Flag Day ceremony slated Saturday on Derby Green

 

Troop 3 in Derby to make care packages for military, collect food

Newsletter highlights need for food in Valley

Dear readers,
Raising awareness of hunger in the community is the theme of today's Valley Voice newsletter.

You can check it out here.

Thanks for reading,
Patti

Scouts to collect food, care package items at Ansonia Stop and Shop

DERBY - BSA Troop 3 will hold two community service efforts Saturday at Stop and Shop, 100 Division St., Ansonia.  The Scouts will be stationed at Stop and Shop from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

They will hold a Scouting for Food “Fill the Troop 3 Trailer” event, where they will be collecting food items for St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank at 237 Roosevelt Drive. This event is in conjunction with the national Scouting For Food drive taking place throughout the U.S.

They will also be collecting holiday care package items and donations to send to servicemen and women from the Lower Naugatuck Valley. The Troop has been sending care packages annually since World War II, when more than 100 Troop 3 alumni were serving overseas. 

“In Scouting, we are taught to do our good turn daily and to give back to others. This is our way of helping the hungry and showing support for those who are defending our freedom,” said Troop 3 Senior Patrol Leader Zack Thomas, 16, of Seymour.   
Housatonic Council BSA’s Troop 3 was founded in 1914, and is sponsored by the Derby Second Congregational Church, where it meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays.

This is a press release from Randy Ritter, Scoutmaster. 

Tag sale in Derby to benefit Boy Scout Troop 3

Dinner to benefit Troop 3 slated Saturday at St. Mary Church hall in Derby

DERBY - A home-style macaroni and meatball dinner benefiting Boy Scout Troop 3 will be served at  5:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary Church hall, 212 Elizabeth St. 

The menu, prepared by Marc Garofalo, members of St. Mary Church and Troop 3, includes macaroni, meatball, sausage, sauce, bread, salad, soda, coffee, and dessert.  

Price is $10/adults; $8/age 16 and under. 

Advance reservation required by Wednesday. Please call 203-929-6616.    

Guests are encouraged to bring two canned goods that will be donated to St. Vincent de Paul food bank in Derby as part of the BSA’s Scouting for Food campaign.

This is a press release from Scoutmaster Randy Ritter.

Troop 3 Boy Scouts to host annual Ed Strang Day Saturday on Derby Green

Troop 3 Assistant Scoutmaster Joseph Szewczyk, left, helps Pack 3 Cub Scout Anthony Sullivan in building craft projects donated by Lowe's at last year's Strang Day. / Contributed photo


DERBY - Calling all boys and girls of the Naugatuck Valley!  Archery shooting, walking the rope bridge, building a pinewood Derby car and jumping in the moon bounce are a few of the activities offered from noon-3 p.m. Saturday at the Derby Green.
The event is Boy Scout Troop 3’s annual Ed Strang Day.  

It has been held annually since 1994, when the city of Derby welcomed home actor Brian Dennehy to honor Scouting pioneer Edmund D. Strang, Dennehy’s former Cubmaster.  Strang was a charter member selected to the City of Derby’s Hall of Fame.

Additional activities include a fire safety station with members from the Derby Fire Department, an obstacle course, flint knapping or arrowhead making, games, campfire cooking, scavenger hunt, model car making.

Troop 3 was founded in 1914 and continues to meet at the Derby Second Congregational Church, the founding sponsoring organization. 

Pack 3 Derby, sponsored by and meets at Derby Methodist Church, was founded by Edmund D. Strang in 1927, three years before Cub Scouting became an official program. Venture Crew 33, founded in 1939, is a coed group specializing in high adventure activities and is sponsored by the Derby-Shelton Rotary Club. 
Troop 3 Scouts recently participated as international exchange scouts to Limerick, Ireland and Derby, England and will be doing a night at the Shelton Sports Center on Sept. 28. 
Venture Crew 33 recently returned from a week-long sailing trip in the Caribbean and they are planning an October camping trip to Salem, Mass.

Representatives will be on hand to provide free membership registration for youth of the Valley to join Cub Scout Pack 3 (for Kindergarten through fifth grade boys), Boy Scout Troop 3 (boys ages 11 to 17) and Venture Crew 33 (young adults 14 to 20 years old) to all eligible youths who complete an application with a parent or guardian present. 
Current Scouts from throughout the Valley are also invited to attend in uniform and participate in the free activities.

“For more than 100 years, Scouting has been one of the best youth organizations around for building character, fostering citizenship, and developing physical fitness. Our free, exciting activities on Ed Strang Day will hopefully encourage youths to join us in the adventures of Scouting,” Troop 3 Scoutmaster Randy Ritter said.  

For more information contact Ritter, 203-732-0343 or visit www.troop3derby.org.


This is a press release from Scoutmaster Randy Ritter.

Shopping trip in October to benefit Troop 3 Boy Scouts

Derby mayor asks flags in city be lowered to half staff

DERBY -  Mayor Anita Dugatto has asked that all flags in the City of Derby be lowered to half staff effective at 2 p.m. [today] until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 12, 2016 out of respect for the days of the wake and funeral of Past Chief and Deputy Fire Marshal James J. Butler.

“During these next few days, we mourn the loss of a son Derby who was an experienced leader in the Fire Department, a long-time coach, and a dedicated volunteer in Troop 3 Derby Boy Scouts of America. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Butler family as we grieve together.

"May 'JB' rest in peace knowing he served his City and family well," Dugatto said.