TROOP 10, APRIL 2003 EVENT
Parent/Son Canoeing Campout
April 11,12 & 13, 2003
Departure: Depart
as early as possible after school to arrive at NRO
Campground
Friday
evening, April 11th
Return: Sunday, April
13
Where: We
will canoe the Niangua River. All Mustangs (first year Scouts) must canoe with an adult. All other Scouts without an adult must canoe
with an Eagle Scout.
Directions: US-50
East to Sedalia. US-65 South to Louisburg, left on MO-64 East. 14 miles to
Corkery Road. Follow NRO signs, 2 1/2 miles.
(Alternate route: 71 Hwy south to 7 Hwy south thru Clinton, Hwy 13 south
to Collins, east on Hwy 54, south on Hwy 65 to Louisburg, East on MO-64) (You
can also get there thru Warsaw, MO) (See Map Below)
Primary Activities:
1.
Friday Setup Camp
2.
Saturday Breakfast, Safety Afloat Discussion, Parent/Son
Canoeing,
Sack Lunch on
the River, Scout Skills for Mustangs, Supper, Campfire
3. Sunday
Breakfast, Break Camp
Cost:
·
$18.00 + Patrol Food Costs for non-Mustangs. Fee covers
canoe rental, lifejackets, campground.
·
$28.00 for Mustangs,
Adults, SPL, ASPLs. Fee covers
canoe rental, lifejackets, campground, and meals (bring your own sack lunch for
Saturday)
Registration: Please
signup at the Troop Meeting. If you
have questions, please contact Rick Isham at 913-681-1806 or ishamrick@aol.com
Cooking & Meals:
·
Eat before you arrive on Friday
·
Saturday Breakfast hot meal by Patrol*
·
Saturday Lunch - bring Sack Lunch for on the river.
·
Saturday Supper - hot meal by Patrol*
·
Sunday Breakfast - hot meal by Patrol*
*Mustangs (1st year scouts)
will cook as a Patrol with Parent/Leader supervision.
(Mustangs will plan their menu and the Troop will
buy their supplies)
*Old Goats (adults) will cook as a Patrol.
*SPL, ASPLs (Junior Leaders) will eat
with Old Goats.
Permission Slip: All Scouts under 18 are required to have
a permission slip completed and signed by their Parent or Guardian. Without this, a Scout will NOT be
able to canoe. Please complete and give
to Rick Isham.
Click here for a permission slip
(Adobe PDF)
Equipment: Weather appropriate clothing, mess kit (plate,
cup, knife, fork, spoon), sleeping bag, ground mat, canteen for fresh water on
the river, dry clothes, socks, swim trunks, towel, water shoes, rain gear, hat,
sun-block, scout handbook, flashlight. Paper
goods & cups will not be provided to Scouts or Adults. Bring your Scout Handbooks.
Patrols
need to work together to make sure that patrol tents (poles & stakes)
& tarps, stoves and cooking boxes (cleaned and properly stocked) are
brought to camp by assigned patrol members.
Tents have all been assigned
to patrols and are not available from the Troop equipment stores. Please check these Tents BEFORE
the campout to make sure that ALL parts are accounted for.
Mustang
Scouts: Tents & ground cloth will be provided by the Troop
If
you received a tent & ground cloth on the last Campout, make sure it is
brought to this campout. (The Troop
does not provide tents for Adults)
All Scouts
(except Mustangs) call your patrol leader, if he doesnt call you by Wednesday,
April 9th. Patrol
Quartermasters need to speak to the Troop Quartermaster, Mr. Spies,
913-338-4354, gspies@mrsg.com if they need ANY additional equipment (such
as: cooking grates, bricks, tent poles, tent pegs, tarps, tents)
Coordinating Patrol: The
coordinating patrol will be the Falcon Patrol. The Falcon Patrol Scouts and ALL quartermasters are responsible
to load the truck on Thursday, April 10th at 6:00pm and unload the
troop truck on Sunday.
Questions contact Rick Isham 681-1806 or your assigned Team Assistant Scout Master
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