Troop 540,
We need a second adult volunteer to help out with camping this weekend. We have two adult leaders for Friday into Saturday. We need one more adult from Saturday into Sunday. Please get back to me by tomorrow night if you can help out with this. If we don’t get a volunteer to help out for Saturday into Sunday, then we’ll just stay from Friday into Saturday.
We are going to meet at the Dan Beard Campsite at Bullowa at 6:00-6:30pm on Friday. Please eat dinner prior to coming to the campsite. We will set up camp Friday. Saturday morning we will cook and eat breakfast. We’ll go on a 5 mile hike around Bullowa. After the hike, we’ll cook and eat lunch. Then, we’ll raise, lower and fold a flag, work on requirements and then cook and eat dinner. After dinner, the night is yours for free activity. Sunday morning, we will break camp at head out. Please be prepared to pick up your scouts at 8:00am SHARP on Sunday morning, as I have a soccer game to get to early Sunday morning. The weather looks good for the weekend. If it should change, I’d bring rain gear to be safe.
Here is a list of camping gear to bring.
Long-sleeved shirt
Long pants (fleece or wool)
Sweater (fleece or wool)
Long underwear (polypropylene)
Hiking boots or sturdy shoes
Socks (wool or synthetic)
Warm parka or jacket with hood
Stocking hat (fleece or wool)
Mittens or gloves (fleece or wool) with water-resistant shells
Wool scarf
Rain gear
Extra underwear
Headlamp
Hand warmers
Zero degree sleeping bag
Scout book
Pen or pencil
Deck of cards
Pillow
Tooth brush/toothpaste
Compass
Mess kit
Here is a link to the campsite map: http://www.hudsonvalleyscouting.org/openrosters/DocDownload.aspx?orgkey=2364&id=77998
I’ll see you all on Friday night. Thanks.
Jon Hess – Scoutmaster, Troop 540
Troop 540 - Monroe, NY 