Please check the calendar for upcoming events and Eagle projects.
IT’S DERBY TIME!!!
This year’s Klondike Derby is scheduled for January 27, 28 & 29 at Yard’s Creek Scout Reservation and it’s shaping up to be a good one. Scouts will be challenged on two skill levels – one for more senior scouts – and one for newer scouts. A new twist: All materials for skill stations will need to be carried on the sleds this year! If scouts need to “borrow” any materials from the skills station, points will be deducted. T-112 has had excellent showings in the past few years and this year can be better still. Be Prepared! All patrols should have a sled in good working condition, materials gathered and meals planned at least one week before. If you haven’t already turned in your permission slip, do it as soon as possible. See Mr. Armstrong before registration closes. Mush!!
YCSR Shotgun Station Dedicated to Mr. Torok
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The Troop 112 sponsored shotgun shooting station was dedicated Saturday afternoon to former Scoutmaster Bob Torok. “Mr. T.” as he is known to many of his former scouts was honored for his years of service from 1978 to 2008 as Scoutmaster and mentor for Troop 112. Mr T perpetuated the 112 tradition for over 20 years after son Bob achieved the rank of Eagle. Along with the help of then Committee Chair John Castner, the small troop continued to support local boys in the scouting traditions and was responsible for many other Eagle achievements and thriving through the troop’s 50th anniversary in 2008. In addition to the guest of honor the ceremony was attended many of Bob’s scouting colleagues and YCSR volunteer workers. Troop 112 scouts and parents arrived earlier for fall clean-up and to prepare for the ceremony. Immediately following the dedication, the guest of honor stepped up and took a ceremonial first shot at a clay bird, and promptly turned it into a cloud of dust to the cheers of the crowd. All were invited to shoot and share refreshments at the new station. The station is now officially open for qualified scouts to shoot and/or earn merit badges. Contact Rangemaster Kauza or Mr. (Greg) Smith for details.
Shotgun Range Grand Opening!!
For many years a new shotgun shooting station at Yard’s Creek Scout Reservation was just a dream. After countless hours of planning, material gathering and many hours of volunteer labor, Troop 112 is very proud to announce their Grand Opening Ceremony on Saturday December 3 at 2:00. Refreshments will be served. Preceding the ceremony at 12:00 noon will be a scout service opportunity to rake/blow leaves at the site. Please bring rakes/blowers gloves and eye protection. For those qualified individuals who wish to take a ceremonial shot, please remember ear protection.
Schedule of troop events for this Saturday December 3:
The weather forecast is for a beautiful autumn day in area! Come to all or any of these events you can, all family members are invited!
9:00AM Roadside Cleanup – Meet at LDW school parking lot. A brief walk/hike and litter patrol clean-up lasts about 1 hour total. Bags and safety vests are provided, bring your favorite work gloves. This is a great fund raiser for the troop, all you need to do is take a walk with us.
12:00NOON Yards Creek Scout Reservation (Blairstown NJ) Fall clean-up – Meet in upper parking lot. Bring leaf blowers, rakes, eye and ear protection. We’ll clean up the shooting ranges before the opening ceremony.
2:00 Yards Creek Scout Reservation (Blairstown NJ) Shotgun Range Dedication/Grand opening. A brief ceremony will be followed by refreshments and a chance to take a ceremonial shot on our new ranges.
All activities should be concluded by 3:00PM
TROOP DUES NOTICE
Annual Scout dues are $75. Each additional scout in the family is $50. Registered adults are $25. One Boys Life magazine subscription per household is included. Return your checks made payable to “BSA Troop112” to any T112 adult leader. Scouts/Adults with unpaid dues past November 1 will not be eligible for any activities or advancement and will need to fill out a new membership application. Registered adults MUST have completed on-line Youth Protection Training within the past 18 months.
Attention all Troop 112 Parents!!!
We are looking for new Merit Badge Counselors to help our boys with their advancement plans. There is no training required. You simply bring your life experience and a passion to help our boys learn and grow with you to the counselor role. You don't need to be an "expert" in any field to be an effective counselor.
Our most urgent needs are with the Eagle Scout required badges. We could really use your help with these right away.
These include:
Citizenship in the Community (anyone can help)
Citizenship in the Nation (anyone can help)
Communications (anyone can help)
Personal Fitness (should have some insight/interest in exercise/fitness/nutrition)
Swimming (anyone can help)
Cycling (should have some cycling/bicycle knowledge)
Emergency Preparedness (anyone can help)
Lifesaving (anyone can help)
First Aid (need to be certified in First Aid/CPR/AED)
There are a total of 125 Merit Badges available in scouting (see list here: http://usscouts.org/
meritbadges.asp). We are interested in your support with any/all of these that you have some knowledge in. The time investment is minimal. The only pre-requisite is that you've taken the 30 minute online Youth Protection Training (YPT) Course prior to working with any of our boys on a badge.
Please contact Mark Vesper at m59vesper@gmail.com or 908-377-0344 to sign up or if you have any questions. We appreciate your support for T112 and our scouts.
Shooting complex at Yard’s Creek nearing completion; help is need to finish the project. For more information contact John Kauza. See event brochure under “events” tab.
Our only summer fundraiser is coming up July 8th and 9th. We are scheduled to collect parking fees for the Music in the Alexandria Township Parks nights. We have the evening concerts which are scheduled to begin at 7 pm, so we will need scouts and parents from about 6 pm to perhaps 7:30 pm, both nights. Please contact Renee Durdan to let her know if you will be helping.
Due to popular demand from many scouts and parents at the picnic, we have made arrangements for a limited number of Troop 112 “Class B” tee shirts and adult polo’s to be available for summer camp. This year’s shirts will look exactly the same as the last issue (but without the magical “52” on the front pocket) Here’s the skinny: New scouts (joined 112 within the last 12 months) will each get 1 tee at no charge. Adult polo style shirts with matching pocket logos will be available for a cost of $20. each. Sizes will be distributed as first come/first served at summer camp as each size supply lasts. Undistributed tee shirts will then be available at $10 each to all 112 scouts. Keep an eye on this website for updates all summer.
Troop 112 Picnic
Please join us June 14th for our Troop Picnic at the Alexandria First Presbyterian Church. Food, Friends and Games. Whole family welcome.
10,000 Scouts attend State Police Camporee!
Troop 112 was one of about 80 NJ Troops to attend the third NJSP Camporee in Sea Girt. See the attached article from the Asbury Park Press including scouts Tyler S. and Joe D. posing in front of the State Police helicopter. A great time was had by scouts and scouters alike. We’re all looking forward to next time! Thanks to the New Jersey State Police and especially our own Detective Sergeant Kiernan for their hospitability and time in organizing such a big event. Reminder to campers: All tents are to be dried, cleaned, properly packed and returned to the quartermaster at the next meeting (5/24). Tent checkout for the June 3 canoe trip will be the following week’s meeting, so all tents are due back ASAP.
Summer Camp final payment is due at or before the May 24th Troop Meeting
*** Balance due for most who paid $25.00 is $315.00 for a total of $340 per scout.
*** Please make check payable to Troop 112 and give to Jim Kiernan at any of the next three meetings. Any payments after May 24 will result in paying full price of $370.00
BSA Medical Forms are also due as soon as possible
*** All medical forms due at or before June 7th meeting.
**** Please see www.tenmileriver.org for a link to print the complete BSA Medical Form.
**** Remember to have date of physical exam near Dr. Signature and attach copy of medical insurance cards
****** Physical Exam must be within one (1) year of the start of summer camp.
Your assistance is appreciated in getting all payments and medical forms complete.
Advancement Resources, Youth Leadership Training and Adult Woodbadge course information is now available on this site
Advancement Information – For all scouts and parents: Several helpful documents regarding scouting advancement protocols through the Eagle rank are now available for your information. Click on “Trial to Eagle” tab for PDF’s.
New Youth Leadership Training – Upcoming session applications and course details. Course completion fulfills troop requirement for Senior Patrol Leader position and more. To learn more about this valuable training; click on “Forms” tab.
Woodbadge – Often referred to as “The adult equivalent of Eagle Rank”, this course is run only every 2 years due its service project commitment from candidates. For interested adults, see informational brochure N7-352-11 under “Other Fun Events” tab. Feel free to discuss further details with Scoutmaster Miller, Bill Durdan or Anthony Bavaro.
2011 Troop 112 Spring/Summer Schedule
The troop activity schedule continues to grow offering scouts a wide variety of educational, advancement, Merit Badge, camping, adventure and many other opportunities. Canoeing, shooting, summer camp as well as The State Police Camporee are just some - all right around the corner. Best chance to get in on events is to check the troop calendar and make sure you register early. Most events are reviewed during announcements at troop meetings. See the sponsoring adult after announcements and find out what you need to do next – that’s all there is to it! As the saying goes “If you snooze – you lose”
Wilderness First Aid class offered
This 18 hour BSA approved course is a comprehensive First Aid training program designed for High Adventure and wilderness camping in remote areas. The course will be conducted on Tuesday nights around scheduled troop meetings beginning April 19. Cost is $35 per person. Registration is limited. See Mr. Brown or Mr. Bavaro for details.
Troop 112 welcomes and congratulates Webelos of Pack 114
Our regular troop meetings begin at 7:30 sharp on Tuesdays at the Alexandria First Presbyterian Church. We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday night!
Troop Meetings
All future Troop meeting will be held at the Aleaxndria First Presbyterian Church
141 Little York-Mount Pleasant Road
Milford, New Jersey 08848
2011 Dues
There are still a number of scouts and adults who have not paid their dues. In order to continue our troop activities it is important all dues are paid ASAP. Please make your check payable to “BSA Troop 112” for $20 per scout and per adult. Checks should be handed in at the next Troop meeting.
Thank you
Rifle and Shotgun Merit Badge Course at Yards Creek
There will be a Spring Rifle/Shotgun Course offered at YCSR during the weekend of May 14-15
A mandatory classroom session is scheduled at the Immaculate Conception Church in Annandale April 29.
Registration is limited and due April 1. First come - First served.
The Alexandria First Presbyterian Church is the charter organization for both the Cub Scouts and Boys Scouts of Alexandria Township. The Scout Sunday tradition was started to make people in church aware of Scouting and to allow Scouts to live out parts of what is pledged each week.
This year The Alexandria First Presbyterian church will be celebrating Scout Sunday on February 13th. We invite all our Troop #112 scouts and their families to proudly wear their uniform and join us for this special celebration to be held at the 9am service.
2011 IS OFF AND RUNNING – BE SURE TO CHECK THE CALENDAR FOR ACTIVITY UPDATES
Troop dues for 2011 are now being collected. The Troop Committee has decided to limit dues to $20 per scout (and per adult)andto include a free subscription to Boy’s Life magazine for all scouts. The dues amount charged is less than the troop is paying out to BSA. The difference is being paid from the troop treasury as a reward to the scouts (and parents) for their successful fund-raising efforts in 2010. Great job to all. Make checks payable to “BSA Troop 112” and return to Mr. Wozniewicz.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Please check the calendar for upcoming Eagle project work parties!!
Youth Protection Training mandatory for all T-112 adults effective 12/3/2010
Youth Protection Training (YPT) is a requirement for all “chartered” (registered with the BSA) adults. This important training reflects the commitment BSA has to protect our scouts.
Adults who choose to remain off the charter are encouraged to continue to participate in troop activities whenever possible, but they also will need to successfully complete the YPT course before participation in the next troop activity . Troop policy now requires those “non-chartered” adults to also maintain a valid Youth Protection Certificate for their participation in troop activities. Your course completion certificate can be printed and/or emailed to our training coordinator Mark Vesper (mvesper@grom.com).
YPT training is available online at https://myscouting.scouting.
org/ . The module is simple to follow and takes about 20 minutes to complete. Please be sure to print and save your certificate and get a copy to Mark asap.
Thanks for your cooperation with this important initiative.
Shop Rite $ on sale at Troop meeting. Do your meal shopping with troop Shop Rite $ and the troop receives 5% of all purchases! See Gary K. at the Troop meetings for your cards. Make checks payable to "Gary Kollet"
Fund Raising:
Don’t forget - ShopRite Gift Cards for sale! The Gift Cards are available every Tuesday Night at our meetings. They are available in $25.00, $50.00 and $100.00 denominations, for every $100 spent, the troop receives $5.00! Every $1,000 spent the troop receives $50. Please purchase your cards next week and make this a part of your weekly shopping! To get your cards anytime please call 908-246-2849 for cards or additional questions.
See Photo Album for additional pictures.
