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I hope everyone is having a good spring break! We are moving a few campouts around in April. Our backpacking trip will be a one-night trip on April 6-7.

We will hike south ~11.5 miles on the Pinhoti Section 3 from Bull Gap trailhead to Trammell Trailhead.
We will leave Saturday morning and need help shuttling cars.

This trip will not be too strenuous, but we do expect to have a dry campsite. (That means you must carry all the water you need.)

Scouts who have not been backpacking need to bring a fully packed pack to the next meeting.

Please RSVP in scoutbook so we can form patrols for cooking.

I will send out a more complete campout plan this weekend, but please let me know if you have any questions.

Yours in Scouting,
Mr. White

Due to a schedule conflict, we are changing the date of the climbing at high point gym to Sunday, April 7th starting at 1pm. This is a great event if you want to earn the climbing merit badge or if you just want to come out for an afternoon of fun. Please sign up on Scoutbook ASAP.

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Scouts,

We will be offering an active class for the climbing merit badge on Sunday, April 6 from 1-4pm at High Point Climbing gym. This class will cover almost all aspects of the climbing merit badge and scouts will be belaying, climbing and rappelling with qualified instructors. We will try to accomplish most of the knots before so we can focus on the climbing portion while at the gym. If you are interested in this fun and exciting merit badge, please sign up for this one time event or contact merit badge counselor, Alex Seligson at alexseligson@hotmail.com with any questions.

Yours in Scouting,

Alex Seligson
610-416-6579

Eagle Court of Honor for Flynn Thomasson, Frank Bradford, Bradley Sauls, Davis Till, Connor Hughes and Eastin Spotswood

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Informational Meeting about the Eagle Scout Process, concentration on the Eagle Scout Project process and expectations.

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Wiley will be constructing two storage closets for the Mountain Brook High School Theater program

Wiley will be constructing two storage cabinets for the Mountain Brook Theater Program

April Board of Review

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Scouts
Russell and I are very excited to have everyone up to our family farm in Mentone this weekend. I have attached our campout plan for this weekend.
1 – Travel and Location – Scouts should arrange their own transportation.
Plan to arrive at Little River Farm in Mentone anytime after 10 am Saturday morning. (Its about a two hour drive from Birmingham).
The entrance to our campsite is located off County Rd 631 in Mentone. This pin should get you to the gate. There will be a small sign with troop 53 at the gate on the left hand side of the road.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/JjrMv94SaJAE6t8CA
Directions from Mentone
Take Hwy 117 through Mentone. As you pass over the bridge on the far side of Mentone Camp Skyline will be on your left.
Take the first left after Camp Skyline on to County Rd 631
Travel on CR 631 for 3.6 miles. There will be an open white gate on you left and a Sign out front for Troop 53. Turn left through the gate. The campsite will straight ahead. (if you end up in Georgia on CR 631 you have gone too far)
2 – Food and Drink – Pack a lunch and snack for Saturday. We will fry the fish we catch for dinner (we’ll also have French fries and Tater-tots). Bring a water bottle (with water in it). We’ll have additional bottled water. We’ll be cooking breakfast burritos for breakfast on Sunday. The Troop will supply everything needed for breakfast. Pick up / departure will be 10am on Sunday at the same location as drop off.
3 – Fishing – we’ll primarily be fishing for bass, bream, and catfish. Bring your own pole and fishing tackle. Everyone will be fishing from the bank. Plastic worms, crawfish, lizards, etc. are generally good. Like in years past, we will be awarding trophies to the individuals who catch the biggest and most fish. We’ll also be awarding medals to the teams who catch the most fish.
It should be a great weekend for the campout and fishing. We are looking forward to a fun time up on the mountain. Feel free to email if you have any questions.
Thanks
Mr. Chambliss

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May Board of Review

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Please RSVP for the campout this weekend!

Repairing wooden platforms and trail maintenance behind Cherokee Bend Elementary School

Platform repair and trail maintenance at Cherokee Bend School

My name is Jean-Paul Plaisance, and I will be completing the first phase of my Eagle Scout project from 9 to 11 this Saturday morning. We will be assembling wooden compost holders for St. Rose Academy, the Catholic private school I graduated from in 2022.

I am looking for no more than five volunteers. The event will take place at my house at 31 Woodhill Road in Mountain Brook. Drinks and snacks will be provided. This will be a good source of any needed service hours for rank advancement.

If you have any questions please email me at jplaisance26@jcchs.org.

Thank you.

Yours in Scouting,

Jean-Paul Plaisance