Boy Scouts of America - Troop 61

Troop 61 is from the town of Mansfield, Connecticut. We are located in the Northeast corner of the state, known as the "Quiet Corner". Mansfield is composed of many sections, most notably the section called Storrs, home of the University of Connecticut and the Uconn Huskies! We are chartered to the Eagleville Fire Department, located on Rte.32 in the Eagleville section of town.

From the Leaders Corner

Our meetings have now gone into summer mode, with the next meetings being the pre-camp meeting at the Scout Hall on July 19th. We will have more swim night meetings in August on the 9th and the 23rd & 30th and then our first official meeting of the new 2010 - 2011 year will begin on September 13th at the Scout Hall.

Upcoming Events

8/14 - Annual Program Planning Meeting.

Other important announcements

7/25 - 7/31 - Summer Camp

REMINDER – MEETING ON MONDAY, JULY 19 @ 7:00 P.M at the Scout Hall. – If you’ve already notified me that you cannot attend, and have not yet submitted your merit badge choices and camp physical form as well as your picture & BBQ ticket orders, you must do so by the meeting on Monday. Please contact me if you need to make these arrangements. Also, I’ve attached the merit badges being offered at camp this year. The 1^st page lists the times the badges are offered and the following pages list the difficulty levels and any pre-requisites that must be completed prior to attending camp. Please be sure to review the attachment and come prepared with your badge choices to the meeting on Monday. Please keep in mind the additional fees for the following badges: Shotgun, Space Exploration and Golf.

SUMMER CAMP – 2010 It still isn’t too late to attend! If anyone decides they would like to still go, please contact me! You have until July 25^th to change your mind!

Arrival Details:

The Troop will assemble in the parking lot at J.N. Webster on Sunday, July 25, 2010, at 1:00 p.m. When parents arrive, as in the past, they must look for the blue recycling bin with our troop number on it and remain at the bin while we verify our head count. All scouts must have any medication they are taking physically on their person, in the original prescribed containers and limited to the amount of medication to be taken while at camp. They must also be wearing their bathing suits when they arrive for their swim test. Once all scouts have arrived, the troop will depart from the parking lot for a tour of the camp, check-in at the health lodge, have their swim tests, visit the dining hall and then will arrive at our site, 7B. PERSONAL GEAR MUST NOT BE BROUGHT TO THE SITE BY PARENTS! We will gather all gear while in the parking lot and will transport it to our site from there.

Departure Details:

Parents may pick up their son on Saturday morning, July 31^st around 9:30 a.m., on the parade field next to the parking lot.

Camp Physical Forms:

The following attached forms need to be filled out and signed where appropriate by your physician. The camp physical forms always turn out to be the major issue to camp registration and this year, with the change in forms, I foresee even more issues, so please be sure to completely fill out the forms. We will be holding our pre-camp meeting at the Scout Hall on Monday, July 19^th at 7:00 p.m. at which time all physical forms will be collected. I must turn in all forms at the leaders pre-camp meeting on the 20^th, so it will be vital that everyone completes all of their paperwork on time. Invalid forms may delay a scout being able to attend camp with the troop. The new physical forms are only valid for THIS camp season and a new one must be completed each year going forward. The camp has also agreed to accept the old camp physical forms this year only as they are in transition. The old forms must be within the 3 camp seasons rule and must be signed by the parent each year verifying the information is still accurate. Please keep in mind that if you need a copy of the completed physical form for any other reason, you should make a copy prior to arrival at camp as the camp does not return physical forms.

Merit Badges:

At the meeting on July 19^th, each scout will be asked to complete a signup form as to which merit badges they will be taking while at camp. Many of the badges have prerequisites which will need to be completed prior to camp. Any scouts wishing to sign up for one of the badges with prerequisites should come prepared to the pre-camp meeting to show that they have or will have completed their prerequisites. The following link lists the badges and times they are being offered this year at camp. Please keep in mind that each scout is strongly encouraged to limit the number of badges to no more than 3, but exceptions may be made on a case by case basis. http://ctrivers.doubleknot.com/openrosters/DocDownload.aspx?id=75380

Additional $ items:

BBQ: The camp offers a barbecue on Friday afternoon for parents and family to attend and ticket orders will be taken at our pre-camp meeting. The cost of tickets for each person (12+) will be $8.00, and for children under 11 will be $5.00. Scouts and leaders already attending camp do not have to pay extra for the BBQ. Tickets may also be purchased on Sunday at check-in, but this will be on and individual basis and there can be a lengthy wait in line at that time.

Troop Picture: Each Tuesday, all troops in camp pose for a troop picture. If you wish to purchase a picture, the cost this year will be $10.00 which will be collected at our pre-camp meeting.

Merit Badges: Several merit badges have additional fees and if your scout signs up for one, please bring a check to the pre-camp meeting to cover these costs.

Golf Merit Badge: $30.00

Space Exploration Merit Badge: $20.00

Shotgun Merit Badge: $20.00

Meals: Parents may choose to attend a meal with the troop during the week. All visitors must sign in at the camp office (except Friday evening) and get a visitor's

pass. A ticket for meals in the dining hall are priced at:

Breakfast - $4.00.

Lunch - $5.00.

Dinner -$6.00.

Packing List:

Each scout should use the list on the following link when packing for camp. http://www.jnwebster.org/packlist.html

JNW 2010 Program Guide:

For a comprehensive look at the overall camp, programs offered etc., the following links should answer any questions you might have about our week at camp. The guide is large and is therefore broken down into three sections, Part 1 – Overview; Part 2 – Advancement Program; Part 3 – Forms & Worksheet checklist.

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