St. Joseph Troop 746

Activities at a Glance

The scout-led Saint Joseph Fullerton Troop 746 planned the following trips to take place in 2018-2019,. When the exact dates are finalized you will see them here first.

11-13 January 2019 – Cabin camping/Webelos recruiting weekend, Camp Ware, PA

22-24 February 2019 – Skiing/Snow Tubing trip – Ski Roundtop, PA

15-17 March 2019 – Backpacking trip – Philmont Shakedown

24 March 2019 – Scout Banquet/Court of Honor

26-28 April 2019 – Dulaney District Camporee – Broad Creek, Camp Saffran

17-19 May 2019 – Wilderness Survival theme trip, Camp Strauss/Baker NG training site

8-9 June 2019 – Volunteer Service – MD Special Olympics, Towson University

23-29 June 2019 – Summer Camp – Rodney Scout Reservation, North East, MD

22 July - 4 August 2019 – High Adventure – Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron NM

9-11 August 2019 – Family camping - Camp Ed, Cambridge MD

17-23 August 2019 – High Adventure – BSA Sea Base, Bahamas

13-15 September 2019 – D.C. trip, camping at Greenbelt National Park

TBD October 2019 – Webelos Camporee – Broad Creek, Camp Spencer

TBD October 2019 – Orienteering Day, Broad Creek Scout Reservation, Whiteford MD

TBD November 2019 –To--Be--Decided

TBD December 2019 – To--Be--Decided

The full troop calendar can be found here. The iCal version for Outlook and other calendar applications is here

Scout News

Troop 746 Annual Fruit Sale Fundraiser Dates

December 7-9, 2018 : Make calls Nov 5-16. Orders due Nov 16. Delivery Fri. Dec 7, Pickup Sat. Dec 8, St. Joseph Mass Sale Sat/Sun Dec 8-9

January 18-20, 2019 : Make calls Jan 2-7. Orders due Jan 7. Delivery Fri. Jan 18, Pickup Sat. Jan 19

March 8-10, 2019 : Make calls Feb 11-25. Orders due Feb 22. Delivery Fri. Mar 8, Pickup Sat. Mar 9

We will also be selling Fruit at the Joppatowne Flea Market on Sundays: 12/9, 1/20, & 3/10.

For those interested in the Philmont fire and its location.

https://www.philmontscoutranch.org/About/FireInformation.aspx

BSA Rank Requirement Changes

Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has changed the requirements for rank advancements. These changes are official as of January 1, 2016. Some scouts did have a window to follow the old requirements, however as of January 1, 2017 ALL SCOUTS, regardless of rank MUST follow the rank requirements as printed here or in the current year's handbook.

Troop 746 Turned 60 In 2012

A couple of years ago Troop 746 celebrated its 60th anniversary. Colin, one of our scouts designed the Anniversary patch. If you would like to see a short blurb about the activities of the weekend visit this page. Thanks to everyone who helped out and also to everyone who attended. We hope you had fun, we did. Here is a link to the video on You Tube that was professionally produced by George Stover of Adventure Productions. If you would like to have a copy of the video, here is a link from our website. Use Windows Media Player to play the video if using the link from this site.

Scout Corner

Next Meeting

The next meeting will be Friday 15 February at 7:30p. Ski trip sign-up is due. Scouts should be making their fruit drive phone calls. Scouts are expected to be in Class A uniform.

Photos from our recent trips are posted. You can find them in the left side navigation under link Photos of Trips - Events. As usual, click on the thumbnail and a higher resolution photo should pop up. Hope you enjoy viewing the photos from our trips!

If a Scout is going on one of our trips, it is imperative that an up-to-date Boy Scout Medical Form be completed and on file. The lastest BSA page with all the medical forms can be found here. Marty Deady manages these forms for Troop 746.

Troop Committee

The next committee meetimg is Wednesday 13 February at 7pm. All Scout parents are invited to attend the Troop committee meeting. If there are any issues that need to be addressed please contact Mr. Chris by Email.

Chris Sklar, Committee Chair

Next Event

The next event is the ski trip scheduled for February 22-24. Meet Friday at 6p/depart at 630p. Return Sunday around Noon. Contact your patrol leader for details.

Inclement Weather Policy - According to Troop 746 guidelines, if the weather forces a cancellation of school activities, then all Scout activities will also be cancelled.

Troop Uniform Policy - Class A Uniform (including neckerchief) should be worn at all meetings except for service projects or when otherwise noted.

Troop Travel Policy - The Troop now has an official policy of traveling in Class A uniform. The troop leadership also decided that the neckerchief is part of the Class A uniform and as such should be worn to be in full uniform.

Saint Joseph Fullerton Boy Scout Troop 746