Sunday, May 3, 2020

Secret Trip, Summer camp, Parent Meeting, Physicals, and camp info

Hi Troop 136!

Secret trip canceled:
With the stay at home order being extended through the end of May, we will not be able to go on our Secret trip that we had planned over Memorial Day Weekend.  We will ask the PLC in July at our Annual Planning Meeting if they want to add it to the calendar next year.  Thanks to those who helped plan it so far.  

Summer Camp:
I have an update about summer camp.  It looks like both the MVSR and Chief Logan camps will be open for summer camp unless things are canceled by the governor for June activities.  There will be some major changes to the way we operate at camp.  These changes include items for the facility and the way we operate as a troop. 
We will discuss at our committee meeting our plans for the troop.    If you are a parent and want to visit the online committee meeting on Sunday night at 6 pm, please let me know and I will send you a link to the meeting.

Parent Meeting for summer camp:
We will have a parent meeting for summer camp after our normal troop meeting on Tuesday, May 5th has ended.  This is an opportunity for you to ask questions.   

Here are the forms again and I have adjusted the dates for the money to be submitted for summer camp.  Both of them are due May 14th.  I will be at the church that night between 6 and 7:30 for you to drop off the form or complete a form and pay for summer camp with cash or check.

Physicals:
You will need to schedule a physical between now and summer camp.  Most everyone will need a new physical this year. There will be no extension of the medical form from last year. Once you have the medical form for summer camp, please let me know and we can plan to meet at the church for me collect the form.  I do not anticipate that anyone will be able to get their physical between now and May 14th, but we can arrange for you to meet me at the church when you do have the form.  I will need this before we leave on Sunday, June 28th.  In the MVSR presentation, it states that Dr. Woolery has agreed to do physicals at his office for scouts who cannot get in to their personal physician.  However, he is in Zavesville.  

MVSR summer camp information:

Chief Logan summer camp information: 
Good Evening Unit Leaders,

What a summer this is shaping up to be! The SKC Camping Department has confirmed that our summer camp season is slated to proceed as scheduled. Members of our admin team will be calling you in the coming weeks to check in with your unit, help address your questions, and assist you in your planning.

Earlier this week, Simon Kenton Council released some preliminary updates to our health and safety protocols in light of precautions needed to minimize the risk of COVID 19. You can find the official memo by clicking HERE.
Some additional announcements to share with you:
  1. The Discount Rate deadline has been extended to May 15th in recognition that some families and units need more time to make decisions and collect funds.
  2. Full refunds will be available to any unit or family that needs to cancel their registration up to 2 weeks prior to the start of your week at camp.
  3. Family night will, unfortunately, not be taking place this year due to the need to minimize visitors to camp during the week.
As we have more announcements to share with you, we will send out additional e-mails.  At this time, we anticipate very minimal changes to our program offerings.

Finally, please make sure your registration is up to date to reflect accurate numbers for your unit so we can plan to best serve your unit when you arrive at camp. This includes filling out the name and gender of each participant. If you have any questions regarding your registrations, or need any assistance making adjustments to your registration, please e-mail the SKC Camping Department
We are very excited to see you in camp in just a couple months!

Yours in Scouting,
Drew Thiele, Camp Director
Daniel Robey, Program Director
Arie Leffel, Head Commissioner
Kyle Dues, Commissioner
Brendan Weise, Commissioner
Roy Niedzielski, Ranger



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Phillip Freeman
Scoutmaster, Troop 136 in Grove City, OH 

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