(above) Boy Scouts from Central NJ, including four from Warren’s Troop 228, Michael Minieri, Buddy Steen, Danny Brociner, and Nolan Brunner, formed a new temporary USA Troop 123 as part of the US Contingent from New Jersey at the World Scout Jamboree held at the Mount Bechtel Scout Reserve in West Virginia.
Warren Boy Scout Troop 228 Summer 2019
Submitted by Gretchen Minieri
Warren Boy Scout Troop 228 kept active this summer, enjoying many backpacking and camping activities. Each summer, the troop sends a contingent to Sabattis Adventure Camp in Long Lake, New York for one week, and Winnebago Scout Reservation in Rockaway, New Jersey for one week. Thirty three scouts earned over 90 merit badges as well as enjoyed camping and outdoor recreation activities. Scouts were also able to attend other weeks at local camps to earn additional merit badges or specific instruction, such as the Backwoods Engineering Camp at Camp Somers attended by Tej Jasti and Zack Micheller. Graham Schmidt and Michael Minieri honed their leadership skills at the National Youth Leader Training Camp held in Camp Winnebago.
Additionally this year, four scouts from the troop, Michael Minieri, Nolan Brunner, Buddy Steen, and Danny Brociner, attended the World Scout Jamboree held at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia along with 40,000 scouts from around the world. Scouts shared customs and food from their countries, and spent time together ziplining, rafting, hiking, and hanging out. The event is held once every four years, and was hosted by all three North American countries.
The Boy Scouts of America operates four national high-adventure facilities, Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve in West Virginia, Florida Sea Base, Philmont Scout Ranch, and Northern Tier High Adventure Base. In April, two scouts, Danny Brociner and Buddy Steen attended Sea Base in Islamorada, Florida. There they had the opportunity to swim, snorkel, and fish among the most beautiful coral reefs in the northern hemisphere. In July, Scout Michael Minieri and his father and Troop 228 Committee Chairperson, also Michael Minieri, attended BSA’s largest national high adventure camp in Philmont, New Mexico, where they hiked over 112 miles in the high country along rugged and rocky trails.
Boy Scouts of America is open to all youth in grade 6 through 18 years of age. Anyone interested in joining our troop should email troop228warren@gmail.com.
(above) Scout Michael Minieri and his father, Troop 228 Committee Chair Michael Minieri, on their expedition at Philmont Scout Ranch.
