Kingsport, Tennessee - Troop 48 BSARelevant news from outside of the troop
KINGSPORT — Youth and adult members of local Boy Scouts of America units will spend Super Bowl weekend tackling hunger in their communities. When the annual Scouting for Food drive was postponed in November due to safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Scouting officials and volunteers started looking for a new way to help […]
Troop 48 provided a community service for the 2021 Crazy 8 races. We prepared thousands medals for distribution midafternoon on Saturday July 17th for later that evening following the 8K race. There were parallel efforts going on as one group facilitate the Little 8 race and gave out medals following. There were several thousand participants […]
The is a special opportunity which Colonel Conley wanted all of Troop 48 to know about. By: By MIKE STILL mstill@timesnews.net BLOUNTVILLE — The Commemorative Air Force returns to Tri-Cities Airport May 25-30 with a cross section of WWII military aircraft from flight trainers to planes made famous by the air war over Europe and […]
Hello Boy Scout troop leaders, I wanted to make you aware of some upcoming opportunities for your troops to volunteer! I’ve attached a schedule of seven cleanups on seven different Saturdays this spring, starting with this Saturday. If you need an organized event where your kids can get some volunteer hours, please join us! I’ll […]
Troop 48 and T48G EDGE training team working with Safety Patrol at Washington Elementary. For the second year, Working to teach the patrols about the flag. Our team working to show new safety patrollers the correct way to put up and take down the flag. Sharing other general responsibilities and respect when working with the […]
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Registration ends Friday 01-08-2021 11:59 PM. The expected training for BSA Assistant Scoutmasters is Youth Protection, Scoutmaster Specific Training (either classroom or series of online classes), Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS), and Hazardous Weather. Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills is only one that has to be a hands-on experience to ensure the concepts are […]
Help clear and restore the trails at Camp Davy Crockett! Assistant Ranger Matt Combs is leading the effort the with goal of having all 1800 acres of camp accessible to Scouts. Camping Available Stay for the day or the whole weekend! Saturday January 9th: 8:30 AM – 5 PM Saturday January 23rd: 8:30 AM – […]