Greetings Scout Families and supporters!
As we prepare for our 2012 Summer trip, we would like to thank all of those who have followed us in years past on this blog, and ask you to check in again every day to see where we are and what we are up to! We also want to thank all of you who have made this trip possible by coming to the spaghetti dinner, supporting us in scouting, or helping to plan the trip or run the troop. We especially want to thank Chuck Rekow (http://www.chuckrekow.com/) who once again has supplied our Summer Trip t-shirts. Every year they just get better and better!
You can also support us by clicking on any of our advertisers on the blog site that interest you, as we earn a few cents for every click you make. Last year, this generated nearly $65 for the troop. Please also comment on the blog so we know you are reading along. These comments come directly to Mr. S's phone and are always to a chuckle around the campfire when he reads them out loud and we have to guess "who said that"!
So, on Saturday, June 23 we will depart for Ohiopyle PA and our trip.
For the first two days, we will be whitewater rafting on the Lower and Middle Youghiogheny River in three types of boats. On day three, we switch to Rock Climbing near Ohiopyle, PA. We will complete the Merit Badges for both of these activities on the trip. Prior to leaving, our scouts have already earned the Canoeing badge!
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On Friday, we will “Occupy” the Appalachian Trail by hiking part of the 2181 miles, earning our place in history and a major qualification for the Hiking badge. If the Scout has participated in past trips, this should cover an important requirement for this badge. We will also cover some of the major requirements for the Camping badge for our younger scouts.
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4 comments:
You forgot the part about returning with all the boys'stinky dirty laundry! Have safe journey and a great time; remember, there is always time to go into at least one gift shop.
Dave and Parker are getting the trailer, food, and other stuff ready tonight. Ya'll have a GREAT time, take lots of pictures!!
First one with poison ivy gets the special "itching" merit badge!
Thanks for the nod, guys!
It was fun working on the shirts.
(For those not in the know, the image at the top of the post is a rough sketch.)
Have a great week!
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