Scouts -  Only 9 days to camp! 

Here are the Merit Badges and activities I have everyone signed up for.   Please double check and let me know if you have any changes:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vynsxympuf5g9xrkdgbp5/Scout_Summary_2026_06_26.pdf?rlkey=4lq9oz2h9wsalmy6movytmh82&dl=0  

Please make sure you are checking out your Merit Badge Prerequisites:     

https://www.gotowebster.org/uploads/4/4/8/9/44890675/2026_merit_badge_scoville_and_pre-reqs_v2.pdf

 If you don't do them, you will only earn a partial merit badge.   

Here's some examples including special clothes, compass, fishing gear, etc you must bring from home.

And you may want to consider Fishing MB or Polar Bear Swim (patch)  first thing in the morning.   And if you want to do the 1 Mile Swim, or if you are an IronScout!

Our two Scouts Ani and Sam are registered for NYLT this summer.    They have opened up registration and there are still a few slots left if you'd like to send your Scout to NYLT.    If you are interested, please act quickly.    

Scouts must be age 13+, First Class Rank+,  and have completed the ILST training with us in order to attend.

More info here:    https://www.ctscouting.org/nylt

Let me know if anyone does end up pursuing this so I can provide Scoutmaster approval. 

Thanks!

Mike Miller

Scouts - We are finished for 2025-2026 Scouting year with our Troop Meetings on Wednesdays.

NO TROOP MEETING tonight.       Our next Troop meeting will be in September when school starts.

Meanwhile, don't forget that our PLC Scouts have their yearly planning meeting this Saturday at Mrs Jorczak's house.

If you still owe a Summer Camp medical form, or Merit badge selections, please print and drop off there  on Saturday at 3PM at 56 Brewster Rd.

I can't wait for Summer Camp!

The scouts had an excellent spring Court of Honor tonight, recognizing all the hard work that the scouts have put into their rank advancements and merit badges. Here are some final announcements from the last meeting of the year:

• Congratulations to all the rank advancements, merit badges, and other awards and recognition that many scouts achieved today. Your hard work has paid off today greatly, and keep up the good efforts. 
• Our annual PLC planning meeting for the next year will be on Sunday June 20th. PLC members please attend this meeting so we can plan out the upcoming year and schedule our activities. 
• Please give Mr. Miller your health forms or merit badge selections forms by June 23rd at the latest, so he can give those to the summer camp when the SPL+Leader meeting takes place. 
• The JNW theme days will be coming out soon. If you are interested, keep a look out for those. This is a great way to show scout spirit and we encourage everyone to do so. 
• We will likely be planning an adventure trip in August this year. Scouts, if you have any ideas or suggestions for what you want to do for this trip let Ani know as soon as possible so he can consider those during the PLC. 
• Our rest stop fundraiser is this weekend. Scouts and adults, make sure to come at your correct time slots. We still have slots open for certain timings for scouts and especially for adults. Please fill those spots so we have enough volunteers to help out. 

This is officially the last weekly meeting Eblast for the 2025-2026 scouting season. It's been a pleasure acting as your Webmaster this year. Have a good summer, and we will start again in September. 

Scouts - Don't forget our Spring Court of Honor and last meeting of the 2025-2026 Scout year is tomorrow at our usual time.

We'll be meeting upstairs in the main meeting room at the Church.  Enter through the main level and we'll be on your left.     Parents and family are invited.

Don't forget to wear your full class A uniform,

and in the EBlast we meant to say: 

"Last names starting with A-M please bring a finger food snack to share, and last names starting with N-Z please bring a drink to share".

If you have your Summer Camp medical form or Merit Badge selections, please get those to me then if you can.

See you Wednesday! 

Scouts - We're updating records in the online Scoutbook, and have had some questions about "Partials".   Those are Merit Badges that have been started but not Completed.

Please review the list sent out via email or WhatsApp, and also look for any physical blue card partials you have from previous years which are not on here.    If you have one of those, you can take a picture and text or email it to me and I will update your records.

 We may not have connected you to a Counselor yet for a MB you are working on.   Let us know about those as well.

Let me know if anything is missing or wrong.

Don't worry about "No Requirements Complete".   That could be a MB that you started but then switched to a different one at Summer Camp.

For our MB Counselors - If you've started a MB with any Scout, please let me know, and I can connect you to them in the online Scoutbook to mark them as "Started".

Thanks!     Mike Miller

BalooScout@mac.com

860 794 2255