Troop 132

Dear Scouts,

As we wrap up the old year, and celebrate a successful 2022, I want to remind scouts and parents alike that we will start the new year with our annual Christmas Tree Pickup next Saturday, January 7, 2023. This is a required event, and we really need everyone's participation! We are very grateful for the excellent response to our call for volunteers!

We will have a Christmas Tree Pickup Training session at this week's Troop meeting (January 3), as well as an online training for adult volunteers during the week (details and invite to follow), so we can get started first thing Saturday morning. It's a long day of hard work, but it's also good fun, and I think you will all feel a great sense of accomplishment at day's end.

And one final reminder to register to have your own tree picked up - registration closes Monday evening!

As you make your plans for the new year, don't forget to do you good turn daily.

Yours in Scouting,
Mr. Duggan

Dear Scouts,

This week we will celebrate the season with our annual Troop Holiday Party, which is usually a lot of fun. Don't forget to bring a wrapped present (less than $20) for the scouts Yankee Swap. 

And in the spirit of service that is so important to our troop, I am also asking you to bring new or gently used coats for the Troop's Coat Drive. You can collect from your neighbors as well as cleaning out coats that no longer fit you. Thanks to Grady for arranging the drive, and to all who are participating. 

Finally, we are reminding scouts and parents alike that we need everyone's participation in the Christmas Tree Pickup on January 7, 2023. Signups for all our troop volunteers are below. 

I am really grateful for the great year we have had as a troop! I wish you and your families a Merry Christmas! a Happy Hanukkah! and a Joyous New Year!

And this holiday season, don't forget to do you good turn daily.

Yours in Scouting,
Mr. Duggan

Dear Scouts,

I have just arrived back from the self-proclaimed cobot capital of the work, Odense Denmark. Cobots are collaborative robots that work more closely with humans and don’t follow lines on the floor or belong in cages and can be trained to do manual tasks easily like picking and placing parts, or fetching equipment. They can even milk a cow. This city in Denmark has many young companies and a couple universities that are focused in this area. The company that I work for has two companies in Odense and I’m helping with the automation of a new production line for a larger scale robot. Almost, but not exactly like cobots building cobots.

Sorry to miss the shooting sports weekend last week, but heard how successful that was. Thank you to SPL Matt and his father and lead honcho, Mr. Belmont, and of course, Mr. O’Leary at the Leominster Sportsman’s association for planning and hosting us.

Today, Saturday we celebrate the accomplishments of two scouts who have earned the Eagle rank, Christian Perrotta and Lucas Herrero. I strongly encourage all scouts at all ranks to support them. Both Christian and Lucas started at scout rank, and through persistence, hard work and support have achieved this goal.

They are good scouts and we are lucky to have such scouts in our troop. Come celebrate their journey.

Do you good turn daily.

Yours in Scouting,
Mr. Duggan