Boy Scout Troop 27
Lawrenceville, NJ
Welcome to the home of Troop 27 on the web. This troop is charted to the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville and meets Thursday nights at 7:00 at the church. We are part of the Central New Jersey Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
See our high-flying Eagles (Updated 2/2008) and their projects over the last twenty years. (Note this list has been updated 9/9/2005).
Recently Updated Documents
- 2008 Calendar
(Microsoft Excel; 8/2008)
- 2007 Calendar (Microsoft Excel; 11/2007)
- Merit Badge Counselors (PDF; 5/2006)
- Summer Camp Checklist (PDF)
- Troop 27 Orientation Info (PDF)
- Scout Equipment List (PDF)
Camping Information
Camping trips usually meet at the church about 6 PM on Friday
evening and return to the church about noon on Sunday. All camping is
tent camping unless otherwise noted.
2008 - 2009 Calendar
| Begin | End | Event | Location | Program | Scout Coordinators | Assisting Adult Leaders | Other Information |
| Sept. 4 (Thurs) | Sept.4 (Thurs) | First troop meeting | church | ||||
| Sept. 4 (Thurs) | Sept.4 (Thurs) | Hoagie forms distributed and sale begins | sell hoagies in neighborhood | Mrs.Ivy Strasser Kathy Reitz | must sell 20 hoagies or submit $50 balance | ||
| Sept. 7 (Sun.) | Sept. 7 (Sun.) | Troop Picnic | Village Park | family fun and eats | NEED 2 volunteers | Camille Bloomberg NEED 1 volunteer | bring your family and a dish to pass |
| Sept. 10 (Wed) | Sept. 10 (Wed) | Philmont Scout Reservation sign ups | Council Office 7:30 PM | hi adventure backpacking trip in New Mexico | attendance is mandatory with a parent. $150 deposit due at this time | ||
| Sept. 18 (Thurs) | Sept. 18 (Thurs) | blue cards due to Mrs. Fisher for Oct. 2 Court of Honor | troop meeting | Mrs. Fisher | |||
| Sept. 27 (Thurs) | Sept. 27 (Thurs) | Hoagie forms due | troop meeting | Mrs.Ivy Strasser Eric Weber Kathy Reitz | all scouts | ||
| Sept. 19 (Fri) | Sept. 21 (Thurs) | beach trip | camping | D. DeLucia NEED 1 volunteer | NEED 2 volunteers | ||
| Sept. 26 (Fri) | Sept. 28 (Sun) | Fall Camporee | Tetertown Ravine | Civil War Reenactments and related activities | NEED 2 volunteers | NEED 2 volunteers | registration due Sept. 12 Webelos 2 from local Pack to be invited |
| Oct. 2 (Thurs) | Oct. 2 (Thurs) | Court of Honor | troop meeting | Rank advancement and merit badges presented | SPL | Scoutmaster & Advancement Chairperson | |
| Oct. 2 (Thurs) | Oct. 2 (Thurs) | Hoagie $$$ and forms due | troop meeting | Mrs.Ivy Strasser Kathy Reitz | |||
| Oct. 9 (Thurs) | Oct. 9 (Thurs) | No Meeting ( Yom Kippur) | |||||
| Oct. 4 (Sat) | Oct. 4 (Sat) | Popcorn Sale-Show and Sell | TBA | sell popcorn in front of local businesses | NEED 2 volunteers | Tim Reeg NEED 1 volunteer | |
| Oct.18 (Thurs) | Oct.18 (Thurs) | Hoagie Day | church | make hoagies!!! & distribute to customers | Mrs.Ivy Strasser Kathy Reitz | SHOW UP @ 8 AM TO MAKE HOAGIES | |
| Oct. 24 (Fri) | Oct. 26 (Sun) | Backpacking trip | TBA | S. Fredericks J. Toole | NEED 2 volunteers | ||
| Oct. 30 (Thurs) | Oct. 30 (Thurs) | Troop Elections | troop meeting | SPL & Patrol leader elections | SPL | Scoutmaster | |
| Nov.15 (Sat) | Nov. 16 (Sun) | Battleship NJ overnight and ??day hike in Phillty | Camden NJ and ?? Philadelphia | B. Bloomberg NEED 1 volunteer | NEED 2 volunteers | ||
| TBA | TBA | Troop Good Turn Day | church 9am -12pm | rake leaves and clean church grounds and Weblos 2 activities | NEED 2 volunteers | NEED 2 volunteers | bring rake, shovel, work gloves and stay as long as you can. Webelos activities |
| Nov. 27 (Thurs.) | Nov. 27 (Thurs.) | No Troop Meeting HAPPY THANKSGIVING! | |||||
| Dec 5 (Fri.) | Dec. 7 (Sun.) | Cabin Camping | Camp Ockanickon | camping | T. Yeager NEED 1 volunteer | NEED 2 volunteers | |
| Dec. 25 (Thurs) | Dec. 25 (Thurs) | No Troop Meeting | |||||
| Jan. 1 (Thurs) | Jan. 1 (Thurs) | No Troop Meeting | |||||
| Jan. 3 (Sat) | Jan. 3 (Sat) | Col. Hand's March | Col. Hand hike Lawrence to Trenton | Revolutionary War reenactment | NEED 2 volunteers | NEED 2 volunteers | |
| Jan. 9 (Fri) | Jan. 11 (Sun) | Ski Trip | Resica Falls camping ski Shawnee | NEED 2 volunteers | NEED 2 volunteers | ||
| Jan. 15 (Thurs) | Jan. 15 (Thurs) | OA Elections | troop meeting | OA Election Team | all eligible scouts( Mrs. Fisher has records to check for eligibility) | ||
| Jan.22 (Thurs) | Jan.22 (Thurs) | Scout recharter forms & fees due adults fees due | troop meeting | Scouts owe $30 annual dues. Leaders owe $10 recharter fee. | Cindy Reali Marci Fisher | all scouts and adult leaders | |
| Jan. 31 (Sat) | Jan. 31 (Sat) | Double 3 Trade O Ree | Buy and sell Scout memoribalia | ||||
| Feb. 6 (Fri) | Feb. 8 (Sun) | Klondike Derby | KMSR | Council Event. Competitive sledding and other winter events | J. Titus NEED 1 volunteer | NEED 2 VOLUNTEERS | Extremely cold weather tent camping. Scouts may be limited by age/gear/rank |
| Feb. 8 (Sun) | Feb. 8 (Sun) | Scout Sunday & Anniversary (99 Years) | check with your local church for any observation | ||||
| Feb. 12 (Thurs) | Feb. 12 (Thurs) | Summer camp $100 deposit due | troop meeting | Scoutmaster | |||
| Feb. 14 (Sat) | Feb. 14 (Sat) | Scout Sabbath | check with your local synagogue for any observation | ||||
| Feb TBA (Sat) | Feb TBA (Sat) | Pack 28 Webelos Crossing Over | Slackwood School 6:30 PM | NEED 2 volunteers | Scoutmaster and interested scouts (Limited #) | No Webelos II this year | |
| Feb TBA (Sat) | Feb TBA (Sat) | Pack 29 Webelos Crossing Over | LHS 7:00 PM | NEED 2 volunteers | Scoutmaster and interested scouts (Limited #) | ||
| Feb. 27 (Fri) | Feb. 28 (Sat) | OA Trade-O-Ree | TBA | buy and sell scout memorabelia | all interested scouts and parents may attend on own admission free if in uniform | ||
| TBA | TBA | Hoagie forms distributed and sale begins | troop meeting | Mrs.Ivy Strasser Kathy Reitz | |||
| TBA | TBA | Hoagie forms and money due | troop meeting | Mrs.Ivy Strasser Kathy Reitz | ALL SCOUITS must sell 20 hoagies or submit $50 balance | ||
| March 13 (Fri) | March 15 (Sun) | New ScoutCamping Trip | Camp Rodney | new Scout trip. Teach Totin' Chip, Fireman Chip, tent pitching, etc. | B. Maloney Z. Lubow | NEED 2 volunteers | |
| TBA | TBA | Hoagie Day | church | all scouts | Mrs.Ivy Strasser Kathy Reitz | SHOW UP @ 8 AM TO HOAGIES | |
| TBA | TBA | OA Election Results due | OA Election Team | ||||
| April 9 (Thurs) | April 9 (Thurs) | no meeting (Thursday before Easter) | church not available | ||||
| April 17 (Sat) | April 19 (Sun) | Bike trip | TBA | N. Bosted NEED 1 volunteer | NEED 2 volunteers | ||
| April 23 (Thurs) | April 23 (Thurs) | Summer camp balance due | troop meeting | Scoutmaster | |||
| April 24 (Fri) | April 26 (Sun) | Spring Camporee | Lakehurst Naval Air Station | NEED 2 volunteers | NEED 2 volunteers | ||
| April 30 (Thurs.) | April 30 (Thurs.) | Troop Elections | troop meeting | SPL & Patrol leader elections | SPL | Scoutmaster | |
| TBA | TBA | distirbute Scouting for Food Bags | troop meeting | NEED 2 volunteers | NEED 2 volunteers | Scouts get food donations items from neighbors & bring back TBA | |
| TBA | TBA | return Scouting for Food Donations | troop meeting | NEED 2 volunteers | NEED 2 volunteers | ||
| TBA | TBA | blue cards due to Mrs. Fisher for May TBA Court of Honor | troop meeting | Mrs. Fisher | |||
| May 16 (Sat) | May 17 (Sun) | Treasure Island trip | Treasure Island | 1mile backpacking trip | NEED 2 volunteers | NEED 2 volunteers | |
| TBA | TBA | Court of Honor | troop meeting | receive badges and rank advancement. | SPL | Scoutmaster & Advancement Chairperson | |
| TBA | TBA | NYLT payment due | council | develop leadership skills for Scouts | must be approved by Scoutmaster | ||
| TBA | TBA | OA Ordeal Weekend (1) | TBA | for those elected to OA & brotherhood candidates | |||
| TBA | TBA | (alternate date) OA Ordeal | TBA | for those elected to OA & brotherhood candidates | |||
| June 5 (Fri) | June 7 (Sun) | Special Olympics | TCNJ | Help Special Olympians participate and work areas of event | NEED 2 volunteers | NEED 2 volunteers | |
| TBA | TBA | Council Program Launch | TBA | learn about what CNJC has to offer for 2006 - 2007 | |||
| TBA | TBA | OA Lodge Officer Elections | all OA members | ||||
| June 19 (Fri) | June 21 (Sun) | Whitewater Rafting trip | TBA | canoe and camp | A. Daniels NEED 1 volunteer | NEED 2 volunteers | |
| TBA | TBA | OA section NE - 2B Conclave | Camp with fellow OA members from all over the Northeast | all OA members | |||
| July 5 (Sun.) | July 11 (Sat) | Summer camp | Resica falls | SPL | Scoutmaster | ||
| TBA | TBA | NYLT (National Youth Leader Training) | YCSR | develop leadership skills for Scouts | must be approved by Scoutmaster attend either 1st or 2nd session | ||
| National Order of the Arrow Conference | MSU | all OA members | |||||
| July 22 (Wed) | Aug 5 (Wed) | Philmont Scout Reservation | New Mexico | Council sponsored trip | sign ups Sept. 10, 2008 |
General Information
- Orientation Information (PDF; 3/15/2006)
Information for Scouts
- 2008 Calendar
(XLS; 8/2008)
- 2007 Calendar (PDF; 11/2007)
- Scout Equipment List (PDF; 3/15/2006)
- Merit Badge Counselors (PDF; 5/2006)
- Rank History Form (PDF; 9/2005)
- Activity Permission Slip (PDF; 4/13/2003)
Information for Scouters
- Troop Committee Duties (PDF)
- Checklist for Organizing Monthly Camping Trips (PDF; 9/8/05)
- Form for reporting monthly trip finances (PDF)
- Local Tour Permit Form (link to BSA web site)
Committee Minutes Archive(All Files .DOC)
- May
2007 Committee Meeting
- June 2007 Committee Meeting
- July 2007 Committee Meeting
- August 2007 Committee Meeting
- September 2007
Committee Meeting
Forms for Scouts and Scouters
- Troop 27-specific forms
- BSA Forms (a complete form library is available from
Council at http://www.cnjcbsa.org/forms.shtml)
- Class 1,2 Medical Form (link to BSA web site)
- Class 3 Medical Form (link to BSA web site)
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