It’s time to start planning for Philmont in 2021. Here are the details so far:
What: 2021 Philmont Contingent
When: July 15-30 2021
Information: The dates are; leave Thursday, July 15 and return Friday, July 30 2021. This about 2 weeks later than normal, but it was the only time available for 2021 when we reapplied after the 2020 cancellation.
Where: Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron NM
Who: Any scout With Backpacking experience who will be 14 by the time he boards July 15th bus to leave, for Philmont may attend
Cost: TBD (working on new bus bids and pricing for 2021)
Deadline: December 1 (slots will open to everyone else. First come/first serve)
Deposit: $350
I want to give all the Scouts/Leaders that were effected by the fire and covid last summer first chance at our slots.
Please let me know if you/your scout would like to attend Philmont this summer by December 1 2020
Troop 48 has many amazing leaders. As a leader it important to be trained! To be fully trained You must be current with Hazardous Weather Training and youth protection, understanding the guidelines to the guide to safe scouting and the outdoors. If you have not taken Outdoor leadership training please get signed up to do so see John white if you have any questions.
As we have all agreed previously, the safety of our people remains a key factor in guiding our decisions regarding Troop 48. In discussions this morning more concern was raised regarding the Court of Honor coming next Tuesday. With so much publicity and calls to be responsible and reconsider any larger meetings, it seems prudent to delay the Court of Honor. We know this will disappoint some families but when faced with possibilities of passing sickness or worse, we believe it is wise to wait for safer times.
We share everyone’s sadness with this decision please note we are working diligently to develop plans and hopefully will have things in order to share When our News Letter goes out.
Earn Congressional Awards! Participants must be between the ages of 13.5 and 24 years old. Here’s how the program works:
Certificate Levels
Register online and pay the small registration fee at https://www.congressionalaward.org/. This website has valuable, detailed information about the program and the requirements. The website also has a printable record keeping book.
Find an advisor. This is someone who helps you establish how you will reach your goals and oversees the process. A good place to start in your search for an advisor is an adult leader in your patrol.
Find validators for each of the four program areas-volunteer service, personal development, physical fitness, and expedition/exploration. Note that these categories align with what you are already doing in as a scout! You can not only advance in scouts, you can earn congressional awards at the same time!
Complete the requirements for each award level. Requirements are cumulative except for the overnight expeditions/explorations. Be sure to have you record book signed off by your validators as you complete each program area.
Once all the requirements are complete, have your advisor review and sign your record book for submission to earn your award!
Medal Levels
Questions?
Contact Tracy Padgett tspadgett@live.com or 423-306-0321 or Angela Ward 423-773-4577
Parents and Adult Leaders
Scouts between that ages of 13.5 and 24 have the opportunity to earn Congressional Awards, but we need your help. In order to earn these awards, our scouts will need adults willing to act as advisors and validators. An advisor helps a scout establish how they are going to reach their goals and oversees the scout’s progress toward those goals. Validators oversee individual program areas-volunteer service, personal fitness, physical fitness, and exploration/expedition. As you can see, these overlap with requirements of the scouting program, so scouts can earn recognition in both programs at the same time! If you would be willing to act as an advisor or validator, please contact Tracy Padgett at tspadgett@live.com or 423-306-0321 or Angela Ward at 423-773-4577. Without our help, our scouts will not be able to participate in this program. Our goal is to have 1-2 advisors for each patrol. For more detailed information about the program, please visit their website at https://www.congressionalaward.org/.
ADVISORS:
Review the requirements and guidelines with the participant.
Assist the participant in setting goals for each program area that are personally challenging, achievable, measurable, and fulfilling.
Help the participant identify appropriate activities and qualified Validators for each goal.
Maintain periodic contact with the participant while they work towards their goals.
If the participant needs to revise goals, assist in helping set new goals and finding activities to achieve them.
Upon completing the program requirements, ensure that the participant has completely and accurately filled out their Record Book and have obtained signatures from each of their Validators.
VALIDATORS:
Review the requirements and guidelines with the participant.
Discuss the specific requirement for the program area in which you will be working with the participant.
Help the participant identify their starting level in a particular activity.
Make certain the participant’s goal is personally challenging, achievable, measurable, and fulfilling.
Once the participant has met the activity requirements, review the appropriate documentation and sign and date the Record Book page.
PATROL MEETING CHECKLIST for Tuesday, October20, 2020
1. Take attendance. Add trips, churches, service hours, etc. for meetings missed. Counsel and sign off advancement.
2. Call patrol members not present.
3. Sign up for Oct 24 orienteering class
4. Discuss November 3 election
5 Phoenix is Service Patrol for October. Stomp cans as needed. Straighten up the garage.
6. Flaming Arrow Patrol has West Bank for October. Please pick up branches and trash, rake leaves and clip or dig up weeds, bad vines, and little privet bushes. Leave the periwinkle vines. Mow grass as needed.DON’T MOW OR OTHERWISE HURT THE ENGLISH IVY !! That ivy is there thanks to Eagle Projects by Gary McGraw, Jr (1983) & Dan Beverly (1986). Weed around shrubbery. [ West Bank was cleared in 2013 by Tanner Clark and his Eagle project team ].
Good Turn part of “West Bank:” Use rakes and spread mulch to fill in holes in Children’s Playground.
TROOP 48, BSA – PROGRAM CALENDAR, OCTOBER & NOVEMBER, 2020
OCTOBER 2020-
Planning:
October 27: Cutoff for awards at November 10th COH
Troop 48 had 55 pounds of crushed aluminum cans paid at $0.35/pound for roughly $20And was paid another $20 for the old ladder and other scrap metal weighing around 95 pounds total.
Bennett, thanks for providing leadership for this service/conservation project.🥫
We had a wonderful and delightful celebration right in our front yard on Rock Springs Road !! It even included a formal opening ceremony with flags and the Pledge of Allegiance. Clara and I were very pleased, grateful, impressed, and humbled to be honored in such a special way by our troop. You made it very clear that you valued my service to Scouting as an adult leader for 56 years, including Troop 48 Scoutmaster for 46 years.
You did a great and thorough search through your personal and Troop files to come up with copies of priceless photos that you presented to me. We will cherish the big, enhanced-photo portrait of me and Clara, the photos, your cards and letters of appreciation, the story boards and posters that our patrols made, the crafts and gift snacks, the songs and prayers during the celebration, the memories, and above all your physical presence !!!! Can you imagine our surprise to see 50 to 75 or more people standing quietly in our front yard waiting for me to appear?
The value of a celebration like this one is to emphasize the many benefits Scouting provides for the Scouts, the adult leaders, and their families. In addition to the values learned from the structure and ideals of Scouting, many benefits have accrued to me and my family through participation in the major BSA events: National and World Jamborees, Philmont Scout Ranch, Northern Tier Canoe Base, and Sea Base Florida. Special expeditions by Troop 48 included an exchange visit with a troop and their families from Workington, England, Machu Picchu in Peru, Cumberland Island, Georgia, and a 1997 overnight trip on the nuclear submarine Maryland.
Seeing this gathering of Troop 48 alumni and current members reminded me of many other favorite outings we shared that let me learn and practice special skills: canoeing and rafting, backpacking, skiing, climbing and rappelling, overnight caving, and shooting sports.
