Eagle Project Workdays
Select your opportunity – you help two different projects with different skill ranges. Both will have a cooler with water and lunch. Good opportunities to earn service hours.
Riley Ketchum
June 29th (Saturday) 9 AM – 2 PM
Location: Southview Community Park (401 Rock Springs Rd)
Description: We will be building the frame of the roofs of the two dugouts on the main baseball field. Please bring necessary safety equipment such as work gloves and safety glasses.
Dylan Lawrence
June 29th (Saturday) 10:30 AM – 4 PM Depending on how much we accomplish on Saturday, a tentative workday is also planned for June 30th (Sunday) from noon – 3 PM.
Location: Jeremiah School (1502 Knob Creek Rd, Johnson City, TN 37604)
Description: We will remove wallpaper and prepare the ceiling and walls for painting. Anyone with drywall repair skills would be greatly appreciated.
Goodwill opportunity:
We are hosting Troop 1 (a girl troop from Mississippi) on Saturday, June 29, and Saturday, July 7, one night in each direction here at CHPC. 7 adults (4 female and 3 male) plus 9 female scouts. Troop 48 will provide breakfast and some treats. They will arrive between 6-7 pm on June 29th and mid afternoon on July 6th.
July 2, 2024 Troop 48 Announcements:
Calling all Quartermasters. Please be at Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church at 6:30 pm Tuesday to organize the garage and troop office. After coming back from summer camp, there is much work to be done.
Patrol boxes must be cleaned before the Hungry Mother trip.
Summer camp incomplete MB information will be available. Troop 48 completed 108 merit badges during the week, We have around 72 sheets to hand out. Several can readily be finished before the 30 July cutoff for Court of Honor. For those who took Eagle Bound, book checks are needed to update your handbooks with the skills you learned and demonstrated.
Patrol Duty!!!
- Ceremonies: Wolf
- Food Box: Shark
- Game Guides: Eagle (pick something besides basketball. Those who took Indian Lore MB at camp need to teach a game to a group.)
- PLC Host (July 9) and troop meeting set-up (each week): Phoenix
- Service: Panther (Clean up meeting and leadership assistance)
- Can Recycling: Fox
- Grounds: Flaming Arrow (Former West Bank which Venturing Crew is handling. Duties are now on Tuesday nights please rake the playground mulch, put rocks back in garden beds that are in the parking lot, empty trash by the play yard and pick up litter around church grounds.)
July Troop Meeting Planning
Cooking theme
2 QM clean
9 PLC / plan cook off
16 PARTY
23 Safe swim
30 Cook off patrol box competition
Sign up:
Hungry Mother SP swimming adventure (12-14 July)
T48.org registration is now open. Truck-in camping in group site for up to 20 members, no vehicles (park in nearby lot) and/or individual campsites for up to 6 members and 2 vehicles. If fishing, a VA license is required for those over 16 yrs (Online: www.gooutdoorsvirginia.com or by Phone (804) 367-1000 during regular business hours). Lake rental equipment includes canoes, kayaks, fishing kayaks, paddleboards, paddle boats and hydrobikes. Note: All food/beverages must be stored in an approved bear-proof container, your locked vehicle or hard-sided camper at all times unless being eaten, prepared, or transported. Plan your menus accordingly.
Please get signed up for Crazy 8 Race. (Saturday, July 20)
We need people !!! 2 or more from each patrol!!!
We Run Events will once again be host to the USA 8K National Championship.
The USA Track & Field sanctions a circuit of national championships for different road race distances across the country. The top USA runners travel to these premier events with the hopes of being named the national champion at that distance. The Crazy 8s 8K has been approved by USA Track & Field to host the 8K championships for 2022 – 2025.
Barking Lot – Handing out Medals
Assembling medals
Running /Walking
Hold the date:
9-11 August Dick Tracy Rock
13 August Eagle Court of Honor (cutoff for recognition is 30 July)
24-25 August Backpack / Truck-In at Grayson Highlands
14 September Navitat Canopy Adventure
27-29 September Emerald Mine /Truck In
NEW YORK RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR
More seats to get registered ! Pay $100 deposit to Mr. Browning.
We have started fundraising!! Support a scout if you would like to buy a Krispy Kreme card or little Caesar pizza kit see Julieann White.
December 27 – 30, 2024
See New York City decorated for Christmas!!
Final Payment is due by Nov. 27th, 2024. PRICE PER PERSON: Quad room split $1,410
Fundraising for NYC Trip:
We have multiple amazing fundraisers coming your way, things that you will both enjoy doing and participating in while bringing down the fee for this amazing adventure.Please talk to family, friends, neighbors, coworkers, etc. and order Pork Butts for the fundraiser. Order more than one and freeze it for future BBQ feasts.
Pork Butt Fundraiser happening now: Volunteers Needed
Please plan to help prepare the Pork on Friday, July 5th. Meet at Randy English’s Cabinet Shop at 5:00 PM. Please arrive to pick up the meat on Saturday morning, July 6th. Meat will be taken to CHPC for pickup by customers.
Get order forms from the event calendar for the trip. Orders and money must be turned in to Mr. Browning by Monday, July 1st.
Troop 48 Fun Summertime Bash (Tuesday, July 16) Please Sign Up Now!! We need a good head count
Registration is open until
Monday, July 15th.
to order the correct amount of the main BBQ pork entree. Families, please sign up to bring a side dish, or supplies.
Eastman Shelter 28, 30, and Amphitheater – 4 to 10 PM (feast at 7 PM)
Plan ahead and invite your family friends and alumni scouters!!
Fun, Fellowship, Food, Games, Music, Inspiration – Let’s Parrrteee
If you have nice Nic-Nacs, Gift Cards, Household Items, Furniture, etc. that you no longer need or have room for, consider donating them for a Silent Auction at the Bash. The auction bidding will conclude at 8 PM. FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR THE TROOP 48 NEW YORK CITY TRIP IN DECEMBER
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Julieann White
Scoutmaster Troop 48
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