December 2,2025 Announcements

Happy Thanksgiving!🦃

Thank you to all who helped with the Thanksgiving meals. We packed ten family dinner trays!!!

Enjoy your Thanksgiving;

This Thanksgiving, the streets of New York City will come alive with color, music, and excitement during the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Among the most anticipated highlights is the return of Beagle Scout Snoopy, the beloved Peanuts character who has become the Parade’s longest-running balloon. This year, Snoopy floats alongside his trusty sidekick Woodstock, bringing a sense of adventure and nostalgia to fans of all ages.

The Beagle Scout Snoopy balloon is truly a spectacle. Standing 55 feet tall, it reaches the height of a five-story building, stretches 42 feet long (equivalent to six bicycles) and spans 34 feet wide, about the length of five New York City taxi cabs. Its iconic oversized hat is a playful detail that measures as long as 17 beagles lined up end to end.

December 2 Troop 48 Announcements: 

AOL Crossover Ceremony for Pack 348 

December 2nd @ 6pm for seven scouts 

 Sea Base interest meeting after 2nd meeting, high adventure age 14 minimum

In a Boy Scouts of America (BSA) troop, “Scout-led troop” refers to the Scouting  troop model, where youth leaders have the primary responsibility for running troop meetings, activities, and events utilizing the Patrol Method. Tuesday 11/18/2025 our youth finalized our 2026 calendar. 

We will have printed copies and the T48.org calendar updated ASAP.

Congratulations, we have completed the BSA pilot program and have officially obtained notification that we will continue to be a “Family Troop” with both girl and boy participants. Thank you to everyone who took the time to fill out multiple surveys. 

Get Signed Up on T48.org 

NEW DATES for CHPC Lock-In, Friday, Dec 12 at 5PM to Saturday, Dec 13 at 10AM We will be sharing more details and information about the games, food, movies and more! Free event!!

Council and OA Events

• OA Lodge Leadership Development – Sat, Dec 6 9am-3pm at Council Service Center – Register by Tues Dec 2

• Council Annual Recognition Banquet – Sun, Dec 7 3-5pm at CDC, $25 per person – Register by Sun, Dec 1

🎄Please be planning for your family 

•CHRISTMAS DINNER (Troop + Pack) 12/16. 

Please bring enough for your family +1

PANTHER + EAGLE: DRINKS

WOLF: PAPER PRODUCTS ( lots – and check cabinet in Jones Bldg ) 

FOX: DESSERTS

FLAMING ARROW + PHOENIX: SIDE DISHES

LC: REP YOUR PATROL

Responsibility of following up:

Please see Jerry Browning if assistance is needed with past due Annual Troop 48 Fees.  $42 per scout and $3 per adult, in addition to national fees. 

Please see Julieann White if you have not completed Annual Forms: As part of renewal, we update the four annual forms. They are to be signed by parents and scouts and turned into Ms. Amy Taylor. Forms available here.

Panther Patrol is officially #2 in completing forms!!!

Patrol Renewal Competition – get 100% members renewed, T-48 dues paid, and annual forms completed and turned in will receive a special prize.  Who will be next for the 3nd Place Prize last week to qualify? After this week if forms are not submitted scouts may be turned away from trip participation.

Leadership Corps updates the parent communication board on the east wall in the gym during troop meetings!!! This display is more than the chalkboard, please check it out!

If you missed the Court of Honor (11/11), please see Mr. Hasler to obtain your awards.

If you attended 11/18 scouting skills (working on firebuilding)!! Scouts follow up with Mr.Isaac Robe to get your book signed 

Patrol elections:  Congratulations to our new leadership team!!! Quartermasters please see Grant to make a patrol box cleaning plan and organize a garage cleaning date.

We will have a patrol box competition.

December patrol duties:

• Ceremonies: Wolf, • Food Box: Fox,  • Game Guides: Phoenix  • PLC (12/9) Host and Troop Meeting Set-up: Panther  • Service: Flaming Arrow (Clean up and leadership assistance)  • Can Recycling: Fox (check every week, even if no cans brought into gym)  

Sign up on T48.org:

CDC Winter Camp, Friday, Jan 16 to Monday, Jan 19 

Registration is open, but the council is requiring full payment ($150 scouts, $75 adults) to make class selections.  Please pay Mr. Browning and then see Mr. Hasler to sign up for classes (handout available), For Troop 48 registration will close by the troop meeting on Tuesday, January 6th. If you have not paid Mr. Browning by this date, your slot will be cancelled to get a 100% refund.  Blacksmithing class is full and Welding is down to one open slot.

Scouting for Food with Continuous Campfire, Scout Sunday February 6-8. 

Tri-District Klondike Derby February 20-22.

Scouts that indicated in a troop meeting that you planned to attend have been registered and paid in full. A roster will be posted at the troop meetings. Funds for the payment were taken from individual scout accounts. Please see Mr. Browning to see if you need to add money to your account to cover the $25 cost per scout for the registration. Additional scouts that would like to register, see Mr. Browning and make the $25 payment. We need information to make sled assignments. Please turn in sled patrol name, sled choice, sled participants ASAP.

Merit Badge University, Saturday, March 7

Due to an error, the class list published was not correct for 2026.  Information will be released in January.

Camp Davy Crockett Summer Camp 2026 (June 14-22) 

Merit badge class selection is underway with 24 scouts making choices so far.. Do not register directly on the council website (per their request – and you would be paying for another campsite). PLEASE register early to obtain the classes you want by getting your list of choices to Mr. Hasler and paying Mr. Browning the $25 deposit (can be taken from scout accounts).  Already full are Water Sports (PM), Cooking (AM and PM), and Welding. 

Join Pack 348 past Christmas caroling service events, confirmed two carolings at the Brookdale facilities

Brookdale Colonial Heights

400 Professional Park Dr, Kingsport, TN 37663

Saturday December 7th @ 2pm

Brookdale Kingsport

2424 N John B Dennis Hwy, Kingsport, TN 37660

Saturday December 14th @ 2pm

Dobyns Bennett will be participating in the Christmas parade on December 6th (Kingsport), while West Ridge School Marching Band will be in the December 13th Christmas parade (Blountville). Support your scouting family and attend.