Events and Announcements for February, 6 24 – Kingsport, Tennessee

This weekend:

Hiking MB Sunday afternoon February 4 at Bays Mtn Park. 10-miler on familiar trails. If interested, contact Mr. Shone. He still needs an adult volunteer as well for two-deep leadership..

Continuous Campfire / Scouting for Food (Friday-Sunday February 2-4) at CHPC

Outing includes overnight camping Friday and Saturday night. Evening activities are fellowship and advancement. Patrols should aim to show off their cooking prowess. “Candyland” is a fun Klondike derby series of games and exercises, thus each sled should aim to participate even if NOT camping. A campfire and movie following dinner cleanup each night. Troop 48 will collect food donated and supply the CHPC pantry and Second Harvest Food Bank.

Celebration of Life (Saturday, February 3)

9:30 Hasbrouck family will begin visitation

11:00 Church service for Charlie Hasbrouck

Scout Sunday CHPC (February 4 10:00 am service). Observe this important day of service and gratitude to our charter organization.The service will begin promptly at 10:00am, so don’t be late! Please remember to wear your Class A uniform to show your Scout Spirit. We hope to see all of our Scouts and their families there! The Pastor would like 4 senior scouts to do readings and 3-4 younger scouts to help pass out bulletins on Sunday. Please contact Mrs. White if you can help.

Troop 48 Announcements – February 6, 2024

Scout cards: Scouts earn 75% commission

Scouts only have to sell just under 50 cards to pay for summer camp!

Patrol Duty!!! Rotation for : February

Ceremonies: >Fox
Food Box: >Flaming Arrow
Game Guides: >Wolf
PLC host: >Eagle **PLC February 13 6:30pm
Service (including All can recycling project): >Phoenix
West Bank (rake the playground under the swings): >Panther

Klondike is coming!!

Eagle- Fishing Sled

Fox- Lemon Sled

Panther- Red Sled

LC Bear- Conquistador Sled

Wolf / Phoenix as Red Wolf – Batman Sled

Flaming Arrow: Chester wheels

We will start brushing up on scouting skills and patrol spirit !!

Tri-District Klondike Derby (Friday, February 16 to Sunday, February 18)

Cost is $40/scout and $30/adult

Registration is open on T48,org Please register and pay Mr. Browning ASAP

Please DO NOT register on the council website as the council wants us to register as a troop.

Hawksnest Snow Tubing (Saturday, February. 24 at 7:30 AM)

Have a fun day snow tubing in the North Carolina Mountains. See the trip sheet for details.

Wilderness Road District Banquet (Thursday, February 29)

Register on Sequoyah Council here. Cost is $20, partially funding the OA NOAC Trip in July. Please attend to help funding as well as recognize District Leaders.

Merit Badge University (Saturday, March 2 at Northeast State)

Class registration is open! Please DO NOT register on council website as the council wants us to register as a troop. Class information is posted on T48.org calendar entry. (Eagle merit badges are being offered.) Cost is Youth $25 for Patch/Lunch/two classes, Adult $25 for Lunch and up to six classes, Adults (Non-Participating) $10 for MBU Patch/Lunch. Aviation has $25 fee and Welding $5.

Event notice also states that a BSA Medical Form must be completed by all attendees

Krissie Lawson could use adult volunteers to help with crowd control at MBU.

Summer Camp (June 16-22)

Partial payment of $130 (including prior $25 deposit) is due now to Mr. Browning.

See Mr. Hasler about class registration (refer to Class catalog).

NOAC Registration Open (July 29 – August 3). Event is full. OA Members interested in Boulder, CO, can still sign up on a waiting list but please sign up immediately. Cost $1,800.

Hiking merit badge

Mr. Shone announced that this Eagle-required merit is now being worked (as an alternative to Swimming or Cycling). Four 10-mile and one 20-mile hikes will be planned and enjoyed. Second adult leader will be needed for each hike.

Save the date :

March 16 JLT

March 23 Spring Camporee

April 5-6 Two different outings – Climbing adventure & Webelos Woods @CDC

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