No troop meeting this Tuesday night - NH School Vacation
EMS Club Days – April 23-24
Eastern Mountain Sports has a promotion this April 23-24th to outdoor clubs for 20% off. Your BSA membership entitles you to the savings.
Upcoming Activities
Our next troop activities include a service project for Pilgrim Church on May 8th. We will be spending Saturday morning helping the church with their annual spring clean-up. The next troop campout is scheduled for May 21-23 (this is a date change from May 14-16).
White Mountain Summer Backpack Trips
Attached is the current roster for the Troop 19 White Mountain Adventure -2010. If you have not signed up for this trip and want to attend, contact Mr. Woodward
Summer Camp
It is not too late to sign-up for summer camp. Final payments for the early bird discount will be due in May.
Participation Award Trip
The votes are in and the qualifying Scouts will be going white water rafting! More information to follow in two weeks. We will schedule this based on maximum participation for those that have earned this trip.
Camping Hint—Keeping your sleeping bag and gear dry inside your tent
We certainly had a full share of wet gear on the last campout. The URL below has an article in Scouting Magazine about tents and ground cloths—note the recommendation to keep a ground cloth inside the tent. I have always used two –one under my tent and one inside. Scouts should include a ground cloth as part of their personal equipment and use it inside their tent
http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/issues/0909/d-ground.html
I have used a space blanket inside my tent:
http://www.rei.com/product/407106
Another alternative is to use Tyvek. It is light, crinkles up and does not tear. Both have worked equally well for me.
Pitching and staking your tent correctly and keeping items away from the tent walls is important too!
Upcoming Troop 19 Activities
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May-Sports and Athletics |
Patrols will practice physical fitness skills leading up to the weekend Scout Olympics campout. Based on individual fitness and patrol relays and competitive sport games; activities could include Frisbee Golf, obstacle course, orienteering race, action archery, volleyball, relays, jumps, throws, etc. |
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May 8 |
Troop Service Project |
5 |
Pilgrim Church Yard Clean-up |
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May 14-16 |
Order of the Arrow Members and Ordeal Weekend |
Hidden Valley |
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May 21 -23 |
Scout Olympics Campout |
10 |
Location TBD |
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June- Backpacking |
Patrols will practice for a backpacking trip by learning about backpacking meals and cooking with one burner stoves, Leave No Trace, mapping skills and light weight backpacking. The patrols will also start planning for Summer Camp. |
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June 4 – 6 |
Pre-Jamboree Training |
N/A |
National Jamboree Scouts Only |
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June 11 -13 |
Order of the Arrow Conclave |
N/A |
OA Members Camp Roosevelt, Maine |
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June 18 - 20 |
Backpacking Trek |
10 |
Cardigan Mountain |
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June 25 – 27? |
Participation Award Trip |
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Rafting |
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July 11 -17 |
Summer Camp |
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Hidden Valley |
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Late July/Early Aug |
White Mountain Backpacking Week |
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Various locations in the White Mountains |
Regards,
Greg Anthony