Troop 5, Middlebury, CT

Hey Troop 5!

It is time to start to think about summer camp! You will be receiving a packet in the mail with all the information you need soon. In the meantime, here is the camp promotional video that includes photos from our week at camp last year. It is in two parts because of length.

Part One:

Part Two:

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!

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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A friendly reminder to all the new Scouts, and any Scout who has not turned in a deposit for Summer Camp:

A $50 deposit is due this Thursday, April 12th, to secure your spot with Troop 5 at Camp Mattatuck, August 12-18th.

The balance of your payment will be due April 26th.  A letter informing you of your balance will be mailed this weekend.

No scout from Troop 5 should stay home from camp for financial reasons, there are many sources of campership money available to us.  If you did not submit a request for a campership, please speak to me.  All discussions will be held in confidence.

Yours in Scouting,

Jeff Lukens, Assistant Scoutmaster
jeff@troop5middlebury.org

Thursday, May 11th – Summer camp final payment due

Friday, May 19th – Sunday, May 21st – District Camporee – Parents needed!

Thursday, May 25th – Committee Meeting

Sunday, May 28th – Middlebury Memorial Day festivities
noon – cemetery/4:00 P.M. – Parade

Saturday, June 3rd – Bottle Drive – Parents needed!

Thursday, June 8th @ 6:30 P.M. at the MRA – Court of Honor including potluck dinner/burgers and hotdogs

Friday, June 16th – Sunday, June 18th – Rochambeau Reenactment – see http://www.southburybattle.com/

Please note the earlier due date than originally published.

This week, Scouts who signed up for a week at Camp Mattatuck will be recieving a letter detailing their balance due for camp.  Your advance deposit will allow you to avoid the late fee, provided that you pay the balance no later than May 11th.  You can give your balance to Jeff or mail it to him by May 7th (email him for the address – jeff@troop5middlebury.org).

Please make checks payable to Troop 5 – we will combine them into one check for the Scout Office.

Our goal is to have all of our troop members attend summer camp with the troop.  It is a week filled with fun activities and presents opportunities for growth and advancement.  Talk to any of the boys who have gone in past years – they will tell you how much fun it is.

If you have not signed up for camp, it is not too late.  Call Jeff to discuss your attendance.

1) This Thursday, April 20th – April campout permission slip due

2) This Thursday, April 20th – May campout permission slip due

3) This Thursday, if you haven’t yet, please pick up your candy box from Mrs. B.

4) Next Thursday, April 27th – summer camp deposit due

A $50 Deposit is due on Thursday, April 27th for all those who want to attend Summer Camp this August. Make checks payable to “Troop 5.” Deposits are due to Assistant Scoutmaster Jeff.

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Scouts needing financial assistance to attend Summer Camp with Troop 5 should fill out and return the campership application distributed via email last week. This form needs to be returned to Assistant Scoutmaster Jeff no later than Thursday, March 30th.