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Here you will find a detailed description of the upcoming outings, as it becomes available. Please read each description closely to avoid any confusion about the trip. Additionally, keep in mind that all meals for these outings will be planned two Troop Meetings prior to the outing. Payment for the outing can be made through PayPal (see Payment Center Tab). If you have any issues viewing this information, please contact our webmaster at webmaster@troop11mp.org.
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WHAT: Troop 11 Family Watersports Day Picnic 2019 and Campout
WHO: All Troop 11 Scouts and Families! Everyone is Invited! Scouts are encouraged to bring a friend who may be interested in joining Boy Scouts and Troop 11!
WHEN: Saturday, August 24, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Scouts and families may also choose to camp Friday night August 23.
WHERE: On the Shore of Lake Moultrie at BSA Camp Moultrie.
How to get to Camp Moultrie: Google Map link to Camp Moultrie
Friday Night Family Camping: This is a great opportunity to enjoy the benefits of Camp Moultrie the Friday night before our Family Watersports Day Picnic. The Friday night camping is a family managed event so keep in mind the following:
COST: Free for Saturday Watersports and Picnic – Please Bring a Side Dish to Share and Your Own Non-Alcoholic Drinks, If camping $2 per person to pay in cash on Saturday.
Families are asked to bring one side dish according to your last name: (A-I, salad or vegetables; J-Q, starches, such as pasta salad, potato salad, chips; P-Z, dessert).
Troop 11 Scouts, Brothers, Sisters, Moms and Dads, and Friends: We are having a fun-filled family get-together at Camp Moultrie, and hope to see you there. We’ll be motor boating, canoeing, kayaking, tubing, wakeboarding, water skiing, playing games, and lounging in the shade.
At Noon, we’ll be cooking troop-provided hot-dogs and sharing side dishes.
NEXT STEPS:
WHO: All Troop 11 Scouts and Families! Everyone is Invited! Scouts are encouraged to bring a friend who may be interested in joining Boy Scouts and Troop 11!
WHEN: Saturday, August 24, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Scouts and families may also choose to camp Friday night August 23.
WHERE: On the Shore of Lake Moultrie at BSA Camp Moultrie.
How to get to Camp Moultrie: Google Map link to Camp Moultrie
Friday Night Family Camping: This is a great opportunity to enjoy the benefits of Camp Moultrie the Friday night before our Family Watersports Day Picnic. The Friday night camping is a family managed event so keep in mind the following:
- Cost for camping is $2 per person (please bring exact cash to pay on Saturday)
- The camp does not provide tents, families must bring their own tents/gear
- Adults are responsible for transportation and supervision of their own family (scouts and siblings and/or friends)
- Meals and cooking gear will not be provided, families must plan/pack for this on their own
- The camp shelter/pavilion we will have reserved for Saturday should be available for use Friday night and Saturday morning
- Flush toilets and drinking water are available at Camp Moultrie
- The camp provides carts for hauling tents/gear from the parking area to the campsite
- The camp also has canoes/kayaks rentals for $2, adults must supervise use
COST: Free for Saturday Watersports and Picnic – Please Bring a Side Dish to Share and Your Own Non-Alcoholic Drinks, If camping $2 per person to pay in cash on Saturday.
Families are asked to bring one side dish according to your last name: (A-I, salad or vegetables; J-Q, starches, such as pasta salad, potato salad, chips; P-Z, dessert).
Troop 11 Scouts, Brothers, Sisters, Moms and Dads, and Friends: We are having a fun-filled family get-together at Camp Moultrie, and hope to see you there. We’ll be motor boating, canoeing, kayaking, tubing, wakeboarding, water skiing, playing games, and lounging in the shade.
At Noon, we’ll be cooking troop-provided hot-dogs and sharing side dishes.
NEXT STEPS:
- RSVP: RSVP at https://www.troop11mp.org/2019-watersports-day-rsvp.html no later than August 19 with the number of people attending (one RSVP per family) and the side dish you will be bringing. If camping, please indicate on your RSVP number of people camping and contact Ron Gregory, ronald.gregory@oracle.com for camping specific questions.
- BOATS: Let Trip Jones, dredwardjones3@gmail.com know if are willing to trailer your boat to camp and be a towboat for watersports. This is a big request, but this will help make it all possible. We’ll be using the Short Stay boat ramp next to camp.
- PREPARE: We’ll be following Safety Afloat guidelines for all our on-water activities. Please review the summary at http://www.scouting.org/Home/OutdoorProgram/Aquatics/safety-afloat.aspx
- PACK and GO: Prepare your side dish, pack your lawn chairs and picnic games, ice-down your drinks, put on your sunblock, and take the family to camp for a day on the lake and in the shade or sun of the shore.
WHAT: Whitewater rafting on the Chattooga River (limited to the first 24 who sign-up).
This year’s trip will offer the choice of two different sections of the Chattooga River. The first is section 3, which we have done the past few years, and also section 4 which is more challenging (a number of class 4 rapids). Scouts who are 9th grade and up (or 8th graders who have been rafting with the troop before) may sign up for section 4 if they choose. Rafters will be guided by certified instructors who have significant experience introducing Scouts to rafting. We will camp Friday and Saturday night at Chattooga Belle Farms. We will all be camping together about 1 mile from our vehicles, so all participants will pack gear in and set up camp in the single location to be used both Friday and Saturday night. On Saturday morning we will make the short 15-minute drive to the Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) on the Chattooga River.
WHO: All Scouts, Adult Leaders, and Parents
WHEN: (Charleston County Early Release Day 1:30 p.m.!) Depart Friday, September 20 at 3:30 pm from Christ Church’s gravel parking lot near the historic church. Please arrive at the church no later than 3:00 pm. Return on Sunday, September 22rd around 2:30 pm. Scouts will call about 1 hour prior to the expected return.
WHERE: Camp at Chattooga Belle Farms, 454 Damascus Church Road, Long Creek, SC 29658. Raft at NOC, 851 Chattooga Ridge Rd, Mountain Rest, SC 29664.
COST: $140 for Rafters (one guide per raft and all gear are provided); $40 for any adult non-rafters to cover transportation and food, payable via PayPal at http://troop11mp.org/Payment_Center.html
RSVP: At https://www.troop11mp.org/2019-whitewater-rafting-rsvp.html no later than Monday, September 9 at 5:00 pm. NOTE: We have a maximum of 24 rafters, so first-come, first-served on whitewater rafting, however, scouts are given first preference.
FOOD: Please bring $15 for Friday dinner and Sunday lunch on the road. Scouts and adults will be planning meals and eating by patrol. Menus, gear requests, and duty rosters will be completed at the September 9th Troop meeting. (Saturday lunch is included on the River)
GEAR: Pack for a Backpacking outing. Pack light! Troop gear will be provided to patrols as requested. A guide per raft and all rafting gear will be provided by NOC.
REQUIRED FORM: A parent-signed release of liability form will be required for Rafters. The form will be emailed to rafters who RSVP on time and must be returned no later than September 17 by the start of the Troop Meeting.
ADULT LEADER: John Graham, jgraham@carolinaone.com