No Troop meeting this Thursday
Scouting for Food
Scouting for Food is one of nation’s largest food drives to support our local food pantries and hunger-relief agencies.
The food drive, which collects non-perishable items, provides much-needed resources to help fight hunger in our communities. One out of five children and one out of every twelve households with seniors go hungry in New Jersey and an estimated 900,000 people rely on food banks just to survive.
Our support can make a real difference for our local families in need, so let’s all participate: pick up your ten food bags and flyers at this week’s troop meeting, share the initiative with your neighbors and friends, collect all their donations at your own convenience and bring them to the scouts meeting on March 6th. Looking forward to making a positive impact together!
Scout lead: The Fierce Phoenixes (contact: Anna)
Adult lead: Lore Colpaert
Order of the Arrow Election
The Order of the Arrow (OA), Scouting’s national honor society, will be conducting an election of new members in our troop (date to be confirmed, expected at a troop meeting soon after our March campout).
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible as a candidate ON ELECTION NIGHT, scout must:
Be a First Class scout or above; and
Have experienced 15 nights camping in the prior two years, including
10 nights from campouts of no more than 3 nights in length;
5 nights from long-term campouts – Yawgoog, Philmont, NYLT (weeklong program)
INTERESTED?
If you are interested in joining, and believe you are eligible, please see Mr. Reda with your camping log.
Lenape Trail District Swim skills day
Orienteering course
Orienteering, the use of map and compass to find locations and plan a journey, has been a vital skill for humans for thousands of years. Orienteering is also a recognized sport at the Olympic Games, and thousands of people participate in the sport each year in local clubs and competitions.
Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025
Time: 8:30 am
Location: Mayapple Hill at South Mountain Reservation. GPS to parking lot meeting spot: 40.773626, -74.286810
Scout Lead: Ellie Park
Parent Lead: Mr. Park
Eagle Scout Project (Lea McKenna) - Donations requested
Hello Troop 19! I'm Lea McKenna and I am raising funds for my Eagle Project on leadership. I will be conducting three panel discussions with women in leadership positions. Session attendees will learn from successful leaders about leadership challenges, different paths that women can take to leadership and receive advice and inspiration. I seek donations for advertising, session materials, and creating posters to promote the sessions. Thank you everybody who chooses to support me!
Eagle Scout Project (Teni Ogunjumo) - Donations requested
Project Objective: Hosting a one-day STEM Day event to introduce middle school students to hands-on STEM activities and inspire interest in these fields.
Where & When: Agape House of Worship, TBD, 2025.
How to Support: Donations can be made through GoFundMe
page: https://gofund.me/bb5d0e58
Additional details will follow.
Eagle Scout Project Update - Annette Johnson
A huge thank you to all the Scouts of Troop 19 who helped Annette Johnson and her beneficiary, the Millburn-Short Hills Volunteer First Aid Squad, with the mini-EMS project as part of her Eagle Project. Through this initiative, young kids learned essential first aid skills in a hands-on, engaging way. Your support made this project a success and helped prepare the next generation to respond in emergencies!
Board of Review (BoR) Sign Up
Scout medical forms
Please turn in your child’s medical forms this Thursday at the meeting (or at the earliest convenience). Your scout will need to turn in these forms to be able to participate in scout activities. For privacy reasons we only accept a hardcopy of the BSA forms, parts A&B, filled out, signed and dated accordingly. Health forms can be access HERE
Upcoming Events
- Monday, February 24
- Thursday, February 27
- Friday, February 28
- Thursday, March 6
- Sunday, March 9
- Thursday, March 13
- Saturday, March 15
- Sunday, March 16
