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Troop 44 is chartered through the Bushkill Township Volunteer Fire Department in Bushkill Township Pennsylvania and is part of the Forks of the Delaware District and the MinsiTrails Council.  We meet in the Bushkill Township Fire Department Social Hall on every Tuesday evening at 7:00 pm (UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE IN THE TROOP CALENDAR).  The Troop meetings start promptly at 7:00 pm so plan to arrive by 6:55 pm.  Meetings last approximately 90 minutes. The fire department is located at 155 Firehouse Lane, Nazareth, PA 18064 off of Bushkill Center Road.

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Countdown to Summer Camp 2012
August 5th - 11th Camp Wanocksett, Dublin NH
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UPCOMING EVENTS!

Events in "GREEN" are camping outings
Departure times for trips will be coordinated via email as trip details are finalized.
Events in
RED are required attendance for new Scouts in the Scouting 101 Program

Jan 31st -- Troop Meeting - Fire Safety Merit Badge
     
Feb 2nd -- Troop Committee Meeting 7:30 pm Firehouse
Feb 7th -- Klondike Derby Preps
Feb 10th - 12th   Campout at Klondike Derby
Feb 14th -- Game Night (Each patrol has a game plus board games)
Feb 19th -- Pack 44 Crossover Time: TBD, Location: Fire Station
Feb 21st -- Red and White and COH 6:30pm at the Firehouse
Feb 22nd -- Pack 78 Crossover 7:00pm Shoeneck Moravian Church
Feb 28th -- Patrol Time, OA Elections
     
Mar 1st -- Troop Committee Meeting 7:30 pm Firehouse
Mar 6th -- Cooking (patrol dessert competition and pancake cooking demo)
Mar 9th - 11th   Campout at Kittatinny, Welch Cabin -The theme is Cooking
Mar 10th -- University of Scouting 2012 at LCCC
Mar 13th -- Troop Meeting - Troop Elections, Patrol Time
Mar 16th -- Pack 88 Crossover 6:30pm Location TBD
Mar 22nd -- Swim Night at Nazareth YMCA (Swim tests will be administered.)
Mar 27th -- Fire Building Contest (water balloon drop), Scouting 101
     
Apr 3th -- Tent Setup and shed inventory; Scouting 101 Program
Apr 5th -- Troop Committee Meeting 7:30 pm Firehouse
Apr 10th -- Arrowhead Guy; Scouting 101 Program
Apr 19th -- Orienteering/Scavenger Hunt, Scouting 101 Program
Apr 21st - 22nd -- Scouting 101 Program Campout - Trexler Scout Reservation
Apr 24th -- Citizenship/Collecting Merit Badges
Apr 27th - 29th -- West Point Camporee (lite fighters - backpack into site)
     
May 1st -- Ice Cream Making
May 3rd -- Troop Committee Meeting 7:30 pm Firehouse
May 8th -- Neckerchief Slide Making (turks head or other)
May 12th -- Firestation grove cleanup (US Heritage Award Project)
May 15th -- US Heritage Award
May 18th - 20th -- NYC Hike and Campout at Round Valley Reservior
May 22nd -- US Heritage Award, Patrol Time
May 29th -- Scout Olympics (each patrol has an event plus other troop events)
     
Jun 1st - 3rd -- Campout at Reading Air Show (WWII) Weekend
Jun 1st - 3rd -- OA Spring weekend at Trexler Scout Reservation
Jun 5th -- Devil's Potato Patch Hike 6:00pm start
Jun 7th -- Troop Committee Meeting 7:30 pm Firehouse
Jun 8th - 10th -- OA Conclave (Fort Dix, Wrightstown NJ)
Jun 12th -- Troop Picnic / COH Bushkill Recreation Fields 6:00pm
Jun 13th - 15th -- Bike Hike and Campout at Colton State Park
     
Jul 8th -- OA Lodge Picnic - Sky Top Lodge
     
Aug 1st - 4th -- Bushkill Carnival
Aug 5th - 11th -- Summer Camp at Camp Wanochsett in New Hampshire
Aug 10th -- Iron Pigs Baseball Game and Sleepover - Coca-Cola Park 7:05pm
     
Sep 7th - 9th -- OA Fall Weekend at Minsi Scout Reservations
Sep 14th - 16th -- Campout, canoe trip on the Delaware
Sept 28th - 30th -- Aviation Merit Badge at Braden Field, Forks Township
     

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