Back in September Troop 66 sold baked white and sweet potatoes with toppings like chives, butter, cheese, sour cream and more at Suffield On The Green. We also sold bottled water. Baked potatoes were a fan favorite, and we ran out of them multiple times. My job was to tell the scouts what toppings to put on and give the topped potato to the customers.
Troop 66 works at their booth at Suffield on the Green.
There was also a sled race by a hill where people could race down with extra klondike sleds we had. Klondike sleds are used in a special winter campout where scouts’ complete challenges with the theme of scouting, like trivia or knot tying, to earn points. Whoever has the most points wins. Sometimes when it snows, we need sleds to carry our stuff. It was a fun way for people on the green to see the troop.
After all that, we donated all the leftover potatoes to Enfield Loaves and Fishes. We sold lots of potatoes and everyone had a good time as well. We are looking forward to our annual Thanksgiving in the Woods celebration at Sunrise Park. For more information on Troop 66, please visit https://westsuffield66.mytroop.us/front_page or stop by a meeting. We meet Monday nights at 7 p.m. at West Suffield Congregational Church.