Troop 301,

Remember that we will not meet at the church for the entire month of December. The December 1st meeting will be at Norway Hall. It is on the corner of 7th Street and 4th Avenue (2 blocks east of the church and one north from Woodlawn)

There are only a few parking spots in front of the hall so please leave those for handycap access and scout drop off.

The building is small so we will be tightly packed inside. If you are not a scout and plan to stay for the meeting, please park in the large lot by the church youth hall/office and walk the two blocks up to Norway Hall.

PERMISSION SLIPS are due as are GEAR REQUEST forms for the Fire Island National Seashore campout on 12/10-12/11.

The program will be Recycle-Reduce-Reuse presented by scouts Grant H., Tommy H., and James O.

Mr. Bauer

Fire Island Backpacking Trip / Dec 10 & 11
* * * Special Packing List * * * 

Important Note:

Every item on this list must fit into, be strapped to your backpacking frame or be worn on your body. Your hands should be free during the hike in and out of the campsite.

Primary
 Backpack (internal or external frame)
 Sleeping bag (rated 20 degree or below)
 Sleeping pad
 Tent (4 season or borrow from troop)
 Ground Tarp for under tent
 Extra long tent stakes

Clothes (synthetic materials, no cotton – think layers! )
1. Saturday morning and afternoon – go with layers for hike-in and for work project (cutting down pine trees)
 Base layer – Under Armour or other synthetic layer to wisk away perspiration
 Mid Layer – fleece top
 Outer Layer – nylon shell jacket on top for wind or rain protection; similar layer for legs but could be snow pants depending on weather forecast (the beach sand is always damp so waterproof pants a must as you will be kneeling)
 Boots – good winter hiking boots (no sneakers or low ankle footwear)
 Sox – wool or synthetic – no cotton
 Glove – warm but flexible
 Hat – not too heavy to cause perspiration as you work
2. Saturday late afternoon into evening – may need to change clothes after work project
 Choose clothes similar to above, but add a winter coat to stay warm since you will be less active
 Scarf and Hat (heavy)
3. Night
 Sleep clothes (it’s an absolute necessity to change clothes before getting into your sleeping bag)

Food
 Saturday breakfast – eat before, during car trip or at the parking lot
 Saturday lunch – drink and a sandwich, fruit (apple, banana, etc.)
 Saturday dinner – backpacking/dehydrated meal (add hot water) * Buy @ Dicks, Walmart, etc
 Sunday breakfast – Pop-Tart or similar
 Small juice box and snack for afternoon (energy bar) and evening (optional)
 Water for drinking and cooking dinner
 LNT – small trash bag for your paper/plastic waste

Equipment
 MSR WhisperLite or similar backpacking stove with fuel (note: troop will also bring 4)
 Flashlight & Headlight (start w/ new batteries or bring extras)
 Fork or Spoon (leave mess kit home)
 Small survival kit (knife, lighter, compass, first aid, etc)
 Hand / Toe warmers
 General personal items (include: small roll of toilet paper)

There are NO campfires allowed in the FINS Wilderness Area. There will be no
opportunity to stay by the fire for warmth or to dry out any wet clothes – Be Prepared

 To download a PDF format version of the above checklist, click HERE

Troop 301,

The time has come
and I’ve got the sum
It’s popcorn of course and piled all over here
so lets get it out and make it all disappear
In the end, it’s always about the scout
so he has enough money to go camp out
we all worked so hard from our heart and soul
to accomplish for the troop that one set goal
did we hit our number, yes or no
doesn’t really matter  we now have cash flow
donations galore like we’ve never seen before
come on down and pick up your
Im not that far and in your zip code

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Individual Popcorn Pickup  Sunday Nov 20   3 pm – 4:30pm 

Location;  Mr Takach’s  597 Moriches Road

corner of  Moriches Rd and Cordwood Path, Nissequogue

drive thru stone pilers to end of driveway

individual sales were from these 23 Scout families

Two scouts are going to the Islander game each with a second free pass:
James O. and Luke C.

The order below is random and is listed by when scout handed in sheet. 

1. Harry D.
2. Chris B.
3. Tommy B.
4. James B.
5. Max G.
6. Jack H.
7. Zach Z.
8. Nick T.
9. James O.
10. Grant H.
11. Dean B.
12. Weston Y.
13. Gregory R.
14. Michael F.
15. Cole D.
16. Jimmy F.
17. Graham & Ben C.
18. Thomas P.
19. Ryan & Matt W.
20. Jake W.
21. Ben W.
22. Jason T.
23. Luke C.

Schedule for Events for December

December 1st meeting – Patrol Elections (WE WILL BE MEETING AT NORWAY HALL) Parking extremely limited Click HERE for a full size view and where the hall is relative to the church. Please park in the big church lot and walk the two blocks unless you need handycap access.

PERMISSION SLIPS DUE FOR FINS HIKE AT THE DECEMBER 1st MEETING (We are limited to 30 total scouts and adults)
December 6th PLC (Also at Norway Hall) 201 7th Street, St. James, NY 11780

December 8th meeting – SPL Elections and Campout Preparation for FINS backpacking and concervation project. (We meet at the First Presbyterian Church)

December 9th Uniform Leaders Meeting – Youth Hall off the big parking lot

December 10th & 11th – FINS backpacking campout from Smith’s Point beach heading west 3 miles.

December 15th Meeting – We will be meeting at the Mills Pond Nursing Home Formerly ST. JAMES PLAZA NURSING HOME – Secret Santa with the residents. WE MEET THERE AT 7:00 pm (1/2 hour earlier)

(see the post for gift ideas by clicking HERE)

December 22nd Meeting – New module – Photography with Cole D presenting with Mr. Bauer & Dean assisting. (We meet at the First Presbyterian Church)

December 29th Meeting – No Meeting – Enjoy your Holiday!

No More Scout meetings until January 3rd PLC in the Church Hall.

Troop 301,

If a scout wants to be considered for ANY leadership position, INCLUDING SPL and Den Chief, he must fill out the LEADERSHIP POSITION APPLICATION and turn it into the SCOUTMASTER by the NOVEMBER 17th meeting.

To date I have only received less than 10 applications.

Every position will require WEEKLY duties that are measureable and almost always include time spent outside the troop meetings.

Boys requesting consideration for positions are expected to “Do their Best” to accomplish 100% of the responsibilities of each job. If they cannot commit to 100% of the job, they should not apply.

We expect the scouts to do their best and to put in 100% effort. We do not expect PERFECTION. Scouts learn but listening and by trial and error. Mistakes are accepted and often expected. What is not accepted is a lack of effort or follow through.

As a scout advances through the ranks, he does NOT earn the right to relax. What he does earn is the right to be given a role of greater responsibility. The expectations are greater for a STAR, LIFE or EAGLE scout than for a TENDERFOOT, 2nd Class of 1st Class scout. Each successive rank requires more effort and is judged to a higher standard.

At the risk of sounding like an ARMY commercial - “BE ALL YOU CAN BE” and step up to give it your best shot.

A scout only succeeds at the challenges he takes on.

Mr. Bauer

TROOP 301 ANNOUNCEMENT

Our December 15^th meeting will

be held at 7:00 PM at the

Mills Pond Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

273 Moriches Road, St. James

Once again, we will be joining the residents for an evening of

“Santa” Bingo and “Secret” Santa

All scouts are asked to attend in Full Class-A uniforms

and to bring along a wrapped gift which will

be given to the residents.

Any questions, please call Mrs. Dodd

@ 862-8459

Troop 301,

• The Turkey Cookout is the weekend of November 11th thru the 13th. The troop is providing the dinner at no charge to all but we ask that each family bring a desert to share. The desert should be enough to feed a little more than a family and not for 100 people.

• Green Troop Fleeces will be being ordered shortly (Jim Dodd will take orders on November 17th). If you do not have one or need an additional or replacement one, NOW IS THE TIME.

• REMINDER – The deadline for turning in you form is NOVEMBER 17th.

Troop 301 Scouts,

Your SPL  will be working on his Eagle Project Tuesday November 8th from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm.

The project is a dog walk behind the Smithtown Animal shelter on Route 25 to the right of Smithtown Ford and the Senior Center.

He could use a lot of help and this time counts as COMMUNITY SERVICE toward advancement.

As there is no school, there should be a lot of scouts available to attend.

Please do the right thing and help him out.

Mr. Bauer

Troop 301,