November 17-18 winter backpacking trip

Contact: Gary Banks, gbanks@virginia.edu, 434.981.9530.

SIGN UP DUE DATE IS NOVEMBER 12. 2007 AT THE TROOP MEETING

$15 /scout due with signup for group food purchases

1. Where: Cold Mountain, In general, circuit hike of 6 miles total.

2. Dates/Times: Leave Saturday, Nov. 17, 7:00am, Return Sunday, Nov. 18, early afternoon. We can call from vehicles ahead to parents in C’Ville.

3. Meals guidance: backpacking, backpack stove cooking, no camp fires for cooking purposes, make cooking and cleaning easy because of cold, limited daylight, minimum cooking gear. No cans. One pot boiling water meals.

• Breakfast Saturday at home Saturday before trip
• Lunch Saturday – Patrol meal requiring no cooking
• Dinner Saturday – Patrol meal, remember weight, cold takes longer, and limited daylight hours. Think one pot boiling water meals.
• Breakfast Sunday – Patrol remember weight, cold takes longer, and limited daylight hours. Think one pot boiling water meals.
• Lunch Sunday – Patrol meal requiring no cooking.
• Personal Snacks like cheese and crackers, granola bars, and trail mixes (Cheerios, chocolate chips, peanuts, raisins, and M&M’s).

4. Money: Grub master can’t get stuck with food bill. Food purchases will be shared.

5. Deadlines — NOVEMBER 12, 2007

• Required troop parent permission form. I have a paper version available on-line to print and sign.
  
• Letting Gary know you are going. Call, email. I will acknowledge. Tell me you are going. Tell me you are not going.
• Fifteen dollar group food deposit required. Non-refundable. Cash, check or money already in your individual scout account. Money will be disbursed to grub master. Balance held in your individual scout account.

More details about the trip online.

Summary of last year’s trip to Cold Mountain online

Applebee’s Fundraiser

Save the date for our Troop Pancake Breakfast at Applebee’s (Rt. 29)! Saturday January 26, 2008; 7:30 until 10AM As you are aware, the troop is in need of additional funds and this fundraiser can raise lots of money for us! Applebee’s Inc. donates all the food and drinks plus use of their restaurant so we get all the profit from this event. We will need all boys and parents to help sell tickets and get the word out. We’ll also need 10-12 boys/parents in uniform on 1/26 to help serve- no experience necessary. There will be a signup sheet for scouts in January.

Right after the New Year, we’ll be issuing each scout breakfast coupons that they can sell as well as flyers which can be posted around town. The success of this event depends on the advertising we do- Applebee’s does not get involved with the marketing. Thanks!

From the scout master: Apple Harvest, troop elections

Dear Friends/Family of Troop 37:  I have several items to discuss with you.

1.     The Apple Harvest Camporee is this weekend (Oct 12th – 14th).  Only 7 boys have signed up for the weekend events.  This is a bit disappointing since we wanted a good turnout for Neil’s last go at organizing the camporee.  If any of your boys still wish to come, please have them contact their patrol leader or Zach Andrews, the SPL ASAP.  We’ll make in enthusiasm what we may lack in numbers!

2.    We will leave the church at 5:30pm this Friday evening.  The boys must bring their registration fee ($7) with them – the troop is broke (more on that later).  We need transportation for the boys since the bus will be at the site.  We need at least two more drivers besides myself.  Please let me know if you can drive (434-409-8148).  We will take the bus back to Cville on Sunday, probably arriving at the Tire Store around 12-1pm.

3.    The troop calendar is on the troop web page (  ).  Please review with your son the upcoming events.  Most importantly is Nov. 5th when we will hold troop elections for positions for the next 6 months.  We also have exciting outdoors activities in November.  Also review with your son the dates for Board of Reviews and Patrol Leader Council.

4.    As mentioned the troop bank is busted.  We will have an excellent opportunity for fund raising in late January.  Please keep an eye out for announcements and help participate in getting us solvent again.

5.    Recruitment – the troop is a dynamic entity – boys grow up and move on (hopefully with their Eagle).  To keep the troop alive and an exciting place to grow we need new scouts – both fresh Webelos and older boys who are not currently in scouts.  Please keep a look out for potential members for the troop and bring them to a meeting.

Troop 37 is a special troop with a very special group of young men.  Your participation in the troop and your son’s scouting activities will help ensure its continuing success.

Thanks, Jay Fox; Scoutmaster