Camping Info BillS on 30 Dec 2009
Place: Camp Pouch, Staten Island Date: Saturday, January 16-Mondsy January 18, 2010 Cost: $30 & Scouts should bring a bag lunch For more info contact Tom Kramer - Scoutmaster. Remember to turn in your permission slip with your payment no later than the January 4th Troop Meeting! Share on Facebook
Question & Answers BillS on 26 Dec 2009
If you’re like a lot of Scouts, you’ve collected plenty of patches over the years. Unfortunately, many get tossed into plastic bags or shoeboxes where only dust mites see them. Don’t let that happen to yours. Use a hide rack patch display. Based on Native American “hide racks” that cured fur pelts, this display lets [...]
Troop Information BillS on 22 Dec 2009
The 2010 Speak-Out for Scouting will be held on Friday, February 19th (school break week) in the GNYC office. Two sessions will be offered: 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. Participants are asked to come in full uniform and prepared with a few written paragraphs about their Scouting experience. Scouts will receive guidance [...]
Scouts In The News BillS on 21 Dec 2009
2010 is just around the corner and the Greater New York Councils knows you want to celebrate Scouting’s rich heritage and exciting future with us. Please take a moment to read our one-page summary of 100th Anniversary major engagement activities. Save the date for our citywide service day on April 24th, and New York City’s Scout [...]
Question & Answers BillS on 20 Dec 2009
Q. Hey Gear Guy, I am going cold-weather camping later this month, and I need a good new sleeping bag at a good price that I can use for a long time. It needs to be: Synthetic, at most 15 degrees, at most 4 pounds, and compact enough for backpacking. We are low on cash [...]
Scouts In The News and Troop Information BillS on 20 Dec 2009
The Greater New York Councils is an official partner of MillionTreesNYC, a citywide tree planting and stewardship initiative that establishes a goal of planting one million trees throughout the city’s five boroughs by 2017. As a partner, the Greater New York Councils participates in the advisory committee as well as planning tree planting, education and outreach [...]
Scouts In The News BillS on 19 Dec 2009
In an attempt to prevent a beloved piece of Island history from falling into the clutches of private developers, approximately 1,500 Scouts and supporters of William H. Pouch Scout Camp braved the cold yesterday evening to rally against the potential sale of the Sea View site. Armed with candleholders reading “Scouting without Pouch… Ouch,” the [...]
Question & Answers BillS on 19 Dec 2009
“Backpacking lets you get away from the city and go to places that are magical and special,” says Eagle Scout Jon Almquist, who works for national outdoors retailer REI. “Not everybody can see those places. In order to get there you have to pay your dues a little bit. But if you do it right, [...]
Scouts In The News BillS on 18 Dec 2009
The U.S. Postal Service today gave scouting ‘a stamp of approval’ to honor 100 years of the U.S. scouting movement. The Celebrate Scouting stamp, which will be sold in the summer of 2010, coincides with the Boy Scouts of America’s 100th anniversary. The new stamp design was unveiled Thursday during an event at the Smithsonian [...]