Cold Spot Reminders!

This weekend we will be participating in Operation Cold Spot. This is a fun event and I look forward to having two patrols competing this year. We will be meeting at the church at 4:00 on Friday to prepare to leave. I know that some of you don’t even get off the bus till around 4:30pm, so be sure to have your gear packed up and ready to go on Thursday night. We will be pulling out of the parking lot no later than 5pm. If you can NOT be there by then, let me know. You will need to have a parent bring you to camp separately if you can’t get to the church in time to ride with the troop.
Many of you have asked what you need to bring. Don’t forget to look in your scout book for a list of personal gear for a short term camping trip. This can be found on page 292-293. Since Brent will be cooking for us throughout the weekend, you will only need to bring your eating utensils (fork, spoon, plate, bowl and cup) and any snacks and extra drinks that you may want – and remember, we will need to reimburse Brent for the food he buys. We will try to keep it to a minimum.
The weather forecast looks great but it WILL be cold at night. Be sure to bring warm clothing for when the sun goes down. Also, remember to bring your Class A uniform for Church on Sunday morning.
The campsite we are staying in has cabins so we shouldn’t need tents but if you would like to sleep in your tent, feel free to bring it along. I may even set up my tent this trip. And for those of you who are working on tenderfoot, you need to sleep in a tent that you help pitch. This would be a great time to get this requirement completed.
I look forward to the events because I believe that you will do well as a troop and patrols. I would encourage you to look over your first aid requirements for tenderfoot through first class. This event will be based on those requirements. I don’t know much about how the event will be conducted but we just need to “BE PREPARED”
We forgot to mention it on Monday night but there is an $8 fee for each scout for this event. This will get you a patch!

If I have forgotten anything just give me a call. I'll be available all week.