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Scouting for Food 2011
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| Scouts counting up food Items to be donated to the St Vincent DePaul Society. This year the Boy Scouts alone collected 895 items.
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CHECK IT OUT...
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Here is a link to the new webpage for The Summit , Bechtel Scout Reserve...  JAMBOREE 2013 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
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| Coming Soon! | | Information on upcoming events... |
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| Recent Events! | These are a few of the things we have done over the past few months. To see more, click on the year tabs or Camping tab at the top of this page! |
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Congratulations Robert!
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Congratulations Robert on Earning the Rank of Eagle Scout! | Above: Robert waiting to be called by the Eagle Board. |  
Above: photos of the crew who worked on his Eagle project.
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Court of Honor
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Our Fall Court of Honor was held Tuesday October 4th Honoring our Scouts for their achievements! |
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Pine Hill Scout Reservation
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| September 23-25 - We camped at Pine Hill Scout Reservation. It was an open weekend and boys were able to choose their activities.
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9-11 Memorial Dedication
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| Members of Troop 177 and Pack 177 attended the dedication of the 9-11 memorial in the Firemen's Commons at Chews Landing Fire Co.
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SUMMER CAMP 2011! 
This Year we went to Camp KEOWA one of the Ten Mile River Scout Camps!  
Above: the opening campfire on Crystal Lake and Brandon working on his Water Sports Merit Badge.  
Above: OA Day for Scouts and on the way to swim!  
Photos on the camp store steps  
The Arrow Thanks to Mr. Boyce for the photos! 
We have booked Site #15 (See map above)
Keep checking back for more information!
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Rafting Trip!
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 | June 17-19: We returned to Hickory Run State Park in PA and RAFTING in Jim Thorpe. Everyone had a terriffic time!
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Memorial Day  Our Scouts will marched in the Veteran's Park Parade and memorial ceremony to honor those who gave all in service to our country. We will also provided a Color Guard for Mass at Our Lady of Hope Parish that morning.
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| | Saturday May 28th: Millville Airshow |
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Our lady of Hope Annual Festival Thanks to all the scouts who helped with the trash collection during the festival (Thursday - Saturday) and the pick-up on Sunday! Your help is greatly appreciated!
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Thanks! | | Our Annual Ice Cream Social Was a great success!!
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Easter Vigil Fire
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Our Charter organization, Our Lady of Hope Parish, was very happy with the Easter fire. Fr Nick thanked the Scouts for their efforts at the end of the Vigil Mass. Job Well Done!
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Rifle Range Weekend
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Camp Roosevelt was fun! Everyone had a great time dispite the rain storm! The day on the rifle range was great. We reviewed safety and then target shot all day!
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Court of Honor
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February 22 was our Winter Court of Honor. We will installed the new youth leaders and presented awards and ranks earned over the winter.
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Game Night and Scout Sunday
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 February 5th - 6th: Was Game night! Pizza and the most incredible wings EVER! Scrapple Tots were a success! (even Jim Kirk loves them!) The RC vehicles were cool! Our Cubs and other guests all had a great time! In the morning, the Troop attended Mass at our Charter Organization Our Lady of Hope Parish.
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Return to MASR!
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 | | January 7-9: We went cabin camping at Camp Somers Mount Allamuchy Scout Reservation in Stanhope NJ. We had along Webelos from Pack 177. The trip will included hiking, basic Scout skills, a flag retirement and lots of sledding! |
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Christmas Party and Yankee Swap
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As always, a great time. Merry Christmas to all! | |
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Cosmic Bowling!
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 | Great night of bowling! Everyone had a lot of fun! |
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Eric's Eagle Scout Project
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 Day Three of Eric's Eagle Scout Project... | We will began construction on the bridge and spread the wood chips for errosion control. |
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UPDATE: Eagle Scout Project
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Day Two of Eric's Eagle Scout Project is Done! | The area around the pond is cleared, the bridge footings are in, and the debris is all chipped! Check out all the new pictures ... | The next day will be scheduled soon! | 
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Eric's Eagle Scout Project - Day 1
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| November 20th, Eric began his Eagle Scout project to clear the pond and build a bridge. The photo on the left is a before shot of the area. | By the end of the day the pond was uncovered. A portion of the crew that helped is pictured to the right. Future dates for the completion of the project will be posted soon! | 
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Camping at Rodney Scout Reservation and Tour of the US Naval Academy!
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| Our November 12-14 to Camp Rodney with a day trip to the US Naval Academy was excellent! We stayed in a wood stove heated bunkhouse and toured the Naval Academy on Saturday. | | 
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Scouting For Food!
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| Wow What a great response! This year our Troop collected more food than ever before... 1,151 items! The food was given to the Our Lady of Hope St Vincent DePaul Society who will use it to provide holiday meals for local families in need. Thanks Scouts for all of your hard work! |
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10 - 1 - 10 White Horse District Centennial Camporee! On the waterfront in Camden...  Our Troop, Crew, and Pack participated in the District Centenial Camporee. This event was the premier Scouting 100th Anniversary Celebration event in all of New Jersey. It utilized the many waterfront attractions, demonstrations by various law enforcement and safety agencies, entertainment, as well as hands-on activities for Scouts of all ages. We camped at Campbell's Field for two nights. (we are the straight line of green tents in left field) 
Some of the boys hiked across the Ben Franklin Bridge to visit the Constitution center and work on their Citizenship in the Nation merit badge. 
There where emergency vehicles of alltypes a fire boat, helocopters, fire trucks, ambulances, police cars. 
Everyone had a great time!
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 Fall Court of Honor 
We held our Fall Court of Honor. Family and friends helped the boys celibrate their accomplishments! Many boys earned merit badges and new ranks. Congratulations to ALL!
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August Extravaganza!
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AUGUST 20-22... Our August event was a combonation of many of our favorite things. We had a Summer Game night! We learned all about our new tents (including setting them up)  Everyone had a great time!
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County Freeholder's Meeting
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 Our Troop was invited to lead the Pledge of Allegiance opening the County Freehloder’s meeting on Thursday August 19th. The boys did a great job! 
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A Shining Light Across America
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Happy Birthday BSA!!! The 2010 National Scout Jamboree was INCREDABLE! | | Several people from our Troop participated in the Jamboree this year. We had boys in the Council Contingent, an adult on staff, and several others who made day visits. The Jamboree was a terrific oppertunity for all of us to celibrate the Scouting spirit and the birthday of the movement in the US. Those who had the oppertunity to go met many new friends from arround the country and the globe. They experienced many new things and will take with them memories that will last a lifetime. | Did you miss the Jamboree, but want to see the Show? Click here to view the show...  | 
From the first raising of the Flags at the main flagpoles the 2010 Jamboree was an increadable experience. | 
More than 37,000 Scouts gather to see the first Arena show. | 
On the way to the show. | 
The Golden Knights drop in. | 
Regional Stages had shows every night. | 
Kwahadi Dancers. | 
Setting the CPR single day training record! | It is balloon! | 
Having fun waiting for the show to start. | 
A shining moment | 
Sunday Morning Mass with thousands in attendence. There were also services for many other faiths. | 
Even Scoutmasters sometimes get latrine duty! | There where so many other things to see and do. For more info, check out The official 2010 Jamboree page. | The next National Scout Jamboree will be held in 2013 at: The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in West Virgina! Begin your planning NOW to be there! |
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Summer Camp 2010 Was GREAT!!! Camp Somers at the Mount Allamuchy Scout Reservation,Stanhope, NJ |
(Click on the logo for more camp info) | | The Lake and Aquatics (including the giant climbing "Iceburg" | | Opening Campfire | | Monday Colors | | ATV Program! Camp Somers is one of only three camps in the country running a pilot program on ATV operation. Seven of our boys were the first at this camp to take the program. When they arrived on Sunday, they learned proper safety and operation. On Monday evening they took a trail ride for several hours! More later this week! | | Eric represented our Troop in the Camp's Firewatch program. He was taken across the lake to a site where scouts from each troop in camp shared stories and heard history from the camp staff and each other. In the morning they rowed across the lake to rejoin the troop for breakfast. Eric shared our troop's campfire ashes with the other scouts. | Wednesday morning our Troop supplied the color guard for the camp. We aere also honored to fly our Troop flag all day over the parade grounds. | Boys enjoying a meal. | Brandon, Alex, and Robert took COPE this week. Here they are on the high course. | | Somone finaly saw the local bear today. Billy saw it near our site and a Staff member chased it back into the woods.
So far the bugs have been more anoying than the bear :)
| Mr. Carey brought us a CARE package of Water Ice on Thursday night. | Mr Foley wins the prize for the smallest Large Mouth Bass of the week!
We all had a great week! |
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| OUR NEW TENTS ARE HERE!!! | | In June, we recieved the shipment of 8 new Timberline 4 tents! These are 4 man 3+ season tents that should serve out Troop for a long time. |
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Rafting Trip
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Rafting the Lehigh River! | 
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| On our June trip We rafted the Lehigh River near Jim Thorpe, PA. We tent camped at Hickory Run State park. The Rafting was great! The riverguides at Pocono Whitewater were excelent! they taught us proper safety for rafting and made sure each raft had a good time! The State Park was beautiful. The wildlife at the camp was spectacular (especialy the fawn that visited our campsite at breakfast). We didn't see any bear but we did learn and practice bear safety ("smellables" and the "Bearmuda" Triangle). Everyone agreed we need to do this again! |
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Flag Retirement at American Legion Post 281
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Scouts and Cubs from our Troop and Pack participated in the Flag retirement at American Legion Post 281. |  | | | As Americans the flag of our nation holds a special place of honor and respect. As Scouts we take an oath to "do our duty to God and our Country". This includes learning and demonstrating proper respect for this emblem. The Scouts and Cubs of Troop and Pack 177 would like to thank the veterans of American Legion Post 281 for their service and the opportunity to participate in this flag retirment ceremony. | Scouts and Cubs carry flags to be retired | | | Click here for: More information on flag laws Where to dispose of a worn flag |
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 TYLT - Troop Youth Leadership Training Sunday June 6th, our new youth leaders recieved training in their positions. SPL, ASPL, and PLs learned about their roles We discussed topics like The mission vision and values of Scouting, teamwork, organization, conflict resolution, and inclusivness. These will provide our youth leaders with the tools they need to be successful leaders.
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Sunset Parade
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Our Troop participated in the May 30th Sunset Parade at the Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May. Sunset Parades are colorful, inspiring military ceremonies featuring the Recruit Band, Drill Team, marching troops, cannon fire, and a low level fly over by a CG helicopter. We will also had a tour of the Training Center and TRACEN company commanders gave us a mini-boot camp training session that will included military drill. It was a great day!  Thank You to all of the men and women who are serving or have served this country we all love.
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Memorial Day Our Scouts marched in the Veteran's Park Parade and memorial ceremony to honor those who gave all in service to our country. We also provided a Color Guard for Mass at Our Lady of Hope Parish erlier in the day.
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Our lady of Hope First Annual Festival Thanks to all Scouts Who helped with the trash collection during the festival, and all the Scouts and families who helped with the pick-up on Sunday! Great Job!!!
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Annual Troop 177 Ice Cream Social
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Thank You! | | What a terrific night!!! | The Annual Troop 177 Ice Cream Social & Silent Auction was an incredible event! We had the biggest turnout ever! Thanks to all who helped! special thanks to Mrs. Louie and Mrs. Skelly! |
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French Creek Camping
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April 16-18 - We went tent camping in French Creek State Park (PA). We arrived to a rainy set-up on Friday. Saturday was dry but the weather shifted back and forth between sunny & warm and windy & grey. We took a great hike arround Scott's Run Lake. Some boys went fishing (no luck)and some played catch. We all setteled in to a great dinner and an excellent campfire.
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Easter Vigil Fire
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Scouts stand by as the procession approches... Thank You to all who helped to make the Easter Vigil fire a great success! As is our tradition, Our Troop will started and tended the Easter Vigil fire at St Agnes. Boy Scouts, Venture Scouts (Crew 177) and parents gathered wood, tended and extinguished the Easter fire. They also helped assemble stools for Holy Thursday mass.
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Ressica Falls Rocked!
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March 26-28 Camping in the Unami Lodge at Ressica Falls was one of the best trips yet. We went Hiking, playing football, shot on the rifle range, had a campfire, and played jailbreak!
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There are many other events to see... Click on a year tab at the top of this page OR Click on the Photos page for even more!
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Donate?
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Please make a donation to our Troop. We accept secure donations online through PayPal! 
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Troop 177 would like to welcome you to our website...
 Our troop is committed to empowering boys to be leaders.
Under the supervision of our leaders and with the support of our parents, and Our Lady of Hope Parish (our Charter organization) the boys of our Troop set the schedule for our year-round program and learn to be leaders while having fun and making friends. We are guided in this purpose by the Scout Oath and Law.
Interested in Scouting?
Would you like to hike through the woods, hang-out around a campfire you helped start, sleep in a tent you pitched, eat food you cooked, and do it all with your friends?
 Our troop meets every Tuesday at 7:30pm in the Our Lady of Hope Parish Center located at the St Agnes Church Campus, 701 Little Gloucester Rd in Blackwood, NJ. Click here for a map =>  Please feel free to stop by during any of our meetings or contact the Scout Master, Deacon Bob Foley at (609)970-5001
 We are proud of our Association with Venture Crew 177 - Young Men and Women 14-20 seeking faith and adventure in our world. Visit www.crew177.com
Troop 177 - Campfire Ashes
 Click here to read about our Troop's campfire ashes tradition...
Scout Vesper Tune: "Tannenbaum" Softly falls the light of day,
While our campfire fades away.
Silently each scout should ask:
"Have I done my daily task?
Have I kept my honor bright?
Can I guiltless sleep tonight?
Have I done and have I dared
Everything to be prepared.?"
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