- Next Meeting – November 17 – School Hall
- Troop 965 in the News!
- 2026 Scout Dues Information – IMPORTANT!
- Upcoming Dates
– Next Troop Meeting – Monday, November 17 – School Hall – 7:00-9:00 PM
We will be working on individual advancement.
Class A uniforms – please!
– Troop 965 in the News!
Troop 965 earned two shout-outs in the last week for the Kasper Memorial Update and the annual Sock Drive.
The Edison Park Neighbors monthly magazine featured the repair of the Greg Kasper Memorial as its cover story in the November issue. It’s a nice article and great PR for the Troop. The magazine is sent to every home in Edison Park. Assistant Scoutmaster Mike Reese spent a lot of time talking with the reporter and it showed in the article and pictures in the magazine. If you live in Edison Park and receive the magazine bring it to the next Troop meeting to get Mr. Reese’s autograph!
A more subtle, but no less important, shout-out came from the National Catholic Committee on Scouting. Their November newsletter featured our annual Sock Drive as an example of a Scout Troop that should be emulated for its commitment to community service.
We are a Troop that lives out the values of service to the community and helping those in need. These are two examples of our Catholic faith and the core values of Scouting in action.
– 2026 Scout Dues are Due by December 15!
The Troop will start collecting dues for the 2026 Scouting year now through December 15, 2025. You may have received an email from Scouting America informing you that Your Scouting Membership is up for Renewal. DO NOT USE THE LINK IN THAT EMAIL TO PAY YOUR DUES!
We need you to make your payment to the Troop so that we can coordinate funds going to the Council and funds that stay in the Troop.
The cost of dues for 2026 is as follows:
Scouts – $150.00 – Most of this goes to Scouting America and the remainder stays in the Troop to fund our activities. Included in this is a subscription to Scouting Life magazine.
Adults – $100.00 – Most of this goes to the BSA and the remainder stays in the Troop.
New This Year! Pay your dues online to the Troop by Credit Card or ACH transfer from your bank account. We have partnered with the St. Juliana Parish GiveCentral service to accept online payments. Go to the Troop GiveCentral web page at:www.givecentral.org/scouts965 or use the QR Code.
You do not need a GiveCentral account to use this service. Simply fill in the primary information, scroll down to check the box in either Youth Membership, Adult Membership or Adult Membership with Scout Life. Then enter the number of members you are paying for. You can pay for one or more members. The total cost will then be calculated. Scroll down to enter your payment information – either Credit Card or Bank Account. Select the “Preview Total” button and follow directions to complete your payment.
You can setup a GiveCentral account by saving your profile and creating a username and password.
If you already have a GiveCentral account, click the link above the Primary Information section to login to your account. Your information will be auto filled on the page.
Again, please do not pay your dues to Scouting America.
– Upcoming Dates
The Troop schedule for the next few months is set to be fun and busy. Here are the key dates:
- Edison Park Turkey Trot Set-Up – Thanksgiving morning – Thursday, November 27 – 8:00 AM
- St. Juliana Creche Setup – Saturday, November 29 – 9:00-10:00 AM
- Cantigny Park and First Division Museum Outing – Saturday, December 6
- St. Juliana Living Nativity – Thursday, December 18 – 5:00-8:00 PM
- Troop Christmas Party – Monday, December 22 – At the Regular Troop Meeting
- January Cabin Camping Weekend – January 9-11 – BSA Camp Betz
- 2026 Sock Drive – Saturday-Sunday – January 31-February 1
- February Cabin Camping Weekend – February 20-22 – BSA Camp Oh-Da-Ko-Ta
Have a good weekend!
Mr. Pelrine
Scoutmaster, Troop 965
Scoutmaster, Troop 965