Troop Meeting
2023-02-27 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Norwood Avenue School, 290 Norwood Ave, Port Jefferson Station, NY, 11776
This meeting will be at Norwood Ave School, 7:30 to 9:00 pm, Class B uniforms.
Pack 354 and Pack 120 Webelos will be visiting with this night.
We will have several stations of demonstrations for them.

Boy Scout Pancake Breakfast
2023-03-04 08:00 - 10:00 | Applebee’s, 355 NY-25A, Miller Place, 11764, United States
Boy Scout Troop 354 is having their 10 th annual Applebee’s Pancake Breakfast
Fundraiser on Saturday, March 4 th , 2023. We are a local Boy Scout Troop in Port
Jefferson Station NY that has been in existence for over 50 years, and we are
chartered by the BPO Elks Lodge 2138. In our tenure, we have generated over 80
Eagle Scouts, and their projects have served many non-profit organizations in our
community. During our breakfast we will have some raffles, and as the
Scoutmaster of Troop 354, I am writing you this letter in the hopes of a donation
from your organization to make this fundraiser successful. If you have any
questions, please contact me at (631) 331-3587.
Our Annual Applebee’s Pancake Breakfast is here Saturday, March 4, 2023!

Tickets – $12.00 per person or Family Four Pack $44.00
A flier with all the information is attached, please start selling tickets for this event, we need to guarantee 100 people.
Applebee’s did raise prices this year by $2.00 a ticket. However, the Boys will still earn between $5.00-$6.00 per ticket sold.

Please print and fill out the attached order formand return with full payment to Liz Roder by February 27, 2023 @ 42 Linda Street Port Jefferson Station OR Drop off at the Scout COH 2/27.
Please have your guests pay you up front to reserve their seats. Checks made payable to “BSA Troop 354”
Purchased tickets will be at the hostess station that morning. Tickets are not given out beforehand. Your guest will give your scout’s name, we will seat them and give them their tickets for breakfast.
We will have a very limited number of tickets at the door, so PLEASE have your guest purchase tickets ahead of time. We will not be able to guarantee entry if paying at the door this year.

BASKETS– We will continue with our raffle baskets and 50/50 this year. We are in need of donated filled baskets, scouts can either purchase stuff to make a basket or go to our local merchandise stores for donations, a donation letter is attached. Andrea Febles will be handling basket donations this year. You can email Andrea cakepopsbyangie@gmail.com or text 631-375-4228. All baskets are due no later than February 24th.
You can drop your basket off to Andrea @ 126 Montrose Drive, PJS or baskets can be brought to any scout meeting before the due date.
PLEASE DO NOT Drop Off Ticket orders to Andrea, just baskets.
Helpers– Our event is a Scout/Parent run event! We will need plenty of help that day! We will need Kitchen Expeditors, Servers, Bussers, Help Selling Raffle tickets, Seaters and people to help clean up. Only thing we don’t do is Cook! All helpers MUST arrive by 7:30 AM to fill out waivers and tour the restaurant before we start. Guests will not be seated or served before 8:00 AM.
Boys & Leaders should wear Class B shirts.
Anyone attending, whether they are helpers, or not, everyone including scouts will need tickets for the breakfast.
It will be a great day, with plenty of fun to be had! Let’s support our Boys & Troop by getting those tickets sold and our raffle baskets donated.
If you have any questions PLEASE contact me, Liz Roder via email riverqueen524roder@gmail.com or text/call cell 631-974-2968.
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Troop 354 Applebee’s Pancake Breakfast Scout Order Form 2023

Troop Meeting
2023-03-06 19:30 - 21:00
Our meeting tonight has been moved from Norwood Elementary school to the high school in the G.I.R. room.
Same times, 7:30 to 9:00 pm, class A uniforms, we are working on disabilities merit badge.
Drop off at the main entrance to the high school, where the flag and the circle is.

Skating Merit Badge
2023-03-11 10:00 - 12:00
Mr. Reed will be running a skating merit badge session at the skating rink in Port Jefferson
10:00 am to approximately 12:00 noon, skating, rentals, pizza and soda afterwards, cost TBD.
To earn the badge you must stay for the training after the skating.
There will be a separate email about this very soon, we are still working on the details.

Troop Meeting
2023-03-13 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-03-27 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-05-08 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-05-15 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-05-22 19:30 - 21:00 | Norwood Avenue School, 290 Norwood Ave, Port Jefferson Station, NY, 11776
This meeting will be at Norwood Ave School, 7:30 to 9:00 pm, Class B uniforms.

Troop Meeting
2023-03-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Norwood Avenue School, 290 Norwood Ave, Port Jefferson Station, NY, 11776
This meeting will be at Norwood Ave School, 7:30 to 9:00 pm, Class B uniforms

Narcan Training
2023-03-22 19:00 - 20:00 | Elk’s Lodge, 41 Horseblock Road, Centereach, NY, 11720, United States
The Narcan training I mentioned is happening tonight. It is at the Elks lodge, 41 Horseblock Road, Centereach, NY, at 7:00 pm
It will probably be about an hour. No uniforms, very informal, everyone welcome.
There is no cost and nothing to bring with you. The police will be there explaining about the overdose issues, and Narcan.
Anyone under the age of 18 needs to have a parent there in order to receive a Narcan package. But again everyone is welcome all ages, and it’s always good to know about this even if you don’t receive a package.

Andrew's Top Gun 5k event
2023-03-25
Alex and Rob DeStefano are registered for the event and organizing a team.
For those interested in joining their team, the registration link is:
https://runsignup.com/Race/Register/RaceGroup-1?raceId=122483

Troop Meeting
2023-04-03 19:30 - 21:00 | Norwood Avenue School, 290 Norwood Ave, Port Jefferson Station, NY, 11776
This meeting will be at Norwood Ave School, 7:30 to 9:00 pm, Class A uniforms.

Sound Beach Cleanup
2023-04-15 10:00 - 12:00
On Saturday Morning 4/15/23, we have an opportunity for some community service.
We can help troop 2019 do some cleanup at a spot in Sound Beach across the street from the Post office.
This will run from about 10:00 AM to 12 noon, gloves and a garbage picker are recommended.
There is some wet weather in the forecast for Saturday morning. I will send out a quick email only if this even is cancelled.

Plant Sale Final Tally
2023-04-17
The Mother’s Day Plant sale ordering is upon us. Attached is the Customer Order Form, and the Scouts Order Tally form.
We need the one Scouts Tally sheet and payments back to us by Monday April 17th.
Scouts should have their customers fill out the customer order forms, and collect full payment at that time. Add all customer sheets up and transfer to the info to ONE TALLY sheet, and hand that in with the full payment. Scouts should keep the customer forms so they know what their customers wanted.
We don’t have a meeting the night of 4/17. We have 2 weeks in a row that we don’t have meetings, so the orders can be dropped off at either Liz Roder’s house, or my house at any time before that. Just text us and let us know you are coming. Addresses and phone number are below.
The orders will be ready for pickup on Saturday May 6, and we can certainly use help that day sorting the orders out.
There will be no pickup of orders before they are all sorted out, just to make sure they are all correct.
Liz Roder address is 42 Linda Street, PJS, cell phone is 631-974-2868
Bob Pearsall address is 137 South Hickory St, PJS, cell phone is 631-678-5689

BSA T354 Mother’s Day 2023 Customer Order Form
BSA T354 Mother’s Day 2023 Tally Sheet

Troop Meeting
2023-04-24 19:30 - 21:00 | Norwood Avenue School, 290 Norwood Ave, Port Jefferson Station, NY, 11776
This meeting will be at Norwood Ave School, 7:30 to 9:00 pm, Class B uniforms.
We are going to start coin collecting merit badge this night. There will be a separate email for this.

Southhaven Camporee
2023-04-28 18:00 - 2023-04-30 12:00
We will be attending this camping trip. More details in a separate email later.
2023 Council Camporee Leader’s Guide FINAL

Troop Meeting
2023-05-01 19:30 - 21:00 | Norwood Avenue School, 290 Norwood Ave, Port Jefferson Station, NY, 11776
This meeting will be at Norwood Ave School, 7:30 to 9:00 pm,
Class B uniforms for those that attended the camporee, Class A uniforms for everyone else.

Mother's Day Plant Pickup
2023-05-06 09:00 - 11:00
More information to be provided as the date nears.

Sculpture Merit Badge
2023-05-13 11:45 - 14:00
BSA Troop 354 ASM Mr. Reed has graciously agreed to run a Sculpture Merit badge session on Saturday May 13th, 11:45 a.m. till about 2:00 or 2:30 pm. It will be at the Long Island Art and Carriage House Museum in Stony Brook. Directions are below. The youths will be completing all the merit badge on this day if we don’t have wet weather. If it’s wet, we will do the tour of the sculptures that day with umbrellas, and do the lesson & clay work on another day, probably at one of our Monday night meetings. Pray for no rain! The youths will be touring the art in the East grounds. Mr. Reed will be talking with them to finish up the badge, and they will be working with some clay to create their own sculptures. We will have soda and pizza at some point also. The cost will be $15.00 per youth. Bring the money with you that day. We will be across the road on the Eastern grounds. There is a flier attached. All of these activities will be outside, so if it is cool that day bring warm enough clothes. If it’s wet, bring umbrellas because we will be doing at least the tour of the grounds that day. The youths should bring a smock or older clothes because they will be working with clay. The tickets we get are for the youths and this will allow them to tour the grounds and go into the carriage house museum. Adults will be allowed to be with the youths outside when touring the grounds, but it will cost them $10.00 for the adult tickets to tour the carriage museum.
Please let me know by Monday evening 5/8 if your youth and/or you will be attending. Bring the money with you the day of the trip.
Directions;
Take Nicolls Road all the way north to the end which is 25A. Make a left, and go to the end, about a mile, make a left and then another quick left and the parking lot is just past the building on the left. Don’t park on the West side of the road so we don’t have to deal with crossing that busy road.
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Backpacking Trip (rescheduled)
2023-05-20 06:00 - 2023-05-21 14:00
We have a backpacking trip scheduled for this weekend up at Harriman State Park in New York.
Details in a separate email.

Calverton Flag Placement
2023-05-27 09:30 - 11:00
9:30 am, Calverton Cemetery, Section 10, use the south entrance, Class A uniforms, rain or shine.
You are on your own for carpooling. Start early because the traffic gets very bad.

Archery Merit Badge
2023-05-30 19:00 - 21:00
7:00 to 9:00 pm at Smith Point Archery Range, 215 East Main Street in Patchogue, $30 per person.

Shopping for Cathedral Pines Campout
2023-06-01 19:30 - 20:30 | BJ’s Wholesale Club, 4000 Nesconset Hwy, E. Setauket, NY, 11733, United States
We will be shopping for the food for the Cathedral Pines campout this evening, 7:30 pm at the BJs in Setauket.
This should only take about 45 minutes.

Calverton Flag Pickup
2023-06-03 09:30 - 10:30
9:30 am, Calverton Cemetery, Section 10, use the south entrance, Class B uniforms, rain date is Sunday.

Troop Meeting
2023-06-05 19:30 - 21:00 | Norwood Avenue School, 290 Norwood Ave, Port Jefferson Station, NY, 11776
This meeting will be at Norwood Ave School, 7:30 to 9:00 pm,
I will talk about Yawgoog with the parents that have questions, and the boys will work on their camp schedules.
Class A uniforms for everyone

Troop Meeting
2023-06-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Norwood Avenue School, 290 Norwood Ave, Port Jefferson Station, NY, 11776
This meeting will be at Norwood Ave School, 7:30 to 9:00 pm, Class B uniforms.
Mr. Olson is offering to start Family Life Merit badge this evening, and it will most likely finish up in the fall. For those who will be participating in the Family Life MB, Mr. Olson will discuss the requirements 1, 2, 6a, and 7 with them this evening. The Scout will need to complete requirements 3, 4, 5, and 6b on their own and then provide the evidence of completion in September or upon completion.

Girls Troop Fundraiser
2023-06-13 17:00 - 20:00
Make sure you mention that your order is should count toward the Troop354G fundraiser.

Flag Day ceremony
2023-06-14 14:30 - 16:30
The Elks Flag Day Ceremony at the Long Island State Veteran’s home in Stony Brook is this Wednesday at 2:30 pm in the afternoon. The boys will carry in some flags during the ceremony. It will last about an hour and a half, and this is a class A uniform event, and it counts as community service for rank advancement. Please let me know if you and/or your youth can attend.

Flag Retirement ceremony
2023-06-14 18:30 - 19:30
I have received confirmation from Mr. Mosca at the high school that we’re approved to conduct the Flag Retirement ceremony on June 14th at 6:30pm. Of course, we will love to have the Troop join us and work with the Cubs on the proper folding and safe placement of flags on the fire.
Flag collection bins have been. Placed at each of the school buildings, but I don’t yet know how full these are. If you have, or know of any local flags that may be ready for retirement, we will gladly take as many as we can.
I plan to connect with leaded from Pack 120, and local Girl Scout Units so that all local Scouts know they are welcome to participate with us. Liz is also already aware, and is welcome to spread the word.
