Troop 10 Campout - January 2008

Location: Spies Farm - East

199^th & Mullen Rd.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Belton Missouri

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; GPS Coordinates: W 38 45 4259 N 094 30 5436

Sat. Departure: Departure from Prairie Star Middle School at 8:= 30am.

Sun. Return: We will return home after we break= camp Sunday, around 9:00am.

If you plan to arrive late, leave during the campout, or leave early Sunday, you MUST contact our Scoutmaster, Gr= eg Spies,

before<= /span> the campout or you may not get credit for the campout scoutmaster@bsatroop10.org.<= /span>

Cost<= span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial'>: SCOUTS= : $12

= = ADULTS: &nb= sp; $12

Activities:

· Saturday: Scouts select camp areas for color groups, Camp setup, Lunch break (bring y= our own sack lunch), Fire building competition, sundown worship service, Campfire (All Color tea= ms have a skit prepared); Iron chef lunch and dinner; optional 4 mile backpack hike (must bring own backpack and proper gear); additional scout planned elective activity to be announced.

· Sunday: Breakfast, Break Camp

Food/Cooking For= mat:

· Saturday breakfast: Eat prior to arriva= l.

· Saturday lunch: Iron Chef participants-= food provided all others bring a sack lunch or patrol food.

Ø Adults = 211; bring sack lunch

· Saturday supper: Iron Chef participants= - food provided Other scouts will prepare a hot dinner by patrol sized group<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>

Ø Adults = 211; eat with the “Old Goat Patrol”

· Sunday Breakfast: Scouts will prepare a= hot breakfast by patrol sized group

Ø Adults = 211; eat with the “Old Goat Patrol”

Iron C= hef participants must sign-up for competition by 7:30 pm January 7^th. (next Troop Meeting)

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Equipment Needed: You w= ill need cold weather clothing, extra dry clothing to change into at night (soc= ks, sweats, t-shirts, stocking hats, etc.), cold weather sleeping bag, ground m= at, eating mess kit, and rain gear. Patrols need to work together to make sure that patrol tents are bro= ught to camp by assigned patrol members. . If yo= u have tents and tarps, make sure they make it to this campout even if you aren’t attending. Call your patrol leader, if he doesn’t call you by Wednesday, January 9th. Patrol Quartermasters must = speak to the Troop Quartermaster, Chuck Gibson; = quartermaster@bsatroop10.org; if ANY additional equipment is needed (i.e. cooking grates, bricks, t= ent poles, tent pegs, tarps, tents). Paper goods & cups = will not be provided.

Registration: Please sign-up by the January 7th Troop Meetin= g or via e-mail to: campmaster@bsatroop10.org. I= f you have questions, please contact Tom Baker at: campmaste= r@bsatroop10.org. Your = fee will be added to your account by Kevin O’Farrell, Troop Treasurer. N= o shows and Cancellation after January 9^th will be charged the full amou= nt.

Coordinating Pat= rol: The coordinating patrol will be the Liberty Bell Patrol. One of the pare= nts of a Liberty Bell Patrol Scout will need to drive the troop truck to and from = the campout. The Liberty Patrol Scouts and ALL quartermasters are responsible to load the truck on Thursday, January 10th at 6:00pm and unload the troop tru= ck on Sunday morning.

Directions: Take <= st1:address w:st=3D"on">143^rd Street east to Hwy. 150. Take Hwy 150 east and tu= rn right (south) on 71 highway, South on 71 highway to the second Belton exit – highway 58. Right on 58 highway about ½ mile to Mullen Road ( intersection with Home Depot and Hy-Vee) turn left – South on Mullen = road to 199^th street, turn right, west through gate uphill on gravel.

GOOGLE MAPS:=

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If you have questions, contact= :

Greg Spies; Scoutmaster@bsatroop10.org

Tom Baker; Campmaster@bsatroop10.org

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