WelcomeTroop 19

Sponsored by: Welcome to Troop 19 Pilgrim Congregational Church 4 Watson St. Nashua, NH Scout Law: Adventure is Waiting, Build Yours A Scout is The experience you are about to embark upon with Troop 19 has the potential to be one of the most memorable, rewarding experiences of  Trustworthy your lifetime.  Loyal  Helpful Troop 19 has a dynamic program with a very wide variety of activities that has  Friendly something for everyone. The troop has a campout almost every month of the  Courteous year. One month the troop may be rock climbing and rappelling; another  Kind month they may be rafting or canoeing; on other campouts the focus may be  Obedient on basic Scout skills such as first aid, orienteering, cooking, or fire building.  Cheerful  Thrifty Frequently our program also includes, at some point in the year, activities  Brave focused on shooting sports, wilderness survival, backpacking, hiking, and  Clean leadership development. The activities on the schedule each year depend on  Reverent what the boys decide to include in their program. Join Us: Troop 19 offers you the best program and the best leaders in giving your son an opportunity to be surrounded by friends and leaders who share your Weekly Meetings: values. Pilgrim Church Why Troop 19 ? 4 Watson St. o Accomplished Scoutmaster with thirty-five years of experience Nashua, NH o Qualified and trained Assistant Scoutmasters to mentor youth Tuesdays: 7- 9 pm o Youth led troop in which the Scouts plan and execute the program o Achieved BSA’s quality award for the past 40 consecutive years Contact the o Earned the BSA National Camping Award for the past 20 years Scoutmaster: o District Klondike Derby Champions! o 60+ Eagle Scouts [email protected] o Monthly Outings throughout New England o High Adventure Program including Western US National Parks P: 603-598-7084 o Affordable – Scouts have demonstrated earning their own way o Ample supply of tents and cooking equipment Visit the Web: o Available “recycled” uniforms and camping equipment o Trained youth leaders (TLT, Camp Bell NYLT, and Philmont) www.troop19.org o Continuous stability and a proven success record based on lessons learned

Troop 19 BSA A Successful Foundation of Trained Leaders Hiking and The success of Troop 19 is its adult understanding of Scouting’s aims Backpacking leadership. The commitment, and methods to effectively advise encouragement and support the youth. Combined with the support Whitewater Rafting adult leaders provide in giving of numerous trained assistants, guidance to every Scout is the Troop 19 is the premier Scout Troop 19 – 60+ underlying foundation at Troop 19. troop in the area. Eagle Scouts and Mr. Greg Anthony has been the troop’s Scoutmaster for the past 25+ going strong… years and has amassed a proficient Troop 19’s Vision for Your Son v Troop 19 will prepare our youth Our program is a “curriculum for members to become responsible, life”. We focus on: participating citizens and leaders who are guided by the Scout Oath o Ethics and Values and Law. o Service to the Community We will accomplish this by providing a dynamic and robust o Adventure youth led program overseen by trained Scout Leaders. o Fun and Fellowship o Leadership o Accountability o Learning Over 90% of our members are involved in activities outside of Scouting Each Scout is encouraged to Finally, and perhaps most participate in the program as much importantly, Scouting promotes as he wants to. Everyone gets to activities that lead to personal play—no one is “cut” from the team responsibility and high self- or sits on the bench. esteem. As a result, when hard decisions have to be made, peer While various activities and youth pressure can be resisted and the groups teach basic skills and right choices can be made. Our promote teamwork, Scouting goes activities include: beyond that and encourages youth to achieve a deeper appreciation for o Camping service to others in their community. o Swimming Scouting provides youth with a sense that they are important as o Snowboarding and Skiing individuals. It is communicated to o Rock Climbing them that those in the Scouting o Rafting family care about what happens to them, regardless of whether a game o Backpacking is won or lost. o Cycling o Sailing o Canoeing o Horseback Riding o Motor Boating