Troop 48 Announcements – March 12, 2024 

Troop 48 Announcements – March 12, 2024 

Scout cards: Scouts earn  75% commission 

Scouts only have to sell just under 50 cards to pay for summer camp!

Patrol Duty!!! Rotation for March

• Ceremonies:  Panther
• Food Box:  Fox
• Game Guides:  Flaming Arrow 
• PLC host:  Wolf  (PLC 3/12 6:30PM) 
• Service (including All can recycling project):  Eagle 
• West Bank (rake the playground under the swings):  Phoenix 

Outdoor Code – Every scout and adult leader should learn the below words since used in some of  the opening ceremonies for troop meetings: 

As an American, I will do my best to –

Be clean in my outdoor manners.

Be careful with fire.

Be considerate in the outdoors.

Be conservation minded.

Junior Leader Training (Saturday, March 16) <<  IMPORTANT MEETING FOR ALL PATROL LEADERSHIP REPRESENTATIVES .

This is a mandatory leadership training conference for all new leadership representatives . Even if you have held a position in the past please attend this meeting. If you hope to be in a leadership position in the future please attend.

Congratulations on your leadership position please get registered 

Wilderness Road District Camporee (Saturday, March 23) GET REGISTERED 

Registration is open at Sequoyah Council here. Cost is $20, A fundraiser at this event will help the OA NOAC trip in July. Please plan to attend this high energy, fun activity. Hawaiian Theme – wear your best Hawaiian Shirt. Hawaiian themed dinner. Music, Games, Stem, Shooting, Frontier Camp. Camping available Friday and Saturday night with your own coordination.

Registration closes 3-21-2024 

Obed Truck in Camping, Hiking (Friday to Sunday, April 5 – 7) 

Registration on T48.org is Open. Trip sheet and information on the Junior Ranger program. You can earn a patch. This trip replaces our traditional Back Bone Rock trip due to park closure. Rappelling, bouldering, hiking, fishing, and truck-in camping, all available.

OMBO – Operation Merit Badge Opportunity (Saturday, April 13)

This event is a Merit Badge University just for Troop 48.  Register your top two picks for classes on T48.org from Automotive Maintenance, Citizenship in Society (reserved for upper ranks/older scouts), Game Design, Personal Management, or a community service option for Citizenship in the Community at Hope Haven in the morning and Petworks in the afternoon.  Class sizes are limited to 12 each, so get your choices submitted early.  $2/person fee for using the church.

Summer Camp (June 16-22) 

Partial payment of $130 (including prior $25 deposit) is due now to Mr. Browning.

Register on T48.org to indicate preference for cabin, camp tent, hammock, or personal tent.

New scouts can register for classes before their youth application is processed.  Recommend Eagle Bound for early outdoor skills, Swimming merit badge, and an elective merit badge.

Hiking merit badge

Mr. Shone is leading this Eagle-required merit badge, which is an alternative to Swimming or Cycling. Three 10-mile and one 20-mile hikes remain to be planned and enjoyed.  Second adult leader is needed for each hike.

Save the dates :

April 5-6 Webelos Woods, also IOLS training available

April 9 Eagle Court of Honor (March 26 cutoff for recognitions)

NEW YORK RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR

December 27 – 30, 2024

See New York City decorated for Christmas!! An excellent sightseeing tour of NYC is planned including Central Park, Greenwich Village, Chinatown, Broadway, Times Square and many other sights in the “Big Apple”. Visit St. Patrick’s Cathedral and watch ice skating and see the huge Christmas tree at Rockefeller Plaza! Ride to the Top of One World Trade Center! Take a boat tour on the Hudson River near Liberty Island to see The Statue of Liberty as well as Ellis Island!  Tour includes reserved seat tickets to Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular featuring the world famous Rockettes! Accommodations are located in the heart of the Theater District in Manhattan. What a way to start the Christmas Season!

DEPOSIT: $100 Per Person – trip needs 17! More participants by May. 29th 

You need to register now and pay the $100 deposit to keep this trip alive.

Final Payment due by Nov. 27th, 2024. PRICE PER PERSON: Quad room split $1,410

https://t48.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TROOP-48-Trip-to-New-York-2024.pdf

https://t48.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/New-York-City-Trip-December-2024.pdf

Order of the Arrow (OA) elections for 2024 were held at the March 4th troop meeting.  The OA is the honor society of the Boy Scouts of America, composed of Scouts and Scouters who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives as elected by their peers. Youth must be under the age of 21, hold First Class rank or higher, have 15 nights of Scouting BSA camping within the past two years, and have approval by the Scoutmaster, be on the ballot.  

Congrats to our Order of the Arrow elected, who then have a service Ordeal on May 17-19:

CJ Hamilton Ryan Moncia Adam Moorman

Avery Keeton Ellie Keeton Lexi Lawrence Rhys Wilkins