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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 .
‘Scouting for Food’ Event for Holy Trinity Food Pantry Overwhelms In the Best Way
Scouts and their parents from Troop 73 spent two consecutive Saturdays, first distributing bags, and then collecting them full of food for the pantry, located in Holy Trinity School.
The volume of food was overflowing, demonstrating the community’s amazing support for this vital local resource.
Troop 73 to Host Arrow of Light Day
The Boy Scouts of Troop 73 will be hosting a morning of Arrow of Light achievement at Watchung Reservation on Sat., Oct. 17, 2020
AOL scouts from all local packs are welcome to spend the morning working with skilled Boy Scouts and their adult leaders.
Troop 73 is one of the most active and enthusiastic troops around. AOLs will walk away more excited or re-energized about Scouting and be able to check off some achievements, too, as the work toward bridging in the late winter.
What to wear: Cub scout uniform is optional but more important to dress for any weather as we will be outside for 3 hours.
What to bring: Water. Masks.
Fee: Free, to any Arrow of Light Scout.
Parents who would like to have their Cub Scout attend must register for free on our Eventbrite site.
COVID-19 NOTE: Exposure cannot be 100% eliminated but this event, held outdoors, with accepted protocols in place is designed to greatly minimize risk. Social distancing, masking and other protocols will be in place for the entire event for all Scouts and adults. The following people MUST not attend: 1) Those experiencing any COVID-related symptoms; 2) Those exposed to someone in the previous 14 days who has a confirmed or suspected case of COVID. Additionally anyone in a high-risk category should consider not attending. See BSA Statement on COVID https://www.scouting.org/coronavirus/
EACH FAMILY MUST REGISTER THEIR OWN SCOUT. ALL ATTENDEES MUST REGISTER BEFORE ATTENDING. NO WALK-INS.
If you have questions or specific achievements you’d like your pack to work on, email us at info@troop73nj.org.
Please note that all Cub Scouts are required to have a parent present for the entire event or be part of a pack lead by its Cubmaster or other pack leadership.
Summer Success Despite ‘Unprecedented Times’
The global pandemic was no reason for Troop 73 Scouts to sit back and ignore their Scouting journey this summer. Our Troop 73 Scouts overcame the hurdle of having the annual trip to Camp Winnebago cancelled this year and took their learning online. Largely boosted by the Troop’s online summer camp, but also by individual efforts, 17 of our Scouts completed a total of 33 merit badges this Summer. There are also many partials in the works. And seven Scouts advanced a rank. All will be honored at the October Court of Awards.