{"id":152,"date":"2018-10-14T18:23:36","date_gmt":"2018-10-14T18:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/troop125ny.org\/blog\/?page_id=152"},"modified":"2018-10-14T19:01:36","modified_gmt":"2018-10-14T19:01:36","slug":"about-troop-125","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/troop125ny.org\/blog\/?page_id=152","title":{"rendered":"About Troop 125"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Welcome<\/h2>\n<p>Troop 125 invites every boy to join our fellowship for friendship, fun and adventure, and to grow in the spirit of Scouting &#8211; preparedness, readiness to help others, honesty, and responsibility.<\/p>\n<h2>Meet the age requirements.<\/h2>\n<p>Be a boy who is 11 years old, or one who has completed the fifth grade or earned the Arrow of Light Award and is at least 10 years old, but is not yet 18 years old.<\/p>\n<h2>When and Where:<\/h2>\n<p>The troop meets year round (except during designated weeks in July and August) on Tuesday nights from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the Commack United Methodist Church. <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=486+Town+Line+Rd+Commack,+NY+11725&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=40.844285,-73.292263&amp;spn=0.008993,0.012553&amp;sll=42.746632,-75.770041&amp;sspn=4.469449,6.427002&amp;hnear=486+Town+Line+Rd,+Commack,+Suffolk,+New+York+11725&amp;t=m&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=A\"> 486 Town Line Rd Commack, NY 11725 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please feel free to <a href=\"http:\/\/troop125ny.org\/contact.html\">contact us<\/a> if you have any questions.<\/p>\n<h2>A Boy Run Troop<\/h2>\n<p>Troop 125 believes that our goals in scouting, to develop character, citizenship and leadership ability, can best be achieved by giving our members responsibility for organizing themselves to plan and implement the Troop programs. To the maximum extent consistent with safety, and national Boy Scouts of America policy, we let the Scouts learn by having the opportunity to try, occasionally fail, and more often succeed \u2013 but to do so while the adults stand aside and let the Scout have the initiative, experience and pride of their own efforts. This is what we mean by a BOY RUN TROOP THIS IS OUR GOAL!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"BoyScoutRed\">BSA Mission Statement<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"BoyScoutBlue\"> It is the mission of the Boy Scouts of America to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"BoyScoutRed\">The Scout Oath<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"indentParagraph\"><span class=\"BoyScoutBlue\">On my honor I will do my best<br \/>\nTo do my duty to God and my country<br \/>\nand to obey the Scout Law;<br \/>\nTo help other people at all times;<br \/>\nTo keep myself physically strong,<br \/>\nmentally awake, and morally straight<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"BoyScoutRed\">The Scout Law<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"BoyScoutBlue\">A Scout is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trustworthy<\/li>\n<li>Loyal<\/li>\n<li>Helpful<\/li>\n<li>Friendly<\/li>\n<li>Courteous<\/li>\n<li>Kind<\/li>\n<li>Obedient<\/li>\n<li>Cheerful<\/li>\n<li>Thrifty<\/li>\n<li>Brave<\/li>\n<li>Clean<\/li>\n<li>Reverent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"BoyScoutRed\">The Scout Motto<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"indentParagraph\"><span class=\"BoyScoutBlue\">Be prepared.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"BoyScoutRed\">The Scout Slogan<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"indentParagraph\"><span class=\"BoyScoutBlue\">Do a good turn daily <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"BoyScoutRed\">The Outdoor Code<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"BoyScoutBlue\">As an American, I will do my best to <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"BoyScoutBlue\">\n<li>Be clean in my outdoor manners.<\/li>\n<li>Be careful with fire.<\/li>\n<li>Be considerate in the outdoors.<\/li>\n<li>Be conservation minded.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome Troop 125 invites every boy to join our fellowship for friendship, fun and adventure, and to grow in the spirit of Scouting &#8211; preparedness, readiness to help others, honesty, and responsibility. 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