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Greenwich Boy Scout Helps Fellow Scouts in Puerto Rico
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2018 “Scouting for Food” Drive Set for Saturday, March 3
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Greenwich residents are encouraged to drop-off non-expired items such as canned beans (not green), canned fruit, tuna, boxed milk, pasta sauce, jelly, peanut butter and more. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Giving, Volunteering, Fred Camillo, Greenwich Scouting, Neighbor to Neighbor, Scouting for Food
Cub Scouts Build Skills at Pinewood Derby Workshop at Camp Seton
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On Saturday at Camp Seton about 80 Cub Scouts and their parents gave shape to race cars crated from wood blocks during the second of two Pinewood Derby workshops. In anticipation of the March 11 Pinewood Derby, the boys each selected a template and stenciled the pattern onto a block of wood. From there, they put on safety goggles and cut out their cars in the woodshop. Lastly, the process of sanding began. “They learn the fundamentals of woodworking and safety, and make a cool car,” said special events coordinator Emilia Schiro, who was overseeing the event with District Director Ray Garrison. The boys also had a chance to purchase decals, weights, and colored wheels to enhance their cars before taking them home to assemble and paint. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Boy Scouts, Calder Kelly, Camille Broderick, Camp Seton, Campbell Kelly, Cindy DiPreta, Cub Scouts
Greenwich Boy Scouts Remember Veterans at Sound Beach Cemetery
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A group of local Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts, together with their Scoutmasters and parents, gathered at Sound Beach Cemetery just before Memorial Day to honor those who had served our country in the Armed Forces. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Holiday, Volunteering, Boy Scouts, Derek DeVries, Greenwich Scouting, Marc Ducret, Old Greenwich Scouts
GFP In the Know: Early Bird Deadline for Camp Seton is April 15
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The deadline for Camp Seton Early Bird Special saving $25.00 a week ends April 15. Continue Reading →
Filed under: advertisement, GFP In The Know, Adventure Camp, Boy Scout Adventure Camp, Camp Seton, Camp Seton Adventure Camp for Boys and Girls, Cub Scout Camp, Greenwich Scouting
First Selectman’s Youth Commission Help with the Heavy Lifting at the “Scouting For Food” Drive
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In total, 229 crates were filled with popular food pantry items surpassing last years total of 160 crates. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Volunteering, First Selectman's Youth Commission, Greenwich Scouting, Neighbor to Neighbor
Greenwich Scouts Enjoy Family Fun Night at YMCA: Pool Event Features Inflatable Slide and Obstacle Course
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Greenwich Boy Scouts and their families took part in platform diving, inner-tube water polo, lap swim and aqua-inflatables at the YMCA Scout Night event Sunday, February 26. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Bob DeAngelo, Carl Marianaccio, Greenwich Scouting, Heather Lowthert, Kevin O'Shea, Vince LaPadula, YMCA of Greenwich
Greenwich Scouts Compete in Klondike Derby Without Snow
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Although the lack of snow did not affect stations such as firebuilding and tomahawk throwing, the Scouts had to work particularly hard to pull their sleds through mud and rocks for the timed Iditarod race. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Greenwich Scouting, Klondike Derby
At Greenwich Scouting, the Pinewood Derby Workshop Carries on a Long Tradition
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Over one hundred Cub Scouts came out for the Greenwich Council Boy Scout annual Pinewood Derby Workshop Sunday, January 8. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Greenwich Scouting, Heather Lowthert, Pinewood Derby
Cub Fun Day at Camp Seton Means Shooting at the BB Range, Archery, Leather Stamping and More
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At Cub Fund Day on Saturday, Cub Scouts rotated through a variety of stations including fire building, campfire cooking, bouldering, BB shooting, archery, shelter building and leather stamping. Continue Reading →