Port Jefferson Station - BSA Troop 354

No Troop Meeting
2016-04-25 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
There is No Scout meeting this night, School is closed for Spring Recess.

Troop Meeting
2016-05-02 19:30 - 21:00, 2016-05-23 19:30 - 21:00, 2016-06-06 19:30 - 21:00, 2016-06-13 19:30 - 21:00
Monday night meeting at Clinton Ave School, 7:30 to 9:00 pm, Class B Uniforms
Meeting Minutes (PDF)

Flower Sale Distribution Day
2016-05-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Norwood Avenue School, 290 Norwood Ave, Port Jefferson Station, NY, 11776
This is the day we distribute the flowers to you. Then you bring them to the people you sold them to.
The location for the pickup will be Norwood Avenue School, front parking lot.
You can pick up your flowers between 10 and 12 in the morning at that location.
We will probably be meeting at that location at 8:00 am to sort out the flowers into the orders, and we can use some help with that too.
There will not be any distribution of the orders until they are all sorted out. This is a big and complicated job, and we went them all sorted out first before we hand them out to make sure there are no mistakes. Sometimes we have to make substitutions. Maybe the supplier ran out of a color or type of plant. We will do our best to satisfy every order exactly as it was ordered, but please be patient with us, and hopefully a little flexible. If we have to make a substitution, and it was in your flowers, and you don’t like it, we will work with you on substituting something else, or a last resort is to return them and get your money back. Don’t forget to say Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms that day.

Troop Meeting
2016-05-09 19:30 - 21:00
Monday night meeting at Clinton Ave School, 7:30 to 9:00 pm, Class B Uniforms.
We will be sorting out the backpacking crews, and doing some advancement.
Meeting Minutes (PDF)

Backpacking Trip
2016-05-14 06:00 - 2016-05-15 15:00
Hiking to Tom Jones shelter in Harriman State Park.
The boys are required to prepare a backpacking menu in preparation for the trip. It should be something easy to prepare and to their liking, similar to the demonstration that Mr Pearsall and Mr Komperda prepared.
Tom Jones Shelter (Google Maps)
We will meet at the Uncle Giuseppe’s parking lot at 6:00 am Saturday morning, stay overnight at Harriman State Park, and come home in the early afternoon on Sunday.

Troop Meeting
2016-05-16 19:30 - 21:00
Monday night meeting at Clinton Ave School, 7:30 to 9:00 pm, Class B Uniforms.

Museum Visit
2016-05-21 12:00 - 13:00
Visiting Stony Brook Museum for Sculpture exhibit and Sculpture Merit Badge.

Matt Nosenchuk’s Eagle Fundraiser
2016-05-22 15:00 - 17:00
My name is Matthew Nosenchuk, and my Eagle Scout fundraiser is this Sunday May 22nd, from 3:00 to 5:00 at the Port Jeff Bowling alley. For $20 per person, you can bowl 2 games, and you get soda and pizza. There will also be a Chinese auction. The money is going toward my Eagle Scout project, which is to build some garbage can receptacles for the Chamber of Commerce by the train at the corner of Route 347 and Route 112. I have been away at school, but I’m coming home this week, and I would really appreciate your help. Please let me know if you can make it, so I can give a head count to the bowling alley.

Calverton Flag Placement
2016-05-28 08:15 - 10:45
This is the Calverton Flag Placement day. We should car pool as much as we can. We will meet at the Uncle Giuseppe’s Parking lot at 8:15 am on Saturday morning, organize ourselves, and leave the parking lot at 8:30. The event starts at 9:30 am, but the traffic gets very heavy going out there, so we have to leave early.
Class A uniforms. This usually goes very quick, and we should be back in Port Jeff Station by about 10:45. If you can only attend one of these events (placement or pickup next weekend), go to the pickup because attendance is typically lower, and we can use the help.

No Troop Meeting
2016-05-30 19:30 - 21:00
This is Memorial Day, No School, and No Scout Meeting.

Calverton Flag Pickup
2016-06-04 08:30 - 22:45
This is the Calverton Flag Pickup day. We should car pool as much as we can. We will meet at the Uncle Giuseppe’s Parking lot at 8:30 am on Saturday morning, organize ourselves, and leave the parking lot at 8:45. The event starts at 9:30 am, and traffic will be moderately heavy, but not as bad as the placement day so we will meet and leave 15 minutes later.
Class A uniforms.
Rain date is Sunday

Cathedral Pines Bike Campout
2016-06-11 09:00 - 2016-06-12 11:00
This is our usual Bike Campout at Cathedral Pines in Middle Island. It is close to people can come and go as they need for other activities. We will be meeting at the Uncle Giuseppe’s parking lot at 9:00 am on Saturday morning, camping overnight, and coming home late Sunday morning. This is a perfect opportunity for the first year scouts to do their first campout, and satisfy a rank advancement requirement. This is a Bike campout, so the boys should bring their bikes along. Don’t forget their helmets (required) and any protective gear. There is a very large bike trail that surrounds the camp, and the boys have a lot of fun with it. We can fit quite a few bikes in the trailer, but if the number of boys attending gets large, we may need some truck help with that. There have been ticks in the past, so I will be making sure the site is sprayed, and the boys are sprayed. I will be going over tick prevention and care at the upcoming meetings, and you should be checking them when they come home. There is a good article in the Boy’s Life they received recently.

Elk’s Flag Day Ceremony
2016-06-11 10:30 - 12:00
This is the Elk’s Flag Day ceremony at the Atria on Route 347 in Setauket. It will start at 10:30 am, and last for about 1.5 hours. So I will need adult and boys help from those not attending the camping trip, or those that can leave the camping trip early, and make the ceremony. The boys carry out a dozen flags in the ceremony, and the adults supervise. The boys should be in full Class A uniform. There are no speaking parts, just follow the Elk’s lead. The adults should keep a list of who attended, and the Elk’s may want that list to announce the names at the end of the ceremony.

Personal Fitness Merit Badge
2016-06-18 10:00 - 11:00
Saturday morning June 18 10:00 am at JFK track, Mr. Granger will be there for those who want to work on Personal Fitness Merit badge.
Boys should bring their packets, a pencil, comfortable clothes (shorts and t-shirt), a gym towel, and a bottle of water or a sports drink. I will need adults to help score, so it’s not a drop-off. Depending on the number of boys involved it could take between 45 minutes and an hour.
If there are any questions, parents or Scouts can contact me through email (montgomeryjgranger@gmail.com).

Troop Meeting
2016-06-20 19:30 - 21:00
Monday night meeting at Clinton Ave School, 7:30 to 9:00 pm, Class B Uniforms

Court Of Honor Night
2016-06-27 19:30 - 21:00
Court of Honor night at Clinton Ave School Elk’s Lodge, 7:30 to 9:00 pm, Class A Uniforms
Last meeting before the summer break. Dues and Yawgoog final payments are due.

Yawgoog
2016-07-17 - 2016-07-24
Yawgoog Summer Camp
More info to follow….

Eagle Scout Court of Honor
2016-07-31 15:00 - 18:00

Troop Meeting
2016-09-12 19:30 - 21:00
This is the first meeting of the fall 2016.
This is going to be a planning meeting, so come with ideas.
We meet at Clinton Ave School, 7:30 to 9:00 pm, Class A Uniforms

Building ScareCrow Crosses
2016-09-18 12:00 - 14:00
We will be working on building Scare Crow Crosses for the Library program on the 24th.
This will start at Noon and probably only take about 2 hours.
Class B or No uniforms, 137 South Hickory Street, PJS

Troop Meeting
2016-09-19 19:30 - 21:00
We will be working on advancement, getting prepared for the COH.
We meet at Clinton Ave School, 7:30 to 9:00 pm, Class B Uniforms

Court of Honor
2016-09-26 19:30 - 21:00
This is a Court of Honor night (COH) where the boys will receive the awards for everything they have been working on throughout the summer.
We meet at Clinton Ave School, 7:30 to 9:00 pm, Class A Uniforms

No Meeting
2016-10-03 19:30 - 21:00
No School, and No Scout meeting this day.

No Meeting
2016-10-10 19:30 - 21:00
Columbus Day. No School, and No Scout meeting this day.

Meet at Elk's Lodge
2016-10-17 19:30 - 21:00
Regular Meeting at Elk’s lodge in Centereach, 41 Horseblock Road, (suggest car-pooling).
Class B uniforms (I know it’s the first meeting of the month, but Class Bs)
We will likely split up into groups working on some MBs.

Phil Keskes Eagle Project
2016-10-23 09:00 - 16:00
This will be going on from 9 to about 4:00 in the afternoon.
Regular work clothes or Class B uniforms, your choice.

Troop Meeting
2016-10-24 19:30 - 21:00
Regular meeting at the Clinton Avenue School, 7:30 to 9:00 pm, Class B uniforms
We will be working on some merit badges.
We will be preparing for the backpacking trip this next weekend, Saturday 10/29 to Sunday 10/30
Meeting Minutes (PDF)
