TROOP 48 BSA PATROL Checklist
September 13, 2022
COOK OFF!!! CHOPPED ADDITION
PLC 6:30 pm please all patrols have a representative in attendance !
Voting for In-House Troop 48 Merit Badge Classes is open. Ballots will be handed out during meetings from now through September 2022. Each scout will get to vote one time for the top 12 merit badges they would like to see offered during Troop 48 meetings. Please complete a ballot and return them to Mr. Browning by the end of September 2022.
The ballot is also available online to print and complete. Write in “Citizenship in Society” if you would like the new Eagle Required merit badge.
As you know, one of our goals is “TO KEEP THE OUTING IN SCOUTING! Each year we prepare a calendar for the next year. For 2023, let’s say we will have a proposed calendar ready for the Patrol Leaders Council to review and approve at the October 25th PLC. That gives us time to make revisions and have the calendar ready to distribute early in December.
Mr. Browning has agreed to oversee this process and collect ballots.
The ballot will be made available in two ways, a hand-out at regular meetings and by download on line .
Each person should vote for two “Super Activities” for Calendar Year 2024, and ten other outings for Calendar Year 2023. Returned ballots must have a name and no more than 10 regular outings and 2 Super Activities marked, or they will not be counted. Please place your completed ballots in the “Ballot” box at Mr. Browning’s station.
When it is time for questions and announcements, we will have a round-robin to ask questions about trips and pitch trips !!!
Troop 48 Registration time is in full swing!!!
Rechartering paperwork must be accomplished by mid-October or members are dropped, requiring a new application and a $25 joining fee to National BSA. Please see attached.
Medical exam copy – Current parts A, B, & C for all Scouts who participate in summer camp, backpacking, hiking , truck-in camping, or physical activity games. ( if you turned forms in for summer camp you are in good shape! )
All scouts need Current (less than six months old) Signed copies of (a) Troop 48 Alcohol and Drug Policy and (b) Behavior Guidelines (c) Electronic Equipment Guidelines, and (d) Trip Permission form. See Amy Taylor.
Adult leadership:
Youth Protection Training within the last two years (See my.scouting.org for online training; furnish certificate).
– Hazardous Weather Training.
– And Scouts BSA – [Assistant] Scoutmaster Position Specific Training if not already a “Trained” leader and
Troop 48 will be officially offering IOLS training in-house ( more information to come) Questions: joefoxtn@gmail.com
Troop 48 BSA Note: Please arrange to make payments during September at Tuesday troop meetings.
If you have any questions please let Julie Keeton, Julieann White, or Jerry Browning.
Annual (4) Forms
Upon joining Troop 48 and then for each calendar year, this set of documents is to be read by every scout and a parent, signed, and turned into the troop indicating that you understand the policies.
https://t48.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2023-T48-Recharter-Notice-1.pdf
Troop. it’s Popcorn time! Please see Ben Richie for the 2022 popcorn season.
Please let us know if You have any questions. We will have paper sales sheets contact Misty and Ben Ritchie at britchie0514@gmail.com
September Patrol Monthly Duty Rotation:
Ceremonies:~ Panther
Food Box:~-Fox
Game Guides: ~ Flamming Arrow
PLC Host:~Wolf * 6:30pm arrival
Service: ~ Eagle
West Bank: ~Phoenix* Use rakes and spread mulch to fill in holes in Children’s Play
Multiple different service opportunities are available. Info on t48.org VOLUNTEER:
•Haunted woods adventure:
When: Saturday, Oct 29, 1-5 PM
What: Not So Scary Woods for kids
Why: Fundraiser for the Unicoi County Animal Shelter
Where: 3460 Hwy 75 (just past Boone Dam)Need: 5-7 scouts to help take candy to different locations through the woods and distribute candy to kids. If Raining: Sunday, October 30, 1-5 pm, See Jerry Browning or Julieann White for more information
•October 21-23 Cubs Haunted Adventure CDC help to run an obstacle course see Jerry Browning or Julieann White
CHPC will have a pumpkin patch from Oct 1 through Oct 31 from 11 am to 7 pm each day. Special events will happen throughout the month such as a kick-off on Oct 2nd, a fall festival on Oct 16, trunk or treat on Oct 30, and even a few movie nights as well. They could use some help to unload pumpkins when they arrive before Oct 1st and to staff the lot in the afternoons or on the weekends, Scouts could help remove any pumpkins that have gone bad. They would appreciate any help the troop may be able to offer to enrich this new ministry to our community. (MORE INFO WILL BE AVAILABLE)
SAVE THE DATE:
2022 Troop 48 CDC Shooting Fair!!!!
11/12/2022 – 11/13/2022 t48.org
November 5-6 Webelos 2022 Troop 48 Webelos Recruitment Event (FKA Webelos Woods), Saturday, Nov 5 at 2:00 PM –Sunday, Nov 6 at 10:00 AM More information to come
Meeting planning:
September:
*Virgin Fall Trip Plan -postponed
27 Game Night, we will meet in Jones Building For gym usage for the pack, they will be in there on September 27th for the pack meeting.
Planning Save the Date 2023 planning !!! Save the date
2023 Summer Camp – Class Registration for Early Birds is available at t48.org- Is there a merit badge class at camp that you really would like to take, but fills up quickly… registration is open!! See Vic Hasler at hvhasler@eastman.com
July 19 – July 28, 2023, at the Summit Bechtel Reserve. Registration opened on March 27 and online registration can be completed at https://jamboree.scouting.org/.
Machu Picchu June 2023! A ton of information on t48.org
Sea Base Planning
Trip dates TBD: week after Christmas 2023
See Tonya Lawrence for questions-
Questions: Julieann White 423-202-5668
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Julieann White
Scoutmaster Troop 48
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