ANNOUNCEMENTS

Welcome to the 2021-2022 Scouting Year

Below are some important announcements for the start of the 2021-2022 scouting year.

• Please review the COVID-19 Council Update.
• Mask use is still recommended outdoors and required at all indoor activities. While the state has lifted the mandate we need to set the example and keep in mind that many of our families still have unvaccinated children at home or family members that may be immunocompromised.
• First Troop Meeting: Thursday, September 9th @ 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM – Permission slips & payment are due for the Martha’s Vineyard bicycle trip. For the people going on the bicycle trip, please bring bicycles for inspection. The Patrol Leaders’ Council will be meeting from 8:30 PM – 8:45 PM.
• Annual Dues: $100 and are due in September. We are also asking registered adult leaders to consider donating $60 to cover their registration fee with Council, normally covered by the Troop. We do not want to deny anyone the Scouting experience due to financial reasons, so we will confidentially work with any families in need.
• Vernon / Ellington Area – Boy Scout Troop 20/20 Returnable Beverage Containers Monthly Collection: Saturday, September 11th @ 9:00 AM – Noon
• Martha’s Vineyard Bicycle Trip: Friday, September 17th – Sunday, September 19th (permission slip)
• Committee Meeting: Tuesday, September 28th
• Patrol Leaders’ Council Meeting: Tuesday, September 28th
• Court of Honor: Thursday, September 30th

Please Read Carefully: Martha’s Vineyard Bicycle Trip (9/17-9/19)

The permission slip is available for the Martha’s Vineyard bicycle trip (Friday 9/17 – Sunday 9/15). Permission slips and payment are due at the first troop meeting on Thursday 9/9. Due to the logistical difficulties with this trip we would greatly appreciate the permission slips being filled out as soon as possible to help us plan even though they aren’t technically due until 9/9. We will need parent participation. Please read the following details about the trip carefully.

Date: Friday 09/17/2021 – Sunday 09/19/2021

Drop Off: 6:30 PM on Friday at The Steamship Authority in Woods Hole, MA (depart on Friday at 4:00 PM from the Elks)

Dinner will not be provided.

The Council prohibits units from organizing carpooling in any form because of the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).

Carpooling Guidelines (if individual parents independently choose to take this risk)

Due to the carpooling restrictions, the participants should be prepared to ride 3 miles from the ferry to the camp in the dark on the bike path. Bike lights are strongly recommended.

Pick Up: 3:00 PM on Sunday at The Steamship Authority in Woods Hole, MA

Please plan to meet back at the Elks at 5:30 PM to pick up bikes and duffel bags and to help unload and put away all gear that was on the trucks.

Location: Martha’s Vineyard (BSA Camp Duarte)

Troop/Patrol Cooking: Troop Cooking (individually plated by leaders)

Tent/Cabin/Lean-to: Tent (only one person per tent unless the participants reside in the same household)

Duffel Bag/Backpack: Duffel Bag

Cost: $65 (CASH ONLY)

Permission Slips & Money Due: Thursday 09/09/2021 Troop Meeting

Bikes need to be brought to the troop meeting on Thursday 9/9 for inspection.

Bikes and duffel bags need to be brought to the troop meeting on Thursday 9/16. Don’t forget a helmet! No helmet = no bike ride!

All participants must complete the medical screening checklist prior to drop off to determine if they must stay home.

Troop 20/20 Campout Supply List

Connecticut Rivers Council COVID Guidelines

The Steamship Authority COVID Information

2021 JN Webster Merit Badge Completion Day (8/14)

Below is the link for the Connecticut Rivers Council 2021 JN Webster Merit Badge Completion Day event on Saturday August 14th.

https://scoutingevent.com/066-48657

Troop Committee Annual Planning Meeting – Tuesday 8/17

The troop committee annual planning meeting will be on Tuesday August 17th at Bill Magnotta’s lake house (39 Vinton Road Holland, MA 01521). Adults and kids are welcome, bring bathing suits. Pizza will be provided. You may arrive any time after 2:00 PM, dinner will be at 6:00 PM and committee meeting will follow at 7:00 PM. Please RSVP to t2020ct@gmail.com for pizza count.

Vernon / Ellington Area – Boy Scout Troop 20/20 Returnable Beverage Containers Monthly Collection – Saturday 8/14 @ 9:00 AM – Noon

Vernon / Ellington Area – Boy Scout Troop 20/20
Returnable Beverage Containers Monthly Collection:

Click here for the flyer.

2nd Saturday of each Month between 9:00 AM to Noon.

Snow Date; the next day, 2nd Sunday same time (unless also snowed-out!)

THANK YOU, to our very supportive community! We have settled into a regular schedule now, and have many Regular Customers!

There are currently 3 Options to deposit your collection of Returnables:

• Option 1 (Preferred) – Drop-off; your returnables at the Rockville Elks Lodge 1359, Carriage House Basement Garage (all the way down around the back) Collection & Sorting Operations on Saturday between 9:00 AM and noon.
• Option 2 (by request) – Pick-up; Send an email to t2020ct@gmail.com with your local residential address; put your collection of returnables outside by 9:00 AM, and they will be picked up Saturday before Noon.
• Option 3 (scheduled) – Bulk, Towns other than Vernon / Ellington, other special circumstances; Send an email to t2020ct@gmail.com with your address & any other contact information in order to have a pick-up scheduled outside of our set day.

Summer Camp Update

If you’re coming to the BBQ tonight, please park in the parking lot, and parents are lining up on the *lake* side of the flag pole. Arrive about 5 to give you time to get a ticket to the BBQ (you do not need to get one for your campers). Parents can stay for dinner and the closing ceremony at 7:30. Parents are expected to go home and campers will head back to the site. Reminder: on Saturday campers have breakfast at 8, pick up is between 8:30-9.

RSVP ASAP: Eagle Scout Court of Honor – Sunday 8/15 @ 2:00 PM

Please RSVP as soon as possible for Zachary Larson & Curtis Roggi’s Eagle Scout Court of Honor on Sunday, August 15th at 2:00 PM (American Legion – 114 West St. in Vernon) using the Event RSVP form so their families can get a head count for food.

Reminder: ILST Retreat Permission Slips Due Tomorrow (7/30)

Senior Scouts (those in or going into high school) are invited to participate in a leadership training retreat and planning session for the 2021-2022 scouting year at Mr. Magnotta’s lake house in Holland, MA on Monday August 16th – Tuesday August 17th. We will complete the ILST curriculum over two days in preparation for the first Patrol Leaders’ Council (PLC) which will take place in the afternoon on Tuesday August 17th prior to our annual planning committee meeting at the lake house. Please see the flyer for details. Permission slips are due by Friday July 30th.

Summer Camp Reminders

Summer camp drop-off is on Sunday 8/1 at 1:00 PM (please eat first, lunch is not served). Our troop is at Sites 8A & 8B (on the left at the big American flag). You may be directed to the main parking lot and parade field.

– Please bring multiple masks because they will be required indoors (dining hall, trading post) and when distancing can’t be maintained outdoors regardless of vaccination status.
– JNW is not permitting visitors to camp except for Friday evening.
– Parents/guardians should not hang around camp after drop-off and health check-in.

Click here to go to the Summer Camp page on our Troop’s website for links to What To Bring (And NOT To Bring) To Camp, 2021 Camp Theme Days, and the Troop 2020 Summer Camp Policy.

Parents are invited to a BBQ and closing ceremony starting at 5:30 PM on Friday 8/6, campfire will start around 7:15 PM. Tickets to dinner can be purchased during drop-off or on Friday evening. The Friday night troop celebration after parents have left is a cornerstone team building activity. Scouts are expected to stay overnight Friday unless scoutmasters have been notified of a critical need to leave before hand. Parents should pick up scouts Saturday morning no later than 9:00 AM.

Leader Contact Info for the week:
Bill Magnotta: (860) 748-2193
Dan Nevelos: (860) 836-8350
Mike Pezzetti: (860) 416-4524
Pete Bradshaw: (860) 670-2862
Steve Houghtaling: (860) 308-4869

ILST Retreat & Annual Planning PLC (8/16-8/17)

Senior Scouts (those in or going into high school) are invited to participate in a leadership training retreat and planning session for the 2021-2022 scouting year at Mr. Magnotta’s lake house in Holland, MA on Monday August 16th – Tuesday August 17th. We will complete the ILST curriculum over two days in preparation for the first Patrol Leaders’ Council (PLC) which will take place in the afternoon on Tuesday August 17th prior to our annual planning committee meeting at the lake house. Please see the flyer for details. Permission slips are due by Friday July 30th.