Matthews Troop 46 - Arrival

The bulk of us just arrived back from summer camp. The boys will need to unpack the trailer. But they should be ready for pickup by 12:30pm. We had a terrific week at camp. 

Brad McLelland
Committee Chair
Matthews Troop 46
704-488-4701

Matthews Troop 46 - Summer Camp Update

Greetings from Camp Grimes Scout Camp. The scouts have been having a blast at camp. Many of our first-year scouts have been participating in the Trailblazer program. This program introduces new scouts to basic scout skills, knowledge, and other activities. Those scouts quite often spend the afternoon swimming in the lake and both Trailblazer groups have completed their 5 mile hike within the past two days. Great news, the food is better than in some year's past. We met a gentleman that has been working with the camp to improve the quality of the meals. The best news is that the salad bar is back. At this time, there is a whole hog roasting over a firepit. It has been slow cooking all day. Please visit our website below to see the images we have uploaded this week which includes the pig roasting.

Each day our leaders spend some of their day hiking out to all of the program areas in an effort to capture images of our scouts in action. While the cellular signal is not that strong, we will continue to try and get images of all of our scouts uploaded during the week.

All of our scouts are in good spirits. Wednesday night, after dinner, we typically spend some time together in the campsite. Tonight, we will celebrate the week so far, hand out care packages, and have our own Troop Campfire lead by our scouts working on their communication merit badges. Here is a link to our website below. Please check the Blog and the Gallery on a regular basis to keep up to date with our Troop activities. Thank you for being a part of Matthews Troop 46 where we keep the outing in scouting!

Matthews Troop 46 Website Link

In Scouting,
Brad McLelland
Committee Chair
Matthews Troop 46
704-488-4701

Matthews Troop 46 - July New River Canoeing Trip Signup

Greetings Troop 46 Scouts, Parents, and Leaders,

We'd like to present Troop 46's July camping trip. This will be a canoeing trip on the New River.

The troop will depart Matthews Presbyterian Church on Friday, July 19, by 6:30 pm and travel to the Group campsite at the US 221Access if the New River State Park. On Saturday, we will travel to Zaloo's Canoes where we will get our canoes and depart on the New River heading downstream towards the historic Gentry Road Bridge (10 miles downstream) where the shuttle will return us to Zaloo's. We'll then return to the campsite for dinner and a campfire. We'll depart New River on Sunday morning, July 21, and expect to return by approximately 12:30 pm.

Trip Signup

In Scouting,
Brad McLelland
Committee Chair
Matthews Troop 46
704-488-4701

Troop 46 - Summer Camp

Hello everyone summer camp is just a week away, I'm sure your scout is as excited as mine about the trip.

 

At this Tuesday meeting I would like to ask new scouts to bring their trunks to the meeting.  This would allow the scouts to have their gear checked before summer camp.  If they are missing anything they will still have till Sunday to collect any missing items.  Remember, your scout should be packing their own trunk.  

 

One tip from prior years is to get them a mesh bag or a clothesline to put their dirty and damp clothes in or on so they can air out and dry outside of their trunk.  Wet clothes in a trunk don't smell good when they arrive home.

 

Reminder if you haven't turned in a medical form a,b,c for your scout please do so before we leave on Sunday. Camp Grimes is strict on this policy and has sent scouts home over this before

 

Thanks

Chris

Troop 46 - Summer Camp Parent Meeting

Good Morning everyone,

 

On Tuesday June 11 we will be having a parent meeting for Summer Camp.

 

Our adult leaders will go over what summer camp will be like, talk about the packlist list, I will bring hardcopies of the scout camp schedules and Mr. Hethcote will bring boxes that can be used for care packages.   

 

Note on care packages they should be non-perishable items that will not melt as they will be in non AC environment at camp.  We normally have the scouts open these packages on Wednesday night at our campsite.  We have found that a care package from home and note on Wednesday night is a good pick me up for the scouts that helps them get through any feelings of homesickness they might have at that point.

 

If you have any questions bring them on Tuesday and we will try to get them all answered.

 

Theme days - I have been informed that the Camp will have theme days this year.  If your scout wishes to participate here are the scheduled theme days.

USA, Tie-Dye, Hawaiian Shirt, Throwback Thursday/OA and Fun Friday (not certain what that means as far as apparel).   

 

Thanks

Chris

 

 

Matthews Troop 46 - Deep Sea Fishing Trip

Many thanks to the scouts, leaders, and esteemed visitors that were able to be a part of our Deep-Sea Fishing Trip this year. We spent 5 hours at sea with little or no sea sickness. While we caught some fish at sea, we then caught more at the grocery store. Once we returned to the campsite, our adult cook team got to work while the rest of the leaders and visitors took the scouts to the beach for a couple of hours of fun. Many thanks to our lifeguards, aquatics supervisor, and other adults for keeping a close eye on the scouts as they swam in the ocean with regular buddy checks and kept the scouts in no more than chest high water. That evening, the cook team; Brian, Ryan, and me fried 20 lbs of french fries, 6-8 pounds of fish, and prepared a large pot of low country boil. Everyone ate well and all of the food was consumed. The scouts played a lot of gaga ball and had a terrific time. We also managed to avoid any significant rain. We had sprinkles on the way back on the boat and a few sprinkles on the way home after we got into the cars. Again, thanks everyone for a great weekend. Here is a link to the troop website gallery. It is already populating with pictures.
https://matthewstroop46.org/gallery.html

In scouting,
Brad McLelland
Committee Chair
Matthews Troop 46
704-488-4701

Matthews Troop 46 - Deep Sea Fishing Trip Update

Attention Fishing Trip Participants. Please take care of the required waiver before the trip. Follow this link and register as an unlisted guest.
Link to Required Fishing Waiver

Departure: Friday at 6pm: Please try your best to arrive at the church by 6pm on Friday. We are driving a little further than normal.
Campsite: We will be camping at Future Farmers of America Campground. It is pretty vast. There will be two other Boy Scout Troops at the camp. We will get to make some new friends.
Scouts: The scouts will be camping as patrols using troop tents. Parents and siblings will need to provide their own tent or reach out to us if you need to borrow one from the troop. We have plenty.
Food: Scouts will be providing and preparing their own breakfasts and lunch. Parents and siblings are welcome to eat with the Old Goats patrol for breakfasts and lunch. Saturday night's dinner will be a family style fish fry. The old goats will cook for all attendees. If you have special dietary needs, please come prepared.
Fishing: We will get up about 7:30am, depart for the Marina to arrive by 8am. The adventure starts at 8:30 and lasts until 1:30pm. Please bring drinks and snacks on the boat. They have a snack bar if you have money to spend. Upon return, the crew will clean and bag our catch for a fee. If you would like to pitch in on the crew tip, please see me.
Weather: It is likely there will be rain with a chance of thunderstorms all day Saturday. Please bring the appropriate rain gear. If the weather is severe, the fishing could be cancelled. In that case, we have at least two alternative venues prepared. The fishing outfitter will allow a refund if we cannot reschedule the trip.
Swimming: While we have discussed heading to a public beach to catch some waves, unless the weather forecast changes, we may not be able to do this. But, please pack a swimsuit and beach towel just in case.
Sunday Departure: We plan to leave the camp about 8:30am to arrive at the church by 12:30pm.

Reminder, please complete the waiver at the link above. Bring a chair for the campsite. We will have access to bathrooms in Barracks #5. Thank you for being a part of this trip. We will have a memorable time.
In scouting,
Brad McLelland
Committee Chair
Matthews Troop 46
704-488-4701