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What we're going to do this month!

This will be a busy month, with our outing to the annual Boy Scout and Girl Scout Religious Retreat at the end of the month. Stay tuned for more details.

In addition our annual Yard Sale is coming up very quickly for the 1st Saturday in May. Instead of throwing out items from Spring cleaning, why not donate them to the troop for the Yard Sale.

We need lots of STUFF to sell. We will take just about anything- Furniture, Sporting Goods, Yard Equipment, Exercise Equipment, Household Items, Clothes, etc. Tell your friends, neighbors, relative and office mates that you will take what is cluttering up their garages, basements and closets. Start saving items now. If you or friends have very large items cannot be stored until the yard sale, please let me know and we will determine if we can find temporary storage.

Don't forget to bring your scout books to every troop meeting!

What we did this past month!

Our last outing was Yurt Camping, located at Camp Henson on the

Eastern Shore. What an amazing weekend we had. Upon arring at

the Yurts, everyone scoped out the accomdations and where they

were going to sleep. With the temperatures in the 70's. on Saturday,

after cooking breakfast, we went to the rifle range. As our troop was

the largest at the camp this weekend, we got to have a 3 hour time

slot at the rifle range for ourselves to shoot. Splitting into two groups,

one shoot 22's while the other group shot black powder. About

halfway through the morning, the booys switched sides. After lunch,

the boys experienced a new orienteering course that the camp

recenlty put together.

Many of the boys were able to get advancement items checked off over the weekend. In addition, 4 boys were able to get a Scoutmaster's Review and a Board of Review for Rank Advancement. Congratulations!

Check out the photos of our Yurt Camping!

We also had our Annual Court of Honor Dinner.

This was a fantastic evening. Our new SPL is

Christian C. Many awards, rank advnacements

and merit badges were given out to those scouts

for achievements earned in the past 6 months.

In addition Asst. Scoutmaster Pete Rozanski

was honored for his many years of ser vice to the troop!

What we are going to do this summer!

This year's summer camp, as chosen by the scouts, will be Camp Keowa in Narrowsburg, New York!. This will be our 3rd time going back. Our last time we went as both Boy Scouts at camp and as Venturers doing a 50 mile canoe trip down the Delaware River. What makes a summer camp special.... Well its not just the program and location, its the camp staff and spirit. This is truly the best camp we've been to. This year's camp will be from July 15th to 21st. We are in the process of signing up for camp. The total cost of camp will be $350 (early bird - if paid in full by May 15th). We have made early bird payment plan for you to take advantage of the discount. After May 15th, the cost will be $380. The signup form for summer camp is enclosed.

If you have any questions about summer camp, please contact Mr. Rozanski, or Mr. Snider

Latest Eagle Scouts

Who is our latest Eagle Scout?. Troop 1249 has now produced 63 Eagle Scouts.

Scout Meeting Reminder

Do not forget to bring your Scout Handbooks with you to Scout Meetings! You never know when you might be able to get something signed off.

Recent Advancements

Michael B - World Conservation Award

Nathan B. - Tenderfoot Rank

Chris C. - Scout Rank

Patrick C. - Fishing MB

Richard E. - First Class Rank

Darnell T. - Scout Rank

Ryan W. - First Class Rank

note: those merit badges in purple are Eagle Required Merit Badges!

Rank Advancements in red

Congratulations to All!!

Welcome to Troop 1249

Where & When: We meet most Tuesday nights from 7:30 – 9:00pm in the Community Room at the church. St. Matthew’s is located at 14900 Annapolis Road, Bowie, MD. Our campouts/monthly outings are generally scheduled on the 3rd weekend of the month. On the Tuesday after the monthly outing, we have our PLC (Patrol Leader’s Council) Meeting. Board of reviews for rank advancement also occur at 7pm on the night of the PLC.

What We Do: Being a Scout led organization, we execute the program that is planned out by the PLC. The scouts also take assignment to coordinate each month’s campout/outing. Working with the Scout Leadership of the Troop, we put together a program to help to develop good lifetime skills and values in our Scouts. The focus of our troop is to:

· Offer scouts responsible fun and adventure

· Train scouts in citizenship, service, and leadership

· Maintain a constant outings schedule, with one overnight per month

· Instill lifetime values and develop ethical character as expressed in the Scout Oath and Law

· Provide an active advancement program

Some of our highlights for the upcoming year are:

· Snow Skiing

· Backpacking

· Canoeing

· Klondike Derby

· Summer Camp

· Whitewater Rafting

· Bicycling

For more Information: You can contact Scoutmasters Rob Westbrook or Pete Rozanski using the Contact Us online submittal form!