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150th Eagle Scout for Troop 73
Congratulations to Daniel Guerrero for earning his Eagle Scout Rank Dec. 2, 2021. Daniel is Troop 73’s 150th Eagle Scout!
Scouting For Food Overflows Food Pantry Shelves
Westfield and the Cub Scout Packs and Boy Scout Troops in Westfield participated in this year’s Scouting for Food.
Scouting for Food Coming Back to Westfield
Cub Scouts & Scouts BSA of Westfield will again be collecting food for Westfield food pantries and their ongoing commitment to fight food insecurity in our area.
Look for the yellow hang tags coming to Westfield homes on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021
Troop 73 Summer Camp at Forestburg Scout Reservation
Troop 73 branched out this year and took on a new summer camp experience, spending 6 days in the beautiful Forestburg Scout Reservation near Port Jervis, NY.
Troop 73 Finishes Remote Year with Strong Numbers
Troop 73 managed to have a fulfilling and busy year even amid Covid precautions. Several in-person activities and trips took place during the year. However all meetings during the 2020-21 Scouting year took place remotely.
Troop 73 Scouts also continued to show their dedication to the community this year, achieving the Community Service Recognition for 2,954 hours of volunteer service, the highest number of hours in the District. This equates to more than 59 hours per Scout.
Troop 73 also received the Journey to Excellence Gold Award, awarded by Council for exceeding 1,000 points across 8 of the 11 objectives and earning at least Bronze level on camping objective.
Troop 73 scouts were six of the 19 scouts from the Archdiocese of Newark who earned Catholic Service awards on June 6, 2021. Three younger scouts achieved the Ad Altare Dei award and three older scouts achieved the Pope Pius XII award .
