August 15, 2023 – Troop 48 Events & Announcements

Attention Now Events:

August 12: Maintaining the garden in its first year is foundational to its long-term success.  Therefore, Keep Kingsport Beautiful and the George Washington Elementary School PTA are rallying volunteers to pull weeds and add more mulch to the beds, which will get the garden in tip-top shape as the school year winds up.  We will plan to meet at the garden at 9 AM on Saturday 8/12 and work for approximately two hours.

Drew Utterback will be at CHPC for Youth leadership training to be held on August 12.  An email was sent out!

Leave No Trace (LNT) training, registration for the event with the council Saturday, August 12 https://scoutingevent.com/713-73684?draftmode=1 To be held at CDC.

This 3-hour course is a general introduction to Leave No Trace ethics and skills. Designed to help understand the general principles of Leave No Trace and how to apply them to the BSA outdoor program.

Medical Merit Badge at JCMC, Saturday, August 19 

https://scoutingevent.com/713-MedMBJCMC23  is already full.  Waitlist Only 

This weekend we  ride! Cycle MB

Sign up on t48.org

Our first and second 10 mile rides.

12-13AUG2023, 2pm

August 15, 2023 – Troop 48 Events & Announcements 

Preparation, including transportation and cooking arrangements, for 

Aug. 26-27, 2023 GRAYSON HIGHLANDS, MT ROGERS NATL RECREATION AREA, VA 

https://t48.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Grayson-Highlands-2023-Trip-Sheet-1.pdf

Congratulations on a fantastic event!!  

Every patrol did an amazing job on Rock, Paper, Scissors one-pot meal Cook-Off!! 

You wowed the judges and the competition was tight.

For Rock, Paper, Scissors, Cook, the winners 1, 2, 3! 

Flaming Arrow- Sloppy Joe big mac 

Eagle- Beans and rice jambalaya

Wolf- Pizza 

Congratulations to every scout for a job well done.

And thank you to our guest judge Chris Howard

Care Package

We are collecting card items to put together a care package to send overseas to a former Troop 48 Scout who is serving.  We need to get the first package out next week after the meeting as his location may change quickly in the coming months.  He has specifically asked for eye drops, Tums, and nonperishable snacks.  He is in extreme heat so we need to pay close attention to what we send.

August 8th was the cutoff for advancement recognition at the 22 August Court of Honor

Patrol Duty Rotation August :

Ceremonies:    -Fox

Food Box:   – Flaming Arrow

Game Guides:   -Wolf

PLC:    -Eagle

Service: including Al can recycling project:   -Phoenix

West Bank: (rake the playground under the swings)  -Panther

Summer Inductions, at Camp Davy Crockett.  Aug 18th-20th.  Last chance that those who were elected this year will have to become members of the Order.  All OA members are encouraged to attend to assist. To register, go online to the Council Calendar, and register.

Sept. 2nd, Surgoinsville Labor Day Flag Retirement – Color Guard Needed

The Sea Base yard sale will be on September 9, 8 am-1 pm at CHPC.  

Den Chief training on October 7 10am-noon is now on the calendar at CHPC.  

Pre-planning for August::

22 COH

29 Game Hunt

Cooking MB will be started with a focus on Grayson Highlands backpacking trip, August 25-27  Lead food buyer/cook will need to be selected 

Tenderfoot fitness with RK and Mr. Wexler 

Final call for Fitness MB with Mrs. Keeton 

Attention Quartermaster Team:  The barrel outside the troop garage IS NOT a trash can but a place to collect aluminum cans for recycling. The new barrel lid will soon be better labeled.  Please ensure all trash from the garage is put into the church dumpster.  (Mrs. White has access to the dumpster key.)

If you have Troop 48 clothing that is too small, then please donate it to the Brother’s Closet.

Popcorn sales are here and can help with fees!!!  Sell 15 boxes and cover your Scout fee and hit your favorite leader with a pie!!! 

A Crockett Card may be another way to save money for the active scout and leader. It allows monthly payments in lieu of one single payment. If the scout participates in Summer Camp and one other event, like MBU, the Card payments will break even.

Required for Assistant Scoutmasters not already “Trained”. To recharter as an Assistant Scoutmaster, these courses must be taken if not already completed.

• Classroom option for SM/ASM training will be offered on September 23
• IOLS (Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills) on September 29