Scouts and Parents,
Troop 49 has an opportunity for 8 scouts and 2 adults to visit Camp Sikorsky, held at the Sikorsky Aircraft factory in Stratford, Connecticut September 21-23, 2018. The event is run as a STEM-related merit badge fair on Saturday, with a rare opportunity to tour the amazing Sikorsky helicopter factory on Sunday morning. You will get some close-up time with helicopters and the engineers that design and develop them. In years past, there has been a featured speaker on Friday evening as well. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. This is a highly-regarded trip and the tour is exceptional. Scouts will visit areas of Sikorsky’s operations which most visitors (including employee family & guests) are unable to see.
To participate, you must:
- Be a First Class scout
- Be age 14 by September 21, 2017
- Be a U.S. Citizen or Provide your Green Card Number.
- Be available from Friday 9/21 afternoon departure (~3:00-3:30 PM) to Sunday afternoon (~1:30-2 pm) return.
The trip is to Connecticut, and there is no opportunity to arrive late, leave early, or somehow join in-progress. As we have to provide names and personal ID information well in advance due to U.S. Government security restrictions, there is no opportunity to substitute scouts once we register. Therefore, if you register, it is considered by the Troop as a commitment, as you will be taking a spot that another scout cannot use. Please consider carefully if you will have conflicts with academic events, athletics events, band, personal commitments, scouting events or anything else which will overlap. If so, please leave the slot for another scout.
Merit badges offered include those listed below. You will sign up for three in rank order, and you will be notified in August which of the three you will be working on, as well as what prerequisites must be complete prior to arriving at Sikorsky Aircraft:
- American Business
- Aviation
- Chemistry
- Crime Prevention
- Digital Technology
- Electronics
- Engineering
- Fire Safety
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- Geocaching
- Inventing
- Public Speaking
- Robotics
- Search & Rescue
- Space Exploration
- Truck Transportation
- First Aid*
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*No Blue Card will be issued for First Aid. The session is for review purposes only.
Trip cost is $60, which includes: Merit Badge instruction, meals (Friday snack, all meals on Saturday, and Sunday breakfast), and a Camp Sikorsky patch.
Memorabilia Shirts and Hats are available if ordered ahead of time.
You must register for this trip by Sunday night, July 15. Troop 49 will then submit our reservation to Camp Sikorsky regardless of whether the trip is full. If the eight slots fill prior to July 15, we will notify the Troop that the trip is full and submit at that time.
Registration Page: http://www.troop49oakland.org/survey/index.php/294967?lang=en
Payment Page: https://www.thepathfinders.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Camp-Sikorsky-2018-Payment-Page.pdf
Battleship Massachusetts Trip March 16 & 17
Sign Up Page: http://www.troop49oakland.org/survey/index.php/672192?lang=en
Payment Page: Battleship Massachusetts Payment Form 2019 v1
We will travel to the “Battleship Cove” at 5 Water Street in Fall River, Massachusetts, which is home to five National Historic Landmark vessels including the Battleship “USS Massachusetts”, the Destroyer “USS Joseph P. Kennedy”, the submarine “USS Lionfish”, PT Boats “617” and “796”, and the Russian ship “Hiddensee”. Everyone will get to sleep in the same authentic bunks that the sailors slept in; learn how the sailors lived and worked on board; participate in special activities (knot-tying, Storytelling, Morse Code); gather round to watch an action-packed feature film; “mingle” with veterans who made history; and have a full dinner and breakfast in the battleship’s Wardroom. You can get more information at www.battleshipcove.org.
We plan on gathering early Saturday morning (March 16th) at OLPH, driving up, staying overnight and returning on Sunday (March 17th). There are other museums to visit and people can leave as early or late as they want on Sunday (we just have to have our gear off of the battleship by 10:30 am on Sunday morning). The cost is $69.00 per person. With the troop subsidy, it will end up being $44 per scout (and $69 per adult or non-scout).
Everyone is welcome, siblings must be accompanied by a parent. We are also going try and work in a visit to the Submarine Force Museum in Groton, Connecticut on the way back. This is the home of the historic ship “Nautilus”, the world’s first nuclear Submarine. The cost of this would be separate and in addition to the cost of Battleship Cove. If you want to go… please sign up quickly! Signup for the trip will close on March 8th. After this time you can still come, assuming there is space, but you will need to purchase the tickets on your own.
If there are any questions, please email me at angusj2002@gmail.com or call me at 201-788-3334.
Thank you,
Jim Angus
OKEMO Vermont Ski Trip, Feb 9 – 10th 2019!
LINK TO ACTIVITY CONSENT FORM: https://www.thepathfinders.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Okemo2019ActivityConsent.pdf
LINK TO PAYMENT FORM: https://www.thepathfinders.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Okemo-Ski-Trip-Payment-Form-2019-v2.pdf
LINK TO REGISTRATION: http://www.troop49oakland.org/survey/index.php/453638?lang=en
Back by popular demand, Troop 49 will be running an awesome ski trip to OKEMO Mountain Resort in the ski capital of the Northeast, Vermont!! (less than 4 hours from Oakland).
Due to its popularity and abundance of amenities for the scouts, we will be staying in the same awesome house as we did last year. Here is the link to the house rental: https://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p331264?
As you’ll see in the rental photos, there is definitely plenty to do at the house after a full day of skiing and snowboarding. Life doesn’t get any better! I could call your attention to the HOT TUB!!!!
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Jockey Hollow Camping Trip
Jockey Hollow Camping and Hiking Trip December 7-9
Trip Registration: http://www.troop49oakland.org/survey/index.php/452164?lang=en
Payment Page: Jockey Hollow 2018 Payment Page
Scouts, join Troop 49 for a great weekend of camping and hiking in the footsteps of General George Washington and his army at Jockey Hollow, in the Morristown National Historical Park in Morristown NJ. This was the main location that Washington and his army spent the winters during the American Revolution against the British. We will tour the Ford Mansion where Washington resided during those winters and we will visit his military headquarters. Then we will take a hike and see where his continental army survived the coldest winter in New Jersey history. So, come join us for a great weekend at Jockey Hollow and Camp Winnebago. Scouts will also have the opportunity to earn the Jockey Hollow Trail Medal. This medal was created back in 1962 and is awarded for completing the hike, answering some questions while hiking and submitting a short essay about George Washington and Jockey Hollow.
The plan is to leave OLPH around 5:15 – 5:30 on Friday Dec. 7th. (Camp check-in is 6:00 PM 20 miles away 287S to 23N to 513S). Sunday return is tentatively between 10 and 11 am back at OLPH.
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HORSEMANSHIP MERIT BADGE AND TRAIL RIDING AT ROLLING STONE RANCH BETHEL, NY (NOV 23RD – 24TH)
Payment Page: https://www.thepathfinders.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Horsemanship-2018-Payment-Page.pdf
Registration Page: http://www.troop49oakland.org/survey/index.php/179891?lang=en
When: Leaving day after Thanksgiving from OLPH at 9am. Returning Saturday at 2pm.
Horse lovers, here is your opportunity to earn the Horsemanship Merit Badge and have an opportunity for trail riding. The plan is to arrive at the Ranch by 10:30 and start the program at 11. The merit badge program will go into the afternoon. Afterwards we will head off to Happy Days Campground for dinner and tenting. In the morning we will pack up the campsite and head back to the ranch for an hour trail ride. Info on the ranch is available here: http://www.rollingstoneranch.com/boy-scouts–girl-scouts
Pricing:
The Troop Committee has agreed to a subsidy for scouts on this trip.
Note: Scouts must attend the Merit Badge Session in order to ride on Saturday.
Meals:
Please bring bag lunch for Friday. We will need cooks for dinner Friday night, breakfast on Saturday and a cold lunch on Saturday.
Clothing:
Dress in layers suitable for the weather. We will be outside for the duration of the event. Obviously, we will be in places where horses spend their days. It will be MUDDY. Sturdy shoes are absolutely required for your comfort. Sneakers would be a poor choice for footwear. For camping, a complete change of dry clothing in which to sleep.
Questions:
Call or email Scoutmaster in Charge Jim Angus: angusj2002@gmail.com or (201) 788-3334
Requirements:
The following are the merit badge requirements:
October Canoe Camping in the Pine Barrens October 10-12
What: Mullica River Paddling Trip
When: Friday, October 10 to Sunday October 12
Where: Mullica River, Shamong, NJ in the Pine Barrens
Who: Scouts / Parents
Weather: Unless weather is severe, the trip will go as planned … plan for rain or cool weather
Fee: $50.00. If the trip turns out to be less expensive than planned, we will credit your scout account.
Registration Page: http://www.troop49oakland.org/survey/index.php/967674?lang=en
Payment Page: https://www.thepathfinders.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Mullica-2018-Payment-Page.pdf
Registration Closes: October 5th, 2018
Requirements available to complete: cooking, tent nights, 11 mile river trip, others with proper planning
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Cannonball Trail Hike and Camping at YawPaw September 8th & 9th
CANNONBALL TRAIL HIKE AND CAMPING AT CAMP YAWPAW
What: Backpacking Trip
When: Saturday Sept 8th 3 pm to Sunday the 9th 3 pm
Where: Camp Yaw Paw Oakland NJ
Who: Scouts / Parents No siblings on this trip please.
Typical Weather: 77 degrees daytime 55 degrees at night
Fee: $25.00
Registration Page Link: http://www.troop49oakland.org/survey/index.php/517381?lang=en
Payment Page Link: https://www.thepathfinders.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Yaw-Paw-2018-Payment-Page.pdf
Contact: Lynda Angus, lyndaangus@yahoo.com
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August 28-29 Trip: High Point State Park
Trip Registration: http://www.troop49oakland.org/survey/index.php/519459?lang=en
Trip Payment Page: https://www.thepathfinders.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/High-Point-2018-Payment-Page.pdf
As summer winds to a close you have the opportunity to spend time hiking, being with fellow scouts and getting in a needed tent night!
Mr. Fishman and Mr. Richards will be taking a group of scouts, and welcome parents, to High Point State Park. Wednesday, August 28, overnight to Thursday, the 29th.
Siblings with parents are welcome on this trip!
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Camp Sikorsky September 21-23, 2018
Scouts and Parents,
Troop 49 has an opportunity for 8 scouts and 2 adults to visit Camp Sikorsky, held at the Sikorsky Aircraft factory in Stratford, Connecticut September 21-23, 2018. The event is run as a STEM-related merit badge fair on Saturday, with a rare opportunity to tour the amazing Sikorsky helicopter factory on Sunday morning. You will get some close-up time with helicopters and the engineers that design and develop them. In years past, there has been a featured speaker on Friday evening as well. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. This is a highly-regarded trip and the tour is exceptional. Scouts will visit areas of Sikorsky’s operations which most visitors (including employee family & guests) are unable to see.
To participate, you must:
The trip is to Connecticut, and there is no opportunity to arrive late, leave early, or somehow join in-progress. As we have to provide names and personal ID information well in advance due to U.S. Government security restrictions, there is no opportunity to substitute scouts once we register. Therefore, if you register, it is considered by the Troop as a commitment, as you will be taking a spot that another scout cannot use. Please consider carefully if you will have conflicts with academic events, athletics events, band, personal commitments, scouting events or anything else which will overlap. If so, please leave the slot for another scout.
Merit badges offered include those listed below. You will sign up for three in rank order, and you will be notified in August which of the three you will be working on, as well as what prerequisites must be complete prior to arriving at Sikorsky Aircraft:
*No Blue Card will be issued for First Aid. The session is for review purposes only.
Trip cost is $60, which includes: Merit Badge instruction, meals (Friday snack, all meals on Saturday, and Sunday breakfast), and a Camp Sikorsky patch.
Memorabilia Shirts and Hats are available if ordered ahead of time.
You must register for this trip by Sunday night, July 15. Troop 49 will then submit our reservation to Camp Sikorsky regardless of whether the trip is full. If the eight slots fill prior to July 15, we will notify the Troop that the trip is full and submit at that time.
Registration Page: http://www.troop49oakland.org/survey/index.php/294967?lang=en
Payment Page: https://www.thepathfinders.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Camp-Sikorsky-2018-Payment-Page.pdf
June 2018: Whitewater Rafting with Whitewater Challengers
Registration Link: http://www.troop49oakland.org/survey/index.php/927471?lang=en
Payment Page: https://www.thepathfinders.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Whitewater-2018-Payment-Page.pdf
RAFTING TRIP LEHIGH RIVER JUNE 9-10, 2018
What: Rafting on the Lehigh River with Whitewater Challengers
When: Leaving Afternoon of June 9 to Sunday June 10
Where: Camping on the property of Whitewater Challengers
Who: Scouts / Parents
Fee: $75.00.
Details:
Whitewater Challengers is a 2 hour drive from the Oakland/Ramsey/Mahwah area. Plan would be to leave OLPH in the late afternoon Sat arriving around 5. We would head out on the river Sunday morning for a 3-4 hour trip and head home after. This weekend is a dam release weekend. Link to website – http://whitewaterchallengers.com.
Gear:
This trip can also be done as a one-day trip with a very early start. We added the night for scouts to get a tent night in and for those that need to cook. We need to know if whether you prefer camping or just going out on Sunday. When you sign up, let us know and we will make a decision based upon the majority.
RSVP BY MAY 16TH, WE NEED TO GET OUR RAFTS RESERVED AND TENT SPOTS AS WELL. After that date, scouts will be accepted if there is space with the outfitter to accommodate them. No guarantee offered. There will be no weather-related refunds.
Y.I.S.
Mrs. Angus