Troop 1441 Newsletters

May 28th: No Troop Meeting Memorial Day (tonight).   District Dinner Tuesday, May 28th, 6 PM, Church of Christ at Manor Woods, 5300 Norbeck Road, Rockville.   Committee Members needed next week for Boards of Review.   Annual Youth Planning meeting will take place at the Troop meeting on Monday June 3rd.   The Adult Leader follow-up Planning Meeting will take place Tuesday June 4th at SJB at 7 PM.   JJW SM 1441 301-607-8770 -- Boy Scouts of America Troop 1441, www.Troop1441.com White Oak and Colesville, Maryland John Wnek, Scoutmaster Sponsored by St John the Baptist Catholic Community, www.sjbsilverspring.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BCC-All" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to bcc-all+unsubscribe@troop1441.com . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/a/troop1441.com/d/optout .

Part Two of Two: To All,  Sorry, sent the note instead of saving it .   Here is the rest of the story.   Troop Meeting 6/3/2019  Regular meeting.   Troop meeting 6/10/2019, Regular meeting.   Family Picnic and Court of Honor . Monday June 17th 6 to 9 PM at SJB. Each June at the end of the school year we have a big Family get together to celebrate the past year's Achievements.  We will have awards for those Adults who have assisted the Troop through the year. We will recognize the achievements of the Scouts, And, we hope to enjoy the culinary masterpieces of food dishes prepared by the troop families to share with each other.  There will be an announcement to the families outlining the event where we hope everyone will bring special or traditional dishes to share with the rest of the Troop.  More to come..   Pre Camp Meeting Monday, June 24, 7 PM  SJB,   John Wnek Scoutmaster Troop 1441 BSA H 301-607-8770, C 301-728

(Part one of two) To All Boonsboro Campout The weather could not have been better, the site was great, the scouts got things done and the food was delicious.  Other than that, the creek was a little high and muddy but did not prevent James from catching two fish, a catfish and a small mouth bass.  Both were returned to the water to carry on.  We had a little car trouble at the end, dead battery,  but were able to jump start and recharge the battery enough to get a new one locally.   Summer Camp,  Camp Olmsted, June 30 to July 6th. Each Scout must have a Physical and the BSA MED forms, (Parts A, B, C) filled out and signed by the Doctor.  The forms will be collected at the Pre Camp Meeting (7 PM, SJB, 6/24/2019  or sooner if you have them.    There is still time to signup for Summer Camp, if you have any questions about Fees, Camperships, equipment please contatct me, phone e-mail etc.   Upcoming Events There will be no Troop Meeting on the Mo

To All   FOR YOUR ATTENTION   SUMMER CAMP, Camp Olmsted, Goshen Scout Reservation, Goshen, VA. The Troop will be attending Camp Olmsted the week of Sunday 6/30 through Saturday 7/6. Registrations are still open, the fee is $435 per scout, plus a $50 bus charge. Please contact me if you wish to register.  Scouts, use the attached Camp Schedule to make your merit badge selections.  First year campers will follow the Trailshead Program .       Mother's Day, Sunday 5/12,  Knights of Columbus . Two of our Scouts, Abhi and Kristian did a great job serving breakfast to the Moms after church this Mother's day.   Special thanks for volunteering and you earned service hours too.   Upcoming events   Troop Meeting May13th, 7 PM, SJB Lyon Center Campout preparation    Patrol Leadership Council Meeting May 14th 6: 30 PM, SJB Lyon Center     This meeting is for all scouts holding a leadership position in the t

To All The troop held its semi annual election and Lincoln Vandegriff was selected Senior Patrol Leader succeeding Oliver Wolcott who has served in excellent fashion for the past year.  Oliver will now take on the assignment as Troop Guide with responsibilities working with he new scouts on rank advancement.   FOR YOUR ATTENTION   SUMMER CAMP, Camp Olmsted, Goshen Scout Reservation, Goshen, VA. The Troop will be attending Camp Olmsted the week of Sunday 6/30 through Saturday 7/6. Registrations are still open, the fee is $435 per scout, plus a $50 bus charge. Please contact me if you wish to register.  Scouts, use the attached Camp Schedule to make your merit badge selections.  First year campers will follow the Trailshead Program .   Upcoming events to mark your Calendars.   Troop meeting , May 6th, 7 pm, SJB Lyon Center. Rank advancement and campout preperation.   Mo

To All White Oak Camporee Well, it wasn't the rain this time but the WIND .  It blew gustily almost all night Friday and most of Saturday.  It damaged a few tents, nothing un-repairable but set us to thinking about new tents, more to come on that subject. The Scouts did fairly well for the most part, most are learning their camping etiquette, keeping camp clean and working together.  They had fun with the various events and while not winning any contests, they participated.  Some rank advancement got accomplished and lots of food was consumed.  The rain did put in a light, brief appearance Sunday morning when we were packing up to leave.  A lot of the packing was done the night before in anticipation of the rain so a cold breakfast was eaten and we were ready to leave by 9 AM, our earliest packup yet!  There was some confusion with transportation  but the problems were solved. The Troop has at various times had a mem

To All   Parents, especially new members of the Troop, Summer Camp time will be here soon and it is important for your scout to attend with the troop.  Summer camp provides the opportunity for in depth training and rank advancement, the development of independence and self reliance and bonding with the other troop members.  It has been proven that if a scout attends Summer Camp he is more likely to stay in Scouting. This year we are going to Camp Olmsted, part of the National Capitol Area Goshen Scout Reservation located in Goshen Virginia from Sunday June 30th to Saturday July 6th.  The fee for each Scout is $375 for the week until April 12th when the fee goes up to $425. The fee goes up again on June 1st.  We ride the busses provided by the camp both ways and the fee is $50 dollars. To register and pay, please provide a check made out to Troop 1441 BSA and bring it to the meeting ton

To All Summer Camp -The fee for summer camp has now gone up to $415 for Scouts and $265 for leaders.  There is still time to register your scout.  Summer camp is a very important part of the Scouting Program and the development of your Scout. The Troop will be going to Camp Olmsted on the Goshen Reservation starting the week of Sunday June 30th returning Saturday July 6th.  The troop will be traveling by bus to and from the camp and the bus fee is $50.00.  To register for camp please contact me by e-mail. jwnek1007@aol.com   The Merit badge selection sheet for summer camp is attached, please make you selections and return them to me quickly so you can be assured of slots. (Rifle Shooting fills up quickly). All first year scouts will be assigned to the TRAILSHEAD Program so they don't have to fill out the sheet, we will do it for them. It now takes four sheets to accomplish what we used to do with one, so, for each period of the

To All,   Summer Camp, Camp Olmsted, Goshen Scout Reservation, Goshen Virginia. Sunday, June 30th through Saturday July 6th. Summer Camp is a very important part of the Scout's development and advancement. the Scout can earn merit badges not readily available locally, bond with his friends and have a great time,  Scouts who attend summer Camp usually stay in Scouting. Reservations are now open and the fee for camp is $425.00 up until April 13th when the fee goes up to $475.  Sign up now to save $50.00 Dollars.  We travel to and from camp by Busses provided by the Scouts and the fee is $50.00.  To sign up bring a check to the troop meeting made out to Troop 1441 BSA for the amount of $475.00,    Troop 1441 Committee Meeting, Sunday, 3/10, 6:45 PM, SJB Lyon Center. Mulch Sale, Summer Camp, Philmont, etc.   Troop Meeting, Monday, 3/11, 7 to 9 PM SJB Campout planning, Patrol Activities, Rank Adv

To All BroadCreek Father/Son Camp-in. The event started off on a damp note, rain and snow predicted.  The drive to the camp is always an adventure as electronic communication seems to go a little haywire as you get close to your destination.  The ride down curvy, roller coaster Peach Orchard Road is always a thrill and especially so with low temperatures and ice. It really gets dark out in the country. The road was passable and we began to arrive at the Camp Center in ones and small groups.  Being the first to arrive I was greeted with the news that the road to the Hauck Lodge had been washed out in the last few weeks and we had to take a circuitous route over some logging trails to get there.  Mr. Costa arrived just behind me and we decided I would go with the ranger to the lodge while Frank awaited the others.  We set out backtracking our trail out to the main road and the 5 miles back to the village of Dublin.  We turned left and left very q

To All Monday, Feb 18th, Troop 1441  conducted a very successful Merit Badge Day at the Church of Christ at Manor Woods.  Scouts and leaders from all over the District including the girls from the newly created troops participated.  Some Scouts took two badges and some only one.  We had 102 scouts participate in 146 classes.  Not all were completions and the Scouts will have to follow up. Thanks to Hank Keegan, Frank Costa, John Ingeholm, Bill and Vivian Kassman, Ben Allen, Larry Davis, Ryan Keegan, James Lehman, Claudette Lanning, and especially Theresa Garcia Parks and all the adults that lent a hand.     Lincoln Vandegriff and his robotics team buddies put on a great Stem robotics show at the Troop meeting with Scouts operating robots running all over the floor picking up balls and putting them in boxes and other tricks.  Good job guys.     Troop Meeting Feb. 25th, Lyon Center\  Assistant Scoutmaster Axel Anders

To All This coming Monday, Feb 18th,  we will conduct a Merit Badge Day open to the District's scouts.  We have done this for 5 years now but this time will it be a little different.  There will Girls taking the classes along with the boys.  This presents a staffing problem for us in that we need to have trained (YPT), registered Female leaders on the premises.  I know it is short notice but If you could come and help out it would be greatly appreciated.   We also need Male, trained leaders too.   Please give me a call or e-mail if you can help out. 301-607-8770 or 301-728-2858.  Thanks, John   There will be a Troop Meeting this Monday, Feb. 18th at the regular time,  Rank Advancement the Theme.   Troop Meeting Feb. 23rd, Lyon Center Two big events,  Mr. Anderson will be showing the movie he made at Summer Camp and Mr Vandegriff and company will conduct a robotics demonstration.  Come on time.

  Friday thru Sunday, Jan 25th - 27th, Klondike Derby   The Klondike Derby was  success for the Troop. The Scouts had a little trouble starting in the morning but they got the hang of it in the afternoon. It was cold both nights, Friday night being colder, right around twenty degrees.  Everyone came through Ok with all their fingers and toes.  Scouts did a good job cleaning up on Sunday, Jackson, Jesse and Oliver provided the youth leadership for the event.   Monday, Jan. 28th, Troop Meeting, 7 PM Order of the Arrow Election, Review of the Camporee ( Plus/Delta) What came we do better.  Still have not received the short term plans and goals from most of the scouts, Parents could nudge them a bit.                                     Scout Sunday, Saturday Feb 2, 5 PM at WJB  This year Scout Sunday will be observed on Feb 2 - 3 at the Saturday Vigil Mass and the Sunday 9 am Mass.  Scouts will fill the following roles: Honor Guard (2 flags) Leader of Pledg

TROOP 1441 BSA WHITE OAK DISTRICT, NCAC SPONSOR - ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC COMMUNITY DEC 31, 2018 NEWSLETTER   To All                                                             We have a busy first half of the year coming up and look to provide many opportunities for the Scouts to grow, advance and become good citizens.   Upcoming events   Saturday, Jan. 12th, 9:15 AM.  SJB ECO Ministry Service Project.   The Troop assists the Church's ECO ministry in the cleaning up of New Hampshire Ave from Venice Drive to the White Oak Library.  Scouts can earn service hours for their participation.  Come in uniform, dress warmly and bring gloves and water.   Monday, Jan. 14th, 7 PM. Troop Meeting, SJB, Fall Court of Honor At the end of each season we recognize the achievements of the

TROOP 1441 BSA WHITE OAK DISTRICT, NCAC SPONSOR - ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC COMMUNITY DEC 31, 2018 NEWSLETTER     To All Well, here it is, the last day of the old year and it was a good year for the Troop.  Eight  Scouts achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.  We graduated ten of our senior scouts, We added sixteen new and transfer in scouts. The Troop earned the Journey to Excellence Gold Award. Sixteen Scouts and four leaders attended Camp Olmsted Summer Camp in July and two crews attended the Northern Tier High Adventure program in Minnesota this past summer.  ___   ___   ___       Look for changes that are in progress for all of Scouting this coming year as girls will be admitted to the Scouting program.  They will form their own Troops with separate leadership while potentially operating under the same sponsoring organizations. Saint John the Baptist may have it

To All; The Holiday season is in full swing, Christmas is eight days away, people hurrying from event to event, parties and celebrations.  This past Saturday the Troop held an Eagle Court of Honor for Jesse Vega at the Lyon Center.  It was a Gala affair, the room was filled,  many came up to regale us with stories of adventures with Jesse and speak of Jesse as well deserving to be an Eagle Scout.  Lots of fellowship and good cheer as Scouts and Leaders from throughout Jesse's career from Pack 499 and friends from Troop 1444 can to help him celebrate.  Congratulations Jesse, for a job well done.   The Troop will conduct two more of these Eagle events in the next few weeks.    Justin Davis will be recognized on Saturday December 29 , at 1 pm At the Colesville Presbyterian Church, Fellowship Hall, 12800 New Hampshire Avenue, SS, MD.   Max Massiah will be recognized on Saturday January 5th , 2019 from 12 to 3 PM at The Lyon Center, SJB Mark your cale

To All With the swirl of the Christmas/Holiday Season, the weather, no time to do all that you need to do, things are just going to stay busy.  We have a number of activities in the works for December and should be fun for everyone.   Monday 12/3/18 Troop Meeting 7 PM to 9 PM, Lyon Center, SJB Activities- Preparations are in earnest for the upcoming advancement campout and we will be reviewing the clothing and equipment scouts should have to insure a safe, comfortable event, see attached list. It's Winter Camping time, even if the temperature gets into the sixties.  Bring your Scout Book to the meeting (Always), We will be compiling a list of requirements for Saturday.   Camp Cone Campout, Saturday 12/8 to 12/9. Camp Cone is located north of the Baltimore beltway off of Harford Road Rt 147. Directions will be provided for th

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