Update #12- Checking-In

Hello everyone! Hope all continues to be well with everyone during these trying times! With this said, I want continue to encourage all the scouts to work on rank advancement and merit badges. Several of you have reached out to me and the other leaders and I thank you! Again, if you need a board of review, please reach out to me.

I will be hosting our third zoom meeting for all the scouts tomorrow,  Friday May 29th at 7:30 pm. The meeting code is 593-845-8299 password is 7Ugysi

Summer Camp is still a go! (Fingers Crossed) A decision is supposed to be made by June 1st.  Its not too late to sign-up. Please let me know if you are planning on attending camp this summer and if your attending for one or two weeks. The cost is $480 per week and Camperships are still available.

Lastly, if you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. If I can be of any help or assistance during these trying times, please reach out.

Be Safe Everyone! I miss yo all terribly! Speak to you soon!

Anthony

UPDATE #11- Checking-In

I hope all continues to be well with everyone during these trying times! I can’t believe its been 83 days since we have been dealing with this pandemic. With this said, I continue to encourage all the scouts to work on rank advancement and merit badges. Again, if you need a board of review, please reach out to me.

I will be hosting our third zoom meeting for all the scouts on  Friday May 29th at 7:30 pm. The meeting code is 593-845-8299 password is 7Ugysi

Summer Camp is still happening as of right now. (Fingers Crossed) A decision is supposed to be made by June 1st.  Its not too late to sign-up. Please let me know if you are planning on attending camp this summer and if your attending for one or two weeks. The cost is $480 per week and Camperships are still available.

Lastly, if you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. If I can be of any help or assistance during these trying times, please reach out.

Be Safe Everyone! I miss all of you! Speak to you soon!

Anthony

UPDATE #10- Checking-In

I hope all continues to be well with everyone during these trying times! I can’t believe its been 70 days since we last meet in person as a Troop. With this said, I continue to encourage all the scouts to work on rank advancement and merit badges. Again, if you need a board of review, please reach out to me.

I will be hosting our second zoom meeting for all the scouts tomorrow,  Friday May 15th at 7:30 pm. The meeting code is 593-845-8299 password is 7Ugysi

Summer Camp is still a go of right now. (Fingers Crossed) The early bird deadline is May 17th. Please let me know if you are planning on attending camp this summer and if your attending for one or two weeks. You can drop off payment at my house by Saturday Night. The cost if paid by May 17th is $430. If paid after this date, the cost goes up to $480.

Lastly, if you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. If I can be of any help or assistance during these trying times, please reach out.

Be Safe Everyone! I miss all of you! Speak to you tomorrow!

Anthony

UPDATE #9- Checking-In

I hope all continues to be well with everyone during this pandemic! I can’t believe we are going to be entering the ninth week of the lock down. With this said, I encourage the scouts to work on rank advancement and merit badges. If you need a board of review, please reach out to me.

As was previously announced will be having a committee meeting tomorrow, Friday May 8th @ 7:30 pm via zoom conference. Please see the email from Pat about the login information.This will be the last committee meeting of the scouting year!

I will be hosting our second zoom meeting for all the scouts on Friday May 15th at 7:30 pm. The meeting code is 593-845-8299 password is 7Ugysi

Finally, Summer Camp is still a go of right now. The early bird deadline is May 17th. Please let me know if you are planning on attending camp this summer and if your attending for one or two weeks. We will talk about payment at the committee meeting.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. Again, if I can be of any help or assistance during these trying times, please reach out.

Be Safe Everyone! I miss all of you! Speak to you soon!

Anthony

CONGRATULATIONS- CLASS OF 2020 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES

I along with the Troop 106 family would like to congratulate all of our High School graduates:

Matthew B. – SUNY Courtland

Thomas B. – Northeastern University

Aidan V. – SUNY New Paltz

Brandon B. – SUNY Maritime

Matthew M. – St. John’s University

Congratulations guys on a job well done and good luck in college. Hopefully we will be able to celebrate your accomplishments at our end-of-year BBQ.

Anthony

Update #8/Checking-In

Hello, I hope all continues to be well with everyone during this pandemic! With this said, I continue to encourage the scouts to work on rank advancement and merit badges. If you need a board of review, please reach out to me. There are several online events coming up in the next couple of days that I hope you can all join in on. Please see below:

The first is that I will be hosting a zoom meeting for all the scouts tomorrow night at 7:30 pm. The meeting code is 593-845-8299 password is 7Ugysi

Next , At 6:00 pm tomorrow evening- talented and dedicated members of the summer camp teams at Ten Mile River Scout Camps and John E. Reeves Cub World invite you to participate as they proudly present a GNYC Virtual Campfire. Tune in to see some of your camp favorites. The link is www.nycscouting.org/live

Also, on Saturday May 2nd, beginning at 11:00 am the National Boy Scouts of America will be hosting a Camp-in on Facebook live. From friendly competitions to campfire singalongs, this virtual event will bring the best parts of Scouting to life with activities all can enjoy from their living room or backyard. https://www.facebook.com/theboyscoutsofamerica/

Summer Camp is still a go of right now. The early bird deadline has been extended to May 17th. Please let me know if you are planning on attending camp this summer and if your attending for one or two weeks. We will talk about payment in the coming weeks.

Finally, we will be having a committee meeting on Friday May 8th @ 7:30 pm via zoom conference. This will be the last committee meeting of the scouting year! Be on the lookout for details for that meeting from Pat.

I would also like to congratulate Jacob, who successfully passed his Star board of review last Friday night. Jacob was the first board done virtually. Congratulations Jacob.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. Again, if I can be of any help or assistance during these trying times, please reach out.

Be Safe Everyone! I miss all of you! Hope to see/hear from you tomorrow night!

Anthony

Update #7/Checking In

Hello, I can’t believe its been 49 days since our last troop meeting. It feels like an eternity. With that said, I hope all continues to be well with everyone! With the stay at home ban until at least May 15th, I am not sure if we will be having anymore in person meetings this year! As I said last week, I hope we are able to do an end of year BBQ to have some closure on the scouting year. With this said, I encourage the scouts to continue to work on rank advancement and merit badges. If you need a board of review, please reach out to me. Next Friday, Greater New York Councils is doing an on-line campfire. I will keep you posted with the details. Also, the National Council of the Boy Scouts is doing a Camp-In next Saturday. I will send out details on both of these events. Summer Camp is still on as of right now. The early bird deadline has been extended to May 17th. Please let me know if you are planning on attending camp this summer and if your attending for one or two weeks. We will talk about payment in the coming weeks. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. Again, if I can be of any help or assistance during these trying times, please reach out.

Be Safe Everyone! I miss all of you!

Anthony

Update #6/Checking-In

Hello, hope all continues to be well with everyone! I am writing because yesterday, the governor extended the stay at home order for all non-essential workers until the 15th of May. In turn once again what this means is that our in-person meetings, events, and camping trip for the month of May are cancelled. Hopefully he will lift the ban for June, and we can have a couple of in-person meetings and our Year-End BBQ! With this said, I encourage the scouts to continue to work on rank advancement and merit badges. I am looking to do online meetings in the coming weeks. As far as Summer Camp goes, the council is still planning on running camp this summer. The early bird deadline has been extended to May 17th. Please let me know if you are planning on attending camp this summer and if your attending for one or two weeks. We will talk about payment in the coming weeks. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. On another note, Matt and Mark Valli who are Troop 106 Eagle Scouts, live in Texas and I got word from Jim McKay that they fine following this weeks Tornado. Again, if I can be of any help or assistance during these trying times, please reach out.

Be Safe Everyone!

Anthony

Update #4

Hello, hope all is well with everyone! I am writing because yesterday, the governor had extended the stay at home order for all non-essential workers until the 29th of April. In turn what this means is that our in-person meetings, events, and camping trip for the month of April are cancelled. Hopefully he will lift the ban for May, and we can begin meeting again to end out the year. With this said, I encourage the scouts to continue to work on rank advancement and merit badges. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. Again, if I can be of any help or assistance during these trying times, please reach out.

Be safe everyone!

Anthony