The scouts indubitably had a quite exquisite troop meeting on the Night of January 14th in the year 2026 Anno Domini. (it was a good meeting) Here is some important information regarding our later troop events:

• Saturday January 17th: We are having a hike. We will be meeting at Mount Soapstone at 10am. An address will be sent in the WhatsApp group chat. We look forward to seeing you there.
• Sunday January 18th: We are having a Troop Ice Skating event from 12pm-1:30pm and the South Windsor Arena. Ice Skate rentals are available. This is a family event, so families please join your scout and other scouts and their families for an amazing time.
• Saturday January 24th: We will be having a potential ski day. More information will be provided based on the weather, so stay tuned. For scouts, this ski day is a great way to complete the Snow Sports Merit Badge.
• Sunday January 25th: Outdoor Sunday meeting. More information will be given. 
• February: We are planning to have a campout in the month of February that will consist of heated cabin camping. More information will be given.
• Sunday March 1st: Next PLC meeting. 

The scouts had an amazing first meeting of the month and year. Here are some announcements from the meeting

1. Scouts: Anything that you were missing on your uniform, make sure to take responsibility and either update your uniform, remember to wear something next time, or purchase things if needed.

Presented by yours truly Keshav Prem. I present to you....

Troop 186's current list of (possible or definite) upcoming events! 

- January 17th: Potential Winter Hike (Time and location TBA)

- January 18th: Ice Sakting Troop Get Together (South Windsor Arena from 12PM to 1:30PM)

- January 24th: Potential Ski Trip (Time and location TBA)

- January 25th: Outdoor Meeting (Time and location TBA)

January's theme is Winter Sports!

We have a fun month planned with a day Ski Trip, a day Hike,  Ice Skating, and an outdoor meeting.

Save the dates on your calendar, and see you at our Troop Meeting on Wednesday,  01/07/20206 !

To wrap up 2025, the scouts had an excellent final meeting of the year, hosting AOL's for a game night which was wildly successful. Here are some quick announcements:

- Thank you to our 2 AOL's for coming to our meeting and experiencing what our troop is like, and we hope to see you as a new member of our troop in the near future. In other words, you guys are my GOAT's so thank you for coming (if someone can get this thank you to them, that would be greatly appreciated)

- We do not have a meeting next week.. or the week after that.. This was our last meeting of the year. We have had an absolutely incredible year, doing so many activities like summer camp, campouts, hikes, and more, Thank you to everyone who works toward keeping our troop running, and lets start 2026 with some more success. 

Thanks for reading the emails and have a happy holidays! 

We had a fun holiday party at Spare Time in Vernon yesterday!    Bowling, food, laser tag, and games.  

This Saturday is Wreaths Across America.    And info from The South Windsor American Legion Post here.      There will be a short ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Pool starting promptly noon, followed by wreath laying in the cemetery at First Congressional Church on old Main Street.    Scouts should wear their Class A uniforms, dress warmly, and parental supervision is required.    This is not a drop off event as some of our leaders will not be able to attend and chaperone.     Afterwards, there will be desserts and hot chocolate in the Congressional Church basement.    Hope you can make it!

Our hike is moved to Sunday at 2 PM at Valley Falls Park in Vernon.    Dress for the weather with layers, gloves, hat, rugged shoes, and if it's snowy or icy by then, you may want to bring your Yak Tracks if you have them.     Bring a headlamp or flashlight.     We'll be making hot chocolate with our jet boils.    Should be a fun sunset hike!     Make sure you get there by 2:00 PM as we'll be starting out then in order to get back before it's too late.     We should be back about 5PM-ish, and families are welcome to join us.

There will be No Committee meeting in December.    We'll meet again in January.

Game Night w/ AOL: We will be having a game night meeting on December 17th. The AOLs from Cub Scouts will also be visiting us during this meeting, Make sure to bring an AOL if you know one!    Patrol leaders:   Make sure you have your materials for your games.     

The scouts had a very good meeting today, and here are some announcements from the meeting:

1. Holiday Party: We will be having our troop holiday party on December 10th from 6pm to 8pm at Spare Time. More information is on WhatsApp. Make sure to fill out the payment and shoe size form (both on WhatsApp) if you plan on attending. 

2. Game Night w/ AOL: We will be having a game night meeting on December 17th. The AOLs from Cub Scouts will also be visiting us during this meeting, Make sure to bring an AOL if you know one!

3. There will be a small PLC meeting on December 7th at 6:30pm at 56 Brewster Road.

4. We will be having a hike on December 14th. More information will be sent out about that soon.

5. Wreaths Across America will be taking place on December 13th at 12pm. More information about that will be released soon as well. 

6. Today is/was the last night to buy discounted tickets to a Berkshire East ski trip. If you're planning on attending this trip, and like a discount (what parent doesn't want a discount) buy tickets ASAP.

Also, special shout out to James O'Brien. Whenever I cannot make a meeting he gives me this information and he consistently reads these announcements. I appreciate you buddy.