think of you every time we go off on a trip. Happy Mother’s Day to you all.

Tomorrow we’re hoping to wrap up our annual election process and (time permitting) we will either have a PLC meeting or go over a lesson on blue cards and requirements.

As we’re nearing the end of the school year, lets look ahead at what else we have coming up:

1. The Cannonballers event is this upcoming Friday. I am sure we will have a great time watching a game and camping into Saturday. I will send out my pre-event email on Wednesday (Hint: PACK LIGHT).
2. This upcoming Saturday, I am asking for leaders and Scouts to swing by for a spring cleaning effort to see if we can make a day out of getting some serious organization and camping equipment assessment done. I am thinking 8:30am to 2:30pm, we will happily provide lunch. Some of the things that come to mind are:
a. We have tons of bags of flags that need to be sorted and prepared for a flag retirement events.
b. Our tents have gone thru some heavy usages over the past few months and we need to assemble them all to evaluate their condition and see where repairs are needed.
c. Since having our Brunswick Stew event, we have a number of items in the shed that need to be sorted in order to make room for gear.
3. June 10th is our 2nd roadside cleanup of the year. Sign up sheet is up at the Scout Hut.
4. Take advantage of the online and local merit badge events I have shared with you all. These spots will fill up soon.
5. Summer camp is 6 weeks away. Please continue to bring me those medical forms. I will do an assessment of who I need in the upcoming days and send you an email later on.

As always, please reach out to Mr. Otto with any questions at [email protected] or (917) 856-1720. Moms, have a wonderful Mother’s Days. I will see you all tomorrow.

Good evening everyone,

Hope everyone is enjoying the nice weather we’re having this weekend just like our Scouts and leaders that went on the Angler fishing trip. From hearing the feedback from the Scouts and leaders, it sounds like they had a well organized event with a great instructor. I am glad to see Scouts taking advantage of these opportunities.

Tomorrow we’re looking to wrap up our ILST training and (time permitting) we will kick off our election which will likely trickle onto the following week. By now all Scouts should have an idea of what position they are looking to fulfill. Note that you have to be present for your nomination and vote to count.

Lets look ahead at what else we have coming up:

1. The Cannonballers registration is now close. As a reminder, the event is from May 19th thru the 20th. I will send out an email next week.
2. After looking at our calendar of events, I think May 20th might be the best suited day to do a cleanup at the Scout Hut. So if you’re going to Cannonballers, you can stick around and help after the game, but if you’re not going to the game, then you can swing by and help at the Scout Hut.
3. June 10th is our 2nd roadside cleanup of the year. Sign up sheet is up at the Scout Hut.
4. Please refer to my previous emails about online and local merit badge events that you can take advantage of right now. Summer break is coming and I know many of you are looking for activities for your Scout.
5. Summer camp is 7 weeks away. Please continue to bring me those medical forms.

As always, please reach out to Mr. Otto with any questions at [email protected] or (917) 856-1720. I will see you all tomorrow.