Boy Scout Troop 27Lawrenceville, NJWelcome 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
Camping InformationCamping 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. |
| 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 |