Port Jefferson Station - BSA Troop 354

Calverton Flag Placement
2024-05-25 09:30 - 10:30 (America/New_York)
Class A uniforms, 9:30 am at the Calverton National Cemetery, Field 10
This is a Rain or Shine event, the flags have to go up.

No Meeting
2024-05-27 19:30 - 21:00
Schools are closed for Memorial Day and there will be no meeting this night.

Calverton Flag Pickup
2024-06-01 09:30 - 10:30
Class B uniforms, 9:30 am at the Calverton National Cemetery, Field 10
The rain date is Sunday 6/2 at 1:00 pm in the afternoon

Troop Meeting
2024-06-03 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-06-24 19:30 - 21:00 | Norwood Avenue School, 290 Norwood Ave, Port Jefferson Station, NY, 11776
Class B uniforms, 7:30 to 9:00 pm at the Norwood Elementary school cafeteria.

Sculpture Merit Badge
2024-06-08 12:00 - 14:00
We are running Sculpture merit badge.
The cost will be $15 per scout and there will be clay sculptures to make, pizza and soda at the end.
This is at the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook at 1200 Route 25A.
Parking is on the south side behind the building just off of Blydenburgh Lane.
Class B uniforms, 12:00 Noon at the Stony Brook Museum,

Flag Retirement Ceremony
2024-06-10 18:00 - 19:00
Class A uniforms, 6:00 pm at the High School Flag Pole.
We are attending this instead of the normal Monday night meeting at Norwood.
We will be retiring some flags that have been given to us.
If you have any flags that need a proper retirement, bring them to this event or a meeting.

Five Guys Fundraiser
2024-06-11 11:00 - 22:00
Ethan Matz is holding his Five Guys Eagle Scout project fundraiser this day.
Let’s all eat out for lunch or dinner tomorrow to help Ethan fund his Eagle Scout project.

Troop Meeting
2024-06-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Norwood Avenue School, 290 Norwood Ave, Port Jefferson Station, NY, 11776
Class B uniforms, 7:30 to 9:00 pm at the Norwood Elementary school cafeteria.
There will be a Leave no Trace Demonstration this evening given by someone from council.

Five Guys Fundraiser
2024-06-18 11:00 - 22:00
Massimo Olson is holding his Five Guys Eagle Scout project fundraiser this day.
Let’s all eat out for lunch or dinner tomorrow to help Massimo fund his Eagle Scout project.

Personal Fitness Merit Badge
2024-06-22 09:00 - 11:00 | JFK Middle School, 200 Jayne Blvd, Port Jefferson Station, NY, 11776, United States
Personal fitness merit badge finishes up Saturday morning 6/22/24 at 9:00 am at the JFK track.
Please try and come prepared with your workbook filled out and ready to take the final test.
Keep working on your exercising. Remember, all you have to do is show improvement on your initial test numbers.
Please bring a towel to lay on, tape measure or yard stick, some water, and someone with you to record your test results.

Eagle Court Of Honor
2024-06-23 10:30 - 12:30 | Elk’s Lodge, 41 Horseblock Road, Centereach, NY, 11720, United States
We are having an Eagle Scout Court of Honor for the following scouts,
Ian Warner, Jack Challenor, Jack Montoya, and Jake Gulyansky.
This will be at the Elks lodge at 41 Horseblock Road in Centereach at 10:30 am on Sunday morning, 6/23/24.
This is a Class A uniform event, and I hope to see most of the troop there to show their support for these boys,
And to experience some of what it means to attain the Eagle Scout Rank.

Troop Court Of Honor
2024-07-01 19:30 - 21:00 | Elk’s Lodge, 41 Horseblock Road, Centereach, NY, 11720, United States
Class A uniforms, 7:30 pm at the Elks lodge in Centereach, 41 Horseblock Road

Camp Yawgoog
2024-07-14 - 2024-07-21
More details to follow…

Troop Meeting
2026-01-05 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
This is a Game Night. The scouts can bring a game to the meeting and have some fun with their fellow scouts.
Tickets for the Pasta Dinner / Bingo Night should be turned in at this meeting.

Troop Meeting
2026-01-12 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.
The Animation merit badge counselor will be with us for the last time this evening to hopefully close out the badge.

Bingo Night
2026-01-16 18:30 - 20:30 | Norwood Avenue School, 290 Norwood Ave, Port Jefferson Station, NY, 11776
This is the Pasta Dinner / Bingo night for the troop at the Norwood Elementary cafeteria from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.
Come join us for some food and fun. Prizes to be announced later.

No Meeting
2026-01-19 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-02-16 19:30 - 21:00
School is Closed, and No Scout Meeting this evening.

No Meeting
2026-01-26 19:30 - 21:00 | Norwood Avenue School, 290 Norwood Ave, Port Jefferson Station, NY, 11776
Schools are closed due to the snow, so no meeting tonight.

Court of Honor
2026-02-02 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.
Parents are welcome to come and see their scouts earn awards from the fall.
This one may be a little light because I’ve been handing out some awards early.

Troop Meeting
2026-02-09 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.
Scouts should bring down a game they want to play with their fellow scouts and enjoy the evening.

Skating Merit Badge
2026-02-21
This will be at the Port Jefferson Skating rink, and the cost will be $25.00 per scout.
That will include the skate rentals, ice time, and pizza and drinks afterwards.
There will be more detail about this in the future.

Troop Meeting
2026-02-23 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-03-09 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-03-16 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-03-23 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.

Troop Meeting
2026-03-02 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.
Yawgoog Hat Deposits are due by this evening and through the next March 9th meeting.
Working on some advancement and starting Communications merit badge.

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.
