A Thank You from Mrs. Anderton Jan 2012

From: Margaret Anderton

Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Subject: A Big Thank You!!!

Dear Troop 96 Families,

First, I apologize for the delay in getting this out to you. The Holidays are such a hectic time as I’m sure you all know– even with that, you all came through so wonderfully! The outpouring of love and generosity from this troop was amazing. There are no words to describe how my contact person, Sister Rita reacted when we showed up to unload the van. She couldn’t believe all of it was for the 3 families! Her note to us read as follows:

“Troop 96, Parents and Friends,

You brought joy, hope and thoughtfulness to many people.

I wish you could have seen the joy and surprise in (Family A) Johnny’s and Tearya’s faces as i opened the car trunk and they saw the gifts.

Family B’s Mom’s eyes almost popped out and she kept saying “This could not have come at a better time! You really helped us!” (She has been under a burden with her added grandchild)

As we loaded (Family C) Stephanie’s trunk and the back seat, she kept saying “I can’t believe this is happening to us.”

May God bless you!

Gratefully,

Sister Rita”

Again, I appreciate your kindness in all that you did for these families! I beg Our Lord to bless you all for helping with those in need!

Be assured of my prayers,

Margaret Anderton

Patrols and PORS for Jan-June 2012; PL meeting; Philmont Info

Troop 96 Patrols PORs for 1-1-12 to 6-30-12final.xls Download this file

From: Allen Powell
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 9:08 AM
Subject: This coming week – T96 & Patrols and PORS for Jan-June 2012

Attached is a spreadsheet of patrol assignments and positions of responsibility for the 6 months Jan – June 2012. Congratulations again to our scout leadership and the new Patrol Leaders elected this past Tuesday.

As a reminder, we will have a Patrol Leaders Council Meeting this coming Tue, Jan 24th at 7:00pm before our regular meeting. Our current SPL, ASPL, and all new Patrol Leaders should come to this meeting.

Finally, this coming Tue, Jan 24th  at 7:30pm during our regular meeting time we will have a Philmont 2013 information meeting. All parents and scouts are invited to attend.

Allen Powell

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Important Information: 20-mile Hike on Dec 10th, 2011

From: Allen Powell
Subject: Important Information — 20-mile Hike This Saturday (Dec 10th)!

Parents, please share this information with your scouts.

The “physical” requirements portions of the hiking merit badge require scouts to take 5 separate hikes of 10 miles or more and 1 hike of 20 miles or more. We have many scouts who have already completed five 10-mile hikes. Recent hikes we have taken that qualified for 10 miles include:

Chickamauga – July 2009
Pinhoti – Nov 2009
Savage Gulf – Mar 2010
Philmont – Jun 2010 – we had 2 days of 10 miles or more in a day so 2 hikes at Philmont qualify
Pinhoti – Nov 2010
Sipsey – Mar 2011
Walls of Jericho – Oct 2011

Many of our scouts should be very close to being able to complete the hiking merit badge. Whether you have done at least 5 of the 10-milers needed for the merit badge or less than 5, this Saturday’s hike will will put you well on your way to completing the merit badge and will be a significant accomplishment.

Last night we had 10 people sign up for the hike. I am aware of several others who were not at the meeting last night who previously indicated they planned on hiking the 20 miles this Saturday. If you have not signed up and plan on participating, please email or call me so we will be expecting you and will have the right amout of water at our breaks.

Last weekend, I tagged along with a local troop that has done this hike annually for the past 16 years. They had 18 people hike the 20 miles and 5 people ran the 20! (We will not run it). They have it down to clock-work and it was helpful for me to watch how they did it. I hiked a little over half of the 20 miles and got a good feel for logisitics, routing and timing. Based on this experience and our previous planning……here are the details you need to know:

When: This Saturday, Dec 10th, at 6:30am. Be on time.

Where: Meet at the main entrance of Oak Mtn State Park (stone building just before the entry gates). This is the I-65 side of the park. Do not come in the back entrance off of Hwy 119 by the lower lakes.

Weather: Looks like good hiking weather. Low Fri night is forecasted around 33 degrees so 7am Sat temps should be in mid to upper 30s. High Sat is forecasted for lower 50s. Therefore, most of the hiking will be in mid-40 degree weather. Dress accordingly. See “What to wear” below.

What to wear:
To get into the park: Wear your BSA Class A uniform shirt as this will allow you to get into the park for free. We will then shed our Class A shirts prior to the hike and leave them in the cars.
For the hike: No cotton. Wear a synthetic shirt (based on temps, probably a long sleeved running shirt or the equivalent), one other light-weight layer (ex: light-weight fleece jacket), hiking pants, wool socks, (sock liners if you normally wear these when hiking), boots or trail shoes. You may also want to bring a light-weight toboggan hat and light-weight gloves. You will cool down when we stop for breaks and these will help. Look at the weather the night before and be prepared. Right now rain is not forecast but if it enters the forecast and there is any chance of rain, you will want to bring rain gear.

What to bring: A light-weight day pack or fanny pack. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE for bringing and carrying your own food and water. I suggest camel-backs or 1 liter nalgene bottles for water. Have a light breakfast and drink at least half a liter of water before you arrive in the morning. Bring at least 1 liter (preferrably 2 liters but no more than 2) of water to start the hike. Bring 2 lunches. Some food suggestions include: peanut butter on bagels, dried fruit, protein bars, cliff bars, energy bars, etc. You will need plenty of carbs and a little bit of protein.

What else to bring: Other hiking basics including a headlamp, whistle, sunglasses, lip balm, hat, and TP. Adults will have walkie talkie radios and cell phones (my Verizon phone had coverage the entire day this past weekend) personal first aid kits, moleskin and duct tape. Bring your cell phone if you will need to contact your parents as we near completion. You may also want to bring hiking poles if you normally use these when hiking. Keep it light!! Do not bring a big backpack. Do not overpack. This is a day hike at a good pace with water refilling stations.

Planned itenerary/routing:
-6:30am – meet at park entrance, sign in, go over last minute instructions
-6:40am – enter park & drive as a group to South Yellow Trailhead (at the end of Terrace Drive just before road leading to Pevine Falls – parking across from field used for Cub Scout Day Camp)
-7:00am – begin hike (Yellow Trail headed north)
-10:00am – arrive North Trailhead (7 miles complete), 1st lunch break & water refill (Mr.Gilbert will meet us with water to re-fill our water bottles)
-10:20am – continue hike (Blue Trail headed south)
-1:20pm – arrive Pevine Falls where Blue Trail meets White Trail (14 miles complete), 2nd lunch break & water refill (Mr. Jones will meet us with water for our second water re-fill)
-1:40pm – continue hike (White Trail headed North)
-2:40pm – cross Red Trail and continue on White Trail
-3:15pm – take Orange Connector South to Red Trail and take Red Trail South
-3:45pm – cross White Trail continuing south on Red Trail
-4:15pm – take Green Trail West/Northwest down to Terrace Drive
-4:45pm – arrive cars (20 miles complete)

Times above after we start the hike are approximate. Parents picking up Scouts can meet us at the Yellow South Trailhead parking area inside the park at 4:45pm or at 5:00pm outside the park at the stone building where Scouts were dropped off that morning. If we are making good time hiking and will be finished sooner than expected we will try to have Scouts call parents when we hit the Green Trail (approx 30-40 min prior to finish).

If there are any who are interested in hiking either 7 miles or 14 miles and not the full 20 miles, you are welcome to join us. You have the opportunity to pull off the trail at either of the two re-fill breaks at 10am or 1:20pm. Let me know via email by Friday if you are interested in this so I can make proper arrangements.

Current roster of those hiking:

Adults:
Allen Powell
Jeff Leonard
Mark Pelham
Dany Smith

Scouts:
Tyler Powell
Luke Phillips
Samuel Leonard
Elijah Leonard
Davis Stevens
Noah Smith

I know there are others who wanted to do this hike so call or email me if you do and are not on the list!

Also, call or email if you have any questions.

Thanks to Dr. Leonard and Dr. Pelham for leading the hiking merit badge. If you did not make it to the MB session last night, don’t worry, just get with either Dr. Leonard or Dr. Pelham and they can work with you to complete the requirements. Thanks also to Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Jones for volunteering to re-fill our group.

See you Sat morning bright and early!

Allen Powell

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Blue Angels Trip, Nov 11-13

From: MARK PHILLIPS
Subject: Blue Angels November 11, 2011

Troop 96 will travel to Pensacola November 11, 2011. We will meet at the church at 7:30 AM, Friday November 11, 2011 and depart at 8:00 AM. We will depart for our return on Sunday morning, November 13, 2011. We are asking everyone to pay $5.00 to help defray the cost of camping. We will be camping at Fort Pickens campground.

The campground allows 2 tents per site and up to eight people per site. They seem pretty strict about this. So we are going to need some three and four man tents to put folks in so we do not run afoul of their rules. Please let Mark Phillips know if you have a 3 or 4 man tent that can be used for the weekend. We have eight sites and around 40 people so we are good as far as people, we just need you in three and four man tents as much as possible.

Meals are as follows:

Friday lunch- will stop en route, bring money

Friday dinner- at airshow, bring money

Sat breakfast- bring something quick and no cook

Sat lunch- at airshow, bring money

Sat dinner- patrol cooking, will plan at Tuesday troop meeting

Sunday breakfast- patrol cooking, will plan at Tuesday troop meeting

Sunday lunch en route, bring money

Also bring any money for souvenirs. My guess is they will have a pretty neat T Shirt since this is the 100th year of Naval Aviation.

The airshow will have a variety of vendors for food. I do not know the prices but would guess more than McDonald’s, less than a movie theater.

Adults: Please let me know if you are able to drive. We can get 15 in the van. We need to try and be as efficient with vehicles as possible. So we will try to take only those needed.

I think it will be a fun trip. It certainly was 5 years ago when we went to the Homecoming Show at the Pensacola NAS and last year to the beach show. Please let me know if you have any question. Thanks.

Mark Phillips

Troop 96 Tree Sale Sign Up Schedule

Subject: Troop 96 Tree Sale Sign Up Schedule

To Troop 96:

We will be having our sign-up night for the 2011 Christmas Tree Sale on Tuesday October 18 at the Church of the Ascension.  This will be in place of our regular meeting.

The sign up schedule, as determined by lottery, is posted below.  Please be sure to send a family representative at the appointed time to sign up for your shifts.  Families will sign up for their shifts in the order listed.

A copy of the master schedule is attached.  Please review this schedule in advance to determine which shifts you will be able to work.  This will save time during the sign-up, and will hopefully allow us to keep to this schedule.

Note that the top line of each shift is designated as the shift leader.  This is the adult who agrees to take the responsibility for coordinating that shift, including contacting the other shift workers in advance to remind them of their assignment.

Time                             Name                            Shifts

6:00 PM                         Earnest, William             5

Boyd, Connor                 5

Phillips, Luke                 5

Anderton, Paul               5

Adair, Carson                 4

Adair, Davis                    5

6:15 PM                         Moore, Ben                    5

Bragdon Hall, Miles         5

Pelham, Connor              5

Forbes, Andrew              5

Tyra, Chris                     5

6:30 PM                         Long, Jared                    3

Hodges, Reid                 5

Bannon, Jeffrey               5

Leonard, Elijah               4

Leonard, Samuel            5

Head, Evans                   5

6:45 PM                         Lloyd, John                    5

Bunn, Davis                    5

Proctor, Jake                  5

Smith, Ben                     3

Powell, Tyler                  3

7:00 PM                         Vaughn, J. D.                 5

Smitherman, Thomas      5

Snook, Baxley                3

Norden, Nathan              3

Sides, David                   5

7:15 PM                         Dunlap, Andrew              5

Durkee, Jackson             5

Garvey, Tommy              5

Stevens, Davis                5

7:30 PM                         Hunt, Braden                  5

Blackburn, Ben               5

Mann, Robert                 5

Martin, Connor                5

7:45 PM                         Darwin, Daniel                4

Darwin, Stephen             3

Davis, Aaron                   5

Janich, Grant                  3

Gilbert, Brent                  3

8:00 PM                         Bonner, Drew                 5

Stokes, Andrew              5

Dooley, Johnson             5

Corbett, Turlington          5

8:15 PM                         Rice, Jake                      5

Sherrod, Andrew             4

Sherrod, Samuel             5

McGuire, Garon              5

8:30 PM                         Kozlek, Jack                  5

Ward, Luther                  5

Rocha, Jared                  5

8:45 PM                         Landers, Sam                 4

Landers, Scott                5

Coker, Nicholas              5

White, Hudson               5

King, Parker                   5

 

Tree Lot Workers Instructions.pdf Download this file

 

Tree Lot Shift Schedule 2011 101211.pdf Download this file

 

2011 T-96 Tree Sale Sign up.pdf Download this file

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Maine Trip Video

Here’s the movie for Troop 96′s trip to Maine, July 15-24, 2011, created by Gary and Nicholas Coker. Thanks to everyone who shared their photos. Enjoy!

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August Lay Lake Trip — SIGN UP NOW!

From: Allen Powell

Sent: Sunday, August 7, 2011 8:25 AM

Subject: August Lay Lake Trip

See below from ASM’s Steve Boyd and Jeffrey Hall regarding the upcoming August Lay Lake trip. –Allen Powell

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From: Steve Boyd

Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 1:16 PM

Subject: August Lay Lake Trip

Troop 96,

August 19 -21 is our Lay Lake water sports trip to the Powell’s lake house.

We will depart from the church parking lot Friday night at 6:00 pm. Eat dinner before departure. It will take about an hour to get there, but could be longer if traffic is really bad.

We will be camping in tents in the back yard, so be deciding who your tent partner will be.

Attached is a link to the trip signup sheet. We need everyone going signed up by meeting time, Tuesday, August 16.

Trip patrols will be formed on the 16th at our Troop meeting and meals will be planned that night. Two breakfasts and one dinner will be needed. This is car camping, so we will expect patrols to cook some really good meals. Mr. Hall will be taking care of everyone’s lunch on Saturday.

For Geezers, Mr. Hall will be planning and preparing our meals. (See below this email for an email from Mr. Hall.) Cost for the meals is $5 for each breakfast, $5 for one lunch and $10 for one dinner. Therefore you will need to pay $25 for all four meals or pay for just the meals you plan on being there for. We must have this money turned into Jeff or me by the 16th.

In addition to your usual car camping gear, remember to bring a swimsuit, beach towel, folding chair, life jacket if you have one (but don’t go buy one), water shoes, sunscreen and bug spray.

We will be tubing, skiing and wakeboarding. If you have a ski or wakeboard that you want to bring, that is fine, otherwise we will have skis and wakeboards available and tubes.

Ski Boats will be provided by the following:

Allen Powell

Tom Smitherman

Steve Boyd or Everett Holle

Mr. Jones is trying to get a couple canoes for this trip so he can teach Canoeing merit badge. Indicate on the signup sheet with MB after your name if you want to take the Canoeing merit badge.

Remember; we will be guest of the Powell’s so treat their property with respect. We will designate approved cooking and cleanup areas once we arrive Friday night. Scouts will be restricted to the basement bathroom (or lake).

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvRbl4FZXq_8dF9jZElaWnNidkxxc1loQzZFdGxySlE&hl=en_US

Johnson Dooley is the Scout coordinator for this trip. Johnson will be planning and coordinating other activities for this trip.

Thanks,
Steve Boyd
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From: Jeffrey Hall

 

Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2011 1:40 PM

Subject: Meals for August Campout

Here is the menu for the August Campout at Lay Lake. The cost per Dad is $25.00 for the weekend and cost per Scout is $5.00. I will be preparing all meals for Dads and Saturday Lunch for everyone (Scouts and Dads). I need to be paid by Tuesday, August 16th. I have to have a definite headcount on who is eating dinner on Saturday night. This is crucial, because we have had men who have paid and not received their dinner in the past. I will have a sign up sheet and keep track of who has paid when I come to the next few Scout Meetings. YOU WILL NOT EAT IF YOU DO NOT PAY! I hate to be blunt, but it is the only way to ensure those who do pay have a meal.

I am attaching prices to each meal, so that you know what you are paying for when. I will have this on my sign up sheet so that I will know who is eating when. If you have any questions, just let me know. I know that some are allergic to seafood, if there are any other allergies please make me aware of them. Also, Steve Boyd, if you want to bring your own coffee, please let me know!

Scoutfully yours,
Chef Jeff

SATURDAY BREAKFAST (Dads only) $5.00
Omelettes (Choice of eggs, bacon, sausage, peppers, onions, mushrooms, shrimp, cheese)
Coffee
Juice

SATURDAY LUNCH (Dads and Scouts) $5.00
Hamburgers
Hot Dogs
Grilled Chicken Sandwiches
Chips
Pickles
Sodas
Cookies

SATURDAY DINNER (Dads only) $10.00
She Crab Soup
Garden Salad w/ Honey Lemon Lime Viniagrette Dressing
Steaks
Roasted Yukon Gold Potatoes with Rosemary
Garlic Bread
Sweet Tea
Peanut Butter Pie

SUNDAY BREAKFAST (Dads only) $5.00
French Toast
Sausage Links
Strawberries
Coffee
Juice

 

POR Election Results

From: Allen Powell
Sent: Friday, July 1, 2011 3:59 PM
Subject: POR election results

Congratulations to those elected to troop-level PORs this past Tuesday:

Senior Patrol Leader – David Sides
Assistant Senior Patrol Leader – Johnson Dooley
Scribe – Andrew Forbes
Chaplain Aide – Luther Ward
Quartermaster – Ben Moore
Librarian – Andrew Sherrod
Historian – Miles Bragdon-Hall

Their term starts this coming Tue (the day after the 4th of July).

Also, congratulations to the Flying Eagles for winning the patrol contest for the period Jan 1 – June 30, 2011. Those Flying Eagle members who were not at the meeting this past week, be sure to see me to claim your winning prize. Patrol competition results were as follows:
Flying Eagles – 19
Scorpions – 12
Roadrunners – 9
Rattlesnakes – 8
Dragons – 8
Blue Beavers – 1

This coming Tuesday we will be realigning patrols and electing patrol leaders. I will also be assigning a few additional troop-level PORs.

Have a good weekend and Independence Day! Take a moment to pause and consider the great risk and sacrifice of our forefathers who founded this great nation. Think with gratitude on the sacrifice the men and women in our armed forces who have and still defend our rights and freedoms. Think on the principles upon which our nation was founded, including man’s God-endowed unalienable rights (life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness), personal responsibility, the rule of law, justice, limited government, and virtuosity to name a few.

I paste below excerpts of our Declaration of Independence. The 56 men who signed this document risked it all.

IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.–Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world………….

………We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

Allen Powell

Camp Sequoyah Advancement Report

2011 Camp_Sequoyah_Advancements.pdf Download this file

 

 

I am sending a copy of a listing of the advancements earned at Camp Sequoyah this summer.  This report also includes rank advancements and special awards earned at camp, and also completions of camp Merit Badges at the last meeting.  This list is based on the information provided by Camp Sequoyah at the end of camp, along with some clarifications received this week.

There are two separate parts to the list; completed items followed by incomplete items (partials).  Note that ALL Eagle–required merit badges are listed as partials, even if all requirements are complete, since a Board of Review is required for those badges.

Note also that this list includes only those badges started at Camp this summer.  Some scouts still have some other partial merit badges not shown on this list.

Roger

 

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Still Time to Sign Up for MAINE! — Trip Details

From: Jeffrey Hall
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 2:33 PM
Subject: Still time to sign up for Maine - more Trip Details

MAINE TRIP
July 15-24, 2011

Hello Everyone,

I am sending you some more information about the Maine Trip. I want everyone to understand that most of our High Adventure Trips do not include ALL ages of scouts. This trip was planned not so much as a High Adventure trip but as a chance to see a part of the country many may never see and also so that any boy in our Troop could go. The activities that are planned are to show the boys what Maine is all about. We will have a two-day hiking High Adventure option if any want to do this. If not, we have plenty of other fun things to do.

Parents, you need not worry about the distance or your child’s safety. This will not be a dangerous trip. Also, my wife, Linda Bragdon-Hall who is an R.N., will be staying at my mother-in-law’s cottage which is 1/2 mile from our campground. Miles Memorial Hospital is also 15 minutes away from where we are camping. I know some of you are worried about your boys going so far away without their dads, I totally understand this, but keep in mind that they will never be unsupervised while on this trip. We also have Allen Powell (Scout Master) and Loring Jones (Scout Master Emeritis) going on this trip. This is a trip that your boys will remember the rest of their lives.

Unlike most of our campouts, the boys will have to decide on their meals and purchase their groceries for the week. They will need to budget their money while on the trip. They will be Patrol Cooking in camp at least once a day, sometimes more. I will be cooking for the Geezers.

The weather in July is usually 75-80 during the day, 55-60 at night.

Here is the link to the sign-up sheet:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AvRbl4FZXq_8dDYzVzhOeHFSdEhQVlJ4bHJIREVIcUE&hl=en&authkey=CMORsuUB

I have listed below a few websites of places that we will be going, the campground where we are staying, and some of the activities that we will be doing.

Kayaking in Muscongus Bay:  www.midcoastkayak.com

Hiking in Acadia National Park:  www.acadia.net

Pemaquid Point Lighthouse:   www.lighthouse.cc/pemaquid/

Eatingat Moody’s Diner:   www.moodysdiner.com

Maine Maritime Museum:   www.bathmaine.com

Hiking in Pemaquid Region:   www.pemaquidwatershed.org

Going to L.L.Bean:   www.llbean.com/llb/shop

Pemaquid Point Campground:   www.midcoast.com

Charter Bus: www.tuscaloosacharters.com

The price is still $600.00 per person, this includes all hotels going up and coming back, staying in the campground all week, all of the attractions that we will be going to, some of the meals and the cost of the Charter Bus to take us there. Please do not pass up this opportunity for your son. If you have any questions about the trip, please call me anytime at 620-0176 or 837-1319.

Scoutfully Yours,
Jeffrey Hall