Troop News, Canoe Trip

Several subjects  were covered at tonight's meeting:


Mr. Stocks and all the leaders and Scouts who set up the fence during the last two Saturdays at the Hut were again thanked for all their work.


Mr. Eggers was thanked again for his building from scratch,  three  Troop wash stands for the Troop to use at campouts.


Mr. Cox was thanked for coordinating the Boston Butt sales again this year. Parents are reminded that a great percentage of the sale goes directly to the Scout to assist in paying for high adventure trips and expenses.  Please take a look at the last notice for all the details about the sales and encourage the sales as quickly as possible.


Thanks to S Hardy and E Kidd, we had a basics on canoeing this evening, and thanks to Mr. David Butler, of the Cahaba River Society, we  an excellent briefing on the Cahaba River and it's environs.


Patrol and Troop quartermasters, patrol leaders and Ast Patrol leaders need to be at the Hut this Thursday night (5/17), at 6:30 PM to load for the campout.  It will take about an hour  and uniform  is not required.


He needs to be at the hut at 5:00PM on Friday,  May 18,  ready to go with a bagged supper..if not eaten before hand...we will not be stopping for a snack on the way there (twenty-thirty minutes).  Uniform is the red Troop t shirt, Scout Trousers or shorts, Scout socks, and belt...


What he should bring:


An older pair of sneakers for the river in the canoe,  a pair of shorts, and a "t" shirt to paddle in....


a large mouth Nalgene quart water bottle (with his name on it ) to drink from on the river,


a foam pad to sit on in the canoe for the all day paddle,


a glasses restraint if he will wear glasses or sunglasses,


a hat, and rain jacket if if it rains or rain is expected,


and biking gloves for paddling all day to possibly prevent a possible  blister.


He should not paddle down river in his Scout shirt or green scout shorts as they will get wet and dirty going down the river...he should only wear them on the bus to and from the camp site.


We will be camping in the deep woods as usual, so he needs insect repellant...If he is not a first Class Scout at this time, he needs to bring his Scout book to for the Scoutmaster to take a look at his progress.


He will need dry shorts and dry t shirt other than his Scout uniform to change into once out of the River..


It may be cool in the evening an the early morning hours, so he should bring a long sleeve shirt or light jacket,


Since it is a short distance to the Hut, we will more than likely stop at McDonalds for brunch on Sunday before returning to the Hut.



Thanks for all your support....and for encouraging attendance.


YiS Dan s                             "Delivering the Promise"