GRAND CANYON – WE ARE ON OUR WAY!

 

Finally, after a year and a half of planning our high adventure trip is ready to go!  Our scouts and leaders have received training in hiking, Leave no Trace wilderness ethics, first aid (many completed a two day Wilderness First Aid Course and CPR), backpacking (cooking, packing light, proper equipment selection), safety (lightning, rattlesnake bites, scorpion stings, heat related dangers, and rock falls).  All the participants took part in multiple shake down hikes for physical and mental conditioning.  Special thanks to our contingent leader, Jim Woodward in organizing the trip and keeping everyone focused. 

Photograph courtesy of Alain Briot

 

Summer Camp – Camp Bell Reminder

It is not too late to sign-up for summer camp but you need to get moving!  The payment in full deadline is Tuesday, May 13^th and the Class 3 Medical form is due on May 27^th.  We are up to 16 Scouts for camp with room for a lot more!

 

Troop Point System

Pumas: 214

Rambunctious Rodents: 201

Bears: 167

Frozen Fires: 119

 

Upcoming Troop Meetings

 

NYLT photo

 

The patrols will be preparing for a “Disaster Night” to occur on Tuesday, May 20^th.  Disaster night is an active hands on patrol competition night dealing with multiple first aid situations.  Many of the victims will be “dressed in realistic first aid” to add to the effect.  Patrols will be scored on how effective they are in treating the victims.  The troop meetings leading up to Disaster Night will be focused on first aid instruction by the Patrol Leaders.

 

No Troop Meeting during April School Vacation Week (4/29).

 

 

 

 

Regards,

Greg Anthony