Troop 5, Middlebury, CT

Hello,If your son is attending the campout of January
19th-21st, the permission slip should be returned (if
possible) by Thursday, January 4th to Mr. Redline,
Scoutmaster.

Please do the following:

I) Check your email
II)Print the attached document.
III) Complete and sign the form.
IV) Return the completed form with your $20 cash
payment by Thursday, January 4th.

Thank you,

Mrs. Marcucci

Russell Coe, father to Troop 5 First Class Scout Ed
Coe, passed away yesterday after a long illness. Mr.
Coe was active in Troop 5 as a committee member, merit
badge counselor, and attending campouts. Troop 5
extends its sympathies to Ed, his sister Margaret, and
mother Jennie at this time of sadness for the family.

The arrangements are as follows:

Funeral 1:45 P.M. Saturday, December 30th from the
Chase Parkway Memorial/The Albini Family Funeral Home,
430 Chase Parkway, Waterbury, to Trinity Episcopal
Church, 220 Prospect Street, Torrington for a service
at 3 PM. Burial will take place Tuesday, 10:30 A.M.,
January 2nd, in Lake Elise Cemetery, Middlebury.

Calling hours will be Friday from 5-8:00 P.M. at the
Chase Parkway Memorial Funeral Home.

Memorial Contributions can be made to the Connecticut
Yankee Chorale, 172 Wedgewood Drive, Torrington, CT 06790.

Troop 5,

The Bottle Drive is this Saturday, December 16th from
9-11 and 11-1. Help is needed!!! Trucks are needed!

***Adults and Scouts, please RSVP to Tom DeAngelis as soon as possible.***

Thank you!

Maureen Marcucci

Thank you to Robin Redline for catching a date error.

The new Bottle Drive dates are:

March 10
June 16

***CORRECTION TO POOL TIMES***Come ready to swim at 8 PM on Wednesday, December 13th
and Wednesday, December 20th. Pickup is at 9 PM.

Signups are needed for the December 16th Bottle Drive.

Scouts and adults, please e-mail Mr. DeAngelis to sign up for a 9-11 or 11-1
shift. Trucks are also needed to transport the
bottles to the recycling center.

Please change your Troop 5 calendar to reflect the
following NEW Bottle Drive dates of March 20th and
June 16th. The prior February and June dates have
been changed to these new ones.

Congratulations to our top two popcorn sellers: Tommy
C. with $2,534 and Stephen P. with $461 !!!

>From Patrick Dooling, Assistant Scoutmaster
Subject: Troop 5 Bromley Ski Weekend

In your email you will find the details and permission slip
for the 2007 Bromley Ski Weekend in Manchester, VT.
This year the event takes place January 26-28 but all
permission slips and checks (made out to Patrick
Dooling) are due to Patrick Dooling no later than
December 31, 2006 so as to ensure we receive the best
possible rates. There will be NO last-minute sign-ups
this year and all reservations are final and mostly
non-refundable. Those of you that have attended the
trip in the past know that it’s truly one of the
highlights of the Troop 5 calendar and not an event to
miss!

Please review the details in the permission slip and
contact Patrick Dooling with any
questions.

Subject: Optional Meeting December 7th at 7 PM
Where: Congregational Church Social Room
Topic: Advancement Requirements/Merit Badges
>From Mr. Riddle, Assistant Scoutmaster:

Although there are no formal Troop meetings this month
due to swimming on Wednesdays a number of boys have
mentioned that they have worked on numerous
requirements at recent campouts and meetings but have
not had the chance to get them signed off. Assistant
Scout Masters Mr Jones, Mr Riddle and a couple of
senior scouts will be available at the church on
Thursday Dec 7th from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. If you need
advancement signed off for Tenderfoot, Second Class,
First Class or any merit badges you are working on
with Mr Jones or Mr Riddle, come prepared and we will
review them with you. This is an opportunity to get
advancement requirements signed off prior to the
next court of honor on Feb 1st. We will do what we can
to help but the idea is not to have a teaching
session.
If you are interested, contact Mr Jones or Mr Riddle
to let us know what requirements you want to attempt
to get signed so that we can plan accordingly.

Troop 5 will be meeting at Pomperaug High School
Swimming Pool on the following Wednesdays:

December 6
December 13
December 20

The time is from 7:30 to approximately 8:30 P.M., with
pickup at approximately 8:45 P.M.

Come ready to swim!

***There will be no Thursday meetings in December.***