PACK 51, ANSONIA - The youth of Pack 51 participated a 2 mile hike at Webb mountain in Monroe at the end of March. If you are interested in finding out about their route or how they got the youth to attend contact Cubmaster Jim Blaskewicz.

TROOP 55, SHELTON - In 2021 Troop 55 will celebrate their 50th year of being sponsored by the Mens Club of the Huntington United Methodist Church. Like all good Scouts, they had a patch made up to commemorate this milestone. The patch was designed by Life Scout Tomey. If you are interested in the history of Troop 55 contact their Scoutmaster Ken McGovern.

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Dear Scouts and families,

You can’t spell Scouting without “outing”, and we are excited to invite you to a weekend of celebrating the great outdoors! Momentum: Discover, a nation-wide, virtual event hosted by the Order of the Arrow will take place April 23rd-24th. Momentum: Discover will bring us back to our roots and help us re-discover the joy of camping! The event will feature more than a dozen hours of live, original content focused on the outdoors. Competitions with the national officers of the Order of the Arrow, training sessions, and special guests are just a sample of the many activities to participate in over the weekend! All Scouts are invited to take part, regardless of membership in the Order of the Arrow. More information about the event can be found at momentum.oa-bsa.org.

We hope you’ll participate in this great event. You can watch the livestream for free as a basic delegate or register as a premium delegate. Premium delegates get the full event experience in exchange for a $25 registration fee: access to the community platform, the event wide game, access to archived content, and the Momentum: Discover patch and sticker.

There’s nothing like the great outdoors and we hope you will join us for this fun event for the entire family. Visit momentum.oa-bsa.org to learn more and register for Momentum: Discover!

Yours in Scouting,

Paugassett Lodge Leadership

If you have not handed in your paperwork or are still working on your program, please be sure to send your application as well as the fee into the Office of Education Evangelization and Catechesis (OEEC) by May 1, 2021.

Scouts and their parents expect all Boy Scouts of America activities to be conducted safely. To ensure the safety of participants, the Boy Scouts of America expects leaders to use the four points of SAFE when delivering the Scouting program.

Friday Night, April 9, 2021 beginning at 7:00 PM, all youth and adults can test their knowledge of Scouting and see who is better.

In February we ran our first Are You Smarter than..., and a Scout won the night over the adults. Everyone participating had a great time, so the Activities Committee will be bringing the event back for Round 2.

What changes will be made? There will be 4 games of ten question instead of one long game, more chances for participants to show who is smarter.

What is Wood Badge? Wood Badge focuses on preparing adult leaders to deliver the mission of Scouting.

As you may have heard the State of Connecticut will let us begin planning for summer camp on April 2. In order to have a fun and safe summer camp we need to prepare the Edmund D. Strang Scout Reservation for 2021 activity.

April 17 will be our first Preparation Day. What does that mean? What happened to calling them workdays?

We have used the term "workday" for a long time, and we all know what this means. We will work hard to get camp PREPARED by cleaning it, improving the camp facilities, and preparing OUR camp for the upcoming summer after its long hibernation.

There are two other Prep Days scheduled. May 8 and June 5.

DEEP ANNOUNCES 2021 - 'SKY'S THE LIMIT HIKING CHALLENGE - Explore Bridges, Footbridges & Boardwalks on 20 Trails Within Various State Parks and Forests. As the warm weather returns to Connecticut, please see the following information from CT DEEP on its hiking challenge. The challenge features two of our own state parks: Black Rock and Southford Falls.

SCAVENGER HUNT IN HARTFORD - Quest for the Kids is a fun, safe, Covid-friendly, 100% outdoor event during April Break. Quest for the Kids is an app-led scavenger hunt throughout downtown Hartford, April 10 through April 24. A great opportunity for team building, and to show your support for Connecticut Children’s patients and their families, too!