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Sept. 2007
- Mon Sep 3
- School holiday — no meeting.
- Mon Sep 10, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting (first of the year), community
house.
- Tue Sep 11, 7:30
- Committee meeting, community house.
- Mon Sep 17, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Mon Sep 24, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Sat Sep 29 to Sun Sep 30
- Camping at Ward
Pound Ridge Reservation, with orienteering.
Permission slip can be downloaded here.
October 2007
- Philmont Trip
- Applications for the Philmont Scout Ranch trip
(see July 2008, below) are due to Mr. Crohan before October 29
(Parents' Night).
- Mon Oct 1, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house. Caving trip
permission slip, waiver, and payment due (see Oct 14, below).
- Tue Oct 2, 7:30
- Committee meeting, community house.
- Mon Oct 8
- School holiday — no meeting.
Camporee trip permission slip and payment due (see Oct 20, below).
- Sun Oct 14, 8:30am
- High Adventure day trip to Ward-Gregory
Cave, in Clarksville, NY. For scouts aged 14+, rank of first class
or higher. Cost $10, check payable to "BSA Troop 11". We leave from the
church parking lot at 8:30am, returning early in the evening. Please
read the safe
caving guidelines and equip your scout and/or yourself
appropriately. Permission slip is here.
It is due by October 1.
- Mon Oct 15, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Sat Oct 20 and Sun Oct 21
- Powahay
District Camporee overnight at Hoyt Scout
Reservation, Redding, CT. The theme is Ballista (catapult).
Permission slip is here. It is
due by October 8.
- Mon Oct 22, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Mon Oct 29, 7:30-9pm
- Parents' Night, community house. Awards
presentation, rank advancement, slide show.
Popcorn forms and payment are due.
Philmont trip (July 14-28) permission
slip, council forms and
first payment of $450 are due to Mr. Crohan.
November 2007
- Mon Nov 5, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house. Bloody Monday!
First aid dramatizations and tests. Lots of fun. Pack 11 Senior Webelos
are invited.
January 19-21 snowshoeing high adventure permission slip and check
for $110 are due to Mr. Crohan.
- Tue Nov 6, 7:30pm
- Committee meeting, community house.
- Mon Nov 12, 7:30pm
- There will be a short preparation meeting
(informal, no uniforms) for all AT hike participants on Monday 11/12 at
7:30 pm at the Cascade Meeting House. Each hiker should bring his
packed backpack with all personal gear (sleeping bag, clothing,
outerwear, etc) for checkout. A backpacking checklist
is available elsewhere on the troop website. For any scouts in need of
proper gear, every effort will be made to loan/source needed items.
Necessary troop equipment (tents, tarps, etc) will be provided to
participants, and patrol food plans will be confirmed at the meeting.
- Fri Nov 16
- Pick up popcorn.
- Sat Nov 17 to Sun Nov 18
- Appalachian Trail overnight backpacking trip,
Connecticut section 7, Kent, CT to the New York State line.
- Mon Nov 19, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Mon Nov 26, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
December 2007
- Mon Dec 3, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Tue Dec 4, 7:30pm
- Committee meeting, community house.
- Sat Dec 8, 8:45am to noon
- Service project at the church, followed by a
pizza lunch. Bring leaf rakes, gloves. No uniforms. This is a
prerequisite for rifle shooting.
- Sun Dec 9, 1pm to 4pm
- Rifle shooting at the Cos Cob Revolver and Rifle Club, 451
Steamboat Rd, Greenwich, CT (across from the Greenwich train station),
203-622-9508. Cost is $10. No uniforms.
- Mon Dec 10, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Mon Dec 17, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Mon Dec 24
- School holiday — no meeting.
- Mon Dec 31
- School holiday — no meeting.
January 2008
- Mon Jan 7, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Tue Jan 8, 7:30-9pm
- Meet at the Italian Center of Stamford for
swimming.
There is a simultaneous troop committee meeting at the Italian Center.
- Mon Jan 14, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house. Breakout
session for Philmont participants; please attend.
- Sat Jan 19, 8:30am to Mon Jan 21, early
afternoon (Martin Luther King weekend)
- High Adventure trip for older boys (age 14+):
snowshoeing to the White Mountains in New Hampshire. Two nights at the Zealand
Falls hut. Cost is $110, and includes a cabin (2 nights), weekend
snowshoe rentals, and provisions. Permission slips were due on November
5, 2007. Bring a bag lunch for Saturday, and money for for a meal en
route on Monday.
- Mon Jan 21
- School holiday — no meeting.
- Fri Jan 25, 3:30pm to Sun Jan 27, late
afternoon
- Skiing: Ascutney, Vermont. Cost is $115, whch
includes lodging, food, and lift tickets; bring your own ski equipment,
or money for rentals. Bring a bag dinner for Friday evening, and money
for lunch on Sunday.
- Mon Jan 28, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
February 2008
- Mon Feb 4, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Tue Feb 5, 7:30pm
- Committee meeting, community house. Cancelled.
- Sat Feb 9, 7:30am to Sun Feb 10, late afternoon
- Overnight trip at Camp Hi-Rock, a YMCA camp in
Mount Washington, MA. Personal cold weather camping gear is essential!
Cost is $30. Bring a bag lunch for Saturday, and money for Sunday
lunch.
- Mon Feb 11, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Mon Feb 18
- School holiday — no meeting.
- Mon Feb 25, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
March 2008
- Sat Mar 1, 9am-1pm
- Merit Badge seminar, LDS (Mormon) Church, 682
South Ave, New Canaan, CT. Plan to arrive by 8-8:30am in order to get
the merit badge course of your choice. A pizza and root beer lunch will
be served free of charge.
- Sun Mar 2, 10:30am-3pm
- Maple sugaring, Stamford Nature Center. Each
year Troop 11 operates the colonial maple sugaring demonstration at the
Nature Center's maple sugaring day. We'll start building a fire a bit
before the official 11am start time. Scouts are encouraged to volunteer
for some period of time during the hours above. Meet behind sugaring
house.
- Mon Mar 3, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house. AT hike
permission slips and payment due.
- Tue Mar 5, 7:30pm
- Committee meeting, community house.
- Sun Mar 9, 2-4pm
- Connecticut Yankee Council Family Day meeting
for 2008 Philmont participants. Taking place at the Walsh Intermediate
School, 185 Damascus Rd, Branford, CT, and coordinated by Dan
Cooley of the Connecticut Yankee Council. This will be a chance for
parents to find out more about the Philmont trip. There will be
equipment and vendors displays as well. For more info, contact Dan
Cooley at (203)876-6868 Ext. 230.
- Mon Mar 10, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Mon Mar 17, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Mon Mar 24, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Sat Mar 29, 8am to Sun Mar 30, early afternoon
- Appalachian Trail overnight backpacking trip,
Connecticut section 1, Sages Ravine (Massachusetts) to Undermountain
Rd, Salisbury, CT. Cost is $10. Bring a bag lunch for Saturday, and
money for Sunday lunch. Scouts visiting Philmont this coming summer
are strongly encouraged to attend this hike. Permission slip is here.
- Mon Mar 31, 7:30-9pm
- Parents' Night, community house.
April 2008
- Mon Apr 7, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Tue Apr 8, 7:30pm
- Committee meeting, community house.
- Mon Apr 14
- School holiday — no meeting.
- Sun Apr 20, 8am until late afternoon.
- Day hike, training for Philmont. This will be a
moderate-to-strenuous, 7.5-mile day hike, with a 660-foot elevation
change, some great views, and an easy forest road finish. This hike is
primarily for this year's Philmont participants, so they will have
priority if car space or adult supervision is limited. Cost is free.
We'll be hiking the Round Hill /
East Mountain loop in Fahnestock
State Park in Putnam County, NY. (This
link describes the hike with photos, but doesn't cover East
Mountain and reverses the hike from the way we will do it.)
Let Andy Siegel know as soon as possible if
you plan to attend this hike. Permission
slips for this hike must be gotten to Andy before or as we depart
on the morning of April 20. Bring the signed slip with you to the
parking lot, or mail to Andy at the address on the slip. No slip, no
trip!
- Mon Apr 21, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Sat Apr 26, 7am to Sun Apr 27, midday
- Fishing / Camping. We will be fishing on scout
parent Carl Madsen's fishing boat. All fishing gear is provided. The
boat leaves the dock at 8am, and returns about 8 hours later.
Afterwards, we will be camping in lean-tos at Seton Scout
Reservation in Greenwich.
Bring a bag lunch to eat on the boat (lunch is
also available for purchase), sunblock, warm sweater and/or windbreaker
to wear on the boat, and overnight camping equipment appropriate for
the season.
Cost is $35. Permission slips must be
returned by Monday, April 21.
- Mon Apr 28, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
May 2008
- Sat May 3 to Sun May 4
- CT Yankee Council Shakedown Hiking and Campout.
This will be held at Sleeping Giant State Park (Hamden, CT). Everyone
in the CT Yankee Council 2008 Philmont Contingent (8 crews) is expected
to participate. The group that we will be traveling with consists of
about 90 scouts. Council has planned some training on Philmont
practices and some serious hiking. So please come prepared will your
full personal backpacking gear (incl. 35+ lb pack). Although some crews
are going to spend 2 nights at Sleeping Giant, our plan is to travel
early on Saturday 5/3, returning Sunday AM. The permission slip must be
completed and returned by Monday, April 28.
- Mon May 5, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house. Permission slip
for May 16-18 Camporee is due today, with $15 check.
- Tue May 6, 7:30pm
- Committee meeting, community house.
- Mon May 12, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Fri May 16 to Sun May 18
- Powahay and Pomperaug District Camporee,
Hoyt Scout
Reservation, Redding, CT. The theme is orienteering, and Troop 11
will be presenting a first aid demonstration during the event. Permission slip is due at the weekly
meeting on May 5. More information can be had in this flyer.
- Mon May 19, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Mon May 26
- School holiday — no meeting.
June 2008
- Mon Jun 2, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house.
- Tue Jun 3, 7:30pm
- Committee meeting, community house.
- Mon Jun 9, 7:30-9pm
- Troop meeting, community house. Whitewater rafting slips and payment due -- firm!
(See below.)
- Sun Jun 15, 8am until late afternoon.
- Day hike, training for Philmont. This will be a
strenuous, 7.7-mile day hike, with a 2000-foot elevation change and
incredible views of the Hudson River. This hike is limited to this
year's Philmont participants. Cost is free.
We'll be hiking the Breakneck-Undercliff Loop,
just north of Cold Spring, NY.
Let Andy Siegel know as soon as possible if
you plan to attend this hike. Permission
slips for this hike must be gotten to Andy before or as we depart
on the morning of June 15. Bring the signed slip with you to the
parking lot, or mail to Andy at the address on the slip. No slip, no
trip!
- Mon Jun 16, 6:30-8:30pm
- Parents' Night and barbecue,
community house.
Yawgoog permission slip
and check for $375 is due.
- Fri Jun 20 to Sat Jun 21
- Whitewater rafting at Whitewater Challengers
Lehigh Gorge, PA. Permission slip,
liability
waiver form, and $80 check (made out to "BSA Troop 11") are due
at June 9 meeting. No exceptions! There will be no late
registrations for this trip, and no refunds.
We will be meeting in the church parking lot
on Friday evening at 4pm, having dinner en route, camping in tents at
the Whitewater Challengers campground, and then checking in at 8am on
Saturday morning for the early trip. We should wrap up by about 2pm. We
expect to be home by dinner time -- we will not stop for dinner on the
return trip.
Info on the waiver can be had here, and more info on the
trip can be had here and at
the Whitewater
Challengers website.
July 2008
- July 14-28
- Philmont
Scout Ranch trip, Cimarron, New Mexico. Cost is $1550, which
includes all air and ground travel, meals, whitewater rafting and more.
Flyer and application forms are here.
Troop permission slip is here.
- Jul 27 through Aug 3
- Camp Yawgoog. Permission slip and check for $375 is due
at Parents' Night, Monday, June 16th. Class 3 medical form is due before
camp.
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