Troop 156 is pleased to announce that James Pagliughi has achieved the rank of Eagle.

James reluctantly joined scouts in the 4th grade but quickly gained friendships and a love of scouting.

He moved into Boyscouts after finishing his Arrow of light award and dove into all the camping adventures,

including local campouts, AT hikes, Mt. Monadnock, summers at camp Yawgoog in RI and Philmont out in New Mexico.

James was an active leader, serving as the Troop's SPL before taking on his Eagle project. For his Eagle project

James led scouts and volunteers in building a Trailhead Kiosk in the Shoddy Mill preserve along with blazing trails

with trail cleanup. Congratulations James on getting to the highest rank of scouting!

Troop 156 is pleased to announce its newest Eagle Scout, Graham Knaul.

Graham has been in scouts since the 1st grade, advancing into Boy scouts after receiving his Arrow of Light

award in the 5th grade. He was active in outdoor activities on local campouts, summer camp at Yawgoog as

well as several high adventure trips, including climbing Mt Marcy and Mt Washington. For his Eagle project

Graham blazed trails, led trail cleanup and built a significant bridge structure in the Shoddy Mill preserve in

Glastonbury. Congratulations Graham on this amazing achievement!

On December 14, the Scouts of Troop 156 braved the snow to complete their annual Scouting for Food service project. In total, the boys collected 1,907 pounds of food which will be distributed through Hands on Hartford in their programs to address food insecurity. This brings the troop's cumulative food collection to 22,900 lb! The troop would like to express our sincere thanks to the Glastonbury community for their generous donations each year in support of this event.

Troop 156 enjoyed another successful Deer Lake campout. Awesome scout participation, parental support and seasonal weather made this a campout to remember.

The Dutch oven cooking complimented some amazing turkey, followed by a fun campfire program with lots of original content and skits. It was good that we went through

the Fatman squeeze before dinner. :)

Troop 156 enjoyed great weather on another successful AT hike. The troop traveled from Salisbury to Falls Village CT, covering 10 miles and over 1000 feet of 

elevation gain. They saw views to south from "Billy's view" and views to the north at "Rand's view', while they ate lunch. The crew of 8 scouts and 6 adults then dropped

into their campsite through a steeply pitched stone staircase notch, where they setup camp at the Limestone spring camping area. There was a well earner dinner and 

fun campfire program before heading off to an early slumber. The morning brought an organized camp breakdown and a quick warmup, backout through the steep notch

they came in on. A few more miles of rolling hills and a finish into Falls Village and the Iron bridge ended the weekend journey. Lots of memories for new AT hikers and old.

On October 18 & 19, Troop 156 raised $1,500 to support our ongoing activity. Headlines:

• Dunkin franchise locations in Manchester (Deming St) and Vernon (Talcottville Rd) donated end-of-day baked goods for both days
• We made our own coffee, tea & hot chocolate
• Each scout who completed a shift HAS FULFILLED their annual fundraising target ($80 per school year) - congrats!
• BIG THANK YOU to scouts, parents and committee members who contributed time & energy to this effort 

For those who could not join - please consider the following:

• Join us in the Spring; we will run another Rest Stop Fundraiser (May)
• OR, Scouts may write a letter to family members, asking for scout support; see example letter below for ideas
• OR, talk to Mr Pete if you would like to sell Trails End popcorn - 33% of proceeds go to our Troop or $240 in popcorn sales

PS - We know our canopy has a typo! Our fundraise takes place at the Willington Rest Area