This Sunday afternoon Troop 37 will be leading an expedition to Mt Wachusett. Scouts that own skis or snowboards are welcome to come along. We are going to hike up the mountain and then ski down! We are planning on meeting at the church at 2:00PM Sunday and getting back close to 7:00PM (just in time for the PLC!).
There is no cost for this event but if you would like to eat dinner / get snacks at the mountain please bring your own spending money.
If you are interested in joining us on the ski expedition please let me know ASAP. Send me a text message, fb, email or just post a reply here. We will have permission slips available at the church at 2:00PM Sunday so be sure to get it signed before you get dropped off.
Hope to see everyone Sunday afternoon! This is going to be awesome!!
Regis College Campus, Weston, MA 02493 www.spellman.org
This four-hour official program teaches Scouts about the history of stamps and the postal system as well as being an introduction to how to collect stamps as a life long hobby.
Scouts learn how to identify stamps from different countries, how to determine watermarks on stamps, how to soak stamps, how to arrange stamps in various types of collections, how to best protect their collect and about other aspects of being a philatelist. Scouts also receive a tour of the Museum’s galleries and a booklet about stamps collecting.
Programs are held on Saturdays and Sundays during the school year and Tuesdays through Saturdays during school vacation weeks and in the summer. Most programs start at 10:00 am. Scouts bring their lunch. More information about the national requirements for the badge is on the scout web site at www.meritbadge.com
At the conclusion of the program Scouts qualify for their merit badge in philately.
The fee is $21 per scout for the program and includes a package of 100 stamps to meet requirements, two collection pages additional stamp packets to take home. There is no charge for adults. A minimum of five scouts is required and scouts from different troops may combine for a program. For more info contact Henry Lukas, official merit badge instructor and Museum Education Director, at henryjlukas@hotmail.com or 617- 784- 5838
Troop 37 will be heading to a secret location known only to the highest of leadership! The only way to find out where we are going is to sign up and take the ride!! Where could it be?! Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Hawaii? Who knows?? I do! And my lips are sealed…
I hope everyone had a fun and productive summer. I know I had a great time at summer camp and look forward to next year. We are starting up another year of scouting and have some really great plans in place. We need each and every one of you on board and willing to help make this year even more successful than last. Let’s make this a banner year for your scouts and show them that we are all in this together.
I am writing to you to invite you to our next meeting for a welcome back BBQ & informational session about the upcoming year which will be held Wednesday, September 7 2011 starting at 7:00PM sharp. Please feel free to come early to help out with the BBQ setup and bring a side dish, snack or dessert. We will provide hamburgers, hot dogs and all the fixings.
Topics we will cover are fundraising efforts, our monthly events up until summer camp 2012 including the fabled mystery trip, leadership activities and how you can get more involved. We are in need of help in a few different areas and hope that you will be willing to step up and help us out for a couple hours a month; or a whole weekend if you are really feeling adventurous!
Be sure to check out our troop website and calendar online. If you are not on our mailing list please email me at scoutmaster@37troop.com and I will add your address. I hope to see each of you at our welcome back BBQ on September 7th.
This Wednesday will mark the first day of school as well as our first troop meeting. We have some cool stuff planned for this month so be sure to make it to the meeting so you can hear all about it!
Members of the PLC: please be at the meeting 30 minutes early so we can discuss a few things about the upcoming year.
“Our business community should be aware of the potential of hurricane damage here in the Commonwealth,” said Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Director Kurt Schwartz. “Every business owner should prepare or review their own Preparedness and Recovery Plan. ‘Business as usual’ will not happen without good planning.”
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Director Kurt Schwartz recognized Methuen EMD John Santoro for his selection as the 2011 Northeast States Emergency Consortium Massachusetts Emergency Manager of the Year before his peers at a recent meeting of MEMA Region I EMDs.
Taking your pets along is the most important thing individuals or families can do for their animals during a hurricane evacuation. Pets left behind can be injured, lost or killed during a storm, or in its aftermath. Pet owners should include their animals in their Family Hurricane Planning, before a storm threatens.
“MEMA has listed a number of tips, covering a variety of issues which those individuals who require additional assistance should consider, as they prepare for the hurricane season, stated MEMA Director Kurt Schwartz. “This planning is important, not just in preparation for hurricanes, but year-round, for any type of emergency.”
Hurricanes or tropical cyclones are not merely coastal events or wind events. Due to the fact that Massachusetts is a relatively small state, depending upon the storm’s track, the entire Commonwealth could be severely impacted by a tropical storm or hurricane.
With the extremely hot weather the Commonwealth is presently experiencing, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is advising people to be cautious during this period of extreme heat, and is offering some tips to help keep cool and safe.
Many residents and property owners affected by the tragic tornadoes and severe weather have suffered from minor building damages to total loss. Building officials from across the Commonwealth have been and continue to conduct “Rapid Visual Safety Assessments.”
“Shelter-in-Place is a standard protective action utilized in Emergency Management,” states Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Director Kurt Schwartz. “It is most often used during an event in which hazardous materials have been accidentally released into the atmosphere, but also during other dangerous conditions, such as a severe storm, like a hurricane, when it is preferable to be indoors, not outside or on the road.”
“If evacuation is necessary for an approaching hurricane, or any type of natural or man-made emergency, the key is that you and your family respond quickly and responsibly,” states Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Director Kurt Schwartz. “Unlike many types of storms, hurricanes are closely tracked and can be followed by the Media, for as long as a week before reaching New England. Therefore, everyone is usually afforded enough warning and should not be taken off guard if directed to take precautionary steps, including an evacuation.”
“The severe winds experienced during hurricanes and tropical storms have the potential to cause power outages throughout the Commonwealth during this Hurricane Season,” warns Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Director Kurt Schwartz. “As we have experienced in recent years with many other types of storms, strong winds have the capability to topple utility poles and trees, as well as snap tree limbs causing them to fall on power lines and disrupt electrical service.”
During this years Atlantic Hurricane Season (June 1st – November 30th), the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) urges homeowners to protect their property from strong winds, damaging rains, and flooding that hurricanes or tropical storms can bring to New England.
As we enter the 2011 Hurricane Season, which experts are predicting to be very active, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is offering personal preparedness tips for the all of the citizens of the Commonwealth.
The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) today announced that the United Way of Tri-County and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Donation Management System are helping coordinate donation and volunteer efforts for those affected by the June 1st storms in Western and Central Massachusetts.
Although the Hurricane Season in New England is defined as June 1st through November 30th, the vast majority of the 40 tropical systems that have impacted our region over the past century have struck during the months of August and September. Because Massachusetts is such a relatively small state, it is important to realize that these are not just coastal events, but, in fact, everyone in the Commonwealth can be severely impacted by a major storm.
To help increase public awareness of the effects hurricanes can have on the Commonwealth and the preparedness steps we all must take, over the next fourteen weeks the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) will again be disseminating important information to ensure the continued safety of our citizens and property.
The premise of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact or EMAC is simple: No government – local, state or federal – has all the resources to respond to all disasters. Read more…
The Atlantic basin is expected to see an above-normal hurricane season this year, according to the seasonal outlook issued by National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center.
On April 20, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced that U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has put in place a new National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS), replacing the color-coded system that had been used since 2002.
MEMA and the Council of Massachusetts United Ways (COMUW) continue to promote Mass 2-1-1 as the Commonwealth’s primary telephone information call center during times of emergency. The easy-to-remember 2-1-1 telephone number will be utilized as a 24/7 resource for human service and Public Safety/disaster response and planning agencies. It was designed, in part, to reduce the number of non-emergency calls made to 9-1-1.
The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is authorized under state law to declare a Gubernatorial State of Emergency upon the occurrence of a natural or man-made disaster. The law gives the Governor broad authorities to implement emergency measures to ensure the safety and health of the residents of the Commonwealth, take appropriate steps to mobilize state assets, and conduct other emergency business for the protection of the Commonwealth.
Tornadoes are nature’s most violent storms, with whirling winds that can reach 300 mph. Spawned from powerful thunderstorms, damage paths can be in excess of one mile wide and 50 miles long.
“To keep myself physically strong” has been part of the oath that Boy Scouts have followed for more than 100 years. Even with fitness and wellness already one of its aims, the Boy Scouts of America is making a formal commitment to do even more to address the major health concerns facing today’s youth. Today in San Antonio, at its Top Hands Conference of Scouting professionals, the organization launched a new healthy-living initiative called SCOUTStrong.
SCOUTStrong was kicked off by announcing a collaboration with the President’s Challenge, the premier program of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports Nutrition (PCFSN), resulting in a Scout-specific Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA) challenge. The organization hopes more than 500,000 youth will achieve the SCOUTStrong PALA by 2013, the year of the BSA’s next national Scout jamboree. PCFSN members, including council co-chair Drew Brees, quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, and Cornell McClellan, trainer to the First Family, congratulate the BSA on this initiative and will share fitness and health tips in the BSA youth publication Boys’ Life.
“The Boy Scouts are a perfect example of an organization that teaches the importance of physical activity at an early age,” said Shellie Pfohl, executive director of the President’s Council. “We believe that the SCOUTStrong program will help enable Scouts, as well as their families, to adopt active, healthy lifestyles. The skills they’re learning from this program will last them a lifetime.”
Research shows that children today spend less time outdoors and more time engaged in sedentary activity. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years. The SCOUTStrong program is designed to be a starting point for creating regular, active lifestyle habits and teaching young people to make healthier choices. The SCOUTStrong PALA Challenge award can be earned by Scouts as well as families, volunteers, staff, and scouting alumni.
To earn the SCOUTStrong PALA, children need to be active 60 minutes a day, five days a week for six weeks; adults need 30 minutes a day. In the spirit of promoting a more active lifestyle among its professional staff, the BSA has organized a Sunrise Fun Run/Walk as part of its Top Hands meeting.
“We have an opportunity—and importantly, a responsibility—to shape young lives,” BSA Chief Scout Executive Bob Mazzuca said. “Because of our reach, our programs, and our mission, Scouting is uniquely positioned to make a real difference on the health front. During our next 100 years of service, one of our top priorities will be to advocate for the health of all children.”
Preceding the launch of the SCOUTStrong PALA Challenge, 16 BSA adult leaders agreed to participate in their own PALA Challenge to show they are “walking the walk” when it comes to being more active. During the BSA Adult Leadership Walk-the-Walk Activity Challenge, participants committed to earning their PALA, as well as publicly blogging about their journey to a healthier lifestyle. The Walk-the-Walk Challenge participants’ blogs can be found atwww.scouting.org/scoutsource/BSAFit/walkthewalk.aspx.
Participants in the Walk-the-Walk Challenge include BSA National Commissioner Tico Perez, who has announced he plans to meet the BSA’s high-adventure height and weight requirements by the 2013 National Scout Jamboree—and he’s well on his way after already losing more than 100 pounds.
“The SCOUTStrong program was an opportunity to look at our organization, and ourselves as individuals, and recognize that we can be doing even more,” Perez said. “I knew that personally, I could be a better role model for other Scouting volunteers and the youth we serve. Improving the health of today’s kids is a huge challenge that no single organization can tackle alone, but the BSA is prepared to step up and be a partner with local communities in the solution.”
This year, following its 100th Anniversary Celebration in 2010, the BSA is rolling out its new brand identity: Prepared. For Life.™ It recognizes that participation in Scouting prepares youth for a lifetime of good citizenship, personal achievement, character, and service. Encouraging the physical, mental, and emotional health of its members is one important way the BSA is fulfilling the promise of Prepared. For Life.™
About the Boy Scouts of America: The Boy Scouts of America provides the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training, which helps young people be Prepared. For Life.™ The Scouting organization is composed of 2.7 million youth members between the ages of 7 and 21 and more than a million volunteers in nearly 300 local councils throughout the United States and its territories. For more information on the Boy Scouts of America, please visit http://www.scouting.org/.
About the President’s Challenge: The President’s Challenge is the premier program of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports Nutrition. The President’s Challenge helps people of all ages and abilities increase their physical activity and improve their fitness through research-based information, easy-to-use tools, and friendly motivation. For more information about the President’s Challenge Physical Activity and Fitness Awards Program or the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award, visit www.presidentschallenge.org
Now, when a friend of your son or daughter—or even a fellow adult—asks, “How can I get involved in Scouting?” your answer just got easier:BeAScout.org.
While the recruitment Web site isn’t new, the BSA has simplified its searchability, making it a breeze for new Scouts or Venturers to get plugged into their local Scouting community. All that’s needed is a ZIP code and a few clicks of a mouse.
The search bar isn’t the only new addition. A series of “Matrix”-like videos showcase what it means to be a Scout or Venturer. (Hint: lots of high-adventure fun.) If you haven’t seen the videos, check them out here.
The next time someone asks you about Scouting, you can be sure this easy-to-remember answer will make a lasting impression.
The importance of the buddy system can not be overstated. Wilderness survival skills helped to save this lone scout lost in the woods of Utah. Check out the video to hear from him.
DAGGETT COUNTY, Utah—
A Boy Scout from Hooper who was lost near Daggett Lake Friday has been found.
Jared Lopelato, 12, was at the lake with some fellow scouts when he disappeared around noon Friday. He left his troop’s camp to get a fishing lure, took a wrong trail and got lost.
“Jared and his scout troop went on a hike yesterday and they hiked up to the Daggett County Lake. They camped overnight, and were on an excursion when he became lost,” says Daggett County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Karen Peterson Friday afternoon.
The Daggett Lake area is heavily forested, which made the search and rescue operation more challenging. A helicopter, bloodhound search teams and people on horseback assisted with the search, which was called off Friday night around 10 p.m. before resuming Saturday morning.
Lopelato was found in good condition at around 9 a.m. Saturday by searchers on ATVs 4 to 5 miles from where he was last seen. He says he spent the night in a makeshift hut, something he learned how to do in boy scouts.
“He actually dug the dirt, dug a hole so he could fit in it,” said Dawn Ropelato, Jared’s mother. “Put the dirt and twigs on top of him.”
He said he was scared, but others were happy he knew what to do to stay safe.
“I was scared because on my way, I passed a moose and two calves,” said Jared. “I didn’t want to spook them because when I was younger, I read a book about them and they can run pretty fast.”
When Lopelato returned home to Hooper with his family, friend and neighbors welcomed him with balloons, signs and ribbons.
“We’re just so proud of him and that he kept his head about him. He did what he was supposed to do,” said Bette Wilson, a neighbor.
“Our business community should be aware of the potential of hurricane damage here in the Commonwealth,” said Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Director Kurt Schwartz. “Every business owner should prepare or review their own Preparedness and Recovery Plan. ‘Business as usual’ will not happen without good planning.”
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Director Kurt Schwartz recognized Methuen EMD John Santoro for his selection as the 2011 Northeast States Emergency Consortium Massachusetts Emergency Manager of the Year before his peers at a recent meeting of MEMA Region I EMDs.
Taking your pets along is the most important thing individuals or families can do for their animals during a hurricane evacuation. Pets left behind can be injured, lost or killed during a storm, or in its aftermath. Pet owners should include their animals in their Family Hurricane Planning, before a storm threatens.
“MEMA has listed a number of tips, covering a variety of issues which those individuals who require additional assistance should consider, as they prepare for the hurricane season, stated MEMA Director Kurt Schwartz. “This planning is important, not just in preparation for hurricanes, but year-round, for any type of emergency.”
Hurricanes or tropical cyclones are not merely coastal events or wind events. Due to the fact that Massachusetts is a relatively small state, depending upon the storm’s track, the entire Commonwealth could be severely impacted by a tropical storm or hurricane.
With the extremely hot weather the Commonwealth is presently experiencing, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is advising people to be cautious during this period of extreme heat, and is offering some tips to help keep cool and safe.
Many residents and property owners affected by the tragic tornadoes and severe weather have suffered from minor building damages to total loss. Building officials from across the Commonwealth have been and continue to conduct “Rapid Visual Safety Assessments.”
“Shelter-in-Place is a standard protective action utilized in Emergency Management,” states Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Director Kurt Schwartz. “It is most often used during an event in which hazardous materials have been accidentally released into the atmosphere, but also during other dangerous conditions, such as a severe storm, like a hurricane, when it is preferable to be indoors, not outside or on the road.”
“If evacuation is necessary for an approaching hurricane, or any type of natural or man-made emergency, the key is that you and your family respond quickly and responsibly,” states Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Director Kurt Schwartz. “Unlike many types of storms, hurricanes are closely tracked and can be followed by the Media, for as long as a week before reaching New England. Therefore, everyone is usually afforded enough warning and should not be taken off guard if directed to take precautionary steps, including an evacuation.”
“The severe winds experienced during hurricanes and tropical storms have the potential to cause power outages throughout the Commonwealth during this Hurricane Season,” warns Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Director Kurt Schwartz. “As we have experienced in recent years with many other types of storms, strong winds have the capability to topple utility poles and trees, as well as snap tree limbs causing them to fall on power lines and disrupt electrical service.”
During this years Atlantic Hurricane Season (June 1st – November 30th), the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) urges homeowners to protect their property from strong winds, damaging rains, and flooding that hurricanes or tropical storms can bring to New England.
As we enter the 2011 Hurricane Season, which experts are predicting to be very active, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is offering personal preparedness tips for the all of the citizens of the Commonwealth.
Although the Hurricane Season in New England is defined as June 1st through November 30th, the vast majority of the 40 tropical systems that have impacted our region over the past century have struck during the months of August and September. Because Massachusetts is such a relatively small state, it is important to realize that these are not just coastal events, but, in fact, everyone in the Commonwealth can be severely impacted by a major storm.
To help increase public awareness of the effects hurricanes can have on the Commonwealth and the preparedness steps we all must take, over the next fourteen weeks the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) will again be disseminating important information to ensure the continued safety of our citizens and property.
The premise of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact or EMAC is simple: No government – local, state or federal – has all the resources to respond to all disasters. Read more…
The Atlantic basin is expected to see an above-normal hurricane season this year, according to the seasonal outlook issued by National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center.
MEMA and the Council of Massachusetts United Ways (COMUW) continue to promote Mass 2-1-1 as the Commonwealth’s primary telephone information call center during times of emergency. The easy-to-remember 2-1-1 telephone number will be utilized as a 24/7 resource for human service and Public Safety/disaster response and planning agencies. It was designed, in part, to reduce the number of non-emergency calls made to 9-1-1.
Tornadoes are nature’s most violent storms, with whirling winds that can reach 300 mph. Spawned from powerful thunderstorms, damage paths can be in excess of one mile wide and 50 miles long.
SCOUTStrong was kicked off by announcing a collaboration with the President’s Challenge, the premier program of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports Nutrition (PCFSN), resulting in a Scout-specific Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA) challenge. The organization hopes more than 500,000 youth will achieve the SCOUTStrong PALA by 2013, the year of the BSA’s next national Scout jamboree. PCFSN members, including council co-chair Drew Brees, quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, and Cornell McClellan, trainer to the First Family, congratulate the BSA on this initiative and will share fitness and health tips in the BSA youth publication Boys’ Life.
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