Troop 301,
Canoeing the Nissequogue River followed by
Camping at Hoyt Farm
September 18-19, 2010
For the first overnight event of the season Troop 301 will be canoeing the Nissequogue River. After canoeing we will move to Hoyt Farm for overnight camping. This should be a great local event to get everyone back into Scouting.
We will meet in the parking lot across the street from the Smithtown Bull on 25A (on the south side just east of the trestle) on Saturday 9/18 at 7:15 AM. Bob’s Canoes is outfitting the trip up the Nissequogue. But, we all need to make sure we have a minimum of sunscreen, bug spray, fresh water, and a bag lunch (in a zipper bag). The canoeing portion of the event will conclude at Short Beach approximately 3 hours after we start. At that time we will eat lunch, Bob will collect all his canoes, and we will need parent’s assistance to transport Scouts (and their camping gear) to Hoyt Farm.
Typically group camping season at Hoyt Farm concludes with the Labor Day Holiday, but Smithtown Parks and the Hoyt Farm Ranger have both agreed to make an exception for Troop 301. So let’s make sure this is a successful trip! Patrols should plan on preparing dinner Saturday and breakfast Sunday.
Activity Fee: Due to some very successful fundraising events last year, Troop 301 will be paying the activity fee for participating Scouts and Uniformed Leaders. So for Scouts, there is no Activity Fee! But there will be a cost for food to be paid to your patrol. Parents are welcome to attend, but the activity fee will be $30 to cover costs.
Permission Slips: Normally Permission Slips are due two meetings before an event. But since there is only one troop meeting before this event, we will need to adapt our procedure. We need names of Scouts, leaders, and any parents to obtain the proper BSA permits. So, if you are going to participate, you must do two things: You must email Mr. Bindert (brian.bindert@gmail.com) by Thursday, September 9, 2010. Then you must hand in a Permission Slip at the troop meeting on Thursday September 16, 2010.
Safety Note: If you are not a blue swimmer (or you don’t know what it means to be a blue swimmer), you need to notify Mr. Ettari that you are not a blue swimmer and you are planning to participate. BSA regulations require that we follow some additional precautions.
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Be Prepared.
Mr. Bauer