2013 Troop 84 Calendar
Schedule
| Troop Meetings | Every Monday at 7:00 PM. |
| Committee Meetings | First Sunday of every month, September thru June |
| Courts of Honor | |
| February 4, 2013 | Anniversary Court of Honor at UMC |
| April 29, 2013 | Earth Day Court of Honor at UMC |
| June 17, 2013 | End of Year Picnic Court of Honor at Jaycee Grove in Duke Island Park |
| October 7, 2013 | Welcome Back Court of Honor at UMC |
Outdoor Activities Program
2013
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| Jan 6 | Jack Frost Ski Trip |
| Return to the troop’s favorite resort. Ski or board with lessons available in the Pocono Mountains. Families are always welcome on this popular winter outing! A great place for first timers and beginners. Give it a try! | |
| Jan 25-27 | Minsi Winter Tent & Tubing Trip |
| Camp two nights in winter tents at the Poconos’ Camp Minsi. Spend Saturday Snow Tubing at Camelback Mountain Resort - the biggest snow tubing park in the country! | |
| Feb 2 | Klondike Trail |
| Teamwork, skills, and your sled will get you through this annual winter challenge, competing at the Watchung Reservation against 30 other patrols from troops across our district. | |
| Mar 3 | Blue Mountain Winter Sports Trip |
| Great skiing, boarding and tubing at this local Pennsylvania resort. 50% off regular rates. Lessons available; troop families always welcome. | |
| Mar 15-17 | Brandywine Valley Trip |
| Camp two nights at Delaware’s Brandywine Creek State Park. Work on scout skills and advancement and spend free time exploring the park’s marshlands. On Sunday, visit Longwood Gardens, one of the premier botanical gardens in the United States. | |
| Apr 19-21 | Greenbrier AT Trip |
| Camp two nights at Maryland’s Greenbrier State Park. Enjoy a 5 mile hike along the Appalachian Trail with lunch & bouldering at scenic Annapolis Rocks. On Sunday, visit Antietam Battlefield, where the bloodiest single-day battle in American history was fought. | |
| May 17-19 | Mystic Sail Trip |
| Camp two nights on the shores of Long Island Sound at Connecticut’s Rocky Neck State Park. Spend Saturday morning aboard the 81’ Schooner Argia, sailing down the historic Mystic River to Fishers’ Island Sound. In the afternoon, visit the Submarine Force Library & Museum in Groton and tour the USS Nautilus. Compete in Troop 84’s Annual Pancake Competition on Sunday morning before visiting Stew Leonard’s, which Ripley's Believe It or Not! deemed "The World's Largest Dairy Store." | |
| June 28-30 | Cooperstown Baseball & Mining Trip |
| Visit the National Baseball Hall of Fame, whose collections feature just under 40,000 three-dimensional items, three million books and documents and 500,000 photographs. Mine for Herkimer Diamonds, double-terminated quartz crystals abundantly located in this region of New York State. | |
| Jul 20-27 | Blue Ridge Scout Reservation Summer Camp |
| A first time for Troop 84 at Blue Ridge Scout Reservation! Highlights include boating, swimming, shooting sports, merit badges and many exciting high adventure programs for our older scouts. On our way down to Virginia, tour Luray Caverns, the largest and most spectacular caverns in the Eastern US! | |
| Jul/Aug | Patrol Trips |
| Use your imagination to plan a special outing/trip for your patrol. It’s up to you! | |
| Aug TBD | Mountain Creek Water Park Day Trip |
| Spend a hot summer’s day at the most exhilarating water park in New Jersey. Lots of great slides, tubing rides and other attractions! |
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| Sep 20-22 | Gettysburg Bike Trip |
| Camp 2 nights within Gettysburg National Military Park, PA, site of the greatest battle of the Civil War! Bike a self-guided tour of the battlefield, each Patrol at its own pace. On Saturday evening, visit The Farnsworth House Inn for an evening of ghost stories in their basement “Mourning Theater” On Sunday, stop at Cabela’s in Hamburg, PA. Their massive 250,000 sq. ft. showroom features a décor of museum-quality animal displays, huge aquariums and trophy animals interacting in realistic re-creations of their natural habitats. | |
| Oct 19-20 | Annual “Adventure” Campout |
| Our annual themed adventure challenge. What will it be this year? Bring a friend! | |
| Nov 3 | Mountain Bike Day Trip |
| Come out for a day of adventurous mountain biking. Location TBD. | |
| Nov 15-17 | New York City Campout |
| Cabin camping for 2 nights at Staten Island’s William H. Pouch Scout Camp – the only scout camp in NYC! On Saturday morning, take the Staten Island Ferry to lower Manhattan. Journey by ferry from Battery Park to Liberty Island to tour the Statue of Liberty. Continue on to Ellis Island and the Immigration Museum. Return to Battery Park for lunch and the start of the walking tour of Manhattan that YOU PLAN! | |
| Dec TBD | First Aid Rally |
| Patrols compete at the District’s annual first aid challenge. | |
| Dec 15 | Cricket Day Trip |
| Join Troop 84 at the DreamCricket Academy located in Hillsborough for a day of indoor Cricket fun! |
Troop 84
Venture Activities
2013
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| Jan 19-20 | Catskills Snow Trek |
| Snowshoe deep into the Catskills Wilderness and spend the night in a snow shelter you built. | |
| Feb 8-10 | Vermont Ski Weekend |
| Spend two nights in a local hotel. Ski/Board for the two days at Killington – one of North East’s premier winter resort destinations! | |
| Apr 19-21 | Backpack the Maryland AT |
| Three day backpacking adventure trek along the AT in Greenbrier State Park, MD. | |
| March/April | Venture Crew Day Trip |
| Venture Crew to decide. | |
| July | Florida National Seabase |
| Your Sea Exploration will include sailing on a tall ship for a week to Key West and back. Learn to man the ship in all sailing aspects; Navigating, steering and setting the sails. There will be plenty of time to swim and snorkel from the ship. | |
| July/Aug | Venture Crew Weekend Trip |
| Venture Crew to decide. | |
| Oct 4-6 | Catskill Backpack Trek |
| Trek for 3 days over Panther Mountain, and camp on top of the Ledges with 360 degree - awe-inspiring views! |