New Your city Crew :
We need help at the Randy English Cabinet Shop at 6:00 pm on Saturday for about 1 hour. Also, 9:00 am on Saturday. Who can come to help!
October 22 Announcements
Please get registered, including ensuring your payment clears.
Troop 48 is roughly 60% Completed/Renewed with just over a week left.
Online Renewal Notices
Please get registered. If you are having difficulty, please bring money to a troop meeting and we will be happy to help!!!
Most of Troop 48 leaders and scouts have a 31 Oct recharter deadline.
Starting this year, an electronic system will be used for payments to BSA.
Please check your inbox and/or spam folder for an email with a link to renew online. The cost per scout for National and Council fees is $135, and $100 for adults, includes the cost of insurance. There will be a 30-day lapse period beyond your anniversary date, after which, you will be dropped from the Troop Roster. If you do not receive an email, you can log on to my.scouting and complete the renewal from “My Application”. Let us know if you have any problems.
Annual Troop 48 Fee:
Troop 48 registration fees will be the same as last year, $42 per scout and $3 per adult, in addition to national fees. The troop registration fees cover our general operating costs for the year, Nov. 1, 2024 – Oct. 31, 2025. General costs include merit badge patches, website administrative costs, historian costs such as plaques, etc., and camping costs such as propane, gear, etc. Please make this payment to Mr. Browning by Oct. 31, 2024.
Thank you for your dedication and donations of first aid items for flood relief.
Last chance!! Get registered 26 Oct Grin and Merit Troop 48 MB Day (T48.org booking open)
Citz in the Nation*, Personal Management*, Sustainability*, and Architecture.
Citiz in Society* will now be offered on Saturday 11/2 for upper ranks. Let Mr. Sprinkle know as workbooks will soon be distributed.
17-19 January Winter Camp – Class selection is now open, $150 per scout. Registration set up with T48.org (like summer camp), so please see Mr. Hasler to make class choices.
Register here on T48.org https://t48.org/events/cdc-winter-camp-2/
Schedule in 2025 Winter Camp Leaders Guide (scoutingevent.com)
22-28 June Summer camp – class registration is now open!!!!
Pay $30 deposit to Mr. Browning, then see Mr. Hasler for class choices, particularly highly popular ones like Cooking* or BSA Snorkeling that will fill up quickly.
Here is a link to entire class catalog executeReport.php (scoutingevent.com)
Here is the link to register on T48.org https://t48.org/events/2025-cdc-summer-camp-2/
2024 POPCORN CAMPAIGN All sales must be completed and money must be turned in by October 26th
October Patrol Duties!!!
• Ceremonies: Panther
• Food Box: Fox
• Game Guides: Flaming Arrow
• PLC (10/15) Host and troop set-up (each week): Wolf
• Service: Shark (Clean up and leadership assistance)
• Can Recycling: Eagle
• Grounds: Phoenix (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.)
Sequoyah Lodge Members!
The first LEC meeting of the new term will be on Thursday, October 24th. It will start at 6:30pm and will take place at our Council Service Center, located at 129 Boone Ridge Drive, Johnson City ,TN 37615. All Arrowmen from the Lodge are encouraged to attend this meeting, in order to stay informed. Dinner will be provided.
Tuesday Planning
22 Oct Dutch oven cooking
29 Oct Halloween Fun
05 Nov Troop/Patrol elections / Shooting Fair prep
12 Nov Jewish Holiday Traditions Presentation
19 Nov Court of Honor, including Eagle ceremony
26 Nov T48 Thanksgiving
CHPC volunteer opportunities
26 Oct, 4:00 PM CHPC Trunk or Treat
Save The Date!
Nov 09-10 – Troop 48 Shooting Fair at CDC
Opportunity to receive instruction on proper use for archery, rifles, and shotguns while making progress toward Rifle Shooting and Archery merit badges. Leadership Corps will plan and provide the Saturday evening feast in HQ building, while patrols will compete on desserts for the crowd. The night finishes with a campfire program at HQ. Sunday church service will be followed by the scouts planning the 2025 troop outings.
Nov 19 – Troop 48 Court of Honor with Eagle Ceremony (11/5 cutoff for awards)
Start the troop meeting in the Jones Building with brief patrol corners in their designated rooms, then move to the sanctuary for the Court of Honor.
Nov 22-23 – Fall Carnival and Sleepover at CHPC
Carnival goers arrive starting at 5:00 PM Friday. Scouts on NYC trip will staff carnival games and concession stand. Admission cost covers unlimited games, cotton candy, popcorn, movie night, sleepover, hot chocolate, and a Saturday morning pancake breakfast. The event finishes by 10:00 AM. Open to Pack 348 AOL Cub Scouts.
Nov 23 – Warriors Path State Park Conservation
Begins at 10:00 AM in the Duck Island parking lot to pick up trash from around the park as a community service project. .
NEW YORK RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR, Dec 27 – 30, 2024
New York City decorated for Christmas!! Please plan for the upcoming payment. See Mr. Browning to determine your specific room costs. Final Payment due by Nov. 27th. Quad room per person $1,410
Fundraising for NYC Trip: See Mrs. White to support a scout by buying a Krispy Kreme Card. See Mr. Browning to order or get an order form for Smoked Pork (distributed on Sat. 10/19) and/or freeze-dried candy/fruit.
Would anyone be interested in a Leave No Trace skills course
Those who complete the Skills Course are equipped to:
• Understand and practice state-of-the-art minimum impact techniques on personal outdoor excursions.
• Discuss the 7 Principles and outdoor ethics with others.
• Teach Leave No Trace Workshops with certified Instructors
Philmont Cavalcade 2026
10 to 15 spots open, Register Here
Age 14-20, or 13 and completed 8th Grade by 7/5/2026
Three adults needed
- The Cavalcade Reservation fee is $1,365.00/person with payment schedule as follows:
- Deposit of $150.00/person due 12/1/2024
- Advance of $607.50/person due 10/1/2025
- Balance of $607.50/person due 3/1/2026
Please see separate email in regard’s to super trip information planning.
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Julieann White
Scoutmaster Troop 48
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