Feb 20, 2012: Philmont 2013 Update
Scouts & Parents,
As a reminder, the deadline for reserving your place in our Philmont Trip for 2013 is coming up next week. If you want to attend Philmont in 2013, I will need a deposit of $100/person by the end of our meeting on Monday February 27, 2012.
The eligibility to attend Philmont is 14 years of age, or completion of 8th grade and at least 13 years of age before attending Philmont. Therefore, if you will be 14, or if you will have completed 8th grade (and be at least 13), by June 21, 2013 you are eligible to attend Philmont in 2013. Meaning if you are currently in 7th grade, you are likely to be eligible.
We only have a limited number of openings and Philmont is not available every year, so I highly encourage those with any interest in attending Philmont during their scouting years to sign up as soon as possible. While our current registered crew43 members will have preference, we will fill the remaining openings on a first come first serve basis.
To ensure your place, please sign up and provide your deposit ($100/person) with either my self or Mr Guay by Feb 27th. Without your deposit before Feb 27th, we cannot assure your space in this trip.
Regards,
Brian Whitaker
Venture Crew Advisor
Crew 43
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Boy Scouts of America
Philmont Scout Ranch Expeditions
would like to congratulate
Venturing Crew 6043 of the Dan Beard , BSA Council
(Sponsor: Grace Chapel - Mason, OH 45040)
Your unit has been picked as a winner for a reservation in 2013
at Philmont Scout Ranch.
Your arrival date is June 21, 2013.
(Departure: July 3, 2013)
We have your unit confirmed for 16 youth and 6 adults (2 crews).
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December 21, 2011
Crew 43 has been awarded 2 crew slots for Philmont in the summer of 2013. If you are interested, please contact me.
Mr. Whitaker
Crew Advisor
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Nov 14, 2011
We will be building the Monkey Bridge this coming saturday at Big Al's. If you are not attending with the Troop and plan to go with the venture crew, please respond to the evite so I can get a head count for transportation. We will meet at Grace chapel at 7:30 on Sat Morning
Mr. Whitaker
Crew Advisor
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Nov 14, 2011
SEA BASE OPPORTUNITY
December 26, 2011- January 2, 2012
Sea Exploring Adventure. Room for 4 people to join a crew on a 75' sailboat
Joinging a troop from PA.
Contact me if your are interested.
Mr. Whitaker
Crew Advisor
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NOV 14, 2011
SEABASE OPPORTUNITY:
July 29-25
Coral Reef Cruise. We would be joining a Troop from Buffalo who has reserved 2 8 man boats. They currently have openings for 4. Cost is $744 per person plus travel expenses.
Contact me if you are interested in filling one of the slots
Mr. Whitaker
Crew Advisor
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10/22/2011
Sea Base Opportunity...
I have a line on 6 spots for Seabase during Mason's spring break (week of March 24). Contact me if you are interested in reserving a spot.
Mr. Whitaker
Crew Advisor
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April 19, 2011
First, if you haven’t scheduled your physical, take care it as soon as you can. Here is the link for the form: (all four parts A,B,C, & D are required)
http://www.scouting.org/sitecore/content/Home/HealthandSafety/ahmr.aspx
Here is a list of upcoming activities:
Mar/Apr Canoe Maneuverability
April 30th Local River Trek (single day)
May 21st Lake Trek (overnight)
May/June BSA Swim Test
June Final Meeting
I would like to do the Canoe Maneuverability soon but keeping away from Easter but would like some descent weather (which rules out tomorrow morning). We could do this at Sharon Woods (I don’t think VOA has canoes but I can check) for about 1-2 hours. I have a series of marker buoys we can use to set up a slalom course. Possible dates could be Sunday afternoon 4/17, Good Friday 4/22 (I can pick crew members up if needed) or early evening the week of 4/25. Which of these options works best? (send me an email)
The next activity is a canoe trip on a local river (Little Miami or Miami Whitewater) for either Saturday April 30th or Sunday April 31st (again send me an email for which day works best)
The following activity is the Lake Trek at Cave Run Lake in Northern Kentucky. It would be nice if someone could step up and coordinate this.
We still need to do some work to finalize travel plans – the default plan is to rent a van and take it and a support vehicle up.
We also need to finalize any equipment needs. I’ve ordered the new tents.
Please email me with any questions or suggestions.
Associate Crew Advisor Maloney
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March 11, 2011
Beginning next week, we will move our crew business meetings to MONDAYS (7:30 to 8:30 pm) on the first and 3rd weeks of the month. Our activities on the second and 4th weeks can be other nights – this month we will have our movie night on the 24th at the O’brien’s residence.
Chris Guay
Feb 17, 2011:
At the Committee meeting on Sunday, I got the go ahead to spend about $600 on new crew tents. Our current tents started having vestibule zipper problems last spring and it seems like it has become an epidemic. While we can continue to tinker with them, I’m concerned about how they would hold up if we were camping in truly bad weather. I’m looking for a crew adult to take the lead in scouting what options and pricing might be out there. We’re looking for tents versatile enough to use for both backpacking and fixed site camping (which generally means 2 to 3 person tents – maybe 4 person if light enough) and we tend to like vestibules.
Chris Guay
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FEB 17, 2011:
For anyone possibly interested in Northern Tier this summer (end of June), we will have a meeting to go over planning details on Sunday February 27th from 3 to 5 pm.
Chirs Guay
Crew Advisor
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December 28, 2010
WEDNESDAY December 29 -- Planning Session for January-June 2011 Crew Activities
Time: 11 am to approx 1:30 pm
Location: Mr Guay’s House ( 8579 Charleston Woods Drive ) near Irwin-Simpson/Snider Road Intersection
Bring: Ideas, energy and appetites.
Help plan crew activities for the first half of 2011 (Lunch provided).
SUNDAY January 2 – Crew Happy New Year Party
Time: 7 pm to ????
Location: Eversole residence ( 3646 Heartwood Lane , Mason) near Mason-Montgomery Road/Bethany Rd Intersection
Bring: Food item to share
Next regular Crew meeting will be Thursday, January 6th
Crew Advisor Guay
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We are now taking reservations an 8 day canoe trek in the Boundary Waters of Northern Minnesota.
The 2 slots (maximum 8 people each) we have reserved start from the Charles Summers Canoe Base in Ely , MN on June 23, and depart July 1.
Total cost for this trip is estimated to be about $800 -- $900 per person (about $650 plus cost of transportation/food/lodging to northern Minnesota ).
This trip is open to Crew 43 members and any members of Troop 43 who will be 13 by September 1, 2011.
We are taking reservations on a first come/first served basis (w/ exception for having proper adult leadership). To reserve a spot, a $100 per person deposit is needed ASAP. We are required to provide deposits by August 27th to hold these spots. We will release one or both slots if we do not have enough people signed up.
If you have questions, please contact me or one of the other adult Crew leaders.
Yours in Venturing,
Chris Guay
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Crew Meeting will be held on December 23 at Kidd Coffee on Tylersville Road (Near Butler Warren). Meeting starts at 7pm
Crew Advisor Guay
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