Everyone is invited to the Eagle Court of Honor for Jakob, this Monday, January 12th, in the sanctuary at Sleepy Hollow UMC, as we pay tribute to his incredible achievement.
The Eagle Scout rank is the highest honor in Scouts BSA, a lifelong distinction earned through exceptional leadership, service, and the completion of at least 21 merit badges, including a major service project. This ceremony is a formal recognition of their dedication and hard work.
We encourage everyone to attend and celebrate these young men and their contributions to the Troop, our community, and their fellow Scouts. Your presence is a sign of respect and support, and a way to "pay it forward" to those who may one day celebrate their own Eagle Scout journey.
Refreshments will be available in the Fellowship Hall immediately following the ceremony. Scouts should wear their Class A uniform with neckerchief.

Congratulations to Rex on earning Eagle, the highest possible rank in Scouts BSA on Wednesday Jan. 8th. One who achieves it will hold this status for life. In order to become an Eagle Scout, a scout must meet requirements in leadership and service, earn a minimum of 21 merit badges, and plan and execute an extensive service project. Rex served for many years as Den Chief for Pack 194, and most recently as scribe. His Eagle project benefited his school, St. Thomas Moore Cathedral School. Rex constructed a bench for students to use, and a wildlife-proof enclosure containing trash and recycling bins. Congrats Rex and thank you for your dedication to Troop 875.

Pack 855 is seeking scouts and adults from Troop 875 to help with Pack 855's annual Pinewood Derby Workshop this Saturday from 8a-2p at SHUMC. At this event, we typically make over 200 cars for scouts in Pack 855 and other Packs in the area.
We need help with the following 4 stations: Priority - Drill and Fill (weighting cars); Priority - Sanding; Sign in station; Concessions.
Scouts that help will earn volunteer hours, while having a lot of fun! Adults will earn a deep sense of satisfaction and a firm handshake. If you can help, Please sign up here or Email ASM Nate Greiner at ngreiner36@gmail.com

On SUNDAY, February 8th, Troop 875 will be providing dinner for the 44 guests of the hypothermia shelter hosted by Sleepy Hollow United Methodist Church. This will take the place of our regular Monday troop meeting, there will not be a meeting on the 9th.
Due to limited space and available tasks on the day of the event, not everyone can actively participate. We need a SMALL crew of adults and scouts to prep the food and serve the hypothermia shelter guests. Dinner prep will be 4:00 to 6:00pm. Dinner will be served from 6:15 to 7:15pm, with cleanup completed around 7:30 to 8pm.
The menu this year is baked ziti with sides of meatballs, salad, garlic bread and dessert. The troop is purchasing the main ingredients, the scouts will be preparing the meal Sunday afternoon.
PLEASE HELP with donations: We are asking for donations of desserts, snack food, or money to offset the food costs. Please give these Renee Miceli on or by our troop meeting on Monday, February 2nd. Some snack suggestions: breakfast fruit grain bars, cracker packs with cheese/peanut butter, fruit cups, pudding cups, small bags of chips, trail mix, bananas, tangerines, etc. Please – with all the food choices, nothing spicy or hard to chew.
Thank you for your time, effort, and contributions to help provide this delicious meal! Click here to volunteer on SignUpGenius

The hypothermia prevention program is run by Bailey’s Shelter. During the winter months, December 1 to April 1, Bailey’s Shelter is open 24 hours a day and has more overnight guests than they can accommodate. Various churches in the area take turns in opening up their doors as hypothermia prevention shelters. SHUMC is so gracious to provide housing for 3 weeks. Guests are bussed from Bailey’s Shelter where they can find respite from the cold during the day, to the “overflow” shelters at night, and returned to Bailey’s the next morning. We never know how many guests we will serve until they arrive, but each year we are told to plan for the maximum which is 40 guests plus 4 staff.

We spoke with Fort Mifflin, there are a few spaces avialble - sign up now! Troop 875’s city campout for this scouting year will be January 24th-25th, 2026 at the legendary Fort Mifflin, Philadelphia, PA. While at Fort Mifflin, we will get a personal guided tour of the Fort with uniform and weapons demonstration in the company of a Revolutionary or Civil War soldier and a cannon demonstration. But that’s not all! First we will visit the Philadelphia historic district. We will begin at the Independence Visitor Center then visit the Liberty Bell, Constitution Hall, Declaration House and end with seeing where Ben Franklin is buried at the Christ Church Burial Ground. Finally, we will eat dinner at The Reading Terminal Market Saturday night – try a Philly cheesesteak - prior to going to Fort Mifflin. Wow, don’t miss it! Agenda is attached. FEES for adults is $35 + food. Scouts, bring money for food, snacks, and souvenirs.