July 30 2024

July 30, 2024 Troop 48 Announcements: 

Meeting Planning  :

Cook off patrol box competition. Each patrol should have a meal plan and a food buyer! 

Awards cutoff for August 13 EAGLE Court of Honor

⭐️Please remember!!!  July 27-Aug 3 = NO GYM entrance as CHPC has a Garage Sale…

The gym will be off limits.  Actual sale is on Aug 2-3 if you want to shop. On July 30, the troop meeting will start in the Jones Building (enter from the front) !! Then shift to the garage area for the cooking competition. 

Get signed up on T48.org!!!

Dick Tracy Rock, Friday, Aug 9 at 4:00 PM – Sunday, Aug 11 at 5:00 PM

We are offering a Friday night experience to older youth (age 14 by September 1st and First Class rank). All others are welcome to join on Saturday (8:00 AM CHPC) for what would be a standard DTR weekend. THIS IS NOT A TRUCK IN EVENT. DO NOT TAKE PATROL BOXES, LARGE STOVES, ETC.  Trip Sheet  Packing List

Grayson Highlands Backpack/Truck-In, Saturday, Aug 24 7 AM – Sunday, Aug 25 3 PM 

*Space is limited to 30 truck-in campers and 16 backpackers (looking for 7 to 8 drivers)

Trip consists of 2 parts: 

(A) 9-mile Backpacking Trip from Visitor Center parking lot at Massie Gap to “Scales” area via part of the Appalachian Trail and Wilson Creek Trail. Camping will be west of Third Peak. Trails are rated “moderate difficulty.”

(B) Truck-in Camping in the Hickory Ridge Campground, check-in at 4:00 PM. Sites 15, 16, 17, 18, and 20 are available with 2 vehicles per site and 6 persons per site. Day hikes and blueberry

picking are special activities available. Will hold a campfire, so bring stories, jokes, and songs to share. Church services are planned for Sunday. Vehicle shuttles will be used between the campground and Massie Gap.  Booking and Trip Sheet

Surgoinsville Labor Day Flag Retirement, Saturday Aug 31 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm   

Come participate in a Flag Retirement Ceremony at the Surgoinsville Riverfront Festival. Enjoy live music, games, inflatables, and meet veterans helping retire the flags.

Patrol Duties!!! July / August 

• Ceremonies: Wolf / Flaming Arrow 
• Food Box: Shark / Wolf 
• Game Guides:  Eagle / Shark
• PLC Host (August 13 COH ) and troop set-up (each week): Phoenix / Eagle
• Service: Panther / Phoenix (Clean up  and leadership assistance) 
• Can Recycling:  Fox / Panther 
• Grounds:  Flaming Arrow / Fox  (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.) 

All are invited to join CHPC events :  

August 2-3 CHPC yard sale!!!!  

August 4 Rally Day and Blessing of the Backpacks. Would love any scouts to attend who wish to participate as we celebrate students and educators getting back to school. 

August 9 Annual August Splash Down at Kingsport aquatic center from 6:30-8pm. Free for all 

August 25 for our Rise Against Hunger Meal Packing Event! 10am.  Help those in need. Our challenge is to pack 16,750 meals in two hours. 

Troop outings:

14 September Navitat Canopy Adventure (T48.org booking open)

27-29 September Emerald Mine /Truck In (T48.org booking open)

NEW YORK RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR, December 27 – 30, 2024 

More seats to get registered ! Pay $100 deposit to Mr. Browning.

See New York City decorated for Christmas!! 

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

Fundraising for NYC Trip: See Mrs. White to support a scout by buying Krispy Kreme Card or Little Caesar pizza (We have bought a lot of cards. Please take some and sell them or we lose money).

Silent Auction at the Bash was fun and a great success. The cooler raffle was drawn on Tuesday.   Congratulations to Christine Browning (and Jerry/Nathan).