On Sunday October 4 we are needed at 9 am to help setup canopies and chairs.  Our Charter Organization, Visitation BVM, is having an outdoor mass and fall festival starting at 11:00 am.  Our help is needed to set up and clean up after the event.  Wear your Class A uniform.

Yet one more item is needed to complete success, and that is the rendering of service to others in the community. Without this the mere satisfaction of selfish desire does not reach the top notch.

Join the troop for a cool trip to Gettysburg.  We will explore the visitor center and the narrated battlefield replica then complete the Johnny Reb trail on Saturday afternoon.  On Sunday we will do the town walk and explore Cemetery Hill and Lincoln Square.  Completing the trail medal requires two visits but we will complete 3 of the 5 requirements on this visit alone.  That will earn us the Gettysburg Trail patch with 3 rockers.  Next year we can return for the Billy Yank Trail and Eisenhower Farm.  

On Saturday night we will also complete a town walk on a guided tour where they will talk about some of the myths and legends surrounding the town and battlefield of Gettysburg.  We will be staying offsite at Artillery Ridge Campground and participation is limited to 24 total campers.

I hope you all have recovered from your soggy Sunday but Saturday was spectacular.  The weather Saturday was mid 70's and breezy.  Perfect for an 8 mile hike.  All those that participated earned the Valley Forge trail medal.  You will receive the medal at our next Court of Honor.

This Tuesday is a Patrol leaders council meeting.  Only youth leaders need attend.

Troop meeting this Tuesday at 7:25.  Welcome back everyone!

If you are available to come a little early then we will be taking down the rope bridge that was used during the Cub Scout recruiting carnival.  Please show up at 7:00 if you can help with the disassembling of the bridge.  Once finished we will conduct our troop meeting in the new scout room.

Join the troop on its first camping trip of the fall.  We will be camping at the Valley Forge Firehouse campground and traveling to Valley Forge park.  We will start at the welcome center and complete the trail medal.  Lunch will be on the trail and we will head back to camp to cook up a great dinner. 

Please meet at Visitation no later than 5:30 on Friday so that we can get on the road by 6:00.  There will be the Visitation Food Festival starting at 6 so it will be a little chaotic leaving the parking lot.  

Visitation BVM' s Fall Cub Scout Recruiting event is Sunday September 13. 

We will need volunteers to help set up the campus and build a rope bridge.  We will break down the bridge on Tuesday night.  If you can stay and support the Cubs and supervise the crossing of the rope bridge it would be greatly appreciated. 

Earn your service hours!  Without Cub recruits the scouting program at Visi will not grow!  Do Your Best!