Parent Volunteers Needed for Our Troop You might be surprised how many adults are needed to maintain a strong scouting program for Troop 76. We offer scouts, your sons, leadership training, outdoor activities and adventures in an atmosphere of support and positive values.    There are a number of functions where we need volunteers. Most important is our next fundraiser, The Father’s Day 5K race. We need at least 3 volunteers by the first week of May for the event to take place.   Scheduled for June 15th at the Ridgefield High School cross-country course, the Father’s Day 5K race needs your help in marketing, sponsorship, race management, and others functions.   Other troop volunteers needed are: Merit Badge Coordinator to organize our counselors and coordinate with council. Webelos Adventure College, a recruiting/fundraiser, where groups of leaders and scouts teach Webelos Adventure Badges. This will be hosted in January or February 2026. Please contact Scoutmaster Pearl (mpearl0315@hotmail.com) or Troop Committee Chair Nikhil Bahadur (nikhilba@gmail.com) if you would can help.   Weekly Meetings and Events PLC Meeting, Tuesday, April 29th, 7:00 pm, St. Stephen's This is the monthly planning meeting for scouts in leadership positions and those who wish to attend a June backpacking adventure. We'll focus on planning for the Big Trip in June. (see below)   The Ridgefield Camporee Saturday, May 17th - Sunday, May 18th, Sturges Park The annual overnight campout with service projects with all troops in town. For this event, we need some adults to help with the service projects maintaining and building structures in the park. Anyone handy with carpentry or using a wood splitter would be helpful. Sign up here. The Big Trip New Hampshire Backpacking. Friday, June 20th - Sunday, June 22nd. Details are being hammered out for a backpacking trip to New Hampshire and likely will include an additional night before or after the weekend. This trip will be available for scouts 14-years and older, or 13-year-old and finishing the 8th grade. We'll plan a local trip for younger scouts in June.  Please sign-up here so that we can plan details. The PLC on April 29th will be focused on planning for the trip. If you're interested in going on the Big Trip, please come to the PLC.  Summer Camp July 20-26. Camp Sequassen, near Torrington, CT Please complete the required paperwork that's available on our Sequassen page on the troop website. If you have any questions, reach out to the troop's camp coordinator, Cathy Davis. Her contact information is on the website.

Scoutmaster Announcements We'll be taking monthly hikes for all troop scouts, especially those who are interested in earning the Hiking Merit Badge. Requirements include completing four 10-mile and one 20-mile hike. The respected Hiking Merit Badge is among those that can be applied to earn Eagle Scout. Working on the Hiking MB is an important step in getting in shape for any scout planning on going to the Philmont Ranch high adventure trip in summer of 2026.

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

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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