 Join
us!
We
are a boy-led troop, offering a Scouting program with emphasis
on
camping and outdoor skills. Our Scouts actively practice the leadership
skills they’ll use as adults. All boys age 11 to 17, in grades 6 or higher,
are welcome to join us or to visit a meeting. Please contact our
Committee Chairman or
Scoutmaster to arrange your visit
to a meeting - we believe you’ll become one of our
newest members.
News You Can Use:
- ConnJam '09 made the
television news.
- Summer Camp permission slip and medication
forms are on the Summer Camp page
and must be submitted by or before the Parents Meeting.
- The Pancake Breakfast and
New Fairfield Independence Day Parade
will be on July 4th.
Check out the flyer for more information
- The July High Adventure Trek to the
White Mountains Presidential Range will be Thursday July 9 to
Sunday July 12, 2009. Anyone planning on joining this trek
must make their own reservation, as soon as possible, with the
Appalachian Mountain Club for the Lake of the Clouds Hut for Friday
July 10, 2009. Reservations can be made at the
AMC reservations site. The cost of the trip is estimated
to
be about $190, including the cost of the hut. If you are
interested in attending, send your name to the
Junior Assistant Scoutmaster. This trek will be a
memorable one!
- Summer Camp Parents Meeting on
Tuesday July 14 will include a uniform bank
exchange. Please bring any outgrown uniform pieces,
hiking boots, or camping equipment to the meeting. There are
new scouts who could especially use those outgrown Class B t-shirts.
Check out the uniform bank page to
see the latest inventory.
* Schedule: Doors open at 7:00 p.m. for turning in medical
and permission forms and items for the Uniform Exchange.
Formal presentation starts at 7:30.
* Location: the new Community Center which is part of the
Senior Center complex on Route 37.
- Patrol Leader Council for both
Patrol Leaders and Assistant Patrol Leaders will be held on July 16
at 7:00. For more information,
contact the Senior Patrol Leader.
- Troop 42 will be leading a guided family
hike on Sweetcake Mountain in New Fairfield on July 18. The
hike will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Any Scout
interested in assisting on this guided tour must contact the
Scoutmaster. There will be a required educational preparatory
meeting at Sweetcake Mountain on Wednesday July 15, at 7:00 until
8:00 p.m.
- Merit Badges Now Offered:
An updated list of merit badges offered
by the troop is available on the
Advancement page
* Hiking merit badge is being offered
now.
This is an Eagle Required Merit Badge and can be used as
an alternate for Biking or Swimming. If you want to register, please
e-mail the scoutmaster your name.
* Wilderness Survival merit badge
class is underway. To get more
information,
e-mail the instructor
and check the
Advancement page for
requirements.
- Updated rank requirements were
published at the beginning of this year for Tenderfoot, Second
Class, and First Class ranks. If you've earned any of those
ranks after January 1, 2008, please check the
advancement page for
more information.
- Hahlawah Service Project

- Family Camping






- Peter Vannucci, our Committee
Chairman, died unexpectedly on September 3. Troop 42 greatly misses
Peter's energy, leadership, friendship, and Scout spirit.
Our condolences go out to the Vannucci family. Contributions in Peter's memory can be
made to The Vannucci Children, Diane Vannucci, Trustee, c/o
Union Savings Bank, PO Box 8823, New Fairfield, CT 06812

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