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The
First Outing of Your Boy Scout Experience
Crossover
is usually held Saturday and Sunday towards the end of March - check out
the Calendar for the next dates. Crossover is Troop
323’s annual family outing to welcome new Scouts and their families to
the Troop. This is the one outing each year for the whole family.
There
will be several exciting activities, including:
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Stations
where Scout skills will be demonstrated and trained.
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Joining
requirements (from the Boy Scout Handbook) will be covered and
signed off by experienced scouts first class and above. This
helps with advancement to the first rank of Tenderfoot.
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Training
on fire safety for the whole Troop.
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For
parents – The Scoutmaster and other Troop adults will be available
to meet with parents and answer questions about scouting, the Troop
and our activities.
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A
special bonfire and crossover ceremony will be held on Saturday
night to honor the new Scouts. The bonfire includes skits and
jokes (some of them even funny!).
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Our
traditional Rocket Launch, Sunday morning following breakfast and
clean up. Scouts and family members are encouraged to bring a
rocket and launch pad to shoot off their rockets.
Some
of our Troop adults prepare 3 meals for everyone: Saturday lunch and dinner and
Sunday morning Breakfast. You are welcome to bring your own cooler
and munchies.
New
Scouts will be assigned to Patrols and camp with their Patrol.
These assignments are tentative, and are made with input from you and
your Cub Scout Leader (if applicable, and where possible). You
will have an opportunity to meet the current Scouts from each patrol.
New
Scouts should bring:
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Tent
(or contact the Scoutmaster or SPL if you need to borrow or share one)
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Sleeping
bag
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Clothes
appropriate for the weather
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Class
“A” Boy Scout or Cub Scout uniform for Crossover ceremony
Saturday night
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Boy
Scout Handbook
Do
not buy any new equipment specially for this camp.
Adults
and family members will camp together in the main camp area.
Family members only need to bring clothes, and a tent or shelter to
sleep in. Because of the early high temperatures and dryness, we
are also asking that each family bring water.
At
previous Crossovers, the Troop hosted over 80 Scouts and family members
combined! This production takes considerable planning and
preparation. For that reason we need a headcount ASAP.
Please RSVP by contacting the Scoutmaster and indicating the
number of Scouts and attendees in your family.
We
usually gather, as a group, at Lookout Mountain parking lot
on Saturday morning and travel
together to the campsite. A map to the campground is available at www.bumblebeeranch.com. Departure Sunday morning is at your own
speed, before or after the Rocket Launch. If you do not wish to
overnight, feel free to leave Saturday evening. Otherwise, you can expect to be home
by noontime Sunday.
We
are looking forward to seeing you at Crossover and starting your
Scouting experience in a wonderful way.
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