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Grayson Highlands Last Call

Miscellaneous

Why book online
How to book
Manage your bookings

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.

Booking form – formatting is a work in progress

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.

Members booking table

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.

Popcorn Sales 2020

Miscellaneous

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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!

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Trip Report: Phipps Bend 2020

Trip Reports

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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.

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2021 Troop 48 Registration

Administration, Patrols

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Hi Troop 48,

It’s that time again !!  It will be a challenge, and I believe we are up to it !!  We need you to go to your next patrol meeting prepared to pay dues of $130 (or charge the payment from your account). This covers T-48 National, Council, and Troop expenses for 12 months, 11-1-2020 to 10-31-2021.

If you cannot be at the next Patrol Meeting or Patrol Leaders Council, please send a check to Mr. Miller (see address on attachment), or send me a note asking that I charge your T-48 Savings Account for the dues.

Adult Leaders, in these trying times we are needed more than ever to be an active part of Scouting.  Please continue your registration and support of our troop.

Charlie Hasbrouck,   Phone 239-6447  

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Trip Report: Dick Tracy Rock 2020

Trip Reports

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…an amazing lake trip to Dick Tracy Rock.

Nathan B.

On August 1st and 2nd, members of Troop 48 assembled at CHPC for a trip to Dick Tracy Rock located in the beautiful Cherokee Lake. Due to Covid-19, the trip was by invitation only and was limited to a smaller number of scouts.

After a medical screening at CHPC, minimal drivers transported the scouts and their equipment to the Camp Davy Crockett Lakefront. Attentively, nine canoes and three motor boats were loaded and the journey across the lake was launched. The flotilla stopped for lunch at a midway point, swam in the water, and then renewed their voyage. Reaching the rock early afternoon, they setup 3 designated campsites, one for each patrol on the island. Campers set up their tents and hammocks and supplies.

Without further delay, everyone initiated the various activities, including an approximate 10 ft. rapid, gravity assisted, decent from the rock into the lake, relaxing lake rides on the Ross pontoon, thrilling tubing, wakeboarding, and skiing on the Lawrence boat, and rousing wakeboarding/surfing on the McNabb boat.

The enjoyment continued…

The enjoyment continued, except for short breaks for eating, sleeping, and campfire, throughout the first day.  The stimulation resumed on the second day following breakfast and a church service. After lunch, the tiring troop removed all traces of humanity from the island, broke down the camps, and loaded canoes and boats. Once back on the mainland, canoes were cleaned and cars loaded for the return trek. Once again, Troop 48 concluded an amazing lake trip to Dick Tracy Rock.

Phoenix Lake Outing Details

Phoenix

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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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Local service project ideas during a pandemic

Miscellaneous

Here are some service projects that could be completed during these current times.  However, it is a good idea to contact a Troop 48 leader before beginning to ensure correct scope for your service project.  Wear a face mask with working with other people outside your household.

1) Pick up trash – in your neighborhood, Kingsport Greenbelt, WPSP conservation events, trail heads, boat launches.  Use a trash grabber or gloves for protection.  A goal of a garbage bag per half hour would be great to know if an area needs this service.

2) Outdoor landscaping maintenance at your church.  Pull weeds, cut back bushes (with guidance!), pick up limits, remove dead from flower beds, put out new plants.  Partner with the grounds staff to learn what is needed.

3) Rake leaves or pull weeds for an elderly resident in your neighborhood – not related to you.

4) Make birdhouses and with permission put into a local park.  Not necessary a known need, but ask the naturalist connected with the park about their needs.  May come up with another idea.

5) Sew face masks for distribution.  Several scouts have been involved with this effort.

6) With an adult driver, complete meal delivery with Meals on Wheels

7) With an adult, volunteer to purchase and deliver food for an elderly/shut-in neighbor

8) Talk with Mr. Hasler about trail maintenance – pulling limbs from the path, cutting back growth, repainting blazes, etc.

More ideas can be considered to add to this list.

Courts of Honor by Patrol

Meetings

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Since the pandemic is preventing a troop-wide gathering, the adult leaders have agreed to present the earned recognition to the scouts during their upcoming in-person patrol meetings.  These will be ranks, merit badges, and special awards – except for the three Eagles and 2019 Scout of the Year awards which will be handled in a special ceremony with arrangements still being determined. 

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