MONTHLY CAMP SIGN-UP:
two events with one in december and one in january
december 16 - hunting experience day
scouts and dads invited
HUNTING EXPEREINCE DAY - ONE DAY ONLY EVENT - DADS INVITED SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2023 OPEN
Sign-up deadline is SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9th. We will meet at the parking lot at Ridgeline Academy at 8:00am on Saturday, December 16th and leave by 8:30am. All Troop 531 Dads welcome to sign-up and join us! We may need help with drivers.
LET'S HAVE SOME FUN!! Questions? contact Scoutmaster Jess Rankin - 623-882-5539
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Estimated Cost: $5-$9 per person (grubmaster fees for one-meal...lunch)
*Scouts cook by patrol and adults cook as a patrol. We will need a volunteer adult grubmaster.
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Schedule**:
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Saturday, December 16
8:00am - Meet at Ridgeline
8:30am - Depart for Hunting Experience Day location
9:30am - Noon - Compass Course
Noon - 1:30pm - Lunch
1:30pm - 2:00pm - Clean up
2:00pm - 5:00pm - Rotations approx 1 hr each: Blood trail, glassing (spotting animals), animal tracks
5:00pm - Pack up and head home or back to Ridgeline if needed
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**All times are approximate
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Dress for Cool and Warm weather
Bring a camp chair
Bring your own refillable water bottle and Scout-friendly drinks
SIGN-UP CLOSES ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9
RANKIN 2
crumpler 1
ballard 1
kote 2
SINGH 1
DARNELL/VAN KILSDONK 2
GUPTA 1
SKELDING/XIANG 2
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(note: this list is updated manually)
JANUARY 12-14
CROSSOVER CAMP
ALL TROOP 531 SCOUTS NEEDED
CROSSOVER CAMP - NEED ALL SCOUTS TO ATTEND FOR GROUP PICTURE AND TO SUPPORT SCOUTS AT CROSSOVER
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2024 - SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2024 OPEN
Sign-up deadline is SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31st, 2023. We will meet at the parking lot at Ridgeline Academy at 6:00pm on Friday, January 12th and leave by 6:30pm. Scouts will need to bring Class A with sash for Crossover Ceremony on Saturday morning. They will also need their Totin' Chip to help teach and go in the axe yard. We may need help with drivers.
LET'S HAVE SOME FUN!! Questions? contact Scoutmaster Jess Rankin - 623-882-5539
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Estimated Cost: $25-$35 per person (grubmaster fees)
*Scouts cook by patrol and adults cook as a patrol. We will need a volunteer adult grubmaster.
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Schedule**:
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Friday, January 12, 2024
6:00pm - Meet at Ridgeline
6:30pm - Depart for White Tank Mountain Regional Park (35 min drive in the West Valley)
7:00PM - Stop at MOD Pizza on Waddell Rd for dinner. Scouts need to bring $15 cash for their dinner.
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Saturday, January 13, 2024
7:00am - Wake up and breakfast; get dressed in Class A uniform with sash
8:15am - Depart for Crossover Ceremony
9:00am - 11:00am - Crossover Ceremony
11:00am - Depart for camp and older Troop boys help new Scouts setup tents (help bring new Scouts gear back to our campsite in our vehicles)
Noon - 1:30pm - Lunch and clean up (demonstrate "how" we clean up)
1:30pm - 3:30pm - Totin Chip Training
3:30pm - 4:30pm - Free time
4:30pm - 6:30pm - Dinner
7:00pm - 8:00pm - Night Hike
8:30pm - Campfire
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Sunday, January 14, 2024
7:00am - Wake up and breakfast
8:30am - Clean up led by Outdoor Ethics Guide
9:30am - Roses, Thorns and Buds
10:00am - Depart for Ridgeline
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**All times are approximate
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Scouts must have full Class A with sash (if you have a sash with merit badges)
Dress for Cool and Warm weather
Bring a camp chair
Bring your own refillable water bottle and Scout-friendly drinks
SIGN-UP CLOSES ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31
RANKIN 2
WAGNER 1
CRUMPLER 1
BALLARD 1
JONES 1
KOTE 1
HUNKER 1
CLARK 1
DARNELL 1
VAN KILSDONK 2
WILSON 2
NUNEZ 2
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(note: this list is updated manually)