Election, Rappelling this weekend

Despite the weather, and thanks for encouraging attendance, we had a full house for the meeting. Congratulations to S Hardy for being elected new Senior Patrol Leader for May - November, 2011. Thanks to Mr. Loring Jones, Troop 96, we had the Order of the Arrow elections, and trip preparations including meals were completed.

If your son was not at the meeting last night and intends to come on the trip..he needs to call his patrol leader to assure we have tentage and meals for him. If the parent was not present, s/he needs to call Mr. Madison for tentage as well...Parents will normally eat with their son' patrol, so assure the Patrol leader knows you are accompanying your son.

The trip to Buck's pocket is one of our most popular and well attended. Scouts should dress for the weather, inclusive of a rain suit for further insulation if it rains or gets cooler than expected....

If yur son is a Troop or patrol quartermaster, Patrol leader, or ast Patrol leader, he needs to be at the Hut on Thursday night, April 7, at 6:30 PM to prepare and load gear for the Trip. Uniform is not required, and he should be done in an hour or so.

The cost for the Trip is $45.00:

Meals $12.00 (Troop will provide the Saturday lunch meal) so quartermasters only buy Sat Breakfast, Saturday supper, and Sunday Breakfast) Remember no soft drinks or ice tea and no desert for supper.
Camp fees $2.00 per night per person @ 2 nights
Fee for rappelling: $20.00 per person (certified instructors w/equipment)
Fuel for bus Frank Tank and vehicles hauling the trailer and carrying Scouts and Leaders $10.00
Total: $45.00 per person

Leaders: If you are not going to rappell, you will not have to pay the rappelling fee. I need to know this by Thursday night for the instructors. If you don't advise me, we will assume you are going to rappell.

Troop Family Plan: a family need only pay for two persons on the trip, the third person is picked up by the Troop..if there are four persons in the family, then three have to pay the fees.

Normally, the Troop bus, Frank Tank, and one follow-on car is all that is required for a trip. Due to our current numbers, we invite some parents to bring a vehicle to haul an additional trailer or older scouts. We need to know by Thursday at the Hut if you can drive and what you are driving. If you drive, you need not pay the fuel portion of the trip and the Troop will take care of your gas. If you will be driving, please fill your tank prior to leaving as we will not stop until the Collinsville exit north of Ft. Payne on Interstate 59...

Thanks again for all your support and encouraging attendance.

YiS Dan S
"Delivering the Promise" "