Phoenix Grayson Highland Truck-In Notes
A message of record keeping for reference (i.e. a more proper write up will come separately) for the recent truck-in group of The Grayson Highlands Trip.
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AT Backpack Details and Trip Sheet
The data is in! Check out the details in the attached trip sheet. Join us for this 13 mile trek and Sign Up Today!
Please take note, this is a moderately difficult trip.
Read MorePatrols! Plan Your October
Troop Leadership has laid down the gauntlet for you to create an awesome weekend just for your patrol in the month of October. Details are within the document, but the challenge is to organize your own camping adventure.
Where? You choose!
To do what? Whatever you like!
Earn camping nights, complete requirements, HAVE FUN!
2021 Outings Planning
by Scoutmaster Hasbrouck
Troop 48,
As you know, one of our goals is “TO KEEP THE OUTING IN SCOUTING !
Each year we prepare a calendar for the next year. For 2021, let’s say we will have a proposed calendar ready for the Patrol Leaders Council to review and approve before Thanksgiving. That gives us time to make revisions and have the calendar ready to distribute early in December. Mrs. White and Mr. Gould have agreed to oversee this process, knowing that the pandemic may upset our best efforts.
Attached is our listing of outings done in the past.. Please plan for your “team” to make sure each of your members has a chance to mark their choices on a copy and return it to me during the month of October. “TEAMS” are our four patrols, the Leadership Corps, and all of the adult leaders, represented by the monthly adult leaders meeting. Each person should vote for two “Super Activities” and ten other outings. It will be helpful if each “Team Leader” will see that each of their members puts their name on the trip list, marks their 12 choices, and that ballots are collected and put in a big envelope for me. You may give the envelopes to Mr. Hasler or Mr. Miller to leave for me in our CHPC “Office” in the Jones Bldg.
Thanks in advance for getting this important voting completed.
Charlie Hasbrouck
Additional comment by Mr. Hasler:
Please do not limit yourself just to the previous ideas list, but also submit new concepts which is how hiking to Channels Area National Preserve, Virgin Falls outing, climbing at Obed National Wild & Scenic River, Machu Picchu, Peru super trip were added in recent years. Maybe a 5-mile introductory kayaking trip with Adventure Mendota or visiting another BSA camp (Daniel Boone, Latimer Reservation, Buck Tom) could allow affordable but different experiences.
Read MoreBays Backpacking Info and Trip Sheet
Grayson Highlands Last Call
Book now to ensure your place on this favored event. Booking closes Tuesday, August 18th at 8pm. This is to provide patrols adequate time to plan for the trip.
Fill out the form; Hit send
Short version of how to book online
Why move to online booking?
Online booking will provide many benefits to the troop. The leaders will have easy access to the current standing of reservations. Booking reservations can also collect details of options for the trip and lists could be created accordingly. Reports can be ran that show all events that site members had booked and attended.
Trip attendees also will experience benefits. They can book a trip at any time on the website. No hunting down a list at a troop meeting or sending an email that may get overlooked. Once booked, they have easy access to a list of all future bookings. They can also cancel any bookings from this list if the need arises.
To best facilitate this, whenever practical, please book under your own account name, adults included. This will make the lists of who is attending clear to the trip leaders.
How to book
If an event has bookings enabled, the booking form should automatically appear at the end of the event description. If you’re not logged in, it will be replaced with a login box.
Simply add the appropriate number of spaces for the appropriate ticket. Some basic contact information is shown for confirmation. If any is not current, please visit your profile and edit your information.
Then any custom options for the particular trip can be shown. These can be custom and could vary between trips.
Last will be a comment field. Please provide any appropriate additional information. This could be to explain bookings beyond for yourself, or any special circumstances to your attendance.
Then “Send Your Booking.” You should immediately receive an email that your submission was successful but is pending review.
Once reviewed the trip leader may contact your for any points of clarification. Then the booking will be converted to Approved and you should receive an additional email informing you of the status change. Each message should also contain an attached calendar item for easily adding to your calendaring system.
Managing your bookings
You can see all of your upcoming booked events at your My Bookings page (must be logged in). From this list you can also cancel a booking if the need arises. The trip leader will likely contact you if this was not expected.
Trip Report: Channels Hike 2020
Hiked about 3 miles in and same 3 miles back out. Enjoyed seeing and hiking (squeezing?) through unusual, ancient stone formations. While working on multiple first and second class requirements.
Popcorn Sales 2020
Guess what time it is again???
It’s popcorn time!!! 🍿
This year we will be focusing our efforts on online sales. Shipping is free this year, and 40% of your online sales will come back directly to you through your troop scout account!
You can download an app that will link your sales directly to the troop. Just use the following directions.
Families can download the app and setup their account now. Just find Sequoyah Council, Wilderness Road ,Troop 48, and then you are connected to your troop.
Apple – https://apps.apple.com/us/app/trails-end/id1421483087
Google Play – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trailsend.scout&hl=en_US
Online sales start now and run throughout the rest of the year giving you plenty of time to make those sales! Just remember, you’re not selling popcorn. You’re selling scouting. And there are prizes! Weekly prize drawings will be held for scouts that sell $100 or more.
If you sell $500, you and a parent get a weekend campout at CDC in March of 2021.
The top unit seller or $650 or more in sales gets two tickets to Tri-Cities Cinema (movie date TBD).
Lastly, the top seller in the district gets a camp voucher of a Sequoyah Council Camp!
Please let me know if you have any questions. Happy selling!
Read MoreTrip Report: Phipps Bend 2020
Five scouts completed several objectives for advancement on this 6.1mi hike around Phipps Bend. With views of the partially constructed nuclear plant in the distance the group hiked to the end and back developing skills of first aid, map reading, and how to properly prepare for a hike.
Phoenix Lake Outing Details
Phoenix Patrol will have an in person meeting on Tuesday, August 4th at 5 pm at the lake near Avery’s house. Make sure to bring a life jacket, sunscreen, towels, a change of clothes, about 3 dollars for pizza, a drink, a chair or blanket to sit on, and any other lake gear that you want. Please email Derek so we will know how much pizza to buy.
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