Troop 212

PLC

6pm on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. Regular meeting starting at 7pm

Troop committee meetings

4th Wednesday of the month(during regular scout meetings). All parents are encouraged to attend.

ADVANCEMENT: requirements information now available in online videos

There are a lot of advancement changes this year, so wanted to make sure everyone saw them. One thing to note is that the BSA has brought back 4 MBs from the archives just for this year: Carpentry, Pathfinding, Signaling, and Tracking. There are special badges for these, but they do count just like other MBs.

Help Wanted: Adult Volunteers needed in many areas

*NEW* Mike Graves Camporee

Photo Gallery

(old info! – This page needs to be updated for 2011)

Troop 212 week at WTC Week 1 Jul 5-10 (Sun-Fri) 2009 Medicine Bow campsite

Medical form

Directions to Wah-Tut-Ca Scout Reservation

From I-93N Take I-93N to Exit 15 in Concord, New Hampshire. Take I-393 East to Route 4 East. Take Route 4 East to the traffic rotary in Epsom, about 8 miles from I-93. Continue East on Route 4 onto Northwood, NH. Turn Right onto Blakes Hill Road, about 7 miles from the rotary. The camp entrance is approximately 1 1/2 miles on the right.

From Route 125 Take Route 125 North into New Hampshire, though Plaistow. Kingston, Brentwood and into Lee, NH. From the traffic rotary in Lee, NH, take Route 4 West (3/4 around the rotary). Follow Route 4 West for approximately 13 miles to Blake Hill Road in Northwood, NH. Turn left onto Blakes Hill Road. The camp entrance is approximately 1 1/2 miles on the right.

From I-95 Take I-95N to exit 4 (the Route 4/Route 16 split) in New Hampshire . Follow Route 4W/16N for 5.7 miles to exit 6W - Route 4 west. Follow Route 4 west for about 22 miles to Blake Hill Road in Northwood, NH. Turn left onto Blakes Hill Road. The camp entrance is approximately 1 1/2 miles on the right.

IMPORTANT WTC INFO

Jul 4 Saturday gear drop off: personal gear that the Scouts want to send ahead, including footlockers and sleeping bags. Jon Dixon is going to bring the trailer up to camp sometime on the 4th. A time to drop stuff off at the trailer will be announced soon.
Arrive at WTC July 5th, by 11am. Wear Class A uniform to camp.
We are in Medicine Bow this year, down by the waterfront. Map. Park in the main parking lot and then get the kids to carry the rest of their stuff down to the camp site.
BRING A SACK LUNCH FOR SUNDAY. The first meal is dinner on Sunday evening.

Make sure that swim suits are readily accessible as one of the first activities after medical check-in is the swim test.

· Recommendation for storing camp gear in is a weatherproof footlocker of some sort, large enough to fit the gear in the gear list. Some prefer locking footlockers, but this really has never been an issue

· mess kits and mattress pads not needed

· Poles should be 36-42 inches long to hold up mosquito netting.

· Do not bring any of the following: firearms, ammunition, fireworks, sheath knives, valuables, electronic equipment, personal CB radios, pets, camo/military clothing, aerosol cans. If scouts bring a cell phone, they will remain with the scoutmaster.

· Also for those new to camp, we are sleeping in camp canvas tents with cots. Mosquito netting and poles are highly encouraged. We can discuss this at one of the troop meetings coming up.
The camp also offers CPR training one evening during the week. The cost is about $5 (I think). There are also camp pictures for $8. Pictures are taken Monday afternoon while the guys are still nominally clean.
The amount of money to send depends on how much the boys will be buying of things such as camp t-shirt, craft items for merit badges, etc., and whether they want a picture and/or CPR certification. Most parents send $30-$40 for the week.There is a trading post that has general supplies and snacks. Scouts can bring what ever amount of money they want. The adults can hold on to it if the parents desire. Please encourage your scouts not to stock up on candy throughout the week.

· Scouts can be picked up any time after 5pm on Friday.

· On Friday evening, the camp holds a family BBQ. Tickets are $5 per person for guests. There is a closing campfire that everyone is invited to stay for.

If everyone can look over this list of merit badges and think about what they would like to work on at camp. For the scouts going to Provo, please let me know by July 1st how many blue cards you will need.

Merit Badges

* Eagle Required, # encouraged, + good for new scouts/easy

We can also work on other badges at the campsite as needed.

Archery
+Art
Astronomy (partial)
Athletics (partial)
+Basketry
Bird Study
*,# Camping (partial)
Canoeing
Climbing
# Cooking (partial)
Energy (partial)
*,# Environmental Science

Forestry
Geology
Golf (partial)

Insect Study

Emergency Preparedness (partial)
*First Aid
Fish and Wildlife Management
Leatherwork
*Lifesaving
+Mammal Study
Motor Boating (partial)
Nature
Orienteering (partial)
Painting
*Personal Fitness (partial)
Pioneering
Pottery
Pulp and Paper

Reptile and Amphibian Study (partial)
Rifle Shooting
Rowing

+Salesmanship
Sculpture
Shotgun Shooting
Small Boat Sailing
Soil and Water Conservation
Space Exploration
Sports (Partial)
*Swimming
Weather
# Wilderness Survival
Water Sports
Wood Carving

Mailing Address:

Scout's Name

Troop 212

Wah-Tut-Ca Scout Reservation

292 Blakes Hill Road

Northwood, NH, 03261

Emergency summer phone number

603-942-5233

Questions:

Jennifer (organizing deposits and forms)
Rich Kingsborough
Jon Dixon

(old info! – This still needs to be updated for 2011)

Week 1 - July 5 -10, 2009 Sun - Fri (Troop 212 week)

Provisional and Extreme weeks need provisional form

Week 2 - July 12 -17
Week 3 - July 19 -24
Week 4 - July 26 - 31
Week 5 - Aug 2 - 7
Extreme -

Week 6 - Aug 9 -14

FEES	Deposit Due 4/3	Early Bird	Full Fee
Just Troop week	$50	$285	$310
Troop week + One Provisional week	$100	$285+ $ 250= $535	$310+$275= $585
Troop week + One Extreme week	$100	$285+ $ 275= $560	$310+$300= $610

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