Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Dorchester Info, Troop Elections,and Muskingum Summer Camp


Good morning!  

1.  Tents and tarps
If you have a tent or tarp, please plan to be there at 6:45 if possible.  If you had a tent and/or tarp from the Tar Hollow and the previous campout at the Spring Camporee, please bring them ready to be turned in tonight.  Please be sure they are clean.  We will need them this weekend.  The weather will be nice tonight before the meeting if you need to clean out the tents and tarps before you bring them back to them back to the troop.  Please arrive about ten minutes early so that you can be checked back in with the tarp and tent.

2. Dorchester Participants
Here is the current list of scouts attending Dorchester this weekend:
In this list, I started the seating assignments. This will not be like most trips where you can just hop in a vehicle before we leave.  We will meet tonight for a few minutes to discuss the seating arrangements and other items.  Since we are crossing the border, you will be assigned to a vehicle for the trip there and back.  We can finish the tonight at the troop meeting along with the assigning of patrols for the weekend.

3.  Items needed for Dorchester
Below are the items that we will need for those going to Dorchester.  Here are the items that we will need:
      1. Passport or original birth certificate
      2. Permission form for the troop
     3.  Dorchester Consent letter to travel to Canada - See attached letter
     4.  Canadian Health Form  - See attached
     5.  Scout Medical Form (Only Part A and part B completed for this trip, but some of you might need get a new one for summer camp so I attached A, B and C)
     6.  Medicine - Please bring any medicine along with dosage information with the scout.  Please include in the original prescription bottles and/or packaging
          since we are crossing the border.  They may want to look at the prescription medicine.

The only new item on this list is the consent letter.  The notary will not be at the meeting tonight, but said that if you stop by the HER building during the normal hours, she will sign the form for you.  I was directed to the website by a parent in the troop.  I recommend that you have both the permission slip and the consent letter notarized.  I met with Kirk last night and they had a similar release form they used for the previous trip in 2016.

4.  Muskingum Summer Camp
I cannot believe summer camp is almost here again.  Attached is the current list of participants.  I will be making a payment this week for those scouts and adults on the list.  Be sure to check with Mr. Baughman if you are not on the list so that you can pay for summer camp. If you confirm with Mr. Baughman that you are paid, I will pay the $260 for each scout to attend summer camp. I found out about the date last night when I met with Kirk.  I guess the camp is still sending him emails.

Adults - Last year we have had about 8-10 adults go to summer camp.  If you are willing to go for a few days, half of the week or even all of the week, please let me know so that I can add you to the list of participants.  In talking with Kirk last night, MVSR has been sending him the emails, but  I was not part of the distribution list for summer camp.  Kirk sent him the email that states that we have until Friday to make the payment for scouts going at the $260 rate.  If possible, please let me know the dates that you will be attending.

We will have our summer camp meeting on May 21st.

-- 
Phillip Freeman
Scoutmaster, Troop 136 in Grove City, OH 

Troop 136 Axiom: "How do you eat an elephant?  One bite at a time!"
Scout Motto: "Be Prepared"
Scout Law: “A Scout is Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent."
Scout Oath: "On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight."
The Outdoor Code: "As an American, I will do my best to - Be clean in my outdoor manners, Be careful with fire, Be considerate in the outdoors, and Be conservation minded."

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