Wrentham Boy Scout Troop 131 will perform their annual Christmas tree recycling drive as a service project for Wrentham residents only. For a $10 donation, curbside pickup will be on Saturday, January 7 (raindate: Sun., Jan 8). Please place your donation in an envelope. Seal the envelope and place it around the bottom of the tree with a rubber band. Make checks payable to "Troop 131" and place the tree on the curb near the street before 8 AM on Saturday, January 7th. 2012. For safety reasons, they cannot accept trees with tinsel or garland, flocked trees, trees with nails, artificial trees, wreathes with metal shape wires, or trees with any other metal attached. Your donations are a critical part of the ability to provide a quality program, consistent with the high ideals of scouting. The Scouts of Troop 131 thank you for your support. Questions may be directed to 508-384-0457 or Alan.Plantamura@Verizon.net

Christmas Wreaths

Troop 131 is holding their annual Christmas wreath sale. Each 12-inch, doorsize fresh balsam wreath comes with a red velveteen bow and cost $13 (2 or more, $11 each), and are available to order.

Delivery in the Wrentham area will be arranged starting Saturday, Nov. 26th. This is Troop 131's major fundraising event. Proceeds help purchase camping equipment and provide summer camp scholarships, as well as enable the troop to experience new camping ventures.

BSA has opportunities for boys from first grade to age 18, and they welcome new attendees at anytime of the year. You can go to BeAScout.org for more information on local scouting or to place an order contact Alan Plantamura, Scout Master Troop 131, alan.plantamura@verizon.net.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011 7-8p.m.
Holocaust Survivor Janet Singer Applefield To Speak
Free to the public
King Philip High School Auditorium
Hosted by Wrentham Boy Scout Troop 131

Wrentham – Boy Scout Troop 131 invites the community to come listen to Ms. Janet Singer Applefield’s talk “Combating Hate & Prejudice” where she will share the story of her personal experience as a child survivor of the holocaust. This program teaches the importance of diversity and accepting people for who they are.

About Janet Applefield
I was born Gestava Singer on June 4, 1935 in Krakov, Poland to Amaja Nabel and Alojzy Singer. I was 4 years old when the war broke out. When my parents realized that escape was impossible, they sent me to stay with my nursemaid. Soon after my departure, my mother was sent to a concentration camp and my father was sent to the Krakow Ghetto.
With false papers I went to live with a cousin who brutally abused me. When she was taken by the Germans, I was left alone on the sidewalk until a Polish woman, not knowing MY Jewish identity, brought me to her family's farm.
At the end of the war the Polish family took me to the Jewish orphanage where I became one of "Lena's Children" until I was miraculously reunited with my father. Unfortunately, my mother never returned.
On March 25, 1947 my father and I came to America. With his love and guidance I began a new life and learned not be hateful.
For more information about Ms. Applefield go to www.janetapplefield.com

Nov 8, 2010
Troop 131 Wrentham Volunteer Citizen of the Year

Nov 8, 2010
Troop 131 Wrentham Volunteer Citizen of the Year
Troop 131 was honored at the Wrentham Town Meeting as this years recipient of Wrentham Volunteer Citizen of the year under 18. The troop was honored as a whole for the work they do setting up and taking down voting booths as well as their annual tree pickup. Other service activities performed this past year include hosting the 7 Rivers District Fall Camporee, assisting the Wrentham Development Center with their annual Cracker Barrel Fair yard sale, trash removal in the Wrentham Developmental Center forest, Trinity Church fall landscaping cleanup.

In addition to these scout run service projects, there were three Eagle projects in 2010, building a shed for St. Mary's Harvest from the Heart garden to benefit the Wrentham Food Pantry, landscaping and repairs on the shed at the Wrentham Senior Center and presently under way, replacing the entire roof of the Sweatt Beach bath house.
Reaching the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America requires years of dedication and hard work. In addition to 21 required merit badges, each Scout must complete a project that — on average — requires 167 service hours. In 2008 alone, that translated to $16 million in service (based on the national volunteer hour value of $19.51).

Scoutmaster Alan Plantamura says, "The parents and leaders of Troop 131 are all very proud of our scouts and all their accomplishments this year. Helping others and giving back to the community is core to scouting values and scouts do this without the need for recognition. But is sure is nice to have them see how much their hard work is appreciated."

Sep 27, 2010 - Country Gazette
EAGLE PROJECT IN ACTION
WRENTHAM — Wrentham Eagle scout candidate Gordon organized a car wash Saturday at KP High School to raise funds toward his project, which will be to repair the bathhouse at the town's Sweatt Beach. See Article and Pictures here: Country Gazette

Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Hundreds of Scouts Headed to Wrentham
This weekend the Cracker Barrel Fairgrounds will be the site of the Seven Rivers District Boy Scout Fall Camporee. The gathering, hosted by Wrentham Troop 131, is expected to attract approximately 400 Boy Scouts and 100 adult volunteers from Bellingham, Foxborough, Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Norwood, Norfolk, Plainville, Walpole, and Wrentham. Scouts will begin to arrive Friday evening and, over the course of the weekend, will have the opportunity to work on various outdoor skills such as orienteering and geo-caching, as well as work on four historic merit badges in tracking, path finding, carpentry and signaling. These badges are only available this year as part of the Boy Scouts of America Centennial Anniversary celebration. Scouts may also make radio contacts with Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts all over the world by participating in the international Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) which will be ongoing throughout the weekend. The JOTA is a program sponsored by the World Organization of the Scout Movement in order to foster international fellowship and communication among Scouts from different nations. The Sturdy Memorial Amateur Radio Club will be providing the radios and operators needed to help the boys make their contacts and support their efforts to earn their radio merit badge. The Massachusetts National Guard will bring in the heavy artillery, Bass Pro will be setting up a casting competition, Eastern Mountain Sports will put on an outback camping clinic and the scouts will compete to see who can make the best shelter from tarps and ropes.

Monday, September 20, 2010
Boy Scout Troop 131 Summits Peak in 9/11 Memorial
Wrentham's Boy Scout Troop 131 participated in the Flags on the 48, this past September 11. The annual memorial was created eight years ago to honor the deceased of September 11, 2001. Hikers ascend the 48 four-thousand foot and higher mountains of New Hampshire and raise an American flag on each peek. This year, 19 scouts from Wrentham's Troop 131, and nine adult volunteers, climbed the 4,802 foot Mt. Moosilauke in North Woodstock, NH to raise the American flag which flew for two hours. Dozens of hikers not part of the troop make the trek to the summit just to see the flag fly atop Mt. Moosilauke.

Mt. Moosilauke 4802' September 11, 2010

BSA Updates

Read all about the 2010 Rank Requirement Changes - Rank Requirement Changes

• Cachalot Scout Reservation - Carver, MA
  
• Greenough Scout Reservation - Yarmouth, MA
  
• Nobscot Scout Reservation - Framingham, MA
  
• Resolute Scout Reservation - Bolton, MA
  
• Camp Sayre at Blue Hills Reservation - Milton, MA
  
• Camp Squanto - Plymouth, MA
  
• Treasure Valley Scout Reservation - Rutland, MA
  
• Camp Tuckahoe - Dillsburg, PA
  
• Yawgoog Scout Reservation - Rockville, RI
  
• Cape Cod Rail Trail - Dennis/Wellfleet, MA
  
• Flags On The 48 - Mt. Tecumseh ('05), Mt. Hale ('06),
  Carter Middle ('07), Mt. Garfield ('08),
  Mt. Lafayette ('09), Mt. Moosilauke ('10)
  
• Gettysburg Heritage Trail - Gettysburg, PA
  
• Howe Caverns - Howes Cave, NY
  
• Ascutney Ski Trip - Brownsville, VT
  
• Sweatt Beach - Wrentham, MA
  
• SnoTubing - Shrewsbury, MA
  
• Warner Trail - Sharon, MA to Cumberland, RI
  
• Purgatory Chasm - Sutton, MA
  
• White Water Rafting - Kennebec River, ME
  
• Camp Bell - Camp Bell, MA
  
• Washburn Island - Falmouth, MA

• Annual Town Christmas Tree pick-up
  
• Election Booth Setup
  
• Spring Clean-up at Wrentham Cemetery
  
• Spring Clean-up at Roderick School
  
• Fall Clean-up at Trinity Church
  
• Special Olympics at Gillette Stadium - Assisted with event
  
• Sweatt Beach Clean-up
  
• Sandwiches for the homeless
  
• Assisted the WDC with their annual Cracker Barrel Fair yard sale.
  
• Washburn Island - Cleaned up dead debris to help park service.
  
• Wrentham Police - helped organize and apply VIN etching service for the community.
  
• Food Pantry Collection
  
• Organized an event that contributed 400 service hours to clean up trash from a local forest.
  
• Purgatory Chasm Service Projects - Fall clean-up, walkway regrading and graffiti removal.
  (11/09 - 60 service hours)

  EAGLE PROJECTS

• JS Eagle Scout Project - Refurbish Charity Thrift Store at Wrentham Development Center
  
• KD Eagle Scout Project - Bocce court at Wrentham Development Center.
  
• KK Eagle Scout Project - Installed new steps and drainage swath at Sweatt Fields.
  
• SK Eagle Scout Project - Clear out Birchwold Farms overgrowth for safety and recreation.
  
• MP Eagle Scout Project - Shed built for St. Mary's
  Harvest from the Heart garden to benefit Wrentham Food Pantry.
  
• BD Eagle Scout Project - Landscaping and shed rebuilding at the Wrentham Senior Center.
  
• GW Eagle Scout Project - Replace roof on bath house at town's Sweatt Beach.
  

EQUIPMENT: pack, poncho*, sleeping bag, foam pad/air mattress, 8'x10' ground cloth, flashlight with extra batteries, personal first aid kit, pocket knife, pencil & paper, boots or waterproof footwear*, mosquito repellent, scout handbook, canteen, sewing kit, eating kit (spoon, fork, knife, plate, bowl, cup), and waterproof matches.

CLOTHING: underwear (2 pair), socks (3 pair), long underwear (NOT cotton), sweater, extra pants (2 pair), heavy jacket*, hat*, gloves (2 pair)*, long sleeve shirt (2), and an extra pair of shoes.

PERSONAL HYGIENE: toilet paper in zip-lock bag, 2 large trash bags, soap in container, toothbrush, toothpaste, wash cloth, hand towel, comb or brush, handkerchief(s).

OPTIONAL: down vest, wool scarf, watch, munchies, camera, binoculars, more munchies.
NOTE: All scouts must have on a hat, mittens, coat and waterproof footwear to participate in cold weather outdoor activities

Member Responsibilities

Member Responsibilities as defined by the Guide to Safe Scouting.

All members of the Boy Scouts of America are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the principles set forth in the Scout Oath and Law. Physical violence, hazing, bullying, theft, verbal insults, and drugs and alcohol have no place in the Scouting program and may result in the revocation of a Scout's membership in the unit. This applies not only to youth but to adult members as well.

The Old Colony Council will not tolerate any such behavior at council sponsored events such as Camporees, Klondike Derby's or Summer Camp, partner events such as Museum of Science, Plimouth Plantation, Battleship Cove, Higgins Armory and Pawtucket Red Sox or any public agency that welcomes Scouting. If inappropriate behavior occurs at any of these events the Old Colony Council will work with the agency, investigate any complaints and take appropriate action consistent with the policy of the BSA and those of our agency partners.

This memo was distributed by the council to all units.

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