Our committee chair, Michelle Holmes, co-authored an op-ed piece in today’s Boston Globe on the upcoming national BSA vote on the status of gay youth and adult volunteers. While the proposal represents a significant reform of current policy, it does not go far enough, in her view Continue reading
Departing Cambridge 4:00 PM, camp at Tully Lake campground both Friday and Saturday night. We will day hike Saturday along the lake shore and have a campfire that evening. Boating on the lake and other activities Sunday morning and early afternoon. Leave Tully Lake after lunch and return to Cambridge around 4 p.m. on Sunday. (Note: our reservation includes Sunday night, so if a sufficient number of adults and youth wish to stay over, we can arrange that.)
Minutes of the April Troop/Crew Committee Meeting, 4/30/13 Continue reading
As the National Scout Council grapples with the issue of gay youth and gay adult volunteers, we are proud to have been held up as an example of how inclusion works. WBUR interviewed troop 56 youth and parents, reporting on how “Cambridge Boy Scout Troop Bucks National Trend on Gay Participation.”
Bicycle touring on Marthas Vineyard, taking the ferry over with our bikes only.
Adult leader: Peter Desnoyers
Asst. Leader: Jean Cunningham
Minutes of the March Troop/Crew Committee Meeting, 3/26/13 Continue reading
Minutes of the February Troop/Crew Committee Meeting, 2/26/13 Continue reading
Sandy Neck is a 6-mile-long spit of dunes in Barnstable on Cape Cod. To the one side is Cape Cod Bay, to the other a saltwater marsh. We’ll arrive at Sandy Neck on Saturday morning and backpack along the beachfront trail about 3 miles to the campsite, which is just beyond the dunes in a stand of pitch pines and black oaks. After making camp, we’ll hike along the marsh trail to see the light house Beach Point — the end of the spit. After dinner on Saturday, we hope to have a bonfire on the beach. We’ll break camp Sunday morning, backpack back to the parking lot, and arrive back in Cambridge early afternoon.
Note: we leave Cambridge on Friday night and camp at Camp Greenough Scout Camp in Yarmouth Port.
Adult leader: Brian O’Rourke
Asst. Leader: Robin Bonner
Youth Leader: Brian Zick
Our former scoutmaster, Derrick Jackson, published a commentary on the BSA National Council’s deliberations over revising their policy on gay leaders and youth. He spoke proudly of the example we set in Troop/Crew 56 starting some 15 years ago in 1998 Continue reading