Troop 5, Middlebury, CT

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!!!

Thank you, Troop 5!

SCOUT SUNDAY:

Today at Scout Sunday we had fifteen Scouts attending
and lots and lots of food for the coffee hour. Thank
you to all who attended and contributed including:

Adam B., Tommy C., Matt B., Joe B., Frankie K., Nick
M., Pat M., Alex F., Christopher A.-B., Ryan B., Mike
J., Jack S., Kevin R., Erik R., Nathan B.,

Mr. & Mrs. Redline, Mrs. Curry, Mr. Black, Mr. Burns,
Mr. Koskelowski, Mr. & Mrs. Bannon, Mr. Brandes & Mrs.
Azar-Brandes, and Mr. Marcucci

Thank you to all the behind-the-scenes bakers like
Mrs. Shannon, and Nathan’s sister, and many others I
don’t know about.

BOTTLE DRIVE UPDATE:

I neglected to note one Scout from the bottle drive.
Thank you to Alex F. for helping out. Thank you to
the very helpful person who let me know. Also, check
out page 8-B in Sunday’s paper for a photo of four of
our Scouts: Jack S., Brendan R., Jon W., and Nick D.

REGISTRATION PAYMENTS DUE:

It’s that time. Your registration payments of $75 per
Scout are due March 1st. Our Treasurer Karen Curry
will be passing out the notices Thursday night at our
Court of Honor. If you would like to make her life
easier and pay her this Thursday, go for it.

Thank you for all your support,

Maureen Marcucci, Committee Chairman

Hello Troop 5:

BOTTLE DRIVE:

This Saturday is our bottle drive fundraiser. Please
contact Tom DeAngelis if you can
help. I believe we need more help in the 11-1 slot.

SCOUT SUNDAY:

This Sunday is Scout Sunday. If you can attend
services at Middlebury Congregational Church at 9:30
A.M. and/or bring a baked good, please e-mail me at
committeechair@troop5middlebury.org So far, seven Scouts are signed
up to attend. Let’s get the participation level up on
this one to recognize our sponsoring organization.

COURT OF HONORS:

Next Thursday is our Court of Honors starting at 7 PM
at the church. We will be having brownie ice cream
sundaes. Depending upon what your last name starts
with, please bring the following:

A-F Whipped cream
G-May Chocolate, Caramel or Strawberry sauce
MB-RE – drinks
RI-Z brownies

If you have any questions, contact our Court of Honor
chairman CarolSue Shannon

FROM CHRIS M., TROOP SCRIBE:

Hello everyone. I’m sorry I haven’t been able to get
back to everyone on dues very lately, but I’ve been
busy. This is just a reminder going out to everyone
to remind you to make sure you pay up to the month of
February in dues. Thanks.

ORIENTEERING CLASS – REQUIREMENT 2 FOR FIRST CLASS:

Audubon -Bend of the River in Southbury is offering an
Introduction to Orienteering class, on Sunday, March
2nd- (1-4pm) and it would meet the requirement for #2
of First Class Requirements for those not yet signed
off.

Nathan B. and Zac R. are signed up. The cost is $10.00
members, $20.00 non-members.

Contact me for registration information

Mrs. Marcucci

Hello Troop 5:

BOARDS OF REVIEW:

Scouts who have successfully passed their Scoutmaster
Conference and need a board of review, please call Mr.
Curry ASAP to schedule.

BOTTLE DRIVE:

Adults and Scouts, if you can help with the Bottle
Drive this Saturday, February 9th from 9-11 or 11-1,
please e-mail Mr. DeAngelis

SCOUT SUNDAY:

Scout Sunday is this Sunday, February 10th. This is
an opportunity for the Troop to thank our sponsoring
organization Middlebury Congregational Church (MCC).
Think of all the meetings we hold at the church:
weekly, training, Boards of Review, Courts of Honors,
Eagle Courts of Honor, Dinners, etc., etc. Think of
the equipment we store free of charge. Think of the
electric and heating bill the church covers so that we
can meet. The MCC truly supports Scouting in the
Community via Boy Scout Troop 5 and Cub Pack 6.

Please consider dropping your son off to attend the
10:00 A.M. service this Sunday. Your whole family is
welcome, but there will be adult coverage so a
drop-off is OK. The Troop also will be sponsoring the
social hour after church, so baked goods are greatly
appreciated.

***Class A uniforms are required.***

If your son can attend and/or usher (arrive at 9:30)
or if you can contribute baked goods, please e-mail me
at committeechai@troop5middlebury.org

Thank you in advance for saying thank you to the MCC.

Sincerely,

Maureen Marcucci, Committee Chairman

From Karen Curry, Pasta Supper Co-Chairman:

Hi everyone!
I am so happy with the way things went on
Saturday at the Pasta Dinner…Thank you all!

I have a request from the Middlebury Congregational
Church for help this Saturday, Nov. 3rd for their road
race. The older Scouts will help guide people to park
their cars and all Scouts there will help runners
along the race to know which way to go. There will be
appropriate adult coverage from Troop 5, but more
parents are always welcome.

We need to be there for about 7:45 A.M. and will
probably be there until about 11 A.M. Sounds fun!
The race starts at 10 and there will be many walkers.
Anyone who can help for whatever time span would be
greatly appreciated. There will be a sign-up sheet at
the meeting this Thurs. or you may call me. Please consider
helping our Charter Organization! Scouts, this counts
for your service hours for advancement.

Thank you!
Karen Curry

From Maureen Marcucci, Committee Chairman:

Thank you to everyone who helped with our pasta
supper. We had 75% of the Scouts in our Troop
participating and many, many adults. We do not have
final numbers, but currently estimate that we raised
$3,000 and served over 200 dinners.

Thank you to the following Scouts who participated:

Toby A., Andrew B., Nathan B., Adam B., Ryan B.,
Jordan C., Ed C., Tommy C., Eric D., John D., Alex F.,
Henry H., Mike J., Frank K., Nick K., Pat M., Nick M.,
Paul M., Chris M., Matt M., Eli P., Joe P., Zach R.,
Erik R., Kevin R., Graham R., Brendan R., Marc R.,
Jack S., John W., Justin Z.

I don’t know the names of all the parents and other
adults as I was busy making brownie sundaes, but thank
you all for making this a fun and highly successful
fundraiser.

Three cheers to Tom & Karen Curry (co-chairmen) and
Denise Black and Shelley Pille for working so hard on
this event!!!

The carwash raised almost $1,000. Thank you to all
who helped out by sending baked goods, towels, washing
cars, and getting their cars washed. Thanks again to
Dom and Elaine Romano for their organizational talents
and enthusiasm. We hope to have another carwash in
the spring.

Yours in Scouting,

Maureen Marcucci

Hello Troop 5:Today you were emailed the minutes from the August 30th
Committee Meeting.

If you can help with any of the following, please
e-mail the noted person:

1 – Bottle Drive on September 8th – Parents, Scouts,
and Trucks needed for 9-11 or 11-1 shifts. E-mail Tom
DeAngelis

2 – Pasta Supper on October 27th – Silent Auction
items and Business Ads needed. E-mail Denise Black at
and Shelley Pille.

3 – Popcorn Show and Sell on 9/8, 9/15, or 9/29.
E-mail Pat Dooling Only two boys per shift . . .

4 – Do you have a digital projector we could use on
9/27 at the Court of Honor??? Please e-mail BOTH
Maureen Marcucci at committeechair@troop5middlebury.org and Jeff
Lukens at jeff@troop5middlebury.org

5 – Are you interested in helping Troop 5 with its
publicity efforts? Please contact Maureen Marcucci at
committeechair@troop5middlebury.org. This is a great way to help your
son’s Troop all from your home computer or out and
about with your digital camera.

Thank you to the following people who helped Troop 5
this summer:

1 – Reverend Calhoun for 18 years as our Executive
Officer.
2 – the Redline, Marcucci, Dibble, and Curry families
for attending Reverend Calhoun’s recognition ceremony.
3 – Mr. Lukens, Mr. Curry, Mr. Romano, Mr. Dooling,
Mr. Jones, Mr. Haase, and Mr. Ready for attending
summer camp with our Scouts
4 – Mr. Lukens for doing all that summer camp
paperwork
5 – Mr. & Mrs. Curry, Mr. & Mrs. Romano, Mr. & Mrs.
Dibble, and Mrs. Coe for attending the Cape Cod Bike
Trip
6 – Mrs. Shannon, Mr. Koskelowski, and Mrs. Dibble for
making our June Court of Honor possible
7 – Karen Curry and Tefta Bushka for the June Eagle
Court of Honor

Many congratulations to the new Mr. and Mrs. Jeff
Lukens, married today on a bright sunny day!

Yours in Scouting,

Maureen Marcucci, Committee Chairman

From Andy Riddle, Assistant Scoutmaster:

Troop 5,
Following a great week at Summer camp a few items were
left behind when we checked out on Saturday evening.

Now residing in the Riddle’s garage are:

1. A blue sleeping pad rolled up and secured by a red
bungee
2. A small grey fishing tackle box
3. A Dick’s Sporting Goods chair
4. A pair of brown hiking boots
5. An adult size medium class B shirt
6. A garbage bag of dirty laundry (Nice to know at
least one scout was changing his clothes during the
week)

Please contact Andy Riddle to claim ownership. He will
bring them to the troop meeting on Aug 30th unless you
want to pick them up sooner.

From Maureen Marcucci, Committee Chairman

Reminder: Sunday, August 26th at 9:30 A.M. there will
be a service at the Middlebury Congregational Church
for Rev. Dennis Calhoun. Rev. Calhoun is transferring
to Marblehead after 18 years at the MCC. The service
will be followed by a social hour at Shepardson.
Troop 5 will be there to recognize Rev. Calhoun’s 18
years of service as our executive officer. Please
join us if you can. Scouts should wear Class A
uniforms.

Thanks!

Middlebury Boy Scout Troop 444 will be having a pasta
supper Sunday night from 4:30-7:30 at Shepardson. If
you can, let’s get out and support their efforts.
Tickets are $6 per adult and $4 per child or senior.

Also, I have 5-6 Scouts willing to help Saturday at
Shepardson with the Middlebury Congregational Church
Flea Market Clean-up. If anyone else can help, please
e-mail me at committeechair@troop5middlebury.org

This Saturday, May 5th at 3 PM Troop 5 will be assisting our sponsoring organization Middlebury Congregational Church in its Flea Market clean-up. If you can help, please e-mail me at committeechair@troop5middlebury.org

This is the only service project that the church asks us to participate in each year. They provide so much for us, and we need to do our good turn to show our appreciation.

I am told it is a lot of fun throwing televisions and computer terminals into dumpsters and getting free leftover stuff. We will be at Shepardson Community Center for 1-2 hours. Please join us!

Also, check out the new photos at www.troop5middlebury.org website. It looks like the climbing weekend was a great time.

Mrs. Marcucci

Hello Troop 5:

I) CONGRATULATIONS TO TROOP 5′S 47TH EAGLE SCOUT!!!
National has approved Eddie R.’s application. Please
mark June 10th on your calendars for his Eagle Scout
ceremony at Middlebury Congregational Church.

II) Congratulations to Jeff Lukens for winning the
Mad River District Award of Merit!!! This is the
highest award given to a District Scouter.

III) Congratulations to Tom Curry for winning the
Lord Baden Powell Mad River District Award!!! This
award is given to dedicated committee members and
scoutmasters who assist at the local level.

4) Thank you to the fourteen Troop 5 families who
pledged a combined total of $2,605 for the Friends of
Scouting Campaign!!! If you have not sent in your
pledge, please consider returning it ASAP to help in
this worthy effort. FOS helps Scouts with financial
needs attend summer camp, as well as funding
inner-city Scouting programs and support of camping
facilities, etc.

5) ****Parents and Scoutmasters, please consider
attending the May campout. So far, we have two
adults, BUT MANY more are needed to make this a
successful campout. Please e-mail if interested in
helping. April could use another parent as well, but
May is more crucial.

6) The May campout has been changed to one night:
May 19-May 20th at Mattatuck.

7) SERVICE HOUR OPPORTUNITY: On April 22nd from 3-5
PM, Troop 5 Scouts will assist in an Earth Day
Clean-up on the Middlebury Greenway, sponsored by the
Middlebury Community Women’s Club. Tefta Bushka and
Marti Peterson of Troop 5 will be in charge of this
effort. Scouts, if you can help out and want to earn
service hours, please contact Tefta Bushka. All Scouts should wear
class B uniforms (a Scout t-shirt).

Please mark May 5th at 3 PM on your calendars.
Troop 5 has been asked to help our sponsoring
organization Middlebury Congregational Church in its
clean-up from the flea market fundraiser at Shepardson
Center. Details to follow.

9) Thank you to the following:

Bushka, Dooling, Marcucci, Baldwin, Amodeo, Connery,
and Koskelowski who attended the March campout

Tom DeAngelis for raising $608.85 at the bottle drive

Tefta Bushka for raising $1,055.51 with the candy
drive

All Troop 5 adults who will be serving as chairman and
officers for 2007-2008

Mr. Pekovich for volunteering to attend the April
campout and Mr. Burns for volunteering to attend the
May campout

Shelley Pille, for volunteering to work on the Troop 5
Pasta Supper adbook

If I missed your name, thank you!!!

Maureen Marcucci, Committee Chairman