2023 Dec. Outing – Cooking Competition/Camping/Webelos Visit

When: December 15-16 2023
Where: St. Francis Church in Great Falls, VA
Time: Arrive at the St. Francis at 8 pm on Friday, December 15 after dinner at home or bring a bag dinner. Cooking competition and Webelos visits will take place on Saturday, December 16th.

Scouts will enjoy car camping on the St. Francis Church grounds in Great Falls on Friday night beginning at 8 p.m. Troop 55 will use this opportunity to work on pioneering skills, as well as scout skill development. We will have an open house and Webelos from various cub scout dens will visit our troop during the day on Saturday. Scouts also will participate in the annual troop-wide cooking competition. The scouts of Troop 55 are cooking aficionados, and the cooking competition is a favorite activity among the troop, with menus ranging from deep-fried food, Italian, Asian, Mexican, and a variety of other culinary themes.

We will use our trailer with all troop and patrol equipment, and as always, meals are planned and prepared by patrols. Patrols are responsible for Saturday competition lunch (troop will provide a simple breakfast at 8am) .

Scouts must be prepared for cold weather and should remember the potential need for layered, synthetic clothing when they pack. Rain gear and a warm sleeping bag are a must, as well as a change into warm dry clothes (no cotton) for sleeping, extra layers (no cotton) to add on, and extra pairs of dry socks. It will be cold in the evening.

Schedule:

Friday Night(12/9): 8pm arrive for camping

Saturday (12/10):

9am -1pm: Webelos visit

9am -1pm: Cooking competition

1:30PM -2:30 pm: Family lunch with Patrol

2:30pm to 6:30pm: Clean up time

Registration and payment is due by Wednesday, Dec. 13th, 2023

There is a $5 fee that covers the outing activity fee for each scout. Registration and payment are due by Wednesday December 13th.

Questions?

Please contact Jeff Ye at yejeff [at] hotmail [dot] com.

Due to COVID-19 safety consideration, we require all scouts and adults do their best for preventing COVID-19 with optional mask. By signing this registration, the participant(s) and the parents agree to the COVID19 risk (Link here) and general liability acknowledgement and agreement (Link here)

OUTING GEAR:  It is important that scouts pack their own gear so they know what they have with them and where to find it.  Not sure what gear to bring? Download and View the Cold Weather Camping Gear Checklist & Tips document

Payment – Please use the PayPal button at top right to pay the fees for this outing or bring a check for the total fees made payable to BSA Troop 55 to the next troop meeting.

Permission Submission - Use the form below to submit outing information.  A copy of the submitted information will be sent to the email you leave below for your records.

2023 Dec. Outing - Cooking Competition / Camping / Webelos Visit

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