Somers Troop 228

Midnight Run 2011

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:09:00 +0000

Saturday, April 23rd 2011 is our 2nd Annual Midnight Run.

This event is organized in conjunction with the First presbyterian Church in Katonah, NY under the direction of Mr. bart Tyler. Mr. Tyler has been running the Midnight Runs to feed the homeless for over 25 years.

Each Midnight Run distributes about 150 brown bag meals, each bags contains a hefty sanwhich of ham, cheese, turkey, or tuna (for vegitarian meals, just cheese is fin), a bottle of water, a piece of fruit, and a hard boiled egg.

Families who would like to help make and donate lunches, might consider colored eggs, it would be a nice touch - our run is the eve before Easter. Interested volunteers should contact Mrs. Hurson or Mrs. Muir. Email webmaster@somerstroop228.com if ou need their contact information.

Preparation eve, (6:00pm at the Amawalk Firehouse) the Scouts will also prepare a vat of chicken soup (50 gallons). The soup is rich with 10lbs of carrots, 10lbs of onions, three cooked shredded chickens, 10lbs of celery. All food is washed, cut, and prepared by the Scouts with adult supervision,

The homeless we met last year requested sleeping bags and backpacks, if you have any you no longer use, please consider donating them.

The scouts sort the donated clothes, coats, and shoes by size, load the church van and head out around 10:30pm, then return around 2:00am.

The van always returns empty and the Scouts are filled with energy as they tell stories of the great gratitude from the recipients. The homeless often share their stories with the Scouts while they are served soup and coffee.

This is truly an enlightening experience for all who participate.

Once agin, interested volunteers should contact Mrs. Hurson or Mrs. Muir.

Troop 228 Sends U.S. Military Care Packages

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:59:00 +0000

Thank you to all the parents and Scouts who contributed to our U.S. Military Troop care packages for our soldiers in Afghanistan. We hope to continue sending packages as long as our soldiers are at war. Whenever goods for packages are being collected, the announcement will be in a weekly email from the Senior Patrol Leader (SPL) - which for Spring 2011, is Austin Muir.

Eagle Scout Update

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:47:00 +0000

Congradulations to all our new Eagle Scouts:

Fall 2010 -- Harrison Meyer, Nick Hershfield, Michael Alfonzetti

Spring 2011 -- James Graff

We are extremely proud of these young men and of all the Scouts who volunteered to help make their Eagle Scout projects a success! Watch for emails for requests to volunteer to help out on projects for our next set of Eagle Scouts. One day you to will be one of our Eagle Scouts!

Community Services

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 20:03:00 +0000

An important role a Scout serves is contributing to the community. Somers Troop 228 Scouts have recently completed service projects and we commended them for their work.

Recent Projects:

Cleaning up the historic graveyard on Route 118 by Kogel Park.

Trail maintenance at Reis Park, Saturday, April 2nd, 2011.

The Troop thanks Mr. Zattola, our Community Service Director, for coordinating these efforts.