The annual Golden Ladle Cooking Competition will take place May 15-17 at the Hudson Valley Trust site. Scouts will be forming groups of no more than 4 and cooking 3 meals for judging (sign-up your team on Band).  Each scout should come to the planning meeting prepared with ideas/recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner to discuss with their group (no hamburgers or hotdogs.) At least one meal must be cooked over a campfire. See attached rules, same as last year. Cost is expected to be up to $25 per person.

Attention all Star ranked Scouts:  

To earn the rank of Life Scout you need to teach a skill (requirement 6).

Contact Mr. Lalak by email by May 5th to participate.  (Always include another adult, typically your parent in all emails) 

If your scout plans to go to Summer Camp (August 2-7), payment in full is due before the May 1 deadline to avoid a $15 late fee. Contact Blaine Robinson to arrange for payment to the troop.

Troop 1 now has an online store for Class B apparel. https://carmel-troop-1-2026.itemorder.com/ The store will close on Thursday April 30. The orders will be prepared after the store closes, and the Troop will distribute the orders when complete. This will be the only Class B apparel order prior to summer camp. Youth and adult sizes are available for order. The adult women's style long and short sleeve tees are only available in the Dri-Fit material. For the 50/50 Cotton please order the unisex style. There are also 2 color options, the usual green fabric and also a grey fabric with forest green logo. Please note, the existing green will remain the only official Class B for the troop. The grey is an option to buy if you want an extra item for activities when the green Class B isn't specified. There is also a draw-string bag available.

If your scout plans to go to Summer Camp (August 2-7) and you wish to receive the early-bird rate ($585), provide $100 deposit and merit badge choices anytime before March 27 to Blaine Robinson (via text or email: blainerobinson76@yahoo.com). Some programs and merits are an additional cost. Payment in full will be due before the May 1 deadline. The slides from the summer camp informational meeting, merit badge schedule and extra information about Trail to Eagle week are attached.

Troop 1 will be marching in the Northern Westchester-Putnam St. Patrick's Day Parade. Step off is 2:00pm. We will line up at the Joseph Smith Parking Lot at 692 Route 6, Mahopac, NY 10541. There will be a shuttle running from in front of the Dunkin Donuts at Lake Plaza Shopping Center to Croton Falls Road on Route 6 from 11:30-1:15pm. Road closures begin at 1pm. Note: the wait for the shuttles is often long. Any questions, please reach out to Matt Steinberg by text or on Band.