"The goodness of a person and
of the society he or she lives in often comes down to very simple things
and words found in the Scout Law. Every society depends on trust and
loyalty, on courtesy and kindness, on bravery and reverence. These are
the values of Scouting, and these are the values of Americans."
Pres. George W. Bush
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Welcome To Our Website!!!
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Boy Scout Troop 55 is located
in Northville, New York - a small community in the southern Adirondack Park.
We are sponsored by the First United Methodist Church of Northville (located
on the corner of South Main Street and Washington Avenue), where we meet
on Thursday evenings at 7:00PM. You can visit
our schedule page to see what events we have coming up.
Photo from 2009 Summer Camp
The Scouting program has three specific objectives, commonly referred to
as the "Aims of Scouting." They are character development, citizenship training,
and personal fitness. You can learn more about the scouting program
at the Boy Scouts of America
web site.
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Weekly Message
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Weekly Message for Feb 4
Bottles Jan 29 - Feb 4: Smeegs and Adam P.
MESSAGE FROM SCOUTMASTER THIS WEEK
All boys working on the Citizenship in the World merit badge, this is the final week to get you work signed off and get your blue cards. Anyone not meeting the requirements this week will receive a partial. Please be sure to see Mr Ellsworth if you are close to finishing this badge.
Klondike participants will depart from the church THIS Saturday at 6am. Be sure to have eaten a GOOD breakfast. Dress accordingly. Too many clothes is better than not enough when we are traveling 2 hrs to go to Klondike. Extra boots, mittens, hats, etc should be brought. GOOD LUCK!!
Don't forget about Scout Sunday the day after the Klondike. Please plan on attending.
We begin working on tip ups this week. Bring $5 to offset your financial contribution for the tip ups. We will use these on our winter picnic AND our March camping trip. They will be yours to keep when you are done.
You have this week and next to decide on Philmont. Bring in your $100 deposit to secure your spot. Planning will begin after next weeks deadline.
Busy month of February ahead. Please note the 'upcoming events'
***DISNEY***There are a few who are becoming delinquent in Disney payments. There are some upcoming payments that need to be made to both the resort and the parks, so please try to get yourselves caught up with your payment schedules.
There are sign ups ongoing for summer camp. Remember...ALL BOYS & ADULTS NEED THE UPDATED PHYSICAL FORM FOR CAMP THIS YEAR.
Any boys whose physical is expiring must use the new ABC form. Class III form in now out of date.
Upcoming events:
Feb 6: Klondike Derby
Feb 7: Scout Sunday
Feb 13: Soap Box Derby in Caroga Lake
Feb 18: Court of Honor
Feb 27: Winter picnic at campground
Feb 28: Blue / Gold banquet
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In Memory of Raif Pomeroy
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Raif Pomeroy
March 27, 1966
- July 22, 2007
Several members of
Troop 55 were lucky enough to sail with Captain Raif Pomeroy
last January during their trip to the Florida Seabase.
We were deeply saddened to learn of his recent death in a Scuba
diving accident in the Bahamas.
Raif was a passionate
diver and a wonderful singer. He did a great job teaching
our scouts about the wonders of the sea and was kind enough
to share some of his music with them.
Thank you, God, for giving us
the opportunity to sail with Raif and hear his fantastic voice
in the Bahamas. He will be missed greatly.
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