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Sunday Departure is at 11:30 am from the church. Check in is 1pm at Schoellkopf. If you are not meeting us at the church, please let Rob Gradle or Mark Oetinger know. Please wear your activity uniforms (class B red 286 t-shirts). Scouts must also bring their class A uniforms.
Reminder to bring:
Health form
Payment for Friday Picnic
Friday Night Pickup – Dinner is at 6 pm for scouts. We will be departing for home at 7pm. You are invited for Friday night picnic dinner (hot dog and hamburgers). Payment is required for the picnic on Sunday our day of departure to camp. Costs are. There is a closing campfire following dinner.
10 years and over $8.50
Under 10 $6.50
Under 5 free
1. Camp Location and Driving Directions >
Camp Schoellkopf
1373 Burrough Rd
Cowlesville, NY 14037
Phone: 585-591-0598
Map of Schoellkopf Scout Reservation > We are in Badgley campsite:
Click here for troop website Summer Camp Page On this page you will find the Summer Camp Gear List, Merit Badge info and other info about camp.
There is a merit badge list and the prerequisites for those merit badges also on this page. You must complete them before summer camp and bring with you to summer camp. This is your responsibility.
Postal Delivery to your son at camp if you want to send a letter:
Scout Name/Badgley Week #1
Troop 286
Camp Schoellkopf
1373 Burrough Rd
Cowlesville, NY 14037
Other reminders:
1. Trading Post at camp is open to purchase goodies and souvenirs. Please do not send your son with more than $50. $25 – $30 is a good amount.
2. Youth Prescription Medications must be in original container and must be turned over to the nurse at camp who will administer them.
3. Camouflage clothing is not allowed in camp
4. Open toed sandals are only allowed in the show house.
5. No personnel bicycles allowed in camp
6. The other normal rules apply: no pets, no firearms, no sheath knives, no alcohol, no fireworks, etc…
If you have any further questions, Rob Gradle or I would be glad to answer them.
Yours in Scouting
Mark & Rob
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The last scouting meeting is Monday night 6/22. Here’s whats on the agenda:
1) GaGa
2) Bring another game
3) No scout uniforms.
4) bring back patrol gear from claimjumper
5) Sea Base Itinerary meeting
6) Troop calendar 2016 planing meeting is June 29 at 6:30pm – PLC is required to attend. Open to others that want to participate. What will be our big city trip for next year………………..
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Wow what a Great Claim Jumper! Here is the lost and found. Please circulate this with your troop.and let me know if any our yours.
Blue Plastic Water Bottle wit blue rope round it.
Red Aluminium Water Bottle
Black, white red bandanna (229?)
Personnel first aid kit – Johnson and Johnson
Phone charger with green cord
Red mess kit cup
a bunch of stuff for Cameron
Yours in Scouting
Mark
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Troop Meeting June 15
Athletics Month
Service Patrol is Mongoose
Gathering: Capture the Flag – Mike & Connor
Patrol Meeting: Claim Jumper: Claim Jumper pull gears, skits, planning, etc…
1st Year scouts – Tenderfoot Requirements
MB: Athletics – Dan/Dennis and Archery – Rob
Board of Review
Reminders:
1-$20 for the Claim Jumper campout and Permission Slips
2-PLC scheduled for Wed June 10th has been moved to Monday June 29th. This meeting will be to plan the calendar and activities for next year.
3- 2017 National Jamboree registration is now open, Cost is $150. 72 scouts from WNY will join 40,000 of their scouting friends at “The Summit” in WV. If you are thinking of it, register as space is limited. There is no cost or obligation at this time. http://www.summitbsa.org/events/jamboree/overview/
Yours in Scouting
Mark
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The Claim Jumper campout is this weekend
Location is 9 Mile Island (Happy Land Day Camp) near Amherst Museum just off Tonawanda Creek Road: 9 Orbit Dr, Amherst, NY
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=9+Orbit+Dr,+Amherst,+NY&hl=en&sll=42.746632,-75.770041&sspn=4.921195,11.634521&oq=9&hnear=9+Orbit+Dr,+Amherst,+Erie,+New+York+14228&t=m&z=16
Arrive: after 5:30pm
Uniforms: No
Scout Handbook: Bring if under 1st class rank
Dinner: Eat before you come but we will have snacks
Bring Sunscreen and Bug Spray(with heavy deet)
Bring a water bottle
Yours in Scouting
Mark
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Troop Meeting June 8th
Athletics Month
Service Patrol is Mongoose
Gathering: Capture the Flag – Mike & Connor
Patrol Meeting: Claim Jumper: Claim Jumper patrol name, campsites selection, skits, planning, etc…
MB: Athletics – Dan/Dennis and Archery – Rob
Committee Meeting
Reminders:
1-$20 for the Claim Jumper campout and Permission Slips
2-PLC scheduled for Wed June 10th has been moved to Monday June 29th. This meeting will be to plan the calendar and activities for next year.
Yours in Scouting
Mark
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Troop Meeting May 11tth
Personnel Safety Month
Service Patrol is Dragon
Gathering: Football – Mike
Patrol Meeting – Advancements
MB: ePrep – Dan
Reminders:
1-$25 for the Nautical Exploration Camporee (May 15th) and Permission Slips
2-Summer Camp Payment is due by May 18th. Subtract your $25 deposit from below.
Scout $310 After May 18th $335
Sibling Scout $295 After May 18th $320
Adult $115 After May 18th $140
3-Sea Base payment is due $357.50
4-If you want copies of the Washington Trip pictures, bring a memory stick with your name on it.
5-Anyone missing a pair of boots from Washington? Nevados size 9.
Yours in Scouting
Mark
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Troop Meeting April
Personnel Safety Month
Service Patrol is Dragon
Gathering: Football – Mike
Patrol Meeting – Advancements
MB: ePrep – Dan
Reminders:
1-$20 for the Nautical Exploration Camporee (May 15th) and Permission Slips
2-Summer Camp Payment is due by May 18th. Subtract your $25 deposit from below.
Scout $310 After May 18th $335
Sibling Scout $295 After May 18th $320
Adult $115 After May 18th $140
3-Summer Camp T-shirt payment $13 ($15 for XXL is due by May 18th)
4-Sea Base payment is due $357.50
5-US Postal Food Drive – May 9th 9am to 12 noon or 5:15pm to 6pm
6-Bornhava Cleanup – May 9th 8am to 12 noon
Yours in Scouting
Mark
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Troop Meeting April 20th
Personnel Safety Month
Service Patrol is Dragon
Gathering: Football – Mike
Patrol Meeting – Advancements
Skills: Older Scout Program – Will
MB: ePrep – Dan
Board of Review – Committee
Reminders:
1-Bring your Washington pictures on a Memory Stick or bring your camera’s. I will consolidate the pictures for everyone and then load them back on your memory stick.
2-$20 for the Nautical Exploration Camporee (May 15th) and Permission Slips
Yours in Scouting
MarkT286
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This months Out Meeting is Tuesday March 31st from 6:30 to 8:30pm at Niagara Climbing Center. Cost is $10. There is no meeting Monday March 30th.
Niagara Climbing Center
1333 Strad Avenue
North Tonawanda, NY 14120
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The Washington Trip itinerary in finalized and attached. There will be a short parent/scout meeting on Monday April 6th at 7pm at the church. Please bring any payments, permission slips and medical forms on that night. For those needing Activity Uniforms (Class B t-shirts) they will be available that night.
We have our 8 drivers. If anyone of you does not want to drive, we can get by with 7 drivers and save $175.
Abramo – 5
Crosby – 6
Dahlke – 6
Gilmartin – 6
Marcotte – 4
Pietrzyk – 4
Popp -5
Sternin – 4
Officially physical forms are required for all scouts/adults on trips over 72 hours. We are at 82 hours. I have physical forms for every scout/adult that went to summer camp last year. For those that did not go to summer camp, I ask you to fill out the physical form but do not go to your physician for a signature.
Medical Form
Permission Slips
Note – Due to the early White House tour at 7:30am on Friday April 10th, we must wake up 5am and leave camp at 5:30am. Sorry Jason, no coffee till we get to metro rail station
Yours in scouting
Mark