United States Military Academy Tour and Scout Day Football game
November 8-10, 2013
Tentative Agenda
Registration Deadline: October 11th
Signup form at this link
Payment Page at this link
FRIDAY, November 8th
Depart Oakland @ 8AM
Arrive West Point 9AM
Tour West Point Grounds, including:
- Famous Chapel
- Historic cemetery
- Storied Trophy Point
12:30 Conclude tour
Lunch break – provide a bag lunch for yourself
1:15 Tour fabulous West Point Museum
3:15 Tour concludes; time for gift shop
3:30 Depart for campsite
4:15 Set up camp
5:30 Dinner
Overnight sleeping at camp
SATURDAY, November 9th
Scout Day – West Point Football versus Western Kentucky
6:00 AM –Wake Up Call
6:30 AM – Breakfast
7:00 AM – Depart Camp
8:00 AM Cadet led tours
9:00 AM Parade Review (1/4 of the corps, marches on the plain near Daly field)
9:00 AM – Noon (Black Knights Alley – up by the stadium)
10:00 AM – 11:00am Cadet Club Activities on Daly Field
11:30 AM Parachuting the ball into the stadium!
11:40 AM National Anthem and before-game festivities on the field
12:00 PM Kickoff!
Autographs at Gate 1 following the game, about 15-20 minutes after the game ends
Scouts return to campsite
SUNDAY, November 10
Hike in the mountains around West Point.
Precise route TBD. Perhaps Storm King Mountain or Breakneck Ridge.
FEES:
Tour, Camping, Football Game and campus activities: $50.00 per person.
Families welcome
Parking for game: $15.00 in advance on-line; $20.00; on site at the Point
Registration Deadline: October 11th We need this much notice as we are committing to a block of game tickets and potentially a private bus to tour the West Point Grounds.
Tricky Tray Auction Planning
Below is a list of baskets donated, donations requested, and donations received. Contact Sue Dugas at (201) 312-7543 with updates. A link to a letter that can be used to solicit donations is below the table.
Amount
Donation
Requested
Donation
Received
$175.00
X
$50.00
X
$500.00
X
$500.00
X
$50.00
X
$100.00
X
$50.00
X
$500.00
X
$85.00
X
X
$175.00
X
X
$100.00
X
$50.00
X
$500.00
X
$50.00
X
$50.00
X
$100.00
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
$20.00
X
X
$100.00
X
X
$20.00
X
X
X
X
$20.00
X
X
X
X
X
$20.00
X
X
$100.00
X
X
$124.00
X
X
X
X
X
X
$110.00
X
X
$90.00
X
X
$150.00
X
X
$50.00
X
X
$40.00
X
X
X
$36.00
X
X
X
$25.00
X
X
x
$60.00
X
X
$490.00
X
X
$50.00
X
X
$20.00
X
X
X
X
X
$25.00
X
X
$25.00
X
X
X
$25.00
X
X
$25.00
X
X
$100.00
X
X
X
$50.00
X
X
X
X
$50.00
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Link to the Letter requesting Donations
Klondike Derby – Shepherd Lake, Ringwood NJ – January 18, 2014
January brings snow, adventure, and the Klondike Derby! This terrific day of outdoor fun pits your sled team’s wits, scout skills, and cleverness against sled teams from all over the area. As a tribute to the 2014 Winter Olympics, this year’s theme – “Winter Games” – follows an Olympic format. Your team will progress from station to station completing challenges to test your team’s abilities:
We will depart OLPH at 7:00 AM. Come dressed for a day outside: boots, hat, gloves, and lots of layers. Hopefully, we’ll have a pile of snow! Eat breakfast at home. We will have a hearty hot lunch, and we’ll be home by 5:30 or so.
Shawnee Mountain Ski Trip, Feb 8-9, 2014
Put on your winter gear and Think Snow! Back by popular demand, Troop 49 will be running another overnight ski trip to Shawnee Mountain in the Poconos (about an 1 hr 15 min from Oakland). Last year we had 45 people hit the slopes and Terrain Park at Shawnee Mountain. Whether you are a seasoned skier/snowboarder or have never skied before, this is a wonderful opportunity to have some great winter fun.
If hitting the slopes isn’t your cup of tea, spend a day snow tubing, relaxing on the sun deck or doing
some shopping at the nearby outlets. There is something for everyone.
The trip will run from the Saturday afternoon, February 8th to late afternoon on Sunday. With one lift ticket, you will be able to ski from Saturday 3PM-10PM and on Sunday until 5PM. We will be spending the evening at The Shawnee Presbyterian Church Hostel which is just a few miles from the mountain. This is an open floor (i.e. Sleeping bags) accommodation that also provides us with two bathrooms and showers as well as full kitchen facilities to prepare Saturday night’s dinner and Sunday breakfast.
The following is the price:
Payment Information:
Note: Your base payment of $50 (Scouts), $70 (non-scouts) is non-refundable unless we are able to either fill your spot or obtain a refund from Shawnee on a best efforts basis (NO GUARANTEE).
LINK TO PAYMENT/REGISTRATION FORM
LINK TO ACTIVITY CONSENT FORM
Please note we are limited to 45 people in the Hostel so please sign-up early to guarantee you spot. Also, if the scout is a new skier/snowboarder and is unable to negotiate the trails and lifts on his own, a parent or guardian must attend the trip. Also if a sibling will be attending, a parent /guardian must attend as well. Yes, we can accommodate moms and female siblings who may sleep in a separate common area.
Important: All attendees must have an updated BSA medical form (Parts A&B) on file with Mrs. Burns. That means it must be dated within 1 year of 2/9/14.
If anyone is interested in completing the Snowsports merit badge, please contact Mr. Dugas.
You can contact Mr. Dugas if you have any questions or concerns via email or phone at fetriman1@aol.com , 201-337-5709.
Robotics MB – Campout at Morristown Airport. Dec 6-7, 2013
Click here for Signup Form
Click here for Payment Page
When: Friday Dec6/7
Where: Viacom/Paramount Pictures Aviation, 11 Airport Rd. Morristown, NJ, 07960
How : Meet at OLPH Friday Dec. 6 at 5pm and carpool down to the Corporate Hangar. Click here for directions – Approximately 35 min. Drive from Oakland.
Timeline:
Friday
Saturday
Mr. Leymeister will be speaking about the exciting field of Robotics and all the sciences that encompass it, giving scouts an opportunity to earn the Robotics Merit Badge. In our troop meeting on Thursday, November 14 we will review the Merit Badge workbook. Please bring this worksheet with you to the hangar. This is a private facility which is completely secure. The property has a field for which those that would like to camp outside in tents for advancement requirements can do so weather permitting OR you may sleep inside on the warm hangar floor. We will have the troop trailer on site for cooking equipment. This is a great opportunity for those looking to achieve the cooking requirement for advancement. It will be Dinner on Friday and breakfast and Lunch on Saturday. Please RSVP by Dec. 1 so that we have an accurate headcount for breaking down into patrols and giving those that will be cooking a week to prepare. The facility has a full kitchen with oven and range. Please keep in mind that this is a place of business, so scouts, please act responsibly. No running as there is numerous pointy objects on these aircraft. Mr. Fern will give a safety briefing prior to entering the hangar.
Costs per person: See Payment Page for total costs
SIBLINGS: No
Uniform: Not required
What to Bring:
Cooking Merit Badge Revisions
Effective January 1, 2014, a revised Cooking Merit Badge and a new Sustainability Merit Badge join the list of Eagle-required merit badges. Some key points on the change are below:
• Sustainability, a new merit badge, joins Environmental Science as an Eagle Scout option after its debut at the 2013 jamboree.
• Cooking, meanwhile, will become Eagle-required as of Jan. 1, 2014.
• The total number of merit badges required for the Eagle Scout Award will remain at 21. In other words, instead of 12 Eagle-required badges and 9 elective badges, a Scout must earn 13 Eagle-required and 8 elective badges.
• Regardless of when a Scout earned the Life rank or began working on Eagle, unless he fulfills all the requirements—with the exception of his board of review—before Jan. 1, 2014, he must earn the Cooking merit badge to become an Eagle Scout.
• If Scouts have already started on the Cooking Merit Badge, they may switch to the new requirements or continue with the old ones until the badge is completed.
• If a scout has earned the badge under the old requirements, as scout need not re-earn the badge under the new requirements in order to qualify for Eagle Scout.
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There are two important articles to read for those of you on the trail to Eagle Scout:
See http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2012/10/17/cooking-sustainability-merit-badges-to-become-eagle-required/ and http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2012/11/01/faqs-about-cooking-and-sustainability-merit-badges/
West Point Football/Tour & Campout – November 8-10, 2013
United States Military Academy Tour and Scout Day Football game
November 8-10, 2013
Tentative Agenda
Registration Deadline: October 11th
Signup form at this link
Payment Page at this link
FRIDAY, November 8th
Depart Oakland @ 8AM
Arrive West Point 9AM
Tour West Point Grounds, including:
12:30 Conclude tour
Lunch break – provide a bag lunch for yourself
1:15 Tour fabulous West Point Museum
3:15 Tour concludes; time for gift shop
3:30 Depart for campsite
4:15 Set up camp
5:30 Dinner
Overnight sleeping at camp
SATURDAY, November 9th
Scout Day – West Point Football versus Western Kentucky
6:00 AM –Wake Up Call
6:30 AM – Breakfast
7:00 AM – Depart Camp
8:00 AM Cadet led tours
9:00 AM Parade Review (1/4 of the corps, marches on the plain near Daly field)
9:00 AM – Noon (Black Knights Alley – up by the stadium)
10:00 AM – 11:00am Cadet Club Activities on Daly Field
11:30 AM Parachuting the ball into the stadium!
11:40 AM National Anthem and before-game festivities on the field
12:00 PM Kickoff!
Autographs at Gate 1 following the game, about 15-20 minutes after the game ends
Scouts return to campsite
SUNDAY, November 10
Hike in the mountains around West Point.
Precise route TBD. Perhaps Storm King Mountain or Breakneck Ridge.
FEES:
Tour, Camping, Football Game and campus activities: $50.00 per person.
Families welcome
Parking for game: $15.00 in advance on-line; $20.00; on site at the Point
Registration Deadline: October 11th We need this much notice as we are committing to a block of game tickets and potentially a private bus to tour the West Point Grounds.
Pumpkin Sling Campout – October 18-19, 2013
Trying something a little out of the ordinary, Troop 49 will participate in the Last Fling Pumpkin Sling at Millbrook Farm in Harmony Township New Jersey. http://www.pumpkinsling.com/index.html With a country fair atmosphere, and a fall nip in the air, we will join with other schools and civic organizations to see just how far we can hurl a 2-3 pound pumpkin.
We’ll will leave OLPH on Friday night at 5:30 and have a late dinner on site. On Saturday, we’ll rise early and assemble and test our trusty pumpkin launcher. Over the course of the day, each team will have an official practice shot, and three shots that are scored. As dark descends, we’ll head for home, affording those who wish an opportunity to try orienteering on Sunday. See http://www.scoutorienteering.com/events/2013-10-20a.htm
Fee for the event is $25.00 per person.
Signup form is located at this link
Payment page is available at this link
Harriman State Park Campout – Sept 13-15, 2013
Harriman State Park, located in Rockland and Orange counties, is the second-largest NY Park in the parks system, with 31 lakes and reservoirs, 200 miles of hiking trails, miles of streams and scenic roads, and scores of wildlife species, vistas and vantage points. This is a great opportunity to enjoy the wonderful outdoor activities that Harriman State Park has to offer. The scouts had such a fun time in the spring that we decided to visit lake Tiorati once again. It is a close-by location, well-suited for those that have sporting events to come and go as their time suits.
LINK TO REGISTRATION PAGE
LINK TO PAYMENT PAGE
The Cedar Pond Campground is located just 30 minutes away on beautiful Lake Tiorati which will provide for great outdoor activities including camping, boating, fishing, and hiking for the scouts.
On Friday September13th, we will leave OLPH at 6:15 pm, proceed to the campground, arriving around 7:00 and setup for the night. On Saturday the 8th we will have a full day to enjoy some canoeing, kayaking, fishing and exploring Lake Tiorati right from our campsite. Sunday morning, the 15th we will clean and pack up, leaving around 10am.
No fishing license required for those under 16. For those over 16 that plan on fishing, you are required to get a New York fishing license (5$ daily) at http://www.dec.ny.gov/63.html.
We are asking those that have canoes and PFD’s and would like to offer them to the troop for this outing to contact Paul Burns at paul_burns@mentorg.com.
Harriman State Park – June 7-9, 2013
Harriman State Park, located in Rockland and Orange counties, is the second-largest NY Park in the parks system, with 31 lakes and reservoirs, 200 miles of hiking trails, miles of streams and scenic roads, and scores of wildlife species, vistas and vantage points. This is a great opportunity to enjoy the wonderful outdoor activities that Harriman State Park has to offer.
Click here to REGISTER
Click here for Payment Page
The cedar pond campground is located just 30 minutes away on beautiful Lake Tiorati which will provide for great outdoor activities including camping, boating, fishing, and hiking for the scouts.
On Friday June 7th, We will leave OLPH around 6pm, proceed to the campground, arriving around 730 and setup for the night. On Saturday the 8th we will take a 5 mile hike after breakfast returning in early afternoon to enjoy some boating, fishing and exploring Lake Tiorati right from our campsite. Sunday the 9th clean and pack up, leaving around 10am.
This site is limited to the first 30 scouts due to park restrictions, No siblings allowed on this campout.
NO fishing license required for those under 16. For those over 16 that plan on fishing, you are required to get a New York fishing license (5$ daily) at http://www.dec.ny.gov/63.html.
We are asking those that have canoes and PFD’s and would like to offer them to the troop for this outing to contact either Carl Mellone or Dan Fern.
More information to follow.
Weboree Staff – April 26-28
Once again, it’s time for scouts, venturers, and leaders to inspire the next generation. The Weboree is an annual event that is only open to 4th grade Webelos Scouts. They get a taste of scouting through camping at No-Be-Bo-Sco, cooking their own food, and exploring the many program areas that we set up for them.
The areas that we are looking to help staff are:
Mr. Dente will be coordinating the staff helpers from Troop 49 & Crew 26. Please use the form at this link to register, and Mr. Dente will register all of the staff as a group.
There are a few items to take care of if you wish to serve on staff. These must be completed by 3/31, so that the correct orders can be placed for T-shirts, hats, etc. Complete the web form, and return the paper forms to Mr. Dente.
For more information about staffing the Weboree, check out this link.