fun event planned for everyone, We hope to see you
NYC CREW Friday, December 27, 2024:
Please Arrive at Pick-Up Location 30 Min. Prior to the Spot Time!!
4AM as the bus will arrive at 4:30 AM Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church
~ 213 Colonial Heights Rd., Kingsport, TN 37663 Sunshine Tours
5:00 AM Depart for Holiday Inn New York City – Times Square
December 31, 2024 TROOP 48 WILL BEMEETING
NYC crew will be returning home
Roughly 20 scouts and half-dozen adults will gather in CHPC gym on New Year’s Eve at 7PM.
– Very short opening (skip the flags to have Eagle patrol lead)
– Quickly take patrol attendance
– Collect any remaining payments for 17-19 January Winter Camp ($150 per scout). We’re closing registration with this troop meeting. A trip gathering will occur next week (1/7) to discuss arrangements for transportation, housing, and packing.
– Secret word of the evening is “Adventure”.
Concurrently – Hopefully done by 7:30ish.:
– Phoenix patrol with an adult will stock the Blessing Box
– Troop Guide(s) and a leader will review with any AOL scout present on Scout rank Req #1 (things you learned while completing the Arrow of Light)
– Fox/Shark patrol helps Mr. Hasler set up for the evening challenges and games
– Rest of scouts and adults stomp cans in the rolling cart, final bin, and blue tubs.
Then organize into small groups of scouts to try a series of ten-minute stations
– Stop and clean up around 8:20PM followed by a short closing.
January 7th troop meeting
– Leadership Corps will meet at 6:30PM
– Mayor Paul Montgomery is coming to cover First Class 9a: constitutional rights and obligations of a U.S. citizen.
– Winter Camp gathering to organize as stated above
– Sign four Annual Forms
2025 Super Trips – take action NOW to participate!
Cumberland Island Expedition, tentatively May 25-31, 2025
is filling quickly. Please register and make a $100 deposit to Mr. Browning.
Attention all Expedition members. T-shirt design competition!!Please submit a T-shirt design for the trip. The winning design will be our Expedition T-shirt.
Camp Davy Crockett Summer camp – class registration is now open!!!!
22-28 June ( this date is under investigation, subject to change to June 15-21 We will have an answer by mid January !)
Please pay $30 deposit to Mr. Browning ASAP
NASA Space Camp July 18-20 Pathfinder program
Please register on T48.org and pay <how much$> deposit to Mr. Browning. Hurry to secure the remaining dozen spots.
Philmont Cavalcade 2026
Please register now and pay a $150 deposit. There are spots. Please see Jerry Browning if you have interest. Must be Age 14-20, or 13 and completed 8th Grade by 7/5/2026. Reservation is $1,365/person.
Available for sale: $20 for Grin & Merit or Eagle Bound t-shirts. Get while supplies last!!
Other items:
● WELL DONE, Troop 48 leaders. Only four Assistant Scoutmasters need to retake the Hazardous Weather course (expires every two years – and national BSA flipped a switch in early December to flag). Please check your training profile in My.Scouting and have this valuable training current by the end of January.
● Arrowmen:
○ Next meeting will be on January 23rd, 2025, at our Council Service Center located at 129 Boone Ridge Drive (off I-26 Exit 17).
○ Pay your dues online for 2025 using this link https://scoutingevent.com/713-92141. Or by visiting or calling the Sequoyah Council Service Center at (423) 952-6961. Council office will be closed thru January 6.