Mike was hoping to be back this coming Friday, but still needs a few weeks to get his home and family settled. He is now expected to return March 11th.

Anthony has done a great job so far as acting scoutmaster & will continue to cover for the next 2 weeks.

Mike looks forward to seeing you all soon, and can still be contacted via email, if you have a question. Anthony has full authorization to make any decisions, but if you need to reach out to Mike you can.

Here is a pic of Cooper Maverick from last night:

Friday, February 26^th (THIS Friday!) is the last day to place your deposits ($65) to go on the Troop’s Washington, D.C. trip taking place April 22 through April 25^th. Please see Mike or Anthony if you have any financial issues. If you are thinking of going, The White House requires some personal info that Eric S. will be taking with complete confidentiality.

John M. has worked out an action-packed itinerary for the DC trip. Some of the fun things we have planned are:

Saturday:

• A tour of the White House, a Troop picture by the Boy Scout memorial and a tour of the U.S. Capitol.

• For lunch we will picnic on the National Mall and the Scouts will have the opportunity to play some Frisbee during the picnic (joining in the tradition of playing sports on the lawn of the National Mall).

• Hiking along the National Mall where we will see (and visit) The Lincoln Memorial, several of the Smithsonian museums and other memorial located along the National Mall.

Sunday:

• We will travel to the Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center (The Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum). Where thousands of aviation and space artifacts are on display (including a Concorde Jet Airliner, a Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, the Space Shuttle Discovery, and the Enola Gay).

• Then we head over to Arlington National Cemetery where Tour bus stops allow us to witness the Changing of the Guard Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, tour the Arlington House (originally built to be a memorial to George Washington by descendants of Martha Washington).

• Visit JFK’s grave site and view the eternal flame in his memory.

• See the Mast memorial for the USS Main, the Space Shuttle Challenger memorial and many other prominent locations on the grounds.

If you want to be a part of this fun trip, place your deposit by this Friday! If you have any questions regarding the activities, see John M.

We know this is last minute and short notice, but we have access to:

Free tickets to Sunday’s St. John’s v. Seton Hall at MSG @ Noon.

If you want to go you MUST contact Henry at [email protected], NO LATER than 4p today.

If you plan on attending the DC trip, we have set up the following payment schedule as the trip like likely run $150-$175/per person.

$65 non-refundable deposit per person (youth & adults) is due no later than Feb 26

Remainder will be due no later than April 8th

The reason we had to setup as such is 2 folded:

-We need to book the hotels

-With the increased cost of the trip we wanted to give everyone time to pay

If anyone wants to go but has a financial issue, as always speak to Mike or Pat.

The Super Bowl Party will be held at Antony’s house and all scouts are invited. The address is 61-53 75th place Middle Village and the party starts at 6:00pm. Each scout that is attending should bring a snack or sodas.

On Tuesday February 9th we will be serving a pancake supper at Trinity Church. We need all the scouts to attend from 5:30 in full class A uniform.

Scouts are NOT allowed to bring cell phones to meeting/camping trips/events. The only person who can make an exception to this rule is the Scoutmaster. In the event an exception is made it will be posted on the troop website.

If a scout is witnessed having a cell phone:
– The first time, it will be taken and returned to said scouts parent only. NOT to the scout
– The second time, the scout will be penalized and not allowed to attend the next big trip (i.e., blue mountain, DC, etc.)
– The third time, the scout, his parents, the scoutmaster & committee chairman will have a sit down meeting to discuss this.

We have had to enact this strict policy because as of late many scouts have consistently been violating our no cell phone policy. Anytime there is a scout event, there is always multiple adults who have phones, so if there is some emergency, there is always a way to get a hold of your son.

We have been able to secure a White House Visit on our Washington DC trip Apr 22-25

We know you may not be sure if you are attending yet, but we strongly suggest everyone sending us this info, as we will need to submit a list no later than March 8th. They will do a background check in order to gain access. If you are denied there is nothing we can do.

We need:
full name as it appears on ID or birth certificate
address
date of birth
social security number

Send the information to [email protected]
All information will be kept secure