Port Jefferson Station - BSA Troop 354

Troop Meeting
2026-03-02 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Norwood Avenue School, 290 Norwood Ave, Port Jefferson Station, NY, 11776
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm at the Norwood Elementary school cafeteria, Class A uniforms.
Yawgoog Hat Deposits are due by this evening and through the next March 9th meeting.
Working on some advancement and starting Communications merit badge.

Troop Meeting
2026-03-09 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-03-16 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-03-23 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-03-30 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-04-27 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-05-11 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-05-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Norwood Avenue School, 290 Norwood Ave, Port Jefferson Station, NY, 11776
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm at the Norwood Elementary school cafeteria, Class B uniforms.

Personal Fitness Merit Badge
2026-03-14 09:00 - 12:00 | JFK Middle School, 200 Jayne Blvd, Port Jefferson Station, NY, 11776, United States
Some scouts need Personal Fitness merit badge. This is a required merit badge to make the Eagle Scout rank. It is up to the scouts whether or not they want to work on this. Some of the younger scouts may opt out of taking it at this time because it is a fair amount of work, but I don’t want to discourage anyone from working on it. I want to give you a heads up that the badge requirements have changed and seem to be a little more complicated.
We are going to start this up on Saturday morning 3/14/26, at 9:00 am at the JFK school track. This merit badge’s requirements changed, but basically they meet twice to do some exercises, record how they did, and in the middle of that for 12 weeks they keep track of the exercises that they did. There are other requirements, and below is some information from the merit badge counselor for the scouts. I will also be there to help out.

Scouts should bring a copy of the new 2026 “Measures of Physical Fitness” sheet to record their “Pre-Assessment” scores. This and the whole Merit Badge Pamphlet are available here: https://www.scouting.org/merit-badges/personal-fitness/ The Merit Badge Pamphlet is free to download, as are certain PDFs the Scout will need to complete the Merit Badge requirements. Such as, the two-page “12-Week Physical Fitness Program” sheets, and the single page “Food & Drink Log.” The Scout must complete and turn these in at the end of the twelve week Merit Badge program, and also take the final assessment at JFK track on Saturday, June 6, at 9:00 a.m. to earn the Merit Badge. If the “Measures of Physical Fitness” score sheet, the “12-Week Program” sheets and the three day “Food & Drink Log” are correct and complete by 6th of June, a Scout may request a Blue Card on the spot after the final test.

Scouts should come ready to perform vigorous physical activity and dress appropriately for potentially cool or cold weather.

Scouts should bring a gym or beach towel, a pencil, water, and if available, a sturdy tape measure, ruler or yardstick for the flexibility test.

Scout should have a responsible adult (someone 18 or older) with them to help keep their score.

Scouts should decide ahead of time and indicate on their score sheets which elements for each fitness category they wish to be assessed on:

Either the 1 mile run (timed) OR walk (distance).
Either sit-ups (1 minute) OR timed plank
Push-ups (1 minute) OR Pull-ups (number correctly completed)
Back-Saver Sit-and-Reach OR Back Scratch Test (inches)

Scouts should be familiar with the techniques for these fitness elements prior to the pre-assessment test on Saturday, March 14. They can do this by viewing the videos on the Personal Fitness Merit Badge website.

Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser
2026-03-21 08:00 - 10:00 | Applebee’s, 355 NY-25A, Miller Place, 11764, United States
The Applebees Pancake breakfast fundraiser is coming up in a couple of weeks, Saturday 3/21/26, 8:00 am to 10:00 am at the Applebee’s in Miller Place on route 25A. Attached is a Scouts order form for ordering and paying for tickets to the breakfast. Also attached is a form you can use to request donations and tell people about our troop. We must have the vast majority of tickets ordered and paid for ahead of time because we have to guarantee a certain number of sales to Applebees and we have to give them an idea of how much supplies they need to get. They do not normally serve breakfast, they are doing this for us. We need to have these forms back to us by Friday March 13th, and to collect any donations for the auctions by Wednesday March 18th. Everyone should try and get donations from local businesses and friends that we can auction off at the breakfast. We already have a 75” Roku TV to auction off donated by my close friends Anselm and Janet Lowe, whose son was with our pack and troop a while back and is a local Allstate insurance agent. I would also like to thank Charles Reed for his donation of the bicycle at the Bingo night, which in the past we used for the pancake breakfast. If you have received something for the auction, please let Andrea Febles know about it, her contact information is below. If you have ticket orders, you can give them to me at either the 3/2, or 3/9 meeting, or get them to Andrea Febles at the contact information below. We can certainly use any help we can get the day of the breakfast. Adults can help in the kitchen and with getting the food out, and our scouts can help with selling the tickets for the auctions and the 50/50 that day. Thank you in advance for any help you can give.

Andrew Morris 5k Run
2026-03-28 09:00 - 12:00
Mr. DeStefano has created a team for the families who want to run in the Andrew McMorris 5K run, see below.
The annual Andrew’s TOP GUN RUN 5k is on Saturday, March 28th at 9am. For those who wish to participate, please join team “Troop/Pack 354” when signing up.
Here is the link to register: https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/Calverton/AndrewsTopGunRun5K?raceRefCode=bqnECF4j

No Meeting
2026-04-06 19:30 - 21:00
School is Closed, so no meeting this evening.

Sunshine Center Cleanup
2026-04-09 09:00 - 12:00
We are going to help the Sunshine Center do some cleaning up at 468 Boyle
Road in Port Jefferson Station
Schools are closed this week and the session will run from 9:00 am to Noon
on April 9th.
This does count as community service for rank advancement and for the troop.
Make sure you wear clothes appropriate for the weather that day and for
cleaning up.
The rain date for this is Friday April 10th.

Troop Meeting
2026-04-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Norwood Avenue School, 290 Norwood Ave, Port Jefferson Station, NY, 11776
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm at the Norwood Elementary school cafeteria, Class B
uniforms, Yes Class B, Class A next week.

Pack 354 Trail Cleanup
2026-04-18
We are going to help the Pack 354 do a trail cleanup of the Setauket trail
on Saturday 4/18/26.
I’ll get you the exact time and meeting place later.
This does count as community service for rank advancement and for the troop.
Make sure you wear clothes appropriate for the weather that day and for
cleaning up.
Power blowers are welcome and will make the work easier.

Troop Meeting
2026-04-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Norwood Avenue School, 290 Norwood Ave, Port Jefferson Station, NY, 11776
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm at the Norwood Elementary school cafeteria, Class A
uniforms.
This is the night when we will head over to the board of education meeting
to see what the current issues are,
And to satisfy a requirement for Communications merit badge which a majority
of the troop needs.

Baiting Hollow Camporee
2026-04-24 17:00 - 2026-04-26 09:00 | Schiff Scout Reservation, 1606 Wading River Manor Rd, Wading River, NY, 11792, United States
This is the Baiting Hollow Scout Camp 100th year Anniversary Camporee. The
activities are mostly on Saturday 4/25/26
All troops will be camping at Schiff Scout camp in Wading River, and be
bussed to the event at Baiting Hollow.
We will be camping from the Friday night 4/24 to the Sunday morning 4/26.
Class A uniforms on Saturday.
The early bird pricing is $30 for a day visitor, and $55 for overnight
campers.
These costs are the council costs, the troop will supply anything extra.

Flower Sale Distribution
2026-05-02
This is the distribution day for all the flower sale orders for this
fundraiser.
We will get the flowers delivered to us at the Norwood Elementary school
parking lot.
We will unload the truck, sort out the orders, and then everyone will be
able to pick up their flowers.
There is a separate email for this, and the times seem to always be last
minute, but it will be in the morning.

Troop Meeting
2026-05-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Norwood Avenue School, 290 Norwood Ave, Port Jefferson Station, NY, 11776
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm at the Norwood Elementary school cafeteria, Class A
uniforms.
Don’t forget to wish Moms a Happy Mother’s Day.

Calverton Flag Placement
2026-05-23 09:30 - 11:30 | Calverton National Cemetery, 210 Princeton Blvd, Calverton, NY, 11933, United States
This is at the Calverton National Cemetery in Wading River. This is a rain
or shine event.
We will most likely be in section 10, so come in from the route 25 entrance.
The event begins strictly at 9:30 am on Saturday morning, Class A unforms.
There will be a separate email with more details when the event gets closer.

No Meeting
2026-05-25 19:30 - 21:00
There is no scout meeting this Monday evening. Schools are closed for the
Memorial Day Holiday

Calverton Flag Pickup
2026-05-30 09:30 - 10:30 | Calverton National Cemetery, 210 Princeton Blvd, Calverton, NY, 11933, United States
This is the flag pickup day at Calverton National Cemetery. The rain date
will typically be in the afternoon this same day.
We will most likely be in section 10, so come in from the route 25 entrance.
The event begins strictly at 9:30 am on Saturday morning, Class B unforms.
We will head to Cathedral Pines campgrounds after the flag pickup to camp
overnight.

Cathedral Pines Campout
2026-05-30 10:30 - 2026-05-31 09:00 | Cathedral Pines, 116 Yaphank Middle Island Rd, Middle Island,, NY, 11953

Fishing Trip
2026-06-11 16:00 - 20:00
The fishing trip is Thursday June 11th, from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm on the
Celtic Quest in Port Jefferson.
The boat leaves at 4:30 for the trip. The cost is $54.00 per person and
that includes the tip at the end.
Please contact Carlos Almeida if you are planning on attending, and how many
will be going.

Backpacking Trip
2026-06-13 - 2026-06-14
We are planning a backpacking trip in June at Harriman State Park.
This is not necessarily a trip for everyone, but we are offering it for
those that want to give it a try.
There will be more details about this in a separate email later when we get
closer to the event.

Yawgoog Summer Camp
2026-07-19 - 2026-07-25 | Camp Yawgoog, 61 Camp Yawgoog Rd, Rockville, RI, 02873, United States
More details to follow soon…
