Weekly Meetings, Campouts and other Activities
(meetings are held in the Carriage House at Jesse Lee unless noted)

Philmont Scout Ranch, New Mexico
Scouting High Adventure, Summer 2026
Good news. Troop 76 has been accepted to send a group to Philmont. Please mark your calendars for our adventure from July 5th - July 12th, 2026. Our trip will likely start earlier, July 2nd or 3rd, to Colorado Springs.

Final headcount is due by December 1st. If you are still interested, please sign up, there is space available. Sign up here.  Scouts from Troop 76 have been enjoying Philmont for years. It's a unique experience of a lifetime.

October Backpacking and Camping Adventure
Saturday, Oct. 26th - Sunday, Oct 27th
We'll hike and camp on a section of the famous Appalachian Trail in upstate Connecticut. The fall colors should be spectacular. The trip will be split into two groups.

The first group consists of newer/younger scouts who will hike two miles on the trail, set up overnight camp, then hike two miles out on Sunday. Scouts must be able to carry their personal gear.

The second group of experienced/older scouts will hike 7–8 miles with full packs on Saturday, set up camp, then hike 2–4 miles back out on Sunday. Since we're carrying everything for the campout on our backs, your backpack should have 60 liter capacity. For scouts interested in the longer hike, please contact SM Pearl if you need a backpack. Fortunately, the troop has some extra packs.

For younger scouts, you don't necessarily need such a large backpack, as long as you can carry your personal gear. We can review your options at the upcoming meeting.

Download the equipment list here. Join your friends on this fun trip and sign up here.

More Activities and Opportunities outside the Troop
Troop 76 belongs to the Connecticut Yankee Council, Scouting's regional organization located in Milford. "Council" organizes and sponsors scouting activities available for all troops and packs in its region.

For example, on Saturday, Nov. 2nd there's a Scouting in the Trades event at Camp Sequassen. Scouts will get a taste of the trades, through a combination of vocational merit badges (2 per session) that vary depending on the weekend, giving Scouts a hands-on introduction to work in the trades.

Another program is on Saturday, Dec. 7th, is all about chess. The CYC Chess Play and Tournament, will be at SoNo Collection, Norwalk Mall. Scouts and cubs from the area are invited for casual play, tournaments, chess merit badge, Team Play Chess with our Mega Chess Set, and more. Open to Scouts and youth from grades 4 – 12.

Details for these and other events are available on Council's activity newsletter, Trail Notes. Check it out here.

Community Service Opportunities & Guidelines

How to Submit Service Hours for all Projects
Our Troopmaster Administrator is Ms. Janine Olsen, a parent volunteer. (Troopmaster is the name of the database software that stores and tracks our troop's information.)

It's each scout's responsibility to submit their completed community service hours. The troop will not be following up with each scout about service hours. Please send your completed service hours to Ms. Olsen (janine.olsen@gmail.com) and copy at least one of your parents in the message. As a reminder, any community service project outside troop-sponsored events must first be approved by Scoutmaster Pearl. When submitting service hours, troop and non-troop, please provide the event name, date, time, and amount of hours.

Community Service Projects Requests
Our troop is known for helping Ridgefield. We've volunteered our work and time on a wide range of projects from helping residents in need shoveling snow, collecting ScoutsCAN, helping collect donations for the Food Pantry, maintaining parks, on and on. If you know of an organization that needs our help, please fill out this form, Community Service Request and email it to SM Pearl

We have provided easy access to all the signup sheets discussed in the weekly newsletters. Simply click here. This will take you to the TTSU main page. The main page will display all the upcoming events. You can click on the event you are interested in participating, it will then take you to the respective signup sheet.

Council Events
The Connecticut Yankee Council, the regional BSA office, offers exciting events and programs for cub and boy scouts under their umbrella. Here's Council's latest newsletter.  These events are not organized or staffed by Troop 76, however all scouts may sign up.

Financial Assistance
If a scout family is in need of financial assistance at any time, please contact Troop Committee Chair David Luhman.  All financial assistance requests are kept strictly confidential.

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