Welcome to Troop 37 and Cub Pack 37 Rochester!
Welcome to Troop 37, and Cub Pack 37, Rochester NY. Our Scout Troop meets Wednesday evenings at St. John the Evangelist Church, 553 Humboldt Street, Rochester. Our Cub Pack meets Monday evenings at St. James church, 130 Brett Road, Rochester. For more information, please contact us at our email address: troop37rochester (at) gmail (dot) com
Coming up!
Boy Scouts: CTC Campout Oct 14-16 Babcock Hovey
Cub Scouts: Buffalo Marine Park overnight Oct. 15-16
Calendar 2011 - Boy Scouts
November 2011
23rd No Troop Meeting
24th Thanksgiving
30th (Wednesday) Troop Meeting
December 2011
3rd (Saturday) RMSC Planetarium Astronomy MB
7th (Wednesday) Troop Meeting
10th (Saturday) RMSC Planetarium Astronomy MB
12th (Monday) Troop Committee (Adults)
14th (Wednesday) Troop Meeting & Webelo crossover (Pack 77)
21st (Wednesday) Christmas Party troop meeting
25th Merry Christmas
28th No Troop Meeting 30th (Friday) SCUBA Diving Webster Aquatics Center
Calendar 2011 - Cub Scouts
November 2011
21st (Monday) 6-7:30 St. James Cub Pack Meeting
28th Happy Thanksgiving weekend NO PACK MEETING
December 2011
5th (Monday) 6-7:30 St. James Cub Pack Meeting ($15 fee for Amerks Game due)
9th (Friday) 7:35PM Amerks Game $15 per person
11th (Sunday) 6-7PM Pack Parent’s (ONLY) meeting at St. James
12th (Monday) 6-7:30 St. James Cub Pack Meeting
17th (Saturday) Foodlink Volunteering
19th (Monday) 6-7:30 St. James Cub Pack Meeting; $16 rechartering fee due
21st (Wednesday) 7PM Joint Pack/Troop Christmas party at St. John’s
Calendar Spring 2012 - Boy Scouts
January 2012
1st Happy New Year
4th (Wednesday) Troop Meeting Communication MB
9th (Monday) Troop Committee
11th (Wednesday) Troop Meeting Communication MB
18th (Wednesday) Troop Meeting
25th (Wednesday) Troop Meeting
27th -- 29th YUKON Yuniversity at Ellison Park; Boy Scouts and Webelo II Cubs from Genesee Crossroads District.
February 2012
TBD 42nd Howard Beye Invitational
1st (Wednesday) Troop Meeting
5th Scout Sunday
8th (Wednesday) Troop Meeting
13th (Monday) Troop Committee
15th (Wednesday) Troop Meeting
22nd - 23rd Ski Night at Bristol Mountain; camping at Cutler (Leo Lodge)
29th (Wednesday) NO Troop Meeting
March 2012
7th (Wednesday) Troop Meeting
12th (Monday) Troop Committee
14th Wednesday) Troop Meeting
(First Payment for Massawepie due)
17th (Saturday) Scouting for Food Bag Drop off Cub Scouts/Girl Scouts
17th -- 18th Campout Maple Syrup
21th (Wednesday) Troop Meeting
24th (Saturday) Scouting for Food Collection
28th (Wednesday) Troop Meeting
April 2012
4th (Wednesday) Troop Meeting
9th (Monday) Troop Committee
11th -- 15th Bike Trek Great Allegany Passage, PA
18th (Wednesday) Troop Meeting
25th (Wednesday) Troop Meeting
May 2012
2nd (Wednesday) Troop Meeting
4th 6th Red Deer Days at Cutler (Adults)
9th (Wednesday) Troop Meeting
14th (Monday) Troop Committee
16th (Wednesday) Troop Meeting
19th (Saturday) Spring Bottle & Can Flyers
29th (Sunday) EAGLE COURT OF HONOR / Troop 37 65th Anniversary!
23rd (Wednesday) Troop Meeting
30th (Wednesday) Troop Meeting
June 2012
2nd (Saturday) Spring Bottle & Can Pickup
6th (Wednesday) Troop Meeting
11th (Monday) Troop Committee
13th (Wednesday) Troop Meeting
15th -- 17th Last Campout
20th Wednesday Camp Gear Return
July 2012
22nd - 28th Massawepie Week #4
Congratulations!
October 2011: Cub Pack 37 needed uniforms for our new members, and two Troop 37 alumni, learning of this, have contributed $350 to help uniform our cubs. THANK YOU!!!
October, 2011: Well done, Ethan; completing his Eagle project building a new Finger Lakes trail lean-to. Danny is just about finished on his Eagle project in the same area, tearing down and disposing of the old lean-to. Pictures and details to come.
You can count them on the fingers of one hand: FIVE possible Eagle awards being presented at our 65th Anniversary Court of Honor May 20!
Welcome: Oliver and Jackson, the two newest Scouts in Troop 37, crossing over from Cub Pack 77 in Brighton.
District & Council News:
Scout Office on the move: To accommodate our new far-flung Council, which now stretches all the way to Seneca County, Seneca Waterways Council anticipates relocating the Council Office to somewhere in the Perinton-Victor area in the near future.
Just in!
For the latest stories on recent troop events, see our Compass page.
MORE PICS!
See Pictures of our April 2009 50 mile canoe trip April 2009 on our photopage.Massawepie 2009 pictures and a copy of the Woodchippers Skit -- see Massawepie 2009 page.
Mike Donnelly Eagle Court of Honor June 10, 2009, see his Eagle page.
November 2010: troop spent the night at Rock Ventures. Note the Official Troop 37 t-shirts; very stylish.
Rock wall at Rock Ventures; 1044 University Avenue, Rochester, November 2010
August 2010; Emil preparing for our 50 mile canoe trip. We own half dozen of our own canoes and our own Troop 37 canoe carrier.
August 2010: Fifty Mile canoe trip through the Adirondacks
Massawepie 2010: The Great Canoe race: we are in the middle canoe: emil climbing in the stern while Luke (amidships) and Brad (in the bow) paddle away.
Massawepie 2010: Luke builds his rocket at the Handicraft Lodge
In Memoriam
Troop 37 regrets the passing of Kevin Paul O'Brien, who earned his Eagle with our troop in 1973. Kevin passed away September 6.Troop 37 regrets the passing of long-time Committee Member Joseph Gleason, the father of Troop Alumni Patrick and Terry Gleason.
We also note the passing of the Rev. Michael J. Mahler, June 29, 2009. Mike was a member of Troop 37 1956 to 1959 before entering the seminary.
Troop 37 regrets the recent passing of Troop 37 Alumni and other Scout Leaders from the East Side of Rochester: Kevin Nacy, Howard S. Beye, and Richard Greeley, and professional Scouter Robert Zak.
For more information on these passings, please see our In Memoriam page.
National BSA News:
New advancement requirements! [from scouting.org]: The centennial edition of the Boy Scout Handbook will soon be available, and with the new handbook come several rank requirement changes that will be in effect as of January 1, 2010.
Tenderfoot: A Scout must teach another person how to tie a square knot using the EDGE model (explain, demonstrate, guide, and enable). He must also be able to discuss four specific examples of how he lived the points of the Scout Law in his daily life.
Second Class: A Scout must discuss the principles of Leave No Trace and explain the factors to consider when choosing a patrol site and where to pitch a tent. He must explain what respect is due the flag of the United States. He must again discuss four examples of how he lived four different points of the Scout Law in his daily life. He must earn an amount of money agreed upon by the Scout and his parents and save at least 50 percent of it.
First Class: An additional requirement to the 10 separate troop/patrol activities states he must demonstrate the principles of Leave No Trace on these outings. He must discuss four more examples of how he lived the remaining four points of the Scout Law in his daily life.
Life: A Scout must use the EDGE model to teach a younger Scout a specified skill.
Star, Life, and Eagle: Troop Webmaster and Leave No Trace trainer are two new leadership positions.