Community Service Projects
- Jesse Lee Clothing Sale Set-Up, Sunday, September 29th, 11:00 a.m.
- 2:00 p.m.
Tables and clothing racks need
to be assembled, set up and put into place. Bags and
containers of donated items need to be brought from the garage
across from the church building into Martin Hall. Boxes of sales
supplies need to be carried out of the basement and brought up to
Martin Hall.
- Jesse Lee Pumpkin Patch, Saturday, September 28 from 9:00 a.m. -
Noon, and Saturday,
October 12 from 9:00 a.m. - Noon.
Come help unload pumpkins in
the pumpkin patch!
Come help unload pumpkins from a large truck and move them to the
Jesse Lee Pumpkin Patch. This is a physically demanding
project moving heavy pumpkins so please bring work gloves and a
water bottle.
Check out the details
and sign up at
www.timetosignup.com/troop76/. Remember that we
need two adults at every community service event. If we don't
provide adequate adult coverage, we'll have to cancel that service
project. Also, one of the adults at the project should send
the list of scouts present to Jana Hogan for tracking purposes.
Each scout is required to volunteer 12 hours of
community service each scouting year. Six hours are required
between June 30th and February 15th. And another
six hours from February 16th to June 29th. Two out of the
six hours each semester may be non-Troop sponsored, with
prior approval from the Scoutmaster.
For the troop to participate in a
community service project, two adults are required to sign
up and attend. Boy Scouts of America policy requires
two-deep adult coverage at all times. We need
everyone's help to enforce this policy. If two
adults don't participate in a service project, the troop
will cancel the commitment we've made to the organization.
Important note for adults: when you sign up for log keeper,
you must send
Jana
Hogan a list of scouts who participated and the hours
they worked. Read our
service policy
here.
ScoutsCAN for Food, New Dates Available
Troop 76 is responsible for emptying the bins at the recycling center of returnable plastic bottles and cans. The bins must be emptied only during operation. The exit gate is closed at 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. There's no access after hours or on Sunday. Here's a link to download instructions (.docx file). For details and hands-on demonstration, please e-mail spencer_carlson11@icloud.com. Check out TTSU for sign-ups
Presidential Volunteer Service
Award
Instructions for submitting hours for the award are posted below.
Please remit your spread sheets to Mrs. Hogan at
jana.hogan@comcast.net.
Our Troop is proud to have been accepted as a Certifying Organization for The President's Volunteer Service Award (PVSA). Scouts who volunteer enough hours can earn this prestigious award that comes with a special pin, certificate and congratulatory letter from the President. PVSA was started in 2003 by the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation as a way to thank and honor Americans who, by example, inspired others to engage in volunteer service. The goal is to encourage individuals to embrace the spirit of volunteerism that makes this country so great. The Award level is determined by the amount of hours a scout works. Please refer to the below chart.
Hours by Award
Children (5-10 years) Teens (11-15 years) Young Adults (16-25) Adults (26 and older) Families and Groups*
26 - 49 (Bronze) 50 - 74 (Bronze) 100 - 174 (Bronze) 100 - 249 (Bronze) 200 - 499 (Bronze)
50 - 74 (Silver) 75 - 99 (Silver) 175 - 249 (Silver) 250 - 499 (Silver) 500 - 999 (Silver)
75 + (Gold) 100+ (Gold) 250 + (Gold) 500+ (Gold) 1,000+ (Gold)
How to track hours
Service is calculated from June 1st to May 31st. This time period only applies to the PVSA calculations. A scout is required to keep track of all community service hours they perform using an Excel spread sheet.
The data they should collect is written below and should be presented to the Community Service Coordinator in the correct order. Please ensure that the Time in Hours column has a grand total at the bottom.
On June 1, after a year of volunteering it is the scout's responsibility to email The Community Service Coordinator a copy of their Excel sheet. They have till June 11th to send in their information. No sheets will be accepted after this date.
Dates to Remember
May 31: Cut off date for current year's service
June 5th-11th: Send in Excel Sheet to Community Service Coordinator for current year's service
June 1: Start recording on new Excel sheet for following year's award
Example of Excel Spreadsheet:
Last Name
First Name
Age
Date of Service
Organization
Contact Name
Contact Phone
Time in Hours
Description of Volunteer Work:
Please note fund raising of any kind is not considered community service. Volunteering to help a religious organization may be submitted but not if you're teaching or preaching. Any questions should be directed to the PVSA Coordinators Jana Hogan and Kristine Keaveny.
Adult Training
Merit Badge Counselor Training
All Merit Badge Counselors will be required to get trained before
the end of the calendar year. You must either attend a training
session in person or take the online course. It is a one time only
training. There will be additional dates offered throughout the year
(and hopefully at Sequassen but that is TBD at this point).
Youth Protection Training
We are asking all adults in the troop to complete Youth Protection
Training. Follow this link to complete the training:
http://www.scouting.org/Training/YouthProtection.aspx
First Aid Training
Firefly Family Yoga is offering American Heart Association CPR
Certification Course for anyone needing to be certified or
re-certified. The course will be held on Sunday January 28th from
3:30pm-6:00pm and the cost is $45. To learn more information please
visit www.fireflyfamilyyoga.com or call 203-431-0140.
Please contact Kristine Keaveny (kskeaveny@yahoo.com) for more
information if you have any interest in the above-listed training
dates.
Class B Shirts
If you need a Class B shirt please
contact
Ms. Tiffany
Carlson, Troop Committee Chair. The cost of the shirt is $13.
Shop on line and donate to scouting.
It's free.
Our regional
BSA office, the Connecticut Yankee Council, benefits when you shop
at Amazon, eBay, Cabelas,
Eastern Mountain Sports, REI, and others. These retailers agreed to
split some of their income
with Council. It's easy and costs you nothing. Help scouting by
starting
here then choose your
store. And here's
a link on how to use Amazon Smile, the on-line retailer's
donation option.
Communications
Troop Texting
Stay informed
with troop text messages. We encourage
scouts, adults and leaders in the troop to sign up for this service.
It's free to sign up, but it does send text messages to your phone.
Please join one of the groups below by sending a text.
It's quick and easy.
Scouts Troop 76 Parents
Enter this number: (203) 403-2120 Enter this number: (203) 403-2120
Text this message: @t76scouts
Text this message: @t76parents
Troop 76 Uniformed Leaders
Troop 76 Committee Members
Enter this number: (203) 403-2120 Enter this number: (203) 403-2120
Text this message: @t76leaders Text this message: @t76comm
After you send your text message you'll receive a confirmation text
that you're signed up. That's it!