In total, 229 crates were filled with popular food pantry items surpassing last years total of 160 crates. Continue Reading →
First Selectman’s Youth Commission Help with the Heavy Lifting at the “Scouting For Food” Drive
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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 →
Filed under: Around Town, Camp Seton, Greenwich Scouting
Greenwich Boy Scouts New District Director Sets Sights on Fall Scouting Campaign
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Ray Garrison joins the Greenwich Council with seven years experience in various senior management positions for BSA councils in Florida and Kansas. Most recently, Garrison was Development Director with the BSA Gulf Stream Council in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
The year kicks-off with a ‘Join Scouting Night’ on September 15, from 6-8:00pm at both Eastern and Western Civic Centers where there will be fun events and information on joining Cub Scouts. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout, Greenwich Scouting, Ray Garrison
PHOTOS: Greenwich Scouts Eagle Recognition Dinner Celebrates Tomorrow’s Leaders
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In addition to honoring newly minted Eagle Scouts, Tuesday’s ceremony at the Hyatt Regency recognized Fred Camillo as the Friend of Eagles recipient for 2016. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Volunteering, Chief James Heavey, Eagle Scout, Fred Camillo, Greenwich Scouting, Natalie Pray
Camp Seton Hosts Vacation Camp for Inspirica Kids from Stamford
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A Week of outdoor activities made for a memorable vacation for a group of 13 Inspirica children last week. On Friday the children went on a hike through the woods, where they placed pine boughs on a fort to shelter from a brief rain, played camouflage-hide-and-seek and made pizza from scratch. The week was packed with outdoor activities and the kids will have plenty of stories to share when they get back to school. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Camp Seton, Greenwich Scouting, Inspirica
Bullseye! Greenwich Cub Scout “Turkey Shoot” Hits the Mark
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The Greenwich Cub Scout “Turkey Shoot” is a fun annual event that provides boys in 1st through 5th grade an opportunity to learn new shooting skills or to practice the shooting skills they’ve been working on throughout their Cub Scouting experience. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Parenting, Schools, Volunteering, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Greenwich Scouting, Turkey Shoot
18 Eagle Scouts, Linda McMahon to be Feted at “Gathering of Eagles” Dinner
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Eighteen new Greenwich Eagle Scouts, whose service projects have totaled 2,585 hours for local organizations, are among 800 to achieve the rank through Greenwich Scouting over 100 years. Schools Superintendent, Dr. William McKersie, an Eagle Scout himself, will be the guest speaker at this month’s “Gathering of Eagles” event at Hyatt Regency in Greenwich. Continue Reading →