2009 - 2010 Troop Calendar & Schedule

Troop Meetings	Committee Meetings	Courts of Honor	Outdoor Activities	Venture Activities
		2010 Calendar

• Troop Meetings
• Every Monday at 7:00 PM.

• Parents' Meetings
• Planning Meeting : Monday, September 28^th, 2009 from 7:30pm – 8:45pm
• Summer Camp Parent's Meeting : Monday June 7^th, 2010 from 8:00pm - 8:45pm
• Committee Meetings
• First Tuesday of every month, October thru June

• Courts of Honor

Date
October 5, 2009	UMC
February 1, 2010	UMC
April 26, 2010	Earth Day Court of Honor
June 15, 2010	Jaycee Grove in Duke Island Park

Outdoor Activities Program

2009 - 2010
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2009	Date(s)	Activity	Description
1.	Sep. 25-27	Sleepy Hollow Trip	Camp in lean-tos in the Catskills with archery and sky lift to the top of Hunter Mountain. Take a hike on the awe inspiring Escarpment Trail and get drenched under the infamous Katterskill Falls!
2.	Oct. 11	Mountain Bike Day Trip	Hit the dirt with mountain bikes at the Six Mile Run Reserve. Over 10 miles of new fun and challenging trails added in the past year.
3.	Oct. 24-5	Annual “Adventure” Campout	Man vs. Wild is this year’s theme. Are you tough enough to survive?
4.	Nov. 14-15	Annapolis Trip	Camp on Wye Island on Chesapeake Bay. See the Navy Midshipmen in action in a football game and tour the Naval Academy.
5.	Dec. 12	First Aid Rally	Test your patrol’s teamwork and skills as you compete in this annual district triage.
6.	Dec. 19	Curling	Learn how to play this Olympic sport and popular winter pastime at the Curling Club of Plainfield.
2010
7.	Jan. 3 (Rain Date – Jan. 10th)	Jack Frost Ski Trip	Return to the troop’s favorite resort. Ski or board with lessons available in the Pocono Mountains. Families are welcome!
8.	Jan. 23-24	Stony Point Winter Cabin Trip	Sledding, snow shoeing, night stalking and other fun winter activities at this Hudson Valley scout camp.
9.	Feb. 27	Klondike Trail	Teamwork, skills, and your sled will get you through this annual patrol winter challenge where you compete against 30 other patrols from troops across our district.
10.	Mar. 7 (Rain Date - Mar. 14)	Blue Mountain Ski Trip	Another troop favorite: ski, board or tube at this great Pennsylvania resort. Lessons available; troop families always welcome.
11.	Mar. 20-21	Winnebago Rifle Campout	Exploring, rifle shooting, scout skills and fun games.
12.	April TBD	Princeton University Lacrosse Game and Guided Campus Tour	Watch the fastest game on two feet at this perennial Div. I powerhouse. Afterwards, tour the beautiful campus of this local bastion of higher learning.
13.	April 16-18	Loyalsock Campout / Hike Pennsylvania	Camp in a great canyon! Hike the Vista Trail with fantastic views. Pass waterfalls and boulder in many terrific spots, including the Labyrinth.
14.	May 21-23	Hershey Park and Bike Trip	Visit the Historic Cornwall Iron Works, bike a scenic 17 mile rail-to-trail, and have a blast at the sweetest amusement park in America!
15	June 25-27	Farmington River Kayak	Camp and swim in a beautiful CT state forest and kayak the scenic river through farmland and valleys. Exciting rapids for all but our youngest scouts.
16.	July 21	Mountain Creek Water Park	Cool off and experience the thrills at this fun New Jersey water park!
17.	July - August	Patrol Trips	Use your imagination to plan a special outing/trip for your patrol. The possibilities are endless.
18.	Aug. 1-7	Hidden Valley Summer Camp	Return to this beautiful, traditional New Hampshire Scout Reservation. Highlights include boating, swimming, shooting sports, merit badges and the Mt. Shannon Outpost. Valley Voyageur or Spoke for our older scouts.
19.	Sept. 25-26	Sandy Hook Oceanography and Deep Sea Fishing	Camp right by the beach! Check out Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook Light House and other sites. Earn the Oceanography Merit Badge and go deep sea fishing off the deck of a private charter boat!
20.	Oct. 15-17	Annual “Adventure” Campout	Camp and compete as patrols at Teetertown Ravine. What theme will the scouts pick this year?
21.	Nov. 7	Mountain Bike Day Trip	Take a heart pounding autumn ride on a nearby trail. Learn a new technique. Challenge yourself!
22.	Nov. 20-21	Baltimore Submarine Trip	Camp and cook on board the USS Torsk, visit Fort McHenry and other Inner Harbor sights. Explore awesome weaponry at Aberdeen Proving Ground’s Ordnance Museum.
23.	Dec. 4	First Aid Rally	Use your skills to best the competition at Raritan Valley District’s annual triage.
24.	Dec. 18	Rockville Climbing Center	Climb, belay and boulder at our troop’s favorite climbing center.

Venture Scout Activities

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Venture Activities

2009 – 2010

Date(s)	Activity	Description
2009
Sep 25 - 27	Escarpment Trail Backpack Trek	Backpack the awesome Catskill trail with sheer cliffs overlooking the Hudson Valley in New York. Boulder and go for a swim at Katterskill Falls!
Oct 10	Terror Behind the Walls	A Halloween Fright Feast like no other - locked in the Eastern States Penitentiary. This is rated the best haunted house in the entire USA!
Oct 11	Mountain Bike Trip	Spend the afternoon at an advanced trail refining your skills with heart pounding challenges.
Nov 7	Shotgun	Spend the day shooting clay pigeons at a local gun club
2010
Jan 23-24	Catskills Snow Trek	Snowshoe deep into the Catskills Wilderness and spend the night in a snow shelter you built.
Feb 5-7	Vermont Ski Weekend	Spend two nights in a private lodge. Ski or board for the two days at Killington – one of New England’s premier destinations!
Jan/Feb	Ice Climbing	Ice pick your way to the top of a frozen waterfall with professional guides and full ice climbing gear. Date TBD based on temperature and ice coverage.
March 27	Philmont Crew Day Hike Sourlands Mtn Reserve	A Philmont Crew training run with full backpack and 8 miles of challenging hills and boulders in the Sourlands Mountain Park.
April 16-18	Loyalsock Canyon Backpack Trek	Backpack the Canyon Vista and Loyalsock trails in the Worlds End State Park in North Central PA. The trail is rugged with steep drop offs, but the exposed canyon routes open to phenomenal views. Side trips for bouldering and many waterfalls and swimming holes if your dare.
April 30 - May 2	Watchu Weekend	Philmont Crew will participate in the council’s shakedown at Allamuchy Scout Reservation.
May 1-2	Bike NY Tour	Camp Saturday night in Staten Island. Sunday Bike the 5 boroughs of New York City on this great 50-mile tour. All roads closed to traffic just for you and 30,000 other bikers. See the entire New York City from a different perspective via roads and bridges not normally open to bike travel.
June 6	Philmont Crew Day Hike Round Valley Rec Area	A second Philmont Crew training run with full backpack and 10 miles of cross country and step climbs at the Round Valley Recreation Area.
June 25-27	Venture Kayak	While the rest of the Troop Kayaks the flats of the lower Farmington River the Ventures will experience level 2 white water further upstream and take an advanced whitewater clinic learning the Eskom/Combat Roll.
Jun 28 – July 12	Philmont 2010	Take a plane out to Colorado and visit the sites get acclimated to the elevation before starting the 11 day trek through the Scout Ranch that is in the Southern Rockies in New Mexico. Unbelievable scenery and high adventure activities at each day’s destination!
July TDB	White Water & Biking Expedition	A Venture challenge for 8 days like no other. Bike 340 miles on perfectly flat trails from Pittsburg, PA to Washington D.C., camping along the way and stopping for 4 extreme white water challenges, Class 2-3 Kayaking, Class 2 Daggers, Class 3-4 self guided rafting and Class 4-5 guided rafting. Also visit National Parks, forts, battlefields, historic towns and numerous natural wonders.
Aug. 1-7	Hidden Valley/Camp Bell Spoke Program	While the rest of the Troop is in scout camp, experience high adventure activities like Rock Climbing, Kayaking and one night backpacking trips. Spend some nights in Camp and some nights in the backcountry.
Sep 25-26	Sandy Hook Trip	Deep Sea Fishing
Oct	Downhill Mountain Biking	All day downhill mountain biking. Take the chairlift to the top of a ski slope then ride down. No peddling, just hold on to your handle bars and brakes and prepare for a wild ride.

2010 Calendar

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