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Scouts BSA Troop 773
On Tuesday, April 16th our troop meeeting will be moved to Falls Road Golf course for a group golf lesson. PGA instructors will lead the class. We will hit range balls after the class. Drop-off is 6:45 pm and pick-up is 8:30 pm. See troop emails for more details.
On April 13th and 14th will be our annual Bike Hike Campout.
The Bike Hike will take place on the C&O Canal.
We are going to offer two trips this year. The first trip will cover 37.8 total miles. The second trip will cover 22.6 miles. We will camp at the same campground.
For coordination purposes, we need to know exactly how many participants to expect on each trip. Please use the sign up genius to indicate which trip you would like to go on.
We need both Scout and Adult Volunteers. Please register on SignUpGenius.
See troop wide emails for more details.
On Saturday, March 23rd, the troop will offer Horsemanship Merit Badge followed by a campout. We will meet at the PUMC shed at 7 am on Saturday and return on Sunday afternoon. Bring a bag lunch with a beverage for Saturday. We will car camping. See troop email for details.
Our winter backpacking trip will be on Saturday, March 2nd to Sunday, March 3rd. We will be hiking in the George Washington National Forest. We will meet at the PUMC shed at 8 am on Saturday and return on Sunday afternoon. Bring a bag lunch with a beverage for Saturday. This will be a dry campout; all Scouts should carry 3 liters of water. Prepare for a low of 20 degrees. Bring the same clothes and gear that you brought to Klondike. Sturdy hiking boots are required. This hike does have a stream crossing, bring two pairs of extra socks. We will stop for a fast food lunch on our way back.
The younger Scouts will hike 3 miles to the campsite and 3 miles out. Older scouts we will hike 8 miles in and 3 miles out.
See troop email for details.
Boy Scouts Troop 773 will host their 61st annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Saturday, March 9, 2019, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Potomac United Methodist Parish Center, 9908 South Glen Road.
The all you can eat dinner selections are prepared and served by Boy Scouts and Scout parents in casual, family style seating. No reservations are required.
Tickets may be purchased in advance HERE or at the door for $10 per person or $40 per family.
Anyone interested in supporting Troop 773 but unable to attend the dinner we welcome to purchase tickets that will be donated to the local first responders
Welcome to High Adventure Sea Base planning for 2020!! Scouts who are 13 years of age at the time of the trip are eligible.
The Summer of 2020, Troop 773 will go to Seabase. Registration opened last week, and we reserved spots for 5 crews, each sailing for 6 nights on a 40-foot sailboat.
Each crew will consist of 8 participants: at least 2 adults, and up to 6 scouts. Total max per boat is 8, no exceptions, but the boat can go with 6.
Dates for all groups are: Fly out of DC on August 15, meet the boat August 16, and fly home August 22.
Our troop is planning two trips:
Key West group will fly to Miami, drive rental cars to Keys, stay at a hotel/condo for the night and go to Seabase location on the 16th to meet their captain. The Key West location sails for six days, with a one day, stop at a national park. Sailing days are shorter and distances are shorter.
St. Thomas group will fly to Miami, and then take a connecting flight to St. Thomas, get a ride with the resort transfer, and stay one night in the condo on site for the Seabase location. The USVI group will sail for six days around St. John, which has a large national park. Sailing days are longer, and scouts who go to the St. Thomas location can get the 50-mile badge. This would be a better trip for older scouts, or scouts who have experience sailing.
Sailing without landfall is a different kind of environment than hiking at Philmont, but can be equally as challenging. From the Seabase website, please see the eligibility requirements: http://www.bsaseabase.org/Resources/Eligibility.aspx
Spots will be saved on a first come, first served basis. See emails for details.
Registration has begun for the Goshen Scout Reservation. Our troop is registered for Camp Bowman the week of June 30-July 6th. This is a great opportunity for Scouts to earn merit badges, bond with other troop members, and enjoy the outdoors! Parent volunteers are needed and encouraged to help for the whole or part of the week. Please see the website for more information: https://www.gotogoshen.org/camps-programs/camp-bowman/. Contact any scoutmaster with questions you may have about the camp.
See troop email for registration and payment details.
Goshen forms and documents may be found HERE.
Goshen payments may be made HERE.
Scouts should have a full schedule including predominantly Eagle required merit badges and a few “fun” badges.
The troop merit badge sign-up will be April 30th.
The Klondike Derby 2019 is here!! The Klondike Derby is a fun campout where patrols compete against other patrols from other troops. Patrols go around to stations and, using the gear in their survival kits, do challenges that require teamwork, scout skills, and creativity.
Sign up quickly to secure your slot! The deadline of sign up is Tuesday, January 22nd. Don’t wait until the last minute. This is a fun and easy campout that your son will not want to miss. Troop 773 won 1st place in the sled race last year.
We will need at least a half-dozen parent volunteers to camp the entire weekend. We are also hoping to volunteer the troop to run a station. We need a minimum of 8 parent volunteers for our troop to participate in running a station.
This campout provides good “cook” and “assistant cook” opportunities for Scouts needing the “cook” and “assistant cook” requirements. This is car camping. Food may be packed in coolers. Cooks should prepare four meals. Saturday, breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday breakfast. The breakfasts and dinner should be hot. The Saturday lunch should be a quick cold lunch (sandwiches and such) which maybe includes a hot drink.
Signup here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4AABAF2BA3FE3-2019
Where:
Little Bennett Regional Park, in Clarksburg MD. We do not yet know which campsites we will be in, but I will let you know as soon as we have that information.
When:
1/25/2019 5:00pm to 1/27/2019 11:30am.
Drop-off:
We will meet at the PUMC shed at 5:00 PM on Friday, January 25th. We need to depart the shed ASAP, so we may arrive at our campsites, unload, and register our sleds and survival kits at the Nature Center before 9:00 PM.
Drivers:
This event requires packing more troop gear than a typical camp out (3 wood sleds, 3 survival kits, firewood, etc.). Therefore, we will need more drivers and vehicles than usual on both Friday evening and Sunday late morning. It’s not too far, if you don’t want to camp there, you can just drop off kids and gears and go home on Friday. You also can just drive to the campsite and help to pick up kids and gears on Sunday.
Friday night dinner and snacks:
Dinner will NOT be served at camp Friday night. All Scouts should bring a bag dinner.
Departure/Return:
We plan to depart our campsites around 11:30 AM on Sunday, January 28th and will need to return the sleds and survival kits to the PUMC shed. I think we will not stop for lunch on Sunday.
Costs:
Scouts and adults should bring $25, including small bills, to pay the cooks. Cook will give the final $ number on Friday.
More info:
Timberline Four Seasons Resort
• Located in West Virginia, about 3 – 3½ hours from Potomac.
• Timberline is a mid-sized ski area with equal amounts of beginner, intermediate, and advanced terrain. Information about the resort is at http://timberlineresort.com/
• We will stay in a bunkhouse with rows of bunk beds. Meals are included in our package so we will not be doing any cooking on this trip.
• Beginners must take a ski lesson on Saturday morning. The beginner lesson is included in the base package.
• The scouts generally ski in groups that may or may not include an adult chaperone. Periodic check-ins and headcounts are conducted. As noted below, parents are highly encouraged to participate in this activity.
Deadline to Sign Up: November 19, 2018. This date cannot be extended due to Timberline Resort rules.
Trip Dates: January 11-13, 2019
Departure: January 11, 2019
• We will meet at the PUMC shed at 5 pm and depart promptly at 5:15 pm.
• We will stop for a fast food dinner on the way to Timberline. Please have your son bring money for dinner.
Return: January 13, 2019
• We will leave Timberline between approximately 12:30-2 pm.
• Pick-up of your scout will be at the driver’s house (or, at the driver’s option, at the PUMC shed).
• Your son will call you regarding the pick-up time and location once we hit the road for the trip home.
Parent Chaperones: We need parents to drive and chaperone to be able to run this event. It’s a fun weekend for the parents, so please consider joining us.
Cost: The base package is $260 and includes 2 nights lodging, 2-day lift ticket, 2-day ski rental, 5 meals, some snacks, and a beginner lesson. This package cannot be altered. Optional items, which you must sign up for and pay with your registration.
See email for full details.
The troop will travel for a day trip to the Udvar Hazy Museum on December 1: pick up at the shed at 9 am, drop off shed/pick up by parents at 2:30 pm
This trip includes an engineering project, a docent tour, bring your own food for McDonald’s on site for lunch (sorry its the only option) and an IMAX show. Price is 10.00 only payable on www.troop773.com/payments. Please bring extra money for lunch, and if you wish to do a flight simulation ride.
Scouts who participate may also use the trip as part of the Space Exploration Merit badge
Because of the limits on tour size, we can only accept up to 20 scouts. Parents please also participate. We need drivers!