Troop 5, Middlebury, CT

Troop 5 – Summer Schedule

July 26th – NO MEETING
August 2nd – Mandatory Summer Camp meeting for Scouts
and parents at church
August 9th – Regular meeting
August 12th-18th – TROOP 5 SUMMER CAMP

Hello Troop 5:

Camp Mattatuck is planning a special week August
5-11th in which Boy Scouts 13 or older will
participate in many appealing and exciting events.
This would be in addition to your Troop 5 Summer Camp
week, but with all the activities included it is a
bargain.

The events include:

Waterskiing at Bantam Lake
10 mile extreme monutain bike trek
Whitewater Kayaking
COPE rope course
Rock climbing on some of Connecticut’s most
challenging heights
Shotgun shooting and muzzle loading

Additional perks include:

A special offer of $280 for the entire week, day trips
included
Excellent and qualified staff
Being surrounded by experienced peers
Open to Venture Scouts and Boy Scouts

Contact the Camp Mattatuck office for additional
questions at 860-283-9577

August 5-11th
Scouts must be 13 or older

As we prepare to head off to Summer Camp at Camp Mattatuck, I wanted to share an article I have with all of you.  This article has a lot of information on how you, as parents, can do your part to help prevent homesickness in your son while he is at camp.

Jeff Lukens
Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 5

*THE HOMESICK SCOUT
by Fr. Francis Schwartz. From the Canyon Camp Leaders Guide, courtesy of the Blackhawk Area Council, BSA; Rockford IL.

Homesickness is described psychologically as a “manifestation of separation anxiety” or the “unconscious defense mechanism called regression.” The Camp Director and Scoutmaster describe it as the longing for home.” Many a young camper would put it more clearly as “that terrible feeling in the pit of my stomach.” Regardless of how homesickness is defined, it is, indeed experienced in varying degrees by Scouts who come to camp.
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Attention Summer Camp Families – PLEASE READ THIS

I have just learned of another change to the medical
form procedure for this year (don’t you just love
state bureaucracy). If your son is bringing
medication to camp, a “Medication Authorization Form”
needs to be filled out and signed by a doctor for each
medication.

This form can be downloaded on the Camp Mattatuck
Website here.

I apologize for the late notice on this form, but the
state made this ruling after all the summer camp
information was sent from Camp to us.

****If you haven’t turned in your medical form to Mr.
Lukens, please bring it to a troop meeting as soon as
you are able.****

Jeff Lukens, Assistant Scoutmaster
jeff@troop5middlebury.org

Hello Troop 5:

Thanks again to all of you who helped out with our
June 16th Bottle Drive. It was our most successful
bottle drive on record, bringing in $860 for the
Troop. We had so many bottles and cans, the Scouts
worked a full five hours to complete the job of
sorting, boxing and bagging.

Thank you to the following businesses that contribute
to our efforts: Anne’s Deli in Waterbury, Bella Luna
Restaurant in Middlebury, Highland Liquors in
Waterbury, Larry’s Liquors in Middlebury, Lilly’s
Liquors in Watertown.