On November 30, the local healthcare coordinator from the Muscular Dystrophy Association office will give an overview on the MDA and the services that they offer. This will fulfill requirement #2 but you must be in attendance for it to count.

See you on Monday!

Neil Bonner, Disabilities Awareness merit badge counselor

Skiing is fun[:

Boy Scout Troop 1970 is once again hitting the slopes at Timberline Four Seasons Resort in Davis, West Virginia. We will depart the afternoon of Friday, January 22, ski on Saturday, Saturday evening (optional) and Sunday morning, then hit the road to arrive home late-afternoon on Sunday, January 24.

We had great skiing last year, with good weather and nearly every slope open. Timberline is a great place for beginning skiers, with a beginners’ slope with chair lift and two long, gentle runs. It also offers a variety of slopes for more serious skiers, with ratings up to double-black-diamond, plus a freestyle terrain park. Although this is the most expensive of the regular Troop outings, it is a terrific deal for skiing. Timberline offers an all-in-one package for Scout groups, which includes lodging, all five meals, rental equipment, lift tickets, and a ski lesson. Parents are welcome to join their sons on this trip.

It may seem early to be talking about snow, but I must have your reservation forms and payments by *** NOVEMBER 16th *** in order to reserve the proper number of bunks at Timberline.

Attached please find the following pages and forms, which I will also pass out at the Troop meeting on Monday:

- Description of the trip and available options, with a reservation form for you to complete and return with payment.

- A selection of pictures from our last two visits to Timberline.

- The permission slip for this trip.

- A list of things to bring on the trip.

It will be important to come prepared for skiing in weather that may range from spring-like to polar-like. We will spend time at Troop meetings discussing proper clothing and behavior to ensure that everyone has a fun and safe time.

Yours in Scouting,
ASM Mike Blanpied

I love backpacking!

Scouts,

Below are the details of our trip. A permission slip will follow shortly.

This trip follows very close on the heels of our last outing and we now have only one more meeting to get fully prepared. Please keep an eye out for follow up emails and be prepare for our meeting next Monday.  If you plan on participating, please respond to this email and let me know how many of your family will attend.

Things we need to do next Monday:

• Watch a short demo of cooking gear and talk about appropriate food for backpacking and drinking water
• Plan Meals and assign grub masters
• Check backpacks  If you are a younger scout that has not backpacked with us before please bring your pack packed with the gear you are taking (minus food and water)
• All are welcome to bring their packs for checking and to show off your cool camping gear.
• Return permission slips

THE TRIP:

We will be hiking the Appalachian Trail again.  How lucky we are to have this in our own back yard!  The section we will be hiking is a little over six miles long and is not extremely strenuous. It is in the mountains however and you will have a pack to carry.  Backpackers will start at Keys Gap trail head  on route 9 and hike to the camping area near Blackburn Trail Center. We will be camping in a heavily wooded area where there are a few designated campsites.   Mostly we will have to find places for our tents among the trees.

(Don’t forget those pads.)  I am guessing that in 2 weeks we should have nice fall color to add to the scenery.

If there is enough interest and adult leaders we will also have an out and back hike for those who want something a little less challenging.  Just a warning though, the camping area is about 2 tenths of a mile from the Blackburn Trail Center parking area and it is up the side of the mountain.  If we do this option, you will still want to bring lighter gear in a pack so you can carry it safely to the camping area. I checked out the trail head this past weekend.  It is under an hour away and very easy to find. 

I have included a packing check list below as well as a map of the trail area and a site on the Blackburn Trail Center.

Map
http://www.cs.utk.edu/~dunigan/at/m.php?wpt=Blackburn

BTC
http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,325,775,0,html/

 Regards,
Bob Terrafranca

Camp Henson 2009

Troop 1970 returned from Summer Camp at Camp Henson. There were many photos taken Juris Kelley. Please feel free to comment and share your thoughts!

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Start Time: 18:00
Date: 2009-06-10
End Time: 22:30

The purpose of the American Red Cross Adult CPR/AED course is to give individuals the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide basic care for breathing emergencies, perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) for victims of sudden cardiac arrest.

Certification(s)
Adult CPR w/ AED (valid for 1 year)

Course Length
4.5 Hours

Course Cost
$40 ($50 for those not involved in Scouting)

Prerequisites
Participants should be at least 13 years old in order to take this course.

Start Time: 8:00
Date: 2009-04-19
End Time: 15:00

The goal of this Eagle Project is to collect donations of children’s vitamins with iron for the clinic to give to kids who come for medical care.  This project needs volunteers for store front collections at the South Lakes Shopping Center Safeway on March 14th and the Hunters Wood Plaza Safeway on March 15th from 9AM to 3PM on both days.  Please come and help, if you need to contact me my NEW email is tmmhokie@verizon.net

These were some of the many scouts that helped with Robert's Eagle Project.

Robert’s Project will benefit the Jeanne Schmidt Free Clinic.  The Free Clinic provides health services with no charge to those who are uninsured, who have a household income less than the federal poverty, and live in Herndon, Reston and Centerville.  It is a network of medical and non-medical volunteers who administer over 1,300 physicals to children through bi-monthly clinics.  It also provides dental care, as well as hypertension screenings and follow-up clinics for adults.

The goal of this Eagle Project is to collect donations of children’s vitamins with iron and new children’s books for the clinic to give to kids who come for medical care. These donations will promote nutrition and literacy.