Troop 13 Overnight Indoor Climbing Trip & Merit Badge Sat. March 20th to Sun. March 21st, 2010 Adventure Rock Release Form & Troop 13 release forms are both required !! Troop 13 will visit Adventure Rock Climbing Center, an indoor rock climbing center located in the western suburbs of Milwaukee. We held this event last year, and due to popular demand, we are returning. Troop 13 newcomers will partake in rock climbing lessons designed to provide the opportunity to earn a Climbing Merit Badge. Returning climbers will receive a refresher course. While not every scout earned a merit badge last year, many scouts that tried did earn the badge. Fathers are also eligible to register for these climbing lessons at the same time as our Scouts. At the climbing center, all Scouts will receive instruction from Adventure Rock instructors on proper equipment use, communication, climbing knots and safety. Our Scouts will have the opportunity to progress from basic climbing skills through belaying and rappelling by passing proficiency tests. There are two levels of training, first-timers will take the longer merit badge course and scouts who attended last year will attend a shorter refresher course. The cost of the trip is $45 per first-time attendee and $30 per climber who attended last year. A late pizza dinner and breakfast are included as well as snacks and drinks. We will sleep on the cushioned floor of the facility and will not need tents. A drop cloth, air mattress and sleeping bag are required for each participant.
Where & When: 21250 W. Capitol Drive|Pewaukee, WI 53072|262-790-6800|adventurerock.com Scouts who have not previously taken the merit badge course, please arrive at the Scout House at 3:30pm for a 3:45pm sharp departure. If your scout took the merit badge course last year, please arrive at the Scout House at 6:00pm for a 6:15 pm sharp departure. Troop returns to the Scout House by noon Sunday. Sign up: By Tuesday, March 16th, please submit both Adventure Rock and Troop 13 release forms and both are required to attend. If your son did not go on this trip last year, the fee is $45 and includes the merit badge course, the overnight climbing and a late dinner. If your son attended this event last year or you are a dad attending and wishing to climb, the fee is $30 per person made out to “Troop 13”. Please drop off at the Madigans @ 353 Melrose or FAX to 847-897-0899. What to Bring: Adventure Rock Release Form & Troop 13 release forms are both required !!
Chain O’ Lakes Overnight Camping Trip Saturday, April 10th to Sunday, April 11th 5th Graders & Their Fathers are Encouraged to Attend! What: Chain O’ Lakes State Park is an easy drive, about an hour from Kenilworth. We welcome the new Fifth Grade Scouts and their fathers to join us on this very popular campout. Activities planned for this campout include: building a “Monkey bridge” from rope and wood poles using our lashing skills; playing on the monkey bridge; 1-2 hour Troop service project in the park; a variety of very popular, closely supervised Scout skills contests (involving tomahawks) throughout the afternoon; a nighttime game of capture the flag in one of the meadows and fruit cobbler baked in a Dutch oven over the campfire coals. Join us! Dads, these campouts are a great opportunity to get to know the other dads and to see our sons fully enjoy getting these activities outside of their normal routine and just have fun…just ask any father that has attended these campouts…the food is great!! Where: 8916 Wilmot Road, Spring Grove, IL 60081 (847) 587-5512 When: The Weekend after Spring Break…Arrive at the Scout House promptly at 8:30am Saturday April 10th for a 9am departure and return to the Scout House by noon Sunday, April 11th. Sign up: By TUESDAY, April 6th, please fill-out the permission slip available on the web-site at www.kenilworthscouts.org and drop it in Madigan’s mail slot at 353 Melrose Avenue or fax it to 847-897-0899. What to bring:
Troop 13 White Pines Camping & Canoe Trip Friday, May 7th through Sunday, May 9th What: Camping trip to White Pines Forest - State Park, 30 minutes west of Rockford. This popular camping trip will include a canoe trip on Saturday along a scenic stretch of the Rock River southwest of Rockford. Many large bluffs and nesting Bald Eagles are among the highlights of this wonderful stretch of river. White Pines State Park includes the oldest stand of White Pine in the Midwest and is one of the more scenic state parks in the region. Our campsite has access to very popular hiking and climbing among the moss-covered limestone escarpments, a tree canopied camping area and ready access to an open field where many a contest has been played out by Troop 13 over the years. The zip-line over the creek was very popular last year and, will be repeated. Weather permitting, we’ll revisit the water balloon catapult as well. For more information on the campsite and the river, please visit: http://dnr.state.il/us/lands/landmgt/parks/r1/whitepns.htm We welcome 5th graders for their first of many campouts with the troop. Dads, these campouts are a great opportunity to get to know the other dads and to see our sons fully enjoy getting away …just ask any father that has attended these campouts…and the food is very tasty!! Seventh graders and their fathers, especially those going on the Boundary Waters canoe trip this summer, are strongly encouraged to attend this camping trip as a warm-up for your incredible experience this summer. Where: 6712 West Pines Road | Mt. Morris, IL 61054 | 815-946-3717 When: Arrive at the Scout House on Friday evening May 7th, 2009 at 5:30pm for a 6:00pm sharp departure. We’ll hit the river at 10am, Saturday and stop along the river for lunch. The Scouts will return to the Scout house by noon Sunday, allowing Mom to sleep in. Sign-up!: By Tuesday, May 4th, fill-out the permission slip @ www.kenilworthscouts.org and drop it off at Madigan’s @ 353 Melrose Avenue or fax it to 847-897-0899. What to bring:
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