Troop 5, Middlebury, CT

Dear Troop 5,

We are in desperate need of drivers for the September camp out to Beartown VT. If your son is going on the camp out please consider driving. As of now we DO NOT have enough seats for all the scouts that want to go. Some one WILL be staying home that weekend.

If you son is not going, and you still want to volunteer to drive, please let me know. We will of course pay for fuel.

Thanks….

Sincerely,
Mr. Burns

Please respond to michelle@troop5middlebury.org if you are willing to drive

Hello Troop 5:

SILENT AUCTION CHAIRMAN:

A special thank you goes out to Assistant Scoutmaster
Ron Brandes for volunteering to run our October silent
auction fundraiser!!! All 27 committee positions are
filled – talk about great participation by parents!
If you are looking to get involved, feel free to
contact me. There are many ways to help out – also,
check your e-mail for current needs.

WEDNESDAY JULY 2ND HIKE:

Next Wednesday, Troop 5 will meet at the MRA at 6 PM
to hike a nature trail at Flanders and then swim at
the MRA until 8 PM.

FROM PAT M., SPL:

Thank you to Mr. & Mrs. Marcucci for hosting the
younger Scout campout Tuesday night at their house and
for providing all of the food and entertainment for
the day. Thank you also to Mr. Brandes for attending
the campout and helping out with adult coverage.
Thank you to Ryan B. for planning the campfire program
and Ryan B., Jon W., and Nick M. for helping lead the
younger Scouts. Some of the activities included
volleyball, a fire-building competition, making a
campfire, campfire skits, two-mile hike, cooking
hamburgers and hotdogs and s’mores, and working on
requirements for tenderfoot and second class ranks.
Also, each Scout earned his totin chit. Much fun was
had by all and we hope to do it again next year.

FROM DAVE REDLINE:

Hi all,

I want to thank everyone who came to the Court of
Honor last week and especially those who helped put it
together, our chefs, Eric D for running the meeting,
and our scouts and families for a terrific night of
scouting. You should all be proud of your scouts – we
have a great group of young men in our troop. I look
forward to the summer, Philmont, and an exciting week
at Camp Mattatuck.

****We have a meeting this Thursday, June 19th at the
MRA for swimming at 6:00pm – 8:00pm.****

This Thursday is the last day to turn in permission
slips and/or money for the June campout.

If you have any questions please email or call me.
Have a safe and fun summer.
Yours in Scouting,
Dave

COURT OF HONOR UPDATE (from CarolSue Shannon):

The COH was wonderful, and I believe a good time was
had by all. I was fortunate enough to get lots of
help. I would particularly like to thank:
Jeff Lukens, for his help before and after the
ceremony, especially finding the extra serving tables
so we could go buffet style; Steve and Mr. Zembrowski
for volunteering to pick up the tables at the church;
Tommy C. for all his help setting up and cleaning up;
Eric D., for his help cleaning up; Nancy Pelczar for
bringing the paper goods and helping throughout the
ceremony; Denise Black, Tefta Bushka, Patty Deangelis
and Sue Mayer, for their help before, during and after
the ceremony.
Dave Mulhall for bringing a grill and cooking, and
returning the tables to the church; Jackie Mulhall for
figuring out how to transport the grill, Faith Bannon
for bringing her grill, helping to set up and clean
up; Pat Bannon for cooking, Robin and Dave Redline for
volunteering their grill and to Adam Burns for cooking
on it; Frank Koskelowski, Brian Foley and Bill Shannon
for assisting the cooks. I certainly hope I did not
forget anyone-everyone was so terrific.
I would also like to thank all the families for what
they brought: there was quite a selection of drinks
offered, and delicious salads and desserts.
Thanks everyone!
CarolSue Shannon

Lost and Found: clear plastic salad tongs; pair of
wire framed sunglasses. Please let me know if they
are yours-I’ve got them at my house-

COURT OF HONOR JUNE 12TH @ 6:30 PM:All Troop families, there will be a Court of Honor at
6:30 PM on Thursday, June 12th at Meadowview Park in
Middlebury. Please RSVP to CarolSue Shannon as soon
as possible, but by Monday, June 9th latest. Please give her a count
of how many family members will be attending.
Hamburgers and kosher hotdogs will be provided by the
Troop.

Families, depending upon the last name of your Scout,
please bring the following item. For those families
with more than one scout please provide proportionally
more of what is requested.

Last name: A-D SALADS
E-P DRINKS (soda, juice, water)
Q-Z DESSERTS

****If you can help with setup or cleanup
(particularly needed), please let her know. If you
can help transport gas grills to the park, also let
her know.

JUNE CAMPOUT PERMISSION SLIP:

From Christine Dibble: Posted under Forms is the June Campout
permission slip. The $26 cash and permission slip are
due this Thursday, June 12th.

EAGLE CEREMONY THANK YOU:

Special thanks to our Eagle Chairman Tefta Bushka who
did all the advance preparation work for yesterday’s
ceremony. Thank you to Karen Curry for those
beautiful table decorations. Thank you to the
following people who helped setup and cleanup: Ken
Bushka, Mike Cocchiola, Mark Dempsey, Dave and Robin
Redline, Jeff and Megan Lukens, Tom and Karen Curry,
Dom and Elaine Romano, Tom DeAngelis, Faith Bannon,
and many others who I missed in all the excitement.
Special thanks to Scouts Pat M., Ryan B., and Mike D.
for starting setup with us at 1:30 P.M. Thank you to
everyone who attended!!!

WHITEWATER TRIP:

From Scout Chris M.:
If you have not turned in your whitewater final
payment, you MUST, MUST have it to me by this
Thursday. The payment is $75 if you weren’t sure. If
you’re paying in full, it’s $120 per person. Wild
Waters needs the payment. I would prefer it in cash,
but if you need to mail it or need to write a check,
that would be acceptable, too. Please make checks out
to “cash” Thank-you!

NO PATROL LEADERS’ COUNCIL:
Per SPL Pat M., there will NOT be a PLC this Sunday.

FLEA MARKET CLEAN-UP:

Scouts, if you can volunteer to help clean-up the
Saturday Flea Market at Shepardson Community Center
from 2-4 this Saturday, May 3rd, please e-mail Mrs.
Marcucci at committeechair@troop5middlebury.org.
If any adults can help, please e-mail me. This is a service project to
benefit our sponsoring organization Middlebury
Congregational Church. Please wear class B uniforms.
Thanks very much!!!

Hello Troop 5:Today you were emailed the April 3rd Committee Meeting minutes.
Please note the following:

1 – Copngratulations to Dom Romano for winning the
Lord Baden Powell award for excellence in volunteering
at the Troop level. Congratulations to Middlebury
Parks and Recreation for winning the Good Turn Award
for helping out Scouting in Middlebury. Both were
nominated by Troop 5.

2 – Sue Mayer is filing a list of Troop 5 Scouts and
adults with the Danbury EMS store. If you wish your
name to be added or you do NOT wish your Scout’s name
to be sent in, please let Sue know by Friday, April
18th by e-mailing her. Sue has a
complete Troop roster. ***Having your name on this
list will entitle you to a 15% discount on store
purchases – only at the Danbury store.

3 – There is a Cub Scout Day Camp staff opportunity for any
Scout interested who has First Class or higher rank.
If you are 13 years old, you can be a Den Chief, all
hours are volunteer, and can be used as service hours.
If you are older (14 and up) you can be a Den Chief or
worker. 14 years old, you can receive rebate for camp,
15 years old, you can get paid. Worker can be
lifeguard, sports area, wherever they need help, Den
Chief takes boys to each station. Let Mr. Redline know if you
are interested – he will give you the contact information for
the Camp Director.

3 – We need another adult (or more) to volunteer for
the May Camporee held on May 16-18th. Thank you to
Mr. Riddle for leading this campout. Please contact
Robin Redline at outdoor@troop5middlebury.org if you can help.

4 – We still need someone to volunteer to store the
Troop’s Klondike Derby sleds. Three are still at the
home of a family no longer part of Troop 5. ***Please
consider helping out by storing our sleds so the boys
can have easy access to them and work to prepare them
for next year’s derby. Please contact Dave Redline at
scoutmaster@troop5middlebury.org if you can help.

5 – Our slate of officers is almost complete, but
could anyone volunteer to lead the silent auction
effort (for October pasta supper)? If you can help,
please contact Adam Burns for further information.

6 – If anyone wants to lead the Earth Day effort,
please contact me (see minutes for details).

Thank you to the following adults who helped out Troop
5:

Boston Campout – Tom DeAngelis, Michael Marcucci, Ken
Bushka, Mike Pekovich, CarolSue Shannon, and Maureen
Marcucci
Boston Campout – Special thanks to Scout Eric D, for
such an awesome job planning the campout!
St Patrick’s Day Parade – Sue Mayer, Michael Marcucci,
Ken Bushka, Tim Baldwin
White Memorial Campout – Pat Dooling, Adam Burns, Dave
Jones, Dave Redline
Candy Drive – Marti Peterson, Rachel Barclay, Shelley
Pille, Frank Koskelowski, Maureen Marcucci, Alicia
Azar-Brandes
Eagle Ceremony – Tefta Bushka and everyone in the
Troop that helped out!
Patty DeAngelis for leading the phonetree
Rachel Barclay for volunteering to be candy drive
asst.
Nancy Pelczar for volunteering to help run the Courts
of Honor
Michael and Michelle Zinko for volunteering to run
publicity.
Adam Burns for the Pasta Supper and CarolSue Shannon
for Advancement . . .

Thank you to everyone who continues to serve Troop 5
and helping make all we do possible.

Maureen Marcucci, Committee Chairman

From Chris M., white water rafting trip coordinator

To all participants of the May whitewater trip:
The next meeting, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, is the day that
final payments for the rafting trip are due. I MUST
have final payments by that meeting. I have to get
our payment in. The final payment, which is $75, MUST
be IN CASH because some of the money is for gas.
Please help me out. Also, if you are missing any
forms, I need you to get them to me.
To all drivers: I’m looking for someone willing to
tow the troop trailer. Please contact me if interested.

Hello Troop 5:

Just a quick update to the calendar – the June campout
dates have been changed to Friday, June 27th – 29th.
This one promises to be a great time with biking and
beachtime at Hammonnassett.

Thank you to Scout John D. for planning this!

Have a great weekend,

Maureen Marcucci

Two important items:

From Jeff Lukens, Asst. Scoutmaster:

Hey Troop 5!

Thursday is the first day of spring, so that means it
is time to start thinking about Summer Camp at Camp
Mattatuck. We will be going to camp from August
10th-16th. As always, this is the final week of the
2008 camping season at Mattatuck.

Information on individual payments will be mailed out
in the next couple of weeks. The base price for your
week at camp will be $315. Your payments will vary,
however, depending on the discounts applied and
contributions from the troop based on fundraising.
Each scout will receive at least $30 from the troop,
with some scouts receiving more if they sold more than
$150 in popcorn. Summer Camp Payments are due May
22nd.

No scout needs to stay home from camp because of
financial reasons. There are many sources of
camperships available to scouts who want to go to
camp. If you wish to apply for a campership, the
first step is to print off this Campership
Application and fill it out. These forms are due to
me at the April 3rd meeting. These forms are also
found on the Troop 5 Website
(click on Forms)

So, if you want to go to camp – stay tuned for more
information. If you think you will need help paying
for camp, fill out the attached form and return it to
me at the April 3rd meeting.

Yours in Scouting,

Jeff Lukens
Assistant Scoutmaster
jeff@troop5middlebury.org

Hello,If your son is attending the campout of May 16-18th,
the permission slip should be returned by
Thursday, March 27th to Mr. Redline, Scoutmaster.

Please do the following:

I) Print the permission slip found here
II) Complete and sign the form.
III) Return the completed form with your $20 cash
payment by Thursday, March 27th.
If you have any questions, please contact Robin
Redline at outdoor@troop5middlebury.org. Any registration received after
March 27th will require an additional $3.

Thank you,

Maureen Marcucci

EAGLE PROJECT UPDATE/DIRECTIONS:

From Steven Z.

I just wanted to clarify the directions to my project
site. From the center of Middlebury on Rt. 64. Follow
Route 64 toward Quassy, about a mile down the road you
come to Fenn Pond. Bear RIGHT on Charcoal Ave (instead
of continuing left on Rt. 64). Continue strait to four
way stop sign. Turn RIGHT on Artillery Road and
continue about a mile and look for big boulder and the
pile of mulch (you can’t miss it). My car will also be
visible on the road. I also need materials for my
project. I need gravel rakes, shovel and WHEELBARROWS!
Please let me know if you have them and are unable to
transport them, we can arrange to pick them up. You
can also expect that they will be returned to you in
good condition. Thank You again!!!!

Steven Z