Matthews Troop 46 Update - Return

We should be arriving at Matthews Presbyterian Church by 12:30pm. We will have some gear to put away and care for before the scouts will be ready for pick up. Thank you for your patience. 

We have been uploading pictures to the gallery on our website during the weekend. Please check them out. Thank you for being a part of Matthews Troop.

https://matthewstroop46.org/gallery.html

In Scouting,

Brad McLelland

Committee Chair

www.matthewstroop46.org

704-488-4701

Troop 46 - Announcements and Summer Camp

Subject: Troop 46 - Announcements and Summer Camp

 

Hello Everyone, Some Quick Announcements and Summer Camp Updates

May Trip is to Beaver days at Camp Grimes.  All scouts are invited with no limits.   Planned activity is cheerful service helping the Camp prepare for the summer for which the scouts will get service hours.  We will also work on Rank Advancement and other Scout Skills.  Scouts newly elected in the Order of the Arrow (OA) will be able to participate in the Ordeal to become official OA members. 

As this is a council event, the deadline to sign up is May 9^th.  See the attached link for more detail and to sign up.

Registration Link

Swimming/Parent Meeting on June 6^th.  Our meeting on June 6^th will be held at the Weddington Ridge Community Swimming Pool.   All scouts are encouraged to attend as we will be performing swim tests good for Summer Camp and any other aquatic activity the troop will do.  Swim tests are good for a year.  I do highly encourage scouts going to summer camp to come and take their swim test on June 6^th as there are usually several troops that don’t test beforehand which causes some delays in taking the test on arrival Sunday.  We may also be able to work on some rank requirements that require swimming.

There will be a parent meeting during this event for the scouts going to summer camp.

Medical Forms A, B & C.  Reminder that Medical Forms A, B and C are due on June 6^th.  Form C needs to be filled out and signed by a doctor.    Medical Forms like swim tests and are good for a year.    If your form is dated June 2022 or earlier it will need to be updated for Summer Camp.  If your scout’s A&B is more than a year old it will need to be updated as we are required to have up to date medical forms on our weekend trips.   Tracy Story, our Health Officer will be collecting the forms in the meetings.

Link to Medical Forms - https://www.scouting.org/health-and-safety/ahmr/

Summer Camp Release Form.  Camp Ravenknob has an Outdoor Programs Parental Release form that needs to be filled out and signed before the scouts arrive at summer camp.  The form is attached to this email.  If your scout is going to summer camp please fill out the form and return it to Tracy Story with the Medical Forms by June 6^th.

Final Payment for Summer Camp.  Final payment for summer camp is due on May 30^th.  James McLelland our Treasurer has been updating Scoutbook with all the payments he has received.  Please check your scout’s payment log to see what amount is due on May 30^th if any.

Thanks

 

YIS

Chris Bergen

Summer Camp Coordinator