Troop 62

Hockanum River District
Connecticut Rivers Council
South Windsor, Connecticut

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This page updated 9/17/2017
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Welcome

Welcome to Boy Scout Troop 62 — scouting for 80 great years!

Our troop welcomes all boys, ages 11-17, who want to follow the Eagle Trail. Boys can join Scouting at any time, regardless of their background or experience.

If you're interested in the Scouting program, please feel free to come to our meetings, contact one of our Adult Leaders, or check our FAQ Page.

Meetings - We meet 7:15 - 9:00 p.m. every Thursday that school is in session, at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 109 Sand Hill Road, South Windsor

Special Announcements

Welcome back to another great year of scouting with Troop 62 !!!

Upcoming Events
  • September 21 - No Troop Meeting
  • September 22-24 - Campout to Nickerson State Park in Cape Cod, MA, with Ziplining
  • September 28 - Fall Court of Honor - 6:00-9:00 pm - St. Peters
  • October 05 - Troop Meeting with Webelos! - 7:15-9:00 pm - St. Peters
  • October 12 - Troop Meeting - 7:15-9:00 pm - St. Peters
  • October 14 - Flapjack Fundraiser - 8:00-10:00 am - St. Peters
  • October 19 - No Troop Meeting
  • October 20-22 - Campout to Chamberlain Campground with Webelos
  • October 26 - Troop Meeting - 7:15-9:00 pm - St. Peters

*** Regular troop meetings (7:15pm) will be held at St. Peters. ***
  • September Campout to Nickerson State Park, Cape Cod, MA - September 22-24

    The troop will travel to Cape Cod in September to camp at Nickerson State Park in Brewster, MA, September 22-24. The main activity will be ziplining at the Sandwich Adventure Park, with Patrol Cooking. Registration due by Thursday, September 14. Please see the FLYER for additional details. All Adventure Park participants MUST sign the waiver.

    Please watch your email account for an email from The Adventure Park at Heritage. This email contains the waiver information that has to be filled out prior to going on the September trip to be able to participate at the Adventure Park. All waivers need to be signed online by Thursday Sept 21st. If your scout signed up already, the email is on the way. For those signing up this week, keep a lookout for an email from the Adventure Park. If you do not receive the email by Tuesday April 19, please FYI to Debbie Smith at hdsjy5@cox.net or text/call 860-978-6064. There are no hard copies of waivers, all are completed electronically and your scout will not be able to participate without a signed waiver. Thank you for your help with this task.

  • Fall Court of Honor - September 28

    This special evening will include the presentation of earned badges, rank advancement, awards and will be a fun night for scouts and their families. Proper dress for scouts is the Boy Scout dress shirt including badge sash, neckerchief and khaki, scout or other acceptable pants (please, no jeans). Special awards may be worn on this occasion. Please see the FLYER for additional details.

  • Flapjack Fundraiser - October 14 - St. Peter's Church

    The annual breakfast, this year, will be held at the St. Peter's Church at 99 Sand Hill Road. Each scout gets 5 numbered tickets to sell. Tickets are $6.00 each. Everyone eating needs a ticket, including scouts and volunteers. More tickets are available, if needed.Please spread the word. It's a fun event for a great cause. 100% of profits go to assist children in need for the holidays and for a Troop Campership fund. Thanks for supporting the breakfast. Please see the FLYER and INSTRUCTIONS for additional details.

  • Annual Registration

    We will be collecting the annual registration fee of $100.00 at the Court of Honor meeting, in addition to the prior meetings. Our goal is to collect this early in the year from all scouts. Please remember to make your check payable to Troop 62 and mark 'Registration Fee' in the memo area. If you need a special financial arrangement, see Ray Alwang.


    • Next PLC: Wednesday, October 04 at 7pm - Wylie House

    Next Trip: 9/22-24 - Nickerson SP, Cape Cod, MA - FLYER

    Adult Leaders

    Brian Wylie.............. Scoutmaster............................................................. Scoutmaster@troop62sw.org
    Malay Chokshi....... Troop Committee Chair..................................... CommitteeChair@troop62sw.org
    Rick Holmes............ Advancement Chair........................................... Advancement@troop62sw.org
    Malay Chokshi.......... Web Coordinator................................................ Webmaster@troop62sw.org

    Adult Leader News

    • BSA Youth Protection Training Available Online

      The BSA National Council has made Youth Protection Training available online. Completion of this training is essentially required for all adult leaders, since National and Local BSA tour (travel) permits will soon require that at least one adult leader on each trip have this training. This is a comprehensive, high-quality training seminar, dealing with a difficult subject in a professional manner. All adult leaders are required to take this training. At the completion of the online training...
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