2025-12-14 This Week: Troop Meeting, Elections, 2026 Calendar, Seabase 2027 – One month Look Ahead

Troop 131,

I hope you had a good weekend and enjoyed our dusting of snow last night.  I am sorry that I missed the meeting on Monday, I was in the early stages of a cold and needed to stay home.  This Monday will be our last meeting before winter break and a few weeks off.

TROOP MEETING – 7:30 PM – NO PLC

We will have a Troop meeting at 7:30PM this Monday at Immanuel Church on the Hill!  The meeting will focus on first aid and cold weather preparedness!  Given the camping trips coming up, preparing for cold weather camping is well timed!

The schedule calls for a PLC but since I have not had a chance to meet with our new leadership group, we will cancel it for this month.

2026 DRAFT CALENDAR

For your planning purposes, see attached Draft calendar for the new year.  We have a lot of good trips coming in the winter/spring, including our annual fishing trip and a repeat of last year’s shooting trip!

As always, this calendar is a work in progress and we are constantly adjusting!

SEABASE 2027

See note from Mr. Grocki concerning the planning for high adventure in summer of 2027.  Unfortunately, it must start 18 months out.  If you are interested in attending, please fill out the interest form below.

For more information, see link below:

https://seabaseha.org/

All,

It’s hard to believe that we’re not even halfway through Philmont prep and we already need to start planning a high adventure for 2027.  We’re considering going back to Sea Base again after a successful trip this summer.  If you are interested, please fill out the form at the link below by the end of December.  Registration opens on January 15th and we’ll need to act early to have all the options available to us.  At this point I’m looking to determine:

1. If we have enough interest for 1 or 2 crews.
2. What program(s) we should choose based on interest – sailing, scuba, or both.
3. How many interested adults we have to support multiple crews.

I’m assuming that we’ll focus on the FL locations rather than USVI or Bermuda to make logistics easier.

Please reach out directly with any questions.

https://forms.gle/86CaXvk343knaiWR9

Thanks,

Chris Grocki

Outings Coordinator

Boy Scout Troop 131

SCHEDULE: One Month(ish) Look Ahead

Monday, December 15^th – Troop Meeting – 7:30 PM – Immanuel Church on the Hill

Monday, December 22^nd – No Troop Meeting – Winter Break

Monday, December 29^th – No Troop Meeting – Winter Break

2026

Monday, January 5^th – Troop Meeting – 7:30 PM – Immanuel Church on the Hill

Saturday, January 10^th – Troop ILST Training – 9:000 AM – Immanuel Church on the Hill (tentative)

Saturday, January 10^th – David Lloyd Eagle Court of Honor 2:00 PM – Immanuel Church on the Hill (tentative)

Monday, January 12^th – Troop Meeting – 7:30 PM (PLC- 6:45) (BoR)- Immanuel Church on the Hill

Monday, January 19^th – No Troop Meeting – Federal Holiday – MLK Birthday

Friday, January 24^th – 25^th – Winter Camping – Backpacking – Linden/Whisky Hollow

Monday, January 26^th – Troop Meeting – 7:30 PM (ACPS – No School)- Immanuel Church on the Hill

Monday, February 2^nd – Troop Meeting – 7:30 PM – Immanuel Church on the Hill

Sunday, February 8^th – Scout Sunday – Immanuel Chapel (At the Seminary)

Monday, February 9^th – Troop Meeting – 7:30 PM (PLC- 6:45) (BoR)- Immanuel Church on the Hill

Monday, February 16^th – No Troop Meeting – Federal Holiday – Presidents Day

Friday, Feb. 20^th – 22^nd – Winter Cabin Camping – Orienteering and Hiking – Prince William Forest

Saturday, February 21^st – University of Scouting – Hayfield Secondary School

Monday, February 23^rd – Troop Meeting – 7:30 PM – Immanuel Church on the Hill