Kingsport, Tennessee - Troop 48 BSASince the pandemic is preventing a troop-wide gathering, the adult leaders have agreed to present the earned recognition to the scouts during their upcoming in-person patrol meetings. These will be ranks, merit badges, and special awards – except for the three Eagles and 2019 Scout of the Year awards which will be handled in a […]
There will be a Zoom meeting every Wednesday until we continue in person meetings. I created a new meeting link because the other one expired. The link and password is below.
Just a brief note about the excellent advancement gained at 2020’s Camp Davy Crockett. 116 Merit Badges were completed by 27 scouts or roughly four each. Most popular were Mammal Study (substituted for Insect Study) and Wood Carving. 118 Incomplete Merit Badges. Camping and Reptile/Amphibian Study was the most common started with more to go. […]
Reserve your place at the 8/22-8/23 truck-in/backpack trip to Grayson Highlands. Review the trip sheet, park trail guide, and contact your patrol leadership with any questions. We hope to see you at this favorite annual trip!
2020 Summer Camp Class Reservations are Open! Troop 48 is now registering for summer camp classes. The council created sign-up form can be downloaded below – and paper copies are also available at troop meetings. Let Mr. Hasler know of your choices either at a troop meeting or by email. Remember to select early to […]
TROOP 48 BSA – RE-REGISTRATION PROGRESS, AS OF MARCH 25, 2020 THANK YOU to those Troop 48 members (listed below) who have already re-registered with us for the period May 1, to Oct 31, 2020. Final cutoff will be Tuesday, April 14. Afterwards, a new application will be required to rejoin. NOTE! If you do NOT […]
As you no doubt know from the current news, schools for most of our troop families will be closed for the next two weeks (until March 27). Per directions from the Sequoyah Council, Troop 48 will follow the school policies; we will suspend troop meetings at least through the school closures. We have preemptively canceled the April 4 […]
Please do not direct swap Expo Cards with other scouters Contact Tom Gould if you think you have taken too many The District and Council are officially out of Expo Scout Cards – Please sell what you have, get as many scouts as you can in the weekly prize drawing for this Friday. The weekly […]
As expo coupon sales are just around the corner, just a reminder that if you sell Expo coupons, there is a special arrangement again whereby most of the summer camp fees are free or no net cost to you if you sell $750 worth!! View all summer camp information and news at the Summer Camp […]
TROOP 48 BSA PATROL MEETING CHECKLIST for Tuesday, March 10, 2020 Take attendance. Add trips, churches, service hours, etc. for meetings missed. Counsel and sign off advancement. Call patrol members not present. Pay dues to re-register for May 1 to Oct 31: $50 Scouts, $26 adults. NEED TONIGHT OR NEXT WEEK, MARCH 17. Wolf is […]