Leadership and Cooperation
Developing leadership and cooperation are some of our goals. Wellesley Boy Scout Troop 185 is a boy-run troop, because that is the best way to teach leadership. That means, our boys plan the program, run the activities and follow the patrol method to the best of their ability. Each patrol is an important part of our troop and leadership and cooperation are learned starting at the patrol level.
Meetings
We meet on Monday nights from 7:30 to 9:00 PM, from September through June. Troop meetings are held at Saint John's Church in Wellesley. For details, see the News section below or the detailed schedule of this year's meetings. For more information regarding attending a meeting or joining the Troop contact John Fortini at johnfortini@troop185wellesley.com
Merit Badges
Many merit badges requirements have been updated effective 1/1/06: see USScouts.org for a list of changes. A few more badges were updated effective 1/1/08. You can find a lot of information on merit badges at MeritBadge.com.
These are the merit badges we are currently working on (last updated November 10, 2009). Some of these are actively in progress, some are finishing up, and some are about to begin. If you have any questions—especially if you have missed (or will miss) a meeting but want to work on the badge—then click on the Merit Badge Counselor's name to send an e-mail.
- Mr. Horan: Camping
- Ms. King: Environmental Science
- Mr. Fisher: First Aid
- Mr. Galente: Communications
- Mr. Groux: Personal Fitness
News
- Monday, 2/1: The deposit and the permission slip for the Philmont trip (7/16–8/1/2011) are due.
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Parents:
Please fill out the
Parent Interest Survey.
Scouts and Parents: Please fill out the Trip Interest Form.
If you have any problems with these forms, please ask the webmaster for help. - Sign up for the Knox Trail Council's monthly e-mail newsletter for Scout leaders and parents.
- See the troop's policy on cell phones, announced 9/23/08.
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The troop's schedule is now available as a
Google calendar.
Let me know how you like it:
webmaster@troop185wellesley.org
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- Try clicking the tabs for week-at-a-time or month-at-a-time views.
- You can also view the calendar in its own window in your web browser.
- Finally, you can copy this URL into Outlook (on Windows) or iCal (on a Mac) or Mozilla Sunbird (various platforms) and import the troop's events into your own calendar. Set it to update daily or weekly, and you will automatically stay current. If, like me, you synchronize your computer's calendar with a portable device, then you will always have the troop's schedule handy!