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2019 Troop Calendar

January
 3 Troop meeting
 10 Troop Meeting
 19 Klondike Derby
 24 Meeting
 31 Board of Review

February
 7 Family Dinner at Katonah Presb. Church-6:30 PM
 14 Troop Meeting
19 Boy Scout Sunday- Boys Wear Uniforms to Church
 21 Troop Meeting
 23-24 Camp out on the U.S.S. Intrepid
 28 Troop Meeting

March
 2-3 Campout Weather Date
 7 Troop Meeting
 14 Troop Meeting
 16 Thrillz-High Flying Adventure Park-time TBA
 21 Order of Arrow Elections
 28 Troop Meeting

April
 4 Troop Meeting
 11 Troop Meeting
 18 NO Meeting-spring break
 25 Troop Meeting
 27 Field trip to Bear Mtn. Park and Camp Out

May
 2 Troop Meeting
 3-5 Camporee
 9 Troop Meeting
16 Troop Meeting
 23 Troop Meeting
 27 Memorial Day Parade
 30 Troop Meeting

June
 6 Board of Review
 13 Court of Honor
 27-30 100th Anniversary Memorial Canoe Trip to Fryeburg, Maine
August
 4-10 Summer Camp at Camp Read (Week 6)

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