July 22,25 announcement

This Weekend:

2025 Kingsport Fun Fest, July 18-26  Many opportunities to volunteer in your community 

Please Note: Julieann White will be out of town July 19-26 information is available on T48.org if you have questions or concerns  that are of an urgent matter. 

 Jerry Browning  in regards to Space Camp : 17th 6:30 am CHPC return 20th 

Fun Fest parade !!! Please join Pack 348 on July 18th in your Class A or B Meeting at 4pm.  Location to be notified by text message 

Alex Johnston

Xander Johnsonton youth leadership

Elizabeth Wilkins regarding Crazy 8 :

We Need Help!!! Please send two from every patrol to see Mrs. Wilkins !!!

CRAZY 8, July 19 Get signed up as we need help to help !! 

Barking Lot just before entrance to the stadium – 3k and 8k races

• Medals @ 3:30pm – Meet at the finish line
• Little 8’s @ 5:30pm – Meet at the finish line
• Barking lot @ 7:30pm – Outside the stadium. 

We will need five scouts for each station. Please sign up ASAP with Mr. Elizabeth Wilkins.  This event also needs additional adults to help Mr & Mrs Wilkins and Mr. Sprinkle!! 

If you want to sign up to run, you can join Mr. Brian Shone who is running!!!! 

Sign up on Crazy 8 website to run!!!

http://werunevents.com/crazy-8s/registration-results/

July 22, 2025 Announcements

July 22/Chess merit badge / Philmont crew return / advancement activities

We will have adult leadership with key leadership 

Congratulations : 

Fox/Shark – #3 chicken Alfredo and mud cups

Eagle – #2 spicy jambalaya with rice

Panther – #1 low country boil

It was an amazing night with lots of amazing meals with 

Wolf ( dutch oven lasagna )and Flaming arrow (taco melt) and Phoenix ( jambalaya spicy rice) also having amazing dishes. All patrols worked well together working on planning , preparation and cleanup. 

Well done !!!!

July patrol duties

• Ceremonies: Flaming Arrow  • Food Box: Wolf  • Game Guides: Shark  • PLC (7/8) Host and Troop Meeting Set-up: Eagle  • Service: Phoenix (Clean up and leadership assistance)  • Can Recycling:  Panther  (check every week, even if no cans brought into the gym)  • Grounds: Fox   Both of these latter two duties should be done while there is still daylight and have an adult leader with them while outside 

Scouts working on Scout thru First Class ranks:  It is advantageous to bring your scout handbook to have a book check to align your progress with troop records.  You may be close to the next rank, so the troop can try to arrange opportunities for you to complete the remaining requirements.

Trip fees!!  Please check with Mr. Browning regarding your scout account balance. It should be zero or positive before the next trip – or Board of Review.  

Philmont Cavalcade July 1-15, 2026 – Just a reminder to those registered for this event, a payment of $607.50 is due by October 1, 2025. Also, a parent’s introductory session is scheduled for July 31, 2025 at 6:30 at CHPC. We will discuss general requirements and upcoming Horsemanship Training sessions. Please make arrangements to attend this meeting.

Adult Leaders:  YPT is now SYT: Safeguarding Youth Training.  

Read here for details. While YPT focuses mostly on preventing abuse, SYT includes information on SAFE: supervision, assessment, fitness and skill, and equipment and environment.  The 90-minute course is now required when YPT becomes due.  

Planning; 

July 28 Safety Afloat/Chess merit badge 

August 5 Dick Tracy Rock planning

August 8-10 Dick Tracy Rock Trip consists of backpack-style tent camping on an island (sometimes) in Cherokee Lake, about 3 miles from Camp Davy Crockett.  All gear, except for patrol water jugs, needs to be in backpacks (no coolers).  Meals will be prepared by ad hoc food groups from their pre-planned menus.  Will use cooking fires and/or backpacking stoves (no propane stoves), thus suitable for Cooking MB.  Activities include water skiing, extra canoeing, swimming with life jackets and shoes, gravity-assisted descending from “Dick Tracy Rock,” arrowhead hunting, fishing, etc.

NOTE: it is important for efficient planning that registration for Dick Tracy Rock be completed ASAP. Please don’t wait until the last week

August 30th. Surgoinsville RiverFront Festival. Troop 48 Color Guard leads a flag retirement ceremony at this event. Please contact Adam Moorman if you are interested in helping with the flag retirement.

Hoodie Order: We still have people who have not picked up the ordered lightweight and traditional hoodies. Please come prepared to pay (unless paid in advance) and pick up your order.