Since the weather forecast is stormy for Saturday morning, there will be no Camporee practice this Saturday, March 25. The practice will be next Saturday on April 1, 9:00 am – Noon.

 

Dogwood Elementary School needs some additional volunteers for this Saturday, March 25 for their fundraising carnival from 9:30 am – 5:30 pm. If you are interested, please sign up on the list found at this link:  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0549acaf2aaa8-floaters  Contact Marjorie Reynolds if you have any questions.

The campout for April is Camporee at Camp Currier April 7 – 9. The campout fee is $25 and is due next Tuesday on March 28. We would like as many Scouts as possible to attend Camporee, so please be sure to sign up by the deadline.

Our Summer Adventure in July will be backpacking on the Appalachian Trail and whitewater rafting on the Nantahala River. We have changed the dates of this trip to July 8 – 14, since several had conflicts with the original dates. The first $30 deposit for this trip is due on Tuesday, April 4.

We have added a “Donate” button to our Troop website to accept credit/debit card payments through PayPal or PayPal account payments. These payments will deposit directly into your Scout Bucks account. Please include the Scout’s name and “Scout Bucks” in the comments when making a payment. Note that simply making a payment in this way is not considered a sign-up for a campout or trip; the Scout still has the responsibility to sign up with the Scribe by the deadline. Also note that due to the Troop’s non-profit status, any money deposited into a Scout Bucks account is considered Troop funds and is not refundable; it may only be used to pay for Troop activities or uniforms and is forfeited if you leave the Troop.

Our annual troop photos have been added to the Troop website at http://www.troop48.org/ under Photos. It’s great to see how our Scouts have grown over the years!