BSA Troop 25 - Plano, TX Custer Road United Methodist Church High Adventure Northern Tier SeaBase Philmont

Winter Camp 2008

Howdy Troop 25!

Well it's October and we all know what that means. That's right Winter Camp!

Winter Camp is a great experience, the OA does a great job putting together this program, and the scouts will have a chance to participate in a variety of merit badges or other activities (see below).

This years camp will be held December 27th - 31st at Clements Scout

Ranch outside of Athens.

Sign ups will be November 24th and Dec 1st. Cost for camp this year will be $25 per scout/scouter. There will be an additional cost for some merit badges and special programs (see below). Food is usually around $35, but will be determined as we get closer to camp.

At this time, I am taking an early poll to see which of you will be interested in attending Winter Camp and what merit badges you would like to take. I'll need to soon get us registered, so please let me know if you plan to participate this year. This poll includes adults.

Below is a list of the Merit Badges and other activities that are planned to be conducted.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks!

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Dee Miller

214.632.6980 (c)

T25 ASM

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Merit Badges, etc.

Auto Mechanics

Aviation

Basketry (Kit $7)

Camping (second class or higher)

Citizenship in the Nation (second class or higher)

Climbing

Communication

Cooking

COPE (First class or higher, 13 years old by Dec 27th) ($30 extra)

Cycling

Emergency Preparedness (Second class or higher)

Farm Mechanics

Fire Safety

First year camper

Forestry

Golf

Home repairs

Horsemanship

Indian Lore

Indian Village II ($18 extra)

Journalism

Law

Leather work (Kit $7)

Living History Rendezvous ($12 extra)

Mountain Man II ($18 extra)

Mountain Man III ($18 extra)

Nature

Nuclear Science

Orienteering (First Class or higher)

Personal fitness

Personal Management (First class or higher)

Photography

Pioneering (First class or higher)

Plumbing

Radio

Soil & water conservation

Space exploration

Tower/COPE climbing

Truck Transportation

Weather (second class or higher)

Wilderness Survival

Wood Carving (kit $7)

Woodwork (kit $7)

TROOP 25 Family Campout -- November 21-23, 2008

What / When / Where:

The family campout is November 21-23, 2008 at Bonham State Park (http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/bonham/).

The troop will meet at 6:00 pm Friday evening at the PISD Administration building parking lot on the northwest corner of Legacy and Custer. We are leaving promptly at 6:30 pm. We will return to the same parking lot on Sunday afternoon approximately 12:30 pm.

Program:

A full program of scouting-oriented events is planned. Similar to years past, each patrol will be exhibiting the scout skills they have learned. As with previous family campouts, the patrols will be showing off their outdoor cooking skills, too (see below for details).

All guests (adults and children) must sign up through their scout’s patrol so that the patrols can properly plan their meals (see below).

Adult leaders should sign up directly with me but notify and pay any necessary additional food money to the patrol they are planning to eat with Saturday.

Meals:

Meals will be a combination of patrol-prepared and troop-prepared.

Each patrol will prepare Saturday breakfast and lunch for the patrol and its guests, and will provide two side dishes and a dessert for Saturday’s supper.

The Instructor Patrol (senior scouts) and Daniel Boone Patrol (Adults) will cook the meat for the Troop on Saturday night and will prepare an all-troop breakfast on Sunday.

Cost:

The cost for each scout is $25. This includes camping fees and troop food for Saturday night and Sunday morning.

In addition, Texas State Parks charge an entry fee of $3 per day per person 13 or older. This is charged at the gate based on occupants of each car. Please plan ahead and bring enough for your car. If you are not attending or your scout is riding with an adult leader, please send him with $6 to cover the entry fee for two days. Thanks!

Adults/guests pay $15 each ($10 for guest children 12 and under). This includes camping fees, Saturday night dinner, and Sunday breakfast.

Patrol leaders! – Please note that the fees being collected cover only the “troop” expenses for you and your guests: camping fees and Saturday main dish/Sunday breakfast. For your Saturday Breakfast, Saturday lunch, and dinner sides/desserts, you must communicate and collect the proper additional amounts from your scouts and guests.

Payment in cash is preferred (especially for patrol food payments), exact change even better!

Directions:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Scout+Campout+Departures+%4033.071656,-96.737802&daddr=33.578158,-96.192684+to:1363+State+Park+24,+Bonham,+TX+75418&hl=en&geocode=FSii-AEd9uU7-g%3B%3B&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=13&via=1&sll=33.554986,-96.166763&sspn=0.085261,0.179729&ie=UTF8&z=13

Start at: PISD Parking Lot

1. Head west on Legacy Dr - 190 ft
2. Make a U-turn - 0.1 mi
3. Turn left at 2478/Custer Rd - 2.1 mi
4. Turn right at 2170/W McDermott Dr - 3.3 mi
5. Turn left at Central Expy S/S Federal Dr - 0.1 mi
6. Take the ramp on the left onto US-75 N - 12.3 mi
7. Take exit 45 for State Hwy 121 N toward Bonham - 0.4 mi
8. Merge onto TX-121 - 32.3 mi
9. Continue straight to stay on TX-121 - 0.4 mi
10. Make a U-turn Continue to follow TX-56 - 0.6 mi
11. Make a U-turn - 0.1 mi
12. Slight left at TX-121 - 0.5 mi
13. Continue on W 4th St/W Sam Rayburn Dr/TX-56 - 0.8 mi
14. Turn right at N Center St/TX-78 Continue to follow TX-78 - 1.4 mi
15. Turn left at 271 - 1.9 mi
16. Slight left at State Park 24/St Park Rd 24 - 407 ft
17. Turn left to stay on State Park 24/St Park Rd 24 Destination will be on the right - 0.3 mi

Arrive at: 1363 State Park 24 Bonham, TX 75418

Map from Bonham

UPDATE

Please note that Bonham State Park has a number of hiking and biking

trails. We are planning free time for activities like this on

Saturday, so please feel free to put the bike rack on the car. We

won't have a bike trailer, but if you have any extra space for bikes,

please let me know.

Patrol leaders, please let me know as soon as possible whether your

Saturday evening side dishes or desserts require a Dutch oven. We need

to make sure we have enough for all the good cooking!

Thanks,

Mr. Lanius

Outdoor Activities Chair

(972) 424-7369

2010 National Jamboree - Fort A. P. Hill Virginia

You can visit the Circle Ten website for additional information or http://www.circle10.org/site/c.owL1KgN4LxH/b.4041229/

You can now register online at www.myscouting.org You will need your BSA member ID information to register. The Jamboree includes 1 ½ days in New York City and 3 days in Washington D.C. Please see additional information regarding the Jamboree and pricing. Details of the jamboree tour and duration are being finalized and will be released soon.

The 2010 Circle Ten tour and attendance at the National Scout Jamboree will begin on Wednesday, July 21^st with a return on Wednesday, August 4^th, 2010 at Fort A.P. Hill. The fort is located close to Fredericksburg, Va., just south of Washington, D.C. Circle Ten has been allocated 15 troops for the 2010 Jamboree.

Boy Scouts of America - Circle Ten Council

Jamboree Contingent Information
July 21^st – August 4^th, 2010
Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia

Circle Ten Jamboree Trip

Previous jamborees have seen Circle Ten organize a wonderful tour and jamboree experience for its Scouts. This jamboree will be no different. Many Scouts feel their jamboree trip was the highlight of their Scouting experience. It can be the same for you. Just prepare yourself to have a wonderful Scouting experience.

How to Sign Up

The application process will be online this jamboree. BSA will be hosting a website for the initial application to attend the jamboree. The site will be available in July 1, 2008. However, each Scout and Leader will need their BSA registration number in order to complete the online application process. For Scouts, it is on your registration card. If you cannot locate the card, ask your troop Advancement Chairman for your number. It is available through Internet Advancement.

Once the application process has been completed, each registrant will be asked to print a receipt. That receipt will need to be sent to Circle Ten with payment for $300. The fees are transferable but not refundable.

Completion of the BSA online application is not an automatic acceptance to attend the jamboree. Circle Ten must review the information and is responsible for making the final acceptance for each Scout and Leader to attend.

Circle Ten Jamboree Trip

The tour has been planned to spend a day and a half in New York City and three days in Washington D.C. Circle Ten’s contingent will travel via commercial airline to New Your City and will spend on night in a hotel in the general area. The next day, will be spent in and around the city and by the night the contingent will be in a hotel in the Washington DC area.

The three full days of touring in Washington will be planned by each troop’s leadership. Scouts and Junior Leadership can be involved in the planning process with your troop leaders. The Capital, White House, Smithsonian Museum, National Archives, the Bureau of Engraving, Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, World War II, Korean monuments, Arlington Cemetery with the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Audie Murphy’s grave, and John F. Kennedy grave are all sites previous trips have included. Other sites to see include St. John Episcopal church, the National Cathedral, the FBI building, the National Museum of Art, and pictures with local congressmen and senators are all things each troop can visit.

The Price

Circle Ten has prepared a comprehensive budget for the jamboree event. Unfortunately the airline travel situation that exists today (fuel prices) is preventing us from securing a group ticket price from the tour company or airlines. Shown below is the price without airfare and our estimate of what a likely airfare price may be.

Circle Ten Jamboree Fee $2,100

Estimate of Airline ticket $300

Total Package $2,400

Payment Schedule

Payment to BSA Online $10

First Payment with Application $300*

By September 30, 2008 $300

By December 31, 2008 $300

By March 31, 2009 $300

By June 30, 2009 $300

By September, 30, 2009 $300

By December 31, 2009 $200

March 1^st, 2010 Final Payment TBA

* Once you complete the online registration, it will instruct you to print out a Registration Confirmation page, get your Scoutmaster’s signature of approval and return it to Circle Ten Council along with an initial payment of $100.00. Circle Ten Council is requiring an additional payment of $200.00 with the Registration Confirmation, making a total of $300.00 due with the Confirmation. All Fees are transferable, but not refundable.

The tour price is all inclusive. Airline tickets, hotels, entrance fees, subway tickets, meals, etc are all included. Unfortunately, it is not possible to breakout any part of the tour or airfares to allow for “points” or frequent flyer miles to be used. Each troop has 40 slots and arrangements are made along those lines to secure group discounts.

What is not included is the personal equipment, such as uniforms, sleeping bag, pad, spending money, or patches for trading. Your contingent troop’s leadership can give you more details on what you may need. All tents and cooking equipment are provided by Circle Ten.

Your jamboree troop may have a troop fee which could include a t-shirt, cap, or extra event fees for venues not covered by the Circle Ten fee. Your contingent troop leadership will inform you of this.

The 2010 Circle Ten jamboree trip to the National Scout Jamboree will begin on Wednesday, July 21^st with a return on Wednesday, August 4^th, 2010 at Fort A.P. Hill. The fort is located close to Fredericksburg, Va., just south of Washington, D.C. Circle Ten has only been allocated 15 troops for the 2010 Jamboree. While this is the largest contingent from the Southern region, it is probably not enough space to have every Circle Ten Scout a place to go that wants to attend. Space is limited, so apply early and often.

With the 100 year celebration of Scouting as the major focus of the jamboree, Circle Ten anticipates the contingent will fill even quicker than prior events. Scouts desiring to attend should apply as soon as the BSA application site is available.

Summer Camp (June 2009)

Reservations have been made the week of June 14-20, 2009 for San Isabel Scout Ranch (SISR) in Rye, Colorado. We will travel by bus to summer camp and at this time we expect to leave Plano on the evening of Saturday, June 13 and return sometime on Sunday June 21.

We expect most of the troop will attend SISR – this is a full summer camp program including a Baden-Powell (first year camper) program and a full suite of Merit Badge classes. SISR is located in Rye, Colorado (southwest of Pueblo in the Wet Mountains). More information about SISR can be found at http://www.rockymountaincouncil.org/sanisabel.htm.

The cost of attending SISR will be $205. The cost for adults is $100. The cost of the bus is an estimated $175-200 per person. Troop 25 is also known for fitting in a whitewater trip of our own during the week, and estimated cost for this is $50.

For those of you that are uncertain about your family plans for next summer, please go ahead and sign-up anyway. We won’t need committed plans until January or so, and if necessary we can refund your initial deposit. But we would like for now to have a decent count of participants.

Subsequent payments to Rocky Mountain Council are due Jan 15, 2009 and April 15, 2009 (in order to keep the early bird pricing). Stay tuned for more information about those collections as we get closer to those dates.

Rocky Mountain High Adventure Base (June 2009)

As an alternative to Summer Camp, we are pleased to offer to scouts who are at least First Class and 13 years old on or before January 1, 2009 the option to participate in the Rocky Mountain High Adventure (RMHA) program. Reservations have been made at RMHA for the same week as summer camp: June 14 – 20, 2009.

RMHA is located in the high country of southern Colorado near Poncha Springs, and it offers overnight white water rafting and backpacking programs in a breathtaking mountain setting. More information about RMHA can be found at http://www.rockymountaincouncil.org/RMHAB.htm

Besides being a wonderful opportunity for fun and adventure, on advantage of participating in this program is the ability to travel with the Troop on the bus to Colorado. RMHA is about 100 miles from SISR, and arrangements are being made to have the same bus company take us to both. We will also travel by (the same) bus to and from camp.

The cost of attending RMHA will be $360 (I believe that is the same for adults – I will have to confirm). The cost of the bus is an estimated $175-200 per person. An overnight whitewater trip is part of the adventure. However, given the Troop will also arrange a whitewater trip, you will be welcome to join that as well for an additional estimated cost of $50.

Sea Base (March 2009)

The Florida National High Adventure Sea Base is owned and operated by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America to offer unique educational aquatic programs to its members. Located in Islamorada and on Summerland Key in the heart of the Florida Keys, the near shore reefs and crystal clear waters offer unparalleled opportunities for long term and short term programs. Troop 25 has participated in a variety of these programs over the years, and this is a marquis destination for our scouts. More information about Sea Base can be found at http://www.bsaseabase.org/adventure/index.html

Based on initial input from the older scouts and families, the following reservations have been made for the week of Spring Break 2009:

Program	Dates	Fees (assuming Full Crew)	# Scout in Crew	Min # Adults
Coral Reef Sailing	Saturday March 14 thru Friday March 20	$675 plus travel	4 - 6	2
Out Island Adventure	Sunday March 15 thru Saturday March 21	$670 plus travel	4 - 6	2
Scuba Certification	Sunday March 15 thru Sunday March 22	$775 plus travel	4 - 6	2
Coral Reef Sailing	Monday March 16 thru Sunday March 22	$675 plus travel	4 - 6	2

The minimum age requirement to attend sea base programs is 14 by September 1, 2009 (14 by March 15 for Scuba).

If you are interested in participating in any of these programs, please let Mr. Wills know ASAP (call or email me). In order for us to confirm a reservation, we need to make sure we have at least a minimum crew size for each trip, and that we have at least 2 qualified adult leaders. Please let me know which trip you are interested in, or if you are open to any of the trips. For this trips listed above where I don’t get enough interest, I will have to cancel the reservation.

Troop Medical and Physical Requirements

Medicals: All the medical information that is kept on each scout, forms, medications, etc.

Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Medical Authorization form and any additional medical forms that might be required for additional activities such as in High Adventure.

Our Medical Coordinator, Elisabeth Miller, maintains the “medicals”. The forms and information are kept in two notebooks, kept confidential and have limited access to only medical personal and the scoutmaster.

One book travels with the troop at all times for local activities and any out of town events.

Physicals: Physicals are conducted by licensed Troop 25 doctors who are gracious enough to donate their time on designated nights in preparation for summer camp. The Class 2 is completed for scouts and adults under 40.

The Class 3 is for Adults over 40 and those camping over 72 hours or participating in High Adventure.

During the physicals, the doctors do the basic assessments - listen to your heart, lungs etc. They are conducted in a designated area or room, and two deep leadership is maintained at all times.

Who qualifies: Troop physicals are for those Scouts, Leaders, and parents who will be attending camps lasting more than 72 hours - summer, winter or high adventure camp.

Troop Physicals are NOT a substitute for your yearly check ups!!

Personal physicians and physicals: Any scout or adult who has recently been to their doctor, or who wants to see their own doctor, or your doctor is willing to fill out the form, that is fine too. Please let Elisabeth know at the time our physicals begin.

Important Information Regarding Medications Needed During Campouts

The campout medical form must be completed by each scout needing medication during any campout .

ALL scout medications (RX's and OTC's) are to be turned in to me in the parking lot before the campout departure on Friday night.

The ONLY medications a scout is to have on his person are: Rescue inhalers or an Epi-pen.

Fill out the medical form with prescription or OTC medication information.
Please have only the amount needed for the weekend in the original bottle/container.
Hand in meds and sign in for your scout with me in the parking lot Friday evening. (Please come early if you have medications!)
Be sure your child knows his medications. We only safely store and hand the bag to him. We can read labels and forms for him, but we can not legally administer his medications.
You will then sign your scout in on the roster, indicating the day and times the medications is to be taken. This will show when your child needs to be summoned for "med call".
Pick up your scout's empty med container from me in the parking lot Sunday upon return.

	Boy Scouts of America Troop 25 Celebrating More Than 25 Years of Scouting	Meeting location: Custer Road United Methodist Church Plano, Texas
Updated: 11/18/08	News & Updates
	Contents: Family Campout - Nov. 21-23 - Bonham State Park Winter Camp 2008 - Dec. 27-31 at Clements Scout Ranch 2010 National Jamboree - Fort A.P. Hill Virginia Summer Camp - June 2009 Rocky Mountain High Adventure Base - June 2009 SeaBase - March 2009 Northern Tier - August 2009 Troop 25 Junior Leader Training Troop 25 Adult Leader Training Troop Medical and Physical Requirements Medications Needed During Campouts Winter Camp 2008 Howdy Troop 25! Well it's October and we all know what that means. That's right Winter Camp! Winter Camp is a great experience, the OA does a great job putting together this program, and the scouts will have a chance to participate in a variety of merit badges or other activities (see below). This years camp will be held December 27th - 31st at Clements Scout Ranch outside of Athens. Sign ups will be November 24th and Dec 1st. Cost for camp this year will be $25 per scout/scouter. There will be an additional cost for some merit badges and special programs (see below). Food is usually around $35, but will be determined as we get closer to camp. At this time, I am taking an early poll to see which of you will be interested in attending Winter Camp and what merit badges you would like to take. I'll need to soon get us registered, so please let me know if you plan to participate this year. This poll includes adults. Below is a list of the Merit Badges and other activities that are planned to be conducted. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks! -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dee Miller 214.632.6980 (c) T25 ASM ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 　 Merit Badges, etc. Auto Mechanics Aviation Basketry (Kit $7) Camping (second class or higher) Citizenship in the Nation (second class or higher) Climbing Communication Cooking COPE (First class or higher, 13 years old by Dec 27th) ($30 extra) Cycling Emergency Preparedness (Second class or higher) Farm Mechanics Fire Safety First year camper Forestry Golf Home repairs Horsemanship Indian Lore Indian Village II ($18 extra) Journalism Law Leather work (Kit $7) Living History Rendezvous ($12 extra) Mountain Man II ($18 extra) Mountain Man III ($18 extra) Nature Nuclear Science Orienteering (First Class or higher) Personal fitness Personal Management (First class or higher) Photography Pioneering (First class or higher) Plumbing Radio Soil & water conservation Space exploration Tower/COPE climbing Truck Transportation Weather (second class or higher) Wilderness Survival Wood Carving (kit $7) Woodwork (kit $7) <Top of Page> TROOP 25 Family Campout -- November 21-23, 2008 What / When / Where: The family campout is November 21-23, 2008 at Bonham State Park (http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/bonham/). The troop will meet at 6:00 pm Friday evening at the PISD Administration building parking lot on the northwest corner of Legacy and Custer. We are leaving promptly at 6:30 pm. We will return to the same parking lot on Sunday afternoon approximately 12:30 pm. Program: A full program of scouting-oriented events is planned. Similar to years past, each patrol will be exhibiting the scout skills they have learned. As with previous family campouts, the patrols will be showing off their outdoor cooking skills, too (see below for details). All guests (adults and children) must sign up through their scout’s patrol so that the patrols can properly plan their meals (see below). Adult leaders should sign up directly with me but notify and pay any necessary additional food money to the patrol they are planning to eat with Saturday. Meals: Meals will be a combination of patrol-prepared and troop-prepared. Each patrol will prepare Saturday breakfast and lunch for the patrol and its guests, and will provide two side dishes and a dessert for Saturday’s supper. The Instructor Patrol (senior scouts) and Daniel Boone Patrol (Adults) will cook the meat for the Troop on Saturday night and will prepare an all-troop breakfast on Sunday. Cost: The cost for each scout is $25. This includes camping fees and troop food for Saturday night and Sunday morning. In addition, Texas State Parks charge an entry fee of $3 per day per person 13 or older. This is charged at the gate based on occupants of each car. Please plan ahead and bring enough for your car. If you are not attending or your scout is riding with an adult leader, please send him with $6 to cover the entry fee for two days. Thanks! Adults/guests pay $15 each ($10 for guest children 12 and under). This includes camping fees, Saturday night dinner, and Sunday breakfast. Patrol leaders! – Please note that the fees being collected cover only the “troop” expenses for you and your guests: camping fees and Saturday main dish/Sunday breakfast. For your Saturday Breakfast, Saturday lunch, and dinner sides/desserts, you must communicate and collect the proper additional amounts from your scouts and guests. Payment in cash is preferred (especially for patrol food payments), exact change even better! Directions: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Scout+Campout+Departures+%4033.071656,-96.737802&daddr=33.578158,-96.192684+to:1363+State+Park+24,+Bonham,+TX+75418&hl=en&geocode=FSii-AEd9uU7-g%3B%3B&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=13&via=1&sll=33.554986,-96.166763&sspn=0.085261,0.179729&ie=UTF8&z=13 Start at: PISD Parking Lot 1. Head west on Legacy Dr - 190 ft 2. Make a U-turn - 0.1 mi 3. Turn left at 2478/Custer Rd - 2.1 mi 4. Turn right at 2170/W McDermott Dr - 3.3 mi 5. Turn left at Central Expy S/S Federal Dr - 0.1 mi 6. Take the ramp on the left onto US-75 N - 12.3 mi 7. Take exit 45 for State Hwy 121 N toward Bonham - 0.4 mi 8. Merge onto TX-121 - 32.3 mi 9. Continue straight to stay on TX-121 - 0.4 mi 10. Make a U-turn Continue to follow TX-56 - 0.6 mi 11. Make a U-turn - 0.1 mi 12. Slight left at TX-121 - 0.5 mi 13. Continue on W 4th St/W Sam Rayburn Dr/TX-56 - 0.8 mi 14. Turn right at N Center St/TX-78 Continue to follow TX-78 - 1.4 mi 15. Turn left at 271 - 1.9 mi 16. Slight left at State Park 24/St Park Rd 24 - 407 ft 17. Turn left to stay on State Park 24/St Park Rd 24 Destination will be on the right - 0.3 mi Arrive at: 1363 State Park 24 Bonham, TX 75418 Map from Bonham UPDATE Please note that Bonham State Park has a number of hiking and biking trails. We are planning free time for activities like this on Saturday, so please feel free to put the bike rack on the car. We won't have a bike trailer, but if you have any extra space for bikes, please let me know. Patrol leaders, please let me know as soon as possible whether your Saturday evening side dishes or desserts require a Dutch oven. We need to make sure we have enough for all the good cooking! Thanks, Mr. Lanius Outdoor Activities Chair (972) 424-7369 <Top of Page> 2010 National Jamboree - Fort A. P. Hill Virginia You can visit the Circle Ten website for additional information or http://www.circle10.org/site/c.owL1KgN4LxH/b.4041229/ You can now register online at www.myscouting.org You will need your BSA member ID information to register. The Jamboree includes 1 ½ days in New York City and 3 days in Washington D.C. Please see additional information regarding the Jamboree and pricing. Details of the jamboree tour and duration are being finalized and will be released soon. The 2010 Circle Ten tour and attendance at the National Scout Jamboree will begin on Wednesday, July 21^st with a return on Wednesday, August 4^th, 2010 at Fort A.P. Hill. The fort is located close to Fredericksburg, Va., just south of Washington, D.C. Circle Ten has been allocated 15 troops for the 2010 Jamboree. Boy Scouts of America - Circle Ten Council Jamboree Contingent Information July 21^st – August 4^th, 2010 Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia Circle Ten Jamboree Trip Previous jamborees have seen Circle Ten organize a wonderful tour and jamboree experience for its Scouts. This jamboree will be no different. Many Scouts feel their jamboree trip was the highlight of their Scouting experience. It can be the same for you. Just prepare yourself to have a wonderful Scouting experience. How to Sign Up The application process will be online this jamboree. BSA will be hosting a website for the initial application to attend the jamboree. The site will be available in July 1, 2008. However, each Scout and Leader will need their BSA registration number in order to complete the online application process. For Scouts, it is on your registration card. If you cannot locate the card, ask your troop Advancement Chairman for your number. It is available through Internet Advancement. Once the application process has been completed, each registrant will be asked to print a receipt. That receipt will need to be sent to Circle Ten with payment for $300. The fees are transferable but not refundable. Completion of the BSA online application is not an automatic acceptance to attend the jamboree. Circle Ten must review the information and is responsible for making the final acceptance for each Scout and Leader to attend. Circle Ten Jamboree Trip The tour has been planned to spend a day and a half in New York City and three days in Washington D.C. Circle Ten’s contingent will travel via commercial airline to New Your City and will spend on night in a hotel in the general area. The next day, will be spent in and around the city and by the night the contingent will be in a hotel in the Washington DC area. The three full days of touring in Washington will be planned by each troop’s leadership. Scouts and Junior Leadership can be involved in the planning process with your troop leaders. The Capital, White House, Smithsonian Museum, National Archives, the Bureau of Engraving, Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, World War II, Korean monuments, Arlington Cemetery with the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Audie Murphy’s grave, and John F. Kennedy grave are all sites previous trips have included. Other sites to see include St. John Episcopal church, the National Cathedral, the FBI building, the National Museum of Art, and pictures with local congressmen and senators are all things each troop can visit. The Price Circle Ten has prepared a comprehensive budget for the jamboree event. Unfortunately the airline travel situation that exists today (fuel prices) is preventing us from securing a group ticket price from the tour company or airlines. Shown below is the price without airfare and our estimate of what a likely airfare price may be. Circle Ten Jamboree Fee $2,100 Estimate of Airline ticket $300 Total Package $2,400 Payment Schedule Payment to BSA Online $10 First Payment with Application $300* By September 30, 2008 $300 By December 31, 2008 $300 By March 31, 2009 $300 By June 30, 2009 $300 By September, 30, 2009 $300 By December 31, 2009 $200 March 1^st, 2010 Final Payment TBA * Once you complete the online registration, it will instruct you to print out a Registration Confirmation page, get your Scoutmaster’s signature of approval and return it to Circle Ten Council along with an initial payment of $100.00. Circle Ten Council is requiring an additional payment of $200.00 with the Registration Confirmation, making a total of $300.00 due with the Confirmation. All Fees are transferable, but not refundable. The tour price is all inclusive. Airline tickets, hotels, entrance fees, subway tickets, meals, etc are all included. Unfortunately, it is not possible to breakout any part of the tour or airfares to allow for “points” or frequent flyer miles to be used. Each troop has 40 slots and arrangements are made along those lines to secure group discounts. What is not included is the personal equipment, such as uniforms, sleeping bag, pad, spending money, or patches for trading. Your contingent troop’s leadership can give you more details on what you may need. All tents and cooking equipment are provided by Circle Ten. Your jamboree troop may have a troop fee which could include a t-shirt, cap, or extra event fees for venues not covered by the Circle Ten fee. Your contingent troop leadership will inform you of this. The 2010 Circle Ten jamboree trip to the National Scout Jamboree will begin on Wednesday, July 21^st with a return on Wednesday, August 4^th, 2010 at Fort A.P. Hill. The fort is located close to Fredericksburg, Va., just south of Washington, D.C. Circle Ten has only been allocated 15 troops for the 2010 Jamboree. While this is the largest contingent from the Southern region, it is probably not enough space to have every Circle Ten Scout a place to go that wants to attend. Space is limited, so apply early and often. With the 100 year celebration of Scouting as the major focus of the jamboree, Circle Ten anticipates the contingent will fill even quicker than prior events. Scouts desiring to attend should apply as soon as the BSA application site is available. <Top of Page> Summer Camp (June 2009) Reservations have been made the week of June 14-20, 2009 for San Isabel Scout Ranch (SISR) in Rye, Colorado. We will travel by bus to summer camp and at this time we expect to leave Plano on the evening of Saturday, June 13 and return sometime on Sunday June 21. We expect most of the troop will attend SISR – this is a full summer camp program including a Baden-Powell (first year camper) program and a full suite of Merit Badge classes. SISR is located in Rye, Colorado (southwest of Pueblo in the Wet Mountains). More information about SISR can be found at http://www.rockymountaincouncil.org/sanisabel.htm. The cost of attending SISR will be $205. The cost for adults is $100. The cost of the bus is an estimated $175-200 per person. Troop 25 is also known for fitting in a whitewater trip of our own during the week, and estimated cost for this is $50. For those of you that are uncertain about your family plans for next summer, please go ahead and sign-up anyway. We won’t need committed plans until January or so, and if necessary we can refund your initial deposit. But we would like for now to have a decent count of participants. Subsequent payments to Rocky Mountain Council are due Jan 15, 2009 and April 15, 2009 (in order to keep the early bird pricing). Stay tuned for more information about those collections as we get closer to those dates. Rocky Mountain High Adventure Base (June 2009) As an alternative to Summer Camp, we are pleased to offer to scouts who are at least First Class and 13 years old on or before January 1, 2009 the option to participate in the Rocky Mountain High Adventure (RMHA) program. Reservations have been made at RMHA for the same week as summer camp: June 14 – 20, 2009. RMHA is located in the high country of southern Colorado near Poncha Springs, and it offers overnight white water rafting and backpacking programs in a breathtaking mountain setting. More information about RMHA can be found at http://www.rockymountaincouncil.org/RMHAB.htm Besides being a wonderful opportunity for fun and adventure, on advantage of participating in this program is the ability to travel with the Troop on the bus to Colorado. RMHA is about 100 miles from SISR, and arrangements are being made to have the same bus company take us to both. We will also travel by (the same) bus to and from camp. The cost of attending RMHA will be $360 (I believe that is the same for adults – I will have to confirm). The cost of the bus is an estimated $175-200 per person. An overnight whitewater trip is part of the adventure. However, given the Troop will also arrange a whitewater trip, you will be welcome to join that as well for an additional estimated cost of $50. For those of you that are uncertain about your family plans for next summer, please go ahead and sign-up anyway. We won’t need committed plans until January or so, and if necessary we can refund your initial deposit. But we would like for now to have a decent count of participants. Subsequent payments to Rocky Mountain Council are due Jan 15, 2009 and April 15, 2009 (in order to keep the early bird pricing). Stay tuned for more information about those collections as we get closer to those dates. Sea Base (March 2009) The Florida National High Adventure Sea Base is owned and operated by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America to offer unique educational aquatic programs to its members. Located in Islamorada and on Summerland Key in the heart of the Florida Keys, the near shore reefs and crystal clear waters offer unparalleled opportunities for long term and short term programs. Troop 25 has participated in a variety of these programs over the years, and this is a marquis destination for our scouts. More information about Sea Base can be found at http://www.bsaseabase.org/adventure/index.html Based on initial input from the older scouts and families, the following reservations have been made for the week of Spring Break 2009: Program Dates Fees (assuming Full Crew) # Scout in Crew Min # Adults Coral Reef Sailing Saturday March 14 thru Friday March 20 $675 plus travel 4 - 6 2 Out Island Adventure Sunday March 15 thru Saturday March 21 $670 plus travel 4 - 6 2 Scuba Certification Sunday March 15 thru Sunday March 22 $775 plus travel 4 - 6 2 Coral Reef Sailing Monday March 16 thru Sunday March 22 $675 plus travel 4 - 6 2 The minimum age requirement to attend sea base programs is 14 by September 1, 2009 (14 by March 15 for Scuba). If you are interested in participating in any of these programs, please let Mr. Wills know ASAP (call or email me). In order for us to confirm a reservation, we need to make sure we have at least a minimum crew size for each trip, and that we have at least 2 qualified adult leaders. Please let me know which trip you are interested in, or if you are open to any of the trips. For this trips listed above where I don’t get enough interest, I will have to cancel the reservation. <Top of Page> Troop Medical and Physical Requirements Medicals: All the medical information that is kept on each scout, forms, medications, etc. Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Medical Authorization form and any additional medical forms that might be required for additional activities such as in High Adventure. Our Medical Coordinator, *Elisabeth Miller, maintains the “medicals”. The forms and information are kept in two notebooks, kept confidential and have limited access to only medical personal and the scoutmaster. One book travels with the troop at all times for local activities and any out of town events. Physicals: Physicals are conducted by licensed Troop 25 doctors who are gracious enough to donate their time on designated nights in preparation for summer camp. The Class 2 is completed for scouts and adults under 40. The Class 3 is for Adults over 40 and those camping over 72 hours or participating in High Adventure. During the physicals, the doctors do the basic assessments - listen to your heart, lungs etc. They are conducted in a designated area or room, and two deep leadership is maintained at all times. Who qualifies: Troop physicals are for those Scouts, Leaders, and parents who will be attending camps lasting more than 72 hours - summer, winter or high adventure camp. Troop Physicals are NOT a substitute for your yearly check ups!! Personal physicians and physicals: Any scout or adult who has recently been to their doctor, or who wants to see their own doctor, or your doctor is willing to fill out the form, that is fine too. Please let Elisabeth know at the time our physicals begin. <Top of Page> Important Information Regarding Medications Needed During Campouts* The campout medical form must be completed by each scout needing medication during any campout . ALL scout medications (RX's and OTC's) are to be turned in to me in the parking lot before the campout departure on Friday night. The ONLY medications a scout is to have on his person are: Rescue inhalers or an Epi-pen. Fill out the medical form with prescription or OTC medication information. Please have only the amount needed for the weekend in the original bottle/container. Hand in meds and sign in for your scout with me in the parking lot Friday evening. *(Please come early if you have medications!)* Be sure your child knows his medications. We only safely store and hand the bag to him. We can read labels and forms for him, but we can not legally administer his medications. You will then sign your scout in on the roster, indicating the day and times the medications is to be taken. This will show when your child needs to be summoned for "med call". Pick up your scout's empty med container from me in the parking lot Sunday upon return. <Top of Page>
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