These evergreen products make great gifts – have one delivered to friends, family or business associates anywhere in the country! Simply order through www.GiftItForward.com and use the code PK173NY001 The 12th Annual Holiday Wreath Sale is co-sponsored by the St. Patrick’s Cub Scout Pack 173 and BSA Scout Troop 173. These beautiful, fragrant, long-lasting holiday…
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With Covid-19, safety is a shared responsibility. Please review the following health and safety guidelines before participating in Scouting activities. CDC requirements list for every meeting: Scouts will be asked to bring the following: Masks – Scouts and adult leaders will wear masks at all times. Camp chairs – Everyone will bring their own…
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Rocket night will be held on June 15 beginning at 7:00pm in the St. Patrick’s upper parking lot. Advance reservations is required! COVID-19 SAFETY MEASURES Each family will need to stay in their parking spot. Each scout can come up to the stand and shoot off their rocket but only the scout with his or…
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Earn Merit Badges Through Online Workshops We continue to learn about more organizations offering merit badge classes and are happy to share them with you. As always, please check in often as new classes are added frequently. As a reminder, be sure to earn your Cyber Chip before participating in online Scouting activities. The Cyber…
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Annual dues for 2020 are $130.00 for the year. These dues cover the normal operating costs for the Troop such as: patches, merit badges, rank badges, advancement cards, troop equipment maintenance and repairs, and any other materials the Scouts may need during the course of the year in order to put on a quality scouting program for our scouts. These fees…
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On October 28th, Troop 173 held our fall Court of Honor. In addition to awarding nearly 100 merit badges and 14 rank advancements, Troop m173 ASM Harry Zhou received his Wood Badge Beads as part of the ceremony.
Every year, we enjoy a week up at the Curtis S. Read Scout Reservation. In addition to tons of merit badge courses, our Scouts take part in white water rafting, hiking up to the top of Mount Stevens, climbing, zip-lining and a variety of other fun activities! Below please find a selection of photos from…
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On June 27th, Troop 173 headed down to Manhattan to take a tour of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum followed by a private tour of a nearby Con Ed facility. We’d like to thank Mr. Muggeo for setting up the Con Ed tour, which was very interesting. Unfortunately, photographs were not allowed to…
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On April 12th, Troop 173 and their families went up to Boston for the weekend. We camped at the New England Base Camp. On Friday we headed in to visit the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, followed by a trip to Fenway Park to see the Red Sox take on the Baltimore Orioles.…
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Every year the Troop helps support St. Patrick’s Church, our charter organization, by setting up and taking down the Christmas Nativity. This Nativity is a beacon of hope for the community during the holiday season! Here are some photos from the set-up in late November: And here are some from the taking down in mid…
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