Troop 23 Attends Summer Camp
Submitted by Daniel Bernier
Boy Scout Troop 23, which is sponsored by St. Genevieve’s Church of Elizabeth, recently held their annual summer camp at Winnebago Scout Reservation in Rockaway, NJ. Thirteen Scouts and five adult leaders spent a week in their traditional Delaware campsite, where they were visited by various wildlife, including a young black bear.
The Scouts learned outdoor skills and worked on merit badges in swimming, cooking, environmental science, geocaching, first aid, leatherwork, welding, engineering and electronics, to name a few.
Troop 23 had the second-highest score in the Christmas in July-themed campwide event. They scored highest among all of the troops in camp for the Cleanest Campsite Award. And they took home a ribbon and watermelon prize for winning the Water Carnival.
Troop 23 is celebrating its 60th Anniversary this year, and several troop alumni visited during summer camp to reminisce about their years in Scouting.
Cub Scouting provides activities and training for boys in the first through fifth grades. Boy Scouting is for boys who are at least 11 years old or graduated from the fifth grade. New members are welcome at any time, all year round.
Cub Scout Pack 23 and Boy Scout Troop 23 have served the youth of St. Genevieve’s parish and the surrounding area for six decades. These units have earned hundreds of awards on the local and national level, have produced 77 Eagle Scouts, and have leaders who are well-known and widely respected by other Scout leaders across the country.
For more details, please contact Dan Bernier, Scoutmaster, at 908-451-1948 or homeinthepark1@comcast.net.
